Albus Dumbledore
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"Hey Ron? You okay?" Harry asked, after ten minutes of them sitting and staring at each other. Ron sighed.
"I have five brothers. I'm the sixth in our family to go to Hogwarts." Ron looked gloomy for some reason.
"Yeah, I know." Harry pointed out.
"You could say I've got a lot to live up to. Bill and Charlie have already left… Bill was head boy and Charlie was captain in Quidditch. Now Percy's a prefect. Fred and George mess around a lot but they still get really good marks and everyone thinks they're really funny. Everyone expects me to do as well as the others, but if I do, it's no big deal, because they did it first." Ron sighed.
"Ron…" Harry began, not entirely sure what he was going to say.
"You never get anything new, either, with five brothers. I've got Bill's old robes, Charlie's old wand and Percy's old rat." Ron interrupted, reaching into his jacket and pulling out a fat gray rat, which was asleep.
"Scabbers." Harry grinned.
"He's useless. He hardly ever wakes up. Percy got an owl form my dad for being made prefect but…" Ron frowned.
"You got Scabbers instead. I know Ron. I heard the story multiple times this summer." Harry raised an eyebrow at his gloomy friend. Ron's ears went pink.
When they'd finished talking they were speeding past fields full of cows and sheep. They were quiet for a time, watching the fields and lanes flick past. Around half past twelve there was a great clattering outside in the corridor and a smiling, dimpled woman slid back their door.
"Anything off the cart, dears?" She asked, sweetly. Harry jumped up, knowing Ron wouldn't buy any and knowing he would be starving in a matter of minutes. Ron muttered something about sandwiches. Harry went out into the corridor.
Harry'd never bought candy before. He'd always just waited for them to run out and Remus to run out and buy more. There was Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans, Drooble's Best Blowing Gun, Chocolate Frogs, Pumpkin Pasties, Cauldron Cakes, Licorice Wands, and a number of other things Harry couldn't name. Just to be safe, he got some of everything and paid the woman eleven Sickles and seven Knuts. Ron stared as Harry brought it all back into the compartment and tipped it onto an empty seat.
"Hungry, Harry?" He questioned.
"Starving." Harry answered, suddenly realizing he was and taking a large bite out of a pumpkin pasty. Ron had taken out a lumpy package and unwrapped it. There were four sandwiches inside. He pulled on apart.
"She always forgets I don't like corned beef." Ron sighed. The day was not going well for him so far.
"Here, swap you for one of these, " Harry held up a pasty, "Go on…"
"You don't want this, Harry. It's all dry." Ron shook his head.
"Go on. Have a pasty." Harry soon realized it was a nice feeling, sitting there with Ron. They were eating their way though all of Harry's pasties cakes and candies while the sandwiches lay forgotten. Harry picked up a chocolate frog.
"See what card it is…" Ron ordered quickly, "I'm missing Agrippa."
"Still? How many do you already have, Ron?" Harry rolled his eyes.
"I've got about five hundred, but I haven't got Agrippa or Ptolemy." Ron scratched his nose. Harry unwrapped his Chocolate Frog and picked up the card. It showed a man's face. He wore half-moon glasses, had a long crooked nose, and flowing silver hair, beard and mustache. Underneath the picture was the name Albus Dumbledore.
"Dumbledore." Harry told Ron.
"Oh. Even you must have like six of him," Ron rolled his eyes, "Can I have a frog? I might get Agrippa… thanks…" Harry turned the card over and read.
Albus Dumbledore
Currently Headmaster of Hogwarts
Considered by many the greatest wizard of modern times, Dumbledore is particularly famous for his defeat of the dark wizard Grindelwald in 1945, fore the discovery of the twelve uses of dragon's blood, and his work on alchemy with his partner, Nicolas Flamel. Professor Dumbledore enjoys chamber music and tenpin bowling.
Harry turned the card back over and saw that Dumbledore's face had disappeared.
"Why do you always read them, Harry?" Ron asked.
"I dunno. What'd you get?" Harry returned.
"I've got Morgana again and I've got about six of her… do you want it?" Ron offered the card to Harry who shrugged and took it.
:looks back at story: You know… I never put in a place where they explained about Voldemort… oops. Crap. Suggestions!
