New Friends, Old Faces
Once Ron had lead Caroline onto the train, he brought her into a compartment in which sat 2 other students their age. One was a girl with bushy brown hair, and the other was..."O MY GOD!! You're Harry Potter aren't you! Hi sorry I'm Caroline; I'm a new student from America. Sorry about that, I've just always wanted to meet you!" "No it's ok, hi Caroline. Nice to meet you. What year are you in?" "Well" responded Caroline, "I only just turned 15, but I'm going to be in 6th year, because Salem Witch Academy in America is a year ahead of all the other wizarding schools.' 'Wow, that's really cool!" said Hermione, the girl with bushy brown hair. "Well, you better take a seat Caroline. Hey we'll show you the ropes, and get you caught up on what's been going on in this year. Or actually, what's been going on at Hogwarts. You've picked an awkward time to come. Now that L-L-Lord Voldemort has returned and the Ministry's acknowledged it. But don't worry we'll have you up to speed by the time we get to Hogwarts. "Excellent" said Caroline. "I'm really glad that I met you guys! Thanks so much for taking me in."
All of a sudden, Cannon in D Major sounded from somewhere in Caroline's trunk. "What's that?" asked Harry, Ron and Hermione at once. "O no! That's Anne!" "Who's Anne?" asked Hermione. "O, I'll show you! Hang on 1 sec." responded Caroline.
Caroline reached into her trunk and pulled out her hand mirror, which was now "Cannon D Major-ing" furiously. "Hey Anne what's up?" asked Caroline to the mirror, in which Anne's face appeared. "O my gosh, Caroline I'm soooooo sorry! I completely forgot to tell you how to get onto the platform! You have to go straight through the wall between platforms 9 and 10!" "Well, Anne, you're a little late for that. I'm already on the train and headed for Hogwarts." "Oh" said Anne sounding somewhat embarrassed." "Anyway, said Caroline, I have to be going. I'll call you as soon as I get all settled in." "All right Caroline, but don't forget," said Anne.
Caroline then threw the mirror back into her trunk. "That's Anne" Caroline said. "She's one of my best friends back in America. She spelled these mirrors so that all of us can keep in touch even though I'm over here." "WOW! That's such a great idea!" exclaimed Hermione. "Yeah" said Ron. "Why didn't you think of that Hermione?"
Harry moved across the compartment and sat next to Caroline. He leaned in closer to her and whispered something in her ear. Caroline blushed, got the mirror out of her trunk, told everyone she'd be right back, and left the compartment. Caroline leaned against the door of the compartment, looked into the mirror, and said "Anne."
Anne's face appeared in the mirror, and she said, "Caroline, what is it, are you there already? Man that was quick." "No Anne, I just had to tell you something. Is Christine there? I want to talk to her too." "Yeah she is, hang on a sec. Caroline." "Hey Caroline, what's up?" asked Christine as her face appeared in the mirror. "Ok, so there's this really hot guy here, and he has red hair, and the MOST ADORIBLE British accent, and this other guy who is HARRY POTTER..." "OMG did you say Harry Potter??" shrieked Anne. "Yeah I did, he's my new friend! But anyway..." Anne cut her off again by saying, "OMG Caroline, why didn't you tell me before?!? You know I have a huge crush on him!" "Yeah I know Anne, just let me finish my story. So anyway, Harry comes up to me and goes, 'Caroline, Ron told me he thinks your hot. Would you wanna go out with him?" "Caroline, your soooooo lucky! Man, I wish I were there! You know I love British guys!" said Christine. "Yeah I know," said Caroline. "But look, I'm gonna say I'll go out with him, so wish me luck ok? I'll let you know what happens when I get there! XOXO! Bye!"
Caroline then re-entered the compartment, and sat down next to Harry. "So, what's been going on in the British wizarding world?" asked Caroline. "O my!" said Hermione. "What is it Hermione?" asked Ron. "O nothing, it's just that Caroline looks an awful lot like Harry, doesn't she?" said Hermione. "Um....no Hermione, no way I don't think ............Bloody hell you're right! Caroline, are you sure that you're not Harry's long lost sister of anything like that?" "No, well at least I don't think so." Replied Caroline, half laughing at the idea.
Ron then asked Caroline of she would like to come and sit next to him, and of course, she responded with a nice polite, "Sure." "So, what's up Ron?" she asked. "Thanks again for being so nice to me earlier, I don't know what I would have done without you." "O yea...sure...no... no... no problem. Hey I was wondering if I could be your kind of unofficial Hogwarts tour guide, you know, show you the ropes and stuff." "Yeah," Caroline responded. "That would be really great, I'd like that a lot."
"Ok, cool, and do you think it would be ok if I showed you around Hogsmead the next time we go?" asked Ron shyly. "Wait a second Ron, are you asking me out?" said Caroline. "Maybe," was Ron's response. "Why, would you want to go out with me?" "Yea, I'd love to go out with you some time!" said Caroline. "Awesome!" said Ron who was now blushing from ear to ear.
Meanwhile, Hermione was sitting in the corner of the compartment blushing furiously, and almost crying, which is why she ran out of the compartment saying that she had to change into her school robes.
"Man, what's up with her?" asked Caroline. "O no!" exclaimed Ron. "Ron, what's wrong....ooOO!" I see what it is hehehe," replied Harry. "Man, good luck with this one." "Will someone please tell me what's going on!" asked Caroline pleadingly. "O, it's nothing Caroline I promise...it's just an inside joke." Said Ron quickly. "Well then, I think we should get our robes on as well." Responded Caroline, not sounding completely convinced. "We'll be there soon won't we?" "Yea" said Harry. "Plus I can finish getting caught up with all the goings on at Hogwarts." "Sounds great, so I'll be right back then" said Caroline as she left the compartment.
When she returned Harry and Ron got her all caught up. Everything from the Triwizard Tournament and Lord Voldemort, to Sirius, to what he saw in Snape's pensive. And coincidentally, as soon as he finished, the train pulled up in front of the school. The 4 of them, Hermione having returned to the compartment got off the train and headed up towards their home away from home.
Once Ron had lead Caroline onto the train, he brought her into a compartment in which sat 2 other students their age. One was a girl with bushy brown hair, and the other was..."O MY GOD!! You're Harry Potter aren't you! Hi sorry I'm Caroline; I'm a new student from America. Sorry about that, I've just always wanted to meet you!" "No it's ok, hi Caroline. Nice to meet you. What year are you in?" "Well" responded Caroline, "I only just turned 15, but I'm going to be in 6th year, because Salem Witch Academy in America is a year ahead of all the other wizarding schools.' 'Wow, that's really cool!" said Hermione, the girl with bushy brown hair. "Well, you better take a seat Caroline. Hey we'll show you the ropes, and get you caught up on what's been going on in this year. Or actually, what's been going on at Hogwarts. You've picked an awkward time to come. Now that L-L-Lord Voldemort has returned and the Ministry's acknowledged it. But don't worry we'll have you up to speed by the time we get to Hogwarts. "Excellent" said Caroline. "I'm really glad that I met you guys! Thanks so much for taking me in."
All of a sudden, Cannon in D Major sounded from somewhere in Caroline's trunk. "What's that?" asked Harry, Ron and Hermione at once. "O no! That's Anne!" "Who's Anne?" asked Hermione. "O, I'll show you! Hang on 1 sec." responded Caroline.
Caroline reached into her trunk and pulled out her hand mirror, which was now "Cannon D Major-ing" furiously. "Hey Anne what's up?" asked Caroline to the mirror, in which Anne's face appeared. "O my gosh, Caroline I'm soooooo sorry! I completely forgot to tell you how to get onto the platform! You have to go straight through the wall between platforms 9 and 10!" "Well, Anne, you're a little late for that. I'm already on the train and headed for Hogwarts." "Oh" said Anne sounding somewhat embarrassed." "Anyway, said Caroline, I have to be going. I'll call you as soon as I get all settled in." "All right Caroline, but don't forget," said Anne.
Caroline then threw the mirror back into her trunk. "That's Anne" Caroline said. "She's one of my best friends back in America. She spelled these mirrors so that all of us can keep in touch even though I'm over here." "WOW! That's such a great idea!" exclaimed Hermione. "Yeah" said Ron. "Why didn't you think of that Hermione?"
Harry moved across the compartment and sat next to Caroline. He leaned in closer to her and whispered something in her ear. Caroline blushed, got the mirror out of her trunk, told everyone she'd be right back, and left the compartment. Caroline leaned against the door of the compartment, looked into the mirror, and said "Anne."
Anne's face appeared in the mirror, and she said, "Caroline, what is it, are you there already? Man that was quick." "No Anne, I just had to tell you something. Is Christine there? I want to talk to her too." "Yeah she is, hang on a sec. Caroline." "Hey Caroline, what's up?" asked Christine as her face appeared in the mirror. "Ok, so there's this really hot guy here, and he has red hair, and the MOST ADORIBLE British accent, and this other guy who is HARRY POTTER..." "OMG did you say Harry Potter??" shrieked Anne. "Yeah I did, he's my new friend! But anyway..." Anne cut her off again by saying, "OMG Caroline, why didn't you tell me before?!? You know I have a huge crush on him!" "Yeah I know Anne, just let me finish my story. So anyway, Harry comes up to me and goes, 'Caroline, Ron told me he thinks your hot. Would you wanna go out with him?" "Caroline, your soooooo lucky! Man, I wish I were there! You know I love British guys!" said Christine. "Yeah I know," said Caroline. "But look, I'm gonna say I'll go out with him, so wish me luck ok? I'll let you know what happens when I get there! XOXO! Bye!"
Caroline then re-entered the compartment, and sat down next to Harry. "So, what's been going on in the British wizarding world?" asked Caroline. "O my!" said Hermione. "What is it Hermione?" asked Ron. "O nothing, it's just that Caroline looks an awful lot like Harry, doesn't she?" said Hermione. "Um....no Hermione, no way I don't think ............Bloody hell you're right! Caroline, are you sure that you're not Harry's long lost sister of anything like that?" "No, well at least I don't think so." Replied Caroline, half laughing at the idea.
Ron then asked Caroline of she would like to come and sit next to him, and of course, she responded with a nice polite, "Sure." "So, what's up Ron?" she asked. "Thanks again for being so nice to me earlier, I don't know what I would have done without you." "O yea...sure...no... no... no problem. Hey I was wondering if I could be your kind of unofficial Hogwarts tour guide, you know, show you the ropes and stuff." "Yeah," Caroline responded. "That would be really great, I'd like that a lot."
"Ok, cool, and do you think it would be ok if I showed you around Hogsmead the next time we go?" asked Ron shyly. "Wait a second Ron, are you asking me out?" said Caroline. "Maybe," was Ron's response. "Why, would you want to go out with me?" "Yea, I'd love to go out with you some time!" said Caroline. "Awesome!" said Ron who was now blushing from ear to ear.
Meanwhile, Hermione was sitting in the corner of the compartment blushing furiously, and almost crying, which is why she ran out of the compartment saying that she had to change into her school robes.
"Man, what's up with her?" asked Caroline. "O no!" exclaimed Ron. "Ron, what's wrong....ooOO!" I see what it is hehehe," replied Harry. "Man, good luck with this one." "Will someone please tell me what's going on!" asked Caroline pleadingly. "O, it's nothing Caroline I promise...it's just an inside joke." Said Ron quickly. "Well then, I think we should get our robes on as well." Responded Caroline, not sounding completely convinced. "We'll be there soon won't we?" "Yea" said Harry. "Plus I can finish getting caught up with all the goings on at Hogwarts." "Sounds great, so I'll be right back then" said Caroline as she left the compartment.
When she returned Harry and Ron got her all caught up. Everything from the Triwizard Tournament and Lord Voldemort, to Sirius, to what he saw in Snape's pensive. And coincidentally, as soon as he finished, the train pulled up in front of the school. The 4 of them, Hermione having returned to the compartment got off the train and headed up towards their home away from home.