Harry couldn't wait to get away from the Dursleys. For as long as Harry
could remember, he had wished that the Dursleys would be nice to him. Now
that he was finally moving away, the Dursleys were practically acting like
family should. It scared Harry and he now silently prayed that the Dursleys
would go back to hating him.
From the moment Harry had left the kitchen to pack the rest of his school
things, he had felt a niceness that he could never imagine before. His Aunt
was already in the car when Dudley came into Harry's bedroom and asked if
Harry needed any help with his bags. After a suspicious look at him, Harry
nodded and watched in amazement as Dudley struggled under the weight of
Harry's school trunk.
Outside Harry was even more surprised to see his Uncle smiling as he walked
over to Dudley and put the trunk into the car. He shut the boot and turned
to Harry. "Room for one more" he joked as Dudley patted the spare space
beside him. Cautiously, Harry slipped into the car.
If this was any other trip to Kings Cross station, The Dursleys would be silent and Aunt Petunia would have stayed home. The fact that she was in the car was suspicious enough without the whole family treating him as if he was normal, as if they even loved him. As Uncle Vernon drove, Aunt Petunia passed out sweets. On any other occasion, Harry knew these sweets were only for Dudley, but this time Aunt Petunia gave him one. It wasn't a huge change but it showed all the same.
Dudley wouldn't stop asking Harry about his school, Hogwart's School Of Witchcraft And Wizardry. He wanted to know everything. Harry was just explaining the rules to Quidditch when Dudley asked who Hermione was. This question was followed by Dudley blushing slightly and asking if she had a boyfriend. Harry tried not to laugh as he said know and made a mental note to tell Hermione about it when he saw her today.
As soon as the car stopped at King's cross station, Harry practically jumped from the car. If he had to hear one more question about his school, Harry would scream. Uncle Vernon helped Harry load his belongings onto a trolley. Harry thought that once they were at the station the Dursley's would leave, but to his dismay, the Dursley's had all filed out of the car and was following Harry though the terminal.
Ron and Hermione were waiting for Harry on Platform 9. Harry looked at them and almost ran over to them just to get away from the Dursley's. "What's up with them?" Ron gestured at the Dursley's. Harry looked over his shoulder and smiled. It seemed that no matter how nice the Dursley's were determined to be to Harry, the thought of coming this close to actual other wizards was to much for them. Harry waved and turned back to his friends. "I don't know. I guess that they're just happy to be getting rid of me" Ron looked at Harry for a moment then laughed. "You can't be serious Harry" Hermione looked at the retreating backs of the Dursley family. "I swear I just saw a tear in your Aunts eye while she was standing there. All because you are going to move away they start to act .well.human." Harry smiled. "I think that their afraid Sirius will come and hex them all if he thought that I was thrown out of home."
Hermione stared over Harry's shoulder at two teenage girls. They stood awkwardly in the station. Hermione saw that they were looking straight at them, more specifically, straight at Harry. "Harry?" asked Hermione, but he wasn't listening. She followed his view and saw that he was looking at the girls. So was Ron, their mouths opened in awe. "Honestly" Hermione muttered as the girls came over to greet them.
"Hi" the taller one said. There was no response so she continued to talk. "We were just wondering if you are Harry Potter?" Harry didn't trust himself to speak so he just nodded dumbly. The younger looked up from her shoes shyly and glanced at his lightning shaped scar. The taller stuck out her hand. "Nice to meet you. I'm Jennifer and this is my sister Libby" Harry shook their hands "We have just transferred from Durmstrang" Jennifer explained. Ron looked up, and seemed to have fought off the spell that the two girls had seemed to place over Harry and Ron. "Do you know Victor Krum?" he exclaimed before he could stop himself. Hermione felt her face go red with anger as she heard her ex boyfriends name. In her 4th year there was a special competition and Victor had come to her school, and they had started a relationship, but only a few weeks after he had left she had seen him in The Daily Prophet with some girl, kissing at some Quidditch game. Hermione could still feel the hurt and had vowed never let herself fall in love that quickly again. Libby caught Ron's eye and nodded. "Yeah, of cause we know him. He is a huge celebrity at school." She said quietly. Ron couldn't take his eyes off her. Jennifer pushed her long brown hair out of her face. "There was a reason why we came over. "Harry thought that he didn't care if she had come to tell him that he only had a few weeks to live, as long as she promised to stay with him. Jennifer looked slightly embarrassed as she asked Harry how to get onto Platform 9 ¾. Hermione rolled her eyes at them, but no one saw. Ron was discussing the latest Quidditch game, and Harry seemed lost in Jennifer's brown eyes. Half pulling Harry along she showed them how to get onto the platform.
Ginny rushed up to Hermione and tugged on her arm to get her attention. "What's wrong with them?" By 'them' Hermione knew that Ginny ment Harry, but also knew that she was too scared to admit it. Hermione stared at her two best friends then back at Ginny with a sigh. "Honestly Ginny, I just don't know." Then led the way onto the train with a dazed Harry and Ron following behind.
If this was any other trip to Kings Cross station, The Dursleys would be silent and Aunt Petunia would have stayed home. The fact that she was in the car was suspicious enough without the whole family treating him as if he was normal, as if they even loved him. As Uncle Vernon drove, Aunt Petunia passed out sweets. On any other occasion, Harry knew these sweets were only for Dudley, but this time Aunt Petunia gave him one. It wasn't a huge change but it showed all the same.
Dudley wouldn't stop asking Harry about his school, Hogwart's School Of Witchcraft And Wizardry. He wanted to know everything. Harry was just explaining the rules to Quidditch when Dudley asked who Hermione was. This question was followed by Dudley blushing slightly and asking if she had a boyfriend. Harry tried not to laugh as he said know and made a mental note to tell Hermione about it when he saw her today.
As soon as the car stopped at King's cross station, Harry practically jumped from the car. If he had to hear one more question about his school, Harry would scream. Uncle Vernon helped Harry load his belongings onto a trolley. Harry thought that once they were at the station the Dursley's would leave, but to his dismay, the Dursley's had all filed out of the car and was following Harry though the terminal.
Ron and Hermione were waiting for Harry on Platform 9. Harry looked at them and almost ran over to them just to get away from the Dursley's. "What's up with them?" Ron gestured at the Dursley's. Harry looked over his shoulder and smiled. It seemed that no matter how nice the Dursley's were determined to be to Harry, the thought of coming this close to actual other wizards was to much for them. Harry waved and turned back to his friends. "I don't know. I guess that they're just happy to be getting rid of me" Ron looked at Harry for a moment then laughed. "You can't be serious Harry" Hermione looked at the retreating backs of the Dursley family. "I swear I just saw a tear in your Aunts eye while she was standing there. All because you are going to move away they start to act .well.human." Harry smiled. "I think that their afraid Sirius will come and hex them all if he thought that I was thrown out of home."
Hermione stared over Harry's shoulder at two teenage girls. They stood awkwardly in the station. Hermione saw that they were looking straight at them, more specifically, straight at Harry. "Harry?" asked Hermione, but he wasn't listening. She followed his view and saw that he was looking at the girls. So was Ron, their mouths opened in awe. "Honestly" Hermione muttered as the girls came over to greet them.
"Hi" the taller one said. There was no response so she continued to talk. "We were just wondering if you are Harry Potter?" Harry didn't trust himself to speak so he just nodded dumbly. The younger looked up from her shoes shyly and glanced at his lightning shaped scar. The taller stuck out her hand. "Nice to meet you. I'm Jennifer and this is my sister Libby" Harry shook their hands "We have just transferred from Durmstrang" Jennifer explained. Ron looked up, and seemed to have fought off the spell that the two girls had seemed to place over Harry and Ron. "Do you know Victor Krum?" he exclaimed before he could stop himself. Hermione felt her face go red with anger as she heard her ex boyfriends name. In her 4th year there was a special competition and Victor had come to her school, and they had started a relationship, but only a few weeks after he had left she had seen him in The Daily Prophet with some girl, kissing at some Quidditch game. Hermione could still feel the hurt and had vowed never let herself fall in love that quickly again. Libby caught Ron's eye and nodded. "Yeah, of cause we know him. He is a huge celebrity at school." She said quietly. Ron couldn't take his eyes off her. Jennifer pushed her long brown hair out of her face. "There was a reason why we came over. "Harry thought that he didn't care if she had come to tell him that he only had a few weeks to live, as long as she promised to stay with him. Jennifer looked slightly embarrassed as she asked Harry how to get onto Platform 9 ¾. Hermione rolled her eyes at them, but no one saw. Ron was discussing the latest Quidditch game, and Harry seemed lost in Jennifer's brown eyes. Half pulling Harry along she showed them how to get onto the platform.
Ginny rushed up to Hermione and tugged on her arm to get her attention. "What's wrong with them?" By 'them' Hermione knew that Ginny ment Harry, but also knew that she was too scared to admit it. Hermione stared at her two best friends then back at Ginny with a sigh. "Honestly Ginny, I just don't know." Then led the way onto the train with a dazed Harry and Ron following behind.