"Penelope, are you ok?" Percy questioned and Penelope looked over at him.

"Oh, yea, just thinking." Penelope answered zoning back in. Percy nodded and went back to reading.

"This is going to be a very different year, Percy." Penelope offered and Percy's eyes widened looking over at her.

"What?" Percy queried looking up from his page.

"I met a kid this morning that is going to change everything about Hogwarts. He's going to be a great addition to whatever house he goes to." Penelope elaborated and then picked up her pad and started drawing while Percy pondered on what she meant.

The train ride had been running for just a little over an hour when there was a knock on the compartment door and it opened to reveal an older lady pushing a trolley.

"Anything off the trolley dearies?" she smiled and Harry looked over at Ron before standing.

"Hey Ron, what would you recommend?" Harry questioned looking back.

"Oh, um Chocolate Frogs are good, Drubble's Best Blowing Gum is ok, and Pumpkin Pasties are great." Ron relayed.

"I'll take ten of each of those please. Oh, Ron, what do the twins like?" Harry called back.

"Fred likes Cauldron Cakes and George likes Bertie Botts Every Flavored Beans and Licorice Wands." Ron answered absentmindedly.

"Can I have ten of each of those as well?" Harry inquired and the older lady handed over the requested treats and took his money handing him a magazine. "You seem to have a sweet tooth dear; I tend to give these out to first years who aren't familiar with our sweets. It's an ordering catalogue you can send off with an owl. Simply mark that you have an account at Gringotts and sign your name before sending it." the older lady advised and Harry broke out into a grin.

"Thank-you, I'll be sure to do that." Harry nodded and headed back in to give Ron some candy.

"George? Fred? Where are you guys going?" Lee questioned and Fred ran into his twin as George stopped.

"We're gonna go sit some of the ride with Ron." George explained and Fred nodded in agreement.

"Is he ok?" Lee asked generally concerned.

"Yea, we just think he needs some reassurance." Fred elaborated.

"Maybe his older brothers do too huh?" Lee smirked knowingly and the boys blushed but nodded.

"Well... yea." George admitted and Lee nodded.

"Next year I'll be the same way." Lee smiled and headed back into the compartment. George and Fred smiled at each other and then headed back to where Ron was.

"Oy! Did we miss the party?" Fred quipped sticking his head in.

"Party?" George echoed pushing Fred forward.

"Nah the trolley just came by." Ron informed opening a pack of Bertie Bott's Every Flavored Beans.

"Catch!" Harry called and fired candy at both twins.

George and Fred's eyes widened. "You didn't have to do that, mate." George voiced.

"Yea, but thanks." Fred grinned plopping down beside Harry while George sit down beside Ron.

"Well, I knew you guys were coming back and it wouldn't have been fair with Ron and I snacking away." Harry responded popping a bean into his mouth and then gagging.

"Pepper." Harry coughed. "I got boggey flavor once." George sympathized munching on a Licorice Wand.

"Hey, um guys, thanks for coming back." Ron mumbled cheeks going red. The twins shared a look and then looked at Ron.

"Of course Ronnie." George nodded.

"You ok?" Fred probed and Ron nodded.

"Yea...just had some advice offered to me...and well the advice was right." Ron relayed and the twins looked over at Harry.

"And what advice was that?" George and Fred pressed.

"Someone made me see that you guys are always going to see me as a kid, because compared to you guys that's what I technically am. And that you guys just want to know I'm ok and don't know how to tell me that." Ron concluded and the twins froze before nodding.

"I like that advice...and as much as it pains me to say it...that's exactly how it is." Fred agreed with a dramatic huff.

"Oy! Be emotional for a second would you?" George scolded and Fred blushed but nodded.

"I'm going to go look around for a little while; I'll be back." Harry stated and exited the compartment.

"You do know we love you, right Ron?" Fred probed.

Ron looked at them and nodded, "I do, I just like to hear it sometimes." Ron admitted blushing and looking down.

"You know as we got older we kind of started being more focused on our pranks than anything else. Maybe sometimes we take for granted that you guys know we love and care about you." George acknowledged. Fred nodded and moved to the other side of Ron.

"From now on, we'll be better brothers to you, ok?" Fred prompted and Ron nodded.

"And I could be more loving back." Ron agreed as he foud himself smushed in a twin tackle. After a moment though Ron voiced one more thing.

"Guys? What about Percy? You guys tend to rag on him a lot and I usually join in...maybe we should apologize?" Ron suggested and the twins looked at each other. When had one of their babies grown up?

Harry was heading back towards his compartment when a boy and girl approached him.

"Have you seen a toad? This is Neville and he's lost his." the girl explained and Harry shook his head.

"No, sorry, I've been in my compartment most of the time. You might try asking an older student for help though." Harry advised and the boy and girl nodded taking off down the train. Harry started forward again headed back to his compartment.

The rest of the train ride was spent in relative peace with the boys discussing houses and where they thought they'd go. As it rolled to a stop Ron and Harry shared a look; there was no more putting this off.

"See you in a little while, Ron." George assured hugging his little brother close before moving and being replaced by Fred.

"Thanks for the advice by the way, Harry. Hope to see you in Gryffindor, mate." George nodded shaking Harry's hand.

"Exactly, thanks mate." Fred agreed and shook hand before following after his twin.

"You ready for this?" Harry questioned and Ron nodded...it was now or never.

When they got to the boats everyone started piling in; Harry got in a boat with Ron, a blonde haired boy, and a girl with brown hair and jade green eyes. As the boats started to move forward the blonde haired boy spoke.

"Blimey, you're Harry Potter." the blonde boy uttered having caught a glimpse of Harry's scar.

"True, but I'm really no different than any of you other than everyone already knows my back story. " Harry quipped and Draco blushed slightly and winced in apology while the girl giggled.

"Sorry, I just...wasn't thinking. My name's Malfoy, Draco Malfoy." Draco offered and Ron snickered but tried to cover it up as a cough while the girl smirked slightly.

"Think my name's funny do you? No need to ask your name; my Grandfather told me all about the Weasleys. Red hair, freckles, and broke as a peddler." Draco sniped and Harry felt his temper rise.

"You'll notice some wizards are better friends than others, I can help you with that, Potter." Draco continued holding out his hand.

Harry considered his options and then spoke, "I can choose my friends for myself thanks, but maybe we could try at being friends." Harry amended and shook the boy's hand. Out of the corner of his eye he could see the hurt on Ron's face and spoke quickly.

"However you'll have to respect the friends I already have first. Ron is my friend and insulting his family won't win you any points with me." Harry asserted and Draco bristled before nodding.

"I can be civil if he can." Draco agreed.

"I wasn't the one who started it, Malfoy." Ron snapped.

"Actually, Ron, you sort of did. You got mad because Draco insulted your family, but he only did that after you laughed at how he introduced himself." Harry reminded and Ron flushed a moment and was about to retort when he realized Harry was right.

"I guess you're right; I shouldn't have snickered...and I'm sorry." Ron apologized and Draco hesitated a moment before shaking his hand.

"I can let it go this time." Draco nodded and Ron nodded back.

"He's right though, my name is Ronald Weasley, but everyone calls me Ron." Ron introduced himself and the girl shook his hand that he offered.

"My name's Lily Moon. I think I understand why you found what Draco said humorous. Are you familiar with muggle culture perhaps?" Lily questioned and at Ron's slight nod the girl continued.

"Well in the James Bond movies that's how James Bond introduces himself, as Bond, James Bond. So it is a tad humorous." Lily explained looking at Draco to gage his reaction.

"I guess that is a little funny." Draco agreed and the tone went back down.