friends, never ememies ; NEVILLE LONGBOTTOM

TWENTY-ONE

LEAKY CAULDRON, LONDON.

"C'mon kids! We need to get going for the hogwarts express!" Molly bellowed to the teenagers who ran around and went to grab all their trunks and animals. Eventually the kids were packed and ready to go, they took a taxi seperatly due to Authurs car being destroyed last year.

When they arrived at kings cross station the kids were speeding past muggles. Harry and Ron were in a pair, Ginny and Hermione were in a pair, Fred and y/n along with George because they all didn't really want to pair with Percy seeing as he was too smug about being headboy, his red badge shining brightly.

Percy went through the wall of platform 9 and 10, then Fred and y/n did together, George went afterwards and the three went to put their luggage in the train. As the three waited for Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ginny, Molly and Arthur, Fred linked his fingers with y/n, she watched the wall as family members continued to walk through, meanwhile George stood beside his twin gagging at the two.

The rest of the family eventually came running through, they all put their luggage away and the weasleys kissed their parents goodbye before jumping onto the train, y/n and Fred finally seperated after holding hand wherever they walked and went into different compartments.

Y/n took her own small 'supply bag' with her hearing the whistle of the train and the yelling of Molly Weasley.

"Ron! Ron!" She screamed, y/n patted his shoulder but he didn't hear her.

"Ron!" Y/n told him as he turned around and quickly heard his mum screaming his name and chasing after the moving train, he poked his head out the window, taking his pet scanners from him.

"Don't loose him!" She said and he nodded at her weirdly, y/n giggled and they continued to walk past the compartments.

"C'mon, everywhere else is full," hermione said and held the door open for them, they let themselves in looking at the sleeping man at the corner of the compartment next to the window.

"Who that?" Ron asked sitting opposite him putting scabbers on his lap, hermione sat down and flicked her hair away from her face whilst the twins sat beside each other, y/n sitting close to the stranger.

"Professor R. J Lupin," hermione announced and sat back.

"How did she know that? How is it that she know everything?" Ron questioned the twins as they shrugged, y/n smirking at Ron.

"It's on his suitcase Ronald," hermione pointed at the bag on the shelf above his head. Where Ron looked up and looked away disappointed.

"Oh," he said, Harry looked at the man in the corner with the black scruffy and tattered robe that covered his face and back at his friends.

"Do you think he's really asleep?" He asked and they shrugged. "Good cause I've got to tell you something," Harry announced, pulling down the curtain and shutting the door.

Y/n sat and petted crookshanks seeing as Hermione had allowed her to, the ginger cat seemed to really like y/n and Hermione the other two boys, not so much. Harry explained the story of Sirius black looking for the twins and possibly wanting to kill them himself.