The Loner
Pg-13
He is the one kid no one ever noticed.
Andrew stood in front of the train. Tall and slender, he did not fit in. He was the tallest 6th year at Hogwarts. Maybe this year will be different. Probably not, but its always good to try to find the silver lining in every storm cloud. He boarded the train and found an empty room. He walked in, locked the door, and stuffed his trunk under the seat compartment. He sat down and pulled out a Slim-Jim. He hadn't eaten anything all day. He chewed it vigorously and then finished it. "Mmm. Good beef jerky." He pulled out a magazine and started to read. Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. He looked over and then stood. "Who is it?" he asked. "Just let us in. We need a seat." the people behind the door retorted. He stood up and opened the door and saw five people walk in. He sat in silence as the others talked up a storm. He knew who they were. He had seen them at school. They probably had never seen him before, but he didn't care. He had no friends and did not plan to get any. He pulls out his C.D. player and listened to Linkin Park. He started to move his hands as though he was playing the guitar, but stopped when the others stared at him as though he were crazy. He apologized and went back to listening. One of the people in the group, Lily Evans, Looked to James and said, "That's the one Petra likes." Lily pointed to Andrew, but Andrew took no notice. He was bored, as always on his trip to Hogwarts. He would be bored when he got there, too. Stupid dance. He was glad this was his second-to-last year there. He finally fell asleep, but awoke when it started to rain. He looked to the group, "how long have I been asleep?" "About two hours" was the reply by Remus Lupin. He smiled and said thanks. Suddenly, the train started to slow down. He stood and picked up his trunk. He walked into the hall and met up with the one person he could even count as half a friend. "Heya, Dex!" Dex was Trent's nickname. It may not seem very nickname-ish, but he's smart so he called him Poin Dexter. Dex was just easier and so it stuck. He walked down the corridor and then out of the train. He pointed his wand upward and said "Impervius!" suddenly, the rain parted before it hit him and he walked to the horseless carriages. He sat in the carriage by the same people he was in the train with, but with one addition. Petra "The Poet" Carie was who it was. He smiled and sat beside her. It was the only open seat. She smiled and said, "Hi." in a very quiet voice. He waved and went back to listening to his C.D. she sat nervously, but then turned to Lily, who was sitting beside her, and started talking. He heard Lily say, "Ask him already! He'll go with you! You'll never know if you let it pass you up!" Petra turned to him and poked him on the shoulder. Andrew pulled back his earphones and looked at her, "May I help you?" She smiled shyly and said something in a very soft voice. He couldn't hear her. "Come again." He said. She was about to say something, but stopped when the carriage stopped in front of the school. She stopped talking and walked out beside Lily. Andrew shrugged and walked out and followed everyone to the Great Hall. He sat down and listened to Dumbledore's speech. After the Speech, dinner began. He chowed down, but soon stopped and left. He headed back to the Common Room and went into the Dorm. He lay down on his bed and went to sleep. He awoke the next morning and walked to the Great Hall. He ate a piece of Toast and was about to leave when Petra came up and needed to talk to him. "Hey! Um. I need to ask you something, but you need to promise not to laugh. OK?" He nodded and she continued, "Will you go to the up-coming dance with me?" He looked shocked, but nodded with out realizing what he was saying. She squealed with delight and hugged him. Then she ran back to the table to talk quietly with Lily. Andrew scratched his head and then walked to his first class that day. "Wow. Weird start to the new year." He whispered to himself.
Pg-13
He is the one kid no one ever noticed.
Andrew stood in front of the train. Tall and slender, he did not fit in. He was the tallest 6th year at Hogwarts. Maybe this year will be different. Probably not, but its always good to try to find the silver lining in every storm cloud. He boarded the train and found an empty room. He walked in, locked the door, and stuffed his trunk under the seat compartment. He sat down and pulled out a Slim-Jim. He hadn't eaten anything all day. He chewed it vigorously and then finished it. "Mmm. Good beef jerky." He pulled out a magazine and started to read. Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. He looked over and then stood. "Who is it?" he asked. "Just let us in. We need a seat." the people behind the door retorted. He stood up and opened the door and saw five people walk in. He sat in silence as the others talked up a storm. He knew who they were. He had seen them at school. They probably had never seen him before, but he didn't care. He had no friends and did not plan to get any. He pulls out his C.D. player and listened to Linkin Park. He started to move his hands as though he was playing the guitar, but stopped when the others stared at him as though he were crazy. He apologized and went back to listening. One of the people in the group, Lily Evans, Looked to James and said, "That's the one Petra likes." Lily pointed to Andrew, but Andrew took no notice. He was bored, as always on his trip to Hogwarts. He would be bored when he got there, too. Stupid dance. He was glad this was his second-to-last year there. He finally fell asleep, but awoke when it started to rain. He looked to the group, "how long have I been asleep?" "About two hours" was the reply by Remus Lupin. He smiled and said thanks. Suddenly, the train started to slow down. He stood and picked up his trunk. He walked into the hall and met up with the one person he could even count as half a friend. "Heya, Dex!" Dex was Trent's nickname. It may not seem very nickname-ish, but he's smart so he called him Poin Dexter. Dex was just easier and so it stuck. He walked down the corridor and then out of the train. He pointed his wand upward and said "Impervius!" suddenly, the rain parted before it hit him and he walked to the horseless carriages. He sat in the carriage by the same people he was in the train with, but with one addition. Petra "The Poet" Carie was who it was. He smiled and sat beside her. It was the only open seat. She smiled and said, "Hi." in a very quiet voice. He waved and went back to listening to his C.D. she sat nervously, but then turned to Lily, who was sitting beside her, and started talking. He heard Lily say, "Ask him already! He'll go with you! You'll never know if you let it pass you up!" Petra turned to him and poked him on the shoulder. Andrew pulled back his earphones and looked at her, "May I help you?" She smiled shyly and said something in a very soft voice. He couldn't hear her. "Come again." He said. She was about to say something, but stopped when the carriage stopped in front of the school. She stopped talking and walked out beside Lily. Andrew shrugged and walked out and followed everyone to the Great Hall. He sat down and listened to Dumbledore's speech. After the Speech, dinner began. He chowed down, but soon stopped and left. He headed back to the Common Room and went into the Dorm. He lay down on his bed and went to sleep. He awoke the next morning and walked to the Great Hall. He ate a piece of Toast and was about to leave when Petra came up and needed to talk to him. "Hey! Um. I need to ask you something, but you need to promise not to laugh. OK?" He nodded and she continued, "Will you go to the up-coming dance with me?" He looked shocked, but nodded with out realizing what he was saying. She squealed with delight and hugged him. Then she ran back to the table to talk quietly with Lily. Andrew scratched his head and then walked to his first class that day. "Wow. Weird start to the new year." He whispered to himself.