Ron's face turned a tomato red as he sat down between the two girls. Fortunately, the seat was wide enough to fit three adults so there was plenty of room for three eleven year-olds to sit without touching.
Ron soon learned the twins were that Patil sisters while the blonde girl was Daphne Greengrass. All three were Purebloods raised in the magical world. The Patils were born in India but the family moved to London when they were three according to Parvati. Anthony (call me Tony!) Goldstein was a Muggleborn but his aunt was a witch that attended Hogwarts. His aunt and Daphne's mum were friends from school and were still best friends although his aunt worked in the Muggle world as a doctor. His aunt recognized his early accidental magic letting him in on the secret early. He had been introduced to Daphne and through her to the Patils back at the start of summer.
His biggest surprise was to find out the other boy was Harry Potter!
"Bloody hell! Do… do you have the scar?" he blurted out.
Harry looked a bit annoyed but brushed aside his fringe to reveal a thin, white lightning bolt shaped scar. It was highlighted slightly by the light tan colour of his skin but it blended in surprisingly well. Ron had to really look and he was just a short distance away.
"That's wicked, mate!"
Now Harry looked really annoyed.
"It is not wicked. It is a reminder of what killed my parents."
Ron felt like he'd been told the Quidditch season was called off. "Er, sorry mate. It's just… well my mum lost her two brothers in the war. We're just happy it's over."
Harry grimaced. "I guess. It still bothers me though."
Padma patted Harry's knee and said, "We won't talk about it anymore. Will we?" The last part was said to the rest of the compartment.
After a short, awkward period, the conversation turned to other areas. Ron was quiet for a bit but perked up when the talk turned to his favourite topic.
Quidditch
They started explaining Quidditch to Harry. Tony had managed to see three matches over the summer and was an instant fan. The Patils proved to be Harpies fans while Tony backed Montrose Magpies. Ron, of course, backed his beloved Cannons.
"Sure they had a few bad seasons, but they added Gowan as Seeker and Smyth as Keeper. Plus their coach is brilliant! They're on the ups!"
Daphne gave him a smirk. "So, you like their coach? I heard he's something of a goofball. Thinks he's something special just going by his first name."
Ron's face turned red with indignation. "Coach Steven has the best tactical mind in the game today!" he protested indignantly. "And Quidditch Week named him Leader of the Year after he became acting coach of the Wasps and led them to the league championships!"
Parvati grinned across to her sister. "I think Ron's in love."
"Do you sleep in a Cannons jersy?" Padma asked.
"Or maybe cuddled up with a stuffed Chudley the mascot?" Daphne asked. "That would be soooo cute!" she gushed.
Ron's indignation grew as the girls continued to wind him up. The other two boys wisely kept their mouths shut and enjoyed the show. The girls' taunting continued as Ron's face grew red. Parvati seemed to take great enjoyment out of commenting on Ron's adoration of Coach Steven.
Finally, Daphne took pity on him.
"Oh, relax Weasley before you hurt yourself." Ron continued to huff. "Do you know your hero's last name?"
"Yes!" Ron spit out. "It's Green…" Ron's eyes popped out a bit.
Daphne nodded. "He's my father. We were just having some fun with you."
The rest of the compartment's occupants started to laugh at the look of shock on Ron's face as Daphne grinned impishly at him.
"That's not funny," he grumbled. "That was mean. I was right about you being as bad as Ginny."
Eventually, Ron and Daphne started up a serious conversation about the Cannons chances at the League Cup that year. The others started playing Exploding Snap on the floor.
They were interrupted by a girl with buck teeth and thick bushy hair looking for a toad. While her visit started nicely enough, it soon turned nasty when the girl mentioned the published accounts of the fall of You-Know-Who. The girl fled soon afterwards.
The compartment was quiet for several moments after she left.
"I shouldn't have blown up like that," Harry admitted quietly.
"Maybe not," Padma allowed, "but it was kind of understandable."
Parvati nodded agreement. "She was a bit pushy about it."
"Definitely a future Ravenclaw," Daphne commented condescendingly. "Too much time with her nose in a book, her head in the clouds and a wand up her arse."
Padma glared back at the girl. "I want to be in Ravenclaw."
Daphne smiled back innocently. "Oh, I forgot that. Sorry." Parvati and Tony started to laugh at the two friends while Ron just shook his head in disbelief.
'She's even worse than Ginny! Girls, they are all barmy. But at least she likes the Cannons
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