My Multiverse Trip 19 19. The Ride And The Arrival

Ryan: h.e.l.lo my names Ryan Diggory I didn't catch your name.

Harry: ah sorry I'm Harry, Harry Potter.

Lunas eyes widen a bit and I just keep smiling as she replies.

Luna:Luna lovegood one of his future wives and childhood friend.

she said dreamily

Harry:*chokes* one of his wives?

Ryan: long story. anyway where have you been living these past 11 years my new friend.

out of the corner of my eye I see a gangly redhead wander past and discretely get rid of the notice me not spell

Harry: I've been living with my aunt and uncle.

Ryan:oh and what are they like?

his eyes narrow.

Harry: not the greatest kind of people.

he says awkwardly ready the change the subject we switch topics and start talking about school and being excited about magic and cla.s.ses and what everything is going to be like while Luna reads the quibbler and leans against me. I ask Harry if he knows any magic and he says no I told him I can teach him some good starter spells at school he happily agrees he's pretty much starved for friends at this point we discuss what house we all want to be in and decided on gryffindor together I told Luna to just tell which house you wanted at the selection earlier.

While they had been talking, the train had carried them out of London. Now they were speeding past fields full of cows and sheep. They were quiet for a time, watching the fields and lanes flick past.

Around half past twelve there was a great clattering outside in the corridor and a smiling, dimpled woman slid back their door and said, "Anything off the cart, dears?"

Harry, who hadn't had any breakfast, leapt to his feet along with Ryan who was a sweet junkie went out into the corridor.

He had never had any money for candy with the Dursleys, and now that he had pockets rattling with gold and silver he was ready to buy as many Mars Bars as he could carry -- but the woman didn't have Mars Bars. What she did have were Bettie Bott's Every Flavor Beans, Drooble's Best Blowing Gum, Chocolate Frogs. Pumpkin Pasties, Cauldron Cakes, Licorice Wands, and a number of other strange things Harry had never seen in his life. Not wanting to miss anything, he got some of everything and paid the woman eleven silver Sickles and seven bronze Knuts.

Luna stared as Harry and Ryan who basically bought the whole cart and shook her head wryly the seats were loaded with candy and they would surely be in a sugar coma later Ryan even pulled out some of Lunas favorites discretely from his inventory b.u.t.terscotch vanilla and chocolate puddings she locked onto them with keen eyes of a predator he knew of he didn't throw the bait he would be mauled to death he quickly threw them at the seat as she leapt at them with a ravenous gleam in her eye everyone knows Luna is a pudding addict he has a whole drawer in his fridge dedicated to her he had to restock it the very same day he showed her.

"What are these?" Harry asked Ryan, holding up a pack of Chocolate Frogs. "They're not really frogs, are they?" He was starting to feel that nothing would surprise him.

"No," said Ryan they are just chocolate frogs that have been enchanted to jump once or twice they also have cards in them wizard kids collect them kind of like pokemon.

Harry nodded his head in understanding while Luna looked confused.

Luna:pokemon?

Ryan:ah pocket monsters I'll show you later.

Lunas eyes brightened at the thought of pocket monsters.

Harry unwrapped his Chocolate Frog and picked up the card. It showed a man's face. He wore half- moon gla.s.ses, had a long, crooked nose, and flowing silver hair, beard, and mustache. Underneath the picture was the name Albus Dumbledore.

"So this is Dumbledore!" said Harry.

Harry turned over his card and read:

ALBUS DUMBLEDORE

CURRENTLY HEADMASTER OF HOGWARTS

Considered by many the greatest wizard of modern times, Dumbledore is particularly famous for his defeat of the dark wizard Grindelwald in 1945, for the discovery of the twelve uses of dragon's blood, and his work on alchemy with his partner, Nicolas Flamel. Professor Dumbledore enjoys chamber music and tenpin bowling.

Harry turned the card back over and saw, to his astonishment, that Dumbledore's face had disappeared.

"He's gone!"

Ryan: yeah bro wizard pictures move and stuff magic you know?

They had a good time eating the Every Flavor Beans. Harry got toast, coconut, baked bean, strawberry, curry, gra.s.s, coffee, sardine, and was even brave enough to nibble the end off a funny gray one, which turned out to be pepper.

The countryside now flying past the window was becoming wilder. The neat fields had gone. Now there were woods, twisting rivers, and dark green hills.

There was a knock on the door of their compartment and the round-faced boy Ryan recognized came in. He looked tearful."Sorry," he said, "but have you seen a toad at all?"

When they shook their heads, he wailed, "I've lost him! He keeps getting away from me!" Ryan: you should probably go to a prefect they usually know a summoning spell they are the students with the big silver p on their chest.

boy: oh thank you I'll go try that now.

and he rushed out of the compartment.

Ryan had decided to fix Harry's gla.s.ses for him and asked if he could see them Harry was happy to oblige Anyway

He had just raised his 'wand when the compartment door slid open again. The toadless boy was back, but this time he had a girl with him. She was already wearing her new Hogwarts robes.

"Has anyone seen a toad? Neville's lost one," she said. She had a bossy sort of voice, lots of bushy brown hair, and rather large front teeth.We've already told him to check with a prefect," said Harry , but the girl wasn't listening, she was looking at the wand in his hand.

"Oh, are you doing magic? Let's see it, then."

Ryan: sure reparo!

with a flash and a zip Harry's busted gla.s.ses looked brand new.

Harry: thanks!

Ryan:no problem.

is that from the standard book of spells graxe 1? I've tried a few simple spells just for practice and it's all worked for me. n.o.body in my family's magic at all, it was ever such a surprise when I got my letter, but I was ever so pleased, of course, I mean, it's the very best school of witchcraft there is, I've heard -- I've learned all our course books by heart, of course, I just hope it will be enough -- I'm Hermione Granger, by the way, who are you.

Ryan: Ryan Diggory I love your hair by the way

luna: Luna lovegood pudding extraordinaire

Harry: Harry Potter

Are you really?" said Hermione trying to hide a small blush from Ryans comment and wondering about Lunas . "I know all about you, of course -- I got a few extra books. for background reading, and you're in Modern Magical History and The Rise and Fall of the Dark Arts and Great Wizarding Events of the Twentieth Century.

"Am I?" said Harry, feeling dazed.

Goodness, didn't you know, I'd have found out everything I could if it was me," said Hermione.

Ryan: I wouldn't take everything from those books to heart half the stuff about him is made up a lot of it is just guesswork did you know he even has fairy tale novels about him? Harry sputtered at that. harry: do I really?

Luna: yep your a dragon slaying hero.

feeling a bit left out Hermione replied:.... Anyway, we'd better go and look for Neville's toad. You three had better change, you know, I expect we'll be there soon."

And she left, taking the toadless boy with her.

me and Harry left the compartment to let Luna change then swapped so we could get ours on I didn't really need to leave Luna had known me pretty much since birth and was a constant cuddle buddy at sleepovers but we didn't want to make Harry feel awkard.after they got changed they started talking about quidditch with Luna throwing out his fear of flying and pa.s.sing out in the goblin mine carts making him blush with embarra.s.sment and pinch her cheeks.And he was off, explaining all about the four b.a.l.l.s and the positions of the seven players, He was just taking Harry through the finer points of the game when the compartment door slid open yet again, but it wasn't Neville the toadless boy, or Hermione Granger this time.Three boys entered, and Harry recognized the middle one at once: it was the pale boy from Madam Malkin's robe shop. He was looking at Harry with a lot more interest than he'd shown back in Diagon Alley.

"Is it true?" he said. "They're saying all down the train that Harry Potter's in this compartment. So it's you, is it?"

"Yes," said Harry. He was looking at the other boys. Both of them were thickset and looked extremely mean. Standing on either side of the pale boy, they looked like bodyguards.

"Oh, this is Crabbe and this is Goyle," said the pale boy carelessly, noticing where Harry was looking. "And my name's Malfoy, Draco Malfoy."Ryan gave a slight cough, which might have been hiding a snigge. Draco Malfoy looked at him. "and who might you be?" Ryan: ah my name is Ryan Diggory and I've heard all about you before.

malfoy recognized the name slightly and sneered.

malfoy: oh and what have you heard?

Ryan: all up and down the train they are saying your the love child between one severus Snape and narcissa malfoy and judging by your greased back hair I'd agree I've also heard you have a catch phrase.

malfoy was turning pink with rage he looked like he was about to explode he quickly turned on his heel and stormed out to go check these so called rumors. shouting "my father will hear about this" Ryan looked as if all his dreams had come true and nodded his head saying "yes that's the phrase" malfoy fled faster oh Ryan was going to have a great time with this in his coming years. Ryan peered out of the window. It was getting dark. He could see mountains and forests under a deep purple sky. The train did seem to be slowing down.A voice echoed through the train: "We will be reaching Hogwarts in five minutes' time. Please leave your luggage on the train, it will be taken to the school separately."The train slowed right down and finally stopped. People pushed their way toward the door and out on to a tiny, dark platform. Harry shivered in the cold night air. Then a lamp came bobbing over the heads of the students, and Harry heard a familiar voice: "Firs' years! Firs' years over here! All right there, Harry?"

Hagrid's big hairy face beamed over the sea of heads.

"C'mon, follow me -- any more firs' years? Mind yer step, now! Firs' years follow me!"

Slipping and stumbling, they followed Hagrid down what seemed to be a steep, narrow path. It was so dark on either side of them that Harry thought there must be thick trees there. n.o.body spoke much. Neville, the boy who kept losing his toad, sniffed once or twice.

"Ye' all get yer firs' sight o' Hogwarts in a sec," Hagrid called over his shoulder, "jus' round this bend here."

There was a loud "Oooooh!"

The narrow path had opened suddenly onto the edge of a great black take. Perched atop a high mountain on the other side, its windows sparkling in the starry sky, was a vast castle with many turrets and towers.

"No more'n four to a boat!" Hagrid called, pointing to a fleet of little boats sitting in the water by the sh.o.r.e. Right then -- FORWARD!"

And the fleet of little boats moved off all at once, gliding across the lake, which was as smooth as gla.s.s. Everyone was silent, staring up at the great castle overhead. It towered over them as they sailed nearer and nearer to the cliff on which it stood.

"Heads down!" yelled Hagrid as the first boats reached the cliff; they all bent their heads except Ryan who snickered I mean the man was like 4 times their size why duck Luna gave a giggle when she noticed this as well and Harry just looked puzzled the little boats carried them through a curtain of ivy that hid a wide opening in the cliff face. They were carried along a dark tunnel, which seemed to be taking them right underneath the castle, until they reached a kind of underground harbor, where they clambered out onto rocks and pebbles.