6 Journey to Hogwarts

"Jason, are you alright?" both Susan and Hannah questioned me worriedly.

The train departed from the station a while ago, and I was staring at the window and suddenly started to laugh, which quite startled both girls.

" Oh no. It's nothing. I just remembered a joke" I silently persuaded the girls.

I haven't had a good laugh ever since I been in this world,

Even when growing as a child I used to laugh and smile genuinely while playing with Susan.

I don't know what made me forget laughing? Was it the pressure that I needed to get stronger that made me forget to laugh, or was it my emotionally stunted mind, or when I learned it was easier to mimic emotions than experiencing genuine one?

Even now I had a smile, on my face which is a fake. Maybe I needed a very good joke to recognise my genuine emotions. This incident also made me realise that I'm not omnipotent as I always thought, the knowledge about the future made me into thinking as I could anything I want, and live my life as I seem to fit.

Though he has twice as much magic as me, I can negate the gap somewhat with my knowledge. Still, he is negligent of the Wizarding world and I can use it as my advantage in manipulating him to do my bidding. But I need to be meticulous with my plans since many people are observing the Potter.

As I was pondering about my plans, suddenly the door of our compartment opened, breaking my concentration, and entered a girl with a flawless face and compelling look. By her side was another girl who was a beauty on her own, they entered our compartment.

I know her. I have seen her at some parties which I have attended. She always stood out by giving a cold look at everyone who went to chat with her. And she was the only Witch with decent mental shields, on our age and which made it harder for me to read her thoughts. I needed to set up a connection with the target before reading their thoughts. Since I had no earlier contact with her I haven't been able to read her mind.

"Miss Greengrass, you seem to enter the wrong compartment" Susan questioned Daphne Greengrass, who entered our compartment.

" Malfoy and his goons came to our compartment and disturbed us, we just went to look for a new compartment " She sat beside me with a smile on her face "you don't mind do you?"

"Of course not, miss Greengrass, you can sit here, and no one will disturb you," I stated with a polite smile and began to read my book, cutting off any possible conversation.

Soon the girls began to talk with each other as if they had been together over the years.

I heard some strange noise since I have some superior hearing, I noticed a toad on the edge of the trunk. It should be Neville Longbottom's toad. It should be missing and Hermione Granger should help him in searching for it. They will barge into each compartment, to check whether they have seen a toad around or not.

I have complained about Harry potter having plot armour, but now some strange freak coincidence there's a toad near me, not just any toad, it's a toad, Hermione Granger, searching for in all the compartments. When she comes, I could use the toad and strike some conversation and befriend her. Why should I befriend Hermione Granger? Is it because she will be known as the most knowledgeable Witch in our year?

Hell. No. Any Wizard or Witch from a prominent family is more knowledgeable than her.

She is a knowledgeable Muggle-born Witch. That's all.

But why should I befriend her? It's because she is a member of 'the golden trio'. If I got her on my side, I could keep an eye on Harry Potter and Using her, I could also manipulate Harry Potter to some extent.

I looked at the toad and cast a silencing charm with my wand

'Silencio'

Silencing Charm renders the victim temporarily mute. Even though I was discreet in my action, Daphne Greengrass looked at me questioningly.

" It's nothing miss Greengrass, I promised no one will disturb you in the compartment" I pointed at the toad at the edge of the trunk.

She looked at the toad and me for a second and asked "Mr Bones, we are discussing which house we will be sorted into. Which house do you think you will be sorted into?"

Aren't, you always look aloof and give a cold look to everyone who came to strike a conversation with you. Now, why are you actively engaging in the conversation here?

Maybe it's my chance interacting with her, I can practice Legilimens on her since she has a decent mind shield

" I don't know how they sort students into any house, I even asked my mother, she only said I will naturally learn about it when I'm there, and I know many members of our Bones family belong in the house Hufflepuff," I said to her.

"Susan also said the same thing, Mr Bones," she said.

Of course, I know, I've listened to your entire conversion. I smirked inwardly

"Oh and please call me Jason, Miss Greengrass"

"Then just call me daphne"

"Which house do you think you will get sorted into Daphne ?" I questioned her

"I think Tracey and I will be in Slytherins" just like we made many small conversations.

During our small talks, I noticed, she is trying to probe my mind, subtly. Since I've been practising Occlumency since young my mind shield can pick up any sort of probing, and I acted as if I didn't notice her probing. I just wanted to see, what she would do when she noticed her probing into my mind failed. She didn't even notice her probing had failed.

I noticed she has done it as a natural thing for her. Even with my years of training, I cannot do it like her. I think she is a natural Legilimens. This explains why she always had a cold look and aloof personality, and why she always stood alone in those parties.

It must be really hard for her to learn what others think about you when you are also a child.

Those children are just straight monsters when you read their minds. It was hard, even for me, to keep up my composure after reading their thoughts.

It's just like how we praise the actresses of the movies, for their actions and being beautiful on the screen, but many of us secretly despise them, on our thought like thinking 'what's so beautiful about them, they are all probably a slut'

Being a pure-blooded witch and learning the thoughts of others about her, no wonder she became cold to everyone. This also explains why she laughed with Susan, after all, I trained Susan's mind shield. It also explains why it is harder for me to read her thoughts, despite conversing with her for a long time.

She is a natural at mind arts, and I need to keep her close, she can be useful in the future.

And she is a pure-blooded witch of an ancient family, meaning I can also get their family through her.