Ron Weasley: The Boy who lived

Disclaimer: Unfortunately I don't own Harry Potter and I never will.

Summary: AU. Harry Potter isn't the boy who brought down the dark lord. His parents are alive, and Sirius is free. Instead, somebody else receives that lightening shaped scar that fateful Halloween…

Hey guys! Thanks for all the reviews I really appreciate them. This chapter would have been on here on Wednesday but my computer decided to break and only got fixed last night!

But here we are…next chapter!

The Train Journey

"Come on and meet my brother. You'll like him!" Ron found himself being dragged over to Kerry's family, to where her mum was hugging Harry goodbye.

"Harry. I found a first year. Come say hi," Kerry pushed Ron in front of her and Harry walked over and grinned.

"I saw you in Diagon Alley didn't I," Ron nodded. "Sorry I couldn't stop and chat, I had a sort of accident with my wand…"

"Accident! You turned my hair blue," a tall man with black hair and a mock scolding expression said.

"Yeah sorry Sirius," Harry gave him a cheeky smile whilst everyone around him laughed. "Anyways, I'll introduce you to everyone. This is my mum Lily Potter and my dad James Potter." He pointed to the woman with red hair, and a man who looked exactly like an older version of Harry who was holding his wife's hand.

"And that's Sirius Black, my godfather and his wife Rachel," he nodded towards the black haired man, and a smiling woman with long dark blonde hair.

"Oh and you've met my sister Kerry. She's very annoying."

"Hey" Kerry exclaimed and went up and slapped Harry's head.

"Come on kids stop that," James Potter warned then smiled at Ron. "Sorry I didn't catch your name."

"Oh its Ron. Ron Weasley." At that statement the group went quiet, there mouths open slightly until Harry overcame the shock.

"Hey cool! Well we'd better get on the train. Don't want to miss it."

"Oh Harry I'll miss you so much," Lily went and gave him another hug.

"Write lots and lots and tell me all about it," Kerry was dancing round them.

"Play lots of pranks…oof ouch that hurt Rach" Sirius rubbed his side where his wife had poked him.

"Just have a good time," James went to also hug his son. "And as Sirius said, play lots of pranks!" That last comment he said quietly so only Harry and Ron could hear.

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"Your family seem nice." Ron and Harry were now sitting in an empty compartment on the Hogwarts Express.

"Yeah, they're great. Sirius is so much fun. He lives next door and so he's always around. He annoys mum sometimes though. He likes teaching me and Kerry pranks. Dad thinks it's hilarious."

Ron laughed and they sat in silence for a while until an old lady popped her head round the compartment door.

"Anything off the trolley dearies?"

"Ooh ok!" Harry ran to the door his pockets jangling with coins. "Ron you want anything?"

"Sure why not! Do they have snickers?"

"What are snickers?" Harry was thoroughly puzzled. "They have chocolate frogs. I'll get you them ok?"

"Erm ok." Soon both of them were happily eating sweets; pumpkin pasties and Harry explained a sport played on broomsticks that he called quidditch.

"And so the seeker has to catch the golden snitch…" Harry was interrupted though by a boy with slivery blonde hair and a nasty expression on his face.

"Oh great Potter. You're the last person I wanted to see." The boy sneered.

"Get out Malfoy, you're not welcome here," Harry stood up and glared at the newcomer.

"Oh but you haven't introduced me to your friend." He slowly walked towards Ron. "Who are you then?"

"Ron Weasley," Ron said. He wasn't too keen on this boy already and felt reluctant to tell him his name.

"Really?" The boy raised his eyebrow at this and stretched out his hand.

"My names Draco Malfoy, and you'd be careful of which friends to choose at Hogwarts. You don't want to go mixing with the wrong crowd. At this he shot a look at Harry, who clenched his fists.

"I think I can make my own choice of friends thank you very much" Ron replied, ignoring the outstretched hand.

Draco put his hand down and put a hand through his hair.

"Well, I hope you know just what you've gotten yourself into Weasley" and with that, he turned around and exited the compartment.

"Stupid slytherin" Harry muttered.

"Sorry, what?" Ron asked.

"Slytherin. At Hogwarts there are four houses, Slytherin is one of them. Nearly all witches or wizards who have been in that house have turned out evil, and believe me, Malfoy is a Slytherin."

Ron nodded in understanding. "So what are the other houses then?"

"You mean you haven't read up on them?" a girl with bushy brown hair, already in her school robes and a book in her hand entered the compartment.

"I read up all I could on Hogwarts. I'm a muggleborn and wanted to know as much as I could you see. The houses are Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin. I want to be in Gryffindor personally. It sounds by far the best. I'm Hermione Granger, and you must be Ron Weasley. I've heard all about you of course."

"Err.." Ron said in response. Hermione had just said that all very quickly and Ron found himself a bit confused.

"Who are you then?" she asked Harry.

"Oh Harry Potter, nice to meet you." He gave her a cheeky grin, which she did not return.

"Well, you'd better start getting ready. We're almost there. See you later," and as soon as she had entered, she had left, but not without Ron noticing that she now had pink hair, courtesy of Harry by the look of his face.

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The journey soon ended, and Harry and Ron, now in their school robes left their trunks and owls as instructed on the train and went towards the giant Ron had met in Diagon Alley, Hagrid with all the other first years.

He instructed for all of them to get into boats and all of them took off, across a lake under the moonlight.

"Yer'll get yer first look of Hogwarts in a minute," Hagrid shouted to them all, and sure there in the distance, was a magnificent castle which Ron thought looked amazing.

They soon arrived at the castle and were led into a huge entrance hall where a strict looking witch was waiting for them.

"Welcome to Hogwarts."

Right I am stopping there for now. I will write some more tomorrow. And sorry Dawnith that you were not in this chapter, but maybe soon ok? :op