Chapter 7- Platform 9 & 3/4

********Bill's POV***********

"Bill?" Arabella looks up at me tears still in her eyes.

"Yes." I reply.

"What time is it?" Shes asks me.

"It's about 6:30." I answer.

"Oh... I'm so sorry that I woke you all up, I feel bad now." She sniffs.

"Arabella, it's alright."

"Do you want to talk about your nightmare or not?" I ask concerned. Arabella quickly shakes her head.

She moves closely to me and put her small arms around me. She closes her eyes as I put my arms around her.

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15 MINUTES LATER

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I carefully try and untangle Arabella's sleeping body from my own. I glance down at my younger sister's face to see a face full of innonce not worry and fear like it was before.

I quietly stand up from my spot on her bed and walk over to the doorway not before quickly glacing at Arabella.

As much I want to go back to sleep, I can't just yet. I owe Fred, George and the otheres at least an explation of what actually happned. I make my way the stairs to find everyone else sitting around the table. Fred stands up questingly.

"What was the matter." Mum asks me. I look over to she her looking worried and confused of the events that occured.

"It was a nigthmare involving some of you." I explain.

"How did involve us?" A confused Geroge asks.

"Well, her nightmare was about that she got sorted into Slytherin and Ron got sorted into Hufflepuff-" I pause. "An after the sorting none of you: meaning Fred, George, Ron, Percy, Mum and Dad didn't talk to her. But then Mum, you sent a letter to Percy saying to give it to Arabella. When Percy gave it to her the other three were there watching. The letter was about how you didn't want to keep contact with her and that she couldn't stay for Christmas break. Then you started mocking and teasing her and she started crying. Fred then kicked her and George hit. Percy walked off after Fred and George. Ron then kicked her in the stomach." I explain once again.

I look around at their faces: Freds held a look of uncernity, George a look of knowing, Ron looked astounded, Mum's was shock.

"That's why she thought we had hurt her." George ponders out aloud.

"What's she doing now?" Mum ask me.

"She fell asleep." I say.

"Oh..." Fred says. He mutters something to George, they then walk up the stairs.

"Ginny, Ron go back to sleep." Mums tells them. They both grugdily climb up the stairs.

"I'm going to go back to sleep Mum." I tell her.

"Ok Bill." She replies.

*****************Arabella's POV*******************

I am woken up by the sun shining in my eyes.

"Ugh." I sigh not wanting to get out of bed. I slowly sit to remember that it's September the 1st which means I'm leaving to go to Hogwarts. The memories from last not are still fresh in my mind. I check my clock to she that it is only 7:43.

I quickly hop out of bed and I almost trip something hard but I quickly gain my balance. I look down to see two red headed boys sleeping on my floor. I carefully walk down to the kitchen to find Bill reading the Daily Prophet.

"Morning Arabella." Bill greets me.

"Morning."I say grugily.

"You should probably go upstairs."Bill suggestions.

"Ok, sure." I say. I turn around and make my way uo the stairs. I slowly open my bedroom door quietly. I quickly glance down at my floor to find Fred and George asleep.

I slowly walk over to Fred and I started poking his back. All he does is stir but doesn't wake.

"Fred, wake up." I say in a hushed tone. I poke his cheek trying to get response. "Fred, its Arabella and you need to wake up." I try to wake him up. His eyes suddenly flutter open.

"What, Arabella are you alri-" Fred is cut off when I start hugging him. I can see that releif has filled his eyes.

"Fred, yes I am alright."I reasurre him. Fred slowly sits up and reaches over to his twin.

.

"Oi you stupid git, wake up." Fred says before slapping George lightly on his face.

"Aye don't be a git." George says before seeing me. "Arabella, you're awake." He says.

"I'm sorry that I got you worried last night." I apologise.

"Don't worry about it Arabella, we all have the occasional nightmare. Just remember that whatever house you get sorted in to later, we won't treat you any different." Fred assures me.

***** 3 hours later **************

What's the platform number?" Mum ask.

"Nine and three-quarters!" Piped Ginny.

"All right, Percy, you go first."

Percy marched toward platforms nine and ten. Percy reached the dividing barrier between the two platforms, a large crowd of tourists came swarming in front of him and by the time the last backpack had cleared away, he had vanished.

"Fred, you next," Mum said next.

"I'm not Fred, I'm George," said the Fred. "Honestly, woman, you call yourself our mother? Can't you tell I'm George?"

"Sorry, George, dear."

"Only joking, I am Fred," said Fred and off he went. George called after him to hurry and followed suite.

I slowly ran up though the platform to see smoke from the engine. I look around but I can't to see two red head boys anywhere so I wait for Mum.

"Fred? George? Are you there?" Mum calls out

"Coming, Mum." They say.

Mum had just taken out her handkerchief.

"Ron, you've got something on your nose."

Ron tried to jerk out of the way, but she grabbed him and began rubbing the end of his nose.

"Mum - get off me" He wriggled free.

"Aaah, has ickle Ronnie got somefink on his nosie?" said George. I snicker at my twin.

"Shut up," said Ron.

"Where's Percy?" Mum asks.

"He's coming now."

Percy came striding into sight. He had already changed into his black Hogwarts robes,

"Can't stay long, Mother," he said. "I'm up front, the prefects have got two compartments to themselves --"

"Oh, are you a prefect, Percy?" said Fred, with an air of great surprise. "You should have said something, we had no idea."

"Hang on, I think I remember him saying something about it," said the George. "Once --"

"Or twice --"

"A minute --"

"All summer --" I joined in.

"Oh, shut up," said Percy.

"How come Percy gets new robes, anyway?" Fred asks.

"Because he's a prefect," Says Mum fondly. "All right, dear, well, have a good term -- send me an owl when you get there."

She kissed Percy on the cheek and he left. Then she turned to the twins.

"Now, you two -- this year, you behave yourselves. If I get one more owl telling me you've -- you've blown up a toilet or --"

"Blown up a toilet? We've never blown up a toilet."

"Great idea though, thanks, Mom."

""It's not funny. And look after Ron and Arabella."

"Don't worry, ickle Ronniekins is safe with us."

"Shut up," said Ron again.

"Hey, Mom, guess what? Guess who we just met on the train?"

"You know that black-haired boy who was near us in the station? Know who he is?"

"Who?"

"Harry Potter!"

"Oh, Mum, can I go on the train and see him, Mum, please...." Ginny pleads.

"You've already seen him, Ginny, and the poor boy isn't something you goggle at in a zoo. Is he really, Fred? How do you know?"

"Asked him. Saw his scar. It's really there - like lightning."

"Poor dear - no wonder he was alone, I wondered. He was ever so polite when he asked how to get onto the platform."

"Never mind that, do you think he remembers what You-Know-Who looks like?"

Mum suddenly became very stern.

"I forbid you to ask him, Fred. No, don't you dare. As though he needs reminding of that on his first day at school."

"All right, keep your hair on."

A whistle sounded.

"Hurry up!" their mother said and we clambered on the train. We leaned out of the window for her to kiss them good-bye, and Ginny began to cry.

"Don't, Ginny, we'll send you loads of owls."

"We'll send you a Hogwarts toilet seat." I added.

"Arabella!"

"Only joking, Mom."

The train began to move. Mum was waving and Ginny, half laughing, half crying, running to keep up with the train until it gathered too much speed, then she fell back and waved.

Ron and I walked down the train to find a compartment. Ron slid a door of a compartment open after a bit. We entered the compartment to find the boy with black hair from earlier.

"Anyone sitting there?" Ron asked, pointing at the seat opposite from the boy. "Everywhere else is full."

The boy shook his head and Ron sat down. I sat down next to him.

"Hey, Ron." The twins said as the entered the compartment.

.Listen, we're going down the middle of the train -- Lee Jordan's got a giant tarantula down there." Fred says and I listen in interest.

"I'll join you.

"Right," My twin brother mumbled.

"Harry," said George, "did we introduce ourselves? Fred and George Weasley."

"I'm Arabella and this is my twin brother Ron. Bye." I waved at them.

"Bye," said Harry and Ron. The twins slid the compartment door shut behind us when we left.

A/N: sorry I haven't updated recently, but I hope this makes up for it. I will try and get some more of the next chapter tomorrow.

Amber

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