Title: Silver Badge
Chapter One: The HogwartsEspress
Disclaimer: I do not own any of this but the plot
AU: This is an AU it starts in the first book and will continue on, it's what would have happened if Ron hadn't sat with Harry. This story's all about the Ron.
Some times things just go wrong and today everything was going wrong for Ron Weasley he and his family were running late for the HogwartsExspress this year was to be Ron's first year and it was already starting badly.
The Weasleys stood on the platform next to the train saying their rushed good-byes.
"George, Fred try to be good this year alright and keep an eye out for Ron please and leave Percy alone!" Molly said rushing her twin sons on to the train with a kiss on the cheek.
"Percy dear I am so proud of you, try and keep the twins out of trouble for me okay and watch Ron" She said kissing him on the forehead and sending him onto the train to.
"Bye Ron be good" She said quickly giving him a hug and pushing him to on the train.
Ron was shaking in fear as he quickly walked down the train looking for some where to sit but all the compartments seemed full and he didn't see any of his brothers anywhere!
About half way down the train he found an compartment with only three people in it but the all looked older. Ron edged up to the door and disided to just ask if could sit in the compartment.
"Um do you mind if I sit in here?" he asked standing in the doorway, the older teens looked at him for a minuet the biggest one shook his head no and Ron went in and took a seat away from the other boys and looked out the window next to him.
The train started and about an hour past when the boy who'd nodded him into the compartment tapped him on the shoulder.
"Yes?" Ron said looking at the older boy.
"What's your name?" the boy asked.
"Ron" he answered.
"I'm Marcus" the boy Marcus said with a smile "and this is Terence and Adrian"
"Hello" Ron said nodding to the other to.
"So are you a first year?" Marcus asked,
"I will be when school starts." Ron answered.
"That's cool it was pretty gutsy of you to come in here and sit with fifth years" Marcus said and Ron's whole face turned bright red, had he screwed up?
"Hey do you like Quidditch?" Terence asked Ron.
"Yes sir," Ron said as politely as he could.
"Come here" Terence said pointing to the place between himself and Marcus. Ron slowly moved over to sit between the two older boys and Terence showed him what the boys had been looking at it was a magazine "The Pitch" it was about Quidditch and it seemed pretty cool to Ron. The talked about Quidditch and looked threw the Magazine for a while until the lady with the cart of food came threw. At first Ron was embarrassed because he was broke and had brought lunch from home but when Terece and Marcus went to buy something when Adrian stopped them and bought all four boys a butterbeer and some Cauldron Cakes each, Ron usually wouldn't take anything free but since Adrian had bought something for everyone and it was clear both Marcus and Terence had money they were dressed nice and the Gallon bags they'd taken out of the pockets when the lady had come in had looked pretty full, Ron felt okay about taking his share.
The older boys and Ron went from talking about the Quidditch to about Hogwarts to what they liked to do in their spare time.
Ron was shocked to find out the nice guys he'd been hang out with were Slytherins but soon got over it and figured it didn't matter cuz the guys were pretty cool anyway.
Soon it was time to change in to their school robes and Ron went into the bathroom down the hall to change rather then change in the compartment with his new friends. When he got back the others had changed and Marcus gave him a big smile.
"Hey kiddo" Marcus said and Ron sat back between Marcus and Terence.
"What's up?" he asked,
"Nothing, some wanta-be punk came in here while you were out talking all big and bad trying to impress us while you were out and we sent him to get us some more drinks. He should be back soon." Marcus answered.
"A wanta-be want?" Ron asked.
"Well we're on our house team and kinda big dogs in our house and he wants to be one of us see" Terence expanded.
"Oh" Ron replied and sat back between the two older boys.
"Here are your drinks" said a white haired boy who was about Ron's age with two other slightly bigger boys the same age standing behind him all of them had Butterbeers in their hands.
"Thanks" Marcus said taking two of the drinks and handing one to Ron.
The blond was eyeing Ron pretty hard like a puzzle he couldn't work out.
"Yeah thanks," said Adrian as he and Terence took their drinks.
"So can we sit with you?" the boy asked, "It would be so great to hear about your great season last year" Okay now the boy was sucking up and Ron's new friends looked annoyed.
"Um look Malfoy we would but your not a Slytherin yet you understand right" Marcus said.
"Oh of course." He said quickly then looked at Ron again "So are you a um second year then?"
"Ron's the exception." Marcus answered for him making Ron blush. The blond boy's face turned pink and he quickly said good-bye and left with his two hanger ons.
Adrian got bored after a little while and disided Ron needed a cool look for the start of school and did a spell that gelled and spiked Ron's hair.
"Hey that's pretty cool" Terence said and turned the window into a mirror for Ron to check it out and it was cool looking.
Terence turned the window back and started digging into his school bag he'd carried with him.
"Hey Ron stand up okay?" Marcus said and Ron did and stood infront of the others.
"Here it is" Terence crowed as he pulled out a black pouch and took a small silver pin with a tiny little dragon on it and pinned it to the collar of Ron's robe and he noticed that the other boys were wearing them on their collars too.
"What's this?" he asked.
"Jut our symbol it just means your cool with us and we'll deal with anyone who messes with you" Terence said and Marcus pulled Ron back down next to him and threw his arm around Ron's shoulders.
"Okay Is that all it means it doesn't mean I have to do something weird and I can take it off and I " Ron was rambling and he knew it but he knew you couldn't be to safe.
"Ron I know there are a lot of weird stuff out there but all this means is your our friend and we'll basically hurt anyone who hurts you that's all and only us four wear them okay" Marcus said a little bit of a laugh in his voice.
Ron relax and said it was okay.
The rest of the trip to the school Ron and his friends talked and joked around.