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The next few minutes went by just as I remembered from canon. Hermione barged into my cabin, followed by Neville, demanded Ron to show a spell when she saw his wand out.

Mocked Ron with a haughty attitude when the made up spell failed, and then proceeded to perform a repairing spell on my glasses.

"Thanks for that. By the way, Neville, was it. Don't worry, your pet toad is not going to go anywhere. Most likely the train is enchanted to not let any pets wander outside while its moving. Once we get to the castle, someone will bring it to the teachers. You'll be reunited with your pet soon." I console the scared boy and reassure him.

I could see his eyes brighten up with hope, and a sense of longing oozes off him when he hears me console him.

'You had a tough life too, huh, buddy?' I think as I turn my attention to the girl in front of me.

"Hey Hermione. I had a question. Did you bring any of your school textbooks with you in your trunk? I'm sure a smart young lady such as yourself will definitely study ahead that your peers." I coax the young girl.

"Of course, I brought my school textbooks. I don't want to be behind on my studies you know." She answered smugly.

"Great. I have a request to make of you, my friend. Can I have a look at your books. I would love to go through them." I continue and see a grimmer in her eyes at the mention of a friend.

"Yes, I would be happy to help a friend. Come, let's go to my cabin. I have heaps of books in my trunk." She jumps up and pulls me out of the carriage towards hers.

A minute later, I was sitting in a cabin with the hyper Hermione, and a pair of twins that looked to be from India.

"Hey, how's it going." I casually greet the pair of girls sitting opposite me.

"My my. It seems the book nerd hooked a pretty boy even before getting to the school." One of the two girls commented, to which the other replied, "Calm down Parvati, don't go gossiping already. School hasn't even started."

"Tsk, you're no fun Padma. Anyway. Hi, I'm Parvati Patil." The bubbly girl out of the twins reached out her hand for a greeting.

"Nice to meet you. I'm Harry." I say as I shake her hand.

"Here they are Harry. The books I brought." Hermione sounded from the side after she successfully opened up her trunk.

A quick peak into her trunk made me go wide eyed. Instead of being filled with clothes and the essentials, it was instead filled with books and books. A small extension charm on the trunk allowed for a lot of books to be packed.

"Where do you even keep your clothes. The trunk is full of books only." Parvati commented from the side.

"I have a small bag filled with my clothes under the books, and I already wore my uniform before entering the train." With a small blush of embarrassment, Hermione quietly replied.

"A lot of books for high school. It seems you studied ahead." I comment seeing the array of various books.

"Yeah, I tend to remember things very quickly. Once I read something, I cant forget." Hermione boasted as she passed a few books to me.

"Neat trick." I say as I hold the book in my hand as I look through it. 'Flaws', I mumble under my breath and instantly, a copy of the book appears in my mind.

Skimming through the book in my hand, I quickly go through the rest of the books, as if looking for something specific, but just copy every single book.

A few minutes later, all the books were copied to my library while I asked to borrow a basic physics book from Hermione.

"Sure, take it. But please give it back to me by the end of the week. I will be going through it to revise the content." She pleaded.

"Sure, I'll give it back to you." I say as I stand up to take my leave.

"See you girls later." I say as I close the door of the cabin and head towards my own.

Just as I was about to reach my cabin, I could hear a verbal fight breaking out. It soon ended with 'I still wonder why they let poor people like you into the school. You guys just tarnish the school's reputation.'

'That must be Draco.' I think in my mind.

A few seconds later, the owner of the voice appears in front of me with a pair of balloon animal looking humans behind him.

"What are you looking at?" Draco snapped at me.

"Nothing much, just looking at the heir of the Malfoy family. Heard business has been booming for your father." I say to his face.

"At least you know who I am unlike some." Draco makes an underhanded comment about Ron.

"Yes, indeed. I am Heir Malfoy, Draco Malfoy. These are Crabb and Goyle. Who are you?" he asked.

"Heir Potter. Harry Potter." With a small smile I extend my hand for a handshake.

"So you are the famous Potter. Why do you look like shit?" He asked as he took my hand and reciprocated with a firm handshake.

"A rough couple months I think. Living with muggles. You know how it can get. I'll be back to normal by the end of the month." I reply, to which a look of realisation dawns on his face.

"Yeah, I heard the muggles are quite ruthless. Very nasty kind. Well, I best be on my way. Let me know if you need anything, heir potter. I'm here to help." He bids goodbye, as his lackeys follow behind him, heading to his cabin.

"Weird kid. Just taught a lot of crap by society." I say as I shake my head at the boy's receding figure and make my way into my cabin, only to meet a red faced Ron and a almost crying Neville.

'I cant be bothered to deal with this for the next few hours. Ughhh.' As soon as I enter, I sit on the empty seat and lay down.

"Wake me up when we get to Hogwarts." I say to the boys and close my eyes, drifting into dreamland.

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