A/N enjoy the fic.
Outside of the bar Hagrid and Luffy approached a brick wall. "Huh, so how we getting through, magically?" Luffy asked, excitedly jumping up and down.
Hagrid chuckled at the sight. "Now I need yer ta stand back 'arry while I open the door." Harry obediently stepped back and Hagrid drew his pink umbrella and lightly tapped on the stone. "They keep on bloody changin' it." He muttered, letting out a cry of triumph when the bricks began to fold away, creating a stone arch.
"SO COOL!" Luffy yelled, jumping up and simultaneously pumping a fist in the air. He was so excited that stars seemed to appear in his eyes, sure he had seen cooler things, but this, in a world where this definitely was not the norm, this was so damn cool!
Hagrid boomed out a laugh at Luffy's reaction. "In time you'll be able to do things way cooler than that old trick, in fact, anyone with a wand can do that. Muggles can't do anything like tha'."
"Really!? And I'm going to learn stuff like that?! That's awesome! Wait, what are muggles?" He grinned wider than he had in a while, this was spectacular, he loved magic already and he had only seen that! The question was tacked on at the end as an afterthought.
"Muggle are non-magical folk." Hagrid smiled. "Come on Harry, our first stop is Gringotts, the bank." Suddenly Harrys' movement stopped.
"But I don't have any money." He muttered frowning.
"Nah? You don't, but your parents' vault is yers and I will say that ye definitely have money."
"Huh, what kind of money do you have here anyway? They're not beli, extol and they're not pounds right?" Luffy asked, so James and Lily had left him money. That was a nice thought.
"I'll explain on the way." Hagrid said, beginning to walk to where Luffy assumed this Gingotts was. "The gold coins are Galleons." He explained. "Seventeen silver Sickles to a Galleon and twenty-nine bronze Knuts to a Sickle, it's easy enough."
"I think I get it, I'll get it more once I see 'em." Luffy said proudly.
They gained many odd looks for Luffy's outburst of happiness. Luffy smiled at all of the other stores he could see, jaw dropping at the sight of many magical items.
One whole store was dedicated to broomsticks, and judging by the moving pictures in the window (he definitely remembered those from his very small childhood), apparently the brooms flew! How fricking cool!?
And all about, wizards and witches milled about, most accompanied by smaller children. And all of them were excitedly chatting and pointing at various items animatedly. It brought Luffy memories of bustling markets and towns where he and his crew had stocked up. It was beautiful and it made Luffy smile widely.
Finally Hagrid and he stopped in front of a giant marble building. "Now Harry, I want yer to be really careful in here, it is run by goblins, yerd be mad if ye tried to rob it, even if ye don't, Goblins aren't particularly fond of any kind of wizards."
Luffy read the golden sign atop the beautiful building aloud. "Enter, stranger, but take heed of what awaits the sin of greed, for those who take, but do not earn, must pay most dearly in their turn, so if you seek beneath our floors, a treasure that was never yours, thief, you have been warned, beware of finding more than treasure there."
"Like I said, yeh'd be mad ter try an' rob it." Hagrid said darkly.
Hagrid let the small child inside, eyeing the goblins that lined the hall atop counters, they were doing various jobs, scribbling on parchment, weighing coins and eyeing precious stones, Nami would love this place. Of course the goblins looked down their noses at the wizard (pirate) and half-giant.
Hagrid and Luffy made their way towards the counter at the end of the hall. "Morning, we're here ter take some money out of Mr Potter's vault."
"Do you have his key sir?" The free goblin behind the counter said politely, looking down at them through his (its'?) glasses.
"Got it somewhere 'ere." Hagrid replied, and promptly emptied his pockets out onto the counter, Luffy grinned widely at the expressions of disdain worn on the goblins' faces.
Eventually Hagrid pulled out a small gold key holding up for the goblin to inspect. "Well everything seems to be in order."
Suddenly Hagrid seemed to remember something. "Oh! An' I got a letter here from Professor Dumbledore." He said with an air of importance, his chest puffed out. "It's about the You-Know-What in vault seven hundred and thirteen."
The goblins' beady eyes scanned the letter with an air of difference and general apathy. He (it? Luffy wasn't quite sure of the goblins' gender) nodded once. "Everything is in order. I will get someone to take you both to the separate vaults. Griphook!"
At once another goblin came around and bowed to the two of them. "If you'll follow me sirs."
Hagrid and Luffy followed the goblin named Griphook out of one of the many doors. "Hagrid. What's the You-Know-What in vault seven hundred and thirteen?"
"That's none of yer business Harry." Hagrid said gruffly, in a tone that brooked no argument.
Luffy shrugged, it was yet another mystery that would eventually be solved. This mystery vault will have to wait until he could find a way to break into the bank – preferably with his nakama.
The goblin made is way to an odd looking cart. "Please get in." Luffy looked dubiously at Hagrid, no doubt wondering if the cart would fit them all.
The cart did not even creak when Hagrid got in, it must've been reinforced with magic. "Harry, can yer please not talk to meh when we're on this?"
Luffy tilted his head, frowning curiously. "And why's that Hagrid?"
"Yeh'll see." He replied cryptically.
The goblin pulled a lever and suddenly the cart was moving at high speed! "So cool!" Luffy yelled, instinctively reaching up for a hat that wasn't there.
However, while Luffy was enjoying the ride thoroughly Hagrid was looking quite green. Huh, so that was why he asked Luffy not to talk to him on the journey to the vault.
Luffy laughed at the feeling of air rushing through his hair and through the oversized clothes that were hand-me-downs of his oversized elephant of a cousin.
They sped past numerous caves and giant doors, probably leading to separate vaults, Luffy mused. They finally began to slow down and stopped in front of one of the many vaults.
The goblin named Griphook jumped out of the cart surprisingly gracefully, Hagrid followed eagerly. Luffy laughed at his eagerness. The goblin unlocked the vault revealing stacks and stacks of coins, mostly gold, he noted. Apparently his parents had been rich.
"I'll grab yeh enough money for yeh school supplies, an' then some extra." Hagrid said walking in, drawing a pouch for money out of one of his many pockets.
"Are you going to tell me what's in the mystery vault?" Luffy asked while Hagrid was busy grabbing Galleon, Sickles and Knuts, occasionally muttering about how much he had.
"Mystery v- Wait, yeh mean vault seven hundred and thirteen? I'm afraid I can't tell yeh Harry, it's top secret business, Professor Dumbledore trusts me enough for it, I can't even tell yeh." Hagrid said, looking up briefly at Luffy before returning to his task at hand.
Luffy pouted then looked in wonder at the items stacked up against the walls, there were many paintings and little odd trinkets. "Well, that's enough for a year."
Griphook had stood outside of the vault, waiting, it would, of course, be irresponsible to allow anybody to be inside Gringotts without somebody there to ensure their compliance. "If you will allow me to take you to the second vault sir."
They got back into the cart, Hagrid biting his lip so tightly that it turned pale. They suddenly went upside down in a loop and Hagrid paled considerably. Luffy just laughed, he quite enjoyed the mystery cart.
They stopped at a vault similar to that of which held Luffy's money. The goblin got out and placed his hand on the door, creating several clicking noises, finally the door swung open. Luffy looked excitedly onwards, looking forward to the prospect of a new secret being revealed.
However, his excitement was unjustified, he frowned at the small object lying on the ground of the vault. He did not quite think that such an object could hold any importance, however, he could still feel the power that the small package emanated.
"Hagrid, what is that?" Luffy asked, frowning. He doubted that the gigantic man would answer him but he still held hope, he had to know what was in the unassuming cloth.
Hagrid frowned back. "Harry, I'd tell yer if I could, I really would. But I can't, Professor Dumbledore said nobody so I ain't gonna disobey 'im."
Luffy shrugged at the response, he would just have to investigate at school. As it was, Griphook was once more taking the duo to the mystery cart, they were driving along the track at insane speeds.
After only 5 more minutes of going through Gringotts' vaults. They dismounted from the mystery cart, Hagrid muttering something that sounded suspiciously like; "Never again."
"Let's go ta get yer school supplies Harry." Hagrid said, looking marginally better now that he had left the mystery cart.
Luffy smiled at him as they were led back to the hall where the goblins that ran Gringotts resided, they each gave Luffy and Hagrid looks of disgust.
Hagrid ushered Harry out of the bank, "Now, I've got yer list of things yer'll be needing a' Hogwarts."
From out of yet another pocket Hagrid procured a slightly crumpled list. Luffy looked at the list, he knew not even the basics of what he would need to buy.
"Let's see 'ere, well firs' off we'll go ta Madam Malkins firs' and get ye fitted for robes." Hagrid said, looking at the items written in cursive on the list.
Luffy followed Hagrid to a shop with mannequins in the window, all dressed in cloaks and robes that ranged from every day use to ones that were adorned with gems and shimmering material.
"Woah, Madame Malkin's Robes For All Occasions huh?" Luffy read the sign out aloud.
"Go and get yerself fitted." Hagrid said, putting a couple of the golden coins in his hand.
"Sure, see you soon!" Luffy shouted, walking away to the shop, waving a hand over his shoulder.
Inside the shop, fabric and string littered almost every available surface. A few floating needles were quickly sewing up cloaks and robes alike while a harried woman rushed around the shop, looking at various customers and making adjustments.
"Excuse me, could you get me one of those robes?" He asked, gesturing at the various robes on the mannequins.
"So another one for school huh?" Madame Malkin muttered half to herself and half to Luffy. "There's another one of you over there." She said, ushering Luffy over to one of the curtained change rooms, a large mirror adorned the wooden wall.
Another boy was standing with his arms straight out, needles sticking out of the robe that hung off his body. Luffy stared at him, the boy had blonde hair, slicked nicely to the right side of his face, but peculiarly enough his eyebrows unnaturally curved into a curl near his hairline, he reminded Luffy of somebody he used to know.
"Stand next to Mr Malfoy please sir." The harried woman said, gesturing at the second change room.
'Mr Malfoy' looked at Luffy uninterestingly, his unusual eyebrow lifting in silent judgement. In his mouth was a toothpick, he rolled it about his teeth. "I'm Draco Malfoy, and you are?" He drawled, voice lazily articulating the words required.
"My name's Harry Potter!" He proclaimed with a proud voice, grin lifting the corners of his face up.
The toothpick dropped to the floor and 'Draco's' eyes widened minutely. He asked in a hushed, reverent voice. "Luffy?"
Luffy blinked at the boy, the smile slipping right off of his face. "Wait, Sanji? Is that you?" He asked in an equally reverent tone.
He had been waiting for 11 years, eleven years of putting up with the bull shit that the Dursleys spouted, eleven years of wondering idly whether he would ever see any of his crew's faces. Sanji's eyes seemed to reflect what he was thinking and began to well up – not that Sanji would ever admit it – and he tried to drop his arms to run at Luffy before he was stopped.
"Now boy! I don't care who your father is, you will stay still until I am done! That's the same for you too!" She all but yelled at the pair. "My god, what has the world come to?" She muttered to herself.
Luffy simply smiled again, this time it was a genuine one that was usually reserved for his crew. "It's great to see you again Sanji." He said and tears began to well up in his eyes as well, they began to stream down his face.
Sanji smiled back as well, wishing, not for the first time in the last time in his new life, that he was allowed to smoke. Apparently he was too young according to his bastard of a father. Sanji had heard of Harry Potter of course, anyone with a connection to the wizarding world knew who he was, especially his family, with all of the ties to the Dark Lord they had.
And of course his idiot of a captain had to be the Boy Who Lived. They chatted idly through the time that Madame Malkins fitted the two of them into new black robes. "Y'know, my father supports the guy that you defeated as a baby, how did you do that by the way?" Sanji asked.
"Huh? Oh you mean Lord Voldemort? Well it wasn't really me, I suspect it was my mother, she was quite adept at spells." Luffy explained, then the statement actually caught up to him. "Wait! Your father supports him!?" He screeched incredulously, he only knew that the man who had attempted to kill him that night was one of the biggest bads of this world.
"Keep it down Captain, no-one can know, think of it like I am your inside man." Sanji said, mirth sparkling in his watery eyes.
"Okay, I guess that makes sense. One other question, have you met anyone over the years?" He asked, hope teasing him wonderfully.
That hope that was periodically building up crumbled as Sanji shook his head. "I wasn't sure if I would ever find anyone." He admitted.
"Eh, well now that I have my cook I can find the rest of my crew." Luffy said confidently. "Hey, are you going to that Hoggywartz place?" He asked.
"Hmm, you mean Hogwarts." Sanji smiled broadly at Luffy's reply of "That's what I said." He nodded. "Yeah, I'm actually here to get my school supplies."
"Hey we could shop together!" Luffy proclaimed loudly.
"Sure, just as long as we get to talk to the ladies." Sanji replied, finally shrugging out of his fully fitted robe. "Actually, I'm here with my mother and she won't be easy to ditch, especially once she finds out that you are Harry Potter."
"Man that sucks, well I guess we can hang until she comes back." Luffy said, imagining all of the food Sanji could make in that time.
"Don't you even think about it." Sanji warned. "I might still be able to cook but that doesn't mean I will. Actually, now that I think about it, who are your guardians?" Sanji asked, he had thought it when he had seen the boy come in, Luffy was very thin.
And he was talking about stick thin, this coming from a boy who used to eat seconds, thirds, fourths and then steal everybody's food afterwards made his weight worrying. That coupled with the fact that Luffy's expression had darkened at the question led Sanji to believe that they were a horrible family that were most likely abusing him.
"Uh, well, it's my mother's sister and her husband and son. Their son is kinda like Helmeppo when he first started out, the mother is more vulture than human and the dad is more like a miniature rhinoceros." Luffy explained bluntly.
"Huh, well they sound like an absolutely wonderful family." Sanji commented sarcastically.
Luffy hummed a noise of agreement, he opened his mouth to speak but was interrupted by the sound of the door opening. In walked a snobbish looking woman in her mid-thirties, her platinum blonde hair swept to one side and black cloak silently swishing through the spring air. A.K.A Draco's mother. "Hello Draco, have you made a new friend?" She asked, her voice all polite as if talking to a politician rather than her own son.
"Yes mother, this is Harry Potter." Sanji relished in the reaction Luffy's new name elicited from his mother.
Her lips tightened to make a pursing feature, her stony eyes narrowed and she lost any manner of politeness she had adopted when she discovered Draco made a new friend.
"Well we must be off Draco." She said, completely ignoring the Boy Who Lived.
"See ya at school Sanj- I mean Draco." Luffy said, smiling and waving, his chest panged a bit but it could not be helped, and besides, he would see Sanji at school. And now he had solid proof that he was not alone in this New New World that did not contain pirates.
"Yeah see you Potter." Sanji said, almost indifferently, truth be told, he had thought that he was completely alone in this weird world where his parents were apparent supporters of a bastard. As in Sanji remembered seeing many "house guests" as a child, for the most part they were simply followers of Voldemort, but others were prisoners.
Honestly, this family hit just a little too close to home, well, at least this family hadn't tried to force him into an arranged marriage with a Yonkou daughter. And thank god he didn't have any crazy siblings this time around.
One of the many house guests he had happened to be his insane Aunt. Bellatrix Lestrange, she was the epitome of terror and when she had happened to be at the Malfoy Manor, Sanji would always find himself far far away from her, lest he catch her craziness.
He had watched many die at what he learned was called the "Death curse" and only one had ever survived it, on that same night the Dark Lord vanished and subsequently his Death Eaters were captured. But his parents weren't, they had said they were under the "Imperious curse", they, of course, had lied to save their own necks in the face of danger.
He resented them both, they were nothing like the people he had eventually grown up with, including the chefs in the North Sea, Zeff and finally Luffy. They were all kind people, if not a bit eccentric and they wouldn't lie like that to save their necks. Well, maybe Usopp would have a long time ago, but that was all in the past and Sanji didn't hold it against him.
And the world of magic was just fantastical. He meant, everything that had been impossible in the New World (and that wasn't much actually) was possible in this world. He had seen cars, trains that moved incredibly fast (faster than puffing tom) and fricking brooms that allowed people to ride upon up in the sky. Unfortunately, he had yet to come across any flying ships or sky islands. Sanji also had a natural affinity for flying on the broomsticks, he had no instructors and was simply flying.
It was a very different mode of transport, one that Sanji completely adored, he had spent the majority of his childhood fighting his father on various subjects, such as the fact that Sanji was expected to behave like a snot-nosed brat. He wasn't allowed to cook! Jesus, he had to sit back and eat food he had not prepared, instead, they had slaves that did it. It was utterly despicable, almost as bad as the Tenryuubito.
But, one of the things he did enjoy about the Malfoy manor was that he was allowed to fly on a broomstick – the latest of course – and he was uninterrupted when he flew through the lavish archways through the manor, feeling the grass flow around him gently and letting splashes of water land on his body.
Ahh, freedom until he was once again dragged into the depths of that suffocating mansion, he was a pirate dammit, pirates are supposed to be free! His family usually held special galas for the wealthy and powerful, and he finally got to wear a suit of sorts. He was never allowed to flirt with the ladies, it was not proper. And he had met the prime minister of this country.
He had said his name was Cornelius Fudge and he reminded Sanji of an overstuffed bird, like a south-bird actually, but south-birds were much kinder than this portly man with a green bowler atop his head. Apparently this prime minister was terrified that the head master of Hogwarts was going to take his position, Albus Dumbledore was by far, more powerful and popular in most groups of witches and wizards.
Sanji thought it was all simply ludicrous, why did the country need more corrupt leaders, it reminded him of the various marine commanders who had exploited people for their own greedy gains. Especially that piece of shit that had caused Robin-chan so much pain and sorrow, (he had hurt Franky too but Robin-chan came first in his worries).
Even that asshole who thought he was a big shot, coming into the Baratie, wasting food like that.
Oh and don't get him started on the food that was wasted by the Malfoy family, it was enough to make Sanji sick when he saw the house elves come and sweep away their food. His parents always were served the best and the largest amounts, however they might as well have never ordered anything.
But overall, Sanji had come to terms with the fact that he had been reborn as this "Draco Malfoy" character, not that he strived to become the boy that his parents wanted him to be.
He was brought back to the present by the insistent tugging on his hand. "Did you make friends with Mr Potter?" She whispered, her tone, a mix of pure propriety and reverence.
"And if I did?" Sanji challenged, raising his eyebrow.
His mother Narcissa, replied by tugging harder. "Do you know what will happen when the Dark Lord returns? When he learns of your involvement with Mr Potter?" She hissed, dismissing her proper etiquette.
"He'll obviously try and exploit it, not that I'd comply." He said, the perfect picture of sarcasm and loyalty.
"Talking like that will get you killed Draco." Narcissa admonished, pulling them away into a near alleyway. "I don't know why you are like this but for your sake I hope you dismiss the boy and treat him like the scum he is. Now, I have gathered the rest of your supplies, we will continue this conversation later." Her voice promised some sort of confiscation of his belongings.
Oh well, if that was the price to pay for his captain, he would gladly accept it. Now, he could just hold on until the term began and he would see Luffy again, screw his family's policies to mess with anyone who did not support the Dark Lord.
As they disembarked on the journey to the Malfoy Manor, Sanji allowed his thoughts to drift to days of being aboard the Baratie, the Going Merry and finally the Thousand Sunny.
Luffy smiled and laughed, a good, throaty laugh that shook his entire body. He had never expected to find Sanji in a place like this, and with such a snobbish mother!
He even had that curly eyebrow that Zoro absolutely despised, Luffy hadn't had a chance to ask him if his Haki worked or if he had spent years training up his stamina and speed. Man, there were so many things Luffy had to ask and he had been too caught up in the euphoria of finally finding one of his friends that he had neglected to ask.
"Ah well." He said out loud, earning a piercing stare from Madame Malkin.
"I'm almost done." She said, walking about Luffy's body carefully, eyeing places that pins had been set and chalk had been drawn.
She pulled the robes off of Luffy and with a wave of her wand, a needle was set to work stitching and hemming the black material.
Luffy hummed to himself as he plonked down onto the wooden stool, eyeing the floating robes and weaving needle curiously. "So does everyone usually wear these clothes?" He asked Madame Malkin.
"Yes, it is the norm of wizards and witches to wear robes." She replied. "Now stay still while I finish your robes." She said, moving off to help another customer.
He sighed, this was no fun at all! He wanted to do exploring! Anything to ease him mind of the ever consuming boredom. Especially now that Sanji had gone with his mother, he was feeling lonely.
"And all done." Madame Malkin swooned with a delighted tone. "That'll be 1 galleon."
Handing over the golden coin Luffy collected the new bag that held his robes in it. "Thanks crazy robe lady." He smiled at her, heading out of the shop and to where Hagrid stood with two giant cones of ice-cream.
"Yay! Ice-cream!" Luffy shouted, rushing over to Hagrid and grabbing one of the cones.
Some of the melted treat rolled down the cone, creating a sticky mess on Luffy's hand. "Did ya meet 'nyone interesting?" Hagrid questioned, licking at his own ice-cream.
"Mhm." Luffy replied, he was too enraptured with the ice-cream to formulate any true responses at the moment.
They were silent as they both consumed the ice-cream. After they finished Hagrid stood up looking down at Luffy. "Well, we better getta move on Harry, don't want ta be out later than we need ta be."
Luffy nodded in agreement. The two visited the potions shop where purchases of a pewter cauldron and other weird ingredients were purchased (none of which were apparently edible). They then visited a book shop, buying all necessary books and a leather bound diary that Luffy bought as an afterthought (he would fill it out later), at the enquiring stare Luffy said. "I gotta write down all my adventures."
They then visited the animal store where Luffy decided on an eccentric looking bird that he promptly called "Southy", well, it did kind of look like one of the birds that inhabited Jaya. Its beak was much smaller however, it didn't face south, and its' feathers weren't as vibrant. But it was still a fitting name when he heard the call of the bird, it sounded very similar.
He also purchased a suit case, one that had a picture of a monkey on it, well, a moving monkey! He had asked how the pictures moved but the only response he had received was "magic", but what was he expecting?
After finally deciding one buying a vibrant yellow quill and scratchy parchment, Hagrid spoke up, "Now, we only got one place ta go Harry, we gotta go get ya wand."
"Woohoo! Let's go get me a wand!" He pumped his hand in the air excitedly.
"Now, there's only once place ya should get a wand from Harry, Ollivanders, he is the best in Diagon Alley, mebbe even the world." Hagrid's eyes reflected the pure unadulterated admiration in his eyes.
They walked to a rather derelict looking store, not that it deterred either person of the duo. "I'll just er, wait out 'ere for you Harry." Shrugging, Luffy made his way inside and immediately was stopped by an old looking man. "Yes yes, you have come for a wand have you not?" His wiry white hair curled around his face and his wrinkles showed lines of laughter.
"Yep, old wand geezer." Luffy said smiling.
"Yes, yes," Ollivander muttered under his breath. "So what to get for a lad like you, you're quite the odd one eh? Maybe…"
A box containing a wooden wand was thrust at Luffy, he pulled out the wand. "Just give it a wave." Ollivander said, but before Luffy could do as he said the wand was snatched away.
"No, not that one, perhaps?" He gave Luffy another box, when Luffy went to wave the wand however, the closest pot exploded.
"Well not that either."
"Sorry about that old man." Luffy said, looking at the pot, however, his apology was ignored and the old man continued racing about the shop, grabbing various boxes.
And it continued like this for a while before Ollivander finally stopped before one box, eyeing it carefully. "Maybe… Try this one." He said, gently giving the box to Luffy.
As soon as Luffy held it, a warmth rushed over him, making him tingle all over. The warmth promised happiness for life, it reminded him of nakamaship.
"Sycamore with a unicorn hair core, 14 inches, very flexible." Ollivander said, he was expecting great things from Mr Potter, with sycamore as the wood of the wand, he would be following his dreams to the fullest and wouldn't stop until he completed them. Well, something told Ollivander that this boy had already seen death, a very fitting wand indeed. As for the unicorn hair, it understood that this boy was pure and had true intentions.
The flexibility was just a by-product of being adept at many skills, Ollivander mused. Well, he had met many strange people today, some of them reminded him of the boy that stood in front of him.
"Thanks old wand guy!" Luffy smiled gratefully at him, after forking over another coin he walked out of the shop.
Once he was outside the shop Ollivander muttered. "I'll be expecting great things from you Monkey D. Luffy."
"Ahh." Luffy yawned, "I think it's my nap time." He thought to himself.
"Well, tha's about all we need from Diagon Alley Harry." Hagrid boomed, they were currently sitting outside Florean Fortescue and just calmly talking about nonsensical things. "I'll get ya back to the pub."
"Sure thing Hagrid." Luffy said, following the half-giant back through the crowds, back to the archway that allowed the pair to get into the pub.
"Well, this is where we say good bye Harry, I'll be seeing you tomorrow to pick ya up so we can board ya on the train to Hogwarts."
"Shishishi, see you tomorrow Hagrid." Luffy yawned once more, trudging up the stairs to his temporary room, he almost buckled under the weight of his things, Hagrid had been carrying everything for the day and Luffy questioned how the hell he had been able to hold so much stuff.
Once everything was packed Luffy flopped onto the bed, completely dressed. He allowed his exhaustion to cart him off to a world of dreams.
He was quite rudely awoken by the shouts of "Mr Potter, Mr Potter, wake up or you'll miss the train."
"Whaa?" Luffy asked unintelligibly, oh crap! School! He quickly raced about the room, shoving everything into his port, aided by his devil fruit.
He then dragged the heavy port downstairs and consumed breakfast at a lightning speed. At exactly 10 o'clock Hagrid burst into the pub, looking slightly winded.
"Let's go Harry, there ain't no time ta spare!" Hagrid said, grabbing Luffys' port and dragging it along effortlessly.
"Thanks for everything Tom! See ya everyone!" He shouted at the group behind him, he received many responses, the loudest from Tom.
"Come back any time Mr Potter!" Tom was smiling as wide as possible, showing of decaying gums and broken and missing teeth.
Suddenly he was being dragged along the way to the train station. On the way all of the muggles stared at the oddity that was making its way down their street. "Hey! Didn't anyone ever teach you it's mean to stare?!" The young boy shouted at on lookers who quickly turned their backs.
They finally arrived at the train station. It was full and bustling with muggles, Hagrid took Luffy along to near the ninth platform. "This is ye ticket, don't lose it." Hagrid said, handing Luffy a regular looking ticket. "Now, I gotta be off, I'll see yer at school Harry."
In Hagrids rush he neglected to mention where platform 9 and ¾ was. "Hey Hagrid how am I going to…?" But Hagrid had already disappeared and Luffy was left wondering where the hell the mystery platform was.
He walked over to one of the conductors after carefully inspecting the platforms 9 and 10, but there was no 9 and ¾. "Um excuse me, where is platform 9 and ¾?" Luffy asked one of the inspectors that was currently directing muggles to various trains.
"Are you pulling my leg?" The conductor asked dubiously.
Luffy frowned at him. "I assure you, I even have a ticket…" He showed the inspector his ticket, watching his expression morph into one of anger.
"What an elaborate prank, now you can go run off." The inspector shooed him.
Thankfully a group of red-heads walked past and Luffy heard the hearty woman yell at them. "9 and ¾ here we go."
"Um, excuse me, are you heading for platform 9 and ¾?" He asked the redhead.
"Of course dear, you must be muggle-born, well Fred! George! Show this young man how to get to the platform." She said, gesturing at a pair of twins.
"Only if you can tell which is which." The twins yelled in unison, linking arms. Luffy laughed at them, they were completely identical.
"Ok Fred." She said pointing at the left boy. "And George. Now go."
The twins shook their head. "And you call yourself our mother." They once again said in unison.
The woman looked quite subdued. "Sorry boys."
They both ran at the wall between platforms 9 and 10. "Nah, we're kidding, you got it right."
Their mother looked outraged and muttered murderous things under her breath. "Now watch very closely dear." She said, gesturing at the wall.
Luffy watched curiously, the twins were going to crash into the wall if they didn't go off course. But then they disappeared into the wall. "So cool!" He shouted, laughing. "It's a mystery wall!"
The small girls eyes widened fractionally, those words… they were the words that only her captain would speak. But before she could say anything to the man she had missed for 11 years of her life her mother was ushering him through the wall.
"It's okay dear, it's Ron's first time as well. Now off you go, get a good pace up." Molly said to the pair.
And they were gone and so was Nami's wish. She missed her captain dearly, she even missed Usopp and that shitty cook who was constantly fawning over her.
Well, she had waited ten years, another one wouldn't kill her. Well, there were still stupid muggles to rob of their gold, she had accumulated quite a wealth, garnering admiration from Fred and George and despise from Percy and Ron. Bill sure as hell condoned it being the adventurous soul he was.
Luffy rushed at the wall with a boy named Ron, he wasn't the least bit afraid of actually hitting the wall, especially now that he knew that the platform was behind it, it was a mystery platform!
He laughed as they soared through the wall, coming to a stop in front of an enormous red train. "All aboard the Hogwarts express!" The conductor yelled.
Luffy and Ron made boarded the train, Luffy looking everywhere for a certain blonde haired cook. "You lookin' for someone?" Ron asked Luffy as he watched the boy crane his neck.
"Yep, he's the only friend I know, well apart from you that is." He replied making Ron grin and feel warm inside, the fact that this boy already considered him a friend was spectacular.
"Well, if I'm your friend, what's your name?" Ron asked the black haired boy.
"Me, well I'm Harry Potter." He grinned at Ron's gobsmacked expression.
"Wait, you- you're Harry Potter?" Ron asked the newly name Harry Potter.
"Yup, now let's go get a seat, I'll find him on the train."
They both looked at all of the carriages on the train, only the last one was empty and they lifted their heavy trunks onto the offered rack. They both slumped down onto their respective seats, only for Luffy to jump up a second later. "Well, I'm gonna go find my friend."
"Wait, do you have it?" At Harrys' confused expression Ron elaborated. "The scar?"
"Yup." Luffy said proudly, pushing his hair back to reveal the lightning shaped scar that adorned his forehead.
"Wicked." Ron grinned at Harry.
Luffy left the carriage, still smiling at Ron's antics. He looked carefully through the carriages he passed, but to no avail.
He finally caught sight of the blonde haired boy brooding by himself in an empty compartment, how Ron and he had missed him would remain a mystery.
"Sanji!" He shouted and launched himself at the cook.
Sanji was not prepared to have his arms filled by his captain and grunted at the impact. "Uh, hi to you too Luffy."
There was no need for any words between the two, their touches were comfort enough. They stayed like that for at least five minutes, with Luffy clinging to Sanji like his life depended on it.
Years that had been spent apart seemed to meld together into the space of a second, they both had each other now, and they finally had somebody who they had known for a large portion of their life back in their old life.
Sanji reflected on times when he had wanted to give up, to give in to the temptation of simply obliviating himself (he read about it) so that he wouldn't have to bear the pain of his previous life. But whenever he thought like that he remembered that he wanted to see the All Blue once more, despite the fact that the map of the world had changed Sanji still had hope, and besides, he knew he would find one of his cremates eventually.
Luffy felt way too skinny and it was starting to really piss Sanji off. Just what had his relatives been feeding him? Back in the day Luffy could probably put Wappol to shame by eating his way through entire houses. But now, he noticed that his captain had only once asked for his cooking. It was worrying to say the least.
But they could definitely rectify that and (he really was going to say this) they would increase Luffy's appetite.
They finally pulled apart, Luffy landed himself on the seat beside Sanji. "Anyways, I kinda ditched another friend I found at the platform. Do you wanna come sit with him and me?"
"Um, sure I guess, but just so you know, my family is not very well liked." Sanji commented, remembering his stupid Malfoy name.
"That doesn't matter to me, he's pretty chill." Luffy said, he doubted that his new friend would care about a name.
"Sure then." Sanji said, lifting his trunk up and picking up his animal of choice, an elegant looking emerald bird that liked to nap a lot but was crazy strong.
(No he wasn't like Zoro at all, that's why he did not call his bird Zoro. He didn't! Stupid grass haired swordsman.)
The duo walked the length of the train before pushing open the door to their carriage. "Hey Ron this is the friend I was telling you about, San- Draco."
"Sandraco?" Ron asked, looking at the newcomer curiously. He was blonde with part of his fringe covering his eye, and his eyebrow was most peculiarly shaped, curling down to meet his hairline. And there was a toothpick sitting in the corner of his mouth.
"No, I'm Draco, Harry there is just an idiot." Sanji said well naturally.
It was a few seconds before the implications of his name sunk into the red-haired boy before perking up with a new-found hatred. "Wait, not Draco as in Draco Malfoy right?"
"Um that'd be me. Now can I put my trunk down?" Sanji asked, waiting for the hatred that was definitely going to come.
"No way. How are you two friends? The boy who defeated He-who-must-not-be-named and the son of the man who definitely supported him?" Ron looked very confused and a little betrayed. "Go on then, make your remarks about my family."
Sanji looked at the boy with contempt. "I haven't got anything against your family until I meet them. Sure my parents might support Voldemort but that doesn't mean I do. Jesus, check the facts before you make assumptions Ron."
Ron had flinched at the mention of his name. But that boy… he hadn't made one pure-blooded remark against his family, and he said that he didn't support his family's' decisions. Curious, that's what it was (or mental, he couldn't really decide). But he had to trust Draco Malfoy because the look of absolute joy on the Harry Potters' face was definitely worth it
Luffy looked at Sanji with a new sense of pride and respect. "We'll be arriving at Hogwarts shortly." A voice floated to them.
"We should get changed into our school robes." Ron advised. "Um but how are we going to do that?"
"Why don't we turn our backs to each other?" Sanji suggested.
So that's what they did. "Hey did anyone come by when I was gone?" Luffy asked Ron as he got changed.
"Oh yeah, a crazy lady and a boy who seemed really clumsy and a bit of a liar came by looking for the boys lost toad." Ron replied.
"Huh." They finished dressing and turned to face each other.
The only thing to talk about were idle things, like the weather before the train came to a lurching stop. They dismounted when the conductor informed the trains' occupants that their luggage would be taken to the school.
"Firs' years over 'ere." A familiar voice boomed out, terrifying aforementioned first years.
But Luffy laughed at the voice. "Hagriddem!" He shouted happily, going to greet his guide to Diagon Alley and Kings Cross.
"Hello Harry, good ta see ya, oh, yer got some new friends? Well I'll talk later, just pile into a boat." Hagrid walked away to usher the remaining first years onto the boats.
A girl walked up asking to join. "Hello there, may I join your group, all the other boats seem to be full." She had bushy hair and was still clutching a book despite being told that the luggage would be sent up to their rooms.
"Of course, sit here, mademoiselle." Sanji said with his usual chivalry, moving aside to allow the girl to gain a seat, said girl blushed at his antics but said nothing.
And they were off! How were they moving? Nobody knows. "It's a mystery boat!" Luffy shouted happily.
Most of the students were talking but not their boat, Sanji and Luffy were simply enjoying the feeling of being over open water – not open but it was close enough – and on a boat, regardless of size.
The group of boats moved through a stone archway that ivy crept up, underneath it was all very eerie with a slight mist rising off the water and the only light was transmitted by the stars and moon.
And then they were out of the tunnel and all gawked at the sight of the enormous, medieval castle. "It's huge!" Luffy exclaimed excitedly.
The turrets were so high that they almost touched the only clouds that floated languidly in the sky. Overall the sight was spectacular and all of the first years stared at the castle with an excited anticipation.
"Are you ready captain?" Sanji whispered to Luffy who grinned back in response.
