Sirius accompanied Harry to Diagon Alley the following week, where they met up with Ron, Hermione and their families. Mr Weasley once again dragged the Grnagers off for a drink, thoroughly interested in microwaves and other such muggle- like instruments. Fred and George cornered Sirius and began questioning him on his 'great escape' from Azkaban, the wizard prison and Mrs Weasley and Ginny went off to wander round the shops leaving Hary, Ron and Hermione to their own devices.
" So what do you want to do?" Hermione asked the two boys, but she didn't get much of an answer. Harry and Ron had joined the crowd clamouring to get a closer look at the gleaming broom in the window of Quality Quidditch Supplies.
" Most sensitive Braking system yet"
"Twigs cut from the forests of Albania"
"The broom handles streamlined, Harry, look!"
The two boys squeezed their way to the front to gaze longingly at the magnificent broom before them. Gold lettering underneath it read' The Hawk'and Harry heard another man say to his companion " I hear that this is the best its going to get - I mean what else is there to do?"
Harry thought of his firebolt packed away, and a ache grew inside him for the gleaming brrom infront of him.
It was only when Hermione yanked them away from the window they were brought back to reality.
" Will you look at that!"
Lucius Malfoy and Mr Weasley appeared to be talking, not arguing as they usually did.
Harry, Ron and Hermione edged closer, trying not to be seen,
" No, Malfoy, I don't see why I should"
" You will if you know whats good for you" And Mr Malfoy tuned on his heel and walked off.
"Dad,whats going on?"
"Oh, nothing son, nothing." And he too walked off leaving the three students feeling very suspicious.
*
Harry met up with Sirus later on that afternoon and began to tell him what he had witnessed between Mr Weasley and Mr Malfoy
"... and then we asked Ron's dad and he just shrugged us off and left."
"You're probably geting worked up over anither on of their squabbles, Harry. Don't get mixed up with it."
Yet Harry couldn't help feeling that wasn't the solution.
*
As Harry took the Barrier between platforms nine and ten on September the first, he emerged onto the platform but was greeted with a peculiar sight.
Theplatform was bursting with Hogwarts students of course, but instead of the usual babble of noise, the hoards of studnets were in silence. Even starnger thatn that was the fact they were all standing in a line.
"You are late!" A voice barked into harry's ear. Harry turned to see a six foot man, with a chin like an army general, looking very stern indeed. Harry took this as a hint and jumped into line behind a fellow Gryffindor, Seamus Finnigan.
"What's going on? He whispered, careful not to say it too loud in case he was caught by the army general now barking at Ron who had followed him through the gateway.
"Dunno, but I guess hes the new Defence gainst the Dark Arts teacher. Who else could it be?"
"Ron came up behind Harry and said, puffing"
" Somebody got out of bed on the wrong side this morning!" But was silent when the teacher walked past glaring at them.
The three boys boarded the train in silence and found a compartment to themselves. They were joined a few minutes later by hermione looking thoriughly disgruntled.
" What a sexist pig that new teacher is!"
"How did you know he is a teacher?"Ron asked
"Well its obvoius - who else could it be? Anyway, all the girls were sent back through the gateway until all you boys were on the train! Can you beleive that?"
Hermione sat down with a thump next to Harry and pulled a copy of Hogwarts: A history out of her bag and began to silently read.
*
After sevaral hours of talking, playing games and eating Bertie Botts Every Flavour Beans there was a knock and the compartment door slid open revealing Draco malfoy and his two cronies, Crabbe and Goyle. Harry stood up ready to throw insults at him if he tried anything but was shunted aside as malfoy pushed past him and sat down next to Ron, acting in a very peculiar way.
" Hi there Ron, have a good summer?"
"Ron gaped open mouthed at the now nice Slytherin asking him how his summer was!
"What do want Malfoy." Hermione said over the top of her book.
"I was just talking to Ron, you Mudblood."
Hermione opened her mouth to retaliate but was cut short by Malfoy who was saying Goodbye to Ron and exiting the compartment.
Harry and Hermione turned to look at Ron, eyes wide open in astonishment. Ron shrugged his shoulders and for the rest of the journey they sat making up stories about what could have happened to Malfoy to make him so...so nice!
A/N Sorry the chapters are so short. I will try and make the next on longer! .So, what were Mr Weasley and mr malfoy discussing in Diagon Alley, who is the mysterious army general and WHAT has happenedto Malfoy? Next Chapter up soon - you know what to do!
Disclaimer: All to the fab JKR!
" So what do you want to do?" Hermione asked the two boys, but she didn't get much of an answer. Harry and Ron had joined the crowd clamouring to get a closer look at the gleaming broom in the window of Quality Quidditch Supplies.
" Most sensitive Braking system yet"
"Twigs cut from the forests of Albania"
"The broom handles streamlined, Harry, look!"
The two boys squeezed their way to the front to gaze longingly at the magnificent broom before them. Gold lettering underneath it read' The Hawk'and Harry heard another man say to his companion " I hear that this is the best its going to get - I mean what else is there to do?"
Harry thought of his firebolt packed away, and a ache grew inside him for the gleaming brrom infront of him.
It was only when Hermione yanked them away from the window they were brought back to reality.
" Will you look at that!"
Lucius Malfoy and Mr Weasley appeared to be talking, not arguing as they usually did.
Harry, Ron and Hermione edged closer, trying not to be seen,
" No, Malfoy, I don't see why I should"
" You will if you know whats good for you" And Mr Malfoy tuned on his heel and walked off.
"Dad,whats going on?"
"Oh, nothing son, nothing." And he too walked off leaving the three students feeling very suspicious.
*
Harry met up with Sirus later on that afternoon and began to tell him what he had witnessed between Mr Weasley and Mr Malfoy
"... and then we asked Ron's dad and he just shrugged us off and left."
"You're probably geting worked up over anither on of their squabbles, Harry. Don't get mixed up with it."
Yet Harry couldn't help feeling that wasn't the solution.
*
As Harry took the Barrier between platforms nine and ten on September the first, he emerged onto the platform but was greeted with a peculiar sight.
Theplatform was bursting with Hogwarts students of course, but instead of the usual babble of noise, the hoards of studnets were in silence. Even starnger thatn that was the fact they were all standing in a line.
"You are late!" A voice barked into harry's ear. Harry turned to see a six foot man, with a chin like an army general, looking very stern indeed. Harry took this as a hint and jumped into line behind a fellow Gryffindor, Seamus Finnigan.
"What's going on? He whispered, careful not to say it too loud in case he was caught by the army general now barking at Ron who had followed him through the gateway.
"Dunno, but I guess hes the new Defence gainst the Dark Arts teacher. Who else could it be?"
"Ron came up behind Harry and said, puffing"
" Somebody got out of bed on the wrong side this morning!" But was silent when the teacher walked past glaring at them.
The three boys boarded the train in silence and found a compartment to themselves. They were joined a few minutes later by hermione looking thoriughly disgruntled.
" What a sexist pig that new teacher is!"
"How did you know he is a teacher?"Ron asked
"Well its obvoius - who else could it be? Anyway, all the girls were sent back through the gateway until all you boys were on the train! Can you beleive that?"
Hermione sat down with a thump next to Harry and pulled a copy of Hogwarts: A history out of her bag and began to silently read.
*
After sevaral hours of talking, playing games and eating Bertie Botts Every Flavour Beans there was a knock and the compartment door slid open revealing Draco malfoy and his two cronies, Crabbe and Goyle. Harry stood up ready to throw insults at him if he tried anything but was shunted aside as malfoy pushed past him and sat down next to Ron, acting in a very peculiar way.
" Hi there Ron, have a good summer?"
"Ron gaped open mouthed at the now nice Slytherin asking him how his summer was!
"What do want Malfoy." Hermione said over the top of her book.
"I was just talking to Ron, you Mudblood."
Hermione opened her mouth to retaliate but was cut short by Malfoy who was saying Goodbye to Ron and exiting the compartment.
Harry and Hermione turned to look at Ron, eyes wide open in astonishment. Ron shrugged his shoulders and for the rest of the journey they sat making up stories about what could have happened to Malfoy to make him so...so nice!
A/N Sorry the chapters are so short. I will try and make the next on longer! .So, what were Mr Weasley and mr malfoy discussing in Diagon Alley, who is the mysterious army general and WHAT has happenedto Malfoy? Next Chapter up soon - you know what to do!
Disclaimer: All to the fab JKR!