Chapter 1: Platform 9 3/4 & The Train Ride

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11 year old Charlie Turner was making his way through King's Cross Station with his trolley of his school supplies and spare clothes. He always had to bring loads as every full moon, they would often get ruined by his werewolf transformations that take place that he has no control over whatsoever no matter how much he wants to and trying not to tell anyone of it otherwise they could die at the claws and/or fangs of the beast within him. He was already wearing his robes. He was also looking for the entrance to platform 9 3/4. And he believed that he found it as he saw a bushy haired girl run with her trolley through platforms 9 and 10 after she said goodbye to her parents. "Excuse me. Is this the entrance to platform 9 3/4?" he asked the two adults who looked at him. "I think so. It is where our daughter has just gone through to." the woman replied. Charlie nodded. "Thank you for your help Mrs......" "Granger. Emma Granger and this is my husband. Dan Granger." Charlie then shook both of their hands. "Pleasure to meet you both. Thank you for your help." Charlie said nervously as he ran at the wall between platforms 9 and 10. Before he knew it, he was transported to a platform. He looked at the train that said Hogwarts Express on the side before reading 9 3/4 on the sign above the station. He then made his way to the train. There were wizards and witches everywhere pretty much much like when he went to Diagon Alley to get his supplies with Professor Dumbledore. After he packed all his belongings on the train, he boarded it. He spent quite a lot of time searching for a compartment as a majority of them were full. After a few minutes went by, he found one with the bushy haired girl he saw from a distance earlier. 

"Excuse me." he said to her. "Do you mind if I could sit here? Everywhere else is full." the girl looked at him and nodded with a smile on her face as he took a seat next to her. "Thank you." the girl was friendly. "Don't mention it. I'm Hermione Granger by the way. What is your name?" "My name is Charlie. Charlie Turner. Nice to meet you, Hermione." he said as they smiled at each other and shook hands. When the train was moving they decided to get to know each other. "Do you read books, Charlie? My favourite is Hogwarts: A History. I've read about the school so I know about it a lot." Charlie nodded. "I only read when I have to. I have also read Hogwarts: A History. It is my favourite book also. I also have a diary to write in whenever possible." Hermione was very happy to hear that Charlie also liked to read and his favourite book was the same as her's. Hermione took a liking to Charlie, and Charlie took a liking to her." So... "Hermione continued. "Do you have a family?" she asked him. Charlie went from being happy to looking sad. He was tearing up. Hermione looked concerned. "Charlie? What's wrong, Charlie?" Charlie shook his head. "When I was little, my parents were murderd by a werewolf. They died, I lived for some reason. " Hermione covered her mouth in horror, she and Charlie had read about werewolves before and she then preceded to give him a hug. "I'm sorry, Charlie." Charlie broke down in tears as he hugged Hermione. "It's okay, Hermione. I live in an orphanage. I am well respected by pretty much everyone. I have only 1 friend though. The rest are all allies to me." this made Hermione tighten her hug. When she eventually stopped hugging him, she spoke to him. "How would you like to be friends with me then? As I have no friends also. Everyone at my previous school picked on me because they thought I was a know-it-all. I can't imagine why." Charlie managed to smile a little bit. "I'd like that. Friends?" he offered his hand out for a handshake. Hermione gladly accepted it with a smile of her own. "Friends." Just then, they heard a voice. 

"Trevor! Come back here!" it shouted. It was then, a boy appeared in the doorway. "You don't suppose you have seen a toad in here. Have you?" Charlie and Hermione looked at him and shook their heads. "My gran is going to kill me if she finds out." the boy said as he panicked. "We will try and help you find it." Charlie stated. "You will?" asked the boy with hope in his eyes. Hermione smiled. "Of course we will." The boy looked relieved. "Thank you." he said politely. As Charlie and Hermione were searching compartments, Charlie decided to speak. "What is your name by the way?" the boy looked startled for a moment. "N-Neville Longb-bottom." he stuttered. "Pleased to meet you Neville. My name is Charlie Turner." Charlie introduced himself as he and Neville shook hands. "I'm Hermione Granger." Hermione introduced herself also as well as she and Neville shook hands too. It was then that Charlie and Hermione found a compartment with a red haired boy and another boy with messy black hair, emerald eyes and wearing rounded glasses. The red haired boy was about to do some magic. "Has any of you seen a toad? A boy named Neville's lost one." Hermione stated. Both boys shrugged while the boy with red hair simply said "No." "Oh, are you doing magic? Let me and my friend Charlie see then." the red haired boy then cleared his throat and pointed his wand at the rat on his lap. "Sunshine, daisies, butter mellow. Turn this stupid fat rat yellow." he finished as something yellow came out of his wand, but nothing happened to the rat. "Are you sure that's a real spell? Well it's not very good, is it? Besides, I've practiced some spells myself and they've all worked for me." Hermione boasted much to the disgust of the red haired and black haired boy. "Example." Hermione continued before going over to the seat opposite the black haired boy and taking out her wand. But before she could say the spell, Charlie came in and sat next to her. "Allow me." he said to her and Hermione looked at first shocked, but then smiled. Charlie took out his wand and pointed it at the black haired boy's glasses. "Oculus Reparo." instantly with a shrieking crack, the boy's glasses fixed themselves. The red haired and black haired boy looked surprised as the black haired boy took off his glasses. "I didn't know that you could do magic as well." Hermione said to Charlie. "Well, i did look it up." then Hermione realised something about the black haired boy. "Holy cricket! You're Harry Potter! I read about you of course. I'm Hermione Granger." Charlie was also surprised as he read about Harry too. "Pleased to meet you Harry, my name is Charlie. Charlie Turner." he introduced himself "And who are you?" he asked the red haired boy. "I'm Ron Weasley." answered the red haired boy. "Pleasure. You two had better change into your robes. I expect we'll be arriving soon. Coming, Charlie?" Charlie quickly finished drinking a a wolfsbane potion which Harry, Ron and Hermione did not know about yet before going with Hermione to continue the search for Neville's toad." You got dirt on your nose. Did you know? Just there. "Hermione said to Ron as she pointed the side of Ron's nose to which he gave it a rub before Hermione and Charlie continued to search the train until it stopped. 

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