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1

Harry thought ahead of all the days that lie ahead. Thinking back, this was the day he met the Weasleys, Hermione and Neville. However, instead of the meeting the Weasleys first he looked ahead and saw a small, familiar redheaded girl with an adult and pushing a cart like his.

"Susan," Harry called out, "Susan Bones!"

The young redhead turned and smiled as she saw Harry approaching. "Hello Harry," she said as he pulled his cart up next to hers. "It's kind of hard to believe, isn't it? It feels like a dream. Yet here we are doing it all over again. The train ride, the boats, the sorting hat, all of it. I wonder if we will be placed in the same houses," she wondered out loud.

"I don't know," replied Harry. "You know what I do know though," Harry asked with a sly grin, "These first couple years are going to be cake. We'll be top of the class easy. I can't wait to see the look on Snape's face." He chuckled at the thought.

There was a cough beside them that made them remember that they weren't alone. The two kids turned and looked up at the lady that was escorting Susan.

"Susan dear, who is your friend?"

"Sorry Aunt Ami! Aunt Ami this is Harry Potter. Harry Potter, this is my Aunt Amelia Bones, head of Magical Law Enforcement. That means if you're mean to me she's going to arrest you." With that she stuck out her tongue at Harry.

Amelia Bones was surprised, which happened rarely. Harry Potter had been off the radar since the death of Lord Voldemort but here was Susan talking to him like they were old friends despite the fact that she had never seen the two interact. "Harry Potter? As in the Harry Potter," Amelia asked.

Both the kids laughed. "I see where you got it from," Harry laughed recalling Susan's conversation with Death. As they settled down from their laughing Harry pulled back the hair over his forehead and showed his scar to Amelia Bones. "THE Harry Potter, at your service Madam Bones," he said with an overly flourished bow for an 11-year-old.

"But…how do you know my niece? Also, where are your guardians," she inquired.

"Well to be honest, my so-called guardians pretty much booted me out at the curb calling me a freak and said they didn't want anything to do with freaks or their freak school. Not that it matters much, Hogwarts is better than living under the stairs and getting hit by Vernon for not doing chores right or god forbid not making breakfast fast enough."

Both girls looked at him wide eyed. "Harry…is this true? Do they hit you," Amelia asked in horror.

"Would you like to see the scars and bruising," he asked non-chalantly.

Amelia looked at her watch. "Yes I would but maybe later. Right now, we need to hurry or the two of you will miss your first train ride."

Susan and Harry grabbed their carts and ran straight through the wall and onto platform 9 3/4. They took a moment to remember their first train ride and here they were doing it all over again.

"We've got a long way to go," muttered Susan.

"And we're only first years," added Harry thinking of all the things he had experienced at his previous Hogwarts. Were those memories real? Were they going to be replaced? His thinking was interrupted by a young blonde girl running towards them. Harry recognized her as Hannah Abbott.

"Sue! I thought you were gonna miss the train! I'm glad you finally made it." She stopped and looked at the boy accompanying her best friend. "Who is this," she asked. "Who are you," she asked Harry.

"Harry Potter. You must be Hannah Abbott. Susan's told me a lot about you. Now we better hurry or we're going to miss the train." As he said that the train's whistle blew signaling that it was about ready to leave. After saying goodbye to Amelia and her promising them that she would be along in the next few days to check on them the three kids rushed to the back of the train where they normally sat. They went through the last car until Harry found the one he was looking for. Alone in the last compartment was a young redheaded boy. He knocked and opened the door. Ron Weasley looked up from staring out the window.

"Hey do you mind if we join you," Harry asked, "Everywhere else is full."

"Sure," replied Ron, "Have a seat."

After putting his stuff away and helping the girls get their stuff settled away Harry sat down next to Ron while the girls sat across from them.

"I suppose introductions are in order as long as we're all going to be sharing a train ride," Harry started. "This is Susan Bones and her best friend Hannah Abbott and I'm Harry Potter. I've even got the scar to prove it," he grinned as he lifted up his hair to show his scar once more.

"Susan! You never told me you knew Harry Potter," Hannah squealed. Susan just grinned and shrugged at her before winking at Harry.

"I can't believe it! You're Harry Potter," Ron exclaimed.

"And you're Ron Weasley," Harry copied back.

Ron stopped and looked confused for a moment. "It's the hair isn't it," he asked. Harry grinned as the girls laughed.

With a toot of the horn and a long pull on the whistle the train departed King's Cross station and bound for their first year at Hogwarts.

As the train rolled on, the 4 of them discussed everything from a little bit about themselves to what houses they thought they were going to be in until the trolley rolled up. The door opened.

"Anything from the trolley dears," the trolley witch asked.

Ron embarrassingly pulled out a couple of smooshed sandwiches from his pocket. "Err….nothing for me…I'm good thanks."

"8 of everything please and a dozen chocolate frogs. Also 4 bottles of pumpkin juice. My treat," he told the trolley witch as he pulled the coins from his pocket and handed them to her. He handed 3 chocolate frogs, a pumpkin juice, and 2 of everything else to each of his companions before returning to his seat.

They all stared at him for a moment before thanking him and digging into their treats. A little while later the door opened once again and a young bushy haired witch popped her head in. "Excuse me. I'm helping a boy named Neville find his toad, Trevor. Has anyone seen it?"

Harry looked at Susan and gave her a mischievous grin. He pulled out his wand and stepped outside the compartment door. "What ARE you doing," the bushy haired witch asked.

"You wanted to find Trevor, right," he asked. He turned and winked at Susan before point his want down the hall.

"ACCIO TREVOR!"

A moment later a toad flew down the corridor and into Harry's hands. "This is what you wanted right? Trevor the toad?" Hermione, Ron, and Hannah stared at him with mouths gaping as Susan laughed.

"Did I hear someone mention Trevor the toad," a voice from behind Harry asked.

Harry turned around and held out his hands that held Trevor. "You must be Neville. Here you go! One Trevor the toad!"

"Uh…thank you," Neville replied.

"Would you two care to come in and join us? We've still got a bit before we get there," Harry offered.

"Uh sure," Neville replied as he followed Harry back into the compartment. Hermione followed them in as well.

Once again, Harry made introductions. "Welcome to our little party. This is Susan Bones, Hannah Abbott, and Ron Weasley. I am Harry Potter, at your service," he said with a bow. Susan laughed.

"You've really got to stop doing that," she said between laughs, "all that bowing is going to kill your back when you get older."

Harry laughed at her before turning to their two new guests. "So what about you two?"

"Well…I'm Neville Longbottom…and…uh…this is my first year."

"Ours too mate," Ron responded.

"Oh yeah…"

"I'm Hermione Granger and how did you do that? I didn't think we were supposed to learn magic until we got to Hogwarts but I have already been over all the books."

Harry shrugged, "just a natural I guess."

A few moments later a young blond kid followed by two goons approached the door but before they could open the door Harry had pointed his wand at it from where it was hidden.

Colloportus he whispered and the door lock glowed briefly before locking. Harry then went back to talking with his friends as if nothing had ever happened until they heard someone trying to pull on the door.

When they group turned to look at the commotion the saw the two goons at the door. One was trying to pull the door handle while the second was trying to pull the first one. The blonde one appeared to be angrily yelling at them. The entire compartment burst out into laughter.

A few moments later the angry blonde and his friends stormed off back down the hallway where they came from. Susan got open and went to the door with her wand up her sleeve. Harry saw the lock glow briefly before she managed to pull the door open. She shut the door and turned back around to the rest of the compartment and shrugged.

"I don't know what their deal was but I had no problem opening the door," she stated.

"Maybe you're just the strongest woman in the world Sue," Harry said with a laugh.

"Or those guys are just a bunch of wankers," Ron added.

"Language Ronald," Hermione scolded.

"And so it begins," whispered Harry.