𝙷𝚊𝚛𝚛𝚢 𝙿𝚘𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚡 𝚁𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚛 (𝔹𝕠𝕠𝕜 1)

𝓟𝓵𝓪𝓽𝓯𝓸𝓻𝓶 𝓷𝓲𝓷𝓮 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓽𝓱𝓻𝓮𝓮 𝓺𝓾𝓪𝓻𝓽𝓮𝓻𝓼

Harry and Y/n dash through a bustling King's Cross, sledding to a
halt in front of a pair of platform signs. One reads 9.
One reads 10. They turn to a passing station officer.

"Excuse me. Can you tell us where we might find Platform Nine and Three-Quarters."-Y/n

"Think you're funny, do you? Nine and Three-Quarters indeed..."

They look at each other despairingly but then hear a woman.

"...packed with Muggles, of course."

They turn and see a plump woman hurrying along four red-headed boys and their little, red-headed sister. The boys all tow trunks identical to Y/n and Harry's.

"All right, Percy. You first."

They watch the tallest boy walk straight toward a dividing barrier.and...vanish. They squint in confusion. Next, Mrs.Weasley turns to a pair of twins.

"Fred. You next."

"He's not Fred,I am!"

"Honestly,woman, you call yourself our mother?"

"Sorry, George.You know I meant you."

"Only joking. I am Fred."

Fred dashes off, trailed by George. They too vanish.

"Excuse me. Could you tell us how to..to..."-Harry

"How to get onto the platform? Not to worry, dear. It's Ron's first time to Hogwarts as well. "

They look at the youngest red-haired boy. He is tall,
gangly, and presently has a smudge on his nose.

"All you have to do is walk straight
at the wall.Best do it at a bit
of a run if you're nervous."

Harry looks toward Y/n. Shrugs. ‘Sprinting at full speed with Y/n right behind him, the barrier
coming closer and closer, they shut their eyes and enters a platform milling with people.

A sign above reads HOGWARTS EXPRESS. Below it sits a scarlett steam engine.. They glance behind and see a wrought-iron archway where the barrier had been, with the words 'Platform 9 and 3/4' on it. Just beyond,they see Kings Cross and the world they've left behind.

They struggle with their heavy trunks as all around them people say goodbye to their families. A round-faced boy turns frantically to his gran.

"Gran! I've lost my toad again."

"Oh, Neville. Honestly. Not again..."

Further up, a boy with dreadlocks holds a box.

"Go on, Lee. Give us a look."says one of the red-headed twins

As Lee lifts the lid, a long hairy leg protrudes and students
shriek. Unimpressed, one of the twins spots Harry and Y/n struggling.

"Want a hand?"

"Yes, please."

"Oy! C'mere, Fred! Take the other trunk."

Fred and George heave Y/n and Harry's trunks atop other similar
trunks while Harry sets Hedwig and Y/n sets Gylfie with the owls.

They wipe their
sweaty hair off their foreheads...revealing their scars.

"Thanks very much."

"Thank you."

"Blimey. You're..."

"Harry Potter and Y/n Black.

"What? Oh, them. Yes. I mean, we are."

"Fred! George! Come say goodbye to Ginny."

Mrs.Weasley stands waving, the red-headed girl clinging to
her dress. The twins take one last look at Harry and Y/n and then dash off.

Harry and Y/n exit the crush of the aisle and enter an empty
compartment.

They sit opposite each other and peak out the window. Percy Weasley strides forth in billowing black robes.

"Have to go, Mother. The other Prefects are expecting me up front."

"Mum! Guess who we met on the train?" -George

"Harry Potter and Y/n Black!"-Fred

"Oh, Mum, can I go on and see them? Please."-Ginny

"Certainly not. The children are'nt
something you goggle at in a zoo.

Just then the whistle blows.

"All right, on you go, all of you.
Ron, what is that on your nose?"

She goes for a handkerchief, but Ron spins away. She sighs and calls after the twins.

"You two watch out for your brother. And behave yourselves this year..If I get one more owl telling me you've blown up a toilet or something--"

"-Blown up a toilet? We've never blown up a toilet."-George

"Great idea, though, thanks, Mum!"-Fred

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