The Disowned Son
Chapter Five: The Pegasus Express
Harry woke up the morning of Saturday, August Twenty-fifth. It was one week before school was to start. When he went downstairs to the usual chaos of all the Weasley's at the house on a morning. Hermione gave him a letter from Hogwarts. He opened it and the letter was from Dumbledore. He told Everyone what it said.
Dear Harry,
You, will be picked up and brought to Hogwarts via the Pegasus express. It will arrive at 5:30 and depart at 6:00. Professor Snape will be there and have some viratiserum for Mr. Malfoy. I have seen his actions and believe he will be a good asset to the cause. Please have an empty room ready so the questioning can be done in private. Hope to see you soon.
Sincerely,
Albus Dumbledore
"We should tell Draco," Harry said.
"Tell me what?" Draco said from behind them, causing them both to jump in surprise
"Dumbledore wants you in the order," said Harry. When Draco heard that his jaw dropped.
"Why me?" was all Draco could say.
"He believes in second chances," Hermione said, "But he wants you to be questioned under viratiserum."
"Here? Are you nuts! One sneaky question from Ron and I'll spill my guts!"
"Draco," Hermione said, trying to be comforting, "Snape will be doing it privately. Just calm down Mrs. Weasley knows already so if Ron pulls anything she will hex him into the first term."
"Whatever," he told Hermione, then smiled.
"What are you looking at?"
"Harry deserted us for the redhead. Just look behind you."
She turned around just in time to see Harry and Ginny leaving the house and heading for the nearby lake.
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The lake wasn't that far from The Burrow, three hundred yards at the most. But it was far enough for two people to talk without all the Weasleys knowing about it. They were both sitting against to one of the numerous trees that was settled in the grassy lakeside area. They were happy in the silence they shared. Ginny spoke first. "What you thinkin' about?"
"Everything," he answered, just louder than whispering, "Mostly about a cute redhead who I like."
"What does she look like?" she asked flirtingly, knowing what his answer would be.
"Well she has the prettiest brown eyes. Cute face that has freckles in all the right places." Their heads began to drift closer. "A body that would put a man in the hospital for doing something dumb to impress her." They were almost there. "She cares for others and has a great p...," Harry didn't even finish his sentence because they had already started kissing. When they broke away she had a huge smile. It was one of those perfect moments that could exist when they were like this. This was the day Harry knew he was in love with her. They went back to kissing. (Too much romance for the author, now I will be continuing on to the next part.)
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It wasn't until after lunch when the two returned from the lake. Synthia was the first to notice they were approaching the house. Then she noticed they were holding hands, even though they didn't. "They're back!" She yelled so everyone could hear. Mrs. Weasley came downstairs and told them to go pack their things.
Harry went up to Ron's room were he and Draco had been sleeping. "The headmaster must think highly of you, Harry. The Pegasus express is a very high profile way to travel."
"So I've heard, you ever rode in it?"
"Once." Draco paused for a moment before going on, the old antagonist's glint in his eyes that they remembered from their early days at Hogwarts when he would always have a few unkind words for other people. "So, how good was the redhead." A pillow then flew at his head, courtesy of Ron.
"Hey, that's my little sister your talking about."
"She aint so little these days," said Harry, joining Draco's current hobby of bugging Ron about his and Ginny's recent relationship.
"Well, I'm done packing. Thankfully I won't have to hear much more of this," said Ron before leaving the room with his trunk. The six passed their time for the rest of the afternoon talking, being Fred and George's test subjects for their joke and prank shop, Weasley Wizard Wheezes, or, in Draco's case, thinking hard about what will happen next, with his father gone. He wasn't sad about helping to put his father in Azkaban. He knew he should do it. His thoughts were interrupted when Harry sat on one of the twin's continuous whoopee cushions. They all began laughing as Harry had to change seats so it would qiut going off.
When it was about time for the express to arrive the whole Weasley family went outside. They all watched the skies intently. "Over there!" cried Synthia, who was pointing. In the sky was three shapes. One was a blue carriage of eighteenth century design. But this carriage was not pulled by horses it was pulled by two golden brown horses. Each horse had a horn like a unicorn and a great set of wings. The carriage had two doors. The front one opened first and the "pilot" stepped out and opened the second door. Professor Snape, the most disliked of the professors at Hogwarts, stepped out and after a quick hello to everyone, told Draco to follow him. After five minutes they both came back and everyone had a few drinks before departing for Hogwarts.
If they thought the carriage was too small to hold seven people the were dead wrong. The inside had an expansion charm to make it the size of a house, with everything a small house would need. There was even a bedroom and bathroom for each person, a bar, and since the owner was a muggle item fanatic, like Mr. Weasley, a satellite television was put in each bedroom and what could be called the living room. The entire place was decorated in silver and gold paint. The time it took to reach the castle was about two hours. With the exception of Harry and Hermione, everyone was still mesmerized by the television when they arrived. Harry actually got a kick right after they turned it on, one of the actors was facing the screen and said, "You're an idiot," and Snape took it personaly and tried to punch him only to hurt his fist on the screen. After they got off the carriage Dobby levitated everyone's belongings and took them up to the correct rooms for them.
Snape turned around and motioned for them to stop. "You six are to go up to the headmaster's office immediately; the password is 'pixie stix'. Draco, the house password is 'cunning'. As for you four, the password is 'noble'." He turned to Synthia. "You are to be sorted in the headmaster's office."
Harry woke up the morning of Saturday, August Twenty-fifth. It was one week before school was to start. When he went downstairs to the usual chaos of all the Weasley's at the house on a morning. Hermione gave him a letter from Hogwarts. He opened it and the letter was from Dumbledore. He told Everyone what it said.
Dear Harry,
You, will be picked up and brought to Hogwarts via the Pegasus express. It will arrive at 5:30 and depart at 6:00. Professor Snape will be there and have some viratiserum for Mr. Malfoy. I have seen his actions and believe he will be a good asset to the cause. Please have an empty room ready so the questioning can be done in private. Hope to see you soon.
Sincerely,
Albus Dumbledore
"We should tell Draco," Harry said.
"Tell me what?" Draco said from behind them, causing them both to jump in surprise
"Dumbledore wants you in the order," said Harry. When Draco heard that his jaw dropped.
"Why me?" was all Draco could say.
"He believes in second chances," Hermione said, "But he wants you to be questioned under viratiserum."
"Here? Are you nuts! One sneaky question from Ron and I'll spill my guts!"
"Draco," Hermione said, trying to be comforting, "Snape will be doing it privately. Just calm down Mrs. Weasley knows already so if Ron pulls anything she will hex him into the first term."
"Whatever," he told Hermione, then smiled.
"What are you looking at?"
"Harry deserted us for the redhead. Just look behind you."
She turned around just in time to see Harry and Ginny leaving the house and heading for the nearby lake.
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The lake wasn't that far from The Burrow, three hundred yards at the most. But it was far enough for two people to talk without all the Weasleys knowing about it. They were both sitting against to one of the numerous trees that was settled in the grassy lakeside area. They were happy in the silence they shared. Ginny spoke first. "What you thinkin' about?"
"Everything," he answered, just louder than whispering, "Mostly about a cute redhead who I like."
"What does she look like?" she asked flirtingly, knowing what his answer would be.
"Well she has the prettiest brown eyes. Cute face that has freckles in all the right places." Their heads began to drift closer. "A body that would put a man in the hospital for doing something dumb to impress her." They were almost there. "She cares for others and has a great p...," Harry didn't even finish his sentence because they had already started kissing. When they broke away she had a huge smile. It was one of those perfect moments that could exist when they were like this. This was the day Harry knew he was in love with her. They went back to kissing. (Too much romance for the author, now I will be continuing on to the next part.)
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It wasn't until after lunch when the two returned from the lake. Synthia was the first to notice they were approaching the house. Then she noticed they were holding hands, even though they didn't. "They're back!" She yelled so everyone could hear. Mrs. Weasley came downstairs and told them to go pack their things.
Harry went up to Ron's room were he and Draco had been sleeping. "The headmaster must think highly of you, Harry. The Pegasus express is a very high profile way to travel."
"So I've heard, you ever rode in it?"
"Once." Draco paused for a moment before going on, the old antagonist's glint in his eyes that they remembered from their early days at Hogwarts when he would always have a few unkind words for other people. "So, how good was the redhead." A pillow then flew at his head, courtesy of Ron.
"Hey, that's my little sister your talking about."
"She aint so little these days," said Harry, joining Draco's current hobby of bugging Ron about his and Ginny's recent relationship.
"Well, I'm done packing. Thankfully I won't have to hear much more of this," said Ron before leaving the room with his trunk. The six passed their time for the rest of the afternoon talking, being Fred and George's test subjects for their joke and prank shop, Weasley Wizard Wheezes, or, in Draco's case, thinking hard about what will happen next, with his father gone. He wasn't sad about helping to put his father in Azkaban. He knew he should do it. His thoughts were interrupted when Harry sat on one of the twin's continuous whoopee cushions. They all began laughing as Harry had to change seats so it would qiut going off.
When it was about time for the express to arrive the whole Weasley family went outside. They all watched the skies intently. "Over there!" cried Synthia, who was pointing. In the sky was three shapes. One was a blue carriage of eighteenth century design. But this carriage was not pulled by horses it was pulled by two golden brown horses. Each horse had a horn like a unicorn and a great set of wings. The carriage had two doors. The front one opened first and the "pilot" stepped out and opened the second door. Professor Snape, the most disliked of the professors at Hogwarts, stepped out and after a quick hello to everyone, told Draco to follow him. After five minutes they both came back and everyone had a few drinks before departing for Hogwarts.
If they thought the carriage was too small to hold seven people the were dead wrong. The inside had an expansion charm to make it the size of a house, with everything a small house would need. There was even a bedroom and bathroom for each person, a bar, and since the owner was a muggle item fanatic, like Mr. Weasley, a satellite television was put in each bedroom and what could be called the living room. The entire place was decorated in silver and gold paint. The time it took to reach the castle was about two hours. With the exception of Harry and Hermione, everyone was still mesmerized by the television when they arrived. Harry actually got a kick right after they turned it on, one of the actors was facing the screen and said, "You're an idiot," and Snape took it personaly and tried to punch him only to hurt his fist on the screen. After they got off the carriage Dobby levitated everyone's belongings and took them up to the correct rooms for them.
Snape turned around and motioned for them to stop. "You six are to go up to the headmaster's office immediately; the password is 'pixie stix'. Draco, the house password is 'cunning'. As for you four, the password is 'noble'." He turned to Synthia. "You are to be sorted in the headmaster's office."