Harry Potter, abused, afraid and alone ends up wondering around King's Cross Station, looking for Platform 9 3/4. Hagrid, no matter how nice the gentle giant is, forgot to tell him how to get on the Hogwarts Express, but over-hearing a rather large family of red-heads talk about the Platform and Muggles, he follows them. His extreme shyness and distrust and blatant fear of most adults has him steer clear from asking for assistance.
After getting on the train, his world is thrown through the proverbial ringer, but he gets assistance from the comfort of a kind and gentle girl who is also starting at Hogwarts. Now let's start on a more truthful journey of how Harry Potter would've acted.
*This series is in the process of being rewritten.*
All of a sudden, the compartment door opened, and a person came in and slammed it shut. Jasper looked at the boy, who looked around his age. The boy was panting like he was running from something.
The boy turned to Jasper. He stared at him for a few moments.
Will this person tell me to get lost, too? Jasper thought.
Instead, the boy asked, "Can I sit with you?" Jasper nodded eagerly. The boy went, sat across from him, and sat crossed legged on the seat. "What's your name?"
"I'm Jasper Odair."
The boy nodded. "My name is Harry."
Jasper Odair and Harry Warbeck begin their first year at Hogwarts School Of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Jasper, a muggleborn with a not so great past, ends up whisked away to the magical world and meets new friends just like him. Wizards. Read as these boys explore Hogwarts and develop their understanding of the Wizarding World's prejudiced views as it slowly succumbs to war.
[Characters are from The Marauders By Pengiwen]