Team: Puddlemere United
Position: Seeker
Prompt: Hogsmeade Sation
Word Count: 1,043
Connection
Over the many years of its existence, many things happened at Hogsmeade Station. Given the location and the reason for it to be there, was it really such a wonder that many of those were bordering on impossible?
Train stations by themselves were an odd place between worlds. A place where people parted and found together everyday and everynight. This one was infused with almost a millennium's worth magic on top of that, so it only made sense that the tales that were told from this place were close to unique.
Hogsmeade Station had been around far longer than trains had existed. The Founders of Hogwarts—four wise men and women from different parts of what would later become Great Britain—they were aware that their students couldn't just arrive uncoordinated, so they built a place where they could do that a tad more orderly. It wasn't a perfect system, but it worked better than anything else anyone thought up, so they kept it.
It was in 1132 when a young witch with Muggle origins called Lindania fell in love with a wizard, Henry Weasley, whose family had possessed magic since the times of Merlin. The two chose Hogwarts station as the place to meet and run away to start their new life together.
Around a decade later, they returned to bring their son Alexander to the school. He was only the first of several children and Henry and Lindania could be seen at the station every year for many years, always smiling happily.
Sometime in the 1450s, a heated duel between brothers took place at the station. The boys were twins and they disagreed over which one of them was older, which one of them should inherit the things their recently departed parents left behind.
Each brother was greeted by Death on that day and everything went to the third brother, a young boy whose children would carry on the Potter name.
In 1776 a young boy saw the station for the first and last time. He was six years old at the time and by the next year it had become obvious that he, unlike his older brothers and sisters, was not able to perform magic in any way shape or form.
The boy was forced into the streets of London, begging for the mercy of passerbys. Incredibly, a poor Muggle family took him in, thus Christopher Nott became a Granger in everything but blood.
September First, 1888 was the first time a Malfoy was seen at Hogsmeade Station. They had just moved from France and they were prepared to rise into the high society of the British Wizarding World.
By the time Abraxas entered, they had achieved that and more.
The year was 1940 when another young boy saw this station. He was the first out of those mentioned here to see it from the window of a train first. His name was Tom Riddle and the Wizarding World had no idea what he would bring upon them. It took years until they understood the terror that was inspired from this boys mind.
A few girls, like Martha McDonald, got to know it earlier, but no one cared enough to listen to their stories, and even if they did get the chance to speak, no one would believe them.
For now he was just one of many first years, staring in wonder at everything around them.
Lily Evans, unknowing descendant of Christopher Granger, first set foot on the station in 1971. She was next to her best friend Severus Snape, her new acquaintance Emmeline Vance, and, hopefully far away from the horrible boys she had sat with earlier.
A few years later, most of this had changed. She was next to her best friend Emmeline, close to the Marauders, who had helped to pick her up when she was threatening to fall apart, and, hopefully, far away from Severus Snape.
A Generation later, in 1991, a Weasley, a Potter, a Granger, a Nott, and a Malfoy all saw the station at the same time. Not one of them was aware of how their lives were connected not just to each other, but also to the ground beneath their feet.
They discovered the first part over the next several years, but the latter would always remain a mystery for them.
A few years later, in 2002, a young witch stood there on the station, completely frozen.
"I can't do it, Dennis," she sobbed. "I can't tell my parents that I am pregnant."
"I'll be right beside you. If your parents have a problem with it, well, I have no control over that. But I know that I won't leave you alone, Nat."
The two faced her parents in another place, Platform 9 ¾, but that didn't matter. Hogsmeade Station still played a role in their story.
A blue haired child could be spotted dragging Harry Potter around on September First, 2009. The boy was Teddy Lupin and he was just about to start his first year at Hogwarts. He knew that he wouldn't miss the train if he and Harry took a bit more time—it was barely even past 10 am—but the sooner he was on that train, the sooner he would get to learn magic, just like his father Remus, his mother Tonks, and his Dad Harry had before him.
2017 was the year when James Sirius Potter spotted Teddy Lupin snogging his cousin Victoire Weasley at the station. What the thirteen-year-old didn't tell his was that he had only been able to see them because he was intending to snog the eleven month older Leon Creevey. They didn't need to know that.
By 2040, the descendants of all those people had become united in two people. One of those is by best friend, Tetius Malfoy, and the other person is me, Amanda Potter-Creevey. My mother, Lauren Lupin, she was the one to inspire me to research my family history when I expressed interest. My Dad, Paul Potter-Creevey, pointed me in the direction I needed to start with.
To be honest, I'm not completely sure what the point of all this is myself, but I know one thing. My life is connected to the Hogsmeade Station closer than anyone could ever expect.
Please tell me what you think!