Next Year - A Hetalia USUK Harry Potter Fanfiction

Chapter 3: Train Rides and Flying Brooms

Hey, guys! Sorry that I took so long to upload, but I'm back! How'd you like the previous chapters? Thank you for all the people (though it wasn't many ToT) who read them! I'm really looking forward to continuing with this Fanfic!

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Arthur only caught a quick glance over at Alfred during breakfast the next morning. The boy was downing all the pumpkin juice he could get and he had four pancakes all drowning in syrup on his plate. He had three pieces of french toast, each covered in powdered sugar with five strips of bacon on the side. He also spotted an egg on top of a hash brown in his hands. Wow. He thought to himself. How is he eating that much food? For breakfast?

Alfred caught the boy's gaze and he was waving cheerfully with his mouth full. All Arthur could do was laugh.

"That boy's going to have a heart attack," commented Shelly.

"Probably," he replied with a smile.

After breakfast, the three found each other again and they were heading towards their meeting bench. They had decided that any time they wanted to meet up when they didn't have classes, they'd make their way there. Unfortunately, some kids were already seated there. They were kissing and Alfred stuck his tongue out in disgust. The girl glared at him and motioned towards Shelly. He shook his head and put his hand out sassiley. Arthur laughed and he found that just in the last two days, he had laughed more than he had in the past year at home.

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Throughout the weeks and months, the three did everything together, though the fact that Alfred was in a different house made it hard. Soon, Christmas break was coming up.

"Do you guys really have to leave for Christmas break?" Alfred pleaded to Shelly and Arthur.

"I have to, or Mum's going to kill me," Arthur complained.

"I miss my family a lot," said Shelly apologetically.

"I guess that's alright." The boy was devastated, and it showed on his face. Shelly saw and felt guilty, leaving the boys saying that she had a class to go to. The boys both knew she was lying, but didn't call her out.

The weather was cold and they had relocated their meeting place to right in front of a portrait of an old man who was almost never there. Everyone knew that the three were best friends, and their friendship was never intruded on. Even though Alfred had Landon as a friend, he still couldn't bear the idea of going through Hogwarts without his best friends.

"Next year," Arthur said. He pulled his friend into a tight hug, "Next year I'll stay. And I'll make sure of it,"

"Thank you," he replied. Arthur's face was buried into Alfred's chest because of the height difference. The two didn't release their arms. Not until a little while later when both of their faces had turned hot and red.

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As the two met up for the first time in two months at the train station, they fist bumped each other. "You haven't grown an inch," Alfred teased.

"I've grown a plethora of inches over the summer break, thank you very much," he replied and turned his head away playfully.

They ran their luggage into the wall. Platform 9 ¾. They made their way towards the trains and gave their families hugs and kisses. "Hey, Matthew," said Alfred.

His little brother looked almost exactly alike Alfred, though he was younger and his hair was a bit curlier. "Yeah?" he asked. His voice was a lot softer and calmer than his brother's, but it was still similar.