snake in the lions den|| WTM

four

King's Cross Station. Up on a crossing bridge, Ada, with her cart of her baggage, equipment and Hedwig, walk beside Hagrid. A couple look at Hagrid, suspiciously. "What're you looking at?" He then checks watch "Blimey, is that the time? Sorry, Ada, I'm gonna have to leave you. Dumbledore'll be wanting his- well, he'll be wanting to see me. Now, uh, your train leaves in 10 minutes. Here's your ticket." hands over the train ticket "Stick to it, Ada that's very important. Stick to your ticket."

Ada looks at her ticket in confusion "Platform 9¾? But, Hagrid, there must be a mistake. This says Platform 9¾. There's no such thing...is there?" Ada looks up, but we now see that Hagrid has vanished leaving the girl all alone with her cart.

"Why did you leave her?" McGonagall askes the man, it was obvious Ada didn't know where she was going. "I don't know. Sorry Ada." Hagrid apologises looking at the girl. "It's okay Hagrid, I made it didn't I." She told the man with a smile.

Ada is walking down lane between trains. A man rushes by. "Sorry." The she spots a guard.

"Oh pup please tell me you didn't." Sirius says already cringing at the thought.

"No Ada that's stupid." She tells herself and continued walking when she spots a big ginger family pushing the same carts she was.

"Oh thank merlin." The man sighs in relief, he didn't think he could of handled that much secondhand embarrassment.

"It's the same year after year. Always packed with Muggles, of course." Molly Weasley tells her children "Muggles?" Ada mutters to herself following the family, "Come on. Platform 9¾ this way! All right, Percy, you first." A tall boy with red hair, called Percy, comes forward and runs towards a brick wall. Amazingly, he disappears right into it. Ada just starers amazed. When she turns towards the twins.

"Oi look Gred it's us."

"ah yes Forge the stars of the show."

"Fred, you next." Molly calls out when George decides to prank her "He's not Fred, I am!" Shaking his head Fred acts disappointed "Honestly, woman, you call yourself our mother."
"Oh, I'm sorry, George."

Fred moves towards the wall "I'm only joking. I am Fred." He runs through the wall, and is followed by his twin brother.  Ada giggles at the prank shaking her head.

Everyone was laughing at the twins making them get up and bow "Thank you, Thank you very much." They say together. "Sit down." Molly hisses pulling them by the arms.

"Excuse me! C-could you tell me how to-" Ada askes Molly gesturing to the wall "How to get on the platform? Yes, not to worry, dear. It's Ron's first time to Hogwarts as well." It pans to a red haired boy, called Ron, who smiles "Now, all you've got to do is walk straight at the wall between platforms 9 and 10. Best do it at a bit of a run if you're nervous."
"Good luck." Ginny Weasley says.

"Awe look at little Ginny." Ada teases making the girl blush.

Ada takes a breath and runs at the wall. She shuts her eyes and emerges on the other side a magnificent station at Platform 9¾ with a red train, which is the Hogwarts Express, and bundles of people. A whistle blows, and Ada sighs with relief, she made it.

Later on, the Hogwarts Express is travelling through the countryside. Ada is in sitting alone in a train compartment, and Ron appears in the doorway. "Excuse me, do you mind? Everywhere else is full." Ada shakes her head "No, not at all." Ron sits across from Ada "I'm Ron, by the way. Ron Weasley."

"I'm Ada. Ada Potter."

"The names Bond, James Bond." Ada mutters as Mattheo shakes his head amused.