CHAPTER 4 The incident in Diagon Alley stayed fresh in Harry's mind and he was constantly thinking of the young woman. How strange, she had been. The next morning, Mrs Wealsey had woken Harry and Ron extra early to pack and by the time they were ready, they were early, for once. Mr Weasley had provided some Ministry cars, Harry presumed it was to protect him, and there were extra wizards this time. Mr Weasley explained they were bodyguards there to protect everyone. Mr Weasley pulled Harry away from the rest and said in a hushed voice, "This time don't stray away from the castle Harry. Professor Dumbledore wont be able to protect you from You Know Who outside the castle, so try to stay out of trouble". "I will", Harry replied, before he joined the rest. Mr Weasley said goodbye to everyone and waved them off as they drove away. When they arrived at Kings Cross Station, Harry could see a lot more wizards around the place, dressed in muggle clothes, but they were easily recognisable, as the clothes they wore were very eye catching. Mrs Weasley quickly got them moving and ushered each through the "Wow, look at that", Ron exclaimed as he took it of Hemione's hands, "I wonder what it does". barrier, one at a time. There before their eyes was the scarlet engine, they grew to love. "Now, on with you all", Mrs Weasley said. "Thank you for letting us stay with you", Hermione shouted as she got on board. "Yeah thanks Mrs Weasley", Harry piped in, before getting on. Him, Ron and Hermione looked for an empty compartment and found one at the end of the train. They sat themselves down and told Ginny to leave them alone. Several uneventful hours passed, where they played exploding snap and discussing what was happening in the wizarding world. The Tea Lady came and left and still, they had seen nothing of Malfoy. Harry was the first to realise and quickly let Ron and Hermione know. They continued playing exploding snap, but weren't paying much attention to the game. Each one was waiting for Malfoy to open the compartment door. It felt eerie and strange without seeing Malfoy and this unsettled all three.