~January 6th 2191, The Dursley's House, Night time
"Jamieson, Jamieson wake up!" I heard Warden's voice as he knocked on my door. "What?!" I yelled in anger. It's a bit early to wake me up for midnight snack.
"Sshh!" He shushed as I unlocked my door and let him in. "I'm taking you to King Cross Station." He said with a huge grin.
"Wait what?" I asked, shocked and confused. I was wondering how I would get to King Cross Station, the Dursleys definitely won't take me there...
"But what about my clothes? A wizard robe? The text books? Where do I get an owl!?" I asked in confusion. "All your wizard stuff will be available when you get to Hogsmeade." He explained, giving me a suitcase. "This is for you. I took it from the attic earlier." He said, smiling at me.
Okay what? "Explain to me. Now." I demanded, standing straight even though he's taller than me by a few inches. I'm not short, he's the one whose tall as heck. Even taller than Mrs Dursley!
"I can't, it would take too long. You'll learn about who you are, and who I am when you get to Hogswart." He explained, unzipping said luggage. "Now pack up!" He said, rushing me. I had no choice but to do so.
Why is he in a hurry? Would we get in trouble if his parents find out I'm going to Hogwarts? Do they even know where or what Hogwarts is?
I managed to fit 10 sets of clothes, 3 of them were Warden's, into my luggage. The three wands I had, along with the ghost-thing's ash was shoved into another luggage. Warden also gave me a few books, 'Quills will be available in Hogsmeade, too.' He said when I asked where I would get quills and ink bottles.
"Okay how do we get to King Cross Station?" I asked, lifting a brow. He fished Mr Dursley's car key out of his pocket, "I purposely told my dad to park his car outside tonight." He explained with a huge grin.
"Now come on." He said, grabbing both of my luggage and stuffing them into said car before forcing me in and taking off in a hurry.
"Warden... Why are you doing this? Won't you get in trouble if they find out?" I asked with a frown. I don't want anyone to get into trouble because of me. "Look, Harry. You'll find out why I was mean to you in these few years. You'll find out why I'm helping you know, too. For now, just get to Hogwarts. As soon as you get into the train, nothing can stop you from getting there. Nothing." He said in a serious tone.
I nodded, suddenly all the questions in my head just disappeared. His tone told me that me going to Hogwarts is actually a serious matter. I may just be 11 years old, but I'm just as mature as my 15 years old stepbrother. Even more, perhaps.
"Here we are. Now go." He said, unlocking the door.
"Y-You're not coming with me?" I asked, suddenly panicking. I've never been to a station before, let alone leave my house!
I was so busy in my world I didn't get to watch things fly by as he drove the car. There's actually a lot of people...
"The sun's rising. I can't go with you, if anyone sees me, I'd get us both in trouble. Nobody has ever seen you outside before." He said with a huge smile before hugging me tight. Again I felt that warm, family love oozing from him. "I'll miss you. Promise you'll visit if you have the time."
He said with hope in his voice. This Warden Dursley is a lot different than the one I've known for almost 11 years.
"I-I'll try." I said, taking out my luggage. Once I was out, he waved at me from inside the car before taking off in a hurry. I gulped, looking around. I was stunned by the beauty of the sun rising...
So the sun does rise in the East... I've never had the chance to watch the sun rise and the stars to disappear.
I've never seen the clouds turn from gloomy dark blue to silvery white.
I've never seen birds fly together, or trees swaying in harmony...
I've never been in a public place before!
I quickly panicked when I saw this. I grabbed both of my luggage before making a dash into the train station, taking out the ticket in my pocket.
"Platform 9 ¾... Where the heck is platform 9 ¾?" I looked around in confusion. There's actually a lot of peoples at the train station at this time. I thought they'd be asleep. The loud noises of trains leaving almost deafened me when I came in here.
I looked around for about 2 hours before getting tired and sitting down on a bench. I noticed a family of Ginger heads walking down the station then heard one of them mutter, 'Ah, station 9 ¾, there it is."
My ears perked up, I quickly followed them towards said platform.
We stopped right in-front of a brick wall with the sign 'Platform 9' and 'Platform 10' hanging on both sides. "Alright Frederick, you first." The one who I assume is the Mother commanded. I watched the eldest one, probably the father, run straight into the wall and disappear.
I was completely shocked, peoples don't just disappear like that!
"Alright Samuel and Angus, you're next." The mother continued, "Mom I'm Samuel! Honestly, you've known us for years and you still can't tell us apart." One of the twins said. "Oh honestly, only Remus can tell who's who." The Mother said, rolling her eyes. Then I watched those twins disappear as well.
"Excuse me Madam." I quickly said, dragging both of my luggage as fast as I could. "How do you get to platform 9 ¾?" I asked as I panted, showing her my ticket.
"Ah, you must be a first timer. Don't worry, Rafael here is also a first year." She continued, gesturing towards her ginger son while keeping her hand around her daughter, who also happens to be a ginger.
Did I mention they were an entire family of Gingers?
"Hey." Rafael said to me with a grin, I smiled back, "Hi." I replied. "Watch me." He said with a confident smile before pushing his trolley and running straight into the wall.
"H-How do you do that?" I asked with shock, staring at what looks like an ordinary wall. "It's magic, dear. Where are your parents?" The mother asked with a kind smile. One a mother would use to calm her children.
It's my first time seeing it, and boy did it calm me.
"I uh... They're not with me." I said with a sigh, earning me a nod. "Well then, I'll be your stepmother from now on. Now let's go!" She said with a huge grin before watching her daughter copy what her brothers did. She grabbed my hand and one of my luggage before running into that wall.
"Just in time." She said in satisfaction as we walked through. "Wow..." I gasped in awe, looking around. Everything looked exactly the same, except the train was red. Plus, you could actually feel the magic in the air.
"3rd Train to Hogwarts! Leaving in 5 minutes!" The train conductor yelled while waving his hand. "Just in time." She said with a small grin before leading me into the train.
"The student's carriage is that way deary, find yourself a room, only students are allowed that way." She said with that kind smile again, pointing me towards the direction where I should be going.
"Thank you, madam." I replied with a small nod and a smile before wandering off. I wondered where Rafael went, since he just disappeared after going through that wall. After walking down the corridor, I finally found myself an empty room. The 6th one down, to be specific. I immediately sat down on the chair and took a break.
I really need exercise. All that running has me beat!
I placed my elbow on the small ledge near the window, looking outside through the clear glass. We haven't taken off yet so all I could see was peoples running around, dragging their luggage.
Is everyone here a wizard?
The thought of being a wizard excited me. I've always loved magic stuff. Though I've never actually seen it until a few days ago, I've always imagined how it would look like.
Spheres of flames dancing around, maybe pure white horses with a horn prancing in an open field of magical flowers, or even wizards riding brooms and playing some sort of airborne soccer!
I stared out the window until someone knocked on the wall of my carriage, "Hey." Said person greeted. I turn my head their way and found out it was Rafael. "You again." He said with a huge grin, "Mind if I bunk with you?" He asked with a smaller smile.
"Sure." I nodded, helping him put his luggage on the top cabinet. "I was a bit lost, and your carriage was the only one left that wasn't completely full of wizards." He explained as soon as we sat down, I nodded.
Oddly enough he didn't even ask for my name, instead we just settled into a comfortable kind of silence. After a few more minutes of silence, the train finally took off with a loud 'Choo'.
