Hey, just so you know, this is in an AU with a bunch of Hogwarts kids from the Harry Potter series all in their year. I decided it would be more fun if you all read about the characters you actually like instead of new ones. Voldemort doesn't exist in this story so Harry Potter is just another kid. Which is okay because he's not integral to these one-shots anyway. Elements from the books will be included, including the Sorcerer's Stone or the Chamber of Secrets but most of it is just drabbles.

~KateMarie999

Hogwarts Express Part 2

For a few minutes, Hiccup leaned back and allowed himself to simply listen to the conversation that was ensuing among the six other future classmates on the train. He had never been very popular in school and was surprised to find himself among such a large group so soon. He looked over at Astrid and noticed that she seemed to be doing the same thing. Fishlegs and Snotlout were having an argument about the prestige of Slytherin versus Ravenclaw. Ruffnut and Tuffnut were ignoring everyone else and poking each other. Hiccup wondered why they bothered sitting next to each other at all but they seemed slightly dangerous so he wasn't about to ask. Heather was watching everyone with an amused expression.

A few minutes later, an old woman opened the compartment door.

"Anything off the trolley, dears?" she asked in a very gentle voice.

Astrid and Hiccup stared at the trolley. It seemed to be covered in food of some sort but they couldn't figure out what sort of food it was. They had never seen anything like it.

"Is that… candy?" Astrid ventured, peering at the strange objects in front of her.

Now that she had voiced this question, the objects did rather look like oddly wrapped candy. Hiccup was glad for the clarification when Snotlout assured her that her assumption was correct. Hiccup spotted a section of wrapped candies that seemed to be moving.

"Chocolate frogs… they're not real frogs, are they?" he asked, not putting anything past the strange world to which he was still quite unaccustomed.

"No, stupid, they'd taste disgusting." Ruffnut said, poking him in the ribs.

"I think we should get a little of everything. You know, so Hiccup and Astrid can try it all." Fishlegs said, getting out a bit of money from his pocket.

"Awesome!" chorused Snotlout and Tuffnut.

The candy wasn't very expensive when it was split seven ways. Hiccup was handed a box of Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans and Astrid was handed a small pile of Chocolate Frogs.

"So this frog thing comes with a card." She said, holding it up so Hiccup could see. "Albus… Dumbledore. Who's he?"

He's Headmaster of Hogwarts! He's supposed to be a genius!" Fishlegs exclaimed excitedly, snatching the card out of her hands.

"Oh. He's old." Astrid said, rather disgruntled at not having the card anymore.

"Old… but brilliant. I can't wait to meet him. I have a hundred questions for him!"

"Only a hundred? I figured you'd get up to the thousands before you ran out of breath." Snotlout said to the twins, who laughed.

Fishlegs was about to make a comment when Hiccup began to choke on the handful of beans he'd put in his mouth.

"ACK!" he shouted, spitting them into his hand.

Snotlout and the twins began to laugh uproariously. Hiccup continued to spit into his hand.

"What's so funny?" he asked.

"You got the Every Flavor Beans!" Ruffnut giggled.

"So?" asked Astrid.

"They mean every flavor. Looks like you got a pepper flavored one." Tuffnut explained, pointing to a half chewed gray bean in Hiccup's hand.

"And coffee!" Ruffnut added.

"And crab apple!" Tuffnut supplied.

"I think this one's ketchup." Snotlout said, pointing to a red bean.

"Ew!" Astrid exclaimed with a grimace.

"Does anyone else want these? I don't think I can take it…" Hiccup said shakily.

Tuffnut immediately grabbed the Every Flavor Beans out of Hiccup's hand and tossed him a package of something called Fizzing Whizzbees. The male twin dug around in the box until he pulled out a gold bean.

"Oh cool, I think this one's earwax flavored!" he announced.

"Ew!" Ruffnut shouted. "Let me try it!"

"No!"

The twins began fighting over the bean. Hiccup watched with amusement until he popped a Fizzing Whizzbee into his mouth and began to float over the seats.

"Gah! Now I'm floating! Someone get me down!" he cried, grabbing at the ceiling and trying to push himself back down.

Astrid burst out laughing. She grabbed his ankle and lowered him to his seat. She and Heather held onto him until the candy's effects had worn off.

"What is up with this candy?" Hiccup asked, feeling a bit dazed.

"Apparently you!" Snotlout joked, causing the twins to laugh once more.

"Very funny. Fizzing Whizzbees are supposed to do that, Hiccup. It's not dangerous." Heather explained, glaring at Snotlout and the twins. "Where did you get those? I didn't see any on the trolley." she asked Tuffnut.

"I brought them from home. I knew I was going to be able to fool some Muggle-born into taking one." Tuffnut said as the laughter from the, most likely, future Slytherins continued.

"From now on, I'm not going to eat anything unless I ask about it first." said Hiccup, shaking his head.

"That's probably a good idea. Here. Cauldron Cakes are harmless. So are Pumpkin Pasties." Heather handed him the packages.

Hiccup gave the Cauldron Cake a suspicious look before nibbling on it. He smiled as he realized that he would not have any adverse effects to this particular snack.

"I want to try one of those Jelly Slugs." Astrid said, grabbing a package from Fishlegs' lap.

Hiccup looked disgusted. Astrid, upon looking at his face, looked down at the package.

"They're not real slugs… right?" she asked.

"No, they're not real. I think there's a Muggle version called Gummy Worms." Fishlegs said, watching her tear open the package.

"I don't think slugs would taste very good." Hiccup took a bite of a Pumpkin Pasty.

"They don't. I came across a slug-flavored bean once." Snotlout said, sticking out his tongue in disgust.

"Awesome! I wonder if there's one in this batch!" Ruffnut exclaimed, digging around in the Every Flavor Beans.

Just then, the compartment door opened once more. A girl with loads of bushy brown hair and rather large front teeth stood there, looking rather huffy.

"Has anyone seen a toad? A boy named Neville's lost one." she said in a bossy sort of voice.

"No, sorry." said Hiccup.

"All right. Well if you see one, let me know. He's quite distraught. I've spoken to the conductor and he says we'll be there soon so I think it's about time you got changed into your robes." the girl announced.

"Thanks for letting us know, Hermione." Heather smiled at the girl and Hiccup could instantly tell that this was probably the girl to which she had been referring. She seemed like the sort of person who would have memorized her textbooks.

The girl named Hermione left. Fishlegs began to hyperventilate.

"We're almost there? Oh no… I'm starting to get stressed again." Fishlegs squeaked.

"It's okay. Take deep breaths." Heather said, placing a hand on his shoulder.

"This is going to be a long year." Snotlout muttered to the twins.

"I think we should get into our robes." said Hiccup. "Ladies first?"

Snotlout and Fishlegs agreed to this. Tuffnut, however, hung back for a second.

"You can't stay here, you're not a lady." He said to his sister, who punched him in the jaw.

The boys walked out of the compartment until the girls were finished changing. Then they switched places. Hiccup stared at the segment of his robe where he was supposed to have the House label sewn once he was Sorted. He wondered where he was going to end up. The Express stopped with a jolt and Fishlegs began to panic again. The girls entered the compartment once more.

"We're here! Is my robe on straight?" Fishlegs asked, grabbing Hiccup's wrist with a very firm grip.

Hiccup winced. "You look fine!"

"Our academic careers begin right here right now! I don't think I can take the pressure!" Fishlegs whined.

"Remember what Heather said… take deep breaths." Hiccup said, trying to get his wrist out of the other boy's grasp.

Fishlegs began to hyperventilate.

"Deep breaths, Fishlegs! Deep breaths!" Astrid reminded him.

But even Hiccup was beginning to feel nervous. Here they were at Hogwarts. His home for the next few months. Would he like it there? As the rest of the first years filed out of the door, his heart began to race. There was no turning back now.