Chapter 4: All aboard the Hogwarts Express...or not.
Harry was woken up by two sharp tugs on his ear from Hedwig. He got up quickly from the moment of pain. Ron was still sleep, but just then there was a knock at the door. It was Mrs. Weasley shouting at them to wake up. Apparently this was the sixth time for her to knock on their door. Harry figured that Ron still hadn't heard her, so he shook Ron awake.
They dressed quietly. They were both still really tired. Hermione and Ginny were downstairs already, dressed and very..chipper was the word. Hermione had a book propped open and was reading in between gulps of food. She raised her glass to both saying "Hi." Ron waved while yawing and Harry nodded. Ginny was talking to her mom about her missing school clothes.
Harry laid his head down on the table, but George thumped him on the head so he could lay a plate of food down. Harry ate quietly and slowly. "Don't think I didn't notice. Eat up, quickly, now. I want to be off to King's Cross Station earlier than usual. Hurry up. Fred and George has already carried down your things. Get a move on now, Harry. Even Ron is done."
Harry pushed his plate back and stood up. He followed the rest of the gang out of the door. They were on their way to King's Cross Station.
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Vyk woke up refreshed. Wait a minute! Today is the day I have to be at King's Cross Station. Oh no. What am I going to do? I'll just have to kill this leithfold quickly. Maybe I will make it on time, and if I don't I can always find a nearby house and use some floo powder to get to Hogwarts.
It was some time late in the morning. Vyk looked at her watch. It was almost ten a.m. She wasn't going to make it to King's Cross in time. Oh well, she'd just have to use some floo powder. She decided to wait for the leithfold to come out of it's cave, but that would normally take a long time. She opened a book and started reading.
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Harry was settling into his compartment on The Hogwarts Express. He was sitting with Ginny and Neville since Ron and Hermione were up with the other prefects for the beginning of the trip. Harry wasn't sad that he was not a prefect, nor was he jealous anymore. He felt weighed down since his last talk with Dumbledore.
The train started moving at an easy pace, but gradually picked up speed. It wasn't long before Malfoy and his goons came in to harass Harry. Fortunately, Hermione and Ron were coming back and slammed the compartment door on his face.
"So, how's it goin' in here? I am still a little bit tired myself. D'ya mind if I take a nap? No, great." With those words Ron stretched out on the compartment floor. Hermione began reading her book again, and Ginny and Neville were talking about Herbology. So, Harry was sitting on his seat with no one to talk to. He stared out his window and watched the landscape unfold in front of him. It really was a beautiful sight. He'd never really looked at it before. He was glad that he was taking the time to watch it, not like he had anything else to do. He was still bored and quickly fell asleep.
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Author's note:
Sorry, but I just wanted to thank the few people that have reviewed before. It gives me pleasure when someone reviews a story of mine. Since this is only my second fanfiction to write, I need all the help I can get. Thanks!
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