A/N: I hate notepad. That's all I have to say. It quit on me right when I finished this chapter (and didn't save), so I had to completely re-do it. I'm pretty pissed off at it right now. I liked the other version of this chapter better. If it makes a difference, the other version was a lot longer. .

Disclaimer: Harry Potter isn't mine. Notepad isn't either. I hate it.

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Chapter 13: Platform 9 3/4 & Hogwarts

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September First was fast approaching. Harry hadn't seen Draco since he had been at his home to help cheer him up that day, but couldn't blame him. The boy was probably too busy getting ready for school to come and see him.

When the first school day arrived, the Potter family made their way to Platform 9 & 3/4, and the Hogwarts express. Kyle was nervous, Harry could tell, and could only hope everything would be alright. He remembered the talk he had with him a while back.

::Flashback::

"Big brother?"

A nervous voice called from the doorway to his room. Harry looked up from his reading, and smiled slightly.

"What is it, Kyle?"

"Can I-I talk to you for a minute?" Kyle stammered, and Harry throughout the while living with his little brother, realized that he only stammered when he was nervous.

What about? Harry wondered.

"Sure," Harry put his book away after bookmarking it and gestured for Kyle to come closer. "What's on your mind?"

"I'm nervous," Kyle said as he sat next to Harry in his bed.

"About Hogwarts?"

"Mm-hm."

"What are you so nervous about?" Harry asked.

"Sorting."

"Ah," Harry expected this. He was in Slytherin, after all. He was probably nervous about what other students, even teachers, would think of him.

"What if I'm sorted into Slytherin, Big brother? Will they still like me like you?"

"Of course," Harry smiled. "I know you'll be well liked all throughout the school, Ky. It doesn't matter what house you're in, it's just school after all." Harry said, remembering his mothers words.

::End flashback:
After arriving on the platform, Harry looked around, catching the familiar red hair of the Weasleys almost instantly. The eyes of Ginny Weasley in particular looked at him, and a faint blush crossed her cheeks before she looked away, making him groan.

'Not in this time, too,' Harry thought. 'What is it that she sees in me?'

As Harry thought about it, he realized he had no idea what Draco saw in him, either.

Harry and Kyle found an empty compartment near the end of the train after saying goodbye to their parents. Kyle was still nervous, but not as much as he had been that night, making Harry smile.

The door opened after a moment, making Harry's eyes light up at the sight of a blond Slytherin entering.

"Draco!"

Said boy chuckled and made his way over to Harry, sitting down next to him, instantly pulling the other boy into his lap. Harry blushed at such closeness but didn't protest or try to get away, making Draco smirk in triumph as he rested his head on Harry's shoulder.

"Hmmm...I missed you," Draco said softly.

"I missed you, too," Harry said with a small smile.

Harry spent the rest of the train ride in Draco's arms, eventually falling asleep because of a hand stroking his hair.

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Harry and Draco made their way to the Slytherin table after saying goodbye to Kyle, who went to join the group of nervous First Years waiting to be Sorted.

Harry looked around, catching all the familiar faces from his years at Hogwarts. From Ravenclaw, Cho Chang and Luna Lovegood. From Hufflepuff, he caught a sight that surprised him, but not completely. Cedric Diggory. He had defeated Voldemort as a child after all, so if the Triwizard Tournament did happen, he was not killed by Voldemort at the end.

At the Gryffindor table, he caught sight of Ron and Ginny. Neville Longbottom, Dean Thomas, Seamus Finnigan, Colin Creevey, Romilda Vane...

One of them he couldn't see. She never missed a feast. Harry didn't see that familiar bushy brown hair at the Gryffindor table.

Turning his head to find Draco watching him curiously, he asked. "Drac?"

"Yeah?" he asked with a tilt of his head.

"Where's Hermione?" She had to be sick or something. That's why she wasn't here, Harry told himself.

Yeah, that's it.

Draco looked at him confused. "Who?"

Harry grew silent for a moment, his heart beginning to shatter.

"H-Hermione Granger," he said, using her full name. A frown crossed Draco's features, and Harry knew his heart was about to break.

"There's no Hermione Granger at Hogwarts, Har."

He was expecting this, after all Draco had said "Who?" as if Hermione didn't exist.

That wasn't possible. He hadn't done anything to wipe out Hermione completely. Perhaps she just didn't have magic in this time. She was living somewhere peacefully in the muggle world with her parents.

That had to be it. Harry convinced himself it was.

Draco saw those beautiful emerald eyes shining with unshed tears, and blinked in alarm.

"Harry? Are you alright?" he asked, giving the other a small squeeze.

Harry was about to shake his head, when he heard the Sorting begin. He wanted to see Kyle get sorted.

"Potter, Kyle!" Professor McGonagall called after a few minutes, and just as in his time, whispers began.

"Better be...GRYFFINDOR!" the hat shouted the moment the hat touched Kyle's head, making Harry wonder how long it had taken to sort him in this time. Kyle took the hat off as the Gryffindors clapped and happily accepted someone from the Potter family in Gryffindor.

Somehow, Harry just wasn't feeling up to eating anymore. He stared at his empty plate, not even picking anything up from the many dishes available.

Draco leaned in and whispered in his ear. "You should at least eat something, Harry. Please?" he asked, worriedly.

He knew he was making Draco worry, so he merely gave a small smile and nodded, reaching for a piece of bread. Draco's frown deepened.

"That's it?"

"I'm just not that hungry anymore, Drac," Harry said, and his voice sounding as though he were holding back tears.

Draco frowned. Oh, Harry, what's wrong? he thought.

A/N: Ooh, no Hermione. I had intended this for the last and BETTER version of this chapter too. Writing this again though did get me to calm down, some. Don't get me wrong, I love Hermione to pieces, I just didn't see her in this story. Sorry! And no spoilers for what happens to Sirius and Amelia, you'll all learn in time like the rest of the readers.

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