Chapter 4-
The Hogwarts Express.
Harry woke up to find
Hermione shaking Ron furiously.
"Come on you guys, we'll be
late for the train if you don't get up soon." She insisted.
"No we won't it doesn't leave
for three hours." Murmured Ron, from underneath the covers.
"I've already got dressed and
had breakfast and I'm ready to go, but you haven't moved a muscle for
eight hours!"
"Okay we'll get up," said
Harry
"Speak for yourself," Ron
muttered
After Harry had breakfast he went upstairs to find Ron
fully dressed but asleep in his bed. Harry decided he better wake him up before
Hermione found him.
Mrs Weasley gave them a lift to Kings Cross but had to
leave quite quickly because she just got an owl from Percy informing her that
Pig had got stuck in Fred and Georges bag and was distracting Percy's work with
it's loud squawking.
When they got onto the train Fred and George rushed to show
their tricks to Lee Jordan, before trying them out on the Slytherins.
Then
the terrible trio and Ginny sat down in a compartment of their own at the back
of the train. Ginny had grown up quite a lot in the summer and was now in her
fourth year at Hogwarts. Ron hadn't got up until ten minutes before they left
and so didn't get any breakfast, and was quite hungry. Hermione was worrying
that she may have lost her quill and only have five left. And Harry fell asleep
while thinking about Sirius.
"Harry!
Wake-up! You've only got half an hour until we get there! You must get your
robes on now!" Hermione panicked.
"Relax, it's alright. Anyway,
I've been thinking about Sirius and I think we should do something about it."
Insisted Harry.
"Yeah, your right. But what
can we do?" Hermione wondered "Should we go to Dumbledore?"
"I don't know, what do you
think Ron?" Harry asked
"Huh, oh, I think we should
get some food." He answered
"No, I mean about Sirius."
"I am being serious! I want
some food!"
"Then go get some! Honestly!"
Yelled Hermione
"Good idea, I'll be back in a
minute, bye."
"So what should we do? I mean
we can't just leave him! We haven't heard from him for six weeks! And he's been
seen!" She shouted
"Keep your voice down
Hermione, do you want people to find out?"
"Find out about what?" Ginny
said, she had just been getting changed.
"Oh nothing, it's not
important."
"Oh," She looked disappointed
that she wasn't told "Where's Ron?"
"He's getting something to
eat" Hermione answered
"Oh, I've just walked past
the food trolley and I didn't see him." She said. Then they heard snoring
coming from the door and went to see what it was and found Ron asleep with
chocolate smeared all around his mouth.
"Ron! What are you doing!"
Hermione shrieked
Ron woke up with a start
"Aaahh! Hermione relax! I was just resting my eyes, it's not as if I was
asleep. God" He lied
"Anyway, I've got to go and
get changed so I'll see you in minute, Okay?" Harry said.
"I'm hungry, I'm going to get
something to eat, do you want anything Harry?"
"No thanks, I'm alright" He
replied
"Oh, Okay then" She said
disappointingly.
Hermione helped Ron to get up
off the floor, while Harry and Ginny walked away.
"Hey Ron, you know Ginny
likes Harry?"
"Yeah, everyone likes Harry,
he's a hero remember?"
"No, I mean she really likes
Harry,"
"Hermione please! Ginny's my
sister! I don't want to talk about that!" He said in disgust.
"Sorry, but I don't think
Harry really notices that much and I think it upsets her."
"So, let her be upset then"
He said, half going back to sleep again
"Ron, can't you stay awake
for one minute! This is serious!"
"Sorry" He said sarcastically
"I stayed up late last night"
"But you knew it was school
the next day! Why did you do that!"
"Me and Harry were talking,
Okay?"
"Well you shouldn't, it's
your own fault"
"Hi, do you want some
chocolate frogs? I got myself too many" Ginny said
"Oh yeah! I like having you
as a sister, free chocolate frogs!" Ron said waking up a bit more now.
"Do you want some Hermione?"
"No thanks"
"Oh look, were coming into
Hogwarts." Said Harry, walking through the door.
"Yeah, do you want some
chocolate frogs Harry? I know you said you didn't, but I got too many"
"Okay then, I am a little
peckish"
They got out of the train and saw Hagrid calling over the
first years for their traditional boat ride across the lake.
"Hi Harry!" He yelled over
everyone else. Harry waved back, he didn't think he could shout loud enough to
reach him. They started walking inside.
When they got to the great hall for the Sorting, Professor
McGonagall grabbed Harry's arm and pulled him out of the crowd. She took him to
her office.
"Now, Harry. I'm sure you know of the dangers there are
this year, so I don't think you'll be surprised at what I am about to tell
you." She said
Harry was surprised she
hadn't said hello or welcome back but she was a very serious woman.
"You're going to be kept on
special watch, it wont effect you much, but we decided it's best to tell you.
To do this we have to cast a spell on you, so if you don't mind, I'd like to do
this straight away. Okay?"
"Yes, professor."
"Good, it's best that you
don't tell any of your friends about this, because we want to keep this a
secret. Right then" She got out her wand from her draw, stood up and walked
around to where Harry was "Diledose imedios!" She shouted, and a flash of blue
lightning shot out of her wand and hit Harry on his fore head. His scar started
stinging like mad. He fell to the floor for a minute, and then lifted himself
back to the chair.
"Are you alright Harry?"
McGonagall asked
"Yes, I'll be fine" He
replied, he had got fairly used to this pain that he so often felt.
McGonagall got him a drink of
water "Do you want to go to Madam Pomfreys office?" She leaned over to him and
handed him the goblet.
"No, I'll be okay in a
second" He took a sip of water and put it down on her desk.
"You better go and find the
other Gryffindors so you know what the password is, the sorting should be over
now."