A/N: Here we are! The second chapter! Some things in this are straight from
the books, but I've only done that to not offend anyone. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: Me no own. J.K. Rowling own. Not sue. Thankful. Only own Walsh family.
2. The train ride
And that were Lynn was standing now, sure that it was complete insanity to try to go trough a solid wall.
"Well, go on then!" said Kevin, who was growing impatient of Lynn. "We've haven't got all day!"
"Kevin, it's a solid wall," said Lynn.
"No, it's not. It's a magical wall, you'll go right trough." Kevin was talking quietly to avoid suspicion from by passers.
"Go on, it's alright," said Joanna, who had come along to say goodbye to Lynn. She then lowered her head towards Lynn and talked quietly. "I went through that wall for seven years. Trust me, it's safe." Lynn thought that she should trust Joanna. In any case, she was more likely to tell the truth than Kevin was. Lynn sighed.
"Okay, here I go..." she said, and took hold of the baggage car. She started going towards the wall and then started going faster, until she was into a slow run. She kept her eyes open the whole time, since she'd never liked not to face your fears. And if watching when you slammed into a wall wasn't facing your fears, then what was? When she was sure she was going to slam into the wall, nothing happened and she instead went right through it. On the other side was a platform. There was a sign that said "Platform 9 ¾ ". At the platform there was a scarlet red steam engine with a sign that said "Hogwarts Express". Lynn moved further out the platform and saw other people, parents and relatives who were there to wave their children of.
"Nice train, eh?" said Kevin who had come through the wall without Lynn noticing, and sneaked up right next to her. Lynn nudged Kevin in the ribs with her right elbow.
"I hate it when you do that!" she said irritated.
"Why do you think I keep doing it, dear sister?" said Kevin and walked down the platform with his baggage car. "I wonder if…" He turned to Lynn as Joanna came though the wall followed by Mr and Mrs Walsh. "Have you seen three guys, about the same age as me?" Kevin asked Lynn.
"Gee, that's specific…" said Lynn. "Can you tell me something else about them?"
"Two are twins, they have very red hair, are long and thin, and the third one is about normal height, is dark and have dreadlocks. Their names are Fred and George Weasley and Lee Jordan."
"Kevin?"
"Yes?"
"Your really are a bit thick. I've been here about ten seconds longer than you, how should I've seen them already, much less know their names?"
"Yeah, well, have you seen them?" Kevin was getting a bit annoyed with Lynn, even though she was right.
"No. I have not seen them. Why do you want to find them anyway?" Lynn was also growing annoyed.
"Fred, George and Lee are friends of Kevin," said Joanna. "Although, they do go in a different house."
"Let me guess: they joke around and spread mischief around them?" said Lynn.
"Right on the spot," said Joanna. "They are the notorious Hogwarts jokers."
"Something we take great pride in," said Kevin, grinning widely. "Wait a minute…" He began going down the platform and waving to someone who could only be Lee Jordan. "Hey Lee! Over here!"
"Beware of them," said Joanna quietly to Lynn. "Just so you know, Kevin is especially fond of turning hair into live snakes. The other three are a bit more varied than that. Just as a safety tip."
"Thanks," said Lynn. "But if he tries anything like that on me, I'll kick his ass…" she thought to herself.
Twenty minutes later everyone was on the train and they were saying goodbye to Mr and Mrs Walsh and Joanna through the window.
"Hope you have good year at Hogwarts," said Joanna to Lynn. "Write a letter once in a while."
"I will, I promise," said Lynn.
"And do write us to," said her mother. "It'll be a bit lonely without you at home."
"I'll write, mom," said Lynn.
"Well, have a nice year," said her father. "And remember to study hard so that you'll do well and get to come back next year."
"Okay dad, I'll do that," said Lynn. Her father now looked at Kevin.
"And you," he said to Kevin. "Try and behave your self this year."
"I have absolutely no idea what your talking about, dear father. I just-" Kevin started, but was interrupted by his father.
"I mean it," he said, seriously. Kevin got the point and didn't say anything.
They waved goodbye when the trains started rolling. Soon they had travelled out of London and were due north. Kevin went looking for Fred, George and Lee, and left Lynn alone in the cabin.
"Sitting here all by my self," Lynn sang to herself in the cabin. "There's no one here…" She stopped singing. "This is so boring! Could at least some just knock and the door and-" She heard someone knock on the door. "Hey! It worked!" she thought to herself. She looked towards the now open door. There stood a girl who was about normal height and had rather bushy hair.
"Do you mind if I sit here?" the girl said.
"Not at all," said Lynn. The girl sat down on the seat opposite Lynn. "I'm Lynn. Lynn Walsh."
"Pleased to meet you," said the girl. "I'm Hermione. Hermione Granger."
"Pleased to meet you too," said Lynn. Lynn and Hermione talked for a while. As it turned out Hermione was a muggleborn like Lynn's mother. And Lynn told her how she had got to know that she was a witch. "I can understand why they didn't tell, in a sense," said Lynn after she'd finished her story.
"But they had to tell you sometime!" said Hermione. "They couldn't just lie to you your whole life! That would be unfair!"
"Well, I think they would've told me sometime. But I admit it's a bit unfair," said Lynn. But now she came to think of something. "Hermione, how much do you now about Hogwarts? My family's tried to explain to me, but I really haven't got a clear picture of it." Hermione launched into a detailed description of Hogwarts and it's history, and it became clear that Hermione wasn't one to lay low on the studying. Another thing Lynn now noticed about Hermione was that she talked very fast when reciting something she'd read. Not that she talked all that slow otherwise. Lynn couldn't help but smile at this. It was rather fun.
"What?" said Hermione, noticing Lynn's smile. "What's so funny?" Lynn couldn't help but laugh at this. "Hey! You could at least answer!"
"Oh, I'm so sorry, Hermione!" said Lynn, recovering from the laughing. "Don't take this the wrong way, but you talked really fast just now. I just thought it was funny, not be rude or anything." Hermione blushed lightly.
"I know, I do that when I'm either nervous or tense. Right now I'm tense about going to Hogwarts. Especially about which house I'm going to be in."
"Yeah, me too. I'll do well with anything but Slytherin and Hufflepuff."
"Why not Hufflepuff?"
"My brother is in Hufflepuff. I get enough of him at home."
"Ah. But still, it would be nice to have someone from home at school."
"Well sometimes you just hate brothers and sisters, don't you?" Lynn said and laughed. But Hermione didn't laugh. "What's wrong?" Hermione smiled weakly.
"I wouldn't know," she said. "About brothers and sisters. I'm a only child."
"Sorry, I didn't mean to hurt you."
"It's okay," Hermione said and smiled.
"Besides, maybe your better of," said Lynn and smiled. "They really can be a pain in the neck sometimes."
"Perhaps," said Hermione. But then she remembered something. "But if you could choose, which house would you take?"
"Eh... difficult question... It would be nice to go in Gryffindor, since Michael went there, but I would also like to go in Rawenclaw since Joanna went there... But I think I'd take... Gryffindor."
"Why not Rawenclaw?"
"Mainly because I don't study enough, I've been told that if you go in Rawenclaw you often study real hard."
"Well you can study real hard otherwise. What's wrong with studying anyway?"
"Nothing, I just the not type who studies that hard. What about you? Which house?"
"I think I'd Gryffindor too, although I wouldn't mind Rawenclaw."
"Well, it would be nice if we were to go in the same house, wouldn't it?" said Lynn and smiled.
"Yes, it would," said Hermione and smiled. There was a knock on the door. Lynn and Hermione looked towards the door. In the doorway there stood a normal-height, round-faced boy. He had a worried expression on his face.
"Have you seen a toad?" the boy said.
"No," said Hermione.
"No, sorry," said Lynn.
"Nobody's seen him..." said the boy, more to himself than anyone else. Now Lynn and Hermione began to feel a bit sorry for the boy. They both stood up.
"I'll help you look if you want to," said Lynn.
"Me too," said Hermione.
"Really? Thanks!" said the boy, seeming a bit happier. "I'm Neville, by the way. Neville Longbottom."
"Lynn Walsh," said Lynn.
"Hermione Granger," said Hermione.
"Pleased to meet you," said Neville.
After a while of looking for Neville's toad (with out result), Lynn returned to the cabin. After minute or two Hermione also arrived in the cabin.
"Any luck?" Lynn asked.
"No," said Hermione and sat down. "Not for you either, right?"
"No," said Lynn. Now Lynn noticed that Hermione had the same expression that her brothers and sisters had had so many times. Hermione was dying to tell her something. "What? You want to tell me something?"
"Guess who I saw in one of the cabins?" said Hermione, sounding a bit excited.
"Eh... I don't know..." said Lynn. "...Sean Connery?"
"Funny. No, I saw Harry Potter!"
"Oh, really?" said Lynn. "Who the hell is Harry Potter? Must be some cute guy or something..." Lynn thought to herself, having absolutely no idea about who Harry Potter was.
"Well, we better change into our robes, we'll be arriving soon." Lynn looked out the window. It was sunset outside.
"Well, time does fly sometimes." They began changing into their robes.
When the train had stopped Lynn and Hermione got out onto a tiny, dark platform. They were both very nervous. What would happen now? Then they saw a light, a lamp it seemed, come bobbing over the heads of the students.
"Firs'-years! Firs'-years over here! All right there, Harry?" said a voice from a bit over them. Lynn could just make out the shape of a gigantic man, twice as long as a ordinary man an at least five times as wide, with black eyes that you could just make out. "C'mon, follow me – any more firs'- years? Mind yer step now! Firs'-years follow me!" They went down a dark path. Everyone was quiet (with the exception of Neville who sniffed once or twice). "Yeh'll get yer firs' sight o' Hogwarts in a sec, jus' round the bend here."
There was a loud "Oooooh!". The path had opened and the could see that they were on the edge of a great, black lake. On top of a high mountain on the other side they saw Hogwarts castle, its windows sparkling in the starry sky, and with many turrets and towers.
"No more'n four to a boat!" the giant man said. There was arush to get to a boat and Lynn got in another boat then Hermione. "Everyone in? Right then – FORWARD!" The boats began moving across the great lake, which was smooth as glass. Everyone looked silently up to the great castle which was towering above them. After a few minutes they went into a tunnel, hidden by an curtain of ivy, and soon they went ashore in some sort of underground harbour. "Oy, you there! Is this your toad?"
"Trevor!" cried Neville, happy about finding his toad at last. They then followed the giant man up a rocky passageway which came out on the smooth, damp grass just outside the castle. They walked up a flight of stone steps and crowded around a huge, oak door.
"Everyone here? You there, still got yer toad?" the giant man said. He then raised a gigantic fist and knocked three times on the door.
A/N: There you go! You've read the second chapter! The next chapter I'll try and compress the books happenings a little, just so you know.
Oh, I have my home computer back now. YAY!
Now review, review and, not to forget anything, review!
Emher
Disclaimer: Me no own. J.K. Rowling own. Not sue. Thankful. Only own Walsh family.
2. The train ride
And that were Lynn was standing now, sure that it was complete insanity to try to go trough a solid wall.
"Well, go on then!" said Kevin, who was growing impatient of Lynn. "We've haven't got all day!"
"Kevin, it's a solid wall," said Lynn.
"No, it's not. It's a magical wall, you'll go right trough." Kevin was talking quietly to avoid suspicion from by passers.
"Go on, it's alright," said Joanna, who had come along to say goodbye to Lynn. She then lowered her head towards Lynn and talked quietly. "I went through that wall for seven years. Trust me, it's safe." Lynn thought that she should trust Joanna. In any case, she was more likely to tell the truth than Kevin was. Lynn sighed.
"Okay, here I go..." she said, and took hold of the baggage car. She started going towards the wall and then started going faster, until she was into a slow run. She kept her eyes open the whole time, since she'd never liked not to face your fears. And if watching when you slammed into a wall wasn't facing your fears, then what was? When she was sure she was going to slam into the wall, nothing happened and she instead went right through it. On the other side was a platform. There was a sign that said "Platform 9 ¾ ". At the platform there was a scarlet red steam engine with a sign that said "Hogwarts Express". Lynn moved further out the platform and saw other people, parents and relatives who were there to wave their children of.
"Nice train, eh?" said Kevin who had come through the wall without Lynn noticing, and sneaked up right next to her. Lynn nudged Kevin in the ribs with her right elbow.
"I hate it when you do that!" she said irritated.
"Why do you think I keep doing it, dear sister?" said Kevin and walked down the platform with his baggage car. "I wonder if…" He turned to Lynn as Joanna came though the wall followed by Mr and Mrs Walsh. "Have you seen three guys, about the same age as me?" Kevin asked Lynn.
"Gee, that's specific…" said Lynn. "Can you tell me something else about them?"
"Two are twins, they have very red hair, are long and thin, and the third one is about normal height, is dark and have dreadlocks. Their names are Fred and George Weasley and Lee Jordan."
"Kevin?"
"Yes?"
"Your really are a bit thick. I've been here about ten seconds longer than you, how should I've seen them already, much less know their names?"
"Yeah, well, have you seen them?" Kevin was getting a bit annoyed with Lynn, even though she was right.
"No. I have not seen them. Why do you want to find them anyway?" Lynn was also growing annoyed.
"Fred, George and Lee are friends of Kevin," said Joanna. "Although, they do go in a different house."
"Let me guess: they joke around and spread mischief around them?" said Lynn.
"Right on the spot," said Joanna. "They are the notorious Hogwarts jokers."
"Something we take great pride in," said Kevin, grinning widely. "Wait a minute…" He began going down the platform and waving to someone who could only be Lee Jordan. "Hey Lee! Over here!"
"Beware of them," said Joanna quietly to Lynn. "Just so you know, Kevin is especially fond of turning hair into live snakes. The other three are a bit more varied than that. Just as a safety tip."
"Thanks," said Lynn. "But if he tries anything like that on me, I'll kick his ass…" she thought to herself.
Twenty minutes later everyone was on the train and they were saying goodbye to Mr and Mrs Walsh and Joanna through the window.
"Hope you have good year at Hogwarts," said Joanna to Lynn. "Write a letter once in a while."
"I will, I promise," said Lynn.
"And do write us to," said her mother. "It'll be a bit lonely without you at home."
"I'll write, mom," said Lynn.
"Well, have a nice year," said her father. "And remember to study hard so that you'll do well and get to come back next year."
"Okay dad, I'll do that," said Lynn. Her father now looked at Kevin.
"And you," he said to Kevin. "Try and behave your self this year."
"I have absolutely no idea what your talking about, dear father. I just-" Kevin started, but was interrupted by his father.
"I mean it," he said, seriously. Kevin got the point and didn't say anything.
They waved goodbye when the trains started rolling. Soon they had travelled out of London and were due north. Kevin went looking for Fred, George and Lee, and left Lynn alone in the cabin.
"Sitting here all by my self," Lynn sang to herself in the cabin. "There's no one here…" She stopped singing. "This is so boring! Could at least some just knock and the door and-" She heard someone knock on the door. "Hey! It worked!" she thought to herself. She looked towards the now open door. There stood a girl who was about normal height and had rather bushy hair.
"Do you mind if I sit here?" the girl said.
"Not at all," said Lynn. The girl sat down on the seat opposite Lynn. "I'm Lynn. Lynn Walsh."
"Pleased to meet you," said the girl. "I'm Hermione. Hermione Granger."
"Pleased to meet you too," said Lynn. Lynn and Hermione talked for a while. As it turned out Hermione was a muggleborn like Lynn's mother. And Lynn told her how she had got to know that she was a witch. "I can understand why they didn't tell, in a sense," said Lynn after she'd finished her story.
"But they had to tell you sometime!" said Hermione. "They couldn't just lie to you your whole life! That would be unfair!"
"Well, I think they would've told me sometime. But I admit it's a bit unfair," said Lynn. But now she came to think of something. "Hermione, how much do you now about Hogwarts? My family's tried to explain to me, but I really haven't got a clear picture of it." Hermione launched into a detailed description of Hogwarts and it's history, and it became clear that Hermione wasn't one to lay low on the studying. Another thing Lynn now noticed about Hermione was that she talked very fast when reciting something she'd read. Not that she talked all that slow otherwise. Lynn couldn't help but smile at this. It was rather fun.
"What?" said Hermione, noticing Lynn's smile. "What's so funny?" Lynn couldn't help but laugh at this. "Hey! You could at least answer!"
"Oh, I'm so sorry, Hermione!" said Lynn, recovering from the laughing. "Don't take this the wrong way, but you talked really fast just now. I just thought it was funny, not be rude or anything." Hermione blushed lightly.
"I know, I do that when I'm either nervous or tense. Right now I'm tense about going to Hogwarts. Especially about which house I'm going to be in."
"Yeah, me too. I'll do well with anything but Slytherin and Hufflepuff."
"Why not Hufflepuff?"
"My brother is in Hufflepuff. I get enough of him at home."
"Ah. But still, it would be nice to have someone from home at school."
"Well sometimes you just hate brothers and sisters, don't you?" Lynn said and laughed. But Hermione didn't laugh. "What's wrong?" Hermione smiled weakly.
"I wouldn't know," she said. "About brothers and sisters. I'm a only child."
"Sorry, I didn't mean to hurt you."
"It's okay," Hermione said and smiled.
"Besides, maybe your better of," said Lynn and smiled. "They really can be a pain in the neck sometimes."
"Perhaps," said Hermione. But then she remembered something. "But if you could choose, which house would you take?"
"Eh... difficult question... It would be nice to go in Gryffindor, since Michael went there, but I would also like to go in Rawenclaw since Joanna went there... But I think I'd take... Gryffindor."
"Why not Rawenclaw?"
"Mainly because I don't study enough, I've been told that if you go in Rawenclaw you often study real hard."
"Well you can study real hard otherwise. What's wrong with studying anyway?"
"Nothing, I just the not type who studies that hard. What about you? Which house?"
"I think I'd Gryffindor too, although I wouldn't mind Rawenclaw."
"Well, it would be nice if we were to go in the same house, wouldn't it?" said Lynn and smiled.
"Yes, it would," said Hermione and smiled. There was a knock on the door. Lynn and Hermione looked towards the door. In the doorway there stood a normal-height, round-faced boy. He had a worried expression on his face.
"Have you seen a toad?" the boy said.
"No," said Hermione.
"No, sorry," said Lynn.
"Nobody's seen him..." said the boy, more to himself than anyone else. Now Lynn and Hermione began to feel a bit sorry for the boy. They both stood up.
"I'll help you look if you want to," said Lynn.
"Me too," said Hermione.
"Really? Thanks!" said the boy, seeming a bit happier. "I'm Neville, by the way. Neville Longbottom."
"Lynn Walsh," said Lynn.
"Hermione Granger," said Hermione.
"Pleased to meet you," said Neville.
After a while of looking for Neville's toad (with out result), Lynn returned to the cabin. After minute or two Hermione also arrived in the cabin.
"Any luck?" Lynn asked.
"No," said Hermione and sat down. "Not for you either, right?"
"No," said Lynn. Now Lynn noticed that Hermione had the same expression that her brothers and sisters had had so many times. Hermione was dying to tell her something. "What? You want to tell me something?"
"Guess who I saw in one of the cabins?" said Hermione, sounding a bit excited.
"Eh... I don't know..." said Lynn. "...Sean Connery?"
"Funny. No, I saw Harry Potter!"
"Oh, really?" said Lynn. "Who the hell is Harry Potter? Must be some cute guy or something..." Lynn thought to herself, having absolutely no idea about who Harry Potter was.
"Well, we better change into our robes, we'll be arriving soon." Lynn looked out the window. It was sunset outside.
"Well, time does fly sometimes." They began changing into their robes.
When the train had stopped Lynn and Hermione got out onto a tiny, dark platform. They were both very nervous. What would happen now? Then they saw a light, a lamp it seemed, come bobbing over the heads of the students.
"Firs'-years! Firs'-years over here! All right there, Harry?" said a voice from a bit over them. Lynn could just make out the shape of a gigantic man, twice as long as a ordinary man an at least five times as wide, with black eyes that you could just make out. "C'mon, follow me – any more firs'- years? Mind yer step now! Firs'-years follow me!" They went down a dark path. Everyone was quiet (with the exception of Neville who sniffed once or twice). "Yeh'll get yer firs' sight o' Hogwarts in a sec, jus' round the bend here."
There was a loud "Oooooh!". The path had opened and the could see that they were on the edge of a great, black lake. On top of a high mountain on the other side they saw Hogwarts castle, its windows sparkling in the starry sky, and with many turrets and towers.
"No more'n four to a boat!" the giant man said. There was arush to get to a boat and Lynn got in another boat then Hermione. "Everyone in? Right then – FORWARD!" The boats began moving across the great lake, which was smooth as glass. Everyone looked silently up to the great castle which was towering above them. After a few minutes they went into a tunnel, hidden by an curtain of ivy, and soon they went ashore in some sort of underground harbour. "Oy, you there! Is this your toad?"
"Trevor!" cried Neville, happy about finding his toad at last. They then followed the giant man up a rocky passageway which came out on the smooth, damp grass just outside the castle. They walked up a flight of stone steps and crowded around a huge, oak door.
"Everyone here? You there, still got yer toad?" the giant man said. He then raised a gigantic fist and knocked three times on the door.
A/N: There you go! You've read the second chapter! The next chapter I'll try and compress the books happenings a little, just so you know.
Oh, I have my home computer back now. YAY!
Now review, review and, not to forget anything, review!
Emher
