The Odd Potter

Hogwarts

Before the train left Harry put his head against the window and was looking outside while Percy pulled out his book and quickly went to reading, until he felt Harry's stare at him.

As he put the book down he asked. "Do you need help with something Harry?"

"I think I just overheard those people talking about me."

"Well your pretty famous in the Wizarding world Harry. you're in Modern Magical History."

"really that's super cool."

"you'll find out why people constantly talk about you soon." Percy said as he went back to his book

The compartment door then slid open and the youngest of the redheads walked in.

"Anyone sitting there?" he asked, pointing at the seat opposite of the two boys. "Everywhere else is full."

Percy's attention was still on his book, Harry shook his head and the boy sat down. He glanced at Harry and then looked quickly out of the window, pretending he hadn't looked. Harry saw he still had a black mark on his nose.

The boy finally introduced himself to them "I'm Ron Weasley."

"Harry Potter and this is my brother Perseus Potter."

"Are you really Harry Potter?" Ron blurted out. Harry nodded "And have you really got -- you know..."

He pointed at Harry's forehead.
Harry pulled back his bangs to show the lightning scar. Ron stared. "So that's where You-Know-Who
"Yes," said Harry, "but I can't remember it."
"Nothing?" said Ron eagerly.
"Well -- I remember a lot of green light, but nothing else. What about you Percy you remember anything?"

"nope."

"Wow," said Ron. He sat and stared at Harry for a few moments, then, as though he had suddenly realized what he was doing, he looked quickly out of the window again.

"Are all your family wizards?" asked Harry, who found Ron just as interesting as Ron found him.

"Er -- Yes, I think so," said Ron. "I think Mom's got a second cousin who's an accountant, but we never talk about him."

"So you must know quite a bit of magic already." Percy cut in putting the book down. 

"I heard you went to live with Muggles," said Ron. "What are they like?"

"Horrible -well, not all of them. My aunt and uncle and cousin are, though. Wish I'd had three wizard brothers." Harry replied.

"I haven't been that bad have I?" Percy asked rhetorically.

"Five, Five brothers" said Ron. For some reason, he was looking gloomy. "I'm the sixth in our family to go to Hogwarts. You could say I've got a lot to live up to. Bill and Charlie have already left -- Bill was head boy and Charlie was captain of Quidditch. Now Percy's a prefect. Fred and George mess around a lot, but they still get really good marks and everyone thinks they're really funny. Everyone expects me to do as well as the others,

but if I do, it's no big deal, because they did it first. You never get anything new, either, with five brothers. I've got Bill's old robes, Charlie's old wand, and Percy's old rat."

Ron reached inside his jacket and pulled out a fat gray rat, which was asleep.

"His name's Scabbers and he's useless, he hardly ever wakes up. Percy got an owl from my dad for being made a prefect, but they couldn't aff -- I mean, I got Scabbers instead."

"So you have a brother named Percy." Percy said noticing the boy was embarrassed by saying he couldn't pay for anything new.

"Yea." Ron said getting less embarrassed.