The Marauder's Heir (Harry Potter FF)

Chapter 28

This chapter was fun to write. I hope that you enjoy it as much as I did! =)

Chapter 28

The Pain of Ice

Harri wasn’t excited to travel to Platform 9 ¾ for the first time in her Hogwarts career. She was going to be watched like a hawk by her family because there was a good chance that Peter Pettigrew would show up at any time and attack her. On top of that, Sirius threatened to bite any boy that tried to get too close to her. Well, any boy that wasn’t Draco, Fred or George. 

George was another issue on Harri’s mind as she walked onto the platform. He hadn’t been talking to her like he used to. Instead, he stared at her and let Fred do most of the talking. It was strange, usually he was very open with her, almost to the point where she knew everything about him and vice versa. 

When she was getting on the train with Draco and Snuffles, she bumped into someone she hadn’t seen all summer long. Both girls were rubbing their foreheads where they snacked into each other. The other girl had long flowing black hair that curled slightly at the ends that framed her pale, yet elegant face nicely. “Wendi, what are you doing on the Hogwarts express? Shouldn’t you be going to Durmstrang right about now?” Harri asked with a raised eyebrow.

“I was, but my parents thought that the book list focused a little too heavily on the dark arts and transferred me to Hogwarts…I can’t believe that you all arrive by train. How do you not hurt each other before you arrive?” Wendi replied with an amused smile.

“With a lot of self-restraint. So, do you know what house you’re going to be in?” Draco asked from behind Harri. 

Wendi’s eyes lit up at the mention of the school houses. “I do! I was sorted into Gryffindor during the summer. I also picked my classes, though I don’t know which electives you picked so I guess I’ll wait and see if we have the same ones,” Wendi explained quietly, then she noticed Snuffles. “Harri, why is there a dog next to you? I know that your familiar is Hedwig...”

Harri looked around nervously before sighing. “Let’s get a compartment, settle down, and then we can talk some more,” she replied hesitantly.

It took them a few minutes, but they finally found a compartment with Luna and Hermione, who had a cat on her lap with a rather flat face, and Neville already in it waiting for them. “What took you so long and why do you have a dog with you?” Hermione exclaimed happily when she saw her friends. Her smile faltered slightly at the sight of Wendi walking in behind Harri. Neville on the other hand blushed a bright pink at the sight of the new girl.

“I ran into Wendi on the train! She’s transferred to Hogwarts and is going to be rooming with us!” Harri answered excitedly as she put her stuff down and pat Snuffles on the head. “I have a dog with me because there is another lunatic after me and the ministry wants me protected at all times.”

“So they gave you a guard dog? Surely the ministry could do better than that,” Hermione murmured and Snuffles growled slightly at the insult. Harri flicked his nose.

“I assure you, Hermione, Snuffles is the best protection I could ask for,” she told her friend confidently.

Harri then let out Artemis and let her explore the compartment with Hermione’s cat, named Crookshanks. Snuffles watched the cats warily. 

The group talked together about classes and electives till Harri decided she was going to look for the twins and try to talk to George.

She left the compartment to find George, Snuffles following close behind. She figured that he would be in a compartment with his brother and Lee Jordan laughing it up over a joke they pulled back in Egypt on Percy who made Head Boy. She figured her guess wasn’t far off because she saw Percy storming away with his Head Boy badge saying Big Headed Boy instead, she knew she was in the right place.