Window into the Past

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Oh, autumn, thou art a heartless bitch. The summer was coming to an end and I was dreading going back to Hogwarts, especially since Lockhart was our new teacher.

But the day finally came, that I was dragging my trunk out and Biscuit's cage out. The only thing I was looking forward to was being on the Gryffindor Quidditch team.

Mr Weasley's Ford Anglia was a lot bigger on the inside.

I was in the front with Mrs Weasley and Ginny. "Jojo, you okay?" Ginny nudged me.

Ginny always called me Jojo since the day she met me. And Ginny is the only person who's allowed to call me that.

"For the last time, Arthur, we aren't using that invisibility booster," Mrs Weasley insisted.

Although she soon came to regret her decision as the train was leaving in less that fifteen minutes.

We ran around to load our drunks and pets onto our trolleys. "Percy, you first," Mrs Weasley hurried him as time was ticking away.

Mr Weasley went through with Fred and George. "You three follow us," Mrs Weasley instructed us.

She ran through with Ginny and the three of us started running.

Harry crashed into the wall and fell over and me and Ron crashed into Harry's trolley and somehow, the impact sent me flying and I landed on Harry's trunk.

"Ooooowwww!" I groaned in pain. "What the blazes do you three think you're doing!" a Muggle shouted at us.

"Lost control of the trolleys," Harry responded. He took my hand and pulled me up. Ron picked up Hedwig's cage and Biscuit's cage. "Why the bloody hell can't we get through?" Ron wondered.

The wall was solid, which it shouldn't be. "We're gonna miss it," I sighed.

I looked at the clock, which read eleven. "Ugh! What are we going to do? Should we wait for your parents?" I asked Ron.

"Yeah, we should wait by the car," Harry agreed with me.

"The car!" Ron had a sudden epiphany. "We can fly it to Hogwarts!"

"You're not serious, are you?!" Harry gasped. "Would you rather stay with Mr and Mrs Satan back in Surrey?" I gave Harry a look and he shuddered.

We picked our trolleys up and ran back. Ron looked really fidgety, not wanting to get into the drivers seat. "Uh.."

"Today would be our preference, Ronald," I grumbled.

Ron didn't budge and I rolled my eyes. "Oh, for bloody hell sake, I'll drive! Move!"

Ron got in the backseat while Harry got into the front. Ron leaned forward and pushed a silver button. "Okay, let's go."

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"No, the Invisibility Booster is faulty!" Ron complained once the car began rising.

"The Muggles are gonna see us," I grimaced, looking out the window as the car was reappearing and disappearing keeping a tight grip on the wheel.

"Hold on!" I shouted and I put my foot on the accelerator and we shot straight into the the clouds. Ron was gripping on tightly to the seat, bloody scared out of his mind.

"Joy! Down there!" Harry yelled.

I looked down to see the train and I turned the car to follow it. "It's due north, Harry, keep an eye on it," I instructed him.

"I just hope birds don't crash into us," I chuckled. Ron and Harry looked at me and started laughing.

It was so beautiful, seeing the sky up so close. It was similar to flying on a broom, sort of.