Chapter 41: Hogwarts Express.
By the end of November Ash and Rhea were well again and were healthy as they were before, and very happy. Then November became December and it was time to go to the Potter's for a Christmas there. After packing, they came down with their luggage and started talking on the way to the train…
'So what are we doing when we get to yours?' Asked Sid
'Well, we'll have to choose our rooms and get settled I guess' James said
'Everyones coming right?' Asked Rhea
'Well, from what I know, its me, you, James, Sid, Lily, Hugo, Rose, Albus, my parents, James' parents, Sid's parents, Hugo's parents and your parents!' Smiled Ash
'Also I heard mummy and daddy are going to be putting up a tent for us on Christmas day for a little party between all of us!' Lily smiled
'Where did you pop out from?' James asked
'I've been here all this time James!' Lily sighed
'Didn't notice…' James said walking forward
'Seriously James how could you not notice your own little sister, who's as cute as anything' Ash smiled
'Irritating! Not cute' James corrected Ash
'Thats mean!' Lily shouted
'Keep your voice down Lily, its not like Mum and Dad are here and can hear you' James whispered
'Both of you cut it out!' Albus said
'Does this happen a lot?' Rhea asked
'Yes… Unfortunately' Sighed Albus 'But with Ash here, I think James may be occupied…' Albus and Rhea started to laugh
'What?' Smiled Ash
'Oh nothing' Giggled Rhea
They all reached the train and left their luggage to be picked up and went onto the train, Lily sat with her friends, Hugo and Rose sat with theirs and so did Albus, so Ash, Rhea, Sid and James sat together. It became exactly 11 and the train started to move and they slowly moved away from Hogwarts.
'So is everyone excited?' Asked Rhea
'Course I am!' Smiled Ash
'Yes!' Sid said
'Well, you're all coming over to mine so of course I'm happy' Smiled James
'Good you better be' Rhea said
'So your parents are going to be waiting for us when we get to Kings' Cross?' Ash asked
'No, their going to be waiting for us in Hogwarts' Rhea said sarcastically
'I'm sorry, just wanted to be sure!' Ash smiled
'We'll get to ask them about everything though, right?' Asked Rhea
'What's everything?' Asked Sid
'About Voldemort or whoever it was, and the skeleton who was in the boathouse' Rhea replied
'Voldemort?' Ash was confused 'Who's Voldemort?'
'Theres a lot to tell you, both of you (To Ash and Sid) But we have to be somewhere private' Said James
'How are we supposed to talk privately when-' Ash stopped as there was a knock on the door
Ash, Sid, Rhea and James all looked and saw this guy, he was 5 foot 9, he had dark blonde hair and bright blue eyes, and was very skinny. When he waved and smiled, you saw he wore a lot of bracelets. James stood up and opened the door.
'Hey! I'm so sorry to bother you, and I know we've all never met but everywhere else is full, so can I sit with you?' The boy asked
'Sure!' Ash smiled and moved up for more space
James sighed and closed the door as he came and sat next to Ash, James sat next to him.
'My names Sora by the way. Sora Jackson!' He smiled
'Oh I'm Ashley Phoenix, but you can just call me Ash' Ash and Sora shook hands and James was feeling a little jealous
'I'm Rhea!' Rhea smiled and shook hands with him as well
'Oh and I'm Sid, Rhea's boyfriend' Sid smiled and shook hands with him
'I'm James, James Potter' James smiled not wanting to shake hands with Sora
'Woah, Harry Potter's your dad?' Sora was amazed
'Yeah why?' James asked
'I've read a lot about him and my parents tell me a lot about him, apparently they were in his year when they were here at Hogwarts?' Sora replied
'What house are you in?' Ash smiled
'Gryffindor, I only came for a day today to look around Hogwarts, I join everyone else after Christmas' Sora smiled
'Ah so you join us!' Rhea smiled
'All of you?' Sora said
'Yep!' James smiled
'Awesome! Nice to meet fellow Gryffindors' Sora laughed
'So how are you?' Ash asked
'I'm good, how are you?' Sora replied
'She's fine, now please can I sit next to her again?' James asked
'James dont be so rude!' Ash said
'Someone has a crush' Sora winked
'No I dont, I just want to sit next to her' James was jealous
'James, seriously dont worry about anything, I dont have an interest in anyone here, I'm gay' Smiled Sora
'Oh! Really?' James asked
'Yep!' Sora smiled
'Oh its okay then, you can stay there' James sat back down
'Right I'll be back, I need to get changed, these clothes are so uncomfortable' Sora stood up and grabbed his clothes 'See you!'
Sora left Ash, Rhea, Sid and James and he went to the changing rooms to get into some jeans and a shirt until… Sora bumped into someone and he looked down and as he looked higher he saw someone. There was a guy there, he had light blonde hair and a side fringe and was topless in front of him…
'Oh! I'm sorry' Sora apologised
'No… No worries' The guy said as he looked down trying to cover himself
Sora moved to let him get past and then he moved very quickly back to his little train room.
'Wow' Sora thought as he entered the changing room
While on the other side. Sid, Rhea, James and Ash were talking.
'So who wants to get changed after Sora comes back?' Asked Rhea
'I'll go next' James smiled
'I'll go after James' Ash said quickly
'And I'll go after Ash!' Rhea smiled
'I don't need to change' Smiled Sid
'Well yeah because you look perfect' Rhea smiled at Sid and held his hand
Rhea looked at Sid and saw he was getting weaker, with his vampire powers gone he was getting weaker and weaker… She saw it and then let go of his hand.
'What?' Sid asked
'Oh nothing…' Rhea smiled again
Sora came back in wearing something different and James grabbed his things and then went to the changing room, Sora sat down and then started talking to Sid and Rhea when Ash noticed that James had dropped his shirt on the floor…
'Guys James dropped his shirt' Ash pointed down
'Go give it to him then!' Rhea said
'Why me?' Asked Ash picking the shirt up
'Because you fancy each other thats why' Smiled Rhea
'I dont fancy him pshhh' Ash smiled
'Ash, I only just met you today, but I know he has a crush on you' Winked Sora
'Yeah but… I dont have one on him' Smiled Ash
'Sure you don't Ash…' Sora laughed taking a drink
'Fine, I'll go and give him his shirt' Ash got up
'You go girl' Rhea laughed as Sid and Sora clapped
Ash smiled and opened the door and made her way to the changing room, she got there and saw there was no one inside, which meant James had already gone back to look for his shirt! Ash sighed and then went back to Sid, Sora and Rhea who were laughing as soon as she got there.
'You honestly would have died if you saw James just then!' Rhea laughed
'What? Why?' Ash was confused
'He's looking for his shirt, now hes looking for you' Sora laughed
'He's gone back to the changing rooms! Go quickly!' Smiled Sid
Ash nodded and grabbed her changing stuff and went to the changing rooms, and saw there was still no one there, but the door was still open! Ash sighed and walked back to Sid, Rhea and Sora, they were laughing even more when they saw here again.
'SERIOUSLY GUYS WHERE IS JAMES' Ash shouted
'CALM DOWN ASH, just go there, we told him to wait for you!' Smiled Sora
'YEAH RIGHT' Ash said
'We actually did, now GO!' Sid said as Rhea joined him as he said go
Ash walked slowly to the changing rooms and reached there and waited there, she saw no one around and was about to leave until…
'Ash!' A voice said
'JAMES!' Smiled Ash
James was there, he was topless and smiling at Ash.
'Finally I found you!' James smiled
'I know, took me ages to finally find you' Smiled Ash
'You have my shirt?' Smiled James
'Oh… Yeah here, sorry' Ash handed the shirt over to James
'There isnt anyone in, you can go in' James smiled as he got closer to Ash still holding his shirt
'Oh yeah' Ash smiled and looked up at James
James smiled and looked down at her and gently moved her jet black hair behind her ear. He looked into her eyes, just as he did that day in the hospital wing… And leaned in close, Ash put her hand on his chest and he smiled at her touched, they were just about to kiss once again until…
'There you are!' Sora smiled and saw both of them
'Oh hey!' Ash smiled at Sora
Sora smiled and looked at James' hand which was on Ash's waist… Sora coughed and then replied 'Hey Ash! Hey James'
James blushed and moved his hand and put his shirt on…
'I just wanted to tell you we're going to be at Kings Cross in 2 hours, so get ready already Ash' Smiled Sora
'Yeah Ash' Laughed James
'Shut up both of you, I'm going in now!' Smiled Ash
Ash sighed and then moved and went into the changing room and locked the door behind her…
'Wow' Smiled James
'What you wowing about Potter' Sora smiled
'Nothing Jackson!' Laughed James
James and Sora then made their way back to where everyone else was and they all got changed into the order they said they would go in. Sora wore jeans and a shirt, while James wore a stripy shirt with some loose bottoms, Ash wore some tights, shorts and a shirt with a cardigan, Rhea wore a skirt and top with a jacket, and Sid wore a buttoned shirt and tracksuit bottoms. Eventually it became time and they were there at Kings' Cross station. Everyone got off the train with their luggage and James was at the front looking around for his parents…
'Where are they?' He thought
'James, how are we supposed to find your parents in this crowd?' Asked Rhea
'Don't worry they'll be here somewhere, if not we'll go to the car park' Smiled James
Lily came next to James, and Ash was next to her, she was holding Ash's hand because she was worried, she might be 12 but she was still worried.
'OVER THERE!' Albus pointed and started running to his parents
James smiled and followed with everyone else following behind him… They ran and ran with their suitcases and then reached a woman with ginger hair and a man with glasses and dark hair.
'There you are!' Ginny said
'Hey mum, hey dad' Albus said
'How are you all?' Harry asked
'We're all good, how are you?' James asked
'We're fine, come on lets go to the car park!' Smiled Harry
'Wait!' James stopped his dad
'Whats the matter?' Harry asked
'I wanted to introduce everyone to you' Smiled James
'Okay, go on then!' Harry and Ginny crossed their arms and watched James
'This is Rhea, a really good friend' He smiled at Rhea and pointed at her
'Hello Rhea' Harry smiled
'Hey!' Rhea replied
'This is Sora, he isnt coming with us, but we met him on the train' James pointed at Sora and Sora gave a little wave
'This is Sid, he's a vampire...' James stopped as he looked at Sid
'Whats wrong James?' Ginny asked
'Oh nothing, Sid's just another amazing friend of mine' James smiled
'Right I need to go guys, I'll see you all after Christmas, have a good Christmas!' Sora waved bye and everyone shouted bye as he left
'Anyone else?' Asked Ginny and Harry
'Then theres Ash, she's always helped me in everything and... Shes another amazing friend' James pointed at Ash, Ash smiled as James felt a little harsh 'friendzoning her'
'We'll get to the car then shall we? We need to get everyones luggage in!' Smiled Ginny
Everyone agreed and then followed Harry and Ginny to the car, the car was quite big and managed to fit all the luggage in, but then with Harry and Ginny comfortably sitting at the front, everyone was squashed up in 4's in the back, then they drove off home, where the fun would all begin...