Sooo, How'd you like the last chapter of Harry Potter and the Scroll of Merlin??? Hey, if you didn't like it, you're probably gunna hate this whole story, so just give up now! J/k, if you want to give my story a try, then keep on reading! Disclaimer: These are for the most part, not my characters, but instead J.K. Rowlings. Please forgive any other copyright things. =) Anyway, Hope you like this chapter, and haaaaave fun! (forgive any misspelled things please!)

Harry Potter and the Scroll of Merlin
Chapter Three: Train Traveling

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For the first time in over two months, Harry's dreams were not preoccupied by Voldemort. Instead they were blissfully blank, and when he awoke at 7:00 A.M. he was ready to start the new year at Hogwarts! He definitely wasn't as nervous as the first time he had made his way to Hogwarts on the Hogwarts Express. He could even be considered calm, except when he thought about when he got to Hogwarts. He didn't want to think about what could happen when he got there. Malfoy sneering at him with his cronies Crabbe and Goyle backing him up. Cho mourning Cedric, and not giving him a second glance. At least he would have Ron and Hermione to cheer him up.

As the Dursley's awoke, Harry wanted to get going right away, but knew the Dursleys would get angry at him if he mentioned leaving. As nine o'clock rolled around, they loaded his trunk into the car, and Dudley was forced to sit in the back with Harry. This was extremely difficult, as Dudley was almost as wide as a park bench, and had to squeeze into the back seat. As they started off, Uncle Vernon looked stressed, and Aunt Petunia kept patting his arm.

When they reached Kings Cross Station, they told Harry, "Get out, and take that ruddy owl with you!" understanding that this was his only goodbye, he stepped out of the car, picked up Hedwig's cage, and got his trunk out of the back. As he walked away, the Dursleys drove away as fast as they could, which was not that fast owing to the traffic in the street.

As he made his way into the station, he saw the Weasleys making their way to the space between platforms 9 and 10. "Hey," he called out to them, "wait up!"

Ron turned, and grinned as he saw Harry pushing his trunk up to them. "Hey, we missed you this summer!"

"Yeah, I probably missed you more though. The Dursleys were as bad as usual...." Said Harry, as Fred and George passed through the barrier into platform 9 3/4. "Hey mom, well go next." Ron and Harry started toward the barrier. They were 10 feet, 5, 2, 1, and through! Slowing to a stop, they turned around waiting for Ginny and Mrs. Weasley.

Pop! They were through, and Mrs. Weasley gave Harry a big hug, before kissing Ron on the forehead, and saying goodbye to the others. "Well, lets go find Hermione... said Harry, as they started toward the train. Pigwidgeon, Ron's owl, started hooting loudly as they passed other owls, most of whom gave him a very snooty look, before turning around. This only encouraged him to hoot some more!
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As Rachel made her way into Kings Cross, she couldn't help feeling excited! It was going to be exciting, even if she was a big disappointment. She had read that there were four houses in the school, but in what she had read of Hogwarts a History, she only knew what each animal symbol was and who founded each house. As she and her parents crossed the barrier onto platform 9 3/4, she could see hundreds of students and parents milling around, and hugging their good-byes.

"Goodbye sweetie!" cried her mom while giving Rachel and extra big hug that nearly crushed her. "Write us all the time!"

Five minutes later she was climbing aboard the Hogwarts express, and the whistle sounding. "I wonder where I'll sit?" She thought aloud to herself. She had been worrying about this, as she knew no one here, and they probably didn't want to know her! "Hmm, well, I'll find a place...."

As Rachel made her way along the corridor, looking into compartments that had open doors, she noticed that most of them were already full. Making her way to the back of the train, she saw that the last compartment had only one person in it so far. People were still walking down the corridor, looking for people.

"Do you think that I could sit with you?" Rachel asked the girl in the compartment. She looked about her age, with dark brown bushy hair, and an even larger copy of Hogwarts, A History than hers!

Setting the book aside, she said, "Yes, of course. I'm expecting two more people any second now, so I hope you don't mind them... I'm Hermione Granger by the way, and who are you? I don't think I've met you...."

"I'm Rachel, Rachel Lunarium. I'm a new transfer student from America."

"Ohh, I heard that there was one coming. What year are you going to be in?"

"It's my fifth year… but in my acceptance letter they said that I'm going to be sorted or something like that. I really don't know what that is...." Rachel confessed. She had been wondering how they sorted students at this school. Her friends said that if first years could do it, she probably could too, but she was still nervous.

"Oh, don't worry, it's actually kind of fun being sorted... just don't end up in Slytherin! They're horrible...."

"Okay, I'll keep that in mind...." said Rachel, feeling a little uneasy about these Slytherins.

Just then the compartment door opened, and in stepped two boys the same age as them. One had flaming red hair, and was rather tall and lanky. The other had dark, untidy hair, and stunningly green eyes. Rachel looked them up and down, before noticing that one of them had a scar on his forehead. She knew who this was, it had to be Harry Potter, but she didn't want to say anything, in case she was wrong.

"Harry, Ron, finally! I was beginning to get worried that you took another flying car! This is Rachel, Rachel this is Harry Potter and Ron Weasley." Said Hermione.

"Hi," said Rachel, feeling foolish. Who wouldn't be excited to meet Harry Potter. She was sure he must be sick of people idolizing his forehead, but it was just cool to be meeting a celebrity.

"Hey, I haven't met you before, what year are you?" asked Ron, as the two of them sat down.

Once again Rachel launched into a discussion about being a transfer student to Hogwarts.

"Cool!" said Harry as she finished. "Just don't be put into Slytherin...." He said, as she started to notice a pattern with these Slytherins....
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That's all for now! I hope you liked this section. It's coming along, but It'll start getting exciting soon! I promise. I just don't want to rush this whole danger adventure thing, because It'll be hard to make it have plot! Hey, at least Rachel met H, H, and R.... (If you think this will turn into a Mary Sue, I promise it wont. I'm not going to do the normal stuff that everyone thinks is gunna happen, cause that's just not exciting! =)