Chapter 3: Wizards Treats and Random Silliness
Later during the ride to Hogwarts, a plump witch began pushing a cart filled with a number of strange looking foods and drink down the isles. She stopped at Harry, Ron, Lexine, Kay and Erin's car and asked kindly "Would you like anything off of the cart, dearies?" Harry had never seen anything like the treats before! So he figured 'be adventurous' and he said, "We'll take some of everything." Ron gaped at Harry as he took corned beef sandwiches out of his bag. Harry paid the witch eleven silver sickles (as he explained to Kay was wizard money..."Oh dear God...wizards have their own money?" she cried, turning the coins over in her hand) and retreated to his seat with the armful of food. "Hungry, are you?" asked Ron, wide-eyed.
Lexine and Erin couldn't wait to try Bertie Botts Every Flavor Beans and thanked Harry when he tossed them a bag of the jelly beans. Kay saw this and leaned sideways. "Hey Lex--it's a boagie flavored one!" Lexine snorted with laughter as she opened the bag. Harry passed a chocolate frog to Kay who opened it and took a bite. "Whooo!" she cried when she pulled out a small card. "What's this?" she asked, frowning. "I almost swallowed it..."
Ron smiled. "They're cards that you can collect...with famous witches and wizards on the front. See who you've got..."
Kay turned hers over and her eyes nearly bulged out of her head. "Hey Erin-- it's ALBUS." she teased and both of the girls began laughing...Erin nearly choked on her pumpkin juice as a result.
"You got Albus Dumbledore?" Ron asked, sounding a little disappointed. "I was hoping you would get Agrippa...that's the only card I'm missing."
"Who's Dumbledore?" asked Harry.
Ron stared at him. "WHO'S Dumbledore? Dumbledore's ONLY the greatest Headmaster Hogwarts has ever had!"
"Oh..."
Kay, still laughing, pointed at the card. "Who in their right mind would name their kid ALBUS?" she asked. Ron raised an eyebrow.
"I don't get it."
Kay stopped laughing after a few moments when she realized Harry and Ron hadn't joined in, and cleared her throat. "Um...well...I thought it was funny..." she looked down at her lap.
"So, Harry." Lexine began, smoothing her soft hair. "It's true, right? That you are one of the most famous wizards in the magical world?"
Harry's cheeks turned red with embarrassment as Kay cocked an eyebrow at him. "Really...and how are you famous?"
Ron gasped at Kay with disbelief. "You don't KNOW?" he asked.
Kay shook her head. "Nope--mage's really don't keep track of which witches and wizards are famous. No offense but personally we don't really care all that much..."
Lexine nudged Kay. "I DO!" she cried.
"You're just weird!" Kay snapped in response as Ron sighed.
"Harry's famous because when he was one, his parents were murdered by you- know-who..."
"Lord Voldemort," Harry explained as Ron grimaced.
"Yeah--him. Anyway...when you-know-who turned on Harry, his powers were drained and no one knows why. Show them the scar, Harry."
Sighing, Harry pulled his bangs away from his forehead revealing a thin, lightening-shaped scar. Kay blinked, and then leaned closer to get a better look. "Ooooo---cooool." she said.
"Not really." said Harry. "In fact, I didn't even know I was a famous wizard till this year. I've been living with my Aunt and Uncle for the past 10 years of my life."
There was yet another knock on the door following his comment, and Kay stood, prepared to defend the boys. "Hey plastic hair!" she snapped. "You'd better leave or you'll get a broken jaw!"
There was a pause. "It's Hermione..."
"Oh..." Kay opened the door. "Sorry."
Hermione looked at her before looking at Ron and Harry. "Get your school clothes on. I've just been up to speak with the conductor and he said we'll be arriving at Hogwarts in 10 minutes." she turned back to the three girls. "And I would SUGGEST that you leave...I don't think you want to be in here and see Ron and Harry in their underpants."
Lexine shrugged as Kay led her and Erin out into the train isle.
Later during the ride to Hogwarts, a plump witch began pushing a cart filled with a number of strange looking foods and drink down the isles. She stopped at Harry, Ron, Lexine, Kay and Erin's car and asked kindly "Would you like anything off of the cart, dearies?" Harry had never seen anything like the treats before! So he figured 'be adventurous' and he said, "We'll take some of everything." Ron gaped at Harry as he took corned beef sandwiches out of his bag. Harry paid the witch eleven silver sickles (as he explained to Kay was wizard money..."Oh dear God...wizards have their own money?" she cried, turning the coins over in her hand) and retreated to his seat with the armful of food. "Hungry, are you?" asked Ron, wide-eyed.
Lexine and Erin couldn't wait to try Bertie Botts Every Flavor Beans and thanked Harry when he tossed them a bag of the jelly beans. Kay saw this and leaned sideways. "Hey Lex--it's a boagie flavored one!" Lexine snorted with laughter as she opened the bag. Harry passed a chocolate frog to Kay who opened it and took a bite. "Whooo!" she cried when she pulled out a small card. "What's this?" she asked, frowning. "I almost swallowed it..."
Ron smiled. "They're cards that you can collect...with famous witches and wizards on the front. See who you've got..."
Kay turned hers over and her eyes nearly bulged out of her head. "Hey Erin-- it's ALBUS." she teased and both of the girls began laughing...Erin nearly choked on her pumpkin juice as a result.
"You got Albus Dumbledore?" Ron asked, sounding a little disappointed. "I was hoping you would get Agrippa...that's the only card I'm missing."
"Who's Dumbledore?" asked Harry.
Ron stared at him. "WHO'S Dumbledore? Dumbledore's ONLY the greatest Headmaster Hogwarts has ever had!"
"Oh..."
Kay, still laughing, pointed at the card. "Who in their right mind would name their kid ALBUS?" she asked. Ron raised an eyebrow.
"I don't get it."
Kay stopped laughing after a few moments when she realized Harry and Ron hadn't joined in, and cleared her throat. "Um...well...I thought it was funny..." she looked down at her lap.
"So, Harry." Lexine began, smoothing her soft hair. "It's true, right? That you are one of the most famous wizards in the magical world?"
Harry's cheeks turned red with embarrassment as Kay cocked an eyebrow at him. "Really...and how are you famous?"
Ron gasped at Kay with disbelief. "You don't KNOW?" he asked.
Kay shook her head. "Nope--mage's really don't keep track of which witches and wizards are famous. No offense but personally we don't really care all that much..."
Lexine nudged Kay. "I DO!" she cried.
"You're just weird!" Kay snapped in response as Ron sighed.
"Harry's famous because when he was one, his parents were murdered by you- know-who..."
"Lord Voldemort," Harry explained as Ron grimaced.
"Yeah--him. Anyway...when you-know-who turned on Harry, his powers were drained and no one knows why. Show them the scar, Harry."
Sighing, Harry pulled his bangs away from his forehead revealing a thin, lightening-shaped scar. Kay blinked, and then leaned closer to get a better look. "Ooooo---cooool." she said.
"Not really." said Harry. "In fact, I didn't even know I was a famous wizard till this year. I've been living with my Aunt and Uncle for the past 10 years of my life."
There was yet another knock on the door following his comment, and Kay stood, prepared to defend the boys. "Hey plastic hair!" she snapped. "You'd better leave or you'll get a broken jaw!"
There was a pause. "It's Hermione..."
"Oh..." Kay opened the door. "Sorry."
Hermione looked at her before looking at Ron and Harry. "Get your school clothes on. I've just been up to speak with the conductor and he said we'll be arriving at Hogwarts in 10 minutes." she turned back to the three girls. "And I would SUGGEST that you leave...I don't think you want to be in here and see Ron and Harry in their underpants."
Lexine shrugged as Kay led her and Erin out into the train isle.