Chapter 7 A pure Friend

*Aurelius Pov*

With little effort, I pull out the fold-out table and place my book, the bag of nuts, and my mints on it. My passenger follows the behavior and puts the pack full of on the table. He took one out of the pack and put it in his mouth.

"Tell me, Cederic, what kind of things are you eating?" As the name suggests, it resembled a quill.

"You don't know sugar quills?" He said it as if it was common knowledge. "These things are delicate, spun-sugar sweets made to resemble real quills.

Those things are really delicious you should try." When he handed the package to me, I grabbed it and took one out.

"It can't hurt, i guess." I say and put one on my tongue and I immediately noticed the extreme sweetness.

Disgusted, I swallow it quickly. "Not quite my taste."

"Hahaha that's how I looked like the first time."

"Tell me Aurel, how is your family doing so you know so much about me and I know next to nothing about you."

"Hmm, not easy to explain, but I never got to know a part of my family. some have isolated themselves from the family or are dead.

Then of course there is the part that I know and see as my immediate family, my mother is a housewife."

After a little thought, I reveal part of my family situation to him, but keep some information for me.

Cederic gives me a pitying look and apologizes. "I'm sorry I didn't mean to remind you."

With a loose hand movement, I showed that it was not important to me. "There's nothing to apologize for. I'm happy the way it is, even if I miss my aunt sometimes, you should meet her sometime.

Always there for a joke but has also been away from the family for some time and that's why I don't see her."

He looked out the window and witnessed a snow-covered row of houses.

"Hey look this is Hogsmead the wizard village adjacent to Hogwarts we have to be there soon."

We both look excitedly out of the window and see the village.

"We should put on our robes it won't be long before we get there." I suggest.

"You're right." Agree with me Cederic and we get our robes over our white shirts. I take off my suit vest, take out the important things and stow them in my trousers and in my robe.

When both of us have finished getting dressed, we sit down again and just wait for the locomotive to stop.

"Hey Cederic which house were your parents sorted into?"

It's clear he's half-blood since his family was one of the ministers, but it's possible he's pure-blood as well.

I have a good memory and in the books I've read about wizarding families I've never found out what blood the diggorys are from.

Accustomed to my curiosity, he proudly replies, "My father is a true Hufflepuff and my mother is a Ravenclaw.

My father said that when he first met her at the age of seven, she was a already a Ravenclaw, very hardworking and always eager to learn new things."

I assume that he is one of purebloods. With the new findings I have a new question in my head.

"Aureli-"

"Cede-"

We both spoke to each other which led to a small dilemma.

"No please speak first." I ask him and he asks me nervously and with an uncertainty in his voice.

"Do you want to be my friend?"

"I really like to, Cederic."

It came from me and shortly thereafter we shook hands when my new friend asked me what I wanted to say I just smiled and said "It's already done."

Immediately afterwards, the express slows down and you can hear the brakes working and the whistle being blown. When we stop and leave, Cederic puts a sugar quill in his mouth and I take a mint.

He took the lead and walked ahead in the direction of the exit, unfourtantly we were separated by two first graders who were trying to get their luggage out of storage and thus blocked the aisle.

This blockade separated us and Cederic seemed to want to wait for me but I called to him to go on.

"I'll wait for you outside." He says and continues down the hall while I reach the other two first years.

'Idiots.'

"Ian you have to pull the suitcase."

While the girl with black hair was helping a boy too deeply, I tap her lightly on the shoulder and draw her attention to me.

Startled, she turns around and when she sees me she straightens her long black hair.

"Hey, sorry for bothering you. I just wanted to tell you that the luggage is brought to our rooms by staff, you don't have to do that." I'm trying to sound as friendly as possible.

Relief spread across her face, emphasizing her dimples.

"Really, I didn't know that, thanks for the new information. You know there's just so much new and so much confusing lately.

Such as the shopping alley, the wall in the weird pub, that disappeared and the wall at the train station. but I guess that's how it is now, isn't it.

sorry i take all my frustration out on you and dont even introduce myself, my name is sara and that over there is ian."

the girl pointed to the boy who was supporting her in her pathetic project.

I put on an understanding expression and then start to speak soothingly.

"Oh everything is fine Sara, by the way my name is George Weasley and I totally understand you, it's a whole new world for people like you.

It's like a world you weren't made for but were chosen to pollute this happy world. I don't think you or your family are to blame, but you are part of this problem. I'll see you in the great hall, bye."

I spoke to her with contempt and since the path was clear again, I walked along the path to the exit, leaving this girl speechless in place.

'Mudblod.'

Walking down the stairs I only now realize how dark it is and even though I heard voices I didn't see much.

"Cederic where are you?"

I ask into the darkness and quickly get an answer through a familiar voice.

"Aurel is that you, stay at the exit i will meet you."

The familiar face comes towards mur and we are reunited he asked casually.

"Why did it take so long?"

"Just a few people who got lost." I answer thoughtfully and absent-mindedly.

"What?"

Confused, he keeps asking and I change the subject and ask him.

"Did your parents tell you what we have to do as soon as we get off the express?"

"No."

"Mine neither."

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