Thank you everyone who reviewed. They were nice and I liked reading them. :) Anyway here is the next chapter.

Words in Italic are from the first Harry Potter book.

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Harry waited in the compartment for a few minutes. When the train started to move Ron finally made his way into the compartment.

"Anyone sitting there?" he asked, pointing at the seat opposite Harry. "Everywhere else is full."

"Nope," Harry replied. "I'm Harry by the way. Harry Potter."

"Really?" Ron asked.

Harry nodded. He was glad to finally see Ron again.

"I'm Ron Weasley," Ron said.

"I know," Harry said.

"What?"

"Nothing," Harry replied. Inside he was cursing himself. How could he let an I know slip?

"Do you really have the—you know, the scar?" Ron asked.

"Yep," Harry said flipping up his bangs. "I don't really remember how I got it though. There was a lot of green light but I was a baby. I guess that's a good thing though. Think how messed up I would have been if I remember watching my parents murdered in front of me."

"Yeah, that would be bad," Ron said looking down at the seat.

"So," Harry said trying to bring up a conversation. "You must have a busy family. Is there five of you?"

"Seven," Ron replied gloomy.

Oops, Harry forgot that Ron was saddened about his big family when they were younger.

"Really? That's cool! I wish I had seven siblings. Well seven siblings who actually like me. I have a cousin who I live with, Dudley, but he's a jerk. In fact I think everyone I live with is a jerk. But don't get down. We're going to Hogwarts! It's like the most awesome school in the world. Who would want to go to some other magical school when you could go to Hogwarts? Yeah Hogwarts! Woo! I'm excited."

Harry hoped his excitement for Hogwarts would take out the whole family thought out of his mind. Unfortunately it didn't.

"I know, it's just everyone is going to expect me to live up to the rest of the family. My older brothers Bill and Charlie, they have already left Hogwarts, Bill was head boy and Charlie was Quidditch captain. Fred and George tend to be on the wild side but they still have good grades and Percy's a perfect. How am I suppose to live up to that?"

"Hey, you've already have," Harry said trying to think up something quick.

"How?" Ron asked.

"You're best friends with me. Trust me, stick with me and will both earn internal glory."

"Really?"

Harry then began to explain to Ron about his 'theory' that Voldemort wasn't dead with the key phrase "They never found a body." And that if Ron stayed with him and helped him destroy Voldemort then he would live up to his brothers. The train ride went by smoothly. Ron introduced Harry to Scabbers and Harry had to hold back the will to kill the rat right there and then. When food cart came he bought half the cart and Ron and him shared a feast. Hermione stopped in and asked for a toad and left to go look for it. Harry let her go. He was going to get his friendship with Hermione started during the sorting. The whole train ride was a blast. Although something was bothering Harry, he had the strange thought that something was missing.

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Firs' years! Firs' years over here!" Harry heard Hagrid call.

"Let's go Ron," Harry said with excitement. No matter how many times he went to Hogwarts he was still excited to go.

They got into the boats, Harry and Ron were joined with Hermione and Neville. There was lots of chatter as Hogwarts came into view. They were taken to a kind of underground harbor and finally led to waiting room where they stood to get sorted.

Professor McGonagall came out and gave her speech. Hermione was next to Harry going through everything she read trying to figure out what to do when the sorting was announced. Harry decided to bring up some conversation.

"So you nervous?"

Hermione looked up at Harry.

"Just a bit, I'm curious to see what house I'm going to be put in. What house do you think you're going to be in?" she asked.

"I don't know. My parents were in Gryffindor so I suppose I'll be there. But Slytherin might be an option. I've heard the green brings out my eyes."

"What?" Ron said behind him. "You want to be in Slytherin?"

"Nope," Harry replied turning towards Ron. "I think I'll go in Gryffindor because my parents went there. But don't you think that the Slytherin color will bring out my eyes. There is the fashion segment you need to worry about. Yellow would not clash well with me eyes."

"You should stick with Gryffindor," Ron said.

Harry nodded his head and turned back to Hermione to ask her a question when McGonagall came back into the room.

"Move along now," McGonagall said in a sharp voice. "The Sorting Ceremony's about to start. Now, form a line and follow me."

Harry got into line with everyone else and walked into the Great Hall. The view was amazing no matter how many times he saw it. He turned his head and saw the familiar sorting hat. The hat then sung its song. Some of the first years gasped in surprise. Once the hat was finished the whole hall began to clap.

"So we've just got to try on the hat," Ron said to Harry.

"Good thing too," Harry replied. "I thought we were going to have to fight a troll or a dragon at least.

"When I call you name, you will put on the hat and sit on the stool to be sorted," McGonagall said. "Abbott, Hannah."

Harry watched the sorting go on and started a game with Ron called guess the house. Needless to say Harry guess right every time. Ron was astonished. After a while Harry felt kind of bad. He was winning five to one. He decided to guess a few wrong.

When it was Hermione's turn Harry guessed Gryffindor as Ron guessed Ravenclaw. Needless to say Hermione was put in Gryffindor and Ron groaned. Harry inwardly signed. He would have to get Ron to like Hermione again. He could always go with the fail safe plan of the troll but Harry really missed having Hermione as a best friend. Who was going to help him with his homework?

It wasn't until Malfoy was called that Harry realized what was missing on the train ride. Malfoy never visited his compartment. In fact Harry hadn't seen Malfoy at all since he traveled back in time. Malfoy strutted over to the hat and put it on his head. He sat there for ten minutes. Harry was curious. From what harry could recall that hat didn't even touch Malfoy's head before shouting out Slytherin. Malfoy was there for a few more minutes before the hat shouted Slytherin. Malfoy stood up place the hat back on the stool and began to strut to the Slytherin table. It must have been in Harry's imagination because Harry thought he saw Malfoy turn and wink at him. Something wasn't right with Malfoy.

It was a little bit longer before Harry was called. He walked up to the stool, sat down, and put the hat on his head.

"Hmm, another one eh?" the sorting hat said.

"What do you mean another one?" Harry asked.

"I suppose you want to be sorted into Gryffindor again. My, this going to be an exciting turn of events."

"What do you mean?" Harry asked.

"GRYFFINDOR!"

Harry stood up and glared at the hat as he put it down. It didn't answer his questions. The Gryffindor house cheered as Harry made his way over to the table. Harry looked over to the Slytherin table. Malfoy was staring at him with a smirk on his face. Something was up with Malfoy and he would find out.

The rest of the sorting went along fast. Ron joined him at the table finally and Dumbledore stood up to make his speech.

"I would like to introduce two new teachers to Hogwarts."

Harry looked up at the table. There were two new teachers?

"First off as are Defensive Against the Dark Arts is Professor Quirrell and for our new History Of Magic professor is Lee Smith,"

Dumbledore concluded his speech but Harry heard none of it. He didn't even notice when the food showed up in front of him. Harry was staring t the new History of Magic professor Lee Smith. The obviously fake blond hair and beard reminded him of someone.

Harry's mouth dropped open as he realized that Lee Smith was Sirius Black. Noticing that Harry was gawking at him Sirius winked at Harry and turned to talk to Hagrid who he was sitting next to.