Chapter Eleven: On Board the Hogwarts' Express
When the quartet returned from their trip, they received their letters of acceptance for Hogwarts. They went to Diagon Alley in disguise as they bought their books and uniforms. Both Hermione and Ginny moaned about the somewhat unfashionable uniforms but made sure they got them as form fitting as possible. This was because Ron let slip to Hermione that she would look amazing in anything, and Harry told Ginny the same thing. Secretly, both Harry and Ron thought that their girls in school uniform with knee socks looked hot. Ron even went so far as to ask for a parade and striptease from Hermione and she complied with his request before they made love all night long.
When September the first finally arrived, Douglas, Neville and Hannah, along with Fred and George were escorted to platform nine and three quarters by the Potters, Weasleys, Longbottoms and a few members of the Order of the Phoenix. Once on board the train, Douglas was informed by Neville and Hannah that they had to attend the Prefect meeting leaving him to his own devices. However, it was then that a hand grasped Douglas on the shoulder. He turned to see his twin and his three friends standing there.
'Come on, you'll be safe enough with us,' said Harry.
Knowing he had no choice Douglas went with his twin into an empty compartment. Once they were all sat down, Douglas took in their appearances. Harry was dressed in a smart/casual suit that was obviously tailored; he had a carry-on bag with him, and on Harry's immediate right was Ginny. She was wearing a similar smart/casual suit, with a short skirt that showed off her fine legs perfectly. Next to her was her brother. Ron was wearing a smart/casual suit like Harry, his was also tailored, and Douglas watched him as he removed his jacket before sitting down again. Next to him was Hermione. She was dressed in a smart/casual suit, with a slightly shorter skirt than Ginny, Douglas had to be careful because if Ron caught him starting at Hermione's fit legs, he would kill him, so instead he sat there on his twin's left saying nothing as Ron pulled Hermione closer to him and started to kiss her deeply.
'They do that a lot, so I suggest you get used to it, Doug,' said Harry.
Douglas said nothing while Harry and Ginny shared a kiss or two as well.
It must have been the longest hour of his life before Neville and Hannah returned.
'How was the meeting?' asked Douglas.
'Boring, if I'm being completely honest,' said Neville.
'You won't believe who are Prefects for Slytherin,' said Hannah.
'Don't tell me, Malfoy …' said Douglas.
'Yes, and that absolute cow Pansy Parkinson,' said Neville as Hannah shuddered.
'Don't worry, guys, if they give you any shit, we'll put them in their place,' said Harry.
It was then that the compartment door opened to reveal the pains in Douglas' arse, Malfoy, Crabbe and Goyle.
'I don't remember asking you to join us, Malfoy,' said Douglas coolly.
'Manners, Potter, or I'll have to put you in detention, for you see, I, unlike you have been made a Prefect …' said Malfoy.
'Yes, but you, unlike me, are a git so get out,' said Douglas.
Harry was rather impressed at his twin for telling this arse where to go, but then decided he wanted a piece of the action and cleared his throat to get the arse's attention.
'Who are you?' scoffed Malfoy in the direction of Harry.
Harry smirked and said, 'I am Douglas' twin brother Harry, and you are?'
If Malfoy was shocked he hid it well before saying, 'The one that vanished all those years ago?'
'The same,' replied Harry.
'I thought you were dead,' said Malfoy.
'A common misconception, now, are you going to introduce yourself or not?' said Harry.
Malfoy was now looking around the compartment at the others before saying, 'Who have we here? The missing weasels, perhaps?'
'Yes, that's Ron and Ginny Weasley, now who are you?' said Harry.
Malfoy's eyes had found Hermione now, and after checking her out, he said, 'And you are?'
'With me,' said Ron.
Malfoy then took his eyes away from Hermione's legs to look back at Harry and said, 'I'm Malfoy, Draco Malfoy, Heir to the Malfoy and Black Family fortunes.'
'I'm sorry to have to contradict you, Malfoy, but you are not the Heir to the Blacks,' said Harry coolly.
'I am, my father said so because I am the oldest male Black descendant alive and I will inherit the Black fortune when the current Head dies,' said Malfoy.
'Actually, you are not the oldest male Black descendant alive. If my memory is correct, the oldest is Arthur Weasley as his mother was Cedrella Black, however, all this is irrelevant as my godfather is Sirius Black, and right now he is the Head of the Ancient and Most Noble House of Black, and more importantly, his will clearly indicates, should he pass on, that I am his Heir, not you, Malfoy,' said Harry.
'You can't be! You were declared dead by the Ministry!' said Malfoy.
'I was adopted by Sirius and he named me as his heir, sorry, Malfoy, you'll just have to make do with the pittance that is the Malfoy fortune, won't you?' said Harry as Ron and Ginny chuckled.
Malfoy heard their chuckling and turned on them by saying, 'I don't know why you're laughing; all of you weasels are as dirt poor as they come!'
'I hate to contradict you again, Malfoy, but Ron and Ginny are not poor. Ginny is my betrothed and will be taken care of by the Black Family Estate. As for Ron, he is the Heir to the Flamel Family fortune,' said Harry.
'Flamel?' said Malfoy.
'Have you never heard of Nicolas Flamel, the famous alchemist who invented the Philosopher's Stone?' asked Harry.
Malfoy could not believe his ears. He had heard of Nicolas Flamel and the Stone, of course he had, the Stone is said to be able to turn any metal into pure gold, which could make you richer than anyone! Malfoy again looked at what Harry, Ron, Ginny and Hermione were wearing and realised that they must have money and lots of it, he also gave Hermione's legs another once over.
'Do you mind not staring at the legs of my betrothed, Malfoy?' said Ron fiercely, catching him in the act.
Malfoy blushed but quickly recovered before saying, 'Well, I stand corrected, Potter, and I hope to see you in my house.'
Malfoy then left without another word taking Crabbe and Goyle with him.
Neville and Hannah shared a laugh before the others joined in too.
'I can't wait to see Malfoy's face when he finds out Hermione is muggle-born!' said Ron.
'He'll be disgusted with himself for ogling me, won't he?' said Hermione as she draped her legs on Ron's lap to allow him to caress them.
'If he starts calling you that word, I won't know whether to punch him or remind him of his perving!' said Ron.
Douglas couldn't help sitting there laughing and agreeing with them, while another thought occurred to him.
'Maybe Harry and his friends aren't so bad after all.'
As the journey progressed the lack of activity meant the couples would begin to snog. Douglas sat quietly for a while until he heard movement to his right.
Hermione had stood up and was holding out her hand for Ron to take which he did.
'I need to change, will you carry my bag for me?' she asked innocently, though her hidden meaning was obvious.
Ron stood up and grabbed both their bags but not before Ginny said, 'If you're going to fuck, don't forget the charms.'
'Likewise,' replied Ron before he and Hermione left the compartment together to "change".
A few minutes later, Harry and Ginny left the compartment too, and Douglas' respect for his twin brother rose exponentially.
Douglas continued to sit and think about his past with Harry and was regretting the way he had treated him, and as he did he remembered how upset his parents had been when he had disappeared. Douglas could now only hope that Harry would forgive him for being so horrible to him all those years ago.
It was exactly an hour and a half later when Harry and Ginny returned to the compartment after "changing". Even though they had changed into their Hogwarts uniforms it was obvious they had been engaged in other activities too.
It was a further half an hour later when Ron and Hermione finally returned all "changed" too, before twenty minutes later the train was coming to a stop in Hogsmeade station. However, once off of the train, Harry, Ginny, Ron and Hermione disappeared as Douglas, Neville and Hannah made their way to the carriages.
Douglas was taken aback at the skeletal horse-like creatures that were pulling the carriages nowadays, and he turned to Neville and said, 'What are those horse things?'
'The ones pulling the carriages?' asked Neville.
'Yeah, do you know what they are?' Douglas asked him.
'No idea, mate,' replied Neville.
'What are you two talking about? There's nothing pulling the carriages!' said Hannah.
'Hannah, they're right there!' said Douglas, pointing at them.
'Doug, there's nothing there! Are you feeling all right?' said Hannah worriedly.
'I'm fine, but Neville can see them too, can't you, Neville?' said Douglas, desperately.
'Y-yeah, I can. They're skeletal horse-like creatures, Hannah; I promise you they're right there!' said Neville, pointing at the same place as Douglas had done.
Hannah looked from Douglas to Neville and back again before saying, 'Doug, last year, before school, could you see anything pulling the carriages then?'
Douglas took a moment to think and said, 'No, they were horseless, I'm sure of it.'
'They're Thestrals,' she said.
'They're what?' asked Douglas and Neville together.
'Thestrals, they are winged horses who can only be seen by people who have seen death,' said Hannah.
'Damn,' said Douglas quietly, before getting into a carriage with Neville and Hannah.