In this chapter the golden trio will meet America, Canada and Japan! Sorry the chapters are so short. Thank you for the reviews!
Harry had managed to find an empty compartment near the back o the Hogwarts Express, and was currently wondering whether Gryphons were real or not. The door slid back, interrupting his thoughts, and one of the red heads from before stuck their head in. "This seat taken?" He asked, pointing to the seat across from Harry. When Harry shook his head, the boy sat down across from him. "The name's Ron, Ron Weasley." He introduced himself.
"I'm Harry. I'm in my first year." Harry wondered why wizards seemed to have such strange last names.
"I'm in first year too." Ron's eyes widened, as if he just realised something, "Harry? As in Harry Potter? "
Harry nodded, and Ron's eyes widened even farther. Suddenly the door slid back, and three other boys stood there. The one standing in front of the other two boys was wearing a bomber jack and was blond. The boy to the right of him had slightly curly golden blond hair with a curl of hair sticking up from the rest of his hair. His eyes were a deep violet in colour. The third boy had straight black hair and was wearing a white jacket. All three seemed to have different nationalities, and looked the same age as Harry and Ron.
"Can we sit here?" asked the boy with the bomber jacket. He had brilliant blue eyes. Harry and Ron nodded and the three boys sat down. "I'm Alfred; this is my brother Matthew, and our friend Kiku."
"I'm Harry." Harry noticed the three boys didn't react to his name the same way other wizards did.
Ron introduced himself as well, "The name's Ron." The door opened again, and a girl stepped through. She had immensely bushy brown hair.
"Has anyone seen a toad, Neville's lost his." She asked, in a very bossy tone of voice.
For the first time, Matthew spoke, "No, we haven't, however we'll keep an eye out or any toads."
"Well, have you seen a toad? Out with it already!" Ron and Harry were shocked, the girl had completely ignored Matthew!
Matthew sighed, "No, we have not seen any toads." He repeated, a little bit louder. The girl jumped, as thought she hadn't noticed him there.
"O-okay." She said, and let the compartment.
"Well, that was strange." Ron was probably commenting on the girl not noticing Matthew.
Matthew flushed, "Don't worry, that happens all the time. People forget me or not notice when I'm there."
The five began a conversation about quiditch, and Matthew proved to be surprisingly knowledgeable about the subject. By the time the train had pulled into the station they had all become fast friends. Having changed into their robes on the way, they stepped out into the crowd.
At first they just looked around confused, but then they heard a booming voice call, "First years, first years this way."
"Hagrid!" Harry shouted.
Harid looked over, "Hello thar' Harry."
The first years followed Hagrid toward the lake, where multiple small wooden boats were waiting along the shore. "Maximum's four to a boat!" He called. Some of the first years seemed hesitant to step into the boats.
Ron, Harry, Neville, and the girl (who Harry discovered was named Hermione) sat in one boat, while Alfred, Matthew and Kiku sat in a different boat. As soon as everyone was settled, the boats magically began to glide across the lake, setting small ripples across the smooth water. The night was clear, and the stars were reflected on the water. A crescent moon lit up the scene. Overall, it was very visually appealing and dramatic.
They sailed around a corner, and the castle came into view. There was a collective gasp as the first years caught sight of the scene. The skyline was dominated by towers and spires, and with the moon and the landscape, it really was quite beautiful. They stopped at a little inlet, and getting up from the boats, they climbed up a path that lead to the school.
They entered the school through a huge doorway, and walked into a hall. It was very spacious, and had an extremely high ceiling. The stonework and architecture was well-done.
Ron made his way over to where Harry was standing, and whispered into Harry's ear, "I expect we'll be sorted now, I hope I'm not in Slytherin."
"What do you mean?" Harry whispered back.
"First years are sorted in to houses, and practically all the evil wizards come from Slytherin." Ron explained.
Just then the two friends heard a scream and looked over. Alfred was clinging to Matthew, screaming, "Ahh, Mattie! Ghosts!" A boy with slicked back blond hair burst out laughing.
"What, afraid of ghosts? How pathetic." He said in a leering voice.
Matthew straightened up, and looked the other boy in the eyes. "Leave my brother alone." He said in an almost terrifyingly cold voice.
The blond stepped back, looking shocked, "Okay, okay, I get the point, geez."
Mattew's eyes went back to normal, "Good." He said.
A severe looking witch in dark green robes swept into through the door, "All of you, follow me, it is time for you to be sorted." And with that she led them all through the double doors.