Harry Potter stood silently next to his best mates Ron and Hermione while they said goodbye to their families before they boarded the Hogwarts Express that would take them to new secrets and adventures they were oblivious to.
"Harry! Did you remember to pack all your clothes, books, school supplies, money, and Hedwig, dear?" Mrs. Weasley was one of the kindest women Harry had ever met. She cared very much for Harry and treated him as one of her own.
"Yes, Mrs. Weasley I've packed everything. Thank you very much," Harry replied with a smile that hid his concern and worries of some recent occurrences.
As Harry, Hermione, and the Weasleys said their last goodbyes, they began to board the train. However, little did Harry know that a certain pair of dark-brown eyes was silently watching him from a safe distance. (Lots of pairings)
That boy looks like the one in the picture Aunt Kirreth had given me. The young girl stood alone, her dark eyes looking between a picture of Harry Potter and the Boy-Who-Lived himself. She watched Harry disappear from platform 9 ¾ onto the Hogwarts Express. She stood transfixed in her spot, when she was torn away from her thoughts as students pushed past her to board the train; for there was one minute until the train was to begin its journey to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Mina quickly stuffed the picture of Harry into the pocket of her black Dockies. She gathered her things and joined the group of students boarding the train.
The students pushed and shoved past Mina and she was the last one to board the train before the doors slid shut catching her the sleeve of her thin, gray shirt in between the doors. Mina pulled at her shirt and part of her sleeve tore off. I have a bad feeling about this trip.
All of the students in front of Mina went to her right, but Mina went to her left. She rushed passed a few compartments finding them all full until she came upon a compartment with only two girls about her age sitting together chatting away without taking a single breath. Perfect. Sharing a compartment with two chatterboxes. I hope they don't ask me too many questions.
Mina slowly opened the compartment. "Would you be ever so kind as to share your compartment with me?" Oh, aunt Kirreth and her politeness lessons have completely rubbed off on me. Mina smiled at a memory of her caretaker, who she loved like an aunt, instructing Mina on how to properly speak.
The two girls simply looked at each other and smiled at Mina. "Absolutely. Come, have a seat," one of the girls answered.
Mina smiled, thanked them and they helped her settle in. "Wow! Lovely owl. I've never seen a black owl with gray eyes before," one of the girls exclaimed with astonishment.
Mina simply smiled and replied, "She is beautiful, isn't she? Her name is Ebony."
Mina scanned the girls as they scanned her. One had fare skin and curly locks of brown hair. The other had long, mid-back length hair that was as dark as Mina's. She had dark skin and eyes as dark as her hair.
The dark-eyed girl outstretched her arm and said, "Hi, I'm Parvati Patil and this is Lavender Brown. We're in our third year this term and in Gryffindor House. How about you?"
Mina simply answered, "My name is Mina Pot-…Mina and I'm in third year too." Mina decided not to say her last name right now because she didn't want to be thrashed with millions of questions. As for her house at Hogwarts, she herself didn't know which one she was in; for this was her first time attending Hogwarts.
The two girls looked at each other suspiciously, wondering why Mina was being so subtle. After a moment of silence they both looked up at Mina and Lavender said, "Nice to meet you Mina."
After their small meeting, the girls pulled out an issue of Witch Weekly and began giggling as they flipped through the pages. Mina had always loved to read, but not magazines. She liked reading novels, all kinds of novels. Mina pulled out a book and began reading.
"So, Sirius Black is after you?" asked Hermione, shocked at Harry's story. "Harry you'd better be careful."
"I know," Harry mumbled.
The food cart arrived and Harry pulled out some money to buy some Cauldron Cakes. "Would the man next to you like some food as well?" The plump woman with the food cart kindly asked.
"Er… Professor? Professor?" Harry hesitantly asked Professor Lupin. But he didn't even stir.
"Don't worry, dear. He can get some food when he awakes," the woman replied and left, leaving the compartment door open.