Headstrong

Chapter 10

The end of the summer came too quickly for the Potter siblings.

They were both looking forward to going back to Hogwarts, but Harry had told Amanda that the month they spent at the Burrow had been the best of his life, which made Amanda feel extremely happy for him.

On the day that they had to go back, Amanda and the twins had helped carry all the trunks down to the car, a small Ford Anglia. Mr Weasley had told Harry in a whisper all about how he had put special spells on it to make it bigger on the inside.

As they left to go towards the station they had to stop, first for George to get his box of Filibuster fireworks, then for Fred to get his broomstick, and lastly for Ginny to run in and get her diary.

All in all, by the time they arrived, Mrs Weasley was feeling very flustered and Amanda was in peals of laughter at Fred and George trying to think of a joke to say for the occasion but failing miserably.

As they stopped outside of the platform, Percy and Mr Weasley went on to the platform, while Amanda grabbed the twins' arms and hurried after them.

They loaded their trunks onto the scarlet express and joined Angelina, Alicia and Lee, followed soon by Hermione and Ginny.

Ginny sat down next to the two girls and Hermione asked, "Have any of you seen Harry and Ron? I've looked, but I can't seem to find them."

Amanda popped up. "I'll help you look."

The two girls walked through the train carriages, searching for Harry and Ron, as the train left and started to speed through fields and past towns. Amanda became increasingly worried as they could not find the two boys anywhere.

Eventually Amanda collapsed back in the carriage, propping her feet up on George's lap and fell asleep on Fred's shoulder.

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Amanda was woken up by Angelina and they trudged up to the carriages, leaving Ginny with Hagrid. When they arrived at the actual castle, they walked into the hall and sat at the head of the Gryffindor table.

They watched Ginny be sorted into Gryffindor, and Amanda still looked up and down the table in search of her little brother and his best mate. She saw Severus leave the hall, and wondered what he was doing, but caught Lockhart's eye and promptly dived under the table.

The twins pulled her back up, laughing. She glared at them, and later, when they were dismissed, she raced off to the common room, leaving them behind as they tried to catch up.

As she got into the common room, she started to hear rumours about Harry and Ron flying the car to Hogwarts. She sighed and slapped her head with where hand.

When she finally saw Harry and Ron again, Lee Jordan raced up to them and said, "Brilliant! Inspired! What an entrance! Flying a car right into the Whomping Willow, people'll be talking about that one for years-oomph! Hey!"

Amanda had elbowed him to shut up, but the twins were just getting started. She had to drag them away so that the two younger boys could go up to their dorms, and made the twins sit down in the couch. She noticed Percy wearing a deep scowl on his face, but didn't say a word, because she knew better.

She went up to bed that night, exhausted, and collapsed on to her bed.

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