All for the Best
Chapter 7
"Harry, Harry wake up! We have to leave now!" Harry groaned as Elliot shook him awake.
"Elliot, what time is it?"
"It's time to leave, we should get to the station early so we don't miss the train."
"Train?" Harry laughed. Out of all the magical ways they could get to school, they were going to be taking the train.
"The Hogwarts Express. Now hurry up, or we're going to be late! We're leaving in 10 minutes." Harry got up and started packing his trunk. He tried to hurry, since Elliot wasn't kidding. At last, his trunk was packed and he was ready to go. Harry walked outside of the Leaky Cauldron to see the Knight Bus was already there.
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When they arrived at the station, Harry was surprised to see that it was filled with muggles, and there wasn't a witch or wizard in sight!
"Er, Elliot? What platform is it?" Harry asked. He was very curious, of course. None of the platform said anything about going to Hogwarts.
"Oh, right. Here's your ticket, it has all of the information on it. Now, help me find platforms nine and ten." Harry nodded and followed Elliot, while reading his ticket. The train left at eleven o'clock. The clock at the station read 10:30, so they had time.
"Right there! Platform nine, I see it," said Harry, looking ahead. He looked at his ticket. "Elliot, wait, are you sure this is right? It says platform nine and three-quarters. I don't think there is a platform nine and three-quarters."
"Of course there is. See that barrier? That's the gate; you walk right through it to get to the platform. See, watch them up there. " Harry watched as a boy about his age with very light blonde hair walked right through the barrier, followed by a tall man with matching blonde hair (although it was much longer). "See? Do just what they did, go on." Harry nodded and walked straight towards the barrier. He closed his eyes and walked into it, only he went through it, and on the other side there was a big scarlet train. Harry looked up. The sign read 'Hogwarts Express, eleven o'clock. Harry moved aside to wait for Elliot. A few minutes later, Elliot walked onto the platform. The two boys walked toward the front of the train into the first compartment with empty seats in it. The train was filling up very quickly. They sat down, and Harry looked anxiously out the window at his new classmates.
"Elliot, there are so many people… how am I supposed to get to know anyone when there are so many of them?" Harry was worried that he wouldn't make too many friends, because he feared he would be looked down upon because he grew up as an orphan.
"Don't worry about it. Once you get to Hogwarts, you'll be sorted into a house. There are four houses: Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, and Slytherin. You get sorted by putting the Sorting Hat on. It can see in your mind, and it looks at your personality and qualities and such to see where you would belong. Basically, Gryffindor is for the brave, Ravenclaw is for the intelligent, Hufflepuff is for the loyal, and Slytherin is for the cunning."
"What house are you in, Elliot?"
"Slytherin."
A/N: The rest of the chapters will be longer, I promise! XD Well, I'll try anyway, lol.