Order of the Sphinx... Why should HP get to have all the fun?

Chapter 5: Hogwarts Express

A/N: So here we go chickens. I am sorry it took so long, but I got kind of stuck in the middle of this chapter as I got so excited about chapter 6 I began writing it, so chapter 6 is half way done already, so you shouldn't have to wait long... Hopefully.

It's a really busy time for me at the moment; real life doesn't like me much. I realise that I am not as on as much as I used to be, but homework and assignments have literally drowned me. My Year Co-ordinator at school pulled me aside yesterday and said that he was concerned about how I was coping, aparantly, all my teachers are worried that i'm going to snap and have a mental break down... I don't blame them. I really do feel like it.

Final year of High School, got to love it.

Anyhoo! I decided to give myself the night off tonight as I have finished a shit load (pardon my french) of assignments and with my half yearly exams coming up, I decided that I deserved a break.

Hope you enjoy it. I worked hard on this one. As always, the Harry Potter characters and world belong to Miss J.K, I am only a severly over tired year 12 student with a highly hyper imagination. I own nothing except the original characters... I also own a dog; a crazy 'groodle' named Sandy

Chapter 5: Hogwarts express.

The platform was crowded by a sea of students, eagerly saying their goodbyes and waving happily to their friends, glad to see each other after the long weekend. I handed my trunk to the attendant, along with Alfred in his rather large cage, which was floating along behind us. Getting lost in the swarm of students, I managed to find Will, spotting his fro above the crowd. I managed to catch up to him, grabbing a fist full of his shirt. He looked down, flinging his head around angrily ready to tell off whoever was touching him, but when he saw it was me, his anger fled, and his blue eyes twinkled knowingly.

With Will paving the way, we ducked and weaved through the throng and managed to get onto a carriage. Finally in the safety of the carriage, we stood to the side to let a few other kids past then Will began scanning the little cabins for one of our merry crew. We had to pass through two more carriages before we found them, somehow the four of them managing to stick together during the schmozzal.

“There you are!” Jen tsked, sounding like a concerned teacher. “We didn’t know where you went!” Will rolled his eyes and plonked down in the open seat next to Jen, now sandwiched in-between Colin and Jen. I plonked down next to Alice. Ivy was looking intently out the window as the train left the city and began to chug into rolling fields.

Throwing up my shoulder bag onto the grate above our seat, I leant in and grabbed the packet of lollies, which I had managed to smuggle on before we left. I cracked open the packet and held it out to Alice, cutting off Will’s and Jen’s argument midstream. “Red Vine?” I asked Alice with a mischievous grin. She giggled and took one, popping the end of the long stick of yumminess in her mouth. I took one too and began to gnaw on the end.

“What’s a Red Vine?” Colin said with one eyebrow raised. I looked at him incredulously. “You don’t know what a red vine is?” I asked disbelieving and all eyes quickly trained on him. “N-no” he stuttered, clearly feeling uncomfortable. “I’ve heard of them, but never had one.” Pipped up Jen, reaching over and snagging one.  “Who hasn’t heard of them? There like the most popular thing to come out of America!” Ivy interjected, she too taking one. Will took his cue and stole one.

“I seriously haven’t heard of them!” Colin protested his hands up in defeat. I exchanged a loaded look with Alice. “Boy, we need to educate you.” Alice said, pointing her half eaten red vine at him accusingly. “Amen!” I called in my best gospel voice, raising my own to the roof. We all laughed then.