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Chapter 2: Home at last

A tall boy of thirteen with raven black hair, green eyes, and a lightning bolt scar was bustling in the small room of the Leaky Caldron. His eyes were droopy from sleepiness and his hair stook up every which way. He reached for his round glasses from his bedside table and blinked. It took him awhile to remember where he was but recollection flooded over him as soon as he saw the busy streets of London. He was going back to Hogwarts! His cheeks flushed pink as he put on an oversized sweater and some tan knickers (pass down by Dudley Dursley's) and gathered his school supplies in a brass trunk. He put his faithful owl, Hedwig, into a cage, jammed his wand into his pocket, and hurried down the narrow stairway where Ron, Hermione, and Lavender were waiting to go to Charring Cross Road and then to the London Station.

"Good morning Harry," Ron greeted drowsily. "We best be going then,"

Lavender suppressed a yawn and nodded lazily and the four of them headed out to the cars donated by the Ministry of Magic (for Harry's safety because rumor has it that Black is after him). Though none of them said a word in the car there was unspoken excitement in their hearts. Going to Hogwarts was always an adventure. At Hogwarts there was always fun, and there was always an adventure. In Hogwarts you could always expect the unexpected.

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Harry POV

There it was, I thought, there's platform nine and three quarters! It was always a relief for me to see it each year after spending miserable summers with the Dursley's. The Weasley twins ran their trolleys through, followed by Mrs. Weasley, Percy, Mr. Weasley, and Ginny. Ron and I pushed our trolleys through too (followed by Mione and Lavender). Through the platform for the train The Hogwarts Express. I felt a jolt of thrill go through me but it was immediately stopped as we boarded and I cam face to face with the enemy, Draco Malfoy. Draco wore a wide smirk on his face and had his hands folded across his chest.

"Well if it isn't Potter, Weasel, Mudblood, and Brat," he snickered, "I thought I would be seeing you. Actually I could smell you coming because Weasel can't afford new sanitary robes. Really how old are those anyway?" His nose was lifted in a disgusted way.

"Oh shut up Draco," Lavender snapped, "Not like you ever take a bath anyway so you shouldn't be talking," Malfoy looked ready for another comment when Lavender yanked on our robes and pulled us to an empty compartment.

"Really I couldn't stand another word from him," Lavender said shrilly. We all shushed her and pointed to a man sleeping next to us with dirty brown hair, shabby robes, and a tiny mustache.

"Professor R. J. Lupin" Hermione said primly. We all talked for a while until...

Smash!

We were all jolted from our seats and the lights went out. The door opened and a black hooded figure entered our compartment. Mione whimpered. And suddenly I heard screaming. The black hooded figure was the last thing I saw before the world went black.

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Ron POV

Harry was awake again and being cared after well enough. I glanced out of the window and thought. Not about that black hooded thing... it was creepy but there was something else bothering me. It was Malfoy. He was always lording over me and teasing me. He seemed to know everything but did he know...I banished it from my mind telling myself that he couldn't. I was told to keep it on the hush-hush by mum and dad and I bet Lucius Malfoy doesn't even know. But I still worried about it. I couldn't imagine how it would be of anyone knew. Malfoy would spend whole days terrorizing me. I shivered. I usually didn't let Malfoy bother me but today was different. We were at Hogwarts so I didn't have time to dwell on it longer. But every time I forgot it nagged at me. Harry, Hermione, and Lav stepped out of the train happily. I pushed my worries aside and joined them and wondered how my third year at Hogwarts would turn out this time.

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