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Hi! First Harry Potter fanfic so it will probably be bad. Please read and review Leila xx
Albus Severus Potter's POV
I watched Dad's face as the train sped past him leaving platform 9 and 3 ½ behind. I was off to Hogwarts for the first time and I could barely contain my excitement, but I also had a lot of worry. What if I didn't get put in Gryffindor with James and I got put in Slytherin! Even if what Dad said is true about taking your choice into account what if the sorting hat doesn't do it this year! I might be without James while I'm at Hogwarts!
'Al! Are you listening to me?' Rose asked.
Rose was Uncle Ron and Aunt Hermione's daughter, my cousin. She will probably be in Gryffindor. I didn't want to think about that again, I would just lose myself in thought again!
'Are you still worrying about whether you're going to be in Gryffindor or Slytherin?' Rose said.
I nodded. Rose put her arm around my shoulder and tried to comfort me. She talked while I listened but I never said a word. In the end she gave up and started reading through her Spell books. Dad said she was just like Aunt Hermione. He said that the first time he met her and Uncle Ron she fixed Dad's glasses.
I peered out of the window but everything was just a blurred shape as we sped down the railway. I couldn't think of anything to do so I fell asleep leaning against the cold, misty window pane.
I awoke an hour later to the sounds of hushed voices whispering. I blinked the sleepy dust out of my tired eyes and looked around the carriage.
Sitting next to Rose were twin boys who I would recognise anywhere.
'Lorcan and Lysander, Luna and Rolf Scamander's kids! I haven't seen you guys in a while. How have you been?' I exclaimed happily.
'Albus! We have been good, and you?' Lysander answered for the both of them.
'I have been great, James is around here somewhere. He is with a big group of friends,' I replied.
We all talked for a little while until an attendant on the train advised us to change into our school robes. While I was talking to Lorcan and Lysander, my worries about Slytherin had faded but as soon as we were changing into our robes the worries came back. Bigger and worse than ever! I don't think I could survive Hogwarts if I was parted from Rose and James!
10 minutes later the train stopped at the platform we were to get off at and I got off with Rose, Lysander and Lorcan.
There were so many people when we jumped onto the platform that I thought I might lose sight of everyone. I stood with Rose and the twins in the middle of the crowd as everyone pushed and bustled their way past us. All determined to get to Hogwarts first.
'First years! First years, please follow me this way to the boats!' Rubeus Hagrid called.
Everyone apart from me and Rose stared at him in amazement. Hagrid was already like an Uncle to us both and we had known him our whole life thanks to Dad.
I ran ahead of the others up to Hagrid.
'Hi Hagrid, I've missed you. I haven't seen you for a few months.' I called up to him.
'Ahh Albus, it's good to see you again. Looking forward to your first year at Hogwarts?' Hagrid said.
I nodded and I helped him get all the first years so he could lead us to the boats.
I was shepherded onto a boat which had me, Rose, Lorcan, Lysander and one other kid whose name I couldn't remember.
It wasn't a very long ride across the lake to Hogwarts but I was relieved to get onto dry land again!
Once we had left the boats we were taken through the gates of Hogwarts and were taken up stairs, along corridors and round corners. I knew that James was already here because he would be waiting in the Grand Hall with all the other students.
'Welcome everybody to Hogwarts School! I am Professor Maberley and I am the Deputy Head of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.' Professor Maberley called to us all.
She carried on giving us a speech about how our houses will be like our homes and what not, I tuned out after a few minutes.
Professor Maberley turned to go and check whether everyone was ready for us to enter the hall. Once she had left there was a bit of light chatter but not much. I just anxiously bit my lip as Rose talked away about what the dormitories might look like and who might be in our house.
After about 5 minutes Professor Maberley led us into the Grand Hall where there must have been around 200 students already there, possibly more. As we got to the front of the hall I saw the sorting hat, it looked very old but I thought it was pretty cool.
The first person to be called up was a little girl called Kate who was sorted into Hufflepuff house. It went on for a while with different people joining different houses and everything. And then Rose was called up, she gave me a nervous smile and she sat on the chair. Her eyebrows furrowed as they always did when she was nervous. A minute later a cheer went up at the Gryffindor table as Rose was sorted into Gryffindor.
I watched as she went and sat her self opposite James with the rest of Gryffindor House. Everyone around me was sorted one at a time and the crowd got smaller and smaller until it was just me left standing there.
'Albus Severus Potter!' Professor Maberley called out so everyone heard my name.
I gulped and then made my way gingerly to the seat and the hat that awaited me. I sat down and the sorting hat was placed on my head.
I could hear it thinking about where to place me and it was worrying as there were 2 thoughts that kept coming to the fold that operated as a mouth. Gryffindor or Slytherin?
I did what Dad said and I mumbled the words, 'Please put me in Gryffindor.' Over and over again.
'Hmm, Gryffindor you say to me. Very well.' He replied quietly.
'GRYFFINDOR!' The sorting hat shouted…
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