"In my timeline, Ron Weasley and I had to steal his parents’ car and fly it up to the school because we were running late due to a number of reasons the Weasley family is notorious for, not to mention Dobby sealing the platform barrier against us. I found out later that if we had just waited, his parents would’ve returned in time to see us still trying to get through the barrier and brought us back to the Burrow where we could’ve used the Floo to head up to the Three Broomsticks or even better, the Deputy Headmistress’ office to await the arrival of our friends. I hope you have a much more pleasant time traveling up to the school than I did. That Ford Anglia did not have decent air-conditioning or bathroom capabilities!