Harry Potter and The Silver Fox

The Hogwarts Express

King's Cross Station, London, England, September 1, 1991. 10:50 A.M.

We see Hagrid escorting Harry through King's Cross station, as Harry pushed around a cart with all his belongings and his new pet owl, Hedwig. Hagrid took out a stopwatch and his eyes widen at the time. "Blimey! Is that the time?" Hagrid exclaimed. "Sorry, Harry, I'm gonna have to leave you. Now, uh, your train leaves in 10 minutes. Here's your ticket. Stick to it, Harry. That's very important. Stick to you ticket." Hagrid stated as he handed Harry his ticket which read:

"Platform 9 3/4"

"But, Hagrid, there must be a mistake. This says Platform 9 3/4. There's no such thing... is there?" Harry questioned as he turned to look at the wizard but Hagrid was gone, the boy looked around for any signs of him, but he was nowhere to be seen. Harry continued down onto the platform below trying to find the supposed Platform 9 3/4, but no such luck. He tried asking one of the attendants but when asked, the man thought he was playing a joke and walked away. That's when Harry overheard a woman talk about muggles and decided to follow the family, hoping they would know how to get on the Platform. Then he witnessed as one by one, each member of the family ran straight through the wall between platforms 9 and 10, which left Harry in shock and amazement. "Excuse me!" Harry called out to the ginger haired woman as she, her youngest son and only daughter turned their attention towards him.

"C-could you tell me how to--" "How to get onto the platform?" The woman said finishing his question. "Yes, not to worry, dear. It's Ron's first time to Hogwarts as well." The woman replied. "It's all right Molly! I'll take it from here!" A male voice called out to the woman as she turn to look at the originator of the voice, only for her eyes to widen with glee. "Cyrus! My boy how are you? It's so good to see you!" The woman known as Molly asked as Harry turned around at the mention of the familiar name, only to see Cyrus wearing his usually outfit, except for the fact that his vest was a white color, rather than the usual purple, as he walked towards them. Molly then brought him into a large hug. "It's good to see you too Molly, I'm doing just fine thank you." Cyrus replied as he separated from the hug. "Just making sure that this one gets on the train on time." Cyrus stated as walked over and gave Harry a side hug. "It's your first time as well, right, Cyrus?" Molly asked. "Yes. My Grandfather wanted me to have the true Hogwarts experience just like any other student." Cyrus mentioned. "Well that's wonderful to hear." Molly replied.

"Now, best get ourselves onto the Platform before the train leaves." Cyrus stated as he turned to Harry. "Now, all you've got to do is walk straight at the wall between platforms 9 and 10. Best to do it with a running start if you're nervous." Cyrus explained as he patted Harry's shoulder encouragingly. Harry then ran straight towards the wall and passed through it onto the other side. "It was so lovely to see you again Molly. But I better be off." Cyrus stated as he gave her a hug. "Well it was lovely seeing you again, Cyrus." Molly replied as Cyrus walked towards the wall and passed through to the Platform 9 3/4. When he started to look around he saw one of the attendants helping Harry with his luggage. Cyrus then approached the bespectacled boy. "Come on, let's go find ourselves some seats." Cyrus stated as he tossed a coin towards the attendant. After a few minutes of searching the two of them had managed to find an empty compartment, as both of them sat opposite to each other next to the window.

After an hour or so on the tracks, engulfed in comfortable silence, their compartment door open to reveal, the ginger haired boy from earlier at the station, which Cyrus recognized as Molly's youngest son. "Excuse me. Do you mind? Everywhere else is full." The boy asked politely. "Not at all." Harry replied as Cyrus patted the spot next to him. The boy smiled at them as he sat next to Cyrus. "I'm Ron, by the way. Ron Weasley." The boy named Ron said introducing himself. "I'm Harry. Harry Potter." Harry replied as Ron's eyes widen and mouth agape in surprise. Ron then asked him about his scar which Harry gladly showed him.