Chapter 3
The Hogwarts Express
September 1, 2:57 p.m.
"Hey," said a rather odd sounding voice. "What's shakin'?"
"Er," muttered Harry, "sorry, but who are you?" The new student came inside the compartment.
"I just transferred from America. It's a major culture shock, isn't it?"
Hermione smiled brilliantly at the stranger as Ron said, "I wouldn't know- never been there."
"I have!" squealed the girl excitedly, and Ron and Harry glanced at each other, taking in the new competition. He was wearing a backward hat and had dusty blonde hair that was rather... long. It hung just past his ears. His eyes were of a deep shade of green, and he wore a black bracelet covered in metal pyramids. "I've been to New York."
"Ah," said the boy. "The City that Never Sleeps." He grinned slightly, his mouth tilting to one side. "I've never been there." For some reason, Hermione found this ridiculously funny and let out a high-pitched giggle.
"Hermione, you're acting like an idiot. Stop." Ron was blatant. Hermione blushed but the squealing stopped.
"I'm Todd Adams. 'Sup. From sunny Cali, don't really wanna be here, have no choice because my father is now the American ambassador to the British Ministry of Magic."
Harry and Ron rolled their eyes. "Ron Weasley. Pleasure to meet you." It sounded a bit forced.
"Harry Potter," mumbled Harry. "Whatever he said."
"I'm sensing some tension toward me... But I'm down with that. So you're the Boy Who Lived. Impressive. Do either of you skate?" Todd grinned lopsidedly and turned his hat so it would face sideways, allowing him to lean against the seat.
"Hunh?" Ron looked bewildered.
Harry shrugged. "My cousin Dudley gets a new pair of inline skates every year for his birthday... Don't know why... He doesn't ever use them."
Todd laughed. "Ah, but see, that's blading. I'm talking about skateboarding."
Hermione found her voice after her thorough embarrassment. "How are you so involved in the Muggle thing? Everyone I've found here that isn't Muggle born is just- well... unacceptive, I suppose."
Todd held up a finger. "Well, in California, I have plenty of Muggle friends... Good neighborhood..." He laughed again. "I can't believe I missed the name of one so fair as yourself."
"Hermione," she squeaked.
"Herminey?" Todd frowned at his inability to pronounce it.
"Her-my-own-nee," enunciated Harry.
Ron cleared his throat. "Don't bother mate; she has a boyfriend." He glared at the girl. "That she went to the Caribbean with..."
A knock sounded at the compartment door, and a prefect poked her head in. "Excuse me, but we need you, Hermione- the Head Girl has to make her rounds and tell everyone to change."
"Alright, I'll be right there, Susan." Hermione stood and brushed off bits of wrappers and crumbs from sweets from her skirt and picked up her long abandoned school robes. Slinging them over her arm, she said, "I'll see everyone a bit later. Make Gryffindor, Todd!" And she walked out, the short piece of denim she was wearing hardly enough to call a proper skirt.
When she was out of earshot, Todd grinned mischievously. "Didn't your mother ever tell you never to stare at a girl's retreating ass? It's demeaning."
Harry gulped and Ron said one of the most daring things he had ever said in his life. "Then I guess everyone will be demeaning her a lot this year, now won't they?"
*****
Hi, everyone- sorry it took so long to update. That's what happens when you're GROUNDED... ::sigh::... oh, well... I can update from school. When I have time. I hope you're enjoying. Adam, the Todd character is NOT modeled on you...(well, not THAT much, anyway...) The last name is a tribute. LOL. Luv y'all.
The Hogwarts Express
September 1, 2:57 p.m.
"Hey," said a rather odd sounding voice. "What's shakin'?"
"Er," muttered Harry, "sorry, but who are you?" The new student came inside the compartment.
"I just transferred from America. It's a major culture shock, isn't it?"
Hermione smiled brilliantly at the stranger as Ron said, "I wouldn't know- never been there."
"I have!" squealed the girl excitedly, and Ron and Harry glanced at each other, taking in the new competition. He was wearing a backward hat and had dusty blonde hair that was rather... long. It hung just past his ears. His eyes were of a deep shade of green, and he wore a black bracelet covered in metal pyramids. "I've been to New York."
"Ah," said the boy. "The City that Never Sleeps." He grinned slightly, his mouth tilting to one side. "I've never been there." For some reason, Hermione found this ridiculously funny and let out a high-pitched giggle.
"Hermione, you're acting like an idiot. Stop." Ron was blatant. Hermione blushed but the squealing stopped.
"I'm Todd Adams. 'Sup. From sunny Cali, don't really wanna be here, have no choice because my father is now the American ambassador to the British Ministry of Magic."
Harry and Ron rolled their eyes. "Ron Weasley. Pleasure to meet you." It sounded a bit forced.
"Harry Potter," mumbled Harry. "Whatever he said."
"I'm sensing some tension toward me... But I'm down with that. So you're the Boy Who Lived. Impressive. Do either of you skate?" Todd grinned lopsidedly and turned his hat so it would face sideways, allowing him to lean against the seat.
"Hunh?" Ron looked bewildered.
Harry shrugged. "My cousin Dudley gets a new pair of inline skates every year for his birthday... Don't know why... He doesn't ever use them."
Todd laughed. "Ah, but see, that's blading. I'm talking about skateboarding."
Hermione found her voice after her thorough embarrassment. "How are you so involved in the Muggle thing? Everyone I've found here that isn't Muggle born is just- well... unacceptive, I suppose."
Todd held up a finger. "Well, in California, I have plenty of Muggle friends... Good neighborhood..." He laughed again. "I can't believe I missed the name of one so fair as yourself."
"Hermione," she squeaked.
"Herminey?" Todd frowned at his inability to pronounce it.
"Her-my-own-nee," enunciated Harry.
Ron cleared his throat. "Don't bother mate; she has a boyfriend." He glared at the girl. "That she went to the Caribbean with..."
A knock sounded at the compartment door, and a prefect poked her head in. "Excuse me, but we need you, Hermione- the Head Girl has to make her rounds and tell everyone to change."
"Alright, I'll be right there, Susan." Hermione stood and brushed off bits of wrappers and crumbs from sweets from her skirt and picked up her long abandoned school robes. Slinging them over her arm, she said, "I'll see everyone a bit later. Make Gryffindor, Todd!" And she walked out, the short piece of denim she was wearing hardly enough to call a proper skirt.
When she was out of earshot, Todd grinned mischievously. "Didn't your mother ever tell you never to stare at a girl's retreating ass? It's demeaning."
Harry gulped and Ron said one of the most daring things he had ever said in his life. "Then I guess everyone will be demeaning her a lot this year, now won't they?"
*****
Hi, everyone- sorry it took so long to update. That's what happens when you're GROUNDED... ::sigh::... oh, well... I can update from school. When I have time. I hope you're enjoying. Adam, the Todd character is NOT modeled on you...(well, not THAT much, anyway...) The last name is a tribute. LOL. Luv y'all.