It was raining hard by the time the party of six arrived at King's
Cross Station. Mrs. Weasly ushered her children into the packed station.
Ron had seen muggles before, but this was the largest group of them he had
ever seen. "Woh..." he muttered to himself.
"Mummy! Look mummy! Look at the muggle children over there! Mummy they're on little leashes!" squealed Ginny excitedly. She was starting to get on Ron's nerves, so sure enough, she kept chattering away until they came up towards Platform 6 when Mrs. Weasly asked the platform number.
"Mum! That's where Platform 9 and three quarters is! Look mummy!"
"Ginny, shut up," muttered Ron with his teeth gritted. He could see people staring, whether they were muggles or not, Ron didn't care.
"Mummy! Ron told me to shut up!"
Mrs. Weasly looked warningly over at her son and said "Ron, don't talk to your sister that way," Ron scowled. Mrs. Weasly moved on to talk about the station, "It's the same way every year! Always packed with muggles..." commented Mrs. Weasly as they passed a large group of muggle tourists.
Ron looked away from his He saw a black-haired boy a few yards away staring at his family. Oh great, people were staring now... Ron looked back at his family and realized they were pushing farther into the crowd of muggles moving towards Platform 9. Ron sped up and keep up with them then saw the same black- haired boy following him. He noticed the boy had a trunk and owl, so he was definitely a wizard going to Hogwarts, but there were no parents or family in sight. Ron was just thinking how lucky this boy was when suddenly he heard his name being called out from the crowd.
"Ron! Ron, stop walking... RON!" Ron had turned around to see who was calling him and accidentally walked into a girl with brushy brown hair and large front teeth. Ron's trunk slid off the trolly and fell on the girl's foot.
"Ouch!"
"Damn," Ron muttered under his breath, "I didn't mean to!" and he hurried off in the other direction towards his family.
"Ronald Weasly, what on earth did you do to that poor child?!" scolded Fred in an impersonation of his mother.
"Shut up, Fred. I don't feel well."
Percy had just gone through the brick barrier that divided the magical and non-magical worlds. It was Fred and George's turns next. Ron looked around again to see if the girl was still around. She was near, so Ron ducked down a little bit to escape her view. Luckily, she wasn't too tall, so he stood hunched over behind his mother for a few moments, when he noticed that black-haired boy was still staring at him. Then he realized the boy was moving towards him. "Mum... Who's that kid? He looks familiar..."
"Oh, Ron, I don't know... Oh my, doesn't he look familiar,"
"That's what I said, mum." said Ron plainly as the black-haired boy approached Ron, Mrs. Weasly, and Ginny (Percy, Fred, and George had already gone off to the platform).
"Erm... Excuse me, but do you know how to get onto Platform 9 and three quarters?" asked the boy sheepishly.
"First year at Hogwarts?" said Mrs. Weasly fondly. The boy nodded. "Ron too. Anyway, now all you have to do, is walk straight into the barrier, best to do it at a bit of a run if you're nervous." she smiled and Ron was disgusted at how loving she was being towards a total weirdo. The boy jogged with his trolley and owl and disappeared through the barrier.
"Mum, that boy was stalking us through the station!" confronted Ron.
"Oh don't be silly! He was just nervous about getting on the train, I'm sure he's a nice boy,"
"I'm sure he's a total stalker..." He muttered to himself as he stepped through the barrier.
"Mummy! Look mummy! Look at the muggle children over there! Mummy they're on little leashes!" squealed Ginny excitedly. She was starting to get on Ron's nerves, so sure enough, she kept chattering away until they came up towards Platform 6 when Mrs. Weasly asked the platform number.
"Mum! That's where Platform 9 and three quarters is! Look mummy!"
"Ginny, shut up," muttered Ron with his teeth gritted. He could see people staring, whether they were muggles or not, Ron didn't care.
"Mummy! Ron told me to shut up!"
Mrs. Weasly looked warningly over at her son and said "Ron, don't talk to your sister that way," Ron scowled. Mrs. Weasly moved on to talk about the station, "It's the same way every year! Always packed with muggles..." commented Mrs. Weasly as they passed a large group of muggle tourists.
Ron looked away from his He saw a black-haired boy a few yards away staring at his family. Oh great, people were staring now... Ron looked back at his family and realized they were pushing farther into the crowd of muggles moving towards Platform 9. Ron sped up and keep up with them then saw the same black- haired boy following him. He noticed the boy had a trunk and owl, so he was definitely a wizard going to Hogwarts, but there were no parents or family in sight. Ron was just thinking how lucky this boy was when suddenly he heard his name being called out from the crowd.
"Ron! Ron, stop walking... RON!" Ron had turned around to see who was calling him and accidentally walked into a girl with brushy brown hair and large front teeth. Ron's trunk slid off the trolly and fell on the girl's foot.
"Ouch!"
"Damn," Ron muttered under his breath, "I didn't mean to!" and he hurried off in the other direction towards his family.
"Ronald Weasly, what on earth did you do to that poor child?!" scolded Fred in an impersonation of his mother.
"Shut up, Fred. I don't feel well."
Percy had just gone through the brick barrier that divided the magical and non-magical worlds. It was Fred and George's turns next. Ron looked around again to see if the girl was still around. She was near, so Ron ducked down a little bit to escape her view. Luckily, she wasn't too tall, so he stood hunched over behind his mother for a few moments, when he noticed that black-haired boy was still staring at him. Then he realized the boy was moving towards him. "Mum... Who's that kid? He looks familiar..."
"Oh, Ron, I don't know... Oh my, doesn't he look familiar,"
"That's what I said, mum." said Ron plainly as the black-haired boy approached Ron, Mrs. Weasly, and Ginny (Percy, Fred, and George had already gone off to the platform).
"Erm... Excuse me, but do you know how to get onto Platform 9 and three quarters?" asked the boy sheepishly.
"First year at Hogwarts?" said Mrs. Weasly fondly. The boy nodded. "Ron too. Anyway, now all you have to do, is walk straight into the barrier, best to do it at a bit of a run if you're nervous." she smiled and Ron was disgusted at how loving she was being towards a total weirdo. The boy jogged with his trolley and owl and disappeared through the barrier.
"Mum, that boy was stalking us through the station!" confronted Ron.
"Oh don't be silly! He was just nervous about getting on the train, I'm sure he's a nice boy,"
"I'm sure he's a total stalker..." He muttered to himself as he stepped through the barrier.