Chapter Three

Platform 9 ¾

Nine in the morn came way to early for everyone except Mr. and Mrs. Weasley. Ron, Ginny, Hermione and Harry stumbled their way to the breakfast table. Harry smiled as he walked into the kitchen. Even though the Weasleys had little, they shared everything they had with the people they cared about, from the day he and Hermione arrived the food had been plentiful, just as the love and care had been, Such a drastic difference from the Dursleys where he was treated like a slave. Just two more years and he could be rid of them for good. Once he turned 17 he was a legal adult in the wizard world and could choose to live there from now on. No more old socks, nasty looks, or being a punching bag for Dudley. It was going to be wonderful and Harry could not wait. Everyone was finishing up breakfast. Harry watched as Mrs. Weasley brought their trunks down the stairs with a swish and flick of her wand

"Wingardium Leviosa," she said

They all floated out the door and landed neatly outside the car. Harry would have loved to do it himself but underage wizards were not aloud to do magic outside of school. Harry knew all too well as he just managed to escape trouble three times in his first four years at school. In his 2nd year he and Ron flew Mr. Weasleys car to Hogwarts when they missed the train, due to Dobby sealing the gateway to platform 9 ¾, Dobby meant well just the same. Then in his 3rd year he blew up his Aunt Marge like a balloon when she called his father a drunk. Then in his 5th year he saved himself and his cousin Dudley from Dementors when they showed up in an alley in the muggle world. Harry valued his stay in the wizard world. He did not want to be a muggle or locked up in Azkaban the wizard prison, slowly lose his mind as the Dementors sucked every happy thought out of him. So Harry kept his wand in his pocket and let the adults take care of it. Everyone filed out to the car and loaded in their trunks. By the time it was Harry's turn it was obvious that the car was bewitched to expand inside while the outside stayed the same. Harry finished loading his trunk and closed the hatch on the back of the car. He walked around to the side door and opened it, Ron, Ginny, Hermione and Harry fit into the backseat with room to spare. Mrs. Weasley got in the front and Mr. Weasley join her behind the wheel.

"Ready Kids?" asked Mr. Weasley.

"Ready!" they all responded as one

"Then its off to Kings Cross Station."

Mrs. Weasley hit a button on the dashboard and the car went invisible then Mr. Weasley put it in gear. It rose into the air and took off. Harry looked at his friends and leaned his head back against the seat. He was on his way to another year at Hogwarts.

Harry must have drifted off because when he opened his eyes a moment later they were landing just outside Kings Cross Station. They drove in like muggles and piled out of the car quickly trying not to attract attention. They pulled out their trunks and belongings and loaded them onto dollies. With a nod from Mrs. Weasley they all walked to the area between platforms 9 and 10. In Harry's first year he was clueless how to get onto the platform. Mrs. Weasley had shown him, and he did it at a run; he could not walk calmly into a brick wall. Now 6 years later Harry, Ron and Hermione leaned against the wall and just fell through pulling their dollies behind them, as they appeared on the other side of the wall, looking up at the red and black train that would take them to school, the Hogwarts Express, Ginny and her parents soon followed. They said their goodbyes, and got on the train. Ron, Hermione and Harry took one compartment while Ginny went off to meet friends and find seat. Soon after, the train started to move and they were well on their way to Hogwarts.