The Doctor spent a lot of time with Harry tutoring him helping him memorize his books. The Doctor himself read the books in detail. There was so much he didn't know about this world. And he wanted to learn. He smiled as the days drew nearer.
On that fateful day the Doctor of course cheated. He went to the TARDIS when Harry left. He stepped in rubbed the console.
"Alright dear. Let's go meet some wizards." He said.
The TARDIS seemed to whir in response. He grinned and began to run around the console his feet tapping loudly against the glass floor. He pushed buttons and flipped switched and finally putting his hand on it's cold silver handle. He pulled the final lever.
The TARDIS slowly began to make a whorping sound and dematerialized. It began to shake some since he was the only one flying a six pilot ship. He smiled and laughed as he braced himself for a landing. He pulled the lever again making it materialize in the cargo area of the train.
He walked over to the compartment that Harry and Ron were sitting at. He came in and sat down across from them.
"Hello Harry," He greeted.
"Hi Doctor." Harry said.
"And you must be Ron Weasley." The Doctor said holding out his hand.
Ron shook it.
"Anyways what were you guys talking about?" He asked.
"We're talking about not really being especially rich." Harry said.
"Great." The Doctor said.
They all talked for some time before the door opened. The Doctor immediately recognized that pale skin and blond hair for Draco Malfoy.
"So it's true what they're saying on the train Harry Potter is in this compartment." Draco sneered.
Harry didn't speak. The Doctor knew that Harry had met Malfoy before. The Doctor didn't speak.
"I'm Malfoy. Draco Malfoy." The Rich Boy said.
"Ah hello." The Doctor said getting up brightly.
"I'm the new astronomy teacher. And you must be one of the Malfoy's." He said shaking his hand brightly.
"Good to meet you. Very good to meet you. Truly brilliant." The Doctor bantered.
"Now then… you'd best get back to your own compartment. Don't need to bother with us." He said ushering them out. He then closed the compartment door. The Doctor also left feeling that he wanted to get to the opening feast. He hated waiting. It was awful.
"I'll be back soon. Well I say soon. It'll be soon for me. For you it'll be a couple hours. If you meet a brown haired girl, be nice to her." He said running off.
He brushed past Hermione and Neville on his way to the TARDIS.
"Ah Hello." He said.
"Oh Hello Sir… are you one of the professors?" Hermione asked.
"Professor. Doctor or just Doctor. Or Professor, or clear off though I'm not sure that last one is actually a name." The Doctor said.
"Where are your robes?" Hermione asked curiously.
"I don't have any. Not technically a magical person. Just… similar." The Doctor said.
"Anyway, you are crying. I'm not good with crying people. I usually end up getting into Scuffles when people cry. Terrible luck." He rambled.
"It's m-my toad sir… I've lost him." Neville sniffed.
"Ah yes… your toad…" The Doctor said uncertainly.
He had an unshakable feeling he was about to go looking for that toad. If one of them asked he didn't think he could say no.
"Sir… could you-" Hermione began.
"Absolutely not. I have to do something more important that finding a toad." The Doctor interrupted.
He turned around and stalked off. He sighed and walked back to them the three of them huddled in the narrow hall.
"Hey… Neville is it?" He asked.
"Don't give up. He'll turn up." He said and rubbed Neville's head. "You'd look good in a fez." He said.
He Walked off to the TARDIS.
He walked inside the blue box and walked up to the console.
"Now then dear should we be fashionably late?" He asked with a smile grasping a silver handle on the console.
He pulled it down and the TARDIS began to make a whorping noise. He smiled and ran around the console.
"Next stop. Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry." He declared.
"Geronimo."