I DO NOT OWN
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Chapter 1
New Companions and the Hogwarts Express
England
The ally was booming with people like always.
England had gotten money from the Kirkland's bank. The goblin was surprised to meet him.
"This bank hasn't been used for ages," it muttered, but didn't question them. They scooped up some galleons before departing to buy their school supplies.
Their last stop was the Eeylops Owl Emporium, where they went to get an owl.
They stood in front of the shop, and Romania spotted a bat, then he ran inside the shop, screaming, "Is the bat available?"
A person came running from the counter as the other twoentered the shop.
"The bat? Yes! Of course! It's free," the employee said.
"Can I have him- or her?" Romania asked, the empolyee nodded furiously, then took Romania outside.
"I guess Romania is getting the bat," England said, then looked around the shop, and found a Tawny Owl who was screeching bloody murder. However, when England got close to it, it stopped screeching, and looked into his eyes, as if it knew he was its country.
"Hello…" England said, then Romania came running to him.
"ENG- Arthur!" Romania said, and pointed at his arm, where a bat was hanging from, "This is Negru."
"OH! The manager shouted, then came running to England, "It stopped screeching! Finally!" he turned to England, "Do you want him?"
"I suppose so, I think it likes me," England said.
"I'll give it to you for five galleons," the manager said, and England handed him the money. He received some owl treats and the whole cage with the owl in it.
Then Norway appeared at the side with a tiny kitten cuddled in his arms. It had a beige coat with some darker stripes, with a white tummy and paws. The jaw of its face was also white.
"It's a Norwegian Forest Cat kitten, 4months," Norway said.
"Ah yes I see the other manager has given her to you- when that grows… it's going to be too big for us. Finally found someone to take it after they know the size," the manager said, "Have you decided on a name yet?"
"Her name's Emilia," Norway said.
"…really?" England said, "I don't know what Emil will say about that…"
"Emil would probably comment that he's not going to call you 'older brother,' whatever you do," Romania said. Norway just patted his new pet.
"I hope the trolls doesn't scare her…" Norway muttered.
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After their shopping in Diagon Ally, they left their items at Scotland's before heading home. They left their new pets with them.
They decided that a bat, an owl and a 3-month kitten on a plane was a not the best idea and left them there, while the Trio floo-travelled to their respective houses to pack up.
They packed up and came back to Scotland's. England didn't want to stay under the same roof as him but he knew a little boy (who was a wizard) living alone in a house of an important person from the government was not the best idea.
Besides, bonding with their new pets was important at the moment of time.
Scotland got them to a room upstairs with three beds in.
They unpacked there, and their pets set their places. Nergu flew up a dark place and hung there, while Emilia sat on Norway's bed, sleeping.
England's owl, yet unnamed, sat next to England, who was writing a letter to Germany that they won't be attending the world meetings. He picked Germany because he was probably the one who would shout the most if he didn't turn up without any warning- and probably the most responsible one.
When England was done, he gave it to his owl.
"To Ludwig Beilschmit," England said, "...your name is Watson."
"Like, from Sherlock Holmes?" Romania said.
"Yes, one of the best books to come out in my history," England said.
"Then why not name him Sherlock? Or Holmes?" Romania asked.
"Because I've always thought Watson played a bigger role of keeping Holmes under control. And Watson is easier for the owl to understand, in my opinion," England said.
(This is kind of an Easter Egg to how Hakuba Saguru from Detective Conan and Kaito KID 1412 has a hawk named Watson)
"I'm bored," Romania said after nodding.
"Do some preview," Norway, who as reading a magical book, said, "We have to control what magic we use so that we don't look… weird. A first-year using complicated magic probably isn't a common thing..."
(I know 'Beilschmit' was never confirmed to be Germany's surname but I'm just gonna use it 'cuz he needs a surname)
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Now they were at platform 9 ¾, boarding the Hogwarts Express.
We searched and searched for empty compartments but none were left. There were a few ones with a little group of people in but they rejected us from coming in.
"Don't want a vampire near me," they had said, even when Romania said he wasn't one.
Then we came across the compartment with a jet-black haired boy, a redhead, a sleeping man and a bushy-haired girl. Then England spotted the scar on the boy's forehead.
"Harry Potter," the three whispered to each other, then Romania knocked and opened the compartment door.
"Hey, do you mind if we sit here? All the other compartments are full… and some rejected us…" Romania asked for the third time that day.
"Of course," the jet-black haired one (Harry Potter) said while the redhead and the bush-haired looked unsure, looking at Romania and his bat.
"Thanks," Romania said and sat down, and held out his hand, "My name is Valdimir Lupei, or just Vlad."
"Ron Weasley…" 'Ron' said, shaking his hand, "Are… are you a vampire?" he earned a hit from the bushy-haired girl.
"No," Romania said, as the bush-hair was about to say something to the redhead, "Oh and that is Negru," he pointed at Negru who was now hanging from the compartment baggage rack.
"Lukas Bondevik," Norway said, "This is Emilia," he patted his cat, before it sprang over to another cat, and cuddled with it.
"Oh, now it's being friendly…" Ron muttered under his breath.
"Arthur Kirkland, I have an owl but he's not here," England introduced himself, and Ron gave a questioning look.
"Kirkland? I heard about an ancient powerful wizarding family who helped to found Hogwarts, then disappeared centuries ago names Kirkland, are you perhaps a descendant?" the bushy-haired one asked, "Oh, and I'm Hermione Granger."
"Of course I'm not," England said, "It's not like I'm the only Kirkland around. I am sure there is another family of Grangers somewhere as well."
"Harry, Harry Potter," Harry said when shaking hands with Romania.
"You're the famous Harry Potter," Romania said, "Pleasure to meet you."
"You sound foreign… minus Arthur. Are you perhaps, exchanges?" Hermione asked.
"Ah, no…" England started, "It's a long story but listen closely. Lukas and Vlad never met their parents… but my mother took them in a few years ago. We were homeschooled by her until now. But my mother passed away recently. Now I live with my Big Brother, and he decided to send us to Hogwarts."
"Oh, I'm sorry," Hermione said.
"No need to be," Romania said, then a rather unpleasant-looking blond boy appeared in front of the compartment.
"Well look who it is, Potter, Weasel, Mudblood, and three newbies," he sneered, then laid eyes on Romania, "Are you a vampire?"
"No. I am not," Romania said, "And I really don't like the term you used for muggle-borns."
"I am Draco Malfoy, for your information," the boy said, "And Weasley, I heard your father got his hands on some gold this summer. Did you mother finally pass away?"
Ron stood up, causing a basket to drop to the floor. The boy gave a snort.
"Who's that?" Malfoy said.
"New teacher," Harry said, "What were you saying, Malfoy?"
Malfoy scowled, and went away, not wanting to cause trouble in front of a teacher.
"Well he's a wanker," England commented.
"I know he is. He's a Slytherin, and he's been a jerk since 1st year," Ron said, sitting back down, "I say, what year are you coming in to?"
"3rd," Norway said simply.
"That's the year we're in! I hope you're all in Gryffindor," Ron said loudly, and the teacher gave another snort. Hermione shushed him.
"I've heard about the houses," Romania said, and turned to England, "You were in Slytherin last time, weren't you?" he asked him in the nation's language. England nodded.
"What language was that?" Hermione asked, "It sounded a lot like Japanese."
"It's our secret code, that somehow ended up sounding like Japanese," Romania said, "By the way, I am from Romania, N-Lukas is from Norway."
"I am English, just like the rest of you," England said, then the train started to slow down.
(The nations seems to have their own language, read more about that in the Hetalia Wiki)
"We can't be there yet," Hermione said, checking her watch.
"Then why are the stopping?" Harry asked, then the train came to an abrupt stop. Thuds and bangs could be heard as some bags fell from the rack.
Negru screeched and flew over to Romania. Romania shushed the bat. Then the lights went out, causing the whole compartment to be engulfed in black.
"What's going on?" Ron said.
"Ouch! Ron, that was my foot!" Hermione exclaimed.
"D'you think we've broken down?" Ron said.
"But the express has never broken down," England said, "I've read Hogwarts: a history. And it never mentioned anything about any accidents on the train."
"Finally, someone who read it," Hermione said.
The only thing clearly visible was Emilia and Crookshank's cat eyes. Romania saw Ron peek outside the window dimly.
"There's someone out there," he said, "Someone's coming aboard."
Then someone fell over Harry's legs.
"Sorry—d'you know what's going on?—Ouch—sorry—"
"Hello, Neville," said Harry, feeling around in the dark and pulling 'Neville' up by his cloak.
"Harry? Is that you? What's happening?"
"No idea—sit down—"
There was a loud hissing and a yelp of pain as Neville had tried to sit on Crookshanks and Emilia.
"Oh and I'm Vladimir – or just Vlad- Lupei," Romania spoke to the boy, even though he couldn't see the boy.
"Arthur Kirkland," England spoke.
"Lukas Bondevik," Norway said.
"Uh- um, hi. Neville Longbottom. I would shake your hand but I can't see your hand," Neville said.
"I'm going to go and ask the driver what's going on," Hermione's voice spoke. Harry felt her pass him, heard the door slide open again, and then a thud and two loud squeals of pain.
"Who's that?"
"Who's that?"
"Ginny?"
"Hermione?"
"What are you doing here?"
"I was looking for Ron—"
"Come in and sit down—"
"Not here!" Harry said hurriedly, "I'm here!"
"Ouch!" Neville said.
"Quiet!" shouted a hoarse voice suddenly.
The new professor had have woken up at last. Romania could hear movements in the silence. There was a soft, crackling noise, and a shivering light filled the compartment. The professor appeared to be holding a handful of flames. They illuminated his tired, gray face, but his eyes looked alert and wary.
"Stay where you are," he said in the same hoarse voice, and he got slowly to his feet with his handful of fire held out in front of him.
But the door slid slowly open before Lupin could reach it. The thing that opened it was a Dementor. England recognized it, as cold swept over the whole compartment. He felt happiness being drained out of him.
And four figures crashed down to the floor of the compartment.
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I remember when you used to be so great…
…..What happened?
'Why, why did you leave you wanker…'
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When England eyes snapped open, with an: "GIT!" coming out of his mouth. England saw that the lights were back, and the train was going again, and Negru was on top of Romania's head for some reason.
"You're awake!" Hermione exclaimed.
"What happened?" England asked.
"Dementors," Harry said, handing him a piece of chocolate. England took it and ate it, knowing how it helped.
Then Norway woke up with a jolt, and with an: "AAH!"
"Dementors, wasn't it?" Norway said, taking the chocolate Harry also offered. "Yes…" Hermione said, looking at Romania, "Wonder when he will wake…"
Just as she said that, Romania woke up while shouting: "BLOODHOUND!"
"Vlad, it's fine, calm down," Norway said, giving him chocolate. Romania took in deep breathes as he sat down on the seat, nibbling on the sweet chocolate.
They waited for the train ride to end in silence. Romania probably relived the… incident, where England, Denmark, Sealand, Elleore and Romania got experimented on (See my other fic 'White Halls'. But it's not important, don't have to read it- AND there is a summary after the story about this fic, so go read the summary maybe if you really want to). Norway… England couldn't guess from 'AHH!'
