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(London)
Devon, Harry, and Hagrid were walking through King's Cross Station together. It was the busiest railway station in the city. Harry was wheeling his school supplies and his caged owl he named Hedwig on a wagon. Devon walked alongside Harry on his left and Hagrid on his right. A few commuters that passed by gave Hagrid some strange looks, but they went on with their usual day as the half-giant ignores them. Hagrid takes out his pocket watch and the trio stops on a walkway.
"Blimey! Is that the time?" Hagrid says
Hagrid turns to the two boys.
"Sorry, boys, I'm gonna have to leave you. Dumbledore'll be wanting his... uh..." Hagrid says
Hagrid pats the left-side of his jacket where he put the mysterious package.
"He'll be wanting to see me. Now, uh, your train leaves in 10 minutes. So, here are your tickets." Hagrid says
Hagrid takes out two train tickets from his jacket and gives them to Devon and Harry.
"Stick to 'em, boys. That's very important. Stick to your tickets." Hagrid says
The young Keyblade Wielder and wizard look down at their tickets. It had shiny yellow markings on them and a watermark in the background, which was the Hogwarts insignia. On the ticket was writing that read:
London to Hogwarts
for ONE WAY travel
Platform 9 3/4
Issued subject to the Rules Regulations of the Hogwarts Express Railway Authorities
Devon and Harry stared at the ticket as they found something strange about it.
"Platform 9 3/4? But, Hagrid, there must be a mistake. This says Platform 9 3/4. There's no such thing, is there?" Harry says
Both the boys glanced up from their tickets and immediately noticed that Hagrid was gone, leaving them on the walkway. The two of them looked stumped.
"How can someone that big disappear so fast?" Devon asks
Now on their own, Devon and Harry continued on through the train station. They glanced up at the big plastic numbered signs hanging from the brick archways they pass as they searched for Platform 9. On the left of the platform was 10 and on the right was 9. Unsure where to go to find their platform, they turn to a station guard for assistance.
"Excuse me, sir? Can you tell us where we might find Platform 9 3/4?" Harry asks
"9 3/4? Think you're bein' funny, do you?" The guard says
The guard walks away, muttering to himself.
"9 3/4." The guard mutters
As the guard walks away, a woman and her family walks on by. This was the Weasley Family. The woman who spoke was Molly Weasley. With her was her four sons, Ron Weasley, Percy Weasley, Fred and George Weasley, both of whom were twins, and her young daughter, Ginny Weasley.
"It's the same every year. Packed with Muggles, of course, come on." Molly says
"Muggles?" Harry says
Devon and Harry share glances with each other, then look back at the Weasley Family.
"Platform 9 3/4 this way." The woman says
"It looks like they know where they're going. Let's follow them." Devon says
The two boys follow the family and watch as they stop infront of a brick archway.
"All right, Percy. You first." Molly says
Percy strolls up and runs toward the wall, vanishing out of sight. Devon and Harry stare in stunned amazement. Did he really just go through a brick wall? Molly turns and looks at Fred and George.
"Fred, you next." Molly says
One of the twins looks offended. How could their mother confuse their names?
"He's not Fred! I am!"
"Honestly, woman. You call yourself our mother?"
"Oh, I'm sorry, George." Molly says
George moves forward and faces the archway, but not before looking over at his mother.
"I'm only joking. I am Fred."
Fred runs and disappears into the wall, followed by his brother, George. Devon and Harry both shake their heads, still amazed by what they saw. Clearly, this woman and her family knew how to get to Platform 9. And so, they approach Molly and ask her for help.
"Excuse us?" Devon says
Molly and her two children look towards Devon and Harry as they approach.
"Hi, I'm Devon."
Molly gives the young Keyblade Wielder a kind, gentle smile.
"Nice to meet you, dear. I'm Molly Weasley. But you can call me Mrs. Weasley."
Molly gestures over to her young daughter, Ginny Weasley.
"This is my daughter, Ginny Weasley." Molly introduces
"Hello." Ginny greets waving her right-hand
"So, would you mind telling us how to..." Devon says holding up and waving his train ticket
"How to get onto the platform? Yes, not to worry, dear. It's Ron's first time to Hogwarts as well. Now all you've got to do..." Molly says
Molly points over at the wall where Percy, Fred, and George disappeared into.
"...is walk straight at the wall between Platforms 9 and 10. Best do it at a bit of a run if you're nervous." Molly says
"Good luck." Ginny says
"Thank you, Mrs. Weasley. Perhaps we'll see each other again someday." Devon says
"I'll look forward to it, dear." Molly says
Devon and Harry move up and assume position infront of the brick archway, facing the wall.
"Here goes nothing." Devon says
Taking a deep breath, the two boys run towards the wall. Within moments, they head on through the magically concealed barrier and emerge on the other side. They glance back at the wall behind them, amazed that they made it through in one piece. Devon and Harry turn around the corner and were even more amazed by what they saw. Infront of them was a large black-red, 4-6-0 steam train with smoke billowing from it's funnel. On the front of the train was a sign that read: Hogwarts Express. There was a distinctive smell in the platform, which seemed to lift their spirits. Looking up at a hanging sign on their right, they were relieved when they saw it read: Platform 9 3/4 Hogwarts Express.
The train lets out a loud whistle as the station prepares for it's departure. Devon and Harry smiled as they had made it on time to their train. And so, they move to board the train as they prepare themselves for their epic journey together. Next stop: Hogwarts School of Witcraft and Wizardry.
The Hogwarts Express was now out travelling along the British countryside. Devon and Harry sat next to each other in a compartment near the end of the train, gazing out at the spectacular view as the train passes a large lake. As they were enjoying the ride, a boy comes up to the compartment.
"Excuse me." The boy says
Devon and Harry look over towards the door of the compartment and they saw Ron Weasley, who they saw earlier at King's Cross with his mother and younger sister.
"Do you mind? Everywhere else is full." Ron says
"Not at all." Harry says gesturing to the seat infront of him and Devon
"Have a seat." Devon says
Ron smiles, sits down infront of Devon and Harry in the compartment, and introduces himself.
"I'm Ron, by the way. Ron Weasley."
"Nice to meet you, Ron. I'm Devon."
"I'm Harry. Harry Potter."
Ron stares at Harry in surprise.
"So-So it's true. I mean, do you really have the-the-" Ron says
"The what?" Harry asks
"The scar." Ron whispers
"Oh. Yeah." Harry says
Harry lifts up his hair, showing Ron his lightning-shaped scar.
"Wicked!" Ron says
Ron looks over at Devon and he couldn't help but stare at his Kingdom Hearts necklace as it sparkled with it's crystal light.
"Say, Devon, that's a nice necklace you got." Ron says
Harry looks at Devon, also noticing the necklace. The Keyblade Wielder glances down at his necklace, then look back up at Ron.
"Oh, thanks. It was given to me by my mother." Devon says
"So, are you a wizard, too? Like Harry and me?" Ron asks
Devon shook his head.
"Not exactly. I'm actually a Keyblade Wielder." Devon says
Ron stares at Devon in surprise.
"Really?" Ron says
Devon nods his head and stretches out his right-hand. Soul Calibur appears in a flash of blue light in his hand, showing it to Ron, who stared at the crystal Keyblade with widened eyes.
"Whoa! Bloody hell!" Ron exclaims
Devon de-summons his Keyblade.
"I take it you've heard about the Keyblade, too?" Devon asks
"I've heard some stories, but I never thought they were true. The Keyblade is one of the most powerful weapons in the entire world! How did you get so lucky?" Ron says
"Well, my mother and father were both Keyblade Wielders. So, I guess you could say that I was next in line." Devon says
Harry looks over at Devon surprised by what he heard.
"Your parents were Keyblade Wielders, too?" Harry asks
"Yeah. They were the best. That is until..." Devon says
"Until what?" Harry asks
Devon looks away from Harry with a sad frown and shook his head. He was reluctant to talk about his parents.
"I... I'm sorry, Harry, but I'd rather not talk about it now. Maybe later." Devon says
Harry saw the solemn expression on Devon's face and he could tell that something terrible must've happened to his parents too. Feeling bad about having asked about Devon's parents, he decided to let it be and not go into it any further. Wanting to change the subject, Devon looks over at Ron and asks him about his family.
"So, ahem, Ron, is everyone in your family wizards, too?" Devon asks
"Well, my mother's a witch and my father's a wizard. My brothers Bill, Charlie, Percy, Fred and George are wizards. And my sister, Ginny, she's to become a witch next year." Ron says
"Wow. Five brothers and one sister. You've got quite a family, Ron." Devon says
As the three boys sat together, a plump, friendly, elderly, British trolley-lady comes up to the compartment with a trolley full of snacks and sweets.
"Anything off the trolley, dears?" The trolley-lady asks
"No thanks. I'm all set." Ron says holding up a plastic bag full of cashew nuts, almonds, and walnuts
Devon and Harry felt bad for Ron, having such bland snacks. They share glances with each other and decided to buy the snacks from the trolley.
"We'll take the lot." Harry says
Harry reaches into the right-pocket of his pants and takes out a handful of gold Galleons. Ron stared at the money in amazement.
"Whoa." Ron gasps
"Yep. He's loaded." Devon says smiling
Devon, Harry, and Ron now had piles of sweets and snacks in the compartment. They had bought a little of everything and shared the food with each other. Devon sat across from Harry and Ron as they sat next to each other and held up a small striped box of jelly beans and examines it.
"Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Bean?" Devon says
"They mean every flavor. There's chocolate and peppermint, and there's also spinach, liver, and tripe. George swears he got a bogie-flavored one once." Ron says
Harry took out a bean from his mouth as Ron said that. Devon looks into the box as he saw many beans of different colors. Cautiously, he takes a yellow jelly bean from the box and eats it. Immediately, he recognizes the taste.
"Lemon." Devon says
He takes another bean, which was green, and puts it in his mouth.
"Mmm. Green apple." Devon says
Then, he takes a third bean from the box, which was red with yellow sparkles on it, and eats it. It took him a few bites until he tasted a hot flavor which overwhelmed his taste buds. The bean tasted so hot that it felt like his tongue and his mouth was on fire.
"Ah! Aaahh! Hot! Hot pepper!" Devon exclaims
Harry and Ron laugh a bit. Devon's eyes watered and he waved his right-hand at his mouth to cool it down. It took a while for the taste to leave Devon's mouth.
"Whew. Wow. You weren't kidding, Ron. That last one took me completely by surprise. I swear I thought I saw fire coming out of my mouth." Devon says
The young Keyblade Wielder looks down at the box of beans in his left-hand.
"I think I'll just... put these down now." Devon says
Devon puts the box down, afraid to taste anymore beans after that. Harry picks up a gold-dark blue pentagon-shaped box from the pile of sweets. On this box were words that read:
Honeydukes
Chocolate
Frog
70% Finest Croakoa
"These aren't real frogs, are they?" Harry asks
"It's just a spell. Besides, it's the card you want. Each pack's got a famous witch or wizard. I've got about 500 meself." Ron says
Harry opens the box and inside was a chocolate frog, which was alive and moving. The frog jumps from the box and lands on the nearby window of the compartment.
"Watch it." Ron says
The chocolate frog climbs up the window and jumps out of the train, flying off in the wind.
"Oh, that's rotten luck. They've only got one good jump in them to begin with." Ron says
Harry turns over the box and he saw a 3-D image of Dumbledore in it.
"I've got Dumbledore!" Harry exclaims
Devon leans forward to look over and see Harry's card.
"I've got about six of him." Ron says
Devon and Harry look over at Ron as he said this. But when they glance back down at the card, they immediately notice that Dumbledore's image had disappeared, leaving only the black space where his image was seen.
"Hey. He's gone." Devon says
"Well, you can't expect him to hang around all day, can you?" Ron says
As they continued eating their snacks, Devon and Harry noticed Ron's pet rat, Scabbers, who was on Ron's lap with his head poking inside one of the Bertie Bott's boxes.
"Who's this little guy?" Devon asks
"This is Scabbers. Pathetic, isn't he." Ron says
"Nah. He looks kinda cute." Devon says
Devon looks over the rat and soon his eyes were drawn to one of it's paws as he noticed something peculiar. One of the rat's toes was missing.
"Hey, Ron. One of Scabbers' toes is missing. Know anything about that?" Devon says pointing to the rat's foot
Ron looks down at Scabbers' foot and shook his head.
"Hmm. No. Scabbers has been in my family for 9 years. I don't know why he's missing a toe." Ron says
"Still, it seems a bit strange." Devon says
"Hey, Fred taught me a spell to turn him yellow. Wanna see?" Ron says
"Yeah." Harry says
"Sure." Devon says
Ron takes out his wand and clears his throat.
"Sun-" Ron says
Before Ron could begin, a girl stops at their compartment, causing the three boys to look up at her. This girl was Hermione Granger.
"Has anyone seen a toad? A boy named Neville's lost one." Hermione says
Devon, Harry, and Ron share glances with each other, then look back at Hermione.
"No." Ron says
"Sorry. Can't say that we have." Devon says shrugging his shoulders
Hermione saw that Ron had his wand out and was curious to see the spell he was about to cast.
"Oh, are you doing magic? Let's see, then." Hermione says
Ron clears his throat again and begins his spell.
"Sunshine, daisies, butter mellow, turn this stupid fat rat yellow." Ron chants
A yellow light shines from inside the box, causing Scabbers to jump slightly with a startled squeak as the box falls off his head. Apparently, the spell did nothing. Ron looks over at Devon and Harry, who both shrug.
"Are you sure that's a real spell? Well, it's not really good, is it? Of course, I've only tried simple ones myself, but they've all worked for me." Hermione says
Hermione takes out her wand, enters the compartment, and sits down next to Devon, who moves over for her.
"For example." Hermione says
The young witch points her wand at Harry.
"Oculus Reparo." Hermione chants
The tape holding Harry's glasses together is sucked away and disintegrates.
"That's better, isn't it?" Hermione says
Harry takes off his glasses and examines them. His glasses had been suffering abuse from his cousin, Dudley Dursley, and they were broken in half once when he stomped on them. But now, he saw that his glasses were fully repaired and were good as new. Hermione gasps when she realized who it was sitting infront of her.
"Holy cricket! You're Harry Potter! I'm Hermione Granger."
Hermione glances over at Ron.
"And you are?" Hermione asks
"Ron Weasley."
"Pleasure." Hermione says
Hermione looks left at Devon as he introduces himself.
"Nice to meet you, Hermione. I'm Devon."
The Keyblade Wielder offers his right-hand to the young witch, who smiles and shakes his hand. Hermione soon notices the Kingdom Hearts necklace and right away, she knew that Devon was no wizard. She gasps and stares at Devon.
"You're a Keyblade Wielder, aren't you?" Hermione asks
Devon looked at Hermione and he could tell she was someone who had a fine intellect regarding magic. Smiling, he nods his head in confirmation.
"That's right." Devon says
"Please. May I see your Keyblade?" Hermione asks
Devon holds out his right-hand and summons Soul Calibur in a flash of blue light. Hermione closely examines the crystal Keyblade, taking in every detail of the magical weapon. The Kingdom Hearts keychain, the floating crystal orb in the shaft, the runic symbols in the crystal blade, and the head of the Keyblade.
"Amazing! So, this is actually a Keyblade. I've read about it in a few books, but I can't believe it's actually true." Hermione says
"So, you must know about Keyblade Wielders, too?" Devon says
"Only that they were one of the strongest warriors in the Universe. Keyblades can only be wielded by those who are most pure of heart. And their magic is equally, if not, exceptionally powerful than even expert witches or wizards." Hermione says
"Hey, I'm pure of heart. I'm sure I'd make a great Keyblade Wielder like Devon. Harry, too." Ron says
Devon looks at his new friends and smiles. But then, something caught his eye. He looks over to his left and saw a hooded figure standing outside in the corridor, staring at him.
"What is it, Devon?" Harry asks
Harry, Ron, and Hermione look over at the door to the compartment and they also saw the mysterious figure standing out in the corridor. The figure wore a black coat like the members of Organization XIII wore and his face was hidden within the darkness of the hood. The wizarding trio stared back with nervous expressions while Devon stared back with a calm, yet serious expression. They didn't know what he would do. While the three young wizards and witch knew nothing about the figure, Devon was very familiar with the stranger. He remembered his encounters with the members of Organization XIII. But there was one thing he didn't understand. Why was there a figure here in the Wizarding World wearing a black coat? Was Organization XIII back? Soon, the hooded stranger turned and walked down the corridor.
"Who was that?" Harry asks
"I don't know. He wasn't dressed as a student or a teacher." Hermione says
Devon stood up and walked out of the compartment. He looked down the corridor and saw the hooded figure enter the next carriage, which was the storage compartment where the luggage was kept. Intent on discovering the identity of the mysterious figure, Devon headed down the corridor to follow him.
"Devon? Wait! Where are you going?" Hermione says
The trio follows Devon as he enters the next compartment. When they catch up with him, they saw the hooded figure standing across from them at the other end of the compartment. Both Devon and the mysterious figure were both in a stare off. Tension filled the air as the compartment was silent, except for the sound of the train moving.
"Who are you?" Devon asks in a demanding voice
The dark figure said nothing as he stood silently and still. Suddenly, blue electricity sparks from the stranger's hands for a brief moment, catching the heroes' attention. Then, the figure raises his head up to look at Devon. The Keyblade Wielder could barely see the stranger's face as he had mildly tan skin and golden eyes.
"You'll find out soon enough." The figure says in a young man's voice
Then, a group of Nightmares appears before the mysterious figure. These Nightmares were Tama Sheeps, Komory Bats, Hebby Repps, and Woeflowers. A dark corridor appears behind the stranger, who turns and disappears into the darkness, leaving the heroes to contend with the Dream Eaters.
"What are these things?" Harry asks
"I don't know." Ron says
"Dream Eaters." Devon says
"Dream Eaters?" Hermione says
"You guys stay back. I'll deal with them." Devon says
Devon summons Soul Calibur into his right-hand and moves to deal with the dark creatures.
The Keyblade Wielder dashes forward at two Tama Sheeps and smashes through them with two rings of fire spinning around him. Then, he spins around and swings his crystal Keyblade with a right spinning slash, creating an icy chill in the air which freezes some Komory Bats, Hebby Repps, and Woeflowers in ice and destroys them. A Tama Sheep fires it's horns like boomerangs at Devon, but he deflects them away and launches an electric blast with a right swing from Soul Calibur. The lightning bolts strike the Tama Sheep and two others, electrocuting them until they are vaporized into oblivion.
Two Hebby Repps rolls toward Devon like spinning wheels and jump onto their feet once they were close enough. From there, the snake-lizards swing their spiked tails at him. Devon leans over to the left, dodging the spiked tail from the Hebby Repp on the right, and cuts it down with a quick slash. Then, he leans to the right as the other Hebby Repp swung it's tail at him and slices it in half with a roundhouse slash. Devon looks over at a bunch of large suitcases on his left and an idea popped into his head. Stretching his left-hand toward the luggage, he lifts up a suitcase with telekinetic force, aims it at the Nightmares, and hurls it forward with a thrust of his hand. The suitcase flies into three Woeflowers and smashes them into the wall of the compartment. Devon lifts up another heavy suitcase and drops it down on a Tama Sheep, crushing the dark sheep into dust.
A Woeflower spins towards Devon with it's arms stretched out like a propeller on a helicopter, but he leaps over the Nightmare and thrusts Soul Calibur down, destroying the evil flower. Another Woeflower stretches it's right-arm into a long thorny whip and swings it at Devon. The young teen leans over to the right, dodging the first strike, then ducks down as the thorny whip sweeps over his head. The Woeflower swings it's whip at Devon again, but this time he leans over to the left and cuts down the whip with a downward slash. Then, Devon leaps forward with a right spinning slash and brings Soul Calibur down on the Woeflower. Three Komory Bats let out a screeching cry, releasing supersonic waves at Devon, who quickly jumps and rolls forward, dodging the sound waves as they hit the floor. Harry, Ron, and Hermione cover their ears to block out the loud cries of the dark bats. Rolling onto his feet, Devon raises Soul Calibur up into the air, creating a strong vortex of silver wind which sucks up five Komory Bats and three Hebby Repps and sends them flying in multiple directions into walls and piles of luggage.
Devon strikes down a Tama Sheep with a downward spinning slash, cuts through four Hebby Repps with a left and right spinning slash, taking two out on each side, then slams his Keyblade down on a Woeflower with a leaping overhead strike. Two Komory Bats flap their wings and they launch razor blades of wind at Devon, who jumps back to avoid the attack. Soul Calibur glows brightly with it's benevolent light as Devon held it in his grip. Pulling his right-arm back, Devon hurls his glowing crystal Keyblade at the Nightmares. Soul Calibur cuts through a Tama Sheep, then splits off into several beams of light, which flies off in multiple directions. The beams of light homes in on a few Komory Bats, Hebby Repps, and Woeflowers. Soul Calibur then returns to Devon's hand in a flash of light.
Devon targets the last remaining Dream Eaters and holds his glowing Keyblade infront of him. He brings Soul Calibur up to his face and closes his eyes in concentration. A white light envelopes Devon's body and a large blue and red sphere spins around him. The Nightmares were pulled in towards Devon by a strong magnetic force and they floated helplessly around the Keyblade Wielder. Devon's eyes soon shot open and he destroys all the dark creatures with an extremely fast, very powerful right spinning slash.
With the Dream Eaters defeated, Devon de-summons his Keyblade and turns to Harry, Ron, and Hermione, who stared at him with amazed expressions. Devon smiles as though it were nothing and nods his head to the wizarding trio, who nod back at him.
After the fight with the Dream Eaters, Devon, Harry, Ron, and Hermione returned to their compartment and sat in their seats as the train continued on it's set course.
"Devon, that was amazing." Harry says
"I'll say. No wonder the Keyblade is so famous." Ron says
"Well, now we know how powerful the Keyblade is. And I'll admit that was quite an incredible display of magic." Hermione says
"But who was that hooded figure we saw?" Harry asks
"Do you think it could be... You-Know-Who?" Ron asks
"No. It can't be. He died years ago." Hermione says
"Hermione's right. There's no way it could've been him. Think about it. He never made any attempt to kill Harry." Devon says
"Because you were there protecting him, right?" Ron says gesturing to Devon
Devon shook his head.
"No. If You-Know-Who was really as powerful as everyone claims he is, he could've disposed of us easily enough, even with my powers of the Keyblade. Whoever it was under that black coat didn't seem interested in Harry at the time. It's almost like he was more interested in me." Devon says
The four friends shared wary glances. If there was someone more powerful than Lord Voldemort lurking in the shadows, then they'd best be extra careful.
"In any case, we should be careful if something like that happens again." Devon says
"Once we get to Hogwarts, we should be safe there. There's powerful magic that protects the whole school. And Dumbledore is one of the most powerful wizards of all time. No dark creature or evil villain will even dare to set foot in the school." Hermione says
Hermione looks over at Harry and Ron.
"I'm not sure about Devon, but you two best change into your robes. I expect we'll be arriving soon." Hermione says
The young witch goes to leave the compartment. She was about to leave until she stops at the door and looks back at Ron.
"You've got dirt on your nose, by the way. Did you know?" Hermione says
Hermione points to the right-side of her nose, showing Ron the spot.
"Just there." Hermione says
Ron rubs his nose with his right-hand, wiping the dirt from his face. After pointing that out, Hermione goes and returns back to her own compartment. Devon looks toward the window and gazes out at the passing scenery. The recent encounter with the mysterious figure left him troubled. Who was it under the black coat? A member of Organization XIII brought back into existence? Or was it someone who served the Dark Lord of the Shadows? Either way, Devon had a feeling that this strange encounter was only the beginning. Now, he prepared himself for his return visit to Hogwarts as there more experiences of the Wizarding World to be had.
Author's Note: All aboard the Hogwarts Express! Devon and Harry board the Hogwarts Express with help from the Weasley family and they meet their new friends, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. During their journey to the wizarding school, the heroes are paid a surprise visit by a mysterious figure wearing a black coat. Who is this suspicious character? And why is he interested in Devon? Anyone care to take a guess? In any case, it's now on to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, where the magic truly begins. Let me know what you guys think. No flames please. Hope you guys like and don't forget to review!