Harry Potter is not mine.

I now see what you were talking about with the single quotes. And I am not sure why they were there. I will not go back and fix it at the moment as I am fairly busy, and think that newer chapters is better than fixing older ones at the moment. But I will make sure there are none in chapters that I put up now.

When I have more time on my hands I will go back and fix it.

I still do not have a beta reader, if anyone is interested please feel free to PM me, or leave a review saying so.

Thank you to all reviewers, and readers. And now, on with the story.

CHAPTER 10

As soon as Harry entered the compartment the three girls stiffened, and looked at him warily. And Harry could see tear tracks running down Daphne's face. But she stopped her crying, and a mask of fury went up a second later.

"Come to break someone else's wand? " Daphne hissed at him.

Harry winced at her harsh words, but they were very deserving. "No. I came to apologize actually. I was totally out of line with what I did. I heard you talking about me, and I got very angry, and I let it get the best of me. I know that does not make what I did alright in any way …..And, well. I would like to make up for my actions by purchasing you a new wand, you can go to whatever wandmaker you like, and I will pay whatever it costs."

"Oh please, don't believe a word of the stupid golden boy Daph. You can't keeping defending him after what he's done to you. He broke your wand for Merlin's sake!" Tracey said, glaring at Harry.

Now Harrys guilt intensified. She was defending him? He though they where all talking about him. But now that he thought about it, he had only heard two voices talking. Had she really been defending him? Looking at Daphne now he could not see a thing, she had a look that betrayed no emotion whatsoever.

"I really am sorry. Please let me make it up to you." Harry said, trying to be as sincere as he could.

Daphne's face did not change at all when she spoke to him, betraying no emotions at all. "You can not just replace a wand as you say. It is my understanding that once a wand has linked to its owner, then no other wand will ever work as well, even if it does choose you."

Harry again winced at her words. She was correct. He had done a lot more work on wandlore, and knew for a fact that what she said was true. But he also knew of some ways to save the link and fix it. He just had to hope the break on her wand was clean.

"You're right." He admitted. "But, I know of a way that may be able keep the link between you and your wand. Err, could I see the pieces of your wand?" He asked hesitantly.

"Don't give them to him, he's probably going to break them more or something!" The other girl, who he still was not sure of her name said.

"I wont do anything else to them. I promise." Harry knew his promise did not really mean anything to any of these girls tho, not after what he had done.

Daphne brought the pieces of he wand to her chest and clutched them, her face never loosing its mask. "You really expect me to just trust you? You're even dumber than you look."

"HEY! You stupid Slytherin, hes just trying to help." Ginny yelled, clenching her fists.

Harry reached out and put a hand on Ginny's shoulder. "No Ginny, their right. I have not given them a reason to trust me." Harry pulled out his wand. And instantly the three girls tensed. He glanced at them for a moment before looking to his wand again. And realized this was a good way to get her trust him. But it also had a downside as well, but if it came to that, he knew he would be ok. Giving a resigned sigh Harry turned the wand so that he was holding the tip, and reluctantly held it out to Daphne, handle first. "You can hold my wand while I look at yours."

All four girls let out a quite gasp, and for a second Daphne's mask of indifference broke and he saw surprise. But it was quickly covered again. And he saw that Ginny was biting her lip, trying not to say anything.

"And whats to stop me from breaking it the same way you broke mine." Daphne asked.

Harry gulped as he held her gaze. "Nothing." he whispered.

"Harry don't be stupid, she's gonna break your wand!" Ginny exclaimed.

Harry looked to Ginny"Please, just trust me."

"I trust you just fine, it's them I don't trust." Ginny said nodding her head in the three Slytherin's direction.

"The only way for them to trust me, is for me to trust them. Besides I broke her wand. So, if she does break mine, well she has every right to." Harry turned to Daphne again after talking, and extended his hand with the wand to her.

After a moment of indecision Daphne reached out and took his wand, then handed the pieces of her wand to him.

"Break it!" Tracey said. Instantly

"Ya, snap it in two!" The other girl said, egging her on.

Harry just stared at her as she held his wand in both her hands, and for a second he was sure she was indeed going to snap it. But after a moment she lowered the wand and looked at him expectantly.

Letting out a sigh he started to feel the magic in the pieces of the wand that he held. And was surprised at what he found. The link that bound the wand to Daphne was not strong at all, in fact, there was another link that the wand had that was much stronger. He attempted to follow the stronger link, but it seemed to go out of the train and away from them.

With confused eyes Harry looked back to Daphne. "Umm, did this wand belong to somebody else before you?"

"It was my grandmothers." She responded.

"Oh, that must be why."

"What are you talking about, what does that have to do with anything?" Daphne demanded.

"Well, this wand has two links flowing from it, a very strong one, that I assume goes to your grandmother, and then one that links to you. But the one that goes to you is very weak. Err, did you ever have trouble with spells?" Harry asked hesitantly.

"There was absolutely nothing wrong with my wand! I had no trouble at all until you broke it in half!"

"I didn't mean in like that, I'm sure the wand was fine. I am talking about the link that connects the wand to you. The wand is very much like the people, once it has chosen a wizard or witch, then it can never fully link with another, so the link that runs to you is not very good because it had already fully linked with your grandmother. At first I was going to recommend that we use your old wand core that was linked to you to create your new wand. But I do not think that is the best idea now. I think you should get a new wand. One that will fully bond with you."

Daphne looked like she was considering his words, but she was looking at the wand pieces with a deep sadness. "But that was my grandmothers wand. I. Well, It was-"

"How about we see if we can make a new wand with this core and the same wood to try and recreate it as best we can. And also get you a new wand, one that can bind to you." Harry asked.

"Having two wands cant hurt." Ginny added. She had calmed down around the Slytherins when she realized that they were not going to break Harry's wand.

"Don't trust them, it must be some sort of trick." The girl he did not know stated.

"Do you really think that he would try something when I have his wand. Come on, use your brain Aby." Daphne argued

Said girl glared at Daphne before huffing and marching from the room. Right before she slammed the door as she was leaving she threw over her shoulder. "Fine! But when the stupid Gryffindor makes a fool of you, don't come crying to me."

Harry winced as the room shook from the force of the door closing so forcefully. "I am not trying to trick you. I really do just want to fix my mistake."

Daphne just continued to look contemplative for a minute before gripping his wand in her hand rightly. "Fine, but you don't get your wand back until I have a new one, or my old one is fixed."

He felt Ginny grip his hand tightly in anger, and shot her a quick loot to keep her quite. "That sounds fair."

After a full two minutes of silence Tracey spoke up. "If this is some kind if trick, I'll make your life miserable Potter."

Harry gave a slight nod. "Was there a specific wandmaker you wanted to work on your wands?"

"Yes." Daphne said. "Ollivanders"

"Ok. I will contact him and see about setting an appointment for fixing this one, and getting you a new one. As soon as I hear anything I will let you know." There was a moment of silence before Harry decided he should leave the two Slytherins so they could enjoy the rest the the journey. "Well, I should go. I hope you enjoy the rest of the trip." He turned to leave.

"Wait!" Daphne said quickly.

Harry turned back to face her. "What?" For the first time he saw her mask of indifference drop. And he saw concern in her eyes. Which baffled him.

"What about you? Don't you need a wand for class?" Daphne asked.

"Who cares about him, he'll most likely get expelled anyway! You cant just go snapping people wands, or cursing people whenever you feel like it. I'm sure he'll be gone before the night is out." Tracey said with a smug grin.

Harry's entire body tensed at her words. She was right. He most likely would be expelled. He hoped that Dumbledore would go easy on him. He had agreed to pay for a new wand, and he would do any punishment they deemed necessary. He would do just about anything to stay here. "If I am not expelled. Then I will take whatever punishment they decide is appropriate. As for not having a wand. Well, I am responsible for you not having one, so until you have a wand then I will just have to go without. I will just have to hope that Mr. Ollivander is quick with his reply."

Tracey just continued to glare at him. "Personally I hope they expel you."

Harry grit his teeth at Tracey's comments but tried to calm himself. "For what it is worth, I am sorry that I stunned you earlier as well, and the same goes for your other friend." Then he looked to Daphne. "I really am sorry for what I did, and I hope that one day you can forgive me." Then with a slight nod to both girls he turned and prepared to leave, but just as he reached for the handle of the door, the train started to slow down. And Harry looked to Ginny sharply. "We can't be there yet!"

Ginny gave a negative response and clung to his hand even tighter. "Something must be wrong." she declared.

Then they felt the train come to a grinding halt. And Harry and Ginny were flung to the ground. When Harry realized that he was now on top of Ginny he blushed a deep red. But he couldn't help the feeling that it felt really good to have her so close to him. Then he felt something else, as his teenage hormones got the best of him and he felt himself begin to harden. Instantly the blood drained from his face, and he made a mad dash scrambled off of her. "Sorry." he gasped out.

When Ginny had felt him, she had tensed and blushed more than ever before. And she just wanted to ground to open swallow her up. When he got off of her she continued to just lay there. Not sure if she should try and move or not. Then he had got to her feet looking at anything but him. She could not believe that had happened. She was so embarrassed. "S'ok." She mumbled.

"UGGH, the last thing we need to see is you two Gryfindorks flirting. Get out!" Tracey said, mimicking vomiting.

Harry was about to respond to her when he felt his insides freeze, and the compartment chilled so much that the air coming from their mouths was coming out in small puffs of smoky vapor. Then the windows began to ice over, and he felt a dark magical presence outside the door to the compartment, and a second later the door clicked open, and a slimy skeletal hand grabbed the door and began to slide it open.

Sorry the chapter is not as long as I was wanting, but I do not have a lot of time at the moment. I will get the next chapter out as soon as I can. Thank you all for reading.