Dream SMP (Hogwarts AU)

The Best Friendships Form During Train Rides p.3

Summary:

Tubbo is sitting on the Hogwarts Express in a compartment, alone for his 2nd Year in Hogwarts. Why was he sitting alone? Well, that's 'cause his dumbass best friend managed to miss the train. Now, here's the situation, a tall guy was standing out of his compartment and he was thinking of whether to let him in or not.

Set during Tubbo's 2nd Year

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Tubbo had waited for long enough, he had decided to get on the train at 10:55. If Tommy was gonna make it, he'll wait for him in the compartment. He climbed in the train and took a left, but immediately stopped when he was met by two people. "Wait, if you're here, where's Tommy?" Tubbo questioned the twins who stood before him.

Wilbur and Techno looked at each other then back at Tubbo, "We sorta, kinda le...ft him at home?" Wilbur said. 

"What the hell?" Tubbo questioned.

"Yeah, kinda on me, not gonna lie," Techno said. "Phil had to leave for urgent work stuff so he left us with the neighbor who's supposed to apparate us here. I though he was holding on my shirt already, but apparently he went back inside and yeah, the neighbor's gonna bring him here soon."

A loud whistle from the train and the slight shake indicated that they were now leaving the station.

"Yeah, the neighbor's gonna bring him straight to Hogsmead soon," Techno corrected.

"Does that mean I have to sit alone?" Tubbo whined.

"Uhh, you can sit with us if you want?" Wilbur offered.

"Nah, I'll be fine, thanks," Tubbo said. "It's about time I make other friends anyway," he cringed at the thought. Don't get him wrong he likes making friends, it's just so, so awkward. Especially since it's second year, meaning most people in his year had already made friend groups, 

Tubbo left to find an empty compartment. Yes. This is how people make friends. He thought as he stared at the empty seat across him. Yeah, he chickened out.

Tubbo groaned in boredom. He was gonna spend a whole seven-ish hour train ride alone and no one to talk to. Maybe I should have brought my owl with me in here. He thought as he tried to imagine him bringing his owl in the compartment rather than putting him away with the other pets. "Nah, that'll just make me look crazy. Talking to an owl that is."

"Yeah, that would, really."

"Holy shit!" Tubbo jumped and pressed himself against the other side of the compartment facing the door. 

"Oh, sorry, didn't mean to startle you,"  a tall boy with white and black hair said. "Umm, I was looking for a place to sit at and this is the only compartment with free space."

Tubbo could still feel his heart beating fast from the shock and so he spoke from instinct, "Nope!" 

The other boy looked surprised at the answer, "Oh, okay then," he said and closed the compartment door. 

After realizing what he had done, Tubbo buried his head in his hands. "Well, there goes a possible friendship..." Or you can play it off coolly, ya know? A voice in his head said. "That could work," Tubbo said to himself. 

He moved over to the door and peaked at the compartment door window and found the boy still standing outside, on the train's corridor, thinking about something. Tubbo slid the door open slightly. "Hey," he called. 

The boy turned around, "Oh, hey."

"What's your name?" Tubbo asked.

"Uhh, Ranboo. what about you?" Ranboo asked.