Chapter 2
Kingscross station was buzzing with activity. It was hard to get a trolley to put your bags on but Sasporillas mum found one somewhere. The barrier to platform 9 3/4 was very busy with students running in. Sasporilla was amazed at how the muggles didn't seem to notice at all. Magic was wonderful.
Sasporillas kissed her mum farewell as her things were put aboard. Sassy waved as she climbed the steps of the Hogwarts Express. She carried Gooseberry in his home into an empty car. She knew eventually when all of the compartments were full, some students would be forced to sit with her. The trolly lady really didn't like it when children sat in the corridors.
Less than a minute passed before the compartment door slid open and two very loud older raven haired girls piled in.
"All I'm saying is if Dumbledore is such a great wizard how did an escaped prisoner from Azkaban pose as a teacher all year right under his nose?" The older of the 2 girls asked as she sat in a seat across the way.
"That's just a rumor." The younger girl said stowing her bag in the overhead. "Besides even if it is true he would have been an agent of you know who."
"Here we go!" The older one said looking at Sasporilla. "Where do you sit on this whole Dumbledore / potter vs Voldimorte thing?"
"Sorry?" Sasporilla asked a bit confused.
The older girl pulled the Daily Prophet out of her bag and tossed it to the young pink haired witch. "Don't follow the news hunh?"
Sasporilla saw the pictures of Albus Dumbledore which shifted to Harry Potter under the headline 'Dumbledore Daft or Dangerous' which shifted to ' & the boy who lied.'
"I was there when Cedric returned dead." Sasporilla said. "If it wasn't Voldemorte then who killed him?"
"Thank you!" The younger girl said plopping into the seat beside her. "I'm Kandy Curtiss. The nasty ones my big sister Kay."
"Oy!" Kay said kicking her sister in the shin.
The door to the compartment slid open again and two younger children, a girl and a boy, stepped in.
"We've been looking for you everywhere!" The youngest girl said.
"Well you should have kept up slow pokes." Kay laughed.
"These are the twins." Kandy Curtiss said. "Karry and Korry."
"Hi." Sasporilla smiled. "I'm Sasporilla Bucket."
"Wait." The older girl said. "You're the one works in the kitchens and laundry who saw to the Weird Sisters during the Yule Ball!" Kay said.
"Yes." Sasporilla said embarrassed.
"Wow tough break kid." Kandy cringed.
"No." Sassy said. "Working in the kitchens and laundry wasn't that bad."
"No." Kay said taking the Daily prophet and opening it to around page 6 and handing it back to Sasporilla.
A picture of the Minister of Magic sat below the headline 'Fudge says all is well.' Kay pointed at a small article below.
"Weird Sisters Bus Crash leaves one dead one missing."
Sasporilla read the article. The manager William was dead and Myron Wagtail, the friend she'd written to just the other day, was missing.
"Wait." Karry Kurtiss the youngest girl said. "Isn't the lady who bought #4 also named Bucket?"
"Yes I do believe your right." Kandy nodded.
Sasporilla didn't hear them. She just sat there in shock. Her skin turning pale.
The jolt of the as the Hogwarts Express began to move brought Sasporilla around. She the others in the compartment were waving out the window. She turned and saw who must have been their mum and dad stand beside her mother all waving at them. Sasporilla waved goodbye to her mum. In many ways she was happy there was no grand send off this year.
As the train pulled out of Kings Cross Kay snatched her paper back from Sasporillas hands.
"Thank you." Kay said grabbing her hand bag. "I'm off to find Leslie to split a fag."
"You're suppose to stay with us!" Karry protested. "Mum and dad said so!"
"Ya right." Kandy said. "Like we want to ride with you lot. We've got friends you know?"
As the 2 older girls stepped out of the car they could be heard hooting and hollering all the why through the corridor.
"Bloody animals." Karry said.
"Watch your bloody language." Korry smiled.
Sasporilla barely heard them. Myron was missing, but missing didn't mean dead! She would write a letter to uncle Nick the moment they arrived at school.
"So?" Karry asked.
"Sorry?" Sasporilla said shaking the cobwebs from her mind.
"Are you related to the lady who bought #4 Castle Lane?" Korry said slowly incase the girl wasn't all there.
"Yes." Sasporilla answered. "She's my mum. I guess we're going to be neighbours."
"Are you ok?" Karry asked. "You seem distracted."
"It's just the article about the weird sisters bus crash." Sasporilla said. "William died and Myron's missing. I'm just very worried."
"I'm really not that into music." Karry said.
"No." Korry said pulling some pentagonal cards from his bag. "She's only into books."
"At least books contain useful knowledge." Karry snorted in derision. "Unlike your collection of cards."
"Collection?" Sasporilla asked trying to stay at least half in the conversation.
"Yes I collect Wizard cards from chocolate frog boxes." Korry said proudly.
"He'll spend his whole allowance on them!" Karry laughed.
"I need a Dumbledore!" Korry growled defensively. "I won't have the complete set without it."
"I've never had a chocolate frog." Sasporilla said.
"Really?" Karry said.
"Are you full muggle born or something?" Korry asked.
"No." Stiffened. "We were just always so poor that we couldn't waste money on such frivolities."
"But you got money now." Korry said. "Cause you bought the house and all. Did you win the pools or rob Gringots?"
Karry giggled.
"My father died." Sasporilla said silencing the twins. "He left us some insurance money, that paid for house. My mum works very hard at Flourish and Blots and because she's a squibb they treat her like dirt. Any money I have I earned working as an apprentice for Mr.Olivander over the summer. At least this year my tuition is paid for by the Aurers tuition fund. "
"Sorry." Korry said.
"Ya." Karry added. "Our apologies. We didn't mean anything by it."
"No problem." Sasporilla smiled.
"Anything from the trolley dears?" The trolley witch asked.
Korry leapt to his feet digging in his pocket for coins. " Three chocolate frogs."
He handed the old witch the coins as she handed him the boxes.
Sasporilla stood next. "How much is a chocolate frog miss?"
"1 sickle dear." The trolley witch smiled.
Sasporilla dug through her money in her pocket and found 1 sickle amongst the knuts. She handed it to the trolly witch who handed her a chocolate frog box and walked off down the corridor to the next compartment.
Korry had already ripped open his boxes, eaten the chocolate frogs and sat disappointedly looking at the cards. "Salizar Slytherin, Rowena Raven Claw and blood Helga Hufglepuff. I have a dozen of her."
Sasporilla had seen others with these before. Chocolate bewitched to move like a frog for a few seconds after opening. She pulled the golden foil tab and opened the side of the box. The chocolate frog moved inside. In some ways it was quite exciting. She opened the lid as it jumped and grabbed it gently in the air. It wriggled in her cupped hand for a moment then went still. Just a piece of chocolate which she popped in her mouth. The chocolate melted slowly in her mouth. It was creamy and heavenly. Everything she ever thought it would be.
The card was on the bottom. When she turned it over Sassy saw she'd gotten Albus Dumbledore. Karry started to laugh while Korry mopped.
"Would you like it?" Sasporilla asked holding out the card to him. "For your collection."
Korry and Karry were stunned.
"You're suppose to trade or at least offer to sell it." The twins said in unison.
"But you need it." Sasporilla said confused. "I don't want it. I just wanted the chocolate."
"And you'd freely give it away?" Korry asked. "Freely? Free?"
"Yes." Sasporilla laughed placing it in the young mans hand. "Here. It's yours."
"Wow I don't know if you're the dumbest person", Korry said, "or the kindest and most generous."
"I honestly believe its the later." Karry said looking most impressed with Sasporilla.
"Well it rounds out my being beautiful and perfect." Sasporilla said with her nose in the air.
All three started to laugh and carry on the rest of the trip back to school. Though ever present in Sassys mind was the worry about Myron.
Kingscross station was buzzing with activity. It was hard to get a trolley to put your bags on but Sasporillas mum found one somewhere. The barrier to platform 9 3/4 was very busy with students running in. Sasporilla was amazed at how the muggles didn't seem to notice at all. Magic was wonderful.
Sasporillas kissed her mum farewell as her things were put aboard. Sassy waved as she climbed the steps of the Hogwarts Express. She carried Gooseberry in his home into an empty car. She knew eventually when all of the compartments were full, some students would be forced to sit with her. The trolly lady really didn't like it when children sat in the corridors.
Less than a minute passed before the compartment door slid open and two very loud older raven haired girls piled in.
"All I'm saying is if Dumbledore is such a great wizard how did an escaped prisoner from Azkaban pose as a teacher all year right under his nose?" The older of the 2 girls asked as she sat in a seat across the way.
"That's just a rumor." The younger girl said stowing her bag in the overhead. "Besides even if it is true he would have been an agent of you know who."
"Here we go!" The older one said looking at Sasporilla. "Where do you sit on this whole Dumbledore / potter vs Voldimorte thing?"
"Sorry?" Sasporilla asked a bit confused.
The older girl pulled the Daily Prophet out of her bag and tossed it to the young pink haired witch. "Don't follow the news hunh?"
Sasporilla saw the pictures of Albus Dumbledore which shifted to Harry Potter under the headline 'Dumbledore Daft or Dangerous' which shifted to ' & the boy who lied.'
"I was there when Cedric returned dead." Sasporilla said. "If it wasn't Voldemorte then who killed him?"
"Thank you!" The younger girl said plopping into the seat beside her. "I'm Kandy Curtiss. The nasty ones my big sister Kay."
"Oy!" Kay said kicking her sister in the shin.
The door to the compartment slid open again and two younger children, a girl and a boy, stepped in.
"We've been looking for you everywhere!" The youngest girl said.
"Well you should have kept up slow pokes." Kay laughed.
"These are the twins." Kandy Curtiss said. "Karry and Korry."
"Hi." Sasporilla smiled. "I'm Sasporilla Bucket."
"Wait." The older girl said. "You're the one works in the kitchens and laundry who saw to the Weird Sisters during the Yule Ball!" Kay said.
"Yes." Sasporilla said embarrassed.
"Wow tough break kid." Kandy cringed.
"No." Sassy said. "Working in the kitchens and laundry wasn't that bad."
"No." Kay said taking the Daily prophet and opening it to around page 6 and handing it back to Sasporilla.
A picture of the Minister of Magic sat below the headline 'Fudge says all is well.' Kay pointed at a small article below.
"Weird Sisters Bus Crash leaves one dead one missing."
Sasporilla read the article. The manager William was dead and Myron Wagtail, the friend she'd written to just the other day, was missing.
"Wait." Karry Kurtiss the youngest girl said. "Isn't the lady who bought #4 also named Bucket?"
"Yes I do believe your right." Kandy nodded.
Sasporilla didn't hear them. She just sat there in shock. Her skin turning pale.
The jolt of the as the Hogwarts Express began to move brought Sasporilla around. She the others in the compartment were waving out the window. She turned and saw who must have been their mum and dad stand beside her mother all waving at them. Sasporilla waved goodbye to her mum. In many ways she was happy there was no grand send off this year.
As the train pulled out of Kings Cross Kay snatched her paper back from Sasporillas hands.
"Thank you." Kay said grabbing her hand bag. "I'm off to find Leslie to split a fag."
"You're suppose to stay with us!" Karry protested. "Mum and dad said so!"
"Ya right." Kandy said. "Like we want to ride with you lot. We've got friends you know?"
As the 2 older girls stepped out of the car they could be heard hooting and hollering all the why through the corridor.
"Bloody animals." Karry said.
"Watch your bloody language." Korry smiled.
Sasporilla barely heard them. Myron was missing, but missing didn't mean dead! She would write a letter to uncle Nick the moment they arrived at school.
"So?" Karry asked.
"Sorry?" Sasporilla said shaking the cobwebs from her mind.
"Are you related to the lady who bought #4 Castle Lane?" Korry said slowly incase the girl wasn't all there.
"Yes." Sasporilla answered. "She's my mum. I guess we're going to be neighbours."
"Are you ok?" Karry asked. "You seem distracted."
"It's just the article about the weird sisters bus crash." Sasporilla said. "William died and Myron's missing. I'm just very worried."
"I'm really not that into music." Karry said.
"No." Korry said pulling some pentagonal cards from his bag. "She's only into books."
"At least books contain useful knowledge." Karry snorted in derision. "Unlike your collection of cards."
"Collection?" Sasporilla asked trying to stay at least half in the conversation.
"Yes I collect Wizard cards from chocolate frog boxes." Korry said proudly.
"He'll spend his whole allowance on them!" Karry laughed.
"I need a Dumbledore!" Korry growled defensively. "I won't have the complete set without it."
"I've never had a chocolate frog." Sasporilla said.
"Really?" Karry said.
"Are you full muggle born or something?" Korry asked.
"No." Stiffened. "We were just always so poor that we couldn't waste money on such frivolities."
"But you got money now." Korry said. "Cause you bought the house and all. Did you win the pools or rob Gringots?"
Karry giggled.
"My father died." Sasporilla said silencing the twins. "He left us some insurance money, that paid for house. My mum works very hard at Flourish and Blots and because she's a squibb they treat her like dirt. Any money I have I earned working as an apprentice for Mr.Olivander over the summer. At least this year my tuition is paid for by the Aurers tuition fund. "
"Sorry." Korry said.
"Ya." Karry added. "Our apologies. We didn't mean anything by it."
"No problem." Sasporilla smiled.
"Anything from the trolley dears?" The trolley witch asked.
Korry leapt to his feet digging in his pocket for coins. " Three chocolate frogs."
He handed the old witch the coins as she handed him the boxes.
Sasporilla stood next. "How much is a chocolate frog miss?"
"1 sickle dear." The trolley witch smiled.
Sasporilla dug through her money in her pocket and found 1 sickle amongst the knuts. She handed it to the trolly witch who handed her a chocolate frog box and walked off down the corridor to the next compartment.
Korry had already ripped open his boxes, eaten the chocolate frogs and sat disappointedly looking at the cards. "Salizar Slytherin, Rowena Raven Claw and blood Helga Hufglepuff. I have a dozen of her."
Sasporilla had seen others with these before. Chocolate bewitched to move like a frog for a few seconds after opening. She pulled the golden foil tab and opened the side of the box. The chocolate frog moved inside. In some ways it was quite exciting. She opened the lid as it jumped and grabbed it gently in the air. It wriggled in her cupped hand for a moment then went still. Just a piece of chocolate which she popped in her mouth. The chocolate melted slowly in her mouth. It was creamy and heavenly. Everything she ever thought it would be.
The card was on the bottom. When she turned it over Sassy saw she'd gotten Albus Dumbledore. Karry started to laugh while Korry mopped.
"Would you like it?" Sasporilla asked holding out the card to him. "For your collection."
Korry and Karry were stunned.
"You're suppose to trade or at least offer to sell it." The twins said in unison.
"But you need it." Sasporilla said confused. "I don't want it. I just wanted the chocolate."
"And you'd freely give it away?" Korry asked. "Freely? Free?"
"Yes." Sasporilla laughed placing it in the young mans hand. "Here. It's yours."
"Wow I don't know if you're the dumbest person", Korry said, "or the kindest and most generous."
"I honestly believe its the later." Karry said looking most impressed with Sasporilla.
"Well it rounds out my being beautiful and perfect." Sasporilla said with her nose in the air.
All three started to laugh and carry on the rest of the trip back to school. Though ever present in Sassys mind was the worry about Myron.
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I am in no way affiliated with Warner Bros. or with J.K.Rowling. My work is purely that of fan fiction & do not ask for, nor accept money, gifts or other compensation for my work. If you really feel you must do something, research which charities J.K.Rowling donates to, then donate to them as such.