Chapter 3: The new kids
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"So how are we getting there then?" Hermione asked
"You'll be taking a portkey to Arabella Figg's house" Remus Lupin replied, spooning some mashed potato onto his plate. It was Sunday evening, the Sunday before they went to Stonewall High. They had come to Grimmauld Place earlier that day.
"What do you all reckon Harry will be like?" Ron asked absent-mindedly. They carried on this conversation for the rest of dinner. Sirius was hoping that he would be a prankster just like his father. Remus and Hermione, on the other hand, were both hoping that he would be hardworking; Ron had laughed at this and told them that there were enough bookworms at Hogwarts. Last to answer was Ron, he wanted Harry to be really sporty and funny.
Everyone else went to bed while Ron and Hermione stayed up talking with Sirius and Remus. They were sat in the kitchen, each holding a mug of hot chocolate.
"Why didn't Harry come to Hogwarts?" Hermione asked uneasily. Remus and Sirius looked at each other before Sirius spoke.
"Dumbledore thought that he would be safer with his aunt and uncle, they've got some kind of protection around their house that stops dark wizards coming near it" he replied.
"But you-know-who didn't come back till this year" Ron stated
"Yes but I think Dumbledore didn't want to risk Harry's safety, you know just in case something did happen" Remus joined in.
"Oh" was all they said. They all sat their in an uneasy silence for a while before Remus spoke;
"Maybe you two should go to bed, your going to have a long day tomorrow" he said, nodding at the clock.
"Yeah your right, see you in the morning" Hermione said as both she and Ron stood up.
"Goodnight". They walked out of the kitchen and up the stairs. Ron bid Hermione good night when he reached his room. He walked over to his trunk and pulled out his pyjamas. He quickly changed into them and then led down in his bed. He lay awake for awhile thinking about everything that had happened over the last few days. Soon his snores filled the quiet room.
"Mr Potter you are late, would you like to tell the class why?" his tutor said casually
"No not really" he answered, coolly
"Well then come up here and explain to me why you were late" she said. Harry hesitated, he didn't have a reason for why he was late, well he had a reason but not a very good one. To his relief the bell went signalling for the first class to start.
Harry wordlessly walked out of his form room and of to his science class before anyone could talk to him.
He was already sat down and had his things out ready when his friend Jenny walked into the lab.
"So why were you late this morning?" she asked as she sat down next to him
"Because I got up late" he answered lazily
"So why didn't you tell miss that?"
"Because she wouldn't believe me" he said
"Oh well, she was pretty annoyed, said something about giving you an after- school detention"
"She always gives me detention" Harry cried
"Your not gonna go are you?"
"No course not, I spend enough of my time here anyway" he said, as the teacher walked into the room. When they walked out of the lab Harry was thoroughly annoyed, their teacher had surprised them with a test which he told them would count for part if their end of year exam.
"Where's Shane?" He asked, just realizing that he hadn't been in Science with them.
"In Taylor's office with the new kids" Jenny answered as she waved to some other girls, "I told him to meet us at the bench". They walked over to their usual meeting place, the bench by the fire escape, and saw Shane sitting there with two kids that they had never seen.
'Must be the new kids' thought Harry.
"Hey Harry" Shane shouted as they neared them
"What are you so happy about?" Harry asked
"I get off English" Shane answered with a smile on his face
"Why" asked both Harry and Jenny
"Because I have to show Ron and Hermione around the school" Shane said pointing to the two kids sitting on the bench.
"Oh my god, please let me come with you then" pleaded Harry
"Why should I?" Shane asked
"Because if your not there then I'm gonna be sitting by myself and I'll look like a billy" cried Harry.
"Ha ha" laughed Jenny, as she sat down on the bench next to Ron
"Shut up Jenny" Harry said, mock-glaring at her as he leaned on one of the bars that held the fire escape steps up.
"Oh I forgot to introduce everyone" Shane said, jumping up from his seat next to Hermione.
"You and your memory" mumbled Harry
"What was that?" Shane questioned spinning around to face him
"What I didn't say anything" Harry protested
"Whatever, right Ron, Hermione this is Jenny Price"
"Hi" Jenny said brightly
"And this is Harry Potter" Shane said, pointing over his shoulder. Harry said nothing, instead he turned around and faced the wall.
"Ok let me say that again, this is Harry Potter who will be helping me to show you around the school" Shane said, sighing
"Ya man "shouted Harry, bounding over to Shane
"Awww, he's happy now" Jenny said. Shane, Ron, and Hermione laughed while Harry stuck his tongue out at Jenny.
"Jenny, Harry this is Ron Weasley"
"Hi" Ron said fiddling with the school shirt that he was wearing
"And this is Hermione Granger"
"Hello" Hermione said happily. After they had all been introduced they started talking like they had known each other for a long time. And Harry and Shane had made them laugh by pretending to have a fight when a teacher was near them.
