To my amazement Jack actually managed to get me to the train without any further disturbances and EARLY at that.
"See what did I tell you~ Your best brother here's got it all under control" he boasted in a sing song way.
But I was too distracted by the taste of adventure. New friends. New room. New school!
"yup yup, love you lots" I gave him a quick peck on the cheek as he rolled the trolley towards the bellman who looked questionably at the unmanned vehicle.
Zipping through the compartments I found a few of them were already occupied by a number of students, some in colour embellished robes whilst others chose more inconspicuous outfits to blend in with the muggles.
Everyone of them had either someone in it or a bag. I peeped into the last cabin in hopes of starting a new canvas, but sadly there were already two boys there. One with his nose buried deep within a book and the other sitting shyly twiddling his chubby thumbs. I looked over to the bookworm again "The Tales of Beedle the Bard"
"Oh I've read that book" I scooted over to get a closer look at the page number, giving him a terrible fright as the other party member worked up a nervous sweat.
"There's a girl in here" he mumbled an almost inaudible chant
"Yes Peter I know" the other settled back down into his reading position
"I really loved The Warlock's Hairy Heart and the Tale of the Three Brothers. I think the Headmaster Dumbledore has the Elder wand. Isn't that exciting~ I wonder if I can find the Philosopher stone. My brother said that he tried to find it once and almost got expelled, but there are so many hidden vaults in the school I'm sure he found more interesting things" I babbled on
He heaved a sigh clapping his book shut, he clearly wasn't going to be able to finish this book before reaching Hogwarts and his companion over there looks like he was about to have an aneurysm. "Blabbity Rabbity?"
"Actually the name's Valentine but you can call me Val for short" I grinned finally getting his attention "and the name of the animagus is Babbity, Sir Luckless" I corrected using another character from the book
"Remus Lupin" he mirrored
"Pleasure, and your compatriot over there is?"
"P-P-Peter Pe-Petigrew" he stuttered
"Ah" I looked over at Remus who was sneaking a peak at the pages again but the shriek of another caught his attention and he covered his ears.
"is something-" then I heard it too the cry of dismay and the fizzing of an all too familiar firecracker. An orange Whizbang, one of Jack's less tactful pranking tools.
Peter shrieked in all due terror as a bespectacled boy through himself into the cabin, landing none too gracefully across our laps and kicking the door shut before the popper exploded in an array of sparks across the window pane.
"Phew that was close" he huffed going limp
I cleared my throat as Remus checked the well being of his book, "Mind explaining what that was all about?" I cocked a brow
"Oh sorry I am, truly am. But my friend and I had a lil' wager yah see, blimey green sucker he was, bit of a loon if I say, but took him up on the challenge i did ye sir-e i did, nearly lost mah tussle tho racing a cracker" he picked at the ends of his hair
The two of us just looked at him like a mad man before he bursted out laughing
"I'm only joking" he chuckled "the two of you look like you've just witnessed you know who take a -"
"Let me stop you there" I cut before he could cause a certain boy any more trauma.
Poor Peter was foaming at the mouth at this point. The bespectacled male only snickered to himself mumbling about how he's out done himself this time. Reminds me of a certain prankster back home.
Keeping the self pity inside I restrained my fingers from ripping my hair from the roots. "So I presume you go by Joker, Jester, Clown, Buffoon or something like that?"
"Hey I work hard to get my name out there! I'm going to be the next Jack Frost, just you wait and see. The name's James Potter and you're looking at a rising star"
Dear lord, help me now. Uncle Sham has forsaken me my luck (he's a leprechaun named Shamrock).
"So if my translation skills are correct you were betting with a friend on whether you could out run a class 3 Whizbang or set fire to the train trying?"
"…Essentially yes" he blinked "But wow you know the type of Whizzer i was using? You gotta be a fan!"
"No, absolutely not. Not in any way. In fact I rather be as far away from those things as possible" I shuddered like a war veteran
James took an analysing gaze at the three of us before snapping his fingers clearly not getting the idea that we want nothing more to do with his crazy shenanigans.
"Bookworm what are your names?" he demanded
"….Well I'm Remus Lupin. This here is Peter Pettigrew and she's Valentine" he introduced to which i sent death glares
he shrugged as if telling me he might leave faster if we just follow along. All he wanted to do was get back to his book. The silent pages of an enchanted world. Is that so much to ask?
"Hmmmm, yes yes I see it. You all can be part of my group of Pranksters"
"Group?"
"Well actually there's only one other member but I'm going to make the executive decision and assign you" he pointed at Remus "the Brains, the Decoy" Peter" and the one no one will suspect" he finished with a finger on my nose.
"I never agreed to this" I folded my arms defiantly
"Just go with it" Remus sighed pulling out his safe haven
"I think i'm going to pass out again" Peter slowly slid down the seat to which Remus mindlessly gave a sympathetic pat as James just ranted on all the plans he had in store for us.
It was like being trapped with an automated salesperson with no mute button.
