Harry Potter
This story is owned by me while the characters and setting are owned by Rowling.
Chapter 3 released 11/9/2020
"Talking"
'thinking'
September 1 1991
It was barely 10:30 AM in the Lestrange Manor, but it was beyond Chaotic with house elves getting ready, Bellatrix tripping down the stairs and Regulus only just finished getting cleaned up and dressed. He had yet to finish packing his belongings and it was 10:30 in the morning already. Most people wouldn't see the problem of why they are rushing frantically in the morning. That is because Regulus is a wizard that will be attending Hogwarts if he ever got there on time, that left them just under half an hour to get to platform nine and three quarters, where the train leaves at 11 PM.
In an unparalleled speed, Regulus had packed most of his clothes, his school supplies and other belongings that he wanted to accompany him. Now all he had to do was find his black kneazle, Salem which was quite easy as she just hopped into his modified four compartment trunk. He was pretty sure that his trunk with specified compartments for each of his belongings was quite literally the definition of a mess at the moment. Clothes thrown messily all over the floors and furniture situated in the trunk, books were somehow hanging from the chandelier and his school equipment all in a giant pile with Salem on top.
Rushing to the foyer of the Lestrange Manor to get to his mother so that they may apparate onto the platform but not before she removed the weight of his trunk with the Feather-light charm. With the familiar twist of magically traveling, Regulus and Bellatrix ended up elsewhere at the station, the muggle side of King's Cross Station right in front of the barrier with 10 minutes to spare. Before walking through the barrier they heard someone yelling about muggles. That person was a ginger banshee known as Molly Weasley and she had brought her little militia of red haired spawn with her. Thankfully Regulus and his mother quickly walked through the barrier onto platform nine and three quarters.
They had finally arrived at platform nine and three quarters and it begrudgingly looked nice. Well lit brick walls enclosing a large scarlet steam train that was being boarded by many young wizards and witches yet it was still packed and Regulus couldn't walk anywhere without bumping into anyone or them bumping into his trunk or him.
"Goodbye Reggie, use your cousin's owl to message me if you want to stay or come home during Christmas or Easter." Bellatrix whispered into his ear as she wrapped her arms around him.
"See you later mom. I promise I'll owl you my decisions." Regulus whispered back before leaving the embrace and boarding the train to look for Draco.
Five minutes after boarding the train, Regulus had found his cousin Draco talking with their friends Crabbe and Goyle in an open compartment while putting away their trunks.
"Hello my fellow future Slytherins." He had loudly announced entering into the compartment causing the occupants of that compartment to jump into the air while he laughed at their expressions.
"Really Reggie did you have to do that?" Draco shouted at the still laughing boy.
"Of course I did, it was too good an opportunity to miss and you know it." He retorted after he finished laughing before turning to the other occupants of the compartment. "Crabbe, Goyle nice to see you two here." He casually spoke only getting nods from them and a grunt from Crabbe.
"Guess who I saw shouting about muggles at the station." Regulus questioned his cousin.
"I don't have time for your games Reggie, just tell me who." Draco responded as he dug through his trunk for any candy.
"The red head militia and the ginger banshee." Regulus snickered which prompted the others to laugh at the jab.
"Really? Doesn't their father work to prevent that type of stuff." Draco choked out before laughing again.
"Pretty sure it's something like that, I honestly don't care what stupidity that family gets up to. I need to go organize my trunk, come get me if you're going to go explore or something." With that Regulus opened his trunk and climbed down to the messy interior.
Regulus was a little annoyed right now with all belongings littered across the main area of the trunk and he had to sort everything out. Regulus's trunk had four special compartments dedicated to different things. The first compartment was kind of a living room with more furniture mainly being seats and tables used for meals, this room was also the room with a ladder for exiting the trunk or entering it. The second compartment was a library where he would put his books, scripts, text and other things he would write or copy, what he would copy though it was mainly school books that he didn't have or couldn't find. The third compartment was a dueling room or a room to practice spells on the training dummies, it also had the storage closet that he had in the corner for his other supplies. The fourth compartment was a living quarters which had a bed and a closet for sleeping and clothes.
It took Regulus at least an hour before he had everything sorted out and Salem was asleep on his bed when he went back up with a book on runes. Climbing the ladder and getting back into his seat while everyone else wasn't paying attention and reading the book.
It had barely been half an hour before the trolley witch came by and everyone had bought a little bit of everything well mostly Crabbe and Goyle while Draco had preferred a couple chocolate frogs, Regulus bought a couple Jelly Slugs and a few packs of Drooble's Best Blowing Gum. Sadly that was all that the trolley witch had or he would have gotten a lot more such as Pepper Imps and Sugar Quills.
Sadly this peace was not to last as when the group of young wizards were talking, a bushy haired girl with large teeth opened the door and barged into the compartment.
"Has anyone seen a toad, a boy named Neville's lost one." The bushy haired menace bossily spoke.
Interrupting Draco before he could speak, Regulus snickered. "A toad? He should be celebrating, not looking for it." This caused everyone except the girl to laugh.
"You're awfully rude, I was just trying to be helpful." The girl retorted, causing everyone to stop and look at her as if she admitted she grows extra arms everyday for an hour at noon.
"Yes I am very rude but at least I don't barge into other compartments and demand to see some toads." Regulus shot back at the girl who looked rather affronted.
"Now if you don't mind you can see yourself out, I'm trying to read here." Regulus continued before trying to read the runes book without being interrupted, that wasn't going to happen as the menace opened her mouth again.
"That book isn't on the curriculum, you shouldn't have that. Give it to me so I can give it to a teacher." The annoying girl responded, completely ignoring the previous comment.
Everyone started snickering save Regulus who looked very annoyed at the moment, everyone else in that compartment recognized that expression and knew that this would be worth watching.
"Listen Bushy the Bossy, I don't particularly care what you think or what I need to do. You need to learn some manners so get out you menace." Regulus sneered at her as she ran out of the compartment and slammed the door.
"Reggie, let's go for a walk, I hear Hazel Potter is on the train." Draco questioned causing Regulus to nod and everyone to wordlessly get up and start looking for the compartment with the Girl-Who-Lived.
Having passed many other first years that were discussing a rumor that said Hazel Potter was in the last carriage, the four wizards set out to meet and befriend the Girl Who Lived. Heading to the last compartment that was open, the four wizards arrived and saw an interesting scene.
The girl from Madam Malkins was there along with the youngest Weasley and Bushy the Bossy. Was the girl Hazel Potter or was this some ragtag trio. Everything had stopped when his idiot cousin opened his mouth.
"Is it true what they're saying about this compartment? You're Hazel Potter are you not?" Draco questioned the girl.
"Yes" Hazel Potter responded as she looked over everyone that had just entered the open train compartment.
"This is Crabbe and Goyle and that is my cousin Lestrange over there and my names Malfoy, Draco Malfoy." Draco announced this causing the Weasley boy to give a forced cough to cover up his snigger drawing everyone's attention to him.
"Think my name's funny, do you? No need to ask yours. I know all you Weasleys have red hair, freckles and more children than you can afford." Draco sneered at the ginger.
"You'll soon find out some wizarding families are much better than others, Potter. You don't want to go making friends with the wrong sort. I can help you there." Draco said after turning around to shake hands with Potter, but Hazel didn't take it.
"I think I can tell the wrong sort for myself, thanks." Hazel responded coolly which caused Draco to scowl.
"I'd be careful if I were you Potter," Draco drawled. "Unless you're a bit politer you'll go the same way as your parents. They didn't know what was good for them, either. You hang around riff-raff like the Weasleys and that Hagrid and it'll rub off on you."
Both all three of the ragtag trio leapt to their feet but Regulus was faster and cast the Full Body-Bind Curse on both the ginger and the bushy menace before rounding on the Girl Who Lived.
"I'd be wary of Weasel over here, his mother is awfully good at brewing love potions." Regulus told her before walking away.
'Potter didn't use her wand or even try to attack me so the rumor of her being trained by Dumbledore is false. The Weasleys were shouting about platform nine and three quarters and muggles. She was mostly raised by muggles. Something is going on here.'
When he was back at his compartment, Regulus quickly changed into his robes before taking a quick nap before the express pulled into Hogsmeade Station in a few hours.
After 3 hours of a quick nap, Regulus woke up in time for them to pull into the Hogsmeade station and prepare to go to the castle.
When Regulus and the other first years got off the train a giant of a man appeared to take them to Hogwarts from across an enormous black lake on wooden boats that sat four people. Even Regulus had to admit that Hogwarts was truly a sight to behold.
Eventually they had all gotten to the large doors of the castle before the giant knocked three times before the door swung open.
Third chapter is finally up and my writer's block for this story is removed and I have a good idea on how to write this.
I'm having the OC and the rest of his friends go on their own mini adventures later.
