Chapter Two: Making Acquaintances
Looking across platform 9 and ¾ Tessa couldn't help the smile that spread across her face. She wasn't overly excited or anything, but she had been looking forward to taking Potions for quite some years. Sure other classes helpful and exciting in the case of Defense Against The Dark Arts, but she wanted to be a Potions Master. Picking up her trunk, and the cage she kept Axies in, she headed towards the scarlet engine.
Finding an empty compartment was harder than she thought, so she eventually just gave up and concluded to ask to share with someone. Opening the door to next compartment she saw, she dropped her trunk and smiled," Mind if I share with you, everywhere seems to be quite crowded." Harry looked up when he heard the voice and smiled a little when he noticed it was the girl he had been talking to at Ollivander's. "Go ahead."
Shoving her trunk under one of the benches, she took the seat opposite Harry and smiled. "Well, I'm glad I did end up finding you on the train, it'll be nice to talk to someone I've at least met before." Harry laughed and agreed, and for the second time that day, the compartment door was opened without someone knocking. "Excuse me, do you mind? Everywhere else is full."
"Not at all," Harry offered. The redhead took a seat a smiled," I'm Ron by the way! Ron Weasley." Sticking out her hand Tessa offered him a smile," Tessa, Tessa Fays. It's nice to meet you Ron." Taking her hand he smiled back," You too." Harry shook hands with Ron as well before introducing himself," And I'm Harry Potter."
Ron's eyes widened when he recognized the name and he started stuttering a bit in shock. "S-So it IS true! Do you really have the…the…" "The what?" Harry interrupted him. Blushing a bit, Ron bit his lip before looking at Harry's forehead. "The scar." Harry shrugged and lifted up his hair for Ron to see the lightning bolt scar on his forehead, "Wicked" The door to the compartment slid open again right after he said this and an older woman stuck her head through the door.
"Anything off the trolley dears?" Ron took out a sandwich and shook his head," No, thanks, I'm all set." Getting up, Harry handed the lady a back of coins," We'll take the lot!" The boys went on about the candy for a while, Ron explaining to Harry what everything was. Tessa would interject every once in a while, but overall stayed quite. It wasn't that she didn't like the boys; Tessa just didn't talk that often in general.
After some time passed, their compartment door opened again to reveal a short girl with…well unfortunately frizzy hair. "Have any of you seen a toad? A boy named Neville has lost his." Tessa shook her head before holding her own toad up for the girl to see," Sorry, Axies is the only toad that's been in the compartment all day." The girl nodded her head before fixing Harry's glasses for him. She introduced herself as Hermione Granger, and warned them to change into their robes before heading off again.
Watching her shut the door, Tessa shook her head and looked over at Harry. "Is it just me, or do people like to come into this compartment a lot?"