As he was contemplating this he heard someone coming towards the clearing. He guessed the man was returning and quickly left.
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Chapter 1: The Hogwarts Express
Eleven years later.
Eddie Weasley was making his way aross Platform 9 3/4, followed by his mother, Lavender, and his father, Ronald. Today his hair was a bright, Weasley red, and his eyes were deep green. Eddie was a metamorphagus, so he could change his appearance. He used this to his advantage so he would look like a Weasley instead of sticking out like a sore thumb at family reunions with his blonde hair. He was already wearing his robes.
"Eddie! Eddie over here!" He heard his cousin, Samantha Potter, calling from next to the scarlett, Hogwarts train. Standing next to her was her best friend, Hyacinth McGowan. They were also wearing their robes.
"Hey, Sam." He said as he made his way through the croud towards them.
"We'd better hurry so get a compartment to ourselves." Said Hyacinth and the three made their way into the Hogwarts Express, dragging their luggage along with them.
They walked along the train's length to find every compartment full, except the very last one. As the three shuffled inside and stored their luggage away they were suprised to see their fourth friend was in the compartment, Pete Longbottom.
"Pete? What are you doing here? I thought you were only ten." Said Eddie, suprised.
"Ten? No, I'm Eleven like you guys." He stated simply. "I thought you knew that."
"This is great," Said Hyacinth as they all sat down, "now we'll all be in school together!"
"Not nescisarily, Hyacinth. We might be in different houses." Said Samantha.
"What are the chances of that happening, Sam? All of our parents were in Gryffindor so we probably will be, too." Said Eddie as the train whistle blew. The train started moving and the four kids ran to the window to bid their parents farewell. As the train station sped out of sight the kids sat back down.
"My mom was in Ravenclaw, not Gryffindor." Said Pete.
"And my dad didn't go to Hogwarts. Who knows what house he would've been in." Said Hyacinth.
"Well, there is still a very good chance we could all be in Gryffindor." Stated Sam as she twirled her finger in her Weasley red hair.
"My Mother and Father went to Hogwarts and they both were in Gryffindor." Eddie said as he stared through the window to the pastures of green, luscious grass where sheep and cows grazed. Some time later a plump old witch opened the compartment door.
"Anything from the trolley?" The four kids imediatly looked up from their books or magazines and longingly looked at the trolley. Hyacinth and Sam took out their money bags and bought Every Flavor Beans and Chacolate Frogs for all of them.
"You guys owe us." Said Sam as she handed Pete some Chacolate Frogs.
"Don't worry we-" But Pete was cut short as some one knocked on the compartment door, then entered. The boy was a first year with jet black hair and cold, grey eyes. He looked as if he were very proud to be who he was. After him another boy entered, he had silver blonde hair and baby blue eyes.
"Who are you?" Asked Eddie.
"Jake Kien, and this is Tyler Gage." He said indicating the blonde boy. "Who are you?"
"Hyacith McGowan"
"Samantha Potter"
"Pete Longbottom"
"Eddie Weasley"
"Weasley, eh? I guess the abnormaly bright hair runs in your family." Said Kien with a chuckle.
Sam rolled her eyes. "Let me guess. You're some stuckup, Slytherin pureblood who lives in a big mansion and is spoiled? Well, I hope you get sorted in to Hufflepuff!" She said as she pushed the two out and shut the door with a snap.
The four returned to eating their snacks and reading their books as the day turned to night and it started to drizzle. When the train began to slow down a prefect stopped by their compartment to inform them to leave their luggage on the train and it would be taken to their dormitories. The kids all gathered their things together and when the train stopped, they headed outside and at the Hogsmeade Station.
"Firs' years, this way," called a gaint man with a lantern and a pink umbrella. When the first years where all gathered around him he announced, "I'm Hagrid, the groundskeeper and Care of Magical Creatures Teacher. It's tradition for the Hogwarts first years to sail across the lake to Hogwarts so we'll be takin' those boats." He said as he walked to the dock where the boats were tied. "Four to a boat." The first years, who were running to keep up with Hagrid climbed into the boats and waited to be given instructions. Sam, Pete, Hyacinth, and Eddie got in their boat and had just gotten situated when the boats lurched forward. Pete, who was sitting in the back, almost fell out but a large tentacle reached out of the water and pushed him back in.
"What was that!" Said Eddie, looking wide eyed at where the tentacle was.
"The giant squid." Said Hyacinth as if it were the most obvious thing in the world. "I wonder where it went." She said as she peered down into the water.
The boats made their way across the lake and into a tunnle where the were docked as all the students got out.
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Chapter 1: The Hogwarts Express
Eleven years later.
Eddie Weasley was making his way aross Platform 9 3/4, followed by his mother, Lavender, and his father, Ronald. Today his hair was a bright, Weasley red, and his eyes were deep green. Eddie was a metamorphagus, so he could change his appearance. He used this to his advantage so he would look like a Weasley instead of sticking out like a sore thumb at family reunions with his blonde hair. He was already wearing his robes.
"Eddie! Eddie over here!" He heard his cousin, Samantha Potter, calling from next to the scarlett, Hogwarts train. Standing next to her was her best friend, Hyacinth McGowan. They were also wearing their robes.
"Hey, Sam." He said as he made his way through the croud towards them.
"We'd better hurry so get a compartment to ourselves." Said Hyacinth and the three made their way into the Hogwarts Express, dragging their luggage along with them.
They walked along the train's length to find every compartment full, except the very last one. As the three shuffled inside and stored their luggage away they were suprised to see their fourth friend was in the compartment, Pete Longbottom.
"Pete? What are you doing here? I thought you were only ten." Said Eddie, suprised.
"Ten? No, I'm Eleven like you guys." He stated simply. "I thought you knew that."
"This is great," Said Hyacinth as they all sat down, "now we'll all be in school together!"
"Not nescisarily, Hyacinth. We might be in different houses." Said Samantha.
"What are the chances of that happening, Sam? All of our parents were in Gryffindor so we probably will be, too." Said Eddie as the train whistle blew. The train started moving and the four kids ran to the window to bid their parents farewell. As the train station sped out of sight the kids sat back down.
"My mom was in Ravenclaw, not Gryffindor." Said Pete.
"And my dad didn't go to Hogwarts. Who knows what house he would've been in." Said Hyacinth.
"Well, there is still a very good chance we could all be in Gryffindor." Stated Sam as she twirled her finger in her Weasley red hair.
"My Mother and Father went to Hogwarts and they both were in Gryffindor." Eddie said as he stared through the window to the pastures of green, luscious grass where sheep and cows grazed. Some time later a plump old witch opened the compartment door.
"Anything from the trolley?" The four kids imediatly looked up from their books or magazines and longingly looked at the trolley. Hyacinth and Sam took out their money bags and bought Every Flavor Beans and Chacolate Frogs for all of them.
"You guys owe us." Said Sam as she handed Pete some Chacolate Frogs.
"Don't worry we-" But Pete was cut short as some one knocked on the compartment door, then entered. The boy was a first year with jet black hair and cold, grey eyes. He looked as if he were very proud to be who he was. After him another boy entered, he had silver blonde hair and baby blue eyes.
"Who are you?" Asked Eddie.
"Jake Kien, and this is Tyler Gage." He said indicating the blonde boy. "Who are you?"
"Hyacith McGowan"
"Samantha Potter"
"Pete Longbottom"
"Eddie Weasley"
"Weasley, eh? I guess the abnormaly bright hair runs in your family." Said Kien with a chuckle.
Sam rolled her eyes. "Let me guess. You're some stuckup, Slytherin pureblood who lives in a big mansion and is spoiled? Well, I hope you get sorted in to Hufflepuff!" She said as she pushed the two out and shut the door with a snap.
The four returned to eating their snacks and reading their books as the day turned to night and it started to drizzle. When the train began to slow down a prefect stopped by their compartment to inform them to leave their luggage on the train and it would be taken to their dormitories. The kids all gathered their things together and when the train stopped, they headed outside and at the Hogsmeade Station.
"Firs' years, this way," called a gaint man with a lantern and a pink umbrella. When the first years where all gathered around him he announced, "I'm Hagrid, the groundskeeper and Care of Magical Creatures Teacher. It's tradition for the Hogwarts first years to sail across the lake to Hogwarts so we'll be takin' those boats." He said as he walked to the dock where the boats were tied. "Four to a boat." The first years, who were running to keep up with Hagrid climbed into the boats and waited to be given instructions. Sam, Pete, Hyacinth, and Eddie got in their boat and had just gotten situated when the boats lurched forward. Pete, who was sitting in the back, almost fell out but a large tentacle reached out of the water and pushed him back in.
"What was that!" Said Eddie, looking wide eyed at where the tentacle was.
"The giant squid." Said Hyacinth as if it were the most obvious thing in the world. "I wonder where it went." She said as she peered down into the water.
The boats made their way across the lake and into a tunnle where the were docked as all the students got out.