Hidden Wings - Part I

Platform 9 3/4

Jessamine, Harry and Ron were at the train station, but the wall which usually granted them passage to the Hogwarts Express, would not let them through.
Harry and Ron had run full blast towards the wall, only to crash straight into it with a loud bam.

"Guys!", Jessamine hissed and motioned to the muggles who were staring.

Harry and Ron got up, looking dazed.
"I don't get it", Ron whispered and looked at the clock, "the train should be leaving any minute now."

Harry looked pale as the wall stayed shut, yet the departing time of the Hogwarts Express passed.

"It's gone now", Jessamine muttered anxiously.

Esma fluttered restlessly on her shoulder.

"Let's get out", the girl suggested and they quickly made their way out of the train station.

"We have to do something!", Ron cried, "we can't stay here!"

Harry was staring at the parking lot, where the blue Ford was parked.

"Ron", he said slowly as if the idea were too crazy for him to talk about.
"Can't we use your dad's car?"

Ron followed his gaze, then his eyes started glinting excitedly.

"Yeah!", he exclaimed and pumped a fist into the air.
"We can take the car!"

"No", Jessamine held up her hands and shook her head violently, "no, no, no, no.
We would so get in trouble, we can't fly with a car to Hogwarts! What if it breaks down on the way?"

Ron put her worries off.
"Nah, it'll be fine, I've seen George and Fred do this a thousand times."

Jessamine tried to make them see reason, but the boys were determined to fly to Hogwarts and she had no desire to stay behind, so she climbed into the Ford, a bad feeling developing in her stomach.

She had to admit, the view was beautiful.
Ron kept diving through the clouds to check on the Hogwarts Express, and the red train in the green landscape was an amazing sight.
Several times, Jessamine thought she saw a shadow behind them in the clouds, but she never got a closer look at it.

Esma flew next to the car for a while to stretch her wings. She would sometimes take the lead, if Ron steered too long into the wrong direction without noticing.

That blackbird sure knew things Jessamine hadn't known about.

The sun passed over the horizon, and their enthusiasm about the flight had faded. They were all thirsty and hungry, and Esma had gotten too tired to keep flying, so she snuggled up in Jessamine's sweater.

The car seemed to be getting tired too. Just before they saw the castle in the dim evening light, the Ford started stuttering and shaking violently.

"Come on!", Ron begged, "we're almost there!"
The car was quickly losing altitude, the ground rapidly coming closer

"Guys", Jessamine said slowly as the Whomping Willow came into view, but Harry and Ron were too focused with the car.
"Guys!", she screamed now and pointed at the angry tree, "Ron, WATCH OUT!"

BAMMM!

They crashed into the Whomping Willow, which immediately flailed its branches around and knocked them into the air again.
After a moment of flight, the Ford crashed onto the ground, puffing exhaustedly.

Before Jessamine could think, the car threw them out, as well as their luggage.

Driving away with opened doors and an open trunk, the car honked angrily and disappeared into the Forbidden Forest.