Disclaimer: Everything belongs to J.K. Rowling except for original events
and characters. Applies also to previous two chapters.
Chapter Three: Harry
A while later I was giving Meagan an impromptu violin lesson. I didn't play the violin myself, but I had a perfect pitch, as well as a good grasp of music in general, so I felt qualified to give her a few pointers..
After much begging, Meagan let me try her violin. I got the hang of it pretty quickly, to my surprise. Then, a heavy hand landed on my shoulder. Before my mind could register that, my arm went out and I whacked the person behind me with my bow.
"Whoa, it's only me," said Harry, stepping back and rubbing his shoulder where I'd hit him. I noticed the Head Boy badge pinned to his robes. "And you shouldn't whack bows around like that. If I remember correctly, bows like that cost a good few hundred pounds."
"I know," I said. I felt like my face couldn't get any redder. "But you startled me!"
"Revenge for all the times you did that to me," he said, grinning evilly. "But really, practicing before you even get to Hogwarts!"
"Harry," I said, rolling my eyes. "I'm a musician. I have to practice."
"Is that what you're going to be when you grow up? A professional musician? A shame, now that you're a witch and you're wasting your time and magical powers," Harry gave an exaggerated sigh. "What good is music to a witch? As far as I know, there are no witch band instructors."
"Harry," I said again. "You're getting awfully obnoxious. I didn't know I was going to be a witch, otherwise I wouldn't have let you teach me music."
Harry was a musical prodigy, being a master of alto and tenor saxophone, as well as the cello, trombone, bassoon, oboe, and piano. He was the one that gave me my first few music lessons. If anyone asked me, I'd say Harry was the one wasting his musical talents, not me.
"I didn't know either," said Harry. He turned to the others and did a mock bow. "I'm sorry I didn't get the pleasure of meeting you folks, but I'm sure I will meet up with y'all later. Right now I must be going, as I have things to do, but I couldn't resist coming to irk Lily." Then he left the compartment before I could say a word.
"Who was he?" asked Meagan, her eyes glinting strangely, her voice all soft and dreamy. "Your boyfriend?"
"WHAT?!" I was shocked. "No way! He's my cousin!"
Harry was only related to me through marriage so I suppose he could've been my boyfriend. But still, he was my cousin. And we grew up together, like brother and sister. It would be too sick.
"Oh, I see," said Meagan, her voice getting hopeful.
"I thought I was your boyfriend," said Sirius sourly.
"But Harry's so tall and buff and dreamy AND he's Head Boy!" Meagan said, clasping her hands. "You aren't any!"
Sirius made an impatient noise and looked out the window.
Night had fallen by the time we got to our destination. The train began slowing down and a few minutes before it stopped completely we changed into our robes. After we got off the train we were instructed to cross the lake on boats, no more than four to a boat. Remus, James, and I took one boat, which was already occupied by a rosy-cheeked strawberry blond. She introduced herself as Linda.
Linda proved herself to be heavier than she looked, but James, Remus, and I shifted our weights to counterbalance Linda's weight, so it turned out all right.
I gasped as we all received our first sight out Hogwarts. It was so massive, with so many bright, twinkling lights. It was a breathtaking sight and I squinted from behind the glare of the lantern on the boat to get a better view of the castle.
Linda chose this moment to shift her weight slightly and the motion threw off our balance. I sat in such a position that I tipped out of the boat with a scream and it seemed hopeless that I'd ever break the surface, since I wasn't much of a swimmer. My robes pulled me down, the shimmering surface of the lake rapidly getting farther and farther away, and the depths of gloom closer and closer.
Chapter Three: Harry
A while later I was giving Meagan an impromptu violin lesson. I didn't play the violin myself, but I had a perfect pitch, as well as a good grasp of music in general, so I felt qualified to give her a few pointers..
After much begging, Meagan let me try her violin. I got the hang of it pretty quickly, to my surprise. Then, a heavy hand landed on my shoulder. Before my mind could register that, my arm went out and I whacked the person behind me with my bow.
"Whoa, it's only me," said Harry, stepping back and rubbing his shoulder where I'd hit him. I noticed the Head Boy badge pinned to his robes. "And you shouldn't whack bows around like that. If I remember correctly, bows like that cost a good few hundred pounds."
"I know," I said. I felt like my face couldn't get any redder. "But you startled me!"
"Revenge for all the times you did that to me," he said, grinning evilly. "But really, practicing before you even get to Hogwarts!"
"Harry," I said, rolling my eyes. "I'm a musician. I have to practice."
"Is that what you're going to be when you grow up? A professional musician? A shame, now that you're a witch and you're wasting your time and magical powers," Harry gave an exaggerated sigh. "What good is music to a witch? As far as I know, there are no witch band instructors."
"Harry," I said again. "You're getting awfully obnoxious. I didn't know I was going to be a witch, otherwise I wouldn't have let you teach me music."
Harry was a musical prodigy, being a master of alto and tenor saxophone, as well as the cello, trombone, bassoon, oboe, and piano. He was the one that gave me my first few music lessons. If anyone asked me, I'd say Harry was the one wasting his musical talents, not me.
"I didn't know either," said Harry. He turned to the others and did a mock bow. "I'm sorry I didn't get the pleasure of meeting you folks, but I'm sure I will meet up with y'all later. Right now I must be going, as I have things to do, but I couldn't resist coming to irk Lily." Then he left the compartment before I could say a word.
"Who was he?" asked Meagan, her eyes glinting strangely, her voice all soft and dreamy. "Your boyfriend?"
"WHAT?!" I was shocked. "No way! He's my cousin!"
Harry was only related to me through marriage so I suppose he could've been my boyfriend. But still, he was my cousin. And we grew up together, like brother and sister. It would be too sick.
"Oh, I see," said Meagan, her voice getting hopeful.
"I thought I was your boyfriend," said Sirius sourly.
"But Harry's so tall and buff and dreamy AND he's Head Boy!" Meagan said, clasping her hands. "You aren't any!"
Sirius made an impatient noise and looked out the window.
Night had fallen by the time we got to our destination. The train began slowing down and a few minutes before it stopped completely we changed into our robes. After we got off the train we were instructed to cross the lake on boats, no more than four to a boat. Remus, James, and I took one boat, which was already occupied by a rosy-cheeked strawberry blond. She introduced herself as Linda.
Linda proved herself to be heavier than she looked, but James, Remus, and I shifted our weights to counterbalance Linda's weight, so it turned out all right.
I gasped as we all received our first sight out Hogwarts. It was so massive, with so many bright, twinkling lights. It was a breathtaking sight and I squinted from behind the glare of the lantern on the boat to get a better view of the castle.
Linda chose this moment to shift her weight slightly and the motion threw off our balance. I sat in such a position that I tipped out of the boat with a scream and it seemed hopeless that I'd ever break the surface, since I wasn't much of a swimmer. My robes pulled me down, the shimmering surface of the lake rapidly getting farther and farther away, and the depths of gloom closer and closer.