Harry Potter And The Pure Hearted One

Chapter 6

A few days later, Oliver and Esther sat in the backseat of Melody's car, already wearing their robes, feeling nervous. They each had a Bottomless Bag, Esther's she borrowed from her father, in the trunk and Drippy sat between them, Swaine in the passenger seat next to Melody. They were heading for King's Cross Station, where they had to reach Platform 9 3\4 to get to Hogwarts. Oliver wasn't sure how they were supposed to get there, but he supposed that it had to be somewhere around Platforms 9 and 10.

When they arrived, Melody hurried them through the station, eager to get back to the magic world where people could actually see Swaine, Esther, and Drippy. As they reached Platform 9, they looked around for some kind of entrance to 9 3\4.

"I don't see a door or anything, mun!" Drippy called to Oliver. Oliver and Esther exchanged worried looks. Now what?

"Excuse me." A voice suddenly sounded, and they looked to see a girl with bushy brown hair. "Are you trying to find the platform?" Oliver and Esther nodded, and the girl smiled.

"Don't worry, I'm here to help. It was hard for me my first time, because I am Muggle born. My name is Hermione."

"Its nice to meet you, Hermione!" Oliver said, shaking her hand. "I'm Oliver, and this is my friend Esther." Esther smiled as well, also shaking the girl's hand.

"Lovely to meet you." Hermione nodded, then went to the partition between Platforms 9 and 10.

"Now, to get to Platform 9 3\4, you just have to run straight through here. I'd run if you're nervous." Swaine gave Hermione a strange look.

"Won't they run smack straight into the wall?" Hermione jumped in surprise when she saw Melody and Swaine, not seeing Drippy yet.

"Oh! Hello, are you Esther and Oliver's parents?" Swaine and Melody looked to each other and Swaine smirked at her.

"Hm?" Melody whacked him and he laughed, rubbing his arm. "I was only joking! Damn, you hit just as hard as Harmony!" Melody looked back to Hermione.

"I'm Melody, Oliver's adopted mother. No, Swaine is not my husband." Swaine gave a small wave.

"Yeah, I'm mostly the babysitter." Oliver and Esther stomped their feet.

"We're not kids!" They shouted in unison, making Swaine laugh again.

"Again, I was only joking! Jeez, take a laugh you lot!" Drippy jumped up, hating being ignored.

"Oi, mun! En't you forgetting something?" Hermione jumped again.

"Ah! What is that?" Drippy jumped back.

"What is that, she says! I'm a fairy, mun! Drippy, Lord High Lord of the Fairies!" Oliver pushed Hermione towards the partition, eager to get in the magic world himself.

"Its really hard to explain, Hermione, but the Muggles can't see Mr. Drippy, Esther, and Swaine. We need to get onto the Platform." Hermione gave Drippy one last weary look, before straightening up.

"Right then! I'll go first, just so you can see!" Then she pulled a trolley over and ran straight at the partition, disappearing into it! Oliver gasped, and Melody came over and took his hand.

"Let's do this together, Oliver." Oliver nodded, glad that she was doing this with him, and they both ran at the partition. When they came through, Oliver heard a whistle blowing and saw a sign that said 9 3\4. They made it!

Oliver turned around to see Esther, Swaine, and Drippy breaking through, and he and Ether grinned at each other. Melody then pulled both of them in a hug.

"Alright, you two, now be careful! Swaine, Drippy, and I can't go with you, but we'll send as many letters as we can!"

"And Esther, I'll let Rashaad and Rema know where you are so that they don't get worried, okay?" Swaine told Esther. She nodded, and she and Oliver ran towards the train.

"Bye Melody! Bye Swaine! Bye Drippy!" They called, then dashed onto the train, where they found they didn't know where to sit. There weren't any empty compartments.

"Oliver! Esther! Over here!" They looked ahead, and saw Hermione! They ran towards her and she let them into the compartment, where they found two other boys. One had red hair and freckles, while the other had black hair and round rimmed glasses. "You can sit here with us."

"Thank you, Hermione." Oliver told her, sitting across from the black haired boy. "Hi, I'm Oliver!" The other boy smiled, though his mind seemed to be somewhere else.

"I'm Harry, Harry Potter."

"My name's Ron Weasley." Said the other boy, but Oliver was focused on Harry. This was the boy that the Conductor mentioned!
"Stay away from Harry Potter!" Was what he had said. This boy had brought back a dangerous man. Oliver looked to Esther uneasily, and the other three noticed.

"What's wrong?" Harry asked them. Esther looked to him.

"Is it true that you not only destroyed a dark man by the name of Voldemort, but also brought him back to life?" Ron and Hermione both tensed at the name Voldemort, but Harry nodded grimly.

"I didn't really mean to do it. To bring him back, one of his Death Eaters, called Wormtail, cut a gash in my arm and stole some of my blood to bring him back." Esther gasped, and Oliver furrowed his eyebrows.

"So... You're not evil?"

"Blimey, just met and they're already interrogating you." Ron muttered. Esther shook her head.

"Sorry. Its just that... We were told that Harry Potter was unkind, and that he brought back a man so evil, that people feared to speak his name." Hermione shook her head.

"Harry is probably one of the most bighearted people I know!" Harry chuckled.

"Gosh, Hermione, you're making me blush."

"Well its true! And after all, its not your fault that You-Know-Who is back! And it's not you're fault that Cedric is dead." Harry's smile fell at that, and he faced the window. Hermione realised she had touched a nerve. "Sorry, Harry." Harry said nothing, and Esther and Oliver exchanged looks. This might make the trip awkward.