Patience

Chapter 54

I wake up to nothing but silence. I peak over to the clock and it reads 9 in the morning. Dad must be at work by now. I walk downstairs and eat some leftovers for breakfast. I get changed quickly and pack my remaining belongings. Today I was going back to Hogwarts!

I put on my oversized Hufflepuff sweatshirt and a white tennis skirt. The sweatshirt falls halfway down the skirt and the sleeves are so long they cover my hands. It's super comfy though. I put Calypso in her cage and make my way outside to wait for the Weasley's.

Due to work, Dad and Juno couldn't drop me off at the train station, so instead the Weasley's were escorting me. A familiar plop sound and the sight of a group of gingers only get me more excited for school. 

"Em!" Ron sprints over to me and indulges me in a hug. This was his first year at Hogwarts and he was beyond excited. 

"Get off our best friend!" The twins chuckles and bring me into a group hug. After hugging all the Weasleys and engaging in small talk of my Summer, we make our way to Kings Cross. 

Ron holds my hand as we make our way through the bustling train station. George gives him a jealous look and takes my other hand. Fred chuckles at his childness, picks me up bridal style, and runs away with me. 

"Give her back!" Ron and George yell, running after me and Fred. I'm too busy laughing my arse off to struggle from his grip. Eventually he tires himself out and lets me go. We hold onto each other for support from laughing so hard.

"Fredrick I most certainly did not raise you to handle a lady in such a manner!" Molly scolds him, slightly chuckling too. 

"Oh of course." Fred says. He turns to me, gets on his knees and puts his hands together in a prayer position. "Oh, will you ever forgive my ungentlemanly behavior?" He pleads, only making me laugh harder. 

"I suppose." I sigh dramatically and give him my hand to help him up. We hurry to catch up with Molly, who had already started walking to the wall between platforms 9 and 10. 

"We must hurry. It's packed with muggles, of course this is their train station. Come on, hurry up you three!" She calls to the twins and I. 

"Now, what's the platform number?" Molly quizzes the youngest of the Weasley children. 

"Nine and three-quarters!" Ginny pipes up, holding her Mum's hand. "Mum, can't I go..."

"You're not old enough, Ginny, now be quiet." Molly spoke, seemingly stressed by the chaos surrounding us. "All right, Percy, you go first." Percy curtly nods to his mother and runs, per usual, at the wall between platform 9 and 10. 

"Fred, you next." Molly instructs. 

"I'm not Fred, I'm George," Fred says, I try to hold in my laugh so as to not mess up his joke. "Honestly, woman, you call yourself our mother? Can't you tell I'm George?"

"Sorry, George, dear."

"Only joking, I am Fred," He chuckles as he runs into the wall. George swiftly takes my hand and we run through the wall together. We make our way onto the train to put our belongings away before saying our goodbyes to Molly. 

"Em!" Seiko and Marissa cheer and bring me into a hug. When they let me go Lee comes over with a box in his hands. 

"What's that Lee?" I ask. I reach for the box but he swiftly pulls it from my reach. 

"It's special. You mustn't be so careless with it." He says mysteriously.

"Give us a look, Lee, go on." Seiko says, crossing her arms impatiently. He lifts the lid of the mysterious box and Mar, Seiko, and I shriek at the sight of a rather large spider. Lee laughs his arse off.