The ministry cars were parked and waiting for them.
Harry, Ron and Ginny squeezed into the first one while the driver packed their animals and trunks into the back.
Mrs.Weasley and the twins were in the car behind and soon the cars zoomed off. They stopped outside the Burrow soon after and began to unload the trunks.
Charlie came out the house with Bill to help unload.
Ginny went into the house clutching her school bag and Fred and George grabbed their brooms before flying to the paddock to practise their Quidditch.
Harry and Ron walked into the lounge to see Percy and his girlfriend in a deep kiss.
Harry and Ron both began to laugh who interrupted the kissing couple.
"What on earth!" spluttered Percy.
"Calm down Perce, let's just go some where more private," grinned Penelope gathering her ministry papers together.
Percy smiled mischievously as he grabbed his reports together and got up from the table. He took Penelope's hand and the two made their way up to Percy's room.
Harry and Ron both collapsed on the sofa laughing when there was a bang at the window.
Harry wiped his eyes filled with tears of laughter before going to open the window.
The same owl that had interrupted Harry in Transfiguration flew gracefully into the room.
Harry shut the window behind the owl before following it. The owl stopped and perched on a dining room chair. The owl offered its leg to Harry, which had another letter, attached.
Ron had stopped laughing and was looking curiously at the owl.
Harry took the letter and unrolled it like he'd done with the other.
It read
Harry. I am so very 'onoured that you will be coming to visit me in Paris. I think you may 'ave misunderstood though. You will be staying 'ere at Beauxbations with me and the rest of my friends. I 'ave already asked permission from Madam Maxime and she 'as agreed to let you stay for the two weeks. Will you be bringing any friends? 'Ere is ze ticket for your trip. You will zet off from Waterloo station in London on ze nineteenth of December at one o'clock. Zee you then Fleur Delacour.
Harry picked up the train ticket that had fallen from the letter and looked it over.
It read December twentieth Waterloo station to Beauxbations Academy One o'clock departure. Platform Ten and a third Via Caledonia express.
Harry looked at it before passing it to Ron who was poking the owl in interest.
The owl ruffled its feathers angrily and it's beret fell off.
Harry replaced the beret and wrote a quick reply for Fleur.
He then sent the owl on it's way before Ron tried to dissect it.
"Weird. They have a train like us," muttered Ron.
"You ever heard of the train?" asked Harry sitting back down.
"Not till now I haven't." said Ron passing the ticket back.
Mrs. Weasley came into the room and started to make some carrots peel them selves for dinner.
"Um mum might do though," whispered Ron.
Harry looked down at the ticket and then walked to where Mrs Weasley was supervising some dishes.
"Um Mrs Weasley." said Harry.
Mrs Weasley looked away from the dishes that continued by them selves and looked at the ticket in Harry's hand.
"Yes dear." said Mrs Weasley sitting at the kitchen table.
"Do you know where this platform is?" asked Harry passing the ticket to Mrs Weasley.
Mrs Weasley picked up the ticket and looked it over carefully.
"I'm afraid I don't dear. Arthur may though," said Mrs Weasley passing the ticket back to Harry.
Mrs Weasley looked up at the unusual clock on the wall. It had a hand for each member of the family and showed where each member was. Ron, Percy, Bill, Charlie, Ginny and Mrs Weasley's hands were all pointing at home while Fred and George's hand pointed at practising Quidditch. Mr Weasley's hand was still pointed at work and Mrs Weasley sighed.
"I do wish he wouldn't volunteer to stay so late! He does need to have a life out side of work too," grumbled Mrs Weasley as she went back to supervising the dishes.
Harry picked up his ticket and the letter before following Ron up to his room.
"Don't stay up to long dears, dinner will be ready in fifteen minutes." yelled Mrs Weasley after them.
Harry sat down on the bed Mrs Weasley had set up for him and looked at the ticket.
Ron went to his bookcase and picked up a book called 'The secret platforms and passages of the Wizarding World.' By Boris Trio.
Harry, Ron and Ginny squeezed into the first one while the driver packed their animals and trunks into the back.
Mrs.Weasley and the twins were in the car behind and soon the cars zoomed off. They stopped outside the Burrow soon after and began to unload the trunks.
Charlie came out the house with Bill to help unload.
Ginny went into the house clutching her school bag and Fred and George grabbed their brooms before flying to the paddock to practise their Quidditch.
Harry and Ron walked into the lounge to see Percy and his girlfriend in a deep kiss.
Harry and Ron both began to laugh who interrupted the kissing couple.
"What on earth!" spluttered Percy.
"Calm down Perce, let's just go some where more private," grinned Penelope gathering her ministry papers together.
Percy smiled mischievously as he grabbed his reports together and got up from the table. He took Penelope's hand and the two made their way up to Percy's room.
Harry and Ron both collapsed on the sofa laughing when there was a bang at the window.
Harry wiped his eyes filled with tears of laughter before going to open the window.
The same owl that had interrupted Harry in Transfiguration flew gracefully into the room.
Harry shut the window behind the owl before following it. The owl stopped and perched on a dining room chair. The owl offered its leg to Harry, which had another letter, attached.
Ron had stopped laughing and was looking curiously at the owl.
Harry took the letter and unrolled it like he'd done with the other.
It read
Harry. I am so very 'onoured that you will be coming to visit me in Paris. I think you may 'ave misunderstood though. You will be staying 'ere at Beauxbations with me and the rest of my friends. I 'ave already asked permission from Madam Maxime and she 'as agreed to let you stay for the two weeks. Will you be bringing any friends? 'Ere is ze ticket for your trip. You will zet off from Waterloo station in London on ze nineteenth of December at one o'clock. Zee you then Fleur Delacour.
Harry picked up the train ticket that had fallen from the letter and looked it over.
It read December twentieth Waterloo station to Beauxbations Academy One o'clock departure. Platform Ten and a third Via Caledonia express.
Harry looked at it before passing it to Ron who was poking the owl in interest.
The owl ruffled its feathers angrily and it's beret fell off.
Harry replaced the beret and wrote a quick reply for Fleur.
He then sent the owl on it's way before Ron tried to dissect it.
"Weird. They have a train like us," muttered Ron.
"You ever heard of the train?" asked Harry sitting back down.
"Not till now I haven't." said Ron passing the ticket back.
Mrs. Weasley came into the room and started to make some carrots peel them selves for dinner.
"Um mum might do though," whispered Ron.
Harry looked down at the ticket and then walked to where Mrs Weasley was supervising some dishes.
"Um Mrs Weasley." said Harry.
Mrs Weasley looked away from the dishes that continued by them selves and looked at the ticket in Harry's hand.
"Yes dear." said Mrs Weasley sitting at the kitchen table.
"Do you know where this platform is?" asked Harry passing the ticket to Mrs Weasley.
Mrs Weasley picked up the ticket and looked it over carefully.
"I'm afraid I don't dear. Arthur may though," said Mrs Weasley passing the ticket back to Harry.
Mrs Weasley looked up at the unusual clock on the wall. It had a hand for each member of the family and showed where each member was. Ron, Percy, Bill, Charlie, Ginny and Mrs Weasley's hands were all pointing at home while Fred and George's hand pointed at practising Quidditch. Mr Weasley's hand was still pointed at work and Mrs Weasley sighed.
"I do wish he wouldn't volunteer to stay so late! He does need to have a life out side of work too," grumbled Mrs Weasley as she went back to supervising the dishes.
Harry picked up his ticket and the letter before following Ron up to his room.
"Don't stay up to long dears, dinner will be ready in fifteen minutes." yelled Mrs Weasley after them.
Harry sat down on the bed Mrs Weasley had set up for him and looked at the ticket.
Ron went to his bookcase and picked up a book called 'The secret platforms and passages of the Wizarding World.' By Boris Trio.