Chapter 5 Summary

Mr. Weasley, who works for the Ministry of Magic, drives them all to the train station to catch Hogwart's Express to the school. Just as they are all about to board the train, Mr. Weasley pulls Harry to the side and makes him promise that he won't go looking for Black. Harry is taken aback by this request and asks Ron's father why he would go looking for someone who was trying to kill him

Harry, Ron and Hermione try to find an empty compartment, but they are all full. They finally find a nearly empty one with a man in shabby robes asleep in a corner. They decide to stay in the compartment, despite the sleeping stranger .

They notice that the sleeping man's luggage tag says "Professor R. . Lupin" and Hermione surmises that he must be the new Defense Against the Dark...