I don't own anything but Casey and a minor character or two, J.K. Rowling owns them.
"So, then the next day was a bit different" I said, hoping that look of disapproval in the minister's eyes went away.
Draco was the first to wake up.
"Get up, NOW." He said gruffly
"HUH? Why..."
"Because I said so, you wanted my protection right? Well then you have to follow my orders."
I was about to say a sassy come back when I saw men in skulls outside on the station, waiting to get on, and then other men in robes, checking every one that went through. We got ready to go; Draco lent me a spare cloak with a hood so I could hide my distinguishable features. We went and pushed our way into the middle of the crowd, so we could try to sneak by the death eaters unnoticed, the aurors were a different story.
"Oh shit, I have no FUCKING idea how I'm going to smuggle you by the aurors."
Before I had time to have a panic attack, the train doors opened, the two of us started walking with the crowd, we realized it would be easy to fool the skulking death eaters this way but, what we didn't count on was the force of the people and how much they were in a rush because of the delay. Draco and I were separated almost right away.
"Draco! DRACO!!"
There was no reply to my crazy screaming, so I pushed my way out of the crowd and tried to find my blonde protector, suddenly I was grabbed by the waist and lifted up by what I believe to be a male death eater.
"Got you, love, come with us quietly and you ain't gonna get hurt" He said, whispering.
I made a quick decision and screamed at the top of my lungs.
"RAPE!"
Everyone in the crowd turned to look at us. There was a moment of silence and then, total chaos ensued, everyone attacked the man holding onto me.
"Sucker" I said and pushed my way to the auror check point.
Damn...now what? Draco is probably long gone...how do I even know he wasn't working with them? Stupid, I'm so fricken stupid..."
As I was contemplating my stupidity and what I was going to do, a blonde streak shot forward and knocked over the table the aurors were at, making them fall under it in their chairs.
"GO NOW!!"
I shot forward at that, but so did everyone else, about 300 people charging forward...not too many people can contain that, lucky for me. I just left Draco there, fully intending to get him back and thank him.
What now...I don't know where I am, I don't know where to go or what to do! Hold the phone! What was that Draco was talking about...work...no some school, he was on his way to the other train station...the London one...where was he going...hmm...I...I don't remember, god, I was too busy checking him out, oh well...
I sat down on a curb and fell over, my hands flicking out in front of me.
"AH!" Ha-ha! Funny me, good thing no one saw that...heheh...
Immediately after I righted myself, I was startled by the loudest racket I ever heard in my life, a large, triple-decker, purple bus with gold lettering on the windshield "Knight Bus" appeared almost out of thin air. A tall geeky looking boy, with horrible skin stood at the door.
"Ello, name's Stan Shunpike, and I will be your conductor this evening"
"Hello? I'm Casey...just Casey"
"Awl righ' den Casey, eleven sickles fo—"
"Sickles, is that some sort of money? Because I don't have any"
"Wot!? No money!? How da 'ell you gonna pay den?"
"I have..." I held out the gold cross on a gold chain, I got from the orphanage.
"Dats gold mon" said a shrunken head swinging on the rear view mirror
I looked curiously at the head but before I could ask about it Stan started yammering again.
"Thas nuf, this is our driver Ernie Prang, where you for?"
"Umm...I don't kn- the Leaky Cauldron, please"
"Oh, by the way, what the fuck is THAT?" I said pointing to the head
"Thas a backseat driver, luv"
"Backseat driver? Pfft, you never met Mrs. Drabwood then"
"No I haven't...well, it's a shrunken head, and no need to be awl snoo'y"
"Hold onto your hats, it's gonna be a bumpy ride! Ha-ha, alright Ernie, let's go!" said the shrunken head.
I sat down and had to hold onto the headboard of the bed, so I didn't get thrown around. I watched in amazement at Ernie's damn good driving. I watched as we passed different places, until we came to the road I ran down, trying to get away from the death eaters, just a day before.
"Here ya're, lass, I hope you had a pleasant trip, and please use our transportation again"
I got off the bus, making sure not to trip, seeing as I make walking down a level road look hazardous. I looked at The Leaky Cauldron, I had seen it many times on field trips with the orphanage, but had never actually been in there. I took a deep breath and in I went. The bar was crowded, wooden, smoke swirled around men and women with cigarettes between their fingers. I coughed.
"Can I help you?" A man polishing a cup said
"Uh...I'd like a room? Please?" I said
"Right this way"
I followed that man up some stairs and to the left three rooms; he took out a key and opened the door for me.
"Thank you, sir."
"Anytime"
I walked in the room, flopped on the bed and fell asleep, too exhausted to do anything else.
"Are you sure you didn't do anything else that day Miss Potter?" said Cornelius Fudge.
"Yes, absolutely I didn't do anything else, I didn't get dinner, and I didn't use the bathroom, nothing." I said.
"All right, continue on, to the next day." He said
I woke up at 7 a.m. force of habit, I guess. It took me a while to remember where I was and what I was doing, but after a minute or two it all sunk in, like a really bad nightmare.
I guess it really wasn't a dream...I'm all alone and there are witches and wizards and magic and ugh...I'll just not think about it...yeah that's it...right now I should think about eating, because I'm starving. Wait...no money; I can't pay for this room...or food! I'll just sneak out of here...out the window! I'll come back and pay as soon as I can.
I got out of the bed, made it, once again, force of habit. I walked to the window and looked out, there was a sky train, and it looked like getting down from the room would be a lot harder than I thought. I got out the window and started my painful trek downwards. About halfway down, a woman poked her head out and looked at me.
"Hello, what a lovely day it is, what are you doing going down like that?" she said
"Oh...just getting my daily workout ma'am, oh! I have a question, my father wants me to meet him at a school, but I can't remember the name, it's here in London...it's a school for witches and...Male witches...anyways; do you know what school that is?" I said, hoping she wasn't that smart and didn't realize I was sneaking out of paying and also maybe she could direct me to the school. I knew I'd be safe there.
"That is a very unusual workout, my dear. As for the school, of course I've heard of it, who hasn't? It's Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Many parents are pulling their children out of it though, there is talk in the paper that Dumbledore is trying to get Cornelius Fudge's job! No one saw that coming, although I think that is a load of poppy cock." She said, happy to be gossiping.
"Oh really, thank you for that, would you know what train I would have to take to get there?" I said innocently.
"Oh my, I'd think your father would have told you the train number, well I believe the train the one on platform nine and three/quarters. Can you remember that dear?"
"Platform nine and three/quarters, thank you very much ma'am"
"Oh, don't mention it dearie, my pleasure"
I continued my way down the building, holding on really tightly when the trains passed by. I was quite lucky that I met that lady, or I have no idea how I'd have gotten the name and platform number to get to Hogwarts. There was only one train station I knew of in this part of London, I hoped it was at that train station the witch meant. As I walked towards that train station, I let myself think about what had happened.
It started yesterday, when those two people came in, they gave a very scarily ACCURATE description of me, except the scar, I don't have one...where would they get that idea? Well...Those people are probably still looking for me; if they are then they know exactly what I look like! I should probably change what I look like. I'll have to steal some hair dye...probably from the salon around here, the one Mrs. Drabwood always took us to get our hair cut...and maybe contacts...and of course new clothes. They would definitely know me if I wear my uniform.
I walked to the salon, wondered around it.
Oh please, don't let them notice me...
I bent to look at something and pocketed a pair of scissors, and some sky blue contacts.
Oh my god! Oh my god! I can't believe I just did that...shit, shit, shit!
I continued wondering around and inspecting things, then I bent over again and pocketed dye that would stay for a month then fade.
This is a beautiful auburn color, it's the kind I've always wanted...instead of this ugly black which I can't do anything with because I have ringlets...I'll take a hair straightener, maybe I might actually get rid of my ugly curls for once!
I did just that too, I walked up to a hairdresser, and then accidentally knocked over her things.
"Oh no, I'm so sorry!" I said
"Don't worry about it, it's fine" She said, bending over to start picking it up
As she did I pocketed her straightener, then bent and picked the rest up
"I'm so clumsy."
"Don't worry honey, it's fine, really"
"I'm still sorry, well I'd better go, my mother is waiting for me."
"All right, come by and I'll fix up your pretty curls"
"They're ugly" I said as I rushed out of the salon.
When I was about three stores away, I heard the commotion, they had realized that I had stolen a lot of things, so I ran into the clothing store and hid until they passed by. I looked around and then grabbed a skirt, shirt, and some other clothes and went to try them on, and they fit perfectly. I felt very guilty about the next thing I did, I took all the tags off, left my uniform in the change room and walked out, of course I checked some more clothes out, so as not to look suspicious, then I shuffled casually of the store.
Holy shit! I'm a complete natural...that scares me...I'll come back and pay...I will!
I scuttled to the train station, hiding from police, and the salon girls. When I got there, I went immediately into the bathroom, locked it, and proceeded to dye and straighten my hair. When that was done I put in my blue contacts and looked into the mirror at a completely different girl. She was the me I'd always wanted to be, a beautiful auburn haired, blue-eyed girl with nice clothes. I walked out of the bathroom, not bothering to clean up. Then I started looking for the platform.
Platform seven, platform eight, platform nine, platform ten, platform elev—wait! I've passed it!
I walked backwards, retracing my steps.
Platform seven, platform eight, platform nine...it should be...platform ten? Where is platform nine and three/quarters?
I walked towards a conductor man person.
"Sir, could you please direct me to platform nine and three/quarters?" I asked
"Ha! What is it with you lot? How many times have I been asked that in my many years of service? Well, darling, there is no platform nine and three/quarters." He said, and then he laughed at my supposed stupidity.
"Oh...thank you sir, sorry for my stupidity." I said as I started to walk back to platforms nine and ten.
I stood there for about two hours until a bunch of people walked by me with trolleys and ran into the wall.
No way! They ran right through the wall!! That isn't possible...wait! Maybe that's where platform nine and three/quarters is! Of course! They wouldn't have a magic train where non-magic people could see! How stupid of me! Ha-ha!
I skipped at the wall, but even after seeing the people go through it, I still closed my eyes, flinched as I went through, and expected to hit the wall, what I saw next was something...I probably never would have thought of. I saw a regular, normal, crowded, train platform. That shocked me, there was purple steam, coming from the train, no old crones with warts, or men with light blue robes, silver bears and hair with blue pointy wizard hats and silver stars. There were regular people, wearing the latest fashions in clothes shoes and hairstyles. The only thing weird about this scene were the animals in their cages, there were bats, toads, rats, lizards, but mostly owls though. The train's whistle blowed a warning to passengers, telling us to get on quickly for it was leaving soon. I took a great deep breath, climbed on the train, found an empty apartment and sat there.
Well, there's the second chapter, I hope I didn't take too long, and sorry about the confusion, she doesn't have a scar. Well...third chapter coming soon! I hope!