He kept going, however to his opposing brain. He felt a cool breeze hit
has face and the sound of a blowing horn coming from the train.
"I made it!" whispered Harry triumphantly. He walked down to the entrance of the train. A boy came up to him.
"Here. Here, I'll take that!" He said cheerfully. Harry let go and took his bag of his clothes, so he could change into his robes.
"Erm, thanks." said Harry wearily. The Weasley boy came up from behind him.
"Er, hi I'm Ron." he said. Harry turned around to face an outstretched hand. He took it and shook it.
"I'm Harry Potter." The boy's eyes widened.
"The Harry Potter? From the Potter family that defied...er...You-know- who three times?" asked Ron excitedly. Harry smiled.
"Yes, that's me. My dad hasn't failed to tell me a number of times," said Harry as he made his way onto the train.
"I'm not surprised! I'd be really proud of something like that, especially very happy. I mean, I'd would've died from fright!" laughed Ron nervously. Harry laughed too and opened an empty compartment.
"Care to join me?" asked Harry. Ron nodded gratefully and sat down.
"Yeah, my dad, well he knows all about you. Well he should, because he's in the ministry so he would." Harry looked at him confused.
"The ministry? Oh, right the Ministry of Magic. So, you have a big family." Ron, who was already enjoying himself, frowned slightly.
"Yeah, I know. I'm the second to youngest. I have a younger sister Ginny. She'll be coming to Hogwarts next year. It really bites though, to have five older brothers. Something to live up to, you know?" asked Ron as he took out his rat.
"No I don't know, and is that a rat?" questioned Harry in a surprised tone. Ron smiled and put him next to his lap.
"Yeah, we've had him for ages. He's really old, I wanted to get an owl, but my mum well," he broke off embarrassed.
"What?" asked Harry, looking at him oddly.
"Well, the owls are getting at bit high. We couldn't pay for another one. But it's okay I suppose, he's a trusty old rat." he said as he patted him on the head lightly. To Harry, the animal looked a bit dead but he didn't say anything.
"So, have all your brothers gone to Hogwarts?" asked Harry. Ron nodded and looked out the window.
"Every single one of them, Fred and George still have a few years to go. Percy has one more. He's the second oldest, my brother Charlie he is out of Hogwarts. Looking after dragons, he is." Harry looked at him in surprise.
"Dragons?" Ron shook his head yes and took out a slightly crushed sandwich. The compartment door suddenly flew open. Both the boys jumped. It was an older lady pushing a cart filled with candy.
"Anything from the cart, boys?" asked the lady kindly. Ron made a slight face and looked down at his sandwich.
"No thanks, I'm good." Harry looked at his down expression and pulled out some coins his parents had given him to buy his things for school with; he had a lot left over. Ron looked at the money in his hand and gasped.
"We'll get the lot." Harry said proudly. Ron smiled happily. After all the money in Harry's hand was spent, they were covered in candy, Ron's sandwich long forgotten.
"Your mum was happy to see my parents and godfather," said Harry while stuffing some chocolate into his mouth.
"Yeah, so Sirius Black is your godfather?" asked Ron dubiously. Harry gave him an odd look.
"He sure is. He's great." said Harry in a confident tone. Ron looked at him and shrugged in a manner as if to let the subject go. Suddenly the compartment door opened to reveal a wavy brown haired girl. She looked anxious.
"Hello, has anyone seen a toad? A boy has lost one I'm afraid." questioned the girl. Harry and Ron looked at each other.
"Erm, not that I know of," replied Harry. She looked at Ron sternly, he backed down.
"Don't look at me, I haven't seen the toad either." he said rather sarcastically. She stomped her foot in a frustrated manner.
"Argh, alright. If you do happen to see it will you make sure to find me so I can give him back?" asked the girl. They both shrugged and turned to one another, to continue back with their conversation. The girl huffed and left.
"So anyway," began Ron, but he was interrupted by the girl again.
"What now? We haven't seen the stupid toad in the last two seconds you were gone!" said Ron sardonically. The girl arched her eyebrows and put her hands on her hips. Harry laughed.
"Well, I thought I had better warn you to get your robes on, we're nearing the castle." She said before stomping out of their compartment. Ron started into a fit of giggles then Harry started too.
"Well, I thought I had better warn you to get your robes on, we're nearing the castle," mocked Ron in the tone of the girl.
"We really shouldn't be laughing," laughed Harry. Ron gave him a look then stood up to get his bag.
"I suppose she's right though, we had really be getting our robes on. We wouldn't want to appear to be lost muggles, now do we?" asked Ron in a dignified tone. Harry took one look at him then burst into another round of giggles.
"I also suppose you're right," gasped Harry. Once they had their robes on and eaten the rest of their candy they straightened themselves out.
"We wouldn't want to look like we just gotten out of the closet!" giggled Ron. Harry fought the urge to laugh, but when he saw that girl come back, he lost it.
"We...we...we have our robes on," barked Harry from trying to suppress the giggle for so long. She gave him an odd look.
"What is your name anyway?" she asked. Harry took a few breaths and ran his finger through his hair.
"I'm sorry, it's uh Harry Potter, you?" he asked. She smiled lightly.
"I should have known! You are a Potter! From the famous Potter family. Wow, it's an honor to meet you. Oh right, me, I'm Hermione Granger." Harry gave her a weak smile.
"Yes, nice to meet you." He said, he gave her another smile and made his way back to Ron, he didn't really want to talk to her.
"So, talking to that girl were you? What were you talking about?" asked Ron offhand. Harry shrugged.
"Nothing, just introductions." Ron nodded. Harry looked out the window one last time. His eyes widened in surprise. The castle was huge, and there were lights that seemed to be emitting from every room.
"That is amazing, it's so beautiful," he whispered to himself.
"The train is stopping," declared Ron.
"First years! First years over here please!" boomed a voice. Harry had just enough time to peek out the window to see the man. He was a giant! thought Harry.
"Welcome to Hogwarts," said the giant man.
"I'm Rubeus Hagrid, but you may call me Hagrid." Some of the other children gasped when they finally made their way off the train. The man named Hagrid took a look around the children. His eyes finally fell upon Harry.
"Harry Potter?" he asked a hint of excitement in his voice. Harry smiled and outstretched his hand.
"Yes, I'm Harry Potter, nice to meet you Hagrid." Hagrid stuck out his huge hand shook his hand.
"Well, ahem, come this way first years. We must board the boats quickly if we are to be in the Great Hall in time." The children scrambled to get on the huge boats.
"Get ready for your first year at Hogwarts everybody," yelled Hagrid.
a/n: I'm trying to not copy from the book itself, but I'm finding it difficult. I'm also having problems with the way I'm portraying Hermione. I'm sure once they get acquainted a little better, she will have more a personality. I hope you like these two chapters.
"I made it!" whispered Harry triumphantly. He walked down to the entrance of the train. A boy came up to him.
"Here. Here, I'll take that!" He said cheerfully. Harry let go and took his bag of his clothes, so he could change into his robes.
"Erm, thanks." said Harry wearily. The Weasley boy came up from behind him.
"Er, hi I'm Ron." he said. Harry turned around to face an outstretched hand. He took it and shook it.
"I'm Harry Potter." The boy's eyes widened.
"The Harry Potter? From the Potter family that defied...er...You-know- who three times?" asked Ron excitedly. Harry smiled.
"Yes, that's me. My dad hasn't failed to tell me a number of times," said Harry as he made his way onto the train.
"I'm not surprised! I'd be really proud of something like that, especially very happy. I mean, I'd would've died from fright!" laughed Ron nervously. Harry laughed too and opened an empty compartment.
"Care to join me?" asked Harry. Ron nodded gratefully and sat down.
"Yeah, my dad, well he knows all about you. Well he should, because he's in the ministry so he would." Harry looked at him confused.
"The ministry? Oh, right the Ministry of Magic. So, you have a big family." Ron, who was already enjoying himself, frowned slightly.
"Yeah, I know. I'm the second to youngest. I have a younger sister Ginny. She'll be coming to Hogwarts next year. It really bites though, to have five older brothers. Something to live up to, you know?" asked Ron as he took out his rat.
"No I don't know, and is that a rat?" questioned Harry in a surprised tone. Ron smiled and put him next to his lap.
"Yeah, we've had him for ages. He's really old, I wanted to get an owl, but my mum well," he broke off embarrassed.
"What?" asked Harry, looking at him oddly.
"Well, the owls are getting at bit high. We couldn't pay for another one. But it's okay I suppose, he's a trusty old rat." he said as he patted him on the head lightly. To Harry, the animal looked a bit dead but he didn't say anything.
"So, have all your brothers gone to Hogwarts?" asked Harry. Ron nodded and looked out the window.
"Every single one of them, Fred and George still have a few years to go. Percy has one more. He's the second oldest, my brother Charlie he is out of Hogwarts. Looking after dragons, he is." Harry looked at him in surprise.
"Dragons?" Ron shook his head yes and took out a slightly crushed sandwich. The compartment door suddenly flew open. Both the boys jumped. It was an older lady pushing a cart filled with candy.
"Anything from the cart, boys?" asked the lady kindly. Ron made a slight face and looked down at his sandwich.
"No thanks, I'm good." Harry looked at his down expression and pulled out some coins his parents had given him to buy his things for school with; he had a lot left over. Ron looked at the money in his hand and gasped.
"We'll get the lot." Harry said proudly. Ron smiled happily. After all the money in Harry's hand was spent, they were covered in candy, Ron's sandwich long forgotten.
"Your mum was happy to see my parents and godfather," said Harry while stuffing some chocolate into his mouth.
"Yeah, so Sirius Black is your godfather?" asked Ron dubiously. Harry gave him an odd look.
"He sure is. He's great." said Harry in a confident tone. Ron looked at him and shrugged in a manner as if to let the subject go. Suddenly the compartment door opened to reveal a wavy brown haired girl. She looked anxious.
"Hello, has anyone seen a toad? A boy has lost one I'm afraid." questioned the girl. Harry and Ron looked at each other.
"Erm, not that I know of," replied Harry. She looked at Ron sternly, he backed down.
"Don't look at me, I haven't seen the toad either." he said rather sarcastically. She stomped her foot in a frustrated manner.
"Argh, alright. If you do happen to see it will you make sure to find me so I can give him back?" asked the girl. They both shrugged and turned to one another, to continue back with their conversation. The girl huffed and left.
"So anyway," began Ron, but he was interrupted by the girl again.
"What now? We haven't seen the stupid toad in the last two seconds you were gone!" said Ron sardonically. The girl arched her eyebrows and put her hands on her hips. Harry laughed.
"Well, I thought I had better warn you to get your robes on, we're nearing the castle." She said before stomping out of their compartment. Ron started into a fit of giggles then Harry started too.
"Well, I thought I had better warn you to get your robes on, we're nearing the castle," mocked Ron in the tone of the girl.
"We really shouldn't be laughing," laughed Harry. Ron gave him a look then stood up to get his bag.
"I suppose she's right though, we had really be getting our robes on. We wouldn't want to appear to be lost muggles, now do we?" asked Ron in a dignified tone. Harry took one look at him then burst into another round of giggles.
"I also suppose you're right," gasped Harry. Once they had their robes on and eaten the rest of their candy they straightened themselves out.
"We wouldn't want to look like we just gotten out of the closet!" giggled Ron. Harry fought the urge to laugh, but when he saw that girl come back, he lost it.
"We...we...we have our robes on," barked Harry from trying to suppress the giggle for so long. She gave him an odd look.
"What is your name anyway?" she asked. Harry took a few breaths and ran his finger through his hair.
"I'm sorry, it's uh Harry Potter, you?" he asked. She smiled lightly.
"I should have known! You are a Potter! From the famous Potter family. Wow, it's an honor to meet you. Oh right, me, I'm Hermione Granger." Harry gave her a weak smile.
"Yes, nice to meet you." He said, he gave her another smile and made his way back to Ron, he didn't really want to talk to her.
"So, talking to that girl were you? What were you talking about?" asked Ron offhand. Harry shrugged.
"Nothing, just introductions." Ron nodded. Harry looked out the window one last time. His eyes widened in surprise. The castle was huge, and there were lights that seemed to be emitting from every room.
"That is amazing, it's so beautiful," he whispered to himself.
"The train is stopping," declared Ron.
"First years! First years over here please!" boomed a voice. Harry had just enough time to peek out the window to see the man. He was a giant! thought Harry.
"Welcome to Hogwarts," said the giant man.
"I'm Rubeus Hagrid, but you may call me Hagrid." Some of the other children gasped when they finally made their way off the train. The man named Hagrid took a look around the children. His eyes finally fell upon Harry.
"Harry Potter?" he asked a hint of excitement in his voice. Harry smiled and outstretched his hand.
"Yes, I'm Harry Potter, nice to meet you Hagrid." Hagrid stuck out his huge hand shook his hand.
"Well, ahem, come this way first years. We must board the boats quickly if we are to be in the Great Hall in time." The children scrambled to get on the huge boats.
"Get ready for your first year at Hogwarts everybody," yelled Hagrid.
a/n: I'm trying to not copy from the book itself, but I'm finding it difficult. I'm also having problems with the way I'm portraying Hermione. I'm sure once they get acquainted a little better, she will have more a personality. I hope you like these two chapters.