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The last two weeks went by quickly, on the 1st September, my 16th birthday, Sarah and Dave woke me up at 7 o'clock. While I opened my presents in the kitchen Sarah was making a full English breakfast. By the end of the morning I had several new books, a beautiful charm bracelet and more arty stuff. Then at half 8 I went upstairs to get washed and ready. I came back down at quarter to nine with my trunk packed, including all my new books and some old ones. Dave packed the car up and we left for the hour and a half car journey to Kings Cross station. We arrived at twenty to eleven and Dave helped me through to the barrier. We went through first, closely followed by Sarah. She was telling me she would miss me and to behave and to write.

"Alex!" I heard Neville shout my name.

"Hey Neville, how've you been?" I said as he came over.

"I've been good and listen if you want we can go find Harry and you can talk to him."

"Yeah ok, bye Sarah, Dave." I said giving them a final hug before getting on the train with my trunk. We bumped into one of Neville's other friends, Luna. She seemed nice enough when Neville introduced me but she stared into the distance a lot. As we walked up the train I saw Harry surrounded by a group of girls.

"Better get him out of this." Neville whispered to me. "Hi, Harry."

"Neville!" Harry said with relief.

"Hello Harry." Luna said from behind me. I was standing directly behind Neville he probably couldn't see me.

"Luna hi, how are you?" he asked.

"Very well thank you."

"The Quibbler still going strong then?" he asked, Dave had been subscribing to it long before Harry's interview.

"Oh yes, circulation's well up." She replied happily.

"Let's find seats." And that's when he noticed me. He looked at Neville then back to me.

"Oh," Neville said, "this is Alex, she's the one Dumbledore told you about." Neville whispered the last part. Then suddenly as we moved up the train: "They're even staring at us, because we're with you!"

"They're staring at you because you were at the Ministry too." Harry replied. Neville helped me lift our trunks into the luggage rack. "Our little adventure was all over the Daily Prophet."

"Yes I thought Gran would be angry about all the publicity" Neville said.

"But she was really happy, wasn't she?" I interjected.

"Yeah really pleased. Says I'm starting to live up to my dad at long last. She bought me a new wand, look!" Neville pulled his new wand out, cherry and unicorn hair, which he told Harry proudly. Then he dived under the seats after his toad Trevor.

"So Alex," Harry looked as uncomfortable as I felt. "Erm, what year you in?" he asked.

"6th, same as you."

"Really?"

"Yeah, I'm in Gryffindor too. But I normally keep to myself; I'm only really friends with Neville."

"Oh, well you can be friends with us." Harry said indicating to himself and Luna.

"I'd like that." I said smiling at Luna who had wearing some weird glasses that I realised were the free Spectrespecs that came with the latest edition of the Quibbler. "You get the Quibbler I see."

"Yes, my fathers the editor."

"Really! Dave, my adoptive dad, subscribed to it ages ago. I think he gave me the free Spectrespecs. I can't remember."

"It's nice to know we have long-term subscribers. Nobody seemed interested before Harry gave his interview. Oh and Harry are we still doing the DA meetings?"

"No point now we've got rid of Umbridge is there?"

"I like the DA, I learned loads with you!"

"I enjoyed the meetings too. It was like having friends." Luna replied.

"How come you never came to them Alex?" Harry asked.

"I'm not good at making friends; I would've felt out of place. Even though I hated Umbridge." Suddenly a girl opened the compartment door.

"Hi Harry, I'm Romilda, Romilda Vane. Why don't you join us in our compartment? You don't have to sit with them." She looked at Neville and Luna with a kind of disgust.

"They're friends of mine"

"Oh. Oh, ok." Harry then reassured Luna and Neville they were cools friends.

"Harry?"

"Yeah." He said turning to face me.

"About Sirius, what was he like?" I asked.

"He was like a father and a best friend to me. But listen when we get to school I'll tell you everything I know."

"Yeah sure." I pulled Inkheart out of my trunk and put my feet up to read, I felt a little uncomfortable talking to Harry and Luna. After a while of reading the compartment door opened. Hermione and Ron came in.

"Wish the lunch trolley would hurry up, I'm starving." Ron declared sitting beside Harry. I brought my feet in more. "Hi Neville, hi Luna." Ron looked at me puzzled.

"Hi Alex." Hermione said.

"Hi Hermione, nice to see you again."

"Nice to see you too." Ron looked at Hermione for an answer. "Alex is in our year and a roommate."

"Oh how come I've never seen you?"

"I keep to myself mainly." I said, moving to sit beside Neville and the window.

"Oh anyway. Harry guess what? Malfoy's not doing prefect duty; he's just in his compartment with the other Slytherins, we saw him when we passed." I sat opened mouthed at Ron, he was so rude! I looked to Hermione who mouthed 'He's like that.' Then she shrugged. I decided to listen in.

"What did he do when he saw you?" Harry asked.

"The usual (Ron made a rude two fingered salute). Not like him though, is it? Well that is (He made the hand gesture again). But why isn't he out there bullying first-years?"

"Dunno."

"Maybe he preferred the Inquisitorial Squad." Hermione suggested. "Maybe being a prefect seems a bit tame after that."

"I don't think so I think he's..." Harry was interrupted by a third-year girl.

"I'm supposed to deliver these to Neville Longbottom and Harry P-Potter." She looked at Harry and turned scarlet. She handed the two scrolls then disappeared back through the door. Neville unrolled his and I read it over his shoulder.

'Neville,

I would be delighted if you would join me for a bite of lunch in compartment C.

Sincerely, Professor H.E.F. Slughorn.'

"Who's Professor Slughorn?" Neville asked.

"New teacher. Well I suppose we'll have to go, won't we?

"But what does he want me for?" Neville asked as they left the compartment, leaving me with only one person I actually knew.

"So Alex what are you doing here?" Hermione asked.

"Did Harry not tell you?" Hermione shook her head and Ron suddenly looked interested. "Well you know his godfather, Sirius Black."

"Yeah what about him?" Ron asked.

"He is...was my dad."

"What...but...he never told us!" Ron said.

"I don't think he knew, I don't know if my mam ever told him. And he's been in jail most of my life."

"So you're gonna talk to Harry about him?" Hermione asked. I nodded. The train journey seemed to last forever and finally we made it to the Great Hall. I was so happy to be back. I paid no attention, my mind was on the warm comfy bed upstairs. Once Dumbledores speech ended I went with the flow and soon ended up in my bed. I fell asleep instantly.

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