Alex Hale Book 1 by Spielar

Chapter 6

I climbed up into the train and found the compartment with Harry in it before I barged in and set my trunk on the luggage rack.

"Hi Harry, how have you been?" I asked nodding my head to the scruffy boy.

"Hello Alex, I've been well. How about you?"

"About the same as usual for me, I've been running around like crazy getting ready for school."

"Since you run a business it's probably difficult to..." Harry began before the door burst open to show a red headed freckled boy who was possibly even more scruffy than Harry.

"Hey is this spot taken?" He said already putting his trunk on the luggage rack sitting down next to me.

Harry and I looked at each other and shrugged. I did the same thing so no point getting mad about it,though I actually already knew Harry.

"Holy moly, your Harry Potter, the boy who lived." Ron said gaping at Harry as he noticed Harry's scar.

"You should introduce yourself before you start making conversation and pointing at others." I told Ron before he could go on.

"Oh right." Ron said sheepishly nodding at Harry who was shyly pulling his bangs over his scar. "I'm Ron Weasley, nice to meet you."

I sighed at the greeting. Ron really isn't one for manners or etiquite.

"I'm Harry Potter." Harry said while nodding at Ron.

"I'm Alex Hale." I said to Ron with a small bow while Ron was once again staring open mouthed at me this time instead of Harry.

"Bloody hell, you don't mean the Alex Hale who runs the Hale Stone potion store do you?"

"Yep that's me." I said grinning with a bit of pride.

"To think I'm with two of the most famous young wizards in history. Harry Potter, the boy who lived and defeated you know who as a baby and Alex Hale, the genius business owner who came out of nowhere. How'd I manage that?" Ron muttered under his breath.

I just smiled and watched him.

After a half hour of small talk a lady came with a trolley full of snacks. "Hello dearies anything from the trolley?"

"I'm good." Ron said downcast as he pulled out a crushed sandwich in some sort of wrap.

"We'll take everything." Harry said as he looked at Ron and pulled out a fistful of galleons.

After the cart was unloaded we all started snacking on the treats while laughing and playing around, it only got worse when Harry opened up a chocolate frog that hopped on his face and then out the window.

"Off to freedom little one." I saluted the frog earning some laughs from Harry and Ron.

Harry looked at the back to see a picture of Dumbledore and read out what was written. When he flipped it over and back Dumbledore was gone. "He's gone." Harry exclaimed in shock.

"Well you can't expect him to stick around all day now can you." Ron said absentmindedly.

I jolted up in shock. "That could work, that could definitely work." I started mumbling to myself while grabbing out a pen and paper.