Chapter Seven: The Sorting

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"Here we are! King's Cross! Packed with Muggles as usual of course!" Mrs. Weasley shouted to the group. Why she would scream "Muggles" out in a Muggle community, the girls didn't now. Both of them were really excited to meet Harry, and to get onto the Hogwarts Express of course. They knew that Harry was soon going to be coming up to Mrs. Weasley, asking how to get through the barrier.

The Weasley's, plus Siren and Elizabeth, stood facing the barrier to enter Platform 9 ¾ in between platforms 9 and 10.

"Okay," Mrs. Weasley said, "Percy, you first."

Everyone watched at Percy walked forward with his trolley and owl, then ran straight through the barrier. Siren and Elizabeth looked at each other, this was seriously happening. They were going to Hogwarts.

Watching Percy pass through the barrier, Siren noticed a skinny, jet black haired boy, with green eyes hidden behind his circular glasses. Siren elbowed Elizabeth, whose eyes were still fixed on the barrier. This was Harry Potter!

"Fred you next." Mrs. Weasley nodded her head to the barrier.

"He's not Fred, I am!" George exclaimed, shaking his head in disbelief.

"Honestly woman, you call yourself our mother." Fred said disapprovingly.

Siren and Elizabeth had to stifle laughs. They obviously both knew what the twins were doing to their mother. Even if Elizabeth couldn't tell the twins apart, only Siren could.

"Oh, I'm sorry George!" Mrs. Weasley apologized. The twins walked up to their mother.

"I'm only joking, I am Fred." Fred laughed, and ran through the barrier, followed by George. Mrs. Weasley rolled her eyes and started to say something, but was cut off by the boy with the green eyes.

"Er- excuse me Ma'am!" The remaining of the Weasley family, all looked at the boy.

"Yes dearie?" Mrs. Weasley asked sweetly.

"Can you show me how to er- um..." Harry pointed at the barrier.

"Oh! Get through the barrier?"

Harry nodded faintly.

"Don't worry dear; it's Ron, Siren, and Elizabeth's first year as well." Mrs. Weasley said, gesturing to the new students behind her. They smiled and nodded proudly at Harry. Elizabeth attempted to wave, but Siren smacked her hand down, and shook her head sternly. Elizabeth scowled.

"Right, well, all you have to do it walk right through that wall. Be best if you did it in a sort of run." Mrs. Weasley explained, smiling and pushing Harry gently forward.

"Good luck." Ginny squeaked from next to her mom. Harry rushed forward; eyes closed, and disappeared behind the barrier.

"Ron, come on now." Ron ran through hurriedly.

"Elizabeth." Mrs. Weasley gestured to the wall.

Elizabeth gulped, but ran right through with her eyes tightly shut. What she saw on the other side amazed her. A big, red and black steam engine stood before her. Siren then appeared behind her.

"The view is amazing from the inside of that wall." She said, gazing at the train, "But not as good as this one."

Elizabeth stared at her friend, "You kept your eyes open?"

"Heck yeah!" Siren said, like it was no big deal.

Elizabeth rolled her eyes, and said, "Come on, we better find Ron. We should sit with him and Harry."

Siren nodded, and pushed her trolley forward to the engine. Both girls hauled their heavy trunks into the train, with the help of a fourth year they recognized as the younger Cedric Diggory. Too bad he had to die in the fourth book.

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