Chapter Nine

On Hogwarts Express

Several minutes went by before Harry found a suitable compartment. suitable that the compartment was empty he cast a silencing charm and got Adrania out. After seeing that she was comfortable he turned to the large owl that dad had gotten him.

He knew she was a female, looking here over he noticed she was rather large for an owl and was much more understanding, she did not flinch under his scrutiny, she was pure white and had piercing blue eyes, and she was even scrutinizing him, calculating if he was worthy. She needs a name he thought. She didn't look like a Samantha, Katie, Alicia, or Maria. He did not know what to call her, she was far to intelligent to have a name that was common, and far to important to have a name that other animals might already have. Headwig... now that sounded unique, important. Yes Headwig would be her name.

He looked around the compartment, taking in the apparent modest decoration The elegant molding of the wood The gems that were so carefully inlaid into the wood, almost as if they were melded with it. The windows were set so you couldn't tell where the window began or ended..

He was staring out of the window when the door bust open. There stood a boy that was covered in freckles, red hair and a smudge of dirt oh his nose. Harry smiled at him. The boy, a little shyly, said

"Do you mind if I sit here? The rest of the cars are full."

"Alright." Harry said

"My names Ronald Weasley, My friends call me Ron."

Hi Ron, my name is-" Harry was nervous, after all he wanted to talk with Albus Dumbledore before anyone knew his full name so he settled for telling Ron his First name only. "-Harry." he said.

Just then the trolley came and a little old lady peeked her gray head in and asked.

"Would one of you boys like to buy something from the trolley?"

Ron looked at the sack in his hand and grimaced then said, "Umm... No thanks. I already have a snack."

Harry looked at the lady then back at his potential friend again, he decided to do some thing. He followed the trolley lady out, then proceeded to buy everything on the trolley. When he walked back into the compartment he could feel Ron's eyes into his back.

When Harry looked he could have sworn the other boys eyes were gonna pop out. He calmly sorted the candies and pumpkin juice, then he looked over at Ron and said " Why are you just staring--"

"Uh-..." Said Ron blushing furiously

Harry interrupted by finishing with "When I bought them to share?"

Harry did not think that the boy could blush any more but he did. Soon Harry was torn in between running from the compartment to escape the mess Ron would make if he exploded and talking to him. Harry decided to try and speak to the other boy, but before he did Ron burst out in a grin and said "Really?!"

"Yeah Really." Harry said.

Harry laughed as Ron made a mad dash for the chocolate frogs.

About a half an hour later and 300 frogs the door opened again. This time a girl with bushy brown hair and chocolaty brown eyes walked in, closely followed by an extremely worried boy who was slightly chubby.

"Have you see Neville's toad? It's lost."

"No." Ron and Harry said

"Oh..." said the girl, "And by the way I'm Hermione Granger and this is Neville Longbottem." Said the girl as she gestured to the extremely worried looking boy.

I'm Harry and this is run." Harry introduced himself and run.

"Hi." Said Hermione "You better hurry up and put your robes we are almost at Hogwarts." She said as she left with Neville to continue the search for the lost toad.

"Blimey," Ron said "is she something or what?"

Harry just grinned at Ron's question and shrugged on his semi-formal robes.

AN:

Sorry it took so long.

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