Yo! I cannot believe that I have hit 60 followers for this story! You yourself might think it is a small number but to me. It is huge. I myself am quite shy and don't talk much so getting this much attention makes me happy. Also if you were to read my first 3 fanfics when I couldn't write a story at all you would also be amazed. My writing style has changed so much for the better. (I think).
Spring break time! So in the next week expect maybe 2 new chapters of Like Yesterday. But like most others I am going away. (Only for 1 day though) and I can write in the car then. But at the same time the next 2 months I will be getting home way later. Allowing for me to not write right when I get home.
You may be thinking that these are not updates for the story. The author's notes above are telling you to expect more updates in the next week. With a little explanation for it.
Like Yesterday Previously
"I'm Harry Potter. It is nice to be acquainted with you," Harry replied.
Ron's eyes widened the size of dinner plates. "You're Harry Potter?" he asked. Harry then nodded. "Do you have it? The scar?" he asked slowly.
Harry slightly smiled and moved his right hand in his black hair. He pushed it out of the way and now a lightning shaped scar on the right of his forehead appeared. "That is soo wicked!" Ronald, the boy with the dirt on his nose, remarked.
Like Yesterday
On the train
"Anything off of the trolley?"
Harry and Ron both looked to the voice. They found an older woman with wrinkles, a maroon colored sweater, long black skirt, and grey hair tied into a tight bun. She also wore a sweet smile on her face whilst looking at them and pushing the trolley. Harry and Ron then stopped their gazes at the trolley. It was absolutely overflowing with all sorts of candy.
Harry heard a drip and saw that Ron, his new friend, was drooling. Ron groaned. "I'm all set," He said, "I already have sandwiches." He then gestured to his pockets.
Harry put his hands in his own pant pockets and pulled out a handful of galleons. "We'll take it all," He said with a smile. Ron once again had a dumbstruck look on his face as he eyed the golden coins in Harry's hands.
"Whoa…"
10 minutes later on the train
After Harry bought all of the candy off of the trolley and the old hag left with a smile, Harry and Ron were eating the candy on the red velvet seat on the left side. All of the candy was unceremoniously thrown all over the seat. It was a mess. Ron even took out his pet rat named Scabbers and allowed him to munch on some all flavored jelly beans.
Harry was busy chewing on a cherry flavored foot long licorice rope but then noticed a small little octagonal blue box on top of the other candy. "What is this?" he said gesturing to the petite box.
"It is a chocolate frog," Ron answered, "Open it. You also find a card in it. I myself would have taken it but since it is your first time you can have it."
'Chocolate frog?' Harry thought. He then moved his licorice rope to the right side of his mouth and grabbed the small box with his left hand. He moved it close to his left eye, trying to get a better look at it though his broken glasses and noticed small golden designs on the surface of the box.
Harry then opened the box and immediately a small inch sized chocolate colored frog jumped out. Harry gasped -allowing the licorice to fall from his mouth and onto his black pants. The frog ribbited and jumped out of the open window.
"Bad luck," Ron said while looking at the spot where the frog fled. "That doesn't happen many times."
Harry nodded and looked at the box again now noticing a gleaming coming from it. Harry opened the box fully and saw a pink haired man. Harry looked to the name underneath it said ~Professor Dragneel~ . Harry was stunned. He heard of Professor Dragneel before from Hagrid and bought that book about Draconian written by him but did not expect him to look twenty five years old and with pink hair.
"I got Professor Dragneel!" Harry exclaimed while showing the card to Ron.
"I have about seven of him," Ron grunted. Harry looked at the back of the fiery red card and noticed at had a few fun facts about him. He read them ~Professor Dragneel's real name is Natsu Dragneel. He is a ghost who came to Hogwarts when it was first being founded one thousand years ago. Has a wife named Lucy. His one thousand year anniversary of teaching is coming up in a few years.~ Harry hummed and put it into his black pants for safe keeping.
Only then he noticed the piece of licorice. Harry EKKed and Ron snorted laughter. "I know something funnier. Do you want to see me turn Scabbers yellow?" Ron said whilst gesturing to the fat mouse snacking on the jelly beans. Harry nodded and wrapped up the licorice into a tissue and put it into the wrappers pile before turning back to Ron who had his wand out.
Ron coughed very loudly to clear this throat. "Sun-"
*SLAM*
The glass door to the center isle slammed open revealing a young teen with fluffy brown hair, grey sweater, black robe, dark grey skirt, long grey socks, and black shoes. She had a slightly urgent look on her face when she asked, "Have you two seen a toad? A boy our age named Neville lost his."
Harry and Ron just looked at the tween with deadpanned expressions. 'Who would have a toad as their only pet allowed at Hogwarts?' the boys both thought.
She looked at the boys' deadpanned expressions and sighed. "I guess not." She then moved her gaze to the red head's hand which was holding a brown wand. "Are you doing magic? Let's see," She said expectantly.
Harry and Ron looked at each other at the same time as the girl sat on the seat in front of them still looking at Ron. The boy with the dirt on his nose shrugged and cleared his throat loudly, again. "Sunshine, daisies, butter mellow, turn this stupid, fat rat yellow!" at the end of the spell he waved his wand at the unsuspecting rodent.
A small yellow spark appeared at the end of the wand and flew through the air towards the rat. *ZZT* the rat slightly shivered as the light hit him but was enough of a jolt to make the empty box of jelly beans fly off of the rat's head.
"I don't think that that was a real spell," The brown haired girl remarked. "I have read all about them. Watch this." She then grabbed her wand out of her coat pocket and pointed it right at Harry's face.
"Oculus Reparo!" the girl said. A white-ish blue light appeared at the end of her brown colored wand and it zapped Harry's glasses. The small spell also blew Harry's black hair out of his face. The tape around the middle was unwrapped and the small cracks in the left part of the glasses faded away.
"Whoa!" Harry took off his glasses and looked right back at Ron who was now eating a muffin.
The girl had a look on her face of utter shock. She too had immediately recognized that lightning shaped scar on Harry's forehead. "Y-You're Harry Potter!" she said.
Harry put his glasses back on his face and looked back at the girl in front of him. "I'm Hermione Granger," She then moved her gaze to the redhead. "And you are?"
"Ronald Weasley!" Ron said with pride.
"It is totally a pleasure," Hermione said with deep sarcasm. Hermione was about to stay in the place with the two boys but she then remembered her mission to find the toad. "I must go now. You should probably change into your Hogwarts robes. We will be arriving there soon." She walked to the door but stopped and turned toward Ron. "You actually have dirt on your nose. It is right there." And she walked out.
"Bloody Hell."
At the Train Station at Night time
*CHOO CHOO*
The train slowly stopped at the station and the oldest kids went out first. They opened the doors for the younger students. Harry and Ron hopped off of the train and ran to where they heard a voice calling "Firs' years come wit' me!" Harry immediately smiled when he heard the voice. It was Hagrid of course, nobody speaks that illegibly. By any chance you don't remember he is the really tall and fat-ish fellow that helped get Harry out of the Dursley's imprisonment.
"Hello there Hagrid!" Harry exclaimed happily to the brown colored trench coat man. The said man looked down and saw Harry with his new Hogwarts clothes on. It consisted of a white dress shirt underneath a grey sweater with black pants and a black cloak. The girls of Hogwarts wore a similar outfit with a darker grey skirt instead of black pants, and Hogwarts issued longer grey socks.
"Why hero' ther' Harry! I'm glad to see yeh' got on the train," The giant named Hagrid said.
*BEEP BEEP BEEP*
Hagrid took out the same golden pocket watch from before and checked the time. "Looks like we shoul' be getting' at Hogwarts now. Follow me!" he said.
A small group of kids gathered behind Harry and Ron whist Harry was talking to Hagrid and were now looking at the giant in front of them with wide eyes. "I'll introduc' meself later, as we mov' along."
The second-years and above went with the prefects to Hogwarts as the first-year children quickly nodded and walked behind Hagrid who was moving towards a small mountain. During the short walk there Hagrid introduced himself and told the students of his job at Hogwarts and where to find him if need be. Once they got to the top of the tiny mountain, gasps were heard.
The lake known as the Black Lake was seen. Grey clouds were being reflected in the dark water, there were no ripples, only silence. In the distance was a castle. To be more precise it is the educational facility known as Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, the place where Natsu got out of the crystal, and all sorts of other crap. Harry looked down the mountain and saw a small deck and a few long, narrow wooden boats.
Hermione was the one to speak up and say, "Are we using the boats to get there?" and Hagrid replied with an, "Of cours'."
Once they got halfway across the lake in the boats, They were able to hear the loud music in the Great Hall, not that they knew it was from the Great Hall, though. While many of the students were gawking at the school, one sad boat group got stuck with a fishy faced male who nearly tipped the boat over thirty times and Harry and Ron who had their own boat were lightly laughing at them.
Hagrid left them at the entrance of the school and went on his merry way, leaving the confused first-years with poor directions to the Great Hall.
In Hogwarts in the halls
Miraculously the directions brought them to the correct place… if you were to call being stared at by a sharp eyed, green loving professor that is. "Hello," She formally started. "This institution is called Hogwarts. There are four houses that you can be sorted into. That is where you will be treated like family. Those four houses are Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin. The Sorting Hat is what puts you into which house. Stay here. I need to see if they are ready for you."
The students just stood there awkwardly until a blonde haired, pale skinned boy hopped up the steps just behind Harry. "The rumors on the train were true then. Harry Potter is now at Hogwarts." The boy gave a sly smile and jumped up the last step to the left of Harry. "My name is Malfoy. Draco Malfoy to many."
Harry looked at the boy who rudely pushed everyone out of the way to make his way to him. He felt something wrong about the boy and was going to play it cool but Ron snorted. It wasn't that loud, but to Draco, it was echoing throughout the halls all laughing at him. The smirk that was on his face had switched into a frown. His usual pale skin turned red showing off his fury. "Do you think my name is funny?"
Ron gained his composure after he realized the situation he was in. He opened his mouth to make an excuse but was interrupted. "Oh wait… I know you. You're a Weasley! You cannot even afford new books or even clothes. You don't look like a pureblood to me. My dad said that the Weasleys had too many kids that they couldn't even afford. I guess the rumor was true." At that Ron was dead. Draco then looked back to Harry. "People like me and you should stick together. I can help you find the correct friends," He said in a sweet voice with his left hand out in a shaking position.
Harry was pissed to say the least, Ron, his friend, was just dissed in front of him by a guy who Ron did nothing wrong to. Harry looked to the two beefy bodyguards behind Draco. Harry thought it was just like Dudley's gang. Malfoy cast the main role as Dudley, and two body guards as the others. Harry learnt of bullying firsthand and he couldn't even think of punching or hitting Ron or some random stranger.
Harry declined the hand and looked at Draco straight in the eye, "I can tell when people are good or bad just fine myself."
Draco Malfoy, Harry's new rival, was going to backhand Harry but once he heard a slight *Cough* he decided against it and retreated back behind the other students who were looking in awe at the soon-to-be school bully being dissed.
The students snapped out of their dazes and looked back at the woman again. Just when she had her wrinkly mouth open to speak she was interrupted.
*RIBBIT*
"TREVOR!" the fish faced kid from before yelled. He then ran up the steps just below the professor and grabbed the toad. He started calming it by slowly rubbing its green back. When he was about to coo at the small animal he felt the glare of the lady on the back of his head. He quickly looked up and muttered a small apology of, "Sorry ma'am." And returned back to his spot on the steps.
"They are ready for you now," The green witch said, "Follow me."
Yosh! It is kind of a smaller chapter because I guess I want all of the sorting hat in 1 episode. Plus I know that at least 1 person is eager for this so I am putting it out now.
I don't want to get off schedule with the updates so just bear with me on this. Not many people even make chapters as long as mine, but if they make longer chapters they usually update once a month. I myself like my own sort of pacing but in the future if there is a part in this story where shit is going down I will most likely update as fast as possible.
Thank you if you are reading my new fanfic called The River of Right and Wrong. It my first non-crossover fanfic that I actually have a plot for. It is about Natsu being son of Acnologia during X300s and never moving to the future or joining Fairy Tail. I don't want to spoil it in here so that is all I will say.
If I screw up tell me about it in the reviews. I will fix it as fast as possible.
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