Times of Trouble
Chapter One
This is the first chapter of a fanfiction I'm writing about an alternate beginning to Harry Potter's Hogwarts life. The story begins right after Hagrid leaves Harry at the station to find platform nine and three quarters. Hope you like it!
Disclaimer: Harry Potter and the Harry Potter story all belong to J.K. Rowling, not to me.
Harry was baffled. He'd been to this station before, and had never seen or been on a platform Nine and Three-Quarters. As he pushed his trolley around between Platform Nine and Platform Ten, he spotted a family who looked like they might also be wizards; as they, too, had an owl in their trolley. This strange family also had flaming red hair. Harry walked over to the group, and asked the oh-so-special question:
"Excuse me," he said, "do you know where I can find Platform Nine and Three-Quarters?" The woman looked down at him kindly and answered:"Oh, blimey, you must be new to Hogwarts! Ron and his sister are new there as well."
She looked over her shoulder at two other boys, maybe fourteen or fifteen. "Fred, George, please help this boy- what's your name, lad?" "Harry" Harry answered.
"Please help Harry here get on to the platform, alright?" "Yes, mum." They answered in unison. The two boys walked over to him and led him to the dividing column between platforms nine and ten, and promptly pushed him and his trolley into it.
Instead of slamming into it, however, he went through the column and out the other side. Harry didn't get to take much of a look at the Platform itself, only that the dull grey trains were replaced with a large red steam engine called the Hogwarts Express, Which he immediately hopped onto after saying thanks and goodbye to the woman who had helped him: Molly Weasley.
As Harry checked the coaches for room, he found one that held Ron's sister. Glad to find someone he recognized, Harry ducked his head in.
"Can I sit here?" He asked nervously. "Oh, of course!" She replied. Harry sat down opposite her and tried to make pleasant talk.
"So what's your name?" He asked plaintively. "My name's Ginny. My mum mentioned my brother, Ron, But not me." Harry remembered. "That's right! My name's Harry Potter." Ginny's eyes widened. "Are you joking?" She asked, clearly shocked. Harry lifted up the hair from his forehead, showing the jagged scar. If it was possible, Ginny's eyes widened even further. "What? Wow!" Harry laughed.
He had gone from the hated and bullied child to the awed and renounced Harry Potter in a matter of a couple days.
I think that's all for today, guys! It feels so weird changing the story like this. The next chapter will introduce Hermione and Ron. I might also be able to fit in the sorting. If you enjoyed, maybe leave a review? I don't know. -Sloth :P
P.S. the next chapter will definitely be longer.