Chapter Four: The Mystery Of The Two Transfers

Parents all stood on platform 9 3/4, waving after a scarlet train that was steaming off into the distance, towards Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Inside the train most compartments were filled with friends, who were on the train again, going back to a place they loved so much.

But in one compartment sat three friends, who were excited about their 6th year at Hogwarts, but none more than Harry Potter.

To him that was his true home, that was where he belonged for as long as he could.

Besides that, in the eyes of his fellow classmates Harry was Hogwart's Protector from all evil.

As the train continued merrily on it's way, everyone was a buzz about one compartment, that since the beginning of the ride had been locked.

Even the three friends wonder what was inside, as Ron opened his newest box of Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans, he turned to Harry, and said "Harry did you hear about the transfer students?"

Harry looked at his best friend, and asked "No, what transfer students, Ron?"

"Well there are two transfer students from some witchcraft school in America. I think their parents were elected to be the American magical ambassadors to England. So the parents had to come to England, with the two transfers in tow, and now their coming to Hogwarts."

Hermione sighed, as she looked at Ron, and said "I heard the two students were female cousins."

At the sound of the word 'female', Harry began trying to fix his hair, so he'd be presentable.

Ron glanced at Harry, as a thought occupied to him, and he asked "Hey Harry do you think one of them will be that girl we saw in Diagon alley?"

"I certainly hope so Ron."

Hermione just laughed, as she looked at the two sixteen year old boys, and said "You don't even know what they look like. I doubt you have a chance."

Ron argued with Hermione, as he smoothed back his hair, and said "Well if it's that girl from Diagon Alley Harry here knows exactly what she looks like. Besides who says we don't have just as much a chance as anyone in the school."

Hermione laughed, but then said "If either of you has a chance, I wager it's more likely to be Harry. I heard he has something in common with one of the cousins."

Both Harry and Ron stopped trying to fix their hair when Hermione said this, as Harry looked at her, and asked "What are you talking about?"

Hermione sighed, as she pointed to Harry's scar, and said "Well it's rumored that one of the cousins is living with the other because shortly before Voldemort came after you, he killed her parents."

Harry gasped, as his eyes widened, and he could hardly believe what he had just heard.

Then he sighed, as he opened a chocolate frog, and said "If it's true, I know exactly how she feels."

Then Ron replied "Let's just hope their not like Malfoy."

Just then a voice the three did not want to hear was heard, as they turned to the door, and saw the one person they most dreaded.

Draco Malfoy stood in the compartment door, surrounded by his two idiot body guards, as he said "So how's the dream team any way? Weasel are you still poor?"

Ron jumped up at that comment, as he drew out his wand, and said "One day you'll regret everything you have ever said to us Malfoy."

"And when that day comes I'll be a house elf. So mudblood, Potty, what were you discussing?"

Harry glared at Draco, as he said "Not that it is any of your business, but we were discussing the transfer students."

Draco smirked, as he nodded, and said "I don't know about their personality, but I heard they were extremely hot. Guess we'll just have to wait and see."

And with that, Draco left the three alone, and they went back to talking about various things, until it came time to change into their robes.

Finally when the train pulled into the station, everyone began to get off the train, and several gasps could be heard.

Harry and Ron looked in the direction of the gasps, as well as the pointing fingers to see two figures, standing in blue hooded cloaks, with white trims.

The hoods pulled up, and completely covering the faces of the two.

Ron leaned towards Harry, and said "Those must be the transfer students. Guess we'll see them at dinner."

Harry agreed, as something about the cloaks they wore nagged at him, and he watched Hagrid walk up to them.

They talked for a few minutes, and then Hagrid turned on his heel, with the first year students following him as usual to the boats, that would take them the rest of the way to Hogwarts.

As they climbed in, everyone couldn't help but stare at the two mysterious strangers.

Hagrid put them in the boat with him, as he talked to them, and tried not to wonder what they looked like under their cloaks.