Chapter One

Harry James Potter was in a hurry he had no idea how he was going to do it but he had to find platform 9 ¾ it was almost eleven o'clock and the train was set to leave the moment the clock struck eleven. Harry's shoulders sagged, he had ten minutes and there was no one to help him onto platform 9 ¾ sighing Harry leant against the pillar between platform nine and ten, as soon as he started to lean he stumbled bringing his trolley with him. Harry landed on his ass but somehow the trolley managed to stay standing.

"Are you alright?" a soft voice asked

Harry glanced to the side a red haired girl with hazel eyes and wearing worn out looking clothes. was staring straight at him,

"Yeah I guess so" Harry answered

the girl held out her hand for Harry to take and Harry hesitated he had not had anyone offer to help him before even if it was only to help him stand Dudley would have beaten the very thought out of anyone who even seemed like they wanted to help the freak.

"Are you going to take my hand?" the girl asked

"Yeah" Harry mumbled taking her hand and allowing her to help him up "Thanks"

"It's ok" the girl replied "I'm Ginny Weasley"

"I'm Harry Potter" Harry replied

"Oh! You're Harry Potter?" Ginny squealed

"Ah yeah, look thanks for helping me, but I've got to get on the train" Harry muttered moving towards the train

"Oh sure, but can I write to you?" Ginny asked

"Yeah sure" Harry sighed dragging his trunk into the train with both hands after he had put it in the train Ginny handed him Hedwig's cage

"Bye" Ginny said waving as the train set off.

Neither had noticed that there was a death eater that watched and listened to their conversation, sure it hadn't been very informative or interesting but it had given the death eater an idea of how to bring down the Weasleys and Potter at the same time.

Harry dragged his trunk and Hedwig's cage, [Hedwig had decided to fly to Hogwarts the night before otherwise dhe would be making quite the fuss about being dragged.] he was trying to find a compartment it wasn't going to well he could tell that he was coming to the end of the train as the door in front of him lead to the outside world. Harry reached the door and turned to his left in the last compartment sat a red haired boy, in worn out clothing.

"Hey, do you mind? everywhere else is full" Harry whispered pulling his trunk and Hedwig's cage into the compartment.

"Sure" the boy answered

Harry struggled to put his trunk in the overhead ledge, the boy got up and both of them managed to place the trunk where it belonged.

"I'm Harry Potter" Harry muttered sticking out his hand

The boy gaped at him and Harry lowered his hand looking out the window, the boy seemed to realise what he was doing as he blushed and stuck out his own hand.

"I'm Ron Weasley" Ron said

Harry took the hand and shook it

"Do you have a sister?" Harry asked

"Yeah why?" Ron replied stiffly not sure how Harry Potter knew this

"I think I met your sister, Ginny Weasley right?" Harry said surprised when Ron relaxed slightly

"Yeah that's her alright" Ron muttered sitting down "What she say to you?"

"Just helped me up" Harry said sitting down himself "Well she kind of squealed when I said my name"

Ron blushed and put his head in his hands, he couldn't believe that she would do such a thing.

"Sorry" Ron muttered

"Not your fault" Harry sighed "but it was a little weird"

Ron smiled at Harry.

They arrived at the castle just after the sun had set and with stomachs growling jumped of the train.

"First years!" Hagrid yelled "Over here!"

Harry and Ron followed the yelling getting knocked to the side by quite a few older kids.

"Hia Harry!" Hagrid greeted "I see you found the platform alright"

"I nearly missed the train Hagrid!" Harry exclaimed

"But you didn't" Hagrid said

Harry rolled his eyes as much as he liked Hagrid he was also a little annoying.

"Well come on follow me you lot!" Hagrid called

Harry, Ron and the rest of the first years followed Hagrid up a winding path to the side of a lake. They couldn't see what was on the other side of the lake as there was a cliff face not far from where they were standing. In front of them was about thirty boats, with pole that had little lanterns attached.

"Four to a boat!" Hagrid told them

Harry and Ron quickly got into a boat and were joined by a bushy haired haired girl and a slightly chubby boy.

"I'm Hermione Granger and this is Neville Longbottom" Hermione said

"I'm Ron Weasley and this is Harry Potter" Ron muttered

"Oh my, I've read a lot about you!" Hermione said excited

Harry sighed he too had read some of the stuff written about him and all of it had been made up drivel.

"Well you can't believe everything you read" Harry replied "Most of that was made up"

Hermione looked both shocked and insulted that he seemed to think you couldn't believe books when you ovislay can...right?

"Well that's because no one knew where you were" Ron pointed out

"I was at my aunt and uncle's" Harry muttered "Not slaying dragons"

All three looked slightly disappointed as if they'd been hoping that he had indeed been slaying dragons. Harry looked away unable to deal with their disappointments.

"Heads down" Hagrid yelled as they approached the cliff face.

Harry ducked and was surprised when something brushed against his neck. As they left the cliff face Harry heard ghaps, looking up and straight ahead of them Harry saw the most beautiful castle he had ever seen, it was lit wonderfully and as the children climbed out of the boats and started up the hill it looked even better.

It took a good ten minutes to walk up to the big front doors, with a big thud Hagrid knocked on the doors. The doors opened to reveal a stern looking woman with brown hair tied back in a bun. Harry first thought when he saw her was that she was not a woman to cross.

"First years Professor" Hagrid muttered moving past the professor and into golden coloured doors on the right.

"Come along" the professor said moving the children into the main hall

"Welcome to Hogwarts, in a moment you will be sorted into your house, the house are Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin" the professor said "you will earn points, and if you break the rules you will lose points, now wait here and I'll see if they're ready for you"

Harry looked around the hall it wasn't decorated but that didn't extinguish his excitement. The professor returned moments later and told them to follow her. Ron muttered something about a troll and Hermione wasn't helping anyone by muttering spells under her breath. Harry was surprised and grateful when they were told all they had to do was put on a hat. After a few minutes the professor called his name

"Harry Potter?" People around the hall whispered "The Harry Potter?"

Harry gulped and walked up to the stool. When the hat was put on his head it covered his eyes the only reason the hat didn't cover his whole face was because his nose stopped it.

"Gryffindor!" the hat yelled

Far away from Hogwarts a death eater was mumbling nonsense as he flipped through the dark magic books inside his manor. All of a sudden a sly smile creeped onto his face, he had found it! A spell to make the Weasleys and Potter suffer. The death eater raised his wand and began to mutter the spell before him.

Miles away Ginny Weasley disappeared from her bed.

Harry was awoken by a sudden scream, as he woke he became aware that someone was in his bed with him. Opening his eyes he was surprised to find that Ginny was in his bed.

Harry tried to move away from the screaming girl but was unable to looking down where their shirts had lifted slightly Harry could see that his hip was attached to hers, and Harry started to scream.