Okay guys, so this is my first fanfic... I dont really know where its going to take me at the moment, but we'll see... if you could click the little button at the bottom of the page and comment for me, just let me know what you think, how I can improve it, any suggestions for characters... please do... oh, and if you can think of a better name for the story, then let me know :)
"Come ON Rose, we're going to miss the train!"
Yet again, I was being dragged along the platform of 9 3/4 by my wonderful cousin, Albus. Yes, please note the sarcasm. Don't worry, I love him really. In our fifth year at Hogwarts, you would have thought that we would be better at the catching the train part, but somehow, the Weasley/Potter clan, always managed to arrive just in the nick of time! I heard that Dad and Uncle Harry ran into the wall, in between platform nine and ten, in their second year! We weren't that bad!
As the whistle sounded on the scarlet Hogwarts Express, the two of us leapt through the open door, dragging our trunks with us, and into the arms of James, almost knocking him over!
"Whoa, guys! I know you take after your Dad in punctuality, but you're cutting it fine," James laughed.
Excitement seemed to bubble in my chest, as we waved at our families who were standing on the platform. As soon as they were out of sight, we set off down the train, in search of a free compartment. We bumped into Lorcan and Lysander Scamander, and they joined us in pursuit. It took a while, bur after a little shoving and pushing, we found a free one at the end.
Once we had settled down, we shared the stories of our holidays. The twins had been on a holiday in Australia, in Perth, in search of a Crumple-Horned Snorkack, one of the many fascinating creature that the two believed to exist. They took after their mother, Luna, in that respect. In her day, she had told Harry, Ron and Hermione, endless tales of their existence.
After a while, they pulled out their copies of the Quibbler, and proceeded to read them upside-down.
James and Albus soon began an extremely funny, yet violent game of Exploding Snap, where James managed to set his robes on fire. I was in fits of laughter by the end of it!
As soon as the sweet trolley came past their door, Al, James, Lysander and Lorcan leapt to the door, dragged it open, and bought about half of the contents. For the remainder of the journey, the five of us munched on sweets and swapped Wizard Cards from of giant collections. I had at least seven of Mum in mine!
When we arrived, it was dark. After meeting up with Lily and Hugo, we made our way to the seemingly, self-drawn carriages, tho we knew they were pulled by the winged Thestrals.
The sorting was brilliant, as always, with the sorting hat spewing another song that it had composed over the past year. I always found myself wondering how it did it, but then again, it had a lot of time on its… hands? Brim? Haha!
A few familiar names were called out, the siblings of the older students being sorted into different houses. I heard the names Goyle, Bones and McLaggen, with them being in Slytherin, Hufflepuff, and Gryffindor.
"Good evening all," boomed Professor Longbottom's voice, through the hall. "Firstly, I would like to welcome back all of the older students, and of course greet our new first years. Now, Mr Filch has asked me to remind all of you that the Forbidden Forest is out of bounds, along with all products from the shop, Weasley's Wizard Wheezes." He flashed a knowing glance in the general direction of James and Freddie. "Don't forget, that none of you are allowed in the Restricted Section, without getting permission from a teacher or prefect. Finally, there will be a few guest speakers, who will be talking to you all about Defence Against the Dark Arts over the next few weeks, and they are none other than the Golden Trio. Yes, Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger will be gracing you with their presence, so I expect every one of you to be on your best behaviour whilst they are here." I groaned inwardly. Why? Why did they have to come? I mean, I knew they were famous and all, but they were my family! It was just strange… And I had heard all of the stories about the Second Wizarding War anyway, so it was going to be kind of boring…
I was jolted from my thoughts, when the plates in front of me, magically filled themselves with food. On my right and left, my cousins dove for the chicken drumsticks, and began to stuff their faces.
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Lots of Love... Leah x