'Do you hear, do you hear
That sound
It's the sound of the lost gone found
It's the sound of a mute gone loud
It's the sound of a new start'
~ Now is the Start, A Fine Frenzy
Chapter One ~ Now is the start
I looked around in wonder at the people pushing and shoving past me on London's kings cross station. I had been there plenty times before but it never failed to amaze me how many people could get up this early in the morning.
"We can't wait for this year Leah..." George yelled over the loud noises of the station. I turned to the twins as Fred finished off George's sentence,
"We have loads of pranks planned..."
"We need a little help on the little details though…"
"I'm sure you can help us with that..."
George wiggled his eyebrows at me and Fred pleaded with huge eyes.
"Pllllleaseeeeeeee" they hummed in chorus until people around us began to stare.
"Fine!" I sighed "of course I'll help you, but we can't get into as much trouble as we did last year. Honestly! My dad was fuming! Laz did think it was funny though but he's a butt cheek."
"Thank you Leah!" They shouted and I chuckled.
I watched as Molly worked her way through the busy crowds. She was practically screaming and elbowing every pour soul that stumbled into her path.
"Ok! This way to platform - nine and three quarters" She bellowed pointing towards the wall in between platform nine and ten.
Honestly you would think she wanted all the Muggles to know that we're wizards.
We stopped as we came to the stone wall in-between the platforms.
"Alright - Leah, Luna, you first darlings."
Luna looked at me with small scared eyes I just gave her an encouraging nod and pushed her a little towards the solid brick wall.
"Run at it, don't worry wait for me on the other side." I smiled at her.
"Okay." She nodded still sounding cautious but ran towards the wall anyway.
She disappeared with a blink of an eye.
"Leah! Your turn!"
I was called up, so I grabbed my stuff and ran. I almost crashed into a group of first years on the other side. They were all stood staring in awe at the big dark red Hogwarts express.
"Luna!" I called as I scanned my eyes over the growing crowds of witches and wizards and Muggles and Squibs.
"Leah?"
Luna looked so small and so strange compared to the other children. I rushed over to her and grabbed her hand.
"Don't get lost Luna you or might never get on the train to Hogwarts!"
She giggled.
"Don't let go of my hand."
I had sort of taken the responsibility for Luna ever since our parents started working more. Not only was she one of my best friends, she was like a sister to me, we were only two years apart so we practically could be.
"We'll wait here for Fred and George then we'll board the train, they probably won't be long!"
Soon enough Fred and George tumbled through the wall, one after the other and ran over to us.
I checked behind them.
"Where is Ron?"
"Oh, he is with Harry Potter." George said like it was the most ordinary thing in the world.
"He didn't know how to get past the wall!" Fred finished smirked at me as my mouth slowly dropped open.
I dropped Luna's hand and stared at him with wide-eyes.
"Harry potter?"
The boys nodded, identical lopsided grins plastered onto their faces.
"Harry potter?" I asked. Again, the nodding repeated "Wow!"
"I don't think he knows yet, that he just met the one and only Harry potter but we'll check on him on the train."
"O-ok" I stuttered slightly, still shocked.
"Come on then girls!" The boys called linking arms with me and Luna so we looked like - Dorothy, the tin-man, the scarecrow and the lion from the muggle film- 'The Wizard of Oz', so I like muggle films, whatever.
"Let's go to Hogwarts!"
As we boarded the train it was clear that there wouldn't be any free carriages. "Come on you two," I called ushering the twins and Luna into an almost empty carriage. As soon as we entered though the person sat in the corner got up and stormed out.
"Well that was nice of them" Fred mused and George chuckled.
"At least they gave us more space!"
George and Fred sat opposite each other their legs resting on the opposite seat too. I sat next to Fred and Luna sat next to George. Luna got comfortable and pulled out her copy of the latest Quibbler and started to read. So I turned to the twins with hesitant eyes.
"About these new pranks..." I started and I could almost see a fire ignite in their eyes.
"Why not just ask Lee to help you?" I asked.
"Well for a number of reasons dearest Leah ..." George started, I knew this was going to take a long time so I sat back forcing myself not to roll my eyes as the boys finished off each other's sentences.
"The first of course..."
"Is that well, Lee, as you know."
"Isn't the brightest wizard of our age"
"And not to forget you are the best at charms and potions in our year! I honestly don't know how you do it"
They then went on and on for about half an hour about what I could do better than them and Lee. I didn't stop them of course, although I did want to deny most reasons. But it came the last one and it obviously made me blush the most.
"Finally,"
"As you know,"
"These pranks do take a lot of time to perfect. And let's face it."
"You are, what shall I say? Much more pleasing to the eye than our lovely friend Mr. Lee."
Fred finished off and I shook my head with a chuckle, feeling my cheeks burn.
"Well then, when do we start?"
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