Platform 9 3/4
An outstanding blue car appeared under the clouds and landed just out of King's Cross. The Muggles definitely knew that the car hadn't driven, but what else could it had done? An old woman walked down the street at King's Cross and had just seen the car fly, looked at other people, as though they hadn't seen the car. But they must have. The old woman started towards the car when five people opened the doors and walked out.
'You! How? You ── I saw . . . the car flying . . . how did you?' The old woman stuttered. The old woman looked properly at the people and realised there was a young woman with blazing red hair looking wide eyed; a man with messy black hair and glasses on his green eyes; the oldest of three children was a thin boy with black hair and brown eyes who was carrying an brown Owl with white spots; another boy who looked exactly like the father was shaking, but not at the woman, at a ticket in his hand; and lastly the youngest daughter who was crying looking at the ticket as well, her red hair tied up.
'Um . . . we don't know what you're talking about, sorry.' Said Ginny, the woman with red hair.
'I remember a long time ago, a Ford Anglia was flying in the air. And I bet that was yours!' the old woman said.
'Great, why did you have to fly the car Harry?' Ginny said furiously. Harry rolled his eyes, and then looked around to see if any other Muggles were looking, then reached into his jacket and pulled out a wooden wand. He pointed at the old woman and whispered, 'Obliviate.'
A yellow light hit the old woman and her eyes went blank. The older of the children, James, smiled; the young girl, Lily had stopped crying and the middle child, Albus, was still looking at the ticket which said, 'Platform 9 and 3 quarters, Hogwarts Express.'
Harry put his wand back into his jacket, and then the old woman's eyes returned to grey. She blinked rapidly and said, 'Oh hello, I didn't see you there . . . was I here? Oh well I'm old what can you do?'
'Yeah I know.' James said, laughing at his comment. Ginny hit James's arm and growled. James smirked and said sorry.
The old woman smiled and walked off down the street. The Potter family stood in the exact same place until Ginny stepped forward, looking at Harry, and put her hands on her hips.
'What? She doesn't remember. It doesn't matter.' Harry said. But Harry's answer made Ginny look more animal.
'It doesn't matter? Of course it does! You don't know how many other Muggles had seen us! Oh, I told you not to enchant the car, but 'No, I want to see if the car can really fly'!' Ginny yelled.
James, Albus – who had realised what had been going on looked at Ginny, more scared than he was – and Lily were starting to back away. Ginny shook her head and started to calm down.
'Come on, we're going to be late. Albus quickly get your Owl from the car and Harry, get James and Albus's trunks and put it on the trolley.' Ginny said looking at the clock.
Harry – who was now frightened of Ginny having another fit – went into the boot of the car and lifted out two, one black and the other brown, trunks and put them onto two trolleys. James, holding his hooting owl, went towards the trolley with the brown trunk, and put his owl cage on top. James handled his trolley, and then started towards the doors.
'Wait for us James.' Ginny said, looking much calmer. James rolled his eyes and waited at the door looking down at his watch.
Albus realising he was going to be late, reached into the car and pulled out an Owl cage. The tawny Owl in the cage looked very different to James's Owl, the Owl was jet black.
Albus put his Owl onto his trolley and started to wheel it towards the door. Ginny, Harry, Lily and James saw Albus coming and started to walk inside.
The Potter family walked rather hurriedly towards Platform 9 and 10. When Platform 9 and 10 appeared, they stopped abruptly. They looked to see if any other people were around, and then James started towards the brick wall.
'Hi Harry.' Said a soft voice. James let out his legs and stopped automatically. They all faced a woman with black hair and full lips.
'Ch – Cho Chang? Oh Hi – h- how are you?' Harry said shaking. Cho Chang was a very beautiful girl Harry had went to Hogwarts with, but he was a year younger than her and had dated her for quite some time.
'I'm great . . . oh! Sorry John, er . . . this is John, my husband and Andy my son.' Cho said rather pleased. Harry looked at a tall man with blonde hair, he was smiling at the Potter family, and then to a boy who looked like his mother; Black hair and handsome.
James smiled and walked towards Andy. 'Hey Andy, what's up? Dad remember I told you of my friend?'
'Oh so this is Andy, It's very nice to meet you.' Harry said. They all stood there silent for a while until Harry said, 'So John are you a mug – I mean, are you a wizard?' Harry asked John.
John smiled, 'No. I only learnt that Cho and Andy was a witch and wizard two years ago.'
'Oh, well that's – that's good. Well we better get going. See you later.' Harry said. They all said goodbye, and then Cho and her family went to her old friend Marietta and her family.
James then made a run towards the brick wall and then vanished. Albus and Lily then went through Platform 9 and 10, and then at last Harry and Ginny.
The Potter family had all appeared at Platform 9 3/4. The platform was very foggy, steam coming out from the train which said, 'The Hogwarts Express'. James had already put his trunk away, and was now running to his other friends.
'Wow!' Lily said, and then started to sob again.
'Lily don't worry, you'll be going soon.' Harry comforted Lily.
But that's in two years,' Lilly sniffed, 'I want to go now.'
Ginny then bent down and started to talk to Lily. Lily smiled, and then shrieked in excitement when another family appeared at the brick wall.
Lily ran towards them and started to talk to her cousin, Hugo. They started to walk around, talking about Hogwarts. A girl, who looked around, saw Albus and ran with her trolley to him. Rose, the girl, was looking very excited and started to tell Albus about a spellbook called: Hogwarts: a History.
A woman with bushy, brown hair, Hermione, was smiling, and her husband, Ron, who had red hair, was staring at his watch.
'Hello Harry, Ginny,' Hermione said, 'can't believe our first child is going to Hogwarts. I hope she isn't going to have trouble like I had every single year.'
Harry and Ginny laughed, when Ron looked up and said, 'Hey sis, Harry.'
Harry and Ginny nodded. Ginny then started to talk with Hermione about House Elves, while Ron lifted Rose's trunk and Harry got Albus's. They put it with the other stack of trunks, while Ron lifted Rose's snowy, white Owl's cage, and put it next to Albus's Owl.
A bell started to ring, and then a voice told everyone, 'All students who attend Hogwarts should hop on now, or be left behind.'
As soon as the woman's voice stopped, Percy and Audrey's family, Bill and Fluer's family and George and Angelina's family appeared out of nowhere at the brick wall. They all wheeled their trolleys with the others and walked down to the rest of the family.
'Hey Harry,' the other family's said,' Ginny . . . Hermione . . . Ron.'
Everyone shook hands and watched as Bill's children; Victoire, a beautiful part vela, with blonde hair and Violet eyes, a seventh year who was born on the anniversary of the Battle of Hogwarts and is a chaser on the Gryffindor Quidditch Team, and was wearing a red badge that read, 'HEAD GIRL'; Dominique, who looks exactly like Victoire and her mother, a 5th year and also is a chaser on the Gryffindor Quidditch Team with a scarlet badge reading, 'PREFECT'; and Louis a 2nd year, with blazing red hair like his father and very handsome and had told everyone a week ago he too were going to try out to be a chaser on the Gryffindor Quidditch Team , got onto the train and vanished from their sites.
Fleur and Bill were waving goodbye, and then vanished from the brick wall as their children left. Percy was talking to two of his children; Molly a 3rd year, who looked like her mother, Audrey, and had brown hair and was a something on the Gryffindor Quidditch team; Lucy who was a 2nd year and had red hair like her father and was also a something on the Quidditch team. The two girls kissed their mother and father and waved goodbye to their aunt and uncles, and just like their cousins, dissapeared on the train.
Angelina and George kissed their children; Roxanne, a 4th year and had olive skin like her mother and brown red hair like most of the Weasley's'; Fred, who is a 5th year, brown hair like his mother and was a beater on the Quidditch team and also had a scarlet badge with, 'PREFECT' on it, goodbye. They like every other person walked onto the train and separated to be with their friends.
George, Angelina, Audrey and Percy all said goodbye to their family and vanished, just as Bill and Fleur had. The only children not on the train were Albus, Rose and James who were saying goodbye to their family. Just as they all hugged each other; three people popped up and walked towards the train. Harry, Ron and Hermione knew straight away who the tallest man was from seeing his pale, pointed face: Draco Malfoy. Harry arch nemesis when he went to Hogwarts was Draco. He was cruel and pathetic, but had changed when Harry had saved him twice at Hogwarts. Next to Draco was a good-looking woman and just beside her was a tall boy, who looked like Draco when he was younger.
'So that's little Scorpius Malfoy,' Ron said, then looked at Albus and Rose, 'lucky you both have Hermione's brains. Make sure you both beat him in every subject.'
'Ron for goodness sake,' Hermione said, Half stern, Half amused, 'You don't want them to turn against each other before they've even start first term!'
Ron, Ginny and Harry smiled, but Hermione frowned.
'Well, just don't get to friendly with him, his father is a stupid, stinking –'(Ron had swore, which made Hermione say 'Ron! The kids are here!)
Lily and Hugo had started to laugh and then walked to Ginny and started to talk. James ran up to his parents again and hugged both tightly. He looked up and said, 'Dad, I'm going to try out for the Gryffindor Quidditch team. I want to be a seeker, just like you were.'
Harry smiled. 'That's great James; write to us if you do make it. But of course we'll be writing to you.' Harry said.
'Albus probably won't get into Gryffindor Quidditch team, maybe in Slytherin's.' James smirked.
Albus turned around and said, 'I won't, I won't be in Slytherin.'
'Give it a rest James! Have you got your Hogsmeade note? I signed it just last night.' Ginny said.
'Yeah, it's in my trunk. Hogsmeade is going to be great. And no I won't give it a rest.' James said, laughing.
Rose rolled her eyes and said goodbye to Ron and Hermione, then went aboard the train.
James laughed and walked into the train as well with Andy.
Albus looked around; he was the only student not on board. He started to walk on the train, when Harry bent down and said, 'Albus, your mother and I don't care if you're in Slytherin. Or even Hufflepuff or Ravenclaw. Yes, your whole family have been in Gryffindor, but maybe we need a change. From your intelligence, I think you might even be in Ravenclaw. Don't worry, every house is great and people care what's on the inside.' Harry said pointing at Albus's heart on the word, 'Inside.'
Albus nodded, and then hugged his father tightly around his neck and then his mother. He screamed out, 'Goodbye', and then ran into the Hogwarts Express.
