Chapter Five
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On the train ride to Hogwarts…
"My name isn't Judicorn!" Jude said for the fifth time as Connor snickered from across the compartment.
"Jeez kid, can't you see he's messing with you?" Val thought breaking into Jude's jumbled thoughts.
"I gathered that. I just want him to stop. Especially because he's not mom's or Mari. Speaking of which, they have to be on the train don't they?" Jude retorted glaring at Connor who was still grinning at him.
"Hey man, lighten up, I'm only joking around with ya. You seem like a cool dude and I want to get to know you better." Connor said stretching his arms and legs. "By the way, I wanted to say thanks." He said using a more serious tone of voice. "If your mom's hadn't have intervened I probably would have missed the train and…" Connors voice broke off catching himself before he said anything else.
"Hey man, it's no problem." Jude said getting up and walking over to Connor. He gave him a hug, much to Connor's surprise, and sat down next to him.
"My mom's are good at making sure their kids are taken care of." Jude said with a smile. "Steph's only biological child is Brandon, and Lena didn't have any kids. They adopted Jesus and Marianna when they were really little, around five or so. Three years later they adopted Callie and then Callie and Brandon ummmmm "Rescued" me from the foster home where I was at." Jude said.
"Rescued you?" Connor said inquisitively.
"Rescued you?" Val questioned.
Before Jude could answer either one of the voices, there was a knock on the compartment door. Jude and Connor looked over to see a boy their age shyly knocking on the door. Connor beckoned him to come in. The glass slid open and the boy walked in.
"Hi, do you mind if I sit here? Everywhere else is full, and my brother won't stop harassing me." The boy said grimly.
Connor gestured to the seat across from him and Jude and said "Make yourself at home."
"Thanks." The boy said with a smile. He threw his trunk up on the rack and sat down.
"My name is Albus." The boy said with a smile.
"My name is Jude" "My name is Connor" the boys said at the same time. They stopped and looked at each other before breaking out into laughter at the sheer coincidence of the event that just happened.
Just then there was another knock on the door. Jude smiled and beckoned Brandon to come in.
"Hey Jude. Don't make it bad." Brandon sang as he walked into their compartment.
"Brandon. Really? The most cliché thing you could sing to me and you sing it?" Jude asked in mock disbelief. "What are you doing here?
"Prefects have to monitor the occupants of the train." Brandon said, a slight hint of smugness on his voice. Jude rolled his eyes at this. He had been listening to Brandon bragging nonstop about becoming a prefect for the vast majority of summer. Not to mention Callie bragging about becoming captain of the Ravenclaw Quidditch team.
"Hey, make sure you're in your robes by the time the train stops." Brandon said. "Also, do you know why moms didn't come onto the platform?"
Jude and Connor exchanged uneasy looks with each other. "They said they didn't feel like crying over me going to school so they sent me through the barrier. They said they would see us sooner rather than later." Jude said.
"Nice save Jude" Val said appreciatively. "But why lie to him?"
"I don't want him to worry. Besides mom's can handle themselves. Steph's an auror she can handle herself."
"Wanna explain that to Connor? He looks guiltier than sin over there." Val said amiably.
Jude looked over at Connor who quickly turned away from him, and look out the window at the speeding away countryside.
"Alright then." Brandon said. "Do you want me to tell Callie you're back here?" He said teasingly. Brandon had really came back to check up on Jude for Callie. She had wanted to come back herself but Brandon had convinced her to stay and hang out with her friends. He would make sure that Jude was alright.
"No, we're fine!" Jude said quickly. He loved Callie and everything, but there came a time when the birds had to fly the nest. Callie had always been over protective of Jude and Jude hoped that would go away when he went to Hogwarts.
"Alright." Brandon winked at Jude. "I'll see you when we get off the train."
"Bye Brandon." Jude said smiling at him.
"He's hiding something… But he'll come around to telling me later." Brandon thought waving goodbye to Jude "At least Jude made some friends." He thought happily knowing that he had a good report to give to Callie.
"How many siblings do you have Jude?" Albus asked.
"Four. There's Brandon, prefect for Hufflepuff, Callie, Quidditch Team Captain for Ravenclaw. "Jesus is in Gryffindor and Marianna is in Ravenclaw with Callie." Jude finished, his gaze lingering on Connor.
"Jesus?" Albus asked intrigued. "Jesus Adams Foster?"
"Yeah that's him." Jude said slowly. "Why"
"He's my brother's best friend." Albus said "He's best friends with James."
"What's your last name Albus." Connor asked, his gaze still fixed on the countryside.
"Potter." Albus said.
"No way!" Jude exclaimed. "Your dad is my mom's boss!"
Albus felt relieved at Jude's statement. Normally when he said his last name, people gawked at him for being the son of the "Chosen One."
There was a knock on the door and this time Albus got up to answer.
"Anything off of the trolley dears?" The kind old trolley witch asked the three boys.
"I'll take some pumpkin pasties." Albus said.
"I'm fine." said Jude.
"I'll take some chocolate frogs. And so will he." Connor said gesturing in Jude's direction.
"Connor you don't have." Jude started but Connor cut him off. "It's the least I can do Jude. I owe you that much."
Before Jude could protest any further, Connor had already paid the witch and handed Jude some chocolate frogs.
"Enjoy the sweets dears." The witch smiled at them before rolling the cart away.
"Connor." Jude began but before he could say anything else, Connor unwrapped a chocolate frog and shoved it into Jude's mouth. Albus looked on with an amused look while eating his pumpkin pasties.
"What card did you get?" Albus asked Jude
"Hang on." Jude said getting the card from Connor, who was eating his second frog. He grabbed the empty card container and looked at it. "I got Hermione Granger." He said looking up from the card.
"That's my aunt." Albus said with a smile on his face. "She's the head of the Magical Law Enforcement Department."
"Nice. So she's my mom's boss boss." Jude said getting up and looking out the window. It was getting darker and darker.
"We should probably get changed shouldn't we? Jude said looking up at his trunk. Frankie meowed softly from her cat carrier. Jude rummaged in his trunk and grabbed out some food, set it on the ground and then got Frankie out of her carrier so she could eat before they got to Hogwarts.
"She's cute. What's her name?" Albus asked.
"Francesca, or Frankie for short." Jude said petting Frankie. Albus and Connor got down and started petting Frankie while she ate. She purred contently as the boys fawned over her. Finally when she was done eating, Jude picked her up and put her back in her case and got out his robes.
"Time to change!" Jude said cheerfully.
"Don't seem too excited now Jude." Connor said with a smirk on his face.
Jude blushed and quickly changed into his robes not saying another word. A voice rang out throughout the carriages. "Remember, to leave your luggage on the train as it will be taken up to the school separately. Students should be changed into their robes, we will be arriving in five minutes."
Albus and Connor quickly changed into their robes and the train slowly pulled into Hogsmeade Station. They grabbed their wands and slid them into their pockets and walked out of the compartments. As Jude disembarked from the train he heard a familiar voice yelling "First years! First years over this way!" Jude smiled as he recognized Hargrid's voice. Albus smiled too. He visited Hagrid on more than one occasion with his father. Connor looked nervous. He had never seen a giant before and he was a little intimidated by him. The first years followed Hagrid towards the Black Lake. When they got there, there were wooden boats floating gently on the lake. Hagrid told the first years to hop into a boat with four people to a boat. Jude, Connor, Albus, and another boy got into the same boat. The boats glided across the lake, so smoothly that there was no water disturbance at all.
"This is amazing." Jude said looking up at the moon and at the reflection of the moon on the lake.
"It's beautiful." Connor said with a smile, his hand gently grazing Jude's.
Jude blushed and smiled unconsciously. He then began to wonder why he acted so nervous around Connor.
"Val, I need some advice." Jude said trying to contact his book spirit.
"What's up kiddo?" Val said
"Why do I feel nervous when I'm around Connor?" He asked.
"I don't know Jude, maybe you want to impress him? I mean, you are kind of a dork." Val said teasingly "Oh what did I get myself into." She thought to herself. "It was a mistake to come back here. If anyone finds out I'm back here, I'll be banished from this world…"
"That's probably it." Jude thought back. Val sighed inwardly, thankful Jude couldn't hear her thoughts.
Connor tugged on Jude's arm and pointed at the castle. Jude gasped as he saw the magnificent castle looming over the lake. Jude smiled and looked at Connor who was grinning back at him. Albus smiled. He was finally at home.
They docked the boats and followed Hagrid up to the castle. Hagrid led them into a chamber and then proceeded through two large doors. Out of the doors came a witch in an emerald green cloak.
"Welcome to Hogwarts!" The witch said in what Jude perceived at a Scottish accent.
"In a few moments you'll be sorted into your houses. There are four houses. Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin. While you're here, your house will be like your family. The Sorting Ceremony will begin momentarily." The witch smile as she walked in.
"Oh Potter, he has your mother eyes." She said to herself as she walked up to the table to place the Sorting Hat where it needed to be
"Which house do you want to be in Connor?" Albus asked
"Gryffindor. It's the bravest of them all." Connor said with a million watt smile on his face.
"How about you Jude?" Albus asked
Jude contemplated for a moment. "I wouldn't mind Hufflepuff or Ravenclaw. I just don't want."
"Slytherin?" A voice behind them said.
A boy strolled up to the trio a smug look on his face. "Slytherin is the best house out of all of them. My father was in it and so shall I!"
"And who are you?" Connor said disdainfully
"Scorpious Malfoy at your service." The boy said with air of superiority.
"Malfoy… I know that name from somewhere." Albus said to Jude under his breath.
Before any of them could reply the witch came back. "We're ready for you now." She said with a smile on her face. The students followed her into the Great Hall. When she got up to the stool with the hat on it, she said "When I call your name, you will come forward. I will place the sorting hat on your head, and it will tell you which house you belong in." She said with a smile.
Jude gulped. He wasn't expecting to be sorted in front of everyone. He had pestered his family for days on end with how they got put into their houses, but Steph and Lena had made it a rule that no one could tell how. They wanted the kids to be surprised when they got to school. And speaking of surprised…
"What's my moms doing up at the staff table?" Jude whispered mortified as he saw Steph and Lena smile at him. He looked around for his other siblings. When he made eye contact with him, they looked just as surprised as he was. As the names were called, Jude found himself panicking on the inside. What if he wasn't put in the house he wanted? What if he was put in Slytherin?
"Jacobs, Jude!" The witch called.
Callie looked expectantly at Jude as he walked forward. Brandon, Jesus, and Marianna all waited with baited breath as the sorting hat was put on his head.
"Gryffindor!" The hat erupted.
Jesus clapped louder than any of the siblings. He was excited that his brother had not ended up in Slytherin. All of the siblings had agreed that as long as Jude didn't land in Slytherin, they had no problem with what house he was put in. Jude walked down to the table and sat next to Jesus who gave him a pat on the back in congratulation. Steph and Lena beamed at him from the staff table.
"Malfoy Scorpious!"
Scorpious walked forward and before the hat was fully on his head, the hat yelled "Slytherin!"
Jude watched as Scorpious swaggered over to the Slytherin table.
"Potter Albus!" The witch called.
Albus walked up to the stool, and said "How are you Professor McGonagall?"
The witch smiled at him and said "I'm fine dear."
McGonagall placed the hat on Albus's head. The hat sat there for a bit. Jude swore he was having a conversation with it. But the hat couldn't think. It could only sort kids into houses that it thought they belonged in. Right?
"Gryffindor!" The hat finally shouted.
Albus walked down to the Gryffindor table and sat by Jude
"Now we just need Connor and we're all set!" Albus said.
"Yeah." Jude said. He was thinking, however, how much he would be upset if Connor wasn't placed in Gryffindor with him.
"Wait a moment Jude, why are you thinking that?" Jude thought to himself
"Well, if you want my opinion…."Val said
"I don't right now" Jude said causing Val to shut up.
"Stevens Connor!"
Connor walked up with a big smile on his face. McGonagall placed the hat on his head. The hat sat there for a few minutes. The hall waited with baited breath to find out which house Connor would be placed in. Finally the hat shouted…
"Slytherin!"
Jude's heart sank as Connors wide smiled shrank considerably as he glumly walked over to the Slytherin table. Scorpious welcomed him with open arms much to Jude's dismay. As the Sorting Ceremony came to a close, the hat was taken away by a short wizard while Professor McGonagall made her way to the center of the staff table. She hit her goblet a couple of times before saying loud enough for the hall to hear her.
"Can I have your attention please? I have a few Start of Term announcements to make. First off, I would like to welcome Professors Stephanie and Lena Adams Foster as new members to our Staff this year. Professor Steph will be teaching Defense Against The Dark Arts part time as well as a magical defense class, and Professor Lena will be teaching Muggle Studies. The Dark forest is out of bounds as it is every year. And Mr. Filch would like to remind you that no magic is permitted in the corridors, and Weasley Wizard Wheezes products are banned. If there is nothing else?" Professor McGonagall said looking up and down the table. "Let the feast, begin!"
Hey all it's Val! What a mix up! You all thought Jude and Connors houses would be switched because of the GIF going around on Tumblr right?! Well Jrub thought that Jude was more Gryffindor and Connor was more Slytherin. But remember, darkness does not always equate to evil just as light does not always mean good! Reviews are lovely, so are favorites, notes, reblogs. You know the drill. Keep the writer happy! Remember, the Fosters come back on June 8th! That's getting really close! Jrub will try to have a chapter for you on the 8th in celebration of the premier of Season 3! Until then my Jonnor fans! Val out! Jrub910 out! Mischief Managed!