Albus Severus Potter and the Cloak of Wisdom

Chapter 2: On the Train to Hogwarts

Albus' point of view

Albus looked out of the window as the train sped off.

"I'm really excited Al, It's going to be awesome. Molly said so too, she'll be in second year now" Rose said. The Weasley family had become even bigger. Molly and her younger sister Lucy, were Percy and Audrey's daughters, and Molly was a very excited girl, and she was very, present. Albus liked her least of all his cousins, as he himself was very calm. Rose in fact, was his favourite cousin, as they were the same age. "Well, and I hope I'm in Gryffindor of course." Albus nodded at her comment. He didn't want to talk about it, even though his father said he could choose Gryffindor. "Mum says we have to pay a lot of attention in the beginning, with the basics, but I already know some spells. Want to see one?"

Albus looked at her and nodded. "Yeah, cool!" he said, forgetting the houses.

"Okay. Wingardium Leviosa!" She said, waving her wand, and her book flew in the air.

"Awesome." Albus whispered, and he took out his wand. "I have a phoenix feather core, like my dad. You?" he asked.

She answered: "Unicorn hair. Do you know any spells yet?" Albus thought about it.

His father had shown him one once, but he wasn't sure if he could do it. He said: "Dad showed me one, I can try it?" She sat up and nodded. "Hold your wand." Albus said, and she took it in her hand. "Okay, I never did it before, but here it comes: EXPELLIARMUS" He yelled, and her wand flew out of her hand. Albus caught it.

"Wow." she said, and Albus looked at his wand.

"That was fun." He said.

Rose asked "Can you teach me?" Albus nodded. She tried a few times, but didn't succeed. Suddenly there was a lot of noise down the corridor. Albus looked at the compartment door, which slid open.

"Anything from the trolley, loves?" a plump lady with a funny hat asked, and Albus nodded.

He was hungry, as breakfast seemed ages ago. He bought some of everything, and took it inside. "Hungry? Mum made me some Muggle-made cupcakes. They're really good, want to try?" Albus took a cupcake, and tasted it. 

It tasted really well, but he still preferred Pumpkin Pasties, or Cauldron Cakes. Albus took one, and said: "So, if we're in Gryffindor, we'll be with Molly, James, Victoire, Fred and Dominique, am I correct?"

"Well, Dominique is going next year, Al, she's not eleven yet." she said. Albus took another Pumpkin Pasty.

"Alright, minus her then." He said, and she took a book from her trunk.

"Minus her, we're with them, yes. But we're not sorted yet Al, don't act as though we're there already."

Albus realized it. He could still be in Slytherin. As he thought about it he randomly picked a Bertie Bott's Every Flavour bean, and nearly choked in it. "Toe..Nail" he coughed.

"Want some Taste-Changing Water?" she asked, and Albus nodded. He took the bright bottle and took a gulp. It started tasting like water, then like strawberry's, apple, bubblegum and it ended tasting like chocolate. "I wonder if there will be many Muggleborns this year." She said, reading her book, The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection.

"Yeah, me too. I do hope there aren't many mean Slytherins. Dad said they can be so mean." She nodded.

"Dad told me to watch out for the Malfoy kid, but he seems nice to me. I do think his father still loathes our parents. Mum told me about him once. He's called Draco Malfoy, and he used to be a Death Eater. I do hope his son is a little better. Mum said dad would call him a 'Stupid Slimy Slytherin Git." Albus thought about it. What if he was in Slytherin. Would Uncle Ron call him a Stupid Slimy Slytherin Git too? And he might be with the Malfoy kid. "Oh My Wand, Al! You have to get changed! You might forget!" Albus jumped up and grabbed his robes out of his trunk.