OOC: Come on, guys! We can't let this die.

"Get going, Harry," James said with a nudge, "or else you'll never get all that packing done. Merlin knows how much you have to do still... You did finish your summer work, right?"

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Draco slowly drifted off to sleep, a gentle snore coming alive from his mouth. A snore that was much more gentle than anyone would have expected from the Malfoy heir. On his desk, not yet packed into his trunk, sat the pile of books and parchment that was his finished summer homework. He had finished it early on, and used it as an excuse for every occasion, including his own birthday... When he had been forced to spend it with a room full of Malfoy business associates who were all gray in the hair and about ten times his age.

Days passed quickly and things were great having his family right by his side, it was all he ever wanted. Before he knew it he woke up and it was the day he was to leave for Hogwarts. He was having so much fun the past week or so he completely forgot to pack. He heard his father tell him to hurry up with the packing and opened just about all his drawers before he finally he found his robes but something seemed a bit off. He looked in horror seeing that they were all green. He was a Slytherin now, it certainly explained being freinds with Malfoy and why Ron would hate him but he thought, mabe I could change that, I don't want Ron to hate me forever regardless, I'll have to prove to him I am a good Slytherin and I will. He quickly packed his robes in his bag and put the new couldron and potions supply kit and set of new books on his dresser. He quickly packed everything in his trunk along with his homework which was all done but with the ability to do some magic at home that was no suprise. He quickly headed down stairs dragging his trunk behind him and exclaimed, "I'm ready".

Lily smiled as her son walked down the stairs, dragging his trunk along. "Tsk tsk. Harry , try and flatten your hair please." She said as she scurried around the room looking for a hairbrush. Once she found one, she hurried to Harry and began to brush his hair roughly, pulling harder each time he winced. Lily put down the brush and faced him. "I guess this will have to do." She said, brushing his hair out of his eyes. "Ill miss you honey." She said softly as she hugged him tightly.

"Erm, I'll miss you too mom", Harry said as he hugged his mother who he felt he barely knew back but at the time she meant everything to him despite her quirks he felt like he did not want to let her go even though he knew it was not normal to want to hug his mother at his age but he did not care, he was in the comfort of his own home anyway.

"Ill go get her." Lily said as she let go of Harry and began straightening his hair automatically. She turned on her heels and walked upstairs. Lily opened the door slowly and watched as her daughter slept soundlessly. Walking in, she closed the door behind her and began to shake Ellie awake.

"We'd better go if we dont want to miss the train." Lily said as Ellie appeared from upstairs. "Get their stuff." She said to James as she she motioned towards Harry's and Ellie's trunks. "C'mon c'mon, lets go." Lily said, holding out floo powder to everyone. "I suppose Ill go with Ellie, and Harry will go alone, while James takes the trunks with him."

Remus Lupin went to the platform 9 and 3/4 to see Harry and Ellie off. He'd apparate to the limits when the train left. He was already on the other side and looked around for the Potters, but it seemed they hadn't shown up yet.

Ginny was of course running late with her family. This was like a tradition or something with them. No matter how early they packed or how early they got up, they always seemed to be running late. She tossed her trunk in the back of the car and sat upon it waiting for her family. "Hurry up!" She yelled at Fred and George.

"'Orse uh 'abit," James murmured through a toast-filled mouth. After a swallow, he added, "Harry can apparate alongside your mother, since we're the first two. Come on, pet."

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Draco sighed as he climbed out of bed, glancing at the bags that the house elves must have packed while he was sleeping. He didn't bother to check them... Much more trouble than it was worth. He could call Dobby, his personal house elf, to get him something if he really needed it. It might be against school rules, but he was a Slytherin... And what did rules really matter to a snake?

"Mother," he called out as he wandered through the corridors. He didn't much believe that she heard him, but if she really wanted to see him off, she'd have been here by now. He barely had half an hour left before the Hogwarts Express pulled out of Platform 9 3/4. Sighing, he called Dobby to apparate him and his luggage (and eagle owl, Columba) to the station. Upon arriving, he muttered a goodbye to the house elf - seeing as he was the only one he had to say goodbye to - and looked around for some of his housemates. Pansy, Blaise, Harry...

The Weasley's were half-way there when George mentioned that he left his stinkbombs. "Oh forget them George, you'll come across some more at Hogwarts." Ginny spat. She didn't think they were going to make it and it was stressing her out. "Are we going to make it?" she asked her parents. They didn't say anything, but her dad pushed a button and they went invisible. "ARTHUR!!!" Ginny heard her mother yell. They flew to Kings Cross and landed in the back where nobody would see them. Ginny ran out and grabbed her stuff. She ran to the platform without her family. She turned and waved but didn't know if they could see. She just wanted to get on the platform. Before she knew it, she was on the other side and could see the Hogwarts Express.

Remus looked around and saw Ellie wandering around. "The Potters are here...." He muttered to himself.