Chapter Nine and Three Quarters
Platform Nine and Three Quarters
A sharp rap at the door, brought Sunset sputtering awake from her deep slumber. She didn't remember being able to get any sleep, but realized she must have if she had woken up. Each of them had decided to sleep with their pendants on, making it much easier to share the large bed with no conflict. She wasn't particularly surprised, since their clothes had been adjusted to fit their new size. Had they decided to go without them they would have had to sleep naked, which was probably a little strange in a room full of people. They hadn't particularly been explained how the sleeping situation in Hogwarts would be, but she had assumed the students slept in dorms. It would probably be best if they got used to wearing them at all times.
Noticing Applejack crawl out of the bed beside her, she decided to let Applejack get the door, taking the opportunity to lay back on her pillow and ignore the inevitable for another few minutes. It was only a moment before the door clicked open.
"Well, howdy, sir," Applejack's enthusiasm made Sunset want to punch her; the urge grew substantially as the lights were flipped on abruptly. She groaned in anguish as she rubbed the sleep from her eyes. Similar sentiments were shared around the room at the brightness, except Pinkie who seemed to easily adjust her mood with the lighting.
"Good morning, Applejack," Arthur said chipperly, stepping into the room, "Ready for the big day?"
"Ready as Ah'll ever be, Ah guess..." Applejack said uncertainly, "Uh... anythin' we need t'do before we go?"
"Nope. Just dress how you like, and make sure you bring all your things. Once you board the train, just have fun," Arthur said excitedly for her, "Just make sure that you're wearing one of your robes by the time the train arrives at Hogwarts." He looked around the room at the girls who were crawling out of their beds at various speeds, Pinkie and Applejack being the two who seemed completely awake at the moment. "Wait, we seem to be missing one of you. Where is Rarity?"
The last comment removed the last bit of sleepiness that was clinging to Sunset. She stood up quickly and looked around the room. She couldn't have... She quickly made way over to Rarity's bag. "Uh, hold on. I'll look for her," she commented before crawling inside. Sure enough, she found Rarity at her desk, absorbed in her work. The clothing rack beside her containing a large assortment of clothes. "Rarity..." she began across to room so she wouldn't startle her, "What's all this?"
"Sunset, dear," Rarity sounded exhausted, "I finished making the required couture, but then I figured that if I already had what was asked of us, it wouldn't matter if I also made a few more... creative ensembles in my free time." Sunset looked closer at the clothing rack, noticing an assortment of decorative clothing next to the smaller section containing the plain black uniforms. "Why, dear? You still not able to sleep?"
"Rarity..." Sunset began uncertainly, "It's morning, we're all getting ready to leave soon."
"What?!" Rarity jumped up from her seat, horrified. "I... I have to get ready!" She rushed over to her mirror to analyze herself, "And look at these bags under my eyes..." She pulled out her makeup kit and began cleansing her face to prepare herself. "You can go ahead, darling, I'll be up as soon as I'm ready." Sunset took her leave, as a frenzied Rarity began her daily rituals. She made her way back up the stairwell, shortly finding her way back up to the hotel room, where the rest of the group were busy taking turns in the bathroom to prepare themselves for the trip.
"Did you find her?" Arthur asked curiously.
"Yeah, she is getting ready," Sunset replied with a sigh. The bustle and excitement of the day finally arriving was enough to pull her from her usual morning slothfulness. She found herself waiting several minutes for a turn at the bathroom to take a shower, and change into one of her other few pairs of clothing she owned. Being stranded in a foreign world didn't particularly help someone come by material possessions. She had only been able to get these extra outfits by extorting money from her classmates at Canterlot high scool in the first place. That thought didn't particularly bother her, it beat the alternative, and she felt no particular attachment to anyone other than the current five girls she was with. After drying herself off and brushing her hair, she made her way out of the bathroom to be replaced by Pinkie, who took her turn after Sunset. It took about an hour for the group to be fully ready, each girl having a turn to freshen themselves up in the bathroom before all six of them found themselves ready to leave.
"Alright..." Arthur began to the group, who had their carts with them gathered around him at the door. "You all have your things... wait, where is your cart Rarity?"
"I left it downstairs in the lobby. All of my belongings fit inside my bag, so I'm sharing a cart," she winked at Applejack.
"Well... I suppose it does utilize the space nicely..." he began, at a loss to the fact that she had such an expensive bag in the first place. "Alright..." He glanced at his watch. "The train leaves in a few hours. It's only a few blocks from the hotel, so we have plenty of time to get you all boarded," he explained, giving each of them a meaningful look, "You all excited?"
"More like nervous..." Fluttershy mumbled to herself.
"Nervicited!" Pinkie blurted out energetically with an uncomfortable looking smile.
"Don't worry," Arthur comforted, "I'll make sure everything goes smoothly." A moment of silence passed between them before Arthur finally led them out of the room. "Okay, it's a short trip, but let's all stay together."
It was, indeed, a short trip, the group finding their way to the station in about a ten minute walk. Arthur led them into the station and down the walkway leading from one platform to the next. Sunset was extremely glad Arthur was there to guide them, the station was large enough where she figured that the group could have easily gotten lost trying to find their way. They all walked single file, pushing their carts behind one another, except Rarity, who walked beside Applejack, chatting with her as they walked, every once in a while the two of them burst out laughing at something they had said. Sunset, who took up the rear of the line, couldn't make out the conversation, instead deciding on looking around the station as she followed along behind Fluttershy. She stifled a curse, almost hitting Fluttershy with her cart, as the group abruptly stopped in a small area between platform nine and ten. She made a note to pay more attention as the group approached another small group already there.
"Molly dear!" Arthur said warmly, walking over to the woman who seemed to be in charge of the other group.
"Arthur!" she greeted him back in surprise before giving him a warm embrace. "I thought you had some special work to do today." She looked past him toward the group of girls behind him curiously.
"I do," he nodded in emphasis before turning back to the rest of them. "Girls, allow me to introduce you to my other half, Molly Weasley," he gestured to the woman beside him. "Molly, allow me to introduce you to my special work," he chuckled slightly before continuing, "We have Applejack, Rarity, Rainbow, Pinkie, and the two in the back are Sunset and Fluttershy." He pointed each of them out as he named them, each of them greeting her with varying degrees of enthusiasm as he did.
"My... those are certainly some... odd... names," she commented lightly.
Arthur leaned into her before whispering, "They're American."
Molly gave her husband an exasperated look, "Honey, that doesn't... never mind." She shook her head in bewilderment, before putting on a warm smile again. "It's a pleasure to meet you all."
"And boys..." Arthur said happily, embracing several red headed boys, two of which being twins who stood beside Molly uncertainly. "I'm so happy I got to see you off on your big day," he looked around uncertainly, "Where is Percy?"
"He already went through," Molly replied, "You just missed him a few minutes ago."
"Oh..." Arthur looked sad at the news, but perked up again, continuing his introductions, "Girls, allow me to introduce you to my sons." He gestured to one of the twins. "...Fred," he said uncertainly.
"George," the boy corrected.
"Right, George," Arthur continued, "And the other is Fred."
"No, I'm George," the other boy corrected. Pinkie giggled madly at the situation playing out before her.
Arthur stared at the two of them uncertainly before continuing awkwardly, "Allow me to introduce you to Fred and George, whichever they may be..."
"Nice to meet you," they both said at the exact same time. It was pretty impressive, in a creepy way.
Arthur gestured over to the youngest of the three boys, "And this here is Ronald, my youngest son." He rustled the boys hair getting an irritated response. "This will be his first year too."
"You can just call me Ron," the boy greeted them awkwardly. Sunset felt slightly sorry for him, suddenly meeting six strangers like this, but he handled it pretty well.
"And that one over there hiding behind my wife is my little girl Ginny," he continued proudly, "She'll be starting school soon herself."
"Hello..." she greeted them quietly.
"Okay! Now that we go introductions out of the way, let's head through to the train. Fred, George, if you wouldn't mind going ahead first?"
"Fine with me," one of them shrugged.
"See you on the other side," the other continued. The two gripped grabbed their carts and pushed it straight through the wall in front of the group, seemingly sinking into it, the spectacle drew a collective gasp from five of the girls. Sunset had just been through too much at this point to be surprised over something like this. The magic was certainly new to her, but was rather mundane in function. Once the surprise had worn off the group somewhat, Arthur and Molly began directing the rest of them one at a time through the wall.
"Excuse me," an uncertain voice came from behind Sunset. She turned around to find a young boy with jet black hair and emerald green eyes staring at her. He seemed worried and stressed. "Um... do you perhaps know how to get to platform nine and three quarters?"
Sunset gave his cart a glance, noticing it containing the same things as the rest of the group. A cage with a snowy white owl perched atop one of the boxes on the cart. She returned her attention back to the boy before answering his question, "To be honest, I'm not surprised you're lost if you never had any instruction." Sunset shrugged and gestured to the wall behind her, just as Pinkie disappeared through it. The boy's expression was so comical that she was almost happy the boy had approached her.
"Did... she just walk through the wall?" he asked in confusion.
"Yup," Sunset responded blandly, "Here, you can go ahead of me, that way those two can help you get through for sure. Seeing as that man's job is to help us get to the train for today, he won't leave us until we're all through." She returned her attention to the group ahead of her. It appeared that only Fluttershy, this new boy, and herself were left to travel through.
"Oh, my name is Harry, by the way," his voice brought her attention back to him, noticing his hand was outstretched to her as a greeting. She looked at it consideringly before shaking his hand.
"Sunset," she responded in greeting.
"That's a pretty name," he followed up politely.
"Uh-huh," she responded dismissively, gesturing to the wall behind him, "It's your turn, lady-killer."
Rainbow emerged through the other side of the wall, finding herself in a completely new, and very busy platform. A large golden plaque on the brick wall read out "Platform 9 ¾" in flowing script. Almost immediately a man called out to her, instructing her step out of the way of the entrance so she wouldn't get hit by any newcomers entering through. She followed the directions, approaching the attendant who stood next to a large passenger train. On her way to the man she overheard the two Weasley twins she met earlier as she passed by them.
"-ready for the Quidditch match this year?"
"I'm not sure. If we can't get a decent seeker, we'll be in the same place as last year."
She froze, finding herself listening into the conversation. Are they talking about Quidditch? Ever since she had seen the broom store in Diagon Alley, she had asked question after question to McGonagall, learning all she could about Quidditch and flying. It had only been a few days since the incident that happened out front of her old school, but she had never forgotten the feeling she had felt during it. She didn't know how, but during the incident she had somehow ended up with wings. The feeling of freedom she had when she flew through the air had plagued her mind, even finding its way into her dreams both nights since. She couldn't help be think that it was her calling, somehow.
"Miss!" the man called again, "If you'll make your way over here, I can help you board your luggage onto the train."
"Uhh, give me a second!" she called back, pushing her cart over to the twins instead. "Hey!" she greeted them brightly. "I heard you talking about Quidditch. Do you two play?" The two turned to look at her curiously.
"Oh, hey Rainbow." The one on the left greeted her.
"We're the Gryffindor team's beaters," the other answered her. Rainbow searched her memory trying to place the positions. That was the position who focused on keeping their team safe. Gryffindor. She thought she had heard the name before, must be the name of the school team.
"So... I take it you're pretty good at flying..." she continued the conversation coyly, excited at the revelation.
"We're not as good as our brother Charlie was,-"
"-but we're better than most."
"Good, good!" Rainbow could almost laugh with excitement. "Say, how would you two want to teach me how to use this thing?" she asked as she pulled out her prized broomstick. The two looked at each other uncertainly.
"First years aren't allowed..."
"Is that a Nimbus 2000?" The two stared at her in shock. "How did you afford that?"
She hefted the broomstick proudly. "Some old guy named Dumbledore gave me the money for it." She frowned slightly as she noticed their dumbfounded expressions. "What?..."
Oh Rainbow you silly little human you.... Mentioning Dumbledore's name offhandedly like that will get you stares at all times.
I have to wonder if Rarity is going to be pretty much sleeping on the train because of her all-nighter.
Still want to see a scene where Rarity has spent too many All-nighters and falls asleep in the bag and one of the others have to take it and carry her along with it while she sleeps.
Can't wait for the introduction of Trixie.
The twins are going to help Rainbow get into so much trouble with her pranking
Awesome chapter
Congrats on making the feature box, by the way.
This chapter felt like it left off... ¾ until the ending
Nice to see where the timeline is settled in at and of course wondering how the six of them will interact with the original cast. I do believe Sunset might be able to draw comparisons to Eqeustria because they have their own 'Forbidden Forest' so to speak Huh... an idea came to me of Fluttershy dealing with those chocolate frogs... Let's hope she doesn't actually coddle them or something... or do for hilarity's sake.
Huh... now that I think about it, we could insert one quote from Pinkie concerning the food cart. You know which one I'm talking about; "Oatmeal, are you crazy?!"
House sorting is also going to be another thing to ponder at since I don't believe they'd all manage to get the same house. I mean, It's a 1 in 16,384 chance approximately. (four times four to the power of seven is the phrase I believe)
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Pfft, odds? We don't need no steenkin' odds around here. Not when the author has mighty plot-shaping powers. These arcane and eldritch abilities allow for anything the story requires, on demand. Humane 6 all Sorted into the same House? BELIEVE IT! Harry Potter becomes a member of Hogwarts' mythical 5th House, the House of Pain? BELIEVE IT! Whatever is needed, will happen, as the author decrees.
lets see Rarity shall be Ravenclaw, Fluttershy Hufflepuff, AJ Gryphindor along with RD, Pinkie hufflepuff with Sunset going to Slitheryn to make things fun.
Yes! It's the first book/movie! Sorry, I was wondering in which point of the HP timeline the girls would arrive at Hogwarts. I didn't ask because I wanted to be surprised. It was a very happy one!
Second: give Sunset a pet pheonix already! Or an owl.
Third: I wouldn't forgive you if you didn't do the joke at the title.
Fourth: I can't stop shipping Sunset and Rarity since this fanfic started! Or at least since Sunset said/thought Rarity smelled good.
8106134 Except the sorting isn't random chance and it takes a person's preferences into account. Hufflepuff is literally the house of loyalty but I don't see Rainbow not being in Gryffindor.
Also wonder when Trixie and Brad are going to show up. Or Trixie and Sci-Twi not impossible to work her into that eighth slot.
I foresee the Sorting Hat is placed upon Pinkie's head and gives an almighty screech of terror and McGonagall will find herself fight to get the hat off her face as it screams in abject terror that the "PINKNESS HAS COME! WE ARE ALL DOOMED! THE END IS HERE!"
8106335 The sorting process I know of but I meant that the chances of them having those Gryffindorian traits highlighted might as well be those chances listed. But hey, diversity is always welcome in stories like these. Hmm... what to call the other houses? Slytherite? Hufflepuffarian? Ravenite? Yes I know it's Raven Claw but Raven Clawite? Or something equally silly doesn't seem to fit. Still fun to imagine though
so is this 1991 or 2013?
8106419 It's 2152. Timelines are a b***h.
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Ahhhh... Good question, it's a question I never fully considered.
I'd go with 1991, trying to keep it more consistent with the Harry Potter timelines.
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Thank you so much, I'm so excited!
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Just to let you know, there is no chance I'm putting them all in the same house, as much as that would be fun. The hat chooses a house for the students based on their personality, their potential, and their preference. The MLP characters are far too diverse to end up in the same house. Sometimes the hat puts someone into a house and they don't particularly fit the ideals of the house, Peter Pettigrew being a prime example of a poor fit for the Gryffindor house.
I spent a very long time thinking about where the newcomers will be sorted, based on the criteria that the hat chooses, and I hope you will all be satisfied where they end up when the time comes. Needless to say though, being sorted into a house will not break any existing friendships, or even stop new ones from occurring. Many of the MLP characters are a prime fit for two or more houses, and I had to make a tough choice of which of them to put them in, part of my decision making process was to fit the characters, try to evenly represent the Harry Potter houses, and even provide for future plot potential. Hope you're satisfied with what I ended up choosing in the end.
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Sunset... You spend lots of time with her and still don't know her. Celestia can give you a second chance easily. Or even a third one. You just need to ask.
And after Twilight "graduate" "Celestia student spot" open right now :).
And Dumbledore = Star Swirl? No offence but as a mage Start Swirl far, far beyond Dumbledore. Star Swirl create hundreds of spells, can casually time travel, create portal to different dimension and do a lots of other things. Compared to this Dumbledore achievement are rather... small.
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We know that, but the last thing Sunset remembers about Celestia was her being escorted from the castle by guards. It's a pretty painful memory.
Yeah, Starswirl the Bearded would realistically be akin to Harry Potter's Merlin. The timing of Merlin would fit the timing of Starswirl's own life as well. It is left ambiguous though, and is said that Dumbledore closely resemble's Merlin in various online sources I've found. It can either be assumed that he is in fact Equestria Girls' Starswirl, or resembles him very closely, as he resembles Merlin.
The difference should be noted that the Equestria Girls' characters are not the same as Equestria's characters. Rainbow Dash in Equestria Girls can't perform a sonic rainboom, after all.
chapter 9 and 3/4th.
i see what you did there, you cheeky little... but seriously, i like how you'r tying the two worlds together, though i must ask if you will have the girls sharing in Harries adventure, or having one of their own?
for my own curiosity, unless the girls are places in their own tower/dorm, here's a quick breakdown of the houses and how i see the sorting hat placing them ...
Gryffindor: values courage, bravery, nerve, and chivalry... Rarity, maybe (friendship games) phoenix Sunnset
Hufflepuff: values hard work, patience, justice, and loyalty... Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy
Ravenclaw: values intelligence, creativity, learning, and wit... Pinkie, (rainbow rocks) ponied up Sunnset
and we all know about Slytherin: original evil Sunnset... before Twilight
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A little bit of both, I guess. I plan on tying the two different worlds and plots together, creating a new original plot and outcome. So it's kinda the original Harry Potter outline, but the presence of the new girls drastically changes the direction things may take eventually. Depending on whether they would have an impact or not.
I feel like that'll become difficult and confusing to try and work with eventually.
As for the houses, I do already have a house planned for each of them. I hope you're okay with my decision when it comes.
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If EG survive long enough (this whole "short films" shtick put all sorts of danger sings in my mind) Sunset and Celestia really need to meet each other's again.
Oh, okay. EG world not an accurate Equestria mirror image anyway.
I'm a little surprised about lack of reaction from Sunset. Considering that in pony world dragons are sapient... To her it must be sound like "Oh, we also need gloves from Native Americans skin".
I've been waiting for a good Harry Potter/Equestria Girls crossover! Thank you for writing this. I'm looking forwards to what's next!
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that they are.
can't go breaking the timestream now.
(As for the houses, I do already have a house planned for each of them. I hope you're okay with my decision when it comes.)
not to worry, it's your story, so i trust you have a plan...
though after my last post, i got to thinking about how the individual houses rarely interacted outside the classrooms, which might not work out well for the girls... seeing as how their magic kinda relies on them working together. again, just me overthinking this.
still, can't wait to see the reaction of the wizarding world when 6 girls pony-up... and i wonder if Sunnset can get a teleporting license as a first year, even though she's really 16/17?
Well, this is pretty good so far. I'm actually in the middle of re-reading HPMOR right now as well. Going between these two feels like the tone is shifting without a clutch. I'm really curious to see where you take this, though.
Nooooo!
I ran out of chapters! ;-;
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Anyway, nice work so far, but please be careful with the seeker role. If it goes to any but harry, there would be some pretty major butterfly effects.
Till next time.
-Eric
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Ah yes, HPMOR was one of my favorite fanfictions to read through. While it was completely unbelievable with someone Harry's age acting has he did in that story, I loved the story so much. I am not as intelligent as the author of that fanfiction, nor am I as experienced, but I try my best.
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I'm sorry!
I was away for a few days, I'll be getting back to writing very soon. Hope to get you a chapter soon. I know how hard it is to read through an unfinished story and wish you had more.
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it's okay, I have cuteness to make up for it.
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8116126 ya sorry about that was tired and have no grammar skills
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8106025 Trixie??? Thats a funy way to spell Starlight.
8121964 That's possible too just didn't think she'd be one cause she's never shown in the EQG universe.
I found something that might trough you for a loop whit the houses.
Slyterin ONLY accept pure blooded, meaning none of the girls can be choosen in to it.
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Yeah, I remember hearing about that a while back. After digging around, I found a source from Pottermore itself saying that while uncommon, Slytherin has been known to have a student with "at least one muggle parent from time to time".
My assumption and what I am most likely going to go with, is that the houses were formed under the ideals of their creators. Salazar Slytherin being a muggle hater, would have had remarkable influence on the sorting into his house, barring muggle-born wizards and witches from the house. His strict idealism and discrimination eventually led him to leave Hogwarts. After he had left, and over the course of a thousand years, the houses had evolved somewhat. I assume the sorting hat, as a sentient being, keeps the sorting up with the current trends of the times. While rare, Slytherin would then have been known to take a few muggle-born or half-born from time to time, who would most likely keep that knowledge hidden. Snape for example is a half-blood.
That being said, I'm not going crazy with it. I only have plans on having one muggle-born Slytherin.
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Whit that rulling I see tre that might make it in.
1. Sunset. But she'll most likely pull a Potter and ask not to.(Don't want temtation.)
2. Sci-Twi. Whit the option for Ravenclaw
3. the eghit girl(Starlight) which I can't judge whitout knowing who she is.
I know its a strange tangent, but I was sitting here wondering how the pendants and the underage magic use tracking are going to react to each other.
Yes you did. I would have actually felt insulted if you DIDN'T make that joke.
Fred & George + Rainbow & Pinkie = Mayhem!
I’m more impressed that you got to that bit on chapter 10 than anything else
Me. So me.
Rainbow Dash is guaranteed to get on a school team with that type of investment, sorry Harry
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Wait, i can’t remember, is there one big team or does each house have one? Because I’m pretty sure there’s a chance the girls are going to be split up among the houses.
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For those of us not in the know, what’s that an abbreviation of?