Scarless

Hello. I am SOOO sorry that I haven't updated in a while, I have project that is consuming my time. Hope you all are well.

GinnyLover14: Thank you so much for the idea. Read on to see how I used it.

Canadian Harry Potter Fan: I will be explaining that, but it will be happening much later, and will sort of be an aside.

Time Jumper: Sorry, Harry is still going to be a Gryffindor, but semi-evil grin I do have something special planned for Malfoy. You will have to wait a while, but it will be great. (PS sorry how I make him look in this chapter)

That is all, read on.

Disclaimer: The idea, characters, places, spells, and all things related to Harry Potter, are property of Ms. J. K. Rowling and Warner brothers. Anything not featured in the books is of my design. This story will have spoilers from the sixth & seventh & pretty much all of the books. IF YOU HAVE NOT READ THE HARRY POTTER BOOK SERIES, YOU PROBABLY SHOULD NOT READ THIS STORY, but you can if you want to. This story is based on the premise that Voldemort "dies" right out of Hogwarts.

Book 1: The Sorcerer's Stone rewritten or Harry Potter and the Mirror of Erised

Chapter 5: On the Train

Harry and Ron had been sitting in the compartment for about three minutes, and they were bored out of their mind. Ron was lazily waving his wand at Brook, a thin lazy white rat that he had gotten from his brother, Percy. It was supposedly very intelligent, but as far as Harry could see, it was just a tired old rat. Ron had been trying to tie Brook's tail in a knot with his wand, but all he managed to do was make it twitch.

Harry was considering wandering down the train to see if any of his friends were here. He knew that Neville Longbottom was coming this year. He was slightly forgetful but a dependable chap. He and Harry had met at Neville's grandmother's house, when Lily went to visit Neville's mother, Alice, who was sick with Maladong Flu, which caused her to hiccup and spout bubbles every few seconds. Lily had caught it the previous month, and since she had gotten better, she was immune. She tended to Alice, and Harry and Neville were watched by Neville's grandmother. Harry understood almost immediately why Neville was scared of her. She could make a dragon back down with a glare. She told them to play quietly and that is exactly what they did. Harry shuddered at the memory.

Harry started to get up when then door flew open with a bang. A girl with bushy blond hair stood in the doorway.

"Are you to first years?" she asked, slightly out of breath. Harry just nodded, a bit shocked by her entrance.

"Oh good, I was worried I wasn't going to find any. My name is Hermione Granger; I am a first year too." She stood there for a moment, then, when neither of them responded, she raised her eyebrow. "And you two are?"

Harry snapped out of his trance first, (A/n: No, he wasn't in a trance because of her 'beauty'. Think about it, if a girl barged into your room, told you her name, then asked yours, you would be a bit shocked too) and managed to reply, "My name is Harry Potter." He looked at Ron, and added, "And this is Ron Weasely." Ron just nodded. Hermione then noticed that Ron was holding his wand.

"Ohhh, are you practicing magic?" Her voice was full of new enthusiasm. "Well, let's see then." She then sat down and stared at Ron.

Ron gave a start then nodded. He stared at Brook, who had not moved during the entire encounter, and, holding out his wand towards the rat, muttered, "Mactulo integel." A blast shot from his wand, Brook glowed and flipped over, then lay there, still asleep. Ron flushed, embarrassed.

Hermione frowned. "Was that what you were trying to do?"

Ron shook his head. "I was trying to…er…give him polkadots."

Hermione's eyes widened. "Oh, so you meant…" She then pulled out her wand and pointed it at Brooks. Ron looked shocked, but before they could do anything, Hermione had called out, "Maculo integol." Instantly, Brook's white fur ruffled as if in a wind, and black polkadots appeared in it. Brook did not even twitch. She then muttered, "Redires," and the spots vanished. She then smiled at Ron. "You pronounced them wrong," she stated. Ron and Harry just stared. She smiled, then got up and said, "Well, see you at Hogwarts." She then left. Harry and Ron stared after her.

A few minutes later, a plump witch pushing a trolley poked her head in and asked, "Do you dears want anything off the trolley?" Harry pulled out a bag of gold his mother had given him. Ron pulled out a similar, albeit smaller, bag.

Harry let Ron order first. "I'll have six Chocolate Frogs and a Licorice Wand." Ron said, handing over the 5 Sickles and 10 Knuts. Harry laughed, he had known that Ron would spend most of his money on Chocolate Frogs. The plump witch then turned to Harry.

"I would like one bag of Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans, three Pumpkin Pasties and Cauldron Cakes each, four Chocolate Frogs, and two packs of Drooble's Best Blowing Gum." He fished out 9 Sickles and got 6 Knuts in change. He grinned at Ron's jealous look, and piled the candy next to himself. After the witch left, Harry gestured towards the pile and said, "Shall we?"

They had just finished a Pumpkin Pastie each, when the door opened. The pale-faced boy from Madam Malkin's stood in the doorway. Behind him were two large boys, both of whom looked like little more than gorillas stuck in human clothes. Harry was most startled by who was standing next to the pale boy.

"Hello Lilia," Harry said, startling the blond-haired kid, who had obviously hoped to make a grand entrance.

"Hello Harry," Lilia sounded as monotone as ever, but Harry could hear a grin underneath. She was obviously enjoying the pale boy's embarrassment.

"Hold on. Lilia, you know him?" The boy looked at her. "You said you didn't have a sibling at Hogwarts."

"I don't." Lilia stated, "We are not at Hogwarts yet, and Harry is my cousin."

Draco smirked at that. He turned to Harry, then his eyes widened again. "You're the boy from the robe shop."

Harry sweatdropped. (A/n: For those of you that don't know, sweatdropped is an anime and manga term for uncertainty, shock, and disbelief. I will be using some anime terms. If you don't know what they mean, look them up.) He found it hard to believe that the boy had only now recognized him. He nodded. Draco looked even more confused.

"If your Lilia's cousin, then that means that you are Professor Snape's nephew. How can you want to be in Gryffindor?"

Harry sighed. "Professor Snape is my uncle, but my dad is James Potter. You might have heard of the England Eagles?"

Draco just looked stunned. He stammered for a moment, then spun around and left. The two large boys left too. Lilia hesitated, then, with the tiniest of smiles to Harry, she left as well. Harry sighed.

Ron looked at Harry, startled and confused. "Hold on, you're Professor Snape's nephew. How does that work? Your dad and Snape hate each other. Fred and George told me the easiest way to tick off Snape is to bring up James Potter."

Harry laughed. "It is sort of complicated. Snape and my mom were best friends. Mom ended up marrying my dad, and Snape fell for my mom's sister."

Ron thought for a moment, then snorted. "Bet your family get-togethers are hell."

"Yeah," Harry sighed again. "This is sort of complicated though. The only time I've seen Lilia look like that was around David Constance. He was a Muggle that lives next door. She had a crush on him until he screamed and ran when she showed him her pet Tarantula."

Ron snorted again, and then glanced out the window. "I think we are almost there. We had best get changed."

The two of them changed and then waited to arrive. After about half-an-hour, the two boys felt the train lurch. A nasal voice told everyone to leave their bags on the train. Harry and Ron walked out into the already packed corridor. The moment the train was stopped, they piled off.

They stood, looking around, expecting some sort of sign as to where they should go. They got it. Standing 10 meters down the platform, an enourmous man with a thick tangled beard waved a lantern and called, "Firs' years, this way. Firs' years, this way." Harry smiled.

"HAGRID." Harry shouted. Hagrid turned startled, to see Harry run down the platform, Ron struggling behind.

"Hey ther', Harry. Heard fro' your folks that you wer' comin'" (A/n: I am not sure what Hagrid's voice should look like on paper, but I am trying my best)

Harry nodded. Hagrid grinned for a moment behind his beard, then wiped it off. "Righ' then, both of ya'. Head dow' those stairs and wait by the boats."

Harry and Ron turned and made their way over to the stairs. The clambered down them and arrived on a sort of beach. Harry and Ron looked around. There were around twenty kids standing around. Some looked nervous, like Neville, who was nervously rubbing his hand over the surface of his robes. (A/n: I know Neville doesn't actually do this, but I needed a way to convey his nervousness) Others, like Malfoy and his little group, mearly looked bored. And still others, like Hermione, looked like they were about to fall over dead from sheer excitement.

Hagrid came walking down the steps. He was followed by boy with dirty blond hair, completely different from Malfoy's oily white-blond locks, and a girl with short black hair. Hagrid clapped his hands. "Righ' then. Everyone, pick a boat, two to a boat, Longbottom, you're with me." Harry and Ron climbed into their boat. Harry spotted Neville fall face first into his boat, while Malfoy laughed from his. Or at least, he laughed for a bit, until Lilia rocked the boat ever so slightly, causing Malfoy to fall on his rear. Though Lilia did not fancy him, she did have a soft spot for Neville, ever since he had introduced her to two of her favorite plants, Centendril ferns and Spider Web fungi.

Harry also saw the messy blond-haired helping that loud girl from the train, Hermionie, into a boat. Harry sat down and then looked for oars. He then smacked himself. Here, they could use magic.

Hagrid looked around. "Every one have a boat? Righ', we're off." He tapped his boat with his pink umbrella, and the boats started off.

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I figure this is a good place to stop. For those who are wondering, I will provide translations and explanations on some of the spells and objects I add. If you wonder about any of the other spells or objects I have introduced, review and ask about them.

"Mactulo integel" "Glory Pure" (A/n: These are rough translations of the spell meaning.)

"Maculo integol" "Spotted Covering"

"Redires" "Revert"

Centendril ferns A fern whose leafs appear to be centipedes crawling across one another

Spider Web fungi Not a true fungi, is a mushroom-shaped plant that exudes webs around it to catch bugs for it to eat.

So, hope you enjoy this chapter, and if anyone has any basics on how to write Hagrid's voice, please tell me.

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