A/N Thanks everyone for reviewing and for still reading this. I am greatful
to you all!^.^ We finally get to the Hogwarts Express in this chapter.
Woohoo!! I am thankful to you all for reading this. Sorry it took a few
days to update...schools almost back in session and i had to do 2 reports
on books that I hadn't read yet, so I was a bit busy. Again to my readers,
thank you!
Chaos lugged his stuff for Hogwarts downstairs. His Aunt and Uncle would be driving him to the train station soon. Since they had gotten back from Diagon Alley, Phil unsurprisingly had gone back to being a total prick towards him, but now he did it considerably less and with not as much hate. His cat, who he decided to name Shadow, as he had predicted, hadn't gone over well with his guardians, but he didn't really care about that. All he cared about and all that mattered was the fact he'd be gone away from his yrelatives for almost a ear. It seemed too good to be true. His Aunt and Uncle watched him struggle as he carried his things out to the car, not lifting a finger to help and yelling at him to hurry up. After the last of it had been put into the car, they drove off to the train station, which took a half an hour to reach. When they arrived, they didn't stay for more than what it took for Chaos to get the things out of the car. He loaded his things onto a trolley and looked for platform 9 3/4. When he didn't find it, a panic welled up inside of him. He couldn't miss the train...he just couldn't. While he was looking, Shadow spotted a mouse and leaped off his spot on top of the trolley and chased it. He watched in horror as his new found friend chased the mouse towards platforom 9 and platform 10. He was going to crash. Chaos closed his eyes, but the piercing meow of anguish didn't come. He looked over and saw his cat's body disappeared, but the his tail sticking out between the platforms. Chaos, confused, walked over and put his hand through the two platforms. It went through. He slowly walked through them and saw a sign that made all the panic in his head disappear. The sign said "Platform 9 3/4, Hogwarts Express." He looked around to see other young witches and wizards talking to their parents and boarding the train. Chaos hastily picked up his cat, saving the mouse that had been cornered, got on the train and looked around for an empty seat. Nearing the back of the train, he saw his friend from Diagon Alley, Chris. Chaos smiled at a familiar face.
"Hey Chris." He said. Chris, who had been looking out the window, looked over at Chaos. He smiled back.
"Oh hey Chaos!" Chris said cheerfully. Chaos was glad Chris remembered him, though he didn't know why he was this glad. Chris motioned for him to come over.
"If you need somewhere to sit, you can sit here. My friends are 2 years ahead of me and are prefects, so they sit in a different compartment." Chaos tried not to look confused at the word prefects, but failed. Chris smiled.
"Prefects are students chosen to lead the house you're put in." Chris told him. Chaos didn't know what he meant by house, but nodded anyway, assuming he'd find out about the different houses when he reached Hogwarts. He started storing his trunks in the upper compartments, and when finished, he took a seat across from Chris. Shadow jumped into his lap and fell asleep. As Chaos looked at Chris, he felt a little ackward, as he never really talked to anyone, but Chris seemed to either not notice, or not care. Chris told him stories about Hogwarts and some of the things he and his friends had done in the past. He also told Chaos how he had to try to be extra careful when doing things he shouldn't because his father worked there.
"It's kind of hard to hide things you do in school from your parents when your fathers knows all about what goes on there." Chris said and Chaos laughed his first laugh in many years. The last time he truley laughed was many many years ago. He had fallen down and was crying. His father picked him up and put a band aid on his knee that was bleeding. His father tickled him and told him something funny...although he couldn't remember exactly what, just that it made him happy and made him laugh. That night was the night that his parents had been killed. Chaos shut this part of his brain off. He refused to think about that night while he was at Hogwarts. He was going to be happy if it killed him. Chris continued talking, and Chaos found that it was easy to listen to him. Apparently he and his friends got into a lot of mischief.
"I got that trait from my dad." He told Chaos. "After all, my dad is Harry Potter." Chaos smiled and pretended to know what Chris was talking about again. Just then the food cart came in.
"Snacks boys?" The lady asked kindly. Chris jumped up and took out his money.
"I'll buy us some snacks." He told Chaos, who didn't want to object because Chris looked set on buying him snacks and he couldn't seem to find the nerve. When Chris was done buying, he placed some food in front of Chaos. Chaos stared momentarily at the food, observing it carefully as if it would blow up in his face. Chris noticed and chuckled a bit.
"Don't tell me your parents never gave you candy before." When Chaos didn't respond and looked down at the ground with sadness in his eyes, Chris knew not to push things. He explained what all the candy was.
"And finally these are Berty Botts Every Flavor Beans. Be careful...when they say every flavor they are serious. I once got a deoderant flavored one...trust me I've been on the lookout for those since." Chaos smiled again and picked up a reddish brown one, popped it into his mouth and cringed. To his chagrin, it tasted of rotten fish.
"I think I'll skip these for now." He told Chris and picked up a pumkin pastry. For the rest of the trip, Chis told Chaos of things he should know about Hogwarts: what teachers to look out for, which courses are hard, which are easy and which are worth taking. He also told of some of the ghosts there.
"Why do they call him "nearly" headless?" He asked Chris when he was told of Nearly Headless Nick. Chris told him why and Chaos's eyes opened in a bit of surprise.
"He's nice, just don't bother him about that." Chaos nodded and moments later, it was announced over the train that they'd be arriving in 15 minutes.
"Wow the time flew by....well should get out robes on soon." Chris told him.
"Ok. Hey Chris...how come when we were in Diagon Alley and you waved at me your dad dragged you away? I mean...that was your dad right?" Chris sighed. He had been hoping that wouldn't be brought up.
"I guess our fathers were on bad terms with each other when they went to Hogwarts. Don't worry though, I won't let that stop me from being your friend." Chris said as he stood up to get his robes from one of the trunks. Something welled up within Chaos. Never before had anyone been his friend. Never. It was never allowed. But now...He stood up, forgetting Shadow was on his lap and the cat fell to the ground with a thud. He gave an irritated look towards Chaos before he leaped back on the seats, and curled up for a nap. Chaos and Chris looked at each other and started laughing.
"Nice cat. I have an owl myself." He pointed to a cage with a white and brown spotted owl resting peacefully beside him. Chaos admired the beauty of the creature for a moment before going to change into his robes. He and Chris walked back to their seats together and sat down. Shadow who was getting mad at being ignored, rubbed against Chaos roughly. Chaos smiled at the cat and stroked him gently. Chris laughed.
"He always gets his way doesn't he? Well I can't say I don't treat my owl the same way. Her name's Mystik. Whats your cat's name?"
"Shadow...for obvious reasons." He said while the shiny black cat purred loudly. Just then another announcment played over the train, saying that they were pulling into Hogwarts and to get their stuff out. Chaos and Chris stood up and got down their things. Soon enough, they were told they could get off the train. The two boys walked out of the train. Chris pointed over to where 1st years were gathering.
"That's where the first years need to go. I guess I'll see you later. Maybe we'll be in the same house." Chaos walked hastily over to the other first years. On the way, he saw strange, beautiful flying horses. Chris didn't tell him about those. He decided to ask him later about them. As he walked over to the first years, many questioned plagued his mind. What houses had Chris meant? Would he do well or would he be a disgrace? And most importantly...did Chris mean it when he said he was his friend?
"Oh well..." Chaos thought. "I guess all that will be answered soon."
A/N Finally reached hogwarts!!*dances around* well hope you enjoyed that. Stay tuned for my next chapter!
Chaos lugged his stuff for Hogwarts downstairs. His Aunt and Uncle would be driving him to the train station soon. Since they had gotten back from Diagon Alley, Phil unsurprisingly had gone back to being a total prick towards him, but now he did it considerably less and with not as much hate. His cat, who he decided to name Shadow, as he had predicted, hadn't gone over well with his guardians, but he didn't really care about that. All he cared about and all that mattered was the fact he'd be gone away from his yrelatives for almost a ear. It seemed too good to be true. His Aunt and Uncle watched him struggle as he carried his things out to the car, not lifting a finger to help and yelling at him to hurry up. After the last of it had been put into the car, they drove off to the train station, which took a half an hour to reach. When they arrived, they didn't stay for more than what it took for Chaos to get the things out of the car. He loaded his things onto a trolley and looked for platform 9 3/4. When he didn't find it, a panic welled up inside of him. He couldn't miss the train...he just couldn't. While he was looking, Shadow spotted a mouse and leaped off his spot on top of the trolley and chased it. He watched in horror as his new found friend chased the mouse towards platforom 9 and platform 10. He was going to crash. Chaos closed his eyes, but the piercing meow of anguish didn't come. He looked over and saw his cat's body disappeared, but the his tail sticking out between the platforms. Chaos, confused, walked over and put his hand through the two platforms. It went through. He slowly walked through them and saw a sign that made all the panic in his head disappear. The sign said "Platform 9 3/4, Hogwarts Express." He looked around to see other young witches and wizards talking to their parents and boarding the train. Chaos hastily picked up his cat, saving the mouse that had been cornered, got on the train and looked around for an empty seat. Nearing the back of the train, he saw his friend from Diagon Alley, Chris. Chaos smiled at a familiar face.
"Hey Chris." He said. Chris, who had been looking out the window, looked over at Chaos. He smiled back.
"Oh hey Chaos!" Chris said cheerfully. Chaos was glad Chris remembered him, though he didn't know why he was this glad. Chris motioned for him to come over.
"If you need somewhere to sit, you can sit here. My friends are 2 years ahead of me and are prefects, so they sit in a different compartment." Chaos tried not to look confused at the word prefects, but failed. Chris smiled.
"Prefects are students chosen to lead the house you're put in." Chris told him. Chaos didn't know what he meant by house, but nodded anyway, assuming he'd find out about the different houses when he reached Hogwarts. He started storing his trunks in the upper compartments, and when finished, he took a seat across from Chris. Shadow jumped into his lap and fell asleep. As Chaos looked at Chris, he felt a little ackward, as he never really talked to anyone, but Chris seemed to either not notice, or not care. Chris told him stories about Hogwarts and some of the things he and his friends had done in the past. He also told Chaos how he had to try to be extra careful when doing things he shouldn't because his father worked there.
"It's kind of hard to hide things you do in school from your parents when your fathers knows all about what goes on there." Chris said and Chaos laughed his first laugh in many years. The last time he truley laughed was many many years ago. He had fallen down and was crying. His father picked him up and put a band aid on his knee that was bleeding. His father tickled him and told him something funny...although he couldn't remember exactly what, just that it made him happy and made him laugh. That night was the night that his parents had been killed. Chaos shut this part of his brain off. He refused to think about that night while he was at Hogwarts. He was going to be happy if it killed him. Chris continued talking, and Chaos found that it was easy to listen to him. Apparently he and his friends got into a lot of mischief.
"I got that trait from my dad." He told Chaos. "After all, my dad is Harry Potter." Chaos smiled and pretended to know what Chris was talking about again. Just then the food cart came in.
"Snacks boys?" The lady asked kindly. Chris jumped up and took out his money.
"I'll buy us some snacks." He told Chaos, who didn't want to object because Chris looked set on buying him snacks and he couldn't seem to find the nerve. When Chris was done buying, he placed some food in front of Chaos. Chaos stared momentarily at the food, observing it carefully as if it would blow up in his face. Chris noticed and chuckled a bit.
"Don't tell me your parents never gave you candy before." When Chaos didn't respond and looked down at the ground with sadness in his eyes, Chris knew not to push things. He explained what all the candy was.
"And finally these are Berty Botts Every Flavor Beans. Be careful...when they say every flavor they are serious. I once got a deoderant flavored one...trust me I've been on the lookout for those since." Chaos smiled again and picked up a reddish brown one, popped it into his mouth and cringed. To his chagrin, it tasted of rotten fish.
"I think I'll skip these for now." He told Chris and picked up a pumkin pastry. For the rest of the trip, Chis told Chaos of things he should know about Hogwarts: what teachers to look out for, which courses are hard, which are easy and which are worth taking. He also told of some of the ghosts there.
"Why do they call him "nearly" headless?" He asked Chris when he was told of Nearly Headless Nick. Chris told him why and Chaos's eyes opened in a bit of surprise.
"He's nice, just don't bother him about that." Chaos nodded and moments later, it was announced over the train that they'd be arriving in 15 minutes.
"Wow the time flew by....well should get out robes on soon." Chris told him.
"Ok. Hey Chris...how come when we were in Diagon Alley and you waved at me your dad dragged you away? I mean...that was your dad right?" Chris sighed. He had been hoping that wouldn't be brought up.
"I guess our fathers were on bad terms with each other when they went to Hogwarts. Don't worry though, I won't let that stop me from being your friend." Chris said as he stood up to get his robes from one of the trunks. Something welled up within Chaos. Never before had anyone been his friend. Never. It was never allowed. But now...He stood up, forgetting Shadow was on his lap and the cat fell to the ground with a thud. He gave an irritated look towards Chaos before he leaped back on the seats, and curled up for a nap. Chaos and Chris looked at each other and started laughing.
"Nice cat. I have an owl myself." He pointed to a cage with a white and brown spotted owl resting peacefully beside him. Chaos admired the beauty of the creature for a moment before going to change into his robes. He and Chris walked back to their seats together and sat down. Shadow who was getting mad at being ignored, rubbed against Chaos roughly. Chaos smiled at the cat and stroked him gently. Chris laughed.
"He always gets his way doesn't he? Well I can't say I don't treat my owl the same way. Her name's Mystik. Whats your cat's name?"
"Shadow...for obvious reasons." He said while the shiny black cat purred loudly. Just then another announcment played over the train, saying that they were pulling into Hogwarts and to get their stuff out. Chaos and Chris stood up and got down their things. Soon enough, they were told they could get off the train. The two boys walked out of the train. Chris pointed over to where 1st years were gathering.
"That's where the first years need to go. I guess I'll see you later. Maybe we'll be in the same house." Chaos walked hastily over to the other first years. On the way, he saw strange, beautiful flying horses. Chris didn't tell him about those. He decided to ask him later about them. As he walked over to the first years, many questioned plagued his mind. What houses had Chris meant? Would he do well or would he be a disgrace? And most importantly...did Chris mean it when he said he was his friend?
"Oh well..." Chaos thought. "I guess all that will be answered soon."
A/N Finally reached hogwarts!!*dances around* well hope you enjoyed that. Stay tuned for my next chapter!