Hey so i revised it oh yeah! :) thanks for the reviews and the suggestion Jokegirl. Ok I got to give props to my awesome Beta Clumsynconverse, you're awesome...wait i said that already, well third times the charm, your awesome beta!:) Ok i'm done let's get this story going. I repeat no flames please i have feelings too you know.
Disclaimer: If i had as much money as J.K Rowling i would buy a trampoline...but sadly i'm not and i will never have one.:(
Platform 9 and 3/4
"If your not careful, the squid will get you," James, a new third year, said to his sister.
"Yeah, last year we lost one kid who put his hand in the water when we were on the boats." Albus added, both brothers were doing what brothers did best, scaring their sister senseless
"Really?" Lily asked, looking horrified. She turned to her parents with big eyes, "I changed my mind I don't want to go." the eleven year old said.
"Honey, don't listen to them, they're both lying, the giant squid is actually very nice." Ginny Potter soothingly reassured her daughter.
"Yeah, but the sorting hat whispers foul words in your ears." James said trying to keep the game up. At the same moment his ear was twisted painfully. "Ow!Ow!Ow," he yelped, trying to wiggle out of the grip on his ear.
"Hey Ellie." Albus said serenely ,watching his brother get his ears boxed by a petite girl with brown hair and sea green eyes that matched the streak at the front of her hair on the left side. Her hair surrounded her face in feathered ,choppy layers that ended at her shoulders. She was already wearing her Gryffindor robes that matched her jet black nails. The girl's name was Ariella Ward, Ellie or, like his brother called her, Ari. She was a ward of the state, found on a muggle couple's doorstep and sent to an orphanage as a baby. She spent a week in Christmas break with the Potters last year, along with Jame's other friend Ray Jordan,rather than going back to the orphanage first thing. During this time Albus had developed a little crush.
"Hey Albus," she said beaming at the youngest Potter son, who blushed. Ellie turned to Lily then, with a knowing smirk and asked "Was he bothering you?"
Lily giggled and replied, "A little," making James groan as he knew what was coming. Unlike most people, who were either in awe of his father or liked him because he was popular at school because he was one of the best Chasers on the Quidditch team, Ellie wasn't afraid to take him down a notch if he deserved it. That's why Mum likes her so much, James thought, internally rolling his eyes.
"That wasn't very nice," Ellie mock pouted looking at one of her best friends and giving his ear one last twist before letting go. "Apologize." she said glaring at him as he rubbed his ear.
"Do I have to?" he mock whined, Ellie gave him a mock scowl as he sighed loudly.
"No one likes a whiner, son." Harry Potter said observing the proceedings with his wife, both were thoroughly amused, as they always were by James and his friends.
James looked down, Ellie whapped him over the head, "Ow, no need for that," he sighed "Sorry Lils, can you ever forgive me?" James said getting on his knees and mock begged with big eyes, not caring about his ego because, for just a moment, he was concentrating on making his little sister laugh.
Lily giggled but then seemed to think about it, "Ok, but is all the stuff you said really true?" she asked with wide eyes.
"Oh no, sweet heart your brothers were just being brothers, trying to scare you. If you have any serious questions about Hogwarts go ask …anyone except them." Ellie said giving James a hand up, "I kinda liked you better down there." she commented looking him in the eyes, which was becoming an accomplishment, since he grew an extra three inches over the summer. As usual, he rolled his eyes.
"Ok, I'm going to go talk to Hugo." Lily said smiling, she gave her Mom and Dad goodbye hugs and sent Ellie a smile of amusement as she walked towards her, other first year, cousin and his family.
"Nice to see you again Ellie." Ginny said, "Are you trying out for the Quidditch team this year, Lord knows they need more girls." she said, her eyes had a slight twinkle to them now.
"I think I am, but I'll need some practice. I haven't been on a broom all summer." Ellie responded grinning, James rolled his eyes as the men backed out of the conversation. When Ellie came to visit, she and Ginny had bonded over Quidditch. While Ginny was helping Ellie with Rizzie and Joey, Joey had been getting depressed which wasn't good for kids in any orphanage, Ellie's surrogate little brother and sister the two talked Quidditch with her for hours. Even though she grew up in the muggle world, she loved Quidditch just as much as the next wizard and was a natural at it to top it all off.
"Rose! Bye Mum, Dad." Albus said, interrupting the two women's conversation, happily running to his cousin, who was both in second year and Ravenclaw house with him. As the two pairs of younger kids talked, the Weasleys came over.
"Hey Hermione, Ron." Harry said, shaking Ron's hand and hugging Hermione. Ginny hugged them both. "You remember James and Ariella." Harry said gesturing to the two new third years standing beside each other.
"Yes, where's your other Musketeer?" Hermione asked, not surprisingly, referencing a book.
"Hi, what's a musketeer?" Ariella asked confused.
"I think it's a bad thing." Ron said looking as confused as the children.
His wife face palmed and muttered "Why do I even try?", at which James shrugged and Harry chuckled.
"Oh I'm supposed to meet Roxie so we can find a seat with Lesley." Ellie said, mentioning her two best girl friends, Roxanne Weasley and Lesley Scamander.
"Yeah we need to find Ray too." James spoke up also. "Bye Mum bye Dad, I'll write you." he said shaking his dad's hand and giving his mom a hug.
"Send their parents over here, will you? I haven't seen Lee in ages and Angelina and Luna owe me a butter beer." Ron yelled after the pair's retreating backs, James waved in acknowledgment. "Ginny, wasn't that the girl who beat Harry to the snitch at our Christmas game?" Ron said smirking at his long time best friend.
Harry scowled in response as Ginny and Hermione laughed.
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"Okay, time for proper hellos." Ellie announced as they searched for their three missing friends, they had seen a flash of blonde hair but nothing else. All of a sudden James felt two arms wrap around him from the side, he looked down to see Ellie giving him a hug. He blushed as he saw a group of mothers smile at them.
"You did that on purpose." he whispered to her.
"Maybe,or maybe I just wanted to hug one of my best friends." she said innocently then, "Lesley, Roxie!" She shouted running over to a group of people. Right then James saw Ray walking toward him, his trunk already put away.
"Hey mate." Ray said, he and James greeted each other by pounding fists, very manly like. "My parents went over to your parents' little reunion." he said, grinning.
"Ugh. I just hope they don't make a scene." James groaned, all those famous people in one area was not a good idea.
"Knowing them they won't, others will." Ray said understandingly, his dad after all was Lee Jordan the famous radio host and the first Gryffindor to marry a Slytherin, and still be together. "Let's go talk to the girls," he suggested at which James nodded and they walked over to the group.
"Hey Uncle George, Aunt Angie, Freddy." James greeted, "Hey, Mr. and Mrs. Scamander."
"How's it going James?" George said grinning at his nephew, at his nephew's "good" he turned to Ray. "Where's your Dad? I need to go see if he remembers us little people that he used to be friends with." he said grinning impishly.
"Yeah I wonder if he still remembers his first crush?" Angelina said smirking as her daughter looked embarrassed and her son just shook his head and walked off to his group of friends.
Ray rolled his eyes, grinning. "Probably, I don't think his head has gotten too swollen. Do you have any new prototypes that I could test out?" he asked excitedly.
"Not with me, I'll send them to you by owl." George said.
"Cool, they're all over there having a reunion." Ray said gesturing towards the group of older people.
"Ah, you are your father's son." Luna said serenely as she and Rolf Scamander hugged their daughter and two sons before they followed George and Angelina to their old group of friends.
"Now that we're all together, you want to find a seat?" Roxanne asked the group of friends.
"That would be wonderful." Lesley said happily, "but my brothers, Lorcan and Lysander, need a compartment too."
"Yeah you guys might cramp our style." said the twin on the right as the twin on the left nodded.
Ray's eyes widened, "Which one's which? I can't tell! Ow! Brain cramp." he said fake wincing to the others amusement.
"We'll find you a nice compartment near the back." James said smirking.
"But that's the one that has all the animals, it stin-" Ray started looking confused before James nudged him sharply. "Ow! Why do I have such violent friends." he muttered.
"We'll find our own, we're going to play exploding snap anyways." Lysander shrugged, "Bye Sis." he said as he and his brother walked toward the train.
"Bye boys, don't let the snargaluffs near your ears." she yelled after them attracting attention to the group.
"Lets go find a compartment." James muttered . People recognized him and were starting to whisper, usually he would like the attention but today he was too eager to get to Hogwarts and his third year to care.
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