4-The New Kid at Hogwarts
Harry awoke to the sound of Ron flipping cards. He was playing a game called Keep the Keeper. It was a very hard game, which Harry did not care for, but on the other hand Ron loved it. Even though he never won.
"Hi" he called out to Ron as he turned to face him.
"Sleep well?" he called back.
"Pretty well." he answered.
"I guess we'd better get up and go down stairs" Harry came to say.
"Yea sure." Ron repelled.
So they wondered down the steps to the kitchen only to see Ginny and Hermione still in their Pajamas and eating fresh pancakes with strawberries on top, There was also Fred and George eating as well. Precy was the only one who was eating green grapes. Harry thought that he too might be on a diet. Why, he wasn't sure.
Mrs. Wesley handed Harry a plate full of pancakes. She looked at him with a smile in her eyes.
"Thank you," he said.
"You're welcome. How did you sleep?" she remarked.
"Very well," he answered back.
"Eat up, children. We'll be leaving soon," called Mr. Wesley.
They did as they were told and rushed up to their rooms to get their trunks. As Harry carried his trunk down the steps, his stomach began to do flip-flops. Harry suddenly remembered that he'd forgotten to tell Ron and Hermione about what had happened to him at the Dursley's. He thought to himself, I'll tell them on the train and write Sirus when we get to school. How could I forget? he asked himself knowingly.
When Harry got down the stairs, he saw just about everyone was ready to go and watched as Mrs. Wesley asked everyone if they had everything.
"Okay," said Mrs. Wesley. "Let's go." They each gripped their trunks and smiled. First to go was Ginny and Hermione. "Corn snap!" they shouted together, and with a flash they were gone. Next to go was Fred and George. They shouted "corn snap" and were gone. Harry and Ron were next in line and then Mrs. and Mr. Wesley and Percy would follow behind them.
When they arrived, they walked to Platform 9 ¾ and stood there to say goodbye to Mrs. and Mr. Wesley. First to go was Percy. He complained the he needed to go early in order to meet his girlfriend. Then Ginny and Hermione went through giggling. George and Fred were going to go last so Harry and Ron said their goodbyes and ran through. To Harry and Ron, it was no surprise the Hogwarts Express was right in front of them and looked shinier than ever.
As they handed their trunks to the man at the back of the train, Harry told Ron and Hermione that they were to sit alone so that he could talk to them without anyone overhearing them. They agreed and stepped on the train when it gave a loud whistle to signal that all passengers were to be on board at that time. Harry smiled at himself as he got on the train. They found seats in the near back of the train and sat looking out the window. At first, they talked about how they couldn't wait to get to Hogwarts. But then after awhile, they got in deep discussion about Harry and the Dursley's.
Harry told them about the walls and the voice that he had heard. "But there's one thing I really don't understand," said Harry, frowning.
"What?" asked Ron.
"It's just the Dursley's never heard any of the screaming or the walls moving or anything," Harry said questioningly.
"That's weird," Hermione declared.
"I know," said Harry. For a moment, they all sat quietly, thinking of what Harry had just said-until a young boy stood at the doorway asking if he could sit with them. They looked at each other, noticing that the boy was new. He had short blonde hair with a weird greenish-blue color of eyes. He was medium height and was already in his rode. He seemed not a bit nervous about going to a new school.
"I guess," called Ron, disappointed that they could no longer talk about what had happened. The boy plopped down beside Ron like he owned the world and begun to ramble off questions.
"So what year are you guys?" he asked.
"Fifth," Ron repelled looking annoyed.
"I'm a fifth year myself." he called out.
"If you're a fifth year how's come we've never seen you before?" ask Hermione.
"Just transferred here from the states," he replied. "My dad got a new job and we had to move here," he said looking away from them.
"Oh," said Harry, "but wouldn't that make you a first year?"
"They told me since I learned so much stuff back at my old school that they would just put me in with the first years. Of course it was up to me but I said yeah, sure, whatever." the boy sighed.
Ron looked thoughtful at the boy. "I can't remember what you said your name was."
"Well, I didn't tell you yet. That's why you don't remember. My name's Jim. What's yours?"
"Ron, and this is Hermione and this is Harry."
"Good to know," he said looking thoughtfully out the window.
Harry heard his stomach make a hungry sound. It had been three and a half hours since they had eaten. They lady had just passed them with a trolley of treats. Harry didn't mean to be rude but blurted out, "Anyone else hungry?"
"Yeah, I am," called Ron.
"Want to go get some junk food. I'll buy!" Harry asked, smiling.
"Sure," Ron said.
"We'll be right back," they called to Hermione and Jim.
Hermione didn't know what to say to Jim so she just sat there with her feet thumping up against the seat occasionally. Jim seemed to be in deep thought until Ron and Harry came back. They came back with bunches of candy. They offered Hermione and Jim some but only Jim took some. Hermione said that she didn't want to spoil her dinner. So as they ate away on the candy harry asked Jim if he knew what "house" he was to be put in?
"Nope," repelled Jim. They told me that they would do me with the first years.
"Oh, I see." said Harry.
Harry thought to himself, this guy is really weird. Although some other part of him said give this guy a break he just got here.
Just as Harry thoughts went away the train stopped. It was time to get off and go across the lake and enter Hogwarts for fifth year in a row. He could hardly wait for it to begin.
Harry awoke to the sound of Ron flipping cards. He was playing a game called Keep the Keeper. It was a very hard game, which Harry did not care for, but on the other hand Ron loved it. Even though he never won.
"Hi" he called out to Ron as he turned to face him.
"Sleep well?" he called back.
"Pretty well." he answered.
"I guess we'd better get up and go down stairs" Harry came to say.
"Yea sure." Ron repelled.
So they wondered down the steps to the kitchen only to see Ginny and Hermione still in their Pajamas and eating fresh pancakes with strawberries on top, There was also Fred and George eating as well. Precy was the only one who was eating green grapes. Harry thought that he too might be on a diet. Why, he wasn't sure.
Mrs. Wesley handed Harry a plate full of pancakes. She looked at him with a smile in her eyes.
"Thank you," he said.
"You're welcome. How did you sleep?" she remarked.
"Very well," he answered back.
"Eat up, children. We'll be leaving soon," called Mr. Wesley.
They did as they were told and rushed up to their rooms to get their trunks. As Harry carried his trunk down the steps, his stomach began to do flip-flops. Harry suddenly remembered that he'd forgotten to tell Ron and Hermione about what had happened to him at the Dursley's. He thought to himself, I'll tell them on the train and write Sirus when we get to school. How could I forget? he asked himself knowingly.
When Harry got down the stairs, he saw just about everyone was ready to go and watched as Mrs. Wesley asked everyone if they had everything.
"Okay," said Mrs. Wesley. "Let's go." They each gripped their trunks and smiled. First to go was Ginny and Hermione. "Corn snap!" they shouted together, and with a flash they were gone. Next to go was Fred and George. They shouted "corn snap" and were gone. Harry and Ron were next in line and then Mrs. and Mr. Wesley and Percy would follow behind them.
When they arrived, they walked to Platform 9 ¾ and stood there to say goodbye to Mrs. and Mr. Wesley. First to go was Percy. He complained the he needed to go early in order to meet his girlfriend. Then Ginny and Hermione went through giggling. George and Fred were going to go last so Harry and Ron said their goodbyes and ran through. To Harry and Ron, it was no surprise the Hogwarts Express was right in front of them and looked shinier than ever.
As they handed their trunks to the man at the back of the train, Harry told Ron and Hermione that they were to sit alone so that he could talk to them without anyone overhearing them. They agreed and stepped on the train when it gave a loud whistle to signal that all passengers were to be on board at that time. Harry smiled at himself as he got on the train. They found seats in the near back of the train and sat looking out the window. At first, they talked about how they couldn't wait to get to Hogwarts. But then after awhile, they got in deep discussion about Harry and the Dursley's.
Harry told them about the walls and the voice that he had heard. "But there's one thing I really don't understand," said Harry, frowning.
"What?" asked Ron.
"It's just the Dursley's never heard any of the screaming or the walls moving or anything," Harry said questioningly.
"That's weird," Hermione declared.
"I know," said Harry. For a moment, they all sat quietly, thinking of what Harry had just said-until a young boy stood at the doorway asking if he could sit with them. They looked at each other, noticing that the boy was new. He had short blonde hair with a weird greenish-blue color of eyes. He was medium height and was already in his rode. He seemed not a bit nervous about going to a new school.
"I guess," called Ron, disappointed that they could no longer talk about what had happened. The boy plopped down beside Ron like he owned the world and begun to ramble off questions.
"So what year are you guys?" he asked.
"Fifth," Ron repelled looking annoyed.
"I'm a fifth year myself." he called out.
"If you're a fifth year how's come we've never seen you before?" ask Hermione.
"Just transferred here from the states," he replied. "My dad got a new job and we had to move here," he said looking away from them.
"Oh," said Harry, "but wouldn't that make you a first year?"
"They told me since I learned so much stuff back at my old school that they would just put me in with the first years. Of course it was up to me but I said yeah, sure, whatever." the boy sighed.
Ron looked thoughtful at the boy. "I can't remember what you said your name was."
"Well, I didn't tell you yet. That's why you don't remember. My name's Jim. What's yours?"
"Ron, and this is Hermione and this is Harry."
"Good to know," he said looking thoughtfully out the window.
Harry heard his stomach make a hungry sound. It had been three and a half hours since they had eaten. They lady had just passed them with a trolley of treats. Harry didn't mean to be rude but blurted out, "Anyone else hungry?"
"Yeah, I am," called Ron.
"Want to go get some junk food. I'll buy!" Harry asked, smiling.
"Sure," Ron said.
"We'll be right back," they called to Hermione and Jim.
Hermione didn't know what to say to Jim so she just sat there with her feet thumping up against the seat occasionally. Jim seemed to be in deep thought until Ron and Harry came back. They came back with bunches of candy. They offered Hermione and Jim some but only Jim took some. Hermione said that she didn't want to spoil her dinner. So as they ate away on the candy harry asked Jim if he knew what "house" he was to be put in?
"Nope," repelled Jim. They told me that they would do me with the first years.
"Oh, I see." said Harry.
Harry thought to himself, this guy is really weird. Although some other part of him said give this guy a break he just got here.
Just as Harry thoughts went away the train stopped. It was time to get off and go across the lake and enter Hogwarts for fifth year in a row. He could hardly wait for it to begin.
