It is time for me to finally go to platform nine and three quarters. You may be wondering what I learned since I left diagon and I'm going to be honest it's hard to learn magic without a teacher but I have learned a good few charms and jinxes. I learned flipendo, wingardium leviosa, lumos, nox, rictumsempra and I am in the middle of learning incendio.
I would say that I am actually quite talented for someone who doesn't have a teacher and I'd like to think I'm comparable to the likes Dumbledore and Voldemort when they were my age possibly better.
At the moment I'm finalising the last of my plans for this year, My personality doesn't fit any house other than Slytherin, so I'm most definitely going to be bullied by Draco for being a Slytherin and muggle born so the best thing for me to do is to try and sway the sorting so more muggle borns and other people become Slytherins to help me find future ally's since if Harry can beg to be in a house than anyone can.
After my little monologue it is time for me to go to the platform where my true journey into the magical world and to king of the world begins.
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I arrive at the legendary platform to see many people bustling through the train station hoping to catch their train.
I see the pillar in the centre of platform nine and confidently walk through it knowing that I would see the train on the other side.
Finally I've waited weeks for this moment the time I get on the train, I made sure to come ten minutes before the train went so I could find the optimal carriage the one I was looking for was the one with Hermione and Neville why you might ask well both of them are talented wizards and Hermione is a muggle born so easier to influence and if I encourage Neville and give him a little confidence he should follow me like a puppy.
I get on the train and start looking around for the carriage with Neville and Hermione and after a few minutes after the train started moving I find a nervous Neville who is shaking while sitting across from Hermione who keeps overwhelming him with facts.
"Did you know that the Hogwarts dining hall ceiling is enchanted to look like the starry sky of course you did you' were born knowing about magic," Hermione told Neville in a rather obnoxious tone but to the common observer it was obvious that Neville didn't know.
"Hello I am Christopher Blaze is it fine with you if I sit in your cabin or are you saving these seats for someone else," I ask knowing they weren't saving the seats for anyone.
"Hi Christopher I'm Hermione Granger a Muggle-Born I'm guessing you are too considering I haven't seen your last name in any of my books, it must have been surprising to find out about the magical I was shocked when Professor McGonagall walked through the door, anyway you're right we're not saving these seats so feel free to sit anywhere you like, also what house are you hoping for I want to be in Gryffindor because Professor Dumbledore was in that house but I wouldn't mind Ravenclaw or Slytherin," Babbled the ever loquacious Hermione.
'Does this girl not know how to shut the freaking hell up, like seriously I'm not surprised Ron snapped at her in the philosophers stone this is something I'll have to work on if she is to become my follower,' I mentally criticise Hermione.
"Thanks Hermione and you're correct I am a Muggle-Born so when Professor McGonagall walked through the door I was stunned but I recovered quickly and made sure to research the magical world and it's culture and since you asked I'm hoping to join Slytherin because it's the house of ambition and many amazing wizards have come from there," I reply trying my best to sell Slytherin to Hermione.
"Fair enough I suppose but Slytherin hasn't had any wizards as good as Professor Dumbledore anyways I should get back to my reading," Hermione replied completely brushing me off.
'That didn't go as well as I hoped, Hermione is really stubborn I might have to use plan D to get her on my side hopefully Neville will be easier to get on my side,' I think to myself.
"So how about you what's your Name and what house are you hoping for," I ask the quiet Neville who hasn't spoken once.
"Oh uh m-me um my name is Neville Longbottom a pure blood and me Nan wants me to be a Gryffindor but I'm not too sure," Neville tells me seeming quite unsure himself.
"Well I guess it doesn't really matter as long as you're in a house with your friends," Both Neville and Hermione who was reading winced when I said the word friends.
'So their both friendless I doubt Neville has been friends with anyone because he was mocked for being a squib till a little while ago and Hermione was probably bullied for being an annoying know-it-all so I can work with this and I was right Plan D should work perfectly,' I plan mentally.
"Anyway do you have a pet I wanted to buy an owl but I thought it would be to much effort to take care of," I bait Neville into thinking about Trevor so my plan could begin.
"Oh no Trevor he he's gone c-can you please help me find him he's my pet frog ," Neville pleaded while crying.
"Don't worry Neville I'll help you find Trevor he has to be somewhere on the train," I tell Neville slowly forwarding my plan.
"Of course I know a lot about frogs from my books I can help you find it in no time," Hermione tells Neville in her usual obnoxious voice.
"Thanks g-guys but how will we find him the train is huge," Neville asks worriedly.
'This has gone so perfectly maybe I do have plot armour,' I thank my luck
"Let's all go in a group so we don't go to the same carriages over again and annoy anyone also we won't get lost if we stick together," I said.
We left our carriage and start looking around the train for Trevor we first enter a carriage of sixth years.
"Hey my friends lost his frog have you seen it anywhere," I ask.
"No haven't seen any frogs," one of the sixth years reply.
We knock on another carriage with a locked door even though it is against the rules to lock the doors so prefects can check up on you.
"Fuck off you cunts," Some random lad said in a thick Scottish accent.
We walked past that carriage and kept asking more people in different carriages.
"Have you seen my friends pet frog anywhere."
"No"
"Nope"
"I don't care about a stupid frog go buzz off".
"Why would you want a frog as a pet".
These were all the different reactions of the people we asked and none of their responses were promising at all.
'Freaking hell when can we get to the cabin for plan D where the hell is that guy he is literally essential for my plan,' I complain to myself.
"Guys we've been s-searching for a-ages and we still haven't found him m-maybe we'll never find him," Neville says.
"Don't worry Neville let's search a few more carriages he's bound to turn up eventually we know he's on the train," I reply to him.
We enter one more carriage that has quite a bit of noise coming from in hopes that maybe Trevor is causing all this commotion.
'Is that Draco finally this took way too long next time I shouldn't base my plans on the fact that someone is in a general vicinity and instead their exact location,' I celebrate.
"- Pansy, Daphne everyone my father bought me the new nimbus two thousand as a gift for going to Hogwarts it's the fastest broom on the market," Draco tells to who I can only assume are Crabbe, Goyle and Pansy Daphne
"Wait a second, is that Neville Longbottom the squib what on earth are you doing on the train," Draco says to Neville with a sneer.
"I-I'm not a squib I found out I had magic a few weeks ago," Neville said while almost on the verge of tears when he was called a squib.
"Is that so and who are you two then also you don't know my name I am Malfoy Draco Malfoy" Draco says to me and Hermione.
"I am Christopher Blaze and this is Hermione Granger we're both muggle borns nice to meet you," I tell him.
"Merlins beard Longbottom, first you don't show any signs of magic till you're eleven and now you start associating yourself with a buck toothed Mud-blood and another Mud-blood who doesn't even has his robes on you're truly a disgrace to Pure-Bloods everywhere," Malfoy says while sneering.
"I'm Tracey Davis and Draco is right Longbottom how dare you embarrass all of us Pure-Bloods by being friends with these Mud-Bloods you're a disgrace to your family Longbottom," Tracey insults me, Hermione and Neville.
Neville has a few tears going down his face and Hermione looks genuinely offended time for me to jump in, I pull out my wand at Tracey and Draco.
"Don't you ever talk to ever insult any of my friends like that again you racist idiots," I snapped at Draco and Tracey.
Everyone was taken aback at what I said Neville and Hermione looked touched, Draco looked mad but looked Tracey was furious.
"How dare you speak to us like that I am a noble Pure-Blood and your just a lowly Mud-Blood who is friends with a near squib and another Mud-Blood," Tracey raged at me.
"I told you to never insult my friends like that you idiot," I said in a low dangerous voice.
(Flipendo)
Tracey was pushed on top of Daphne by the spell who was surprised by the sudden weight and reflexively pushed Tracey off of her making Tracey end up lying on the floor.
"Let's go guys we still have to find Trevor," I tell Neville and Hermione while Draco, Tracey and their cronies watch us leave.
Right before we go to the next carriage Neville and Hermione stop me.
"Christopher thank you no one has ever stood up for me before and they all looked down on me because they thought I was a squib but you helped me so if you need any help at all just ask me," Neville gratefully thanked me.
"Christopher I want to thank you as well I've been bullied since I was young and no one did anything not even the the teachers so if you ever need help with studying or anything else I can help because I know a lot from my books," Hermione sincerely thanked me.
"You guys don't have to thank me for anything I did it because were friends," right after I said that I could see adoration appear in the eyes of Neville and Hermione.
'Yes Plan D was an absolute success Hermione and Neville both see me as a close friend, wait a sec does this make me a groomer… nah I don't have any sexual intentions with either of them,' I mentally celebrate.
"Anyway let's go to the next carriage we still have to find Trevor,' I say.
We go into the carriage that has the original protagonist and probably one of my future rivals Harry Potter.
"Hello I'm Hermione Granger I was wondering if you've seen my friends frog Trevor he's went missing," Hermione said.
"Hi I'm Harry Potter and this is Ron sorry but we haven't seen your mates frog," Harry said.
'Looking at him now he doesn't look like a protagonist who will eventually defeat Voldemort he honestly looks like an average lad,'
"You're Harry Potter I've read so much about in my books like modern magical history and the fall of the dark lord," Hermione said overwhelming Harry.
"I'm in books I've never even knew that before I did know I was kinda famous but not in history books," Harry said surprised.
"Well you did defeat the dark lord after all it was to be expected," Said Hermione.
"Yeah," Harry mumbled.
"we better have go find the Trevor see you later Harry and Ron," Neville said.
We go into the last carriage in that row it was probably the quietest carriage we've searched, we walk in to see Theo by himself reading about the greatest wizards in history.
"Hey Theo nice to see you how you doing," I ask.
"I'm good mate just excited or Hogwarts by the way who are these two," he said in his usual tired voice.
"Theo these are Hermione and Neville, Hermione and Neville this is Theo," I introduce everyone to each other
"Hi Theo good to meet you," Say Neville and Hermione.
"Hey Neville hey Hermione nice to meet you," Theo says in his usual tired tone.
"Anyway Theo have you seen a frog anywhere Neville lost his," I ask.
"That was your frog Neville? I captured it five minutes ago when it was jumping about my carriage I have it here with me in my owl's spare cage," Theo says while giving Neville Trevor.
"Th-thank you so much Theo I was worried I wouldn't find him," Neville said.
"Now that we found him do you want to come with us to our carriage Theo," I ask.
"Sure why not I'll enjoy hanging out with you lot," Theo says.
We head back to our carriage and just talk about what we're expecting from Hogwarts.
"So do any of you know how we'll be sorted I couldn't find anything about it in my books," Hermione questions.
"Well no one knows before they get sorted it's basically the best kept secret in the world," Neville explains.
And like that hours went by and the sky turned dark and full of stars and finally the train stopped right outside of hogsmead.
"Can everyone please get off the train carefully so no one gets hurt," Says one of the Ravenclaw prefects.
Two prefects walk over to the first years and guide us over to a giant of a man.
"Aright then Cmon first years this way to the boats follow me,"
Hagrid leads us over to the black lake.
"Four to a boat, Four to a boat," Bellowed Hagrid.
Neville, Hermione, Theo and I all get in the boat nearest to us.
"Onward" Shouted Hagrid making the boats start moving.
Hogwarts finally comes into sight and I have to admit it's the greatest thing I've ever seen in this life and my last one it was surrounded by the the lake you could even see a mountain in the background, The moonlight shone on Hogwarts like a stage light.
'I'm finally here the place where my true rise to power will begin,' I fantasise.
"This is Beautiful," I hear Neville say.
"It's amazing," Theo said.
"My books couldn't describe it even half of how Hogwarts truly looks," Hermione says.
You could hear the awe from many students on other boats as well commenting on how brilliant Hogwarts.
"She's a beaut ain't she and you lot get a spend the next seven years in here," Hagrid says.
We arrive at the shore when the doors open and Professor McGonagall comes out.
"The first years Professor McGonagall," Hagrid tells the Professor.
"Thank you Hagrid now the rest of you come along you need to be sorted," Said the Professor.
We get off the boats and enter the castle, Professor McGonagall takes us to a large room and says.
"I am going to inform everyone that you are here and ready to be sorted in that time clean yourselves up a bit," Says the Professor while giving a few certain people looks.
When the Professor leaves a group of ghosts enter the room several people gasp in fright.
"Forgive and forget I say we ought to give him a second chance-", Says a fat ghost.
"My dear Friar, haven't we given Peeves all the second chances he deserves? He gives us all a bad name and you know, he's not even really a ghost- I say, what are you all doing here," Says another ghost wearing a ruff and tights.
"We're first years waiting to get sorted," I say to the ghost.
"Is that so I forgot it was this time of year, hope to see you in Hufflepuff my old house you know."
"Move along now," said a sharp voice. "The sorting ceremony is about to start.
Professor McGonagall has returned. One by one the ghosts floated away through the opposite wall.
"Now form a line," Professor McGonagall told the first years. "And follow me."
I get into the line with Hermione in front of me and Theo and Neville behind me. We start walking and enter a room full of hundreds of students and several teachers sitting at the front of the hall and right in front of us when we start walking is stool with a dusty old hat on it.
'Dumbledore there you are I can't wait to see the surprise on your face when you realise the victor won't be you, Harry or Voldemort but I Christopher Blaze,' I think while staring at the old man.
"When I call your name your name come forward and sit down on the stool then I shall place the sorting hat on your head," The Professor tells us.
"Christopher Blaze," She calls out my name.
'She most likely called out my name first because of alphabetical order this is once again the optimal position so that Neville and Hermione see me go to Slytherin and ask the hat to go there as well.'
I walk up to the stool while straightening my posture so that I look more mature. I sit down and the second the sorting hat was placed on my head it screamed.
"Slytherin"
My robes change to the Slytherin robes and the Slytherin and Hogwarts crest appear on my robes.
'So my sorting ended up the same way Draco's did in the original I'm not sure if this is a good thing or a bad one,' I ponder.
I walk to the Slytherin table where people were clapping and congratulating me. I sit down prepared to watch the next sorting.
"Terry Boot" the Professor calls out.
After a few seconds the sorting hat calls out Ravenclaw and he goes to sit down.
"Millicent Bulstrode," the Professor called out next.
After a few seconds like the previous one the sorting hat called out Slytherin just like in the books. I give a small polite clap as she sits down a few seats away from me.
"Tracey Davis" The Professor said
Tracey walked up to the stool and sat down a few seconds later the hat called out Slytherin there was a lot more clapping from Slytherin than there was for me since this was a Pure-Blood name they recognised.
Tracey gives me a long glare before sitting down as far from me as possible.
This goes on for a few minutes until the first sorting that is important besides mine happens.
"Hermione Granger"
This sorting went on the longest lasting an entire five minutes.
"Slytherin"
I was smiling and clapping as hard as I can.
'The first piece is in place now I just have to wait for the others to come together,'
Hermione comes and sits next to me.
"Christopher I can't believe we're in the same house this is unbelievably exciting and I know so much about Slytherin from my books," Hermione says.
"I know it's great that we're in the same house now let's hope that Neville and Theo come here as well," I reply.
A few more people get sorted and finally Neville was being sorted.
"Neville Longbottom" Says The Professor
This sorting is even longer than Hermione's lasting seven minutes but finally the hat calls out.
"Slytherin" The hat bellows.
There is a thunderous applause from Slytherin as the Longbottom family is one of the greatest Pure-Blood families in all of magical Britain. And me and Hermione clap as much as we can.
I notice that at the table where the teachers sit Dumbledore looked surprised since his back up child of prophecy was in Slytherin.
Neville comes towards our table with the hat still on his head but realises he still has it on and rushes puts it back with a few chuckles and giggles from the seated students. He comes right back to the table and sits right across from me and Hermione.
"We're all in the same house this is so lucky for a while the hat wanted to put me in Hufflepuff or Gryffindor but I wanted to be in the same house as you guys and the hat actually let me, Neville said while smiling.
"I had a feeling we would all be in the same house," I reply acting as if I didn't manipulate events for this to happen.
"Draco Malfoy," the Professor says cutting off our conversation.
And just like in cannon Draco the hat shouted Slytherin right before it touched Draco's head.
"Theodore Nott"
Hermione, Neville and I watched intently hoping that our friend and one of my potential followers/allies is in our house.
After ten seconds the hat called out Slytherin to the applause of me Hermione Neville and the rest of our table.
"Hey guys this is pretty cool," Theo said in a sleepy voice.
"Theo why do you always sound like you're going to fall asleep," I ask
"I'm just tired," He said before resting his head on his arms.
"Harry Potter" the second the Professor said this everyone had their eyes on Harry waiting to see which house the legendary boy who lived would go to.
It took a few minutes but after a while the hat called out Gryffindor to the massive applause of the Gryffindors'.
"We've got Potter we've got Potter," The Weasley twins sang.
The rest of the sorting ceremony was uneventful since no one that important to my plans or the original plot was there.
Dumbledore got to his feet to give a start of year speech.
"Welcome to a new year at Hogwarts! Before we begin the banquet I would like to say a few words. And here they are: Nitwit! Blubber! Oddment! Tweak! Thank you," Dumbledore said before he sat back down.
When Dumbledore said Tweak the food suddenly appeared on the trays ready for us to plate up.
'I have read many theories on what Dumbledore meant by Nitwit, Blubber, Oddment and tweak and the one that I like the most is that they are the names of House elves in the Hogwarts kitchen and that's him telling them to make the food appear.'
"Do any of you know what he meant by that," Hermione asked while plating some vegetables.
"I don't know and I can't be bothered to find out when there's good food to eat," Theo says as he says while digging into the food.
After a while when everyone was finished eating the food disappears.
Professor Dumbledore got to his feet again and the hall went silent.
"Ahem- just a few more words now we are all fed and watered. I have a few start of term notices to give you."
"First years should note that the forest in the grounds is forbidden to all pupils and a few of our older students would do well to remember that as well," Dumbledore said while glancing at the Weasley twins.
"I have also been asked by Mr Filch, the caretaker, to remind you all that no magic should be used between classes in the corridors."
"And finally, I must tell you that this year, the third floor corridor on the right hand side is out of bounds to anyone who does not wish to die a painful death."
Theo laughed but he was one of the few people who did.
"Why isn't anyone laughing there's no way that's true," Theo said.
"I don't know Theo, Dumbledore is the greatest wizard alive there must be a reason he said that," Hermione replied.
"And now before bed let us sing the school song," cried dumbledore
"Everyone pick your favourite tune," said Dumbledore, "And of we go."
And the school bellowed.
Hogwarts, Hogwarts, Hoggy Warty Hogwarts,
Teach us something please,
Whether we be old and bald,
Or young with scabby knees,
Our heads could do with filling,
With some interesting stuff,
For now they're bare and full of air,
Dead flies and bits of fluff,
So teach us things worth knowing,
Bring back what we've forgot,
Just do your best, we'll do the rest,
And learn until our brains all rot.
Everybody finished the song at different times. At last only the Weasley twins were left singing along to a very slow funeral march.
"Ah music," Dumbledore said, wiping his eyes. "A magic beyond all we do here and now bedtime off you trot".
All of us Slytherin first years followed a Slytherin prefect down to the dungeons.
"That song was horrible to think the Albus Dumbledore would make us do something like that," Said Hermione.
"People do say he's crazy in a good way though not a bad one," said Neville.
Our conversation was stopped in it's tracks by the Slytherin prefect.
"The password to get into the Slytherin dorms is greatness do not share this password with anyone from another house or else you will get a month's worth of detentions with filch," Said the prefect.
When we entered there was a tall man with black hair and a long black cloak standing opposite the entrance.
"Hello first years I am Professor Snape your Hogwarts head of house I am here to welcome you into Slytherin and tell you the rules and punishments of our house," Said Professor Snape in a cold voice.
"We have a no bullying tolerance if I find out your bullying and trust me I will you will have one years worth of detentions with me," Said Professor Snape.
"Fighting with your fellow Slytherins is not allowed if I find out you are fighting with are fighting with your fellow Slytherins both involved parties will have detentions for a month with Mr Filch,".
"Finally and most importantly do not bring shame upon this house if you do I have a special punishment that you can find out about if you do, now all of you go to sleep you have classes tomorrow," Snape says coldly before leaving the common room.
"You heard the Professor let us take you to your dorms your stuff is already there," Said the prefect.
Before the prefects took us to our dorm we said bye to Hermione and went upstairs.
"Don't cause any trouble and be quiet," The prefect says before leaving.
"After what you did on the train watch yourself Blaze," Draco said before going to sleep.
"Christopher what did you to Draco," Asked Theo.
"He used a spell on Tracey Davis and made her fall on the floor when she was insulting me and Hermione," Neville said.
"I would pay money to see Draco, Tracey and their cronies getting their comeuppance anyways night guys," Said Theo before going to sleep.
"Night," said Neville before going to sleep as well.
'Everything went according to plan Neville and Hermione trust me and are in Slytherin Plan D was a complete success and I am in Hogwarts overall a good day,' I think before also going to sleep.
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So what did you think of that giant chapter with 4636 words that's why it took a while to post.
Anyway what was your favourite part of the chapter mine was Tracey being a mean Pureblood and a bully instead of Daphne's happy go lucky sidekick anyways.
-Wolfbro out