The next day Vernon took Dudley to the train station so he could board the Hogwart's Express. Dudley had seen Harry do it, so he had the gist of how to get onto Platform 9 and 3/4, but he watched a few other people go through the barrier before doing it himself. He then followed a girl, who looked like she knew where she was going, onto the train. Dudley opened several compartment doors looking for Harry, but when he couldn't find him he decided to wait until the train started to move, so he would know all the students where on board. He found an empty compartment, put up his trunk, left Luna in her cage because she was asleep, and sat back to enjoy the ride. Not too much later the compartment door slid open and revealed Harry and his friends.
"Do you mind if we sit in here, everywhere else is full?," Harry asked.
"No Harry, I'd love you to sit in here with me. Your friends are welcome also." Dudley said smiling.
"How does he know my name?" Harry whispered to Ron.
"Dunno, must be the scar," Ron replied shrugging.
They all put up their trunks and sat down.
"Hello there, my name's Hermione. This is Ron and I guess you know Harry," Hermione said smiling.
"Oh yes, I've heard a lot about you from Harry. My name's Dudley, Dudley Dursley." Dudley said back
"What....what...no way...you can't be....Dudley?" Harry stuttered as all three of them stared in bewilderment.
"Yeah, it's me. I lost some weight this summer, I guess you didn't recognize me," Dudley said smiling at the fact that he looked so different that Harry didn't even recognize him.
"Wha...wha...what are you doing here?" Harry asked completely shocked.
"Oh, right, well I got a letter from that Dumbledore man saying I could go to school at Hogwart's also. He said that if I took classes during the evening's as well that I could make up for the first three years. This is going to be really great isn't it?" Dudley said extremely pleased.
"He doesn't look quite so tough," Hermione whispered to Ron.
" I dunno, the way Harry described him I thought he was Satan's child or something," he said looking at Harry questioningly.
" I can't believe this! How could you get in here you big oaf?" Harry said crossly, still shocked.
"Harry, be nice." Hermione said still confused.
"Harry, I just want to be friends." Dudley said pleadingly.
"No! You just want to ruin my life!" Harry yelled.
"No, honestly. I just want to be friends," Dudley said, no longer looking quite as pleased.
"I said NO! Who would ever want to be friends with a great big jerk like you," Harry yelled.
"I would," said a malicious voice, revealing Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle standing in the door that Harry had neglected to close. "You really should stand up for yourself, Potter here thinks he's better than everyone. You should come sit in our compartment. We would enjoy you're company. Any enemy of Harry's is a friend of mine." Malfoy said to Dudley.
"Ok then," Dudley said. Crabbe and Goyle grabbed the trunk Dudley pointed out as his and began to leave. Just before he was out the door, he turned to Harry and said coolly, "Well, I did try. Whatever becomes of this, it's your fault," and then he left.
"Great, now we've got another enemy." Ron said with his brows furrowed.
"Yeah Harry, plus he didn't look all that bad. I think he really wanted to be your friend." Hermione said angrily.
Harry banged his head on the wall and remained quiet throughout the rest of trip, thinking about how this would affect him.
"Do you mind if we sit in here, everywhere else is full?," Harry asked.
"No Harry, I'd love you to sit in here with me. Your friends are welcome also." Dudley said smiling.
"How does he know my name?" Harry whispered to Ron.
"Dunno, must be the scar," Ron replied shrugging.
They all put up their trunks and sat down.
"Hello there, my name's Hermione. This is Ron and I guess you know Harry," Hermione said smiling.
"Oh yes, I've heard a lot about you from Harry. My name's Dudley, Dudley Dursley." Dudley said back
"What....what...no way...you can't be....Dudley?" Harry stuttered as all three of them stared in bewilderment.
"Yeah, it's me. I lost some weight this summer, I guess you didn't recognize me," Dudley said smiling at the fact that he looked so different that Harry didn't even recognize him.
"Wha...wha...what are you doing here?" Harry asked completely shocked.
"Oh, right, well I got a letter from that Dumbledore man saying I could go to school at Hogwart's also. He said that if I took classes during the evening's as well that I could make up for the first three years. This is going to be really great isn't it?" Dudley said extremely pleased.
"He doesn't look quite so tough," Hermione whispered to Ron.
" I dunno, the way Harry described him I thought he was Satan's child or something," he said looking at Harry questioningly.
" I can't believe this! How could you get in here you big oaf?" Harry said crossly, still shocked.
"Harry, be nice." Hermione said still confused.
"Harry, I just want to be friends." Dudley said pleadingly.
"No! You just want to ruin my life!" Harry yelled.
"No, honestly. I just want to be friends," Dudley said, no longer looking quite as pleased.
"I said NO! Who would ever want to be friends with a great big jerk like you," Harry yelled.
"I would," said a malicious voice, revealing Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle standing in the door that Harry had neglected to close. "You really should stand up for yourself, Potter here thinks he's better than everyone. You should come sit in our compartment. We would enjoy you're company. Any enemy of Harry's is a friend of mine." Malfoy said to Dudley.
"Ok then," Dudley said. Crabbe and Goyle grabbed the trunk Dudley pointed out as his and began to leave. Just before he was out the door, he turned to Harry and said coolly, "Well, I did try. Whatever becomes of this, it's your fault," and then he left.
"Great, now we've got another enemy." Ron said with his brows furrowed.
"Yeah Harry, plus he didn't look all that bad. I think he really wanted to be your friend." Hermione said angrily.
Harry banged his head on the wall and remained quiet throughout the rest of trip, thinking about how this would affect him.