Capítulo 140: Elite of the Pureblood Society
"There's a weird magic around the pillar." Selena hissed in his ears and he frowned before realizing what she meant.
"Wait!" he said and quickly stopped Hermione who was about to run toward through the pillar.
"What?" she asked curiously as he let go of her hand and walked forward.
"Selena says that someone has tempered with the entrance to Platform number 9 3/4." He said and pushed his trolley bag toward the Pillar where it encountered resistance and stopped moving forward instead of going through.
"See." He said and Hedwig hooted from her cage as if agreeing with him and he smiled at the little
snowy white owl.
"But Harry. How'll we go to Hogwarts if we can't catch the train" she asked, panicking a little bit and he wondered if she had forgotten that he could simply apparate them their.
Seriously. This girl needs to stop panicking so much when faced with unexpected situations.
Or so he thought before he realized that he was judging the 12 year old Hermione based on the 17 year old one he had seen in the movie who had fought in a war against Voldemort.
He gave her a calm smile and said "Don't worry. It's nothing that I can't take care of."
With that he moved his hand in front of the pillar, willing his magic to remove Dobby's magic from the Platform Pillar and his magic followed his command.
He gave her a small smile before pushing his trolley bag through the pillar in and out a few times.
"See." He smiled "All done."
Hermione cheered up and they both entered the platform.
Only to meet with a group of reporters that fell on him like a pack of hyenas.
He frowned inwardly because some of them were getting really close to him and he was starting to feel a bit uncomfortable but on the outside, he gave a smile to all the reporters.
It won't do to have a photo of him wearing a frown if any one of camera man following the reporters decided to sell the photos to the Daily Prophet.
Still, he didn't wanted Hermione to feel uncomfortable so he was about to cover both of them with the Shroud of Concealment when surprisingly, Dan moved forward to cover both him and Hermione.
"The kids are already late for the train. So how about you do this at some later time." He said, occupying their attention while Emma pulled both him and Hermione to the side and helped them quickly climb onto the train.
He mumbled a thanks to Emma who just shook her head in amusement and looked at Dan who had now become the center of attention of the reporters who were no doubt asking him about his relationship with the boy-who-lived and god knows what else.
He hoped that such an exposure to the wizarding world won't put them in any more danger and resolved to add a few more stronger wards around their house in the coming days.
"Let's go Mione." He said and started pulling her toward the back end of the train after she quickly hugged her mother only last time.
"Yes." She said and started following him quietly.
As they started going to the back of the train, intending to find an empty compartment they met various students on the way who instantly stopped doing what they were doing in order to stare at him like he was some kind of alien.
Such stares were not anything new for him except now he was not only the boy-who-lived but also the genius who invented Magical Phones and held 100% shares of the Magical Goods company which has now become the richest company in Magical Britain so the stares were filled with even more awe and respect than usual.
He could tell that Hermione was feeling uncomfortable under all the pressure but decided to not use the Shroud of Concealment.
Everyone in the school already knew that she was one of his closest friend so she would face such attention sooner or later so she might as well get used to it while he was still there to support her.
So he nodded at anyone who moved out of his way and continued pulling her as they tried to find an empty compartment.
Unfortunately, not everyone moved out of his way and a short blond boy decided to come in front of him and stop his way.
"Hello Harry Potter." Draco said as his two goons came and stood behind him and he almost sighed.
What did this ponce wanted now?
"You want something Draco?" he asked in a bored tone as Hermione came to a stop behind him and looked at the blond apprehensively.
Draco looked like he had eaten something bad as his eyes went to Hermione before the ponce looked back at him once again "You can sit with me in our compartment Harry Potter. I know we did not get along well in our first year but that doesn't mean that the elite of the society should not stick together. Right." With those words he stick his hand out for a handshake.
Harry just looked disbelievingly at the ponce for a long moment as the students chattering behind him quieted down in order to listen to the two of them before he burst out in laughter.
The fact that Draco thought himself the elite of the society was hilarious considering how he was nothing but a self entitled brat who takes out the 'Dad' card whenever he faces a tough situation.
But what was even more hilarious was that he could still remember Draco from the last movies. The Draco who had been forcibly marked by Voldemort. The Draco who spent the last few movies doing nothing but crying.
To think that such a person would call himself the elite of the society and consider himself his equal.
That was truly laughable.
What was even more laughable was the fact that Draco had said nothing but the truth as the Malfoys were truly the elite of this fucked up Pureblood society.
So he started laughing and continued to do so until Draco's face turned red from either embarrassment or anger.
"Harry." Hermione's urgent whisper came from behind him and he remembered that everyone was watching so he cleared his throat and stopped laughing, though a bit of mirth still remained in his eyes.
He squeezed her hand back as a thank you and then faced Draco once again who had by now lowered his hands.
By now, the whole compartment had become silent as a grave as he went forward until he and Draco were only a few inches apart and he spoke "Your dad you up to this didn't he."
Draco's eyes widened and Harry realized that indeed, befriending him had been Lucius' idea after all.
"Draco." He said and grabbed the boy's cheeks "The day you step out of your father's shadow and start making your own decisions is the day I'll think of you as a decent human being and consider sitting with you. Until then, you can enjoy Crabbe and Goyle's company."
With that he moved Draco aside and pulled Hermione, continuing his search for an empty compartment.
In the end, they were not able to find an empty compartment because all the compartments were occupied by someone.
He was even asked by a few older girls to join their compartments but the looks in their eyes clearly told him that they were only there for his influence and wealth so he politely refused them before they at last entered a compartment in which a large man was sleeping.
He instantly recognize the man as they had already met before.
This man was Remus Lupin and judging by his luggage, he could already guess that Remus was going to Hogwarts as a teacher.
No doubt Dumbledore had asked Remus to take the cursed position of the Defense Against the Dark Arts Professor this year.
He wondered what happened to Gildroy Lockhart and quickly realized that since Remus was already in contact with Dumbledore this year, the old man would have simply asked the werewolf to take the position instead of searching for another person who could take the position.
This was probably the first major change happening in Hogwarts since he joined the school.
Well, except for the Magical Phones that a lot the students were using.
He and Hermione took their seat on the opposite side and started reading one of book from the library held inside their trolley bags. Alternatively using the Diadem every half an hour so that it would cause them headache.
He had applied the Shroud of Concealment outside the compartment door so no one disturbed them during the whole seven hour journey and since there was no escapee this time, there were no dementors hovering outside either.
So seven hours later, they finally reached the school without any disturbance or problems.
Author's Note:- I guess by now my disdain for the pureblood society is rather clear to everyone.
I usually try to keep my own thoughts and beliefs from influencing the story too much if such a thing effects the story in a negative way. But the purebloods are so damn unlikable that I couldn't stop myself from dissing them every now and then ~author rubs his head in an embarrassed manner~
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