AN: Hello! This is my first Harry Potter Fanfic! I'm a diehard fan and am so glad to finally be uploading this! New Chapter every week!
"RON! The indicator!" Mum shouts from the front seat. Dad hurriedly presses a random button,
"Which is the bloody indicator?!" He shouts back, his knuckles turning white from gripping the wheel so tight, swerving in and out of cars, trying to block the sound of their horns going off.
Mum throws her hands up frustration,
"It doesn't matter now! You have turned already!"
Dad's ears go red,
"Sorry "Mione..."
Mum takes a deep breath and calms down
"It's okay...just be more careful next time!"
I sigh and look out the window, Hugo, my little brother sleeping peacefully by my side, I began watching the cloud shapes...rabbit...crocodile...a car...
It was the day I go to Hogwarts, my first year. My hands start to sweat, I rub them quickly on my jeans and gulp, Mum has been worrying none stop for the last month, worrying if I had enough money, enough parchment, in case I had a growth spurt and suddenly my robes didn't fit anymore, the list goes on and on, Dad has been handling it better, but I can still tell he is upset, he past his driving test a few weeks ago, after Mum finally gave him permission, this was his first car, and first ride was taking his little girl to Hogwarts.
I am so excited! My cousin Albus is starting as well, Aunt Ginny text Mum this morning, saying how much Al was stressing about houses. I never really thought of that...Mum wants me to be in Ravenclaw, while Dad keeps ranting on about how Gryffindor is the best house, wouldn't mind either to be fair, they seem like the best houses. Hufflepuff, Dad said was for "Softies" while Slytherin...well Dad just said something about a hat and a pair of scissors...
When we get to the station, Mum starts stressing again,
"Money, check...Robes, check...Midnight...RONALD! Where in Merlin's name is Midnight?!"
Dad frowns
"You mean Rose's cat? I chucked it! You know the thing doesn't like me."
Mum turned pale, if we weren't in public, Mum would be screaming her head off by now, she said, hissing
"Chucked it?!"
Dad grinned held up a cat box, where a little black kitten was sleeping
"Stop stressing, 'Mione!"
Mum sighed in relief, and took the box from Dad
"Don't you dare scare me like that again!"
Dad grinned and Hugo giggled. Mum put on her, as dad calls it "Serious-mum face" and the two stop immediately. Mum and I push my trolley through the station, until we get to the barrier between the platforms 9 and 10. I turn to Mum.
"...It will work. Right?"
Mum smiled,
"Of course it will."
I smiled back and took off running towards the brick wall, suddenly the scene changes, above my reads the sign "Platform 9 3/4" I grin and I feel Mum put her hand on my shoulder, leading me the right way.
Mum leads me to the scarlet train, where we drop off my suitcase. We then retreat to a empty toilet, where Mum had me changed into my robes. We came back out, I tugged on one of the sleeves it was soft and warm from Dad using in as a pillow for his head on the way. Mum, who had whipped her checklist once again, looks up and she smiles brightly
"They're here!"
I turn round to see a large silhouette that could only mean one thing. The Potters. Lily and Ginny are holding hands, the little red head looking quiet sad, Ginny squeezes her hand and whispers something in her ear that makes her smile. James and his cheeky grin quickly throw his suitcase on the train and races off to meet some friends, it was his third year and he as he called back to his mother, I could tell his voice was breaking. Finally Albus and Harry came into sight. Harry was looking around, as though trying to recall a memory, while Albus has his eyes on the floor, almost as he was trying to trip up anything. Ginny spotted us and called to Harry, who head snapped in our direction, he grinned.
"Hi," said Al, sounding extremely relieved, I beamed at him. Dad turned to Harry "Parked alright?" He asked, then puffed his chest out a little "I did. Hermione didn't believe I could pass a Muggle driving test, did you? She thought I'd have to Confund the examiner."
"No, I didn't," Mum said shortly, "I had complete faith in you."
Dad grinned and beckon Harry to the train where they put Al's trunk, he whispered something to Harry, who chuckled.
When they came back Lily and Hugo were in the middle of a talk about which houses they want to be in when they get in.
"If you're not in Gryffindor, we'll disinherit you," Dad said, "No pressure"
"Ron!"
I froze, I had to be in Gryffindor, I glanced at Albus who must have been thinking exactly the same thing - What if we weren't?
"He doesn't mean it," said Mum and Ginny reassuringly, but I looked up to Dad to see if it was true or not, but his eyes had placed them selves far away, I looked in his direction to see a family of three. The man had pale blonde hair, with a jacket buttoned up to his throat while the woman wore a suit-dress, the little boy, looked a lot like his father, he turned round when he father nodded at my Dad, his pale blue eyes locked with mine for a second,then I lost my train of thought as Dad said,
"So that's little Scorpius," Dad said under his breath. "Make sure you beat him in every test, Rosie. Thank God you inherited your mother's brains."
"Ron, for heaven's sake," My Mum said, trying to look stern, though she found it hard not to smile. "Don't try to turn them against each other before they've even started school!"
"You're right, sorry," said Dad, though shortly added, looking at me "Don't get too friendly with him, though, Rosie. Granddad Weasley would never forgive you for marrying a pure-blood."
I go red. I don't even know Scorpius! He looked alright to me though, who is his father?
"Hey!" James says, running up to us, breathless, his eyes gleaming to tell us something.
"Teddy's back there," he said gasping for breath, pointing over his shoulder, which was hidden due to the clouds of steam. "Just seen him! And guess what he's doing? Snogging Victoire!"
Lily and Hugo giggled, while Al and I exchanged looks of distaste, James was staring at the grown ups, waiting for a reaction, he tried again.
"Our Teddy! Teddy Lupin! Snogging our Victoire!" He looked at them, still waiting for a reaction "Our cousin!" He added finally.
Ginny raised an eyebrow at him.
"And I asked Teddy what he was doing -"
"You interrupted them?" said Ginny. "You are so like Ron -"
"- and he said he'd come to see her off! And then he told me to go away. He's snogging her!" James added, as though worried he had made himself clear.
"Oh, it would be lovely if they got married!" whispered Lily ecstatically, her brown eyes shining with hope. I smile at her. "Teddy would really be part of the family then!"
"He already comes round for dinner about four times a week," said Harry, laughing. "Why don't we just invite him to live with us and have done with it?"
Before I knew it we where on the train. I clung on Midnight's cage, who whined slightly, I then realised how much I was shaking, Al trailed behind me avoiding everyone's eyes, we finally find an empty compartment.
I crash onto the seat and Al imitates me, sitting in front of me.
"...Which house do you want to be in?" Al asked curiously, I frown as I think.
"Gryffindor."
"Me too."
I smile and press my head on the window, looking out for mum. I spot some red hair, no, it was Uncle Percy.
I glance at my watch, still five minutes until the train sets off. Then I see them, Hugo is on dad's shoulders waving frantically, mum clinging onto dad's arm, trying to concealing the handkerchief clenched in her fist. I smile and wave back at them. I jolt and we set off. I bit my lip holding back the tears. Hugo gets smaller and smaller, until, we're gone. Off to Hogwarts. I turn back to my cousin.
"We are finally going to Hogwarts!" I cry, Albus smiles sadly
"What if I get put into Slytherin?"
I grin "Al, I promise. You won't."
That seems to calm him slightly, as he leans back, his smile genuine. He opens his mouth to speak, but there is a knock on the compartment door. Our heads snap to the glass door.
It's Scorpius.
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