King of the Street(A Harry Potter Fanfiction)

A New Home

The car pulled up to King's Cross at half past twelve. Margret paid the driver as Harry pulled his things from the boot of the car. A muffled howl emanated from Harry's trunk. Anubis had a corner in the trunk so he could travel with Harry. Harry gave the trunk a light pat to let Anubis know he was there. Margret was waiting for him between 9 and 10.

"Ok Potter, let's see if you can figure out where 9 ¾ is."

"Easy, it's between 9 and 10 so there is probably some sort of portal, but where would one hide a magical portal to the magic world that would go unnoticed by the Muggles. It would probably be built into something that would go unnoticed, in this case, it wouldn't be a sign or a poster. It could be a door, but looking around there is nothing close enough that would make sense."

Harry began to walk around the pillar that stood between 9 and 10. Harry felt along the sides till his hand suddenly found no resistance.

"A-ha foun- "

Harry was yanked to the side as Margret pulled him away from the portal to a hidden corner nearby. Margret had also grabbed his trunk and kept a hand over Harry's mouth.

Harry gave her a quizzical look and she used her other hand to point to a group of people who just appeared. They were obviously a family judging from the matching red hair. There were three older boys, a younger boy and a small girl who clung to an older woman. Two of the boys looked identical to each other, obviously twins. They were laughing as the other older boy was scowling at them. The younger boy seemed to try to be a part of whatever joke that the twins were sharing with themselves. The girl clung to her mother has she barked orders at the twins.

Harry could hear the mother as she yelled at her boys.

"Stop joking around and let's get going to the train to Hogwarts is about to leave."

Harry frowned at this. She wasn't even trying to hide the fact that magic existed. She might've thought that no one would care enough to hear her, but all it took was one mistake to ruin everything. Harry knew this from experience. He looked to Marge who was also frowning at the family as they passed through the portal, not even checking to make sure no one would notice what they were doing. Harry looked at his new watch to see that they had about ten minutes before the train would leave without them. He lifted his hand and pointed to his watch and she nodded. Harry didn't really understand what Marge's issue was with the red-head family, but he knew the necessity of silence. They passed through the portal as a people passed on each side so if someone happened to be looking it would just seem that the pair disappeared into the crowd.

The first thing Harry saw was the red and black steam engine. Along the side it said The Hogwarts Express in gold lettering. His ears were flooded with noise, from all the parents and their children to the animals that were coming along. Harry was lead closer to the train by Marge. They reached an entrance and Harry was turned to face his companion.

"Okay Harry this is it. Are you ready?"
"Yes, thank you for everything."

"No problem, just send me a letter if you need anything."

"I will."

With that Marge pulled Harry into a tight hug. Harry squeezed back, usually Harry did his best to control his emotions, but tears still filled his eyes as he said goodbye to one of two people in his life that had always been there. Sure, he would see her again, but this will be the first time that they would be separated for such an extended amount of time. They pulled away and Harry saw that Marge was also breaking down. they both laughed at each other and detached completely. Harry carried his trunk on board and turned to wave goodbye to his friend, only to not see her. She had disappeared into the crowd.