A New School Year

Sunday, 1st September 1991

Matthew and his Parents arrived at half-past ten at Kings Cross railway station. Just as they parked their car and entered the Station, he spotted the three Dursley leaving the Station while laughing disgustingly, 'Well it seems Harry is already here.' Mused Matthew as he watched them drive away.

They entered the Station and walked towards Plattform 9 and 10 where he spotted Harry approaching a group of familiar redheads while looking somewhat nervous. Matthew quickly said goodbye to his parents and also approached the group just as Fred passed through the barrier.

As he came in range he only saw Harry pass through the Barrier between Plattform 9 and 10, 'Huh, I was a bit too slow. Well, I will meet him in Hogwarts at the latest but probably in the Train.' Thought Matthew as he greeted the rest of the Weasleys. Afterward, he also passed through the barrier and entered platform nine three-quarters, where the red Hogwarts Express was already waiting. As he walked down the platform towards the end of the train to look for an empty compartment he spotted Harry as he tried to lift his trunk up the steps but could hardly raise one end and twice he dropped it painfully on his foot.

'Why didn't he shrink it? He must have forgotten it.' wondered Matthew as he approached him. Just at that moment, he saw George speak to him, "Want a hand?" he heard him ask.

"Hello Harry, Hi George. How are you?" Greeted Matthew as he arrived beside them.

"Oi Matthew, had nice Holidays? Come let's give him a Hand with his Trunk." Said George just as he realized that Matthew called the other person Harry. "Wait Harry?" exclaimed George as his eyes wandered to Harry's forehead where his lightning Scar was located. "Blimey, you are Harry Potter."

"Eh yes. Nice to meet you. Hello Matthew." Said Harry a bit embarrassed.

"Why didn't you shrink and lighten your Trunk?" asked Matthew.

Harry suddenly had an embarrassed sheepish look on his face, "Eh, I forgot it." As he pulled his wand out and tapped the top side of his trunk as he shrunk down, he put it into his pocket.

"George you should go say your Mom Goodbye, you will have enough time to meet Harry in Hogwarts." Said Matthew, "and Harry you should look for other Students of your year so you get to meet them."

George joined Fred and they left to say goodbye to their Mother while telling her that they just met Harry Potter as Harry entered the Hogwarts Express and choose an empty Compartment. After leaving Harry in his Compartment where he would meet Ron later, Matthew looked for his friends and found them in a Compartment close by. They talked about their Holidays while waiting for the train to start.

At point eleven the Hogwarts Express began to move and left the Kings Cross Railway Station in direction of Hogsmeade, which was somewhere in the north, in the Scottish Highlands. The train ride was pretty quiet, a bit later he saw three boys pass his compartment in direction of Harry's two of them looked like small trolls and the middle one had a pale complexion and platinum blonde hair. 'Well, Harry definitely won't land in Slytherin.' Concluded Matthew as he watched Draco Malfoy and his lackeys pass his compartment with amusement.

As they came closer and closer to Hogwarts, their Compartment door opened and a familiar brown-haired girl stood in the entrance with a shy dark-haired boy behind her. "Excuse me, has anyone seen a Toad? Neville's lost one." She asked with a bossy tone as she watched the people in the compartment until her eyes stopped at Matthew.

"Hello, Hermione, nice to see you. But usually, you knock before entering a compartment." Greeted an amused Matthew.

"Eh, Hello Matthew. Sorry, I didn't mean to be impolite." Replied a suddenly embarrassed Hermione.

"About that Toad. What's his name?" asked Matthew while he looked at Neville.

"Uhm, his name is Trevor." Answered Neville.

"Let's see. Give me one moment." Muttered Matthew as he stepped into the Corridor. "Accio Trevor!" he cast with his wand that appeared suddenly in his hand from his Wand Holster strapped to his wrist. He stretched his Hand out, and a minute later a green Toad flew directly into it from one end of the Train. "Here that seems to be Trevor." Said Matthew with a smile as he handed the Toad to Neville. "And the next time you have such a problem, you should visit the Perfect Compartment in front of the train. They should be able to help you with small problems like this."

"What kind of Spell was that? In which Book do I find it?" Asked an exited Hermione as she entered the Compartment and sat beside Matthew.

"It's the Summoning Charm Accio, you will learn it in your fourth year usually. You can find the Spell in the Standard Book of Spells Grade 4." Explained Matthew patiently, as he and his friends gained new people to their Compartment. Soon they arrived at Hogwarts, where Hermione and Neville left the Group and joined Hagrid and the other first Year Students. Matthew and his friends took the Thestral Carriages and arrived at the ancient Castle.

Inside the Great Hall, they sat down at the Ravenclaw table and greeted the other Students, while they were waiting for the feast to Start he chatted with Cho about their Holiday. He takes a quick look at the Teachers meanwhile. On the High Table the Teachers were already there, this year Quirrel sat in the position of the DA Teacher. He now had a turban on his head unlike before he left for his sabbatical which just meant that he was possessed by Voldemort. Matthew didn't look at him anymore since he didn't want to gain his attention. The rest of the Teachers remained the same as last year.

After a while, Professor McGonagall stood up and left the Great Hall to get the First-year Students, who should have arrived with the boats. Soon she entered the Hall once again and checked if everything was ready. After she left the hall once again, she entered a few seconds later with the first-year students.

Matthew was able to recognize many of them based on the description from the books, like Susan Bones, Hannah Abbot, Tracy Davies, Daphne Greengrass, Blaise Zabini, Seamus Finigan, and many more. Forty first-year Students in total entered the Great Hall through the Big entrance.

He heard how Hermione whispered about the enchanted ceiling "It's bewitched to look like the sky outside. I read about it in Hogwarts, A History.", which made him smile since this was so Hermione Like.

As the new Students arrived at the High Table, Professor McGonagall got the four-legged Stool and put the Sorting Hat on it. The Hat began to move and began to welcome the Students with his Song for this year. After he finished he watched Ron as he looked Visibly more at ease now, since he didn't need to fight a Troll.

Professor McGonagall stepped forward while holding a long roll of Parchment and opened the Sorting, "When I call your name, you will put on the hat and sit on the stool to be sorted." She explained and began with the first names.

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