#1 - Acceptance

I do not own Harry potter, just Alexa.


I am getting odd looks from people around me but I don't care right now, you'd think that being on the platform of a train that would take you to a magic school people wouldn't mind me dancing through the crowd to get to the train.

"Alexa we are early it's not going to just up and leave without you, you know?" My dad, Kevin Grey, yelled trying to follow my auburn hair through the crowd. My name is Alexa Grey and it's my first time being aloud to board the train, I came with my brothers before but this is my first time leaving with them and if you can't tell, I'm a little exited.

"Ok Lexie come here that's enough" That? That is my mum, Jen Grey, she is stricter than my dad but lets face it he is an utter softy.

"Sorry mum I'm just so exited" I said over the noise of the platform when I found them again near a compartment door. "Is that one empty then?"

"Yes this is empty and your trunk is already in there curtsy of me" joked my brother Tyron, he is a third year In Hogwarts while my other brother Jay is in seventh year.

"Lexie will you send me letters?" My little sister Willow asked smiling up at me with her cutest smile she knows I can't resist.

"Yeah I will don't worry and I will send you so many you will have to ask me to stop or the house will explode" I giggled hugging her.

"Don't forget to study hard and have a good time, make friends as well" My mother fussed over me until the train let out some steam to signal departure. I hugged them one last time and hopped on the train almost into a few other kids crowding the door to wave goodbye to people on the platform I turned to wave as the train let out more steam then jolted into life and I leaned out the window.

"Bye sis" yelled Willow from dads' shoulders

"Bye I won't forget the letters, you send me some as well" and I waved as the train picked up speed; I could see mums lips moving but couldn't hear a thing as we sped away.

The train has rounded the corner and I am off to Hogwarts for the very first time, I skipped into my compartment and sat down almost buzzing with glee. The door opened and a boy stood there looking quite upset,

"Have you seen a toad any where?" he asked, I jumped up onto my feet.

"What does it look like?" I asked he seemed surprised for a second then described the toad I thought I had seen it earlier. I noticed he was dragging his trunk, "hey do you want to leave your stuff here and I will help look with you, what do you think?" again he adopted a surprised look; I took no notice as I searched my compartment for the troublesome toad.

"Are you sure I can leave my stuff here?" he asked looking away when I looked up at him from searching,

"Yeah and you can stay for the journey too if you want I mean I don't own these seats or anything" I laughed a little at his flustered expression but he nodded and I helped him haul his trunk into the rack above the seats.

"I'm Alexa by the way Alexa Grey" I stuck out my hand for a handshake; he stared at it for a few seconds then took it and said "Neville, Neville Longbottom" I smiled.

"We may as well wait 'till the trolley goes past or we might get in the way" I said, he nodded and we sat down in the compartment, we had searched for a bit already with no results.

"So are you exited to go to Hogwarts?" I asked he looked startled that I was talking to him

"I suppose, how about you?"

"Oh I'm VERY exited I can't wait to get there and make friends and get into a house and start my lessons…" sorry a ramble a little, what about you what are you looking forward to?"

"I don't know" just as he said that the trolley came to a stop outside

"Anything off the trolley dears?" asked the woman asked I got a few things then came back into the compartment to Neville biting an apple.

"Do you want some?" I asked offering some of my liquorice wand,

"You're sharing with me?" he asked, I nodded and handed him a cauldron cake as well. After a while the door opened again and there stood my brother Tyron, he looked at me and Neville then smiled.

"So you having a good trip?" he grinned at me while Neville shrank back a little into his seat

"Yeah, how 'bout you?" I grinned; he knows two pranksters and sits with them on the way to school.

"Oh the usual, Lee brought a giant tarantula…so who is this?" he asked pointing to Neville who shrank even more into the seat as Tyron sat down beside him.

"That's my new friend Neville"

"Have you seen a toad?" I asked a girl with bushy brown hair as I slid into her compartment she had to herself,

"Why?" she asked setting aside her book as Neville followed me in,

"Neville has lost his" I said she stood up and came over to us.

"That was very careless of you, If I had a toad I would keep it in a tank or so…" I cut her off

"We don't care what you would do we have a toad emergency" I yelled over the top of her, Neville flinched.

"Oh, ok" she looked startled but composed herself "can I help?"

"You take Neville down the train that way even though we've already been there, and I will go down this way" I said pointing over my shoulder, we separated and I saw Neville stumble down the corridor after the girl and into other compartments. I walked farther asking people until I reached a compartment where I saw my brother Jay sitting with some of his Hufflepuff friends.

"Jay?" I asked when I saw him kissing the girl he was sitting next to

"Oh…hey Alexa" he looked awkwardly at the girl then back to me

"You didn't say you had a girlfriend Jay" I said sweetly looking at the blond he had his arm around. She was pretty but not stunning. She must be a nice person for my brother to go for her, well that's good.

"Well I would have but mum would have gone over the top about it" he almost wined at me as his girlfriend shifted slightly to look at me.

"Aren't you going to introduce us since she knows now anyway?" she said nudging him in the side smiling

"Oh right…Alexa this is Jenny my girlfriend" I looked at her and giggled "don't tell mum though" he said,

"But I'm sure she would LOVE to know" I grinned as he paled, he spluttered for a few seconds when heard a croak from behind Kim (one of my brothers long time friends) and I gasped.

"So have you guys seen a toad?" I asked as Jay looked startled for a split second then…CROAK!

I dived as Kim hopped up as the sound came from behind her under the armrest, I caught the toad with ease as Kim burst into laughter as I was sitting on one of my brothers other long time friends Mason and he looked terrified.

"So Alexa what's with the toad?" Kim giggled as I smiled up at Mason who still looked a little scared.

"My friend Neville lost him so I said I would help, do you not like Toads Mason?" I smiled sweetly as I thrust the toad I towards him; he squealed and wriggled a little. Let me tell you its very funny to watch a eighteen year old boy squeal, I burst into fits of the giggles accompanied by Kim, I love Kim like an older sister the amount of times she has been round to the house and hung out with jay and I, I cant begin to count.

I got up off of Mason and he sighed with relief as I opened the compartment door and stepped out.

Now my problem was finding Neville again, I went to the bushy haired girls compartment, "Hey where did you leave Neville?" I asked the girl when she looked up at me from her book again,

"He left to ask the trolley woman, did you find Trevor then?" she asked, I nodded "I'm Hermione by the way" she added I smiled.

"I'm Alexa, thanks for the help" I left towards the compartment Neville and I were sharing for the journey because I suspected he would go there when he didn't find his toad. My calculations were correct when after I had changed into my robes. He appeared looking downcast and quite unhappy overall until…CROAK.

"You found him?" he asked wide eyed, I nodded and giggled,

"He was in my brothers compartment, gave his friend Mason a fright"

"Thanks for the help Alexa" he mumbled and sat down opposite me

"Your welcome" I smiled and the train moved along while we talked and laughed I learned about him and his grandmother and how they didn't think he was magical, and I told him of my family and life back home.

"We will be reaching Hogwarts in five minutes' time. Please leave your luggage on the train, it will be taken up to the school separately." The conductor spoke through the train and you could hear people bustling around packing things they had used on the journey away and getting on their robes. We filed out of our compartment and into the bustling corridor then out onto the small platform, a giant of a man came up towards Neville and I

"Firs'-years! Firs'-years over here! All right there Harry?" I turned Harry? Was this Harry potter? WOW!

"C'mon, follow me – any more fir'-years? Mind yer step, now! Firs'-years follow me!" we followed the giant man, I heard someone call him Hagrid on the platform, "Yeh'll get yer fris' sight o' Hogwarts in a sec," we went down to some boats and there it was Hogwarts, the giant castle loomed in the darkness huge and magnificent, "no more'n four to a boat!" Hagrid called in the scramble I was separated from Neville and he got into a boat with Harry, Hermione and a red haired boy. I got into a random boat, I heard Hagrid say something then we were off, everyone was silent as the little boats glided across the lake. I heard a muffled message and people around me ducked so I did the same as we glided under ivy on the Cliffside, a dark passage followed.

We all clambered out of the boats at the small harbor I found Neville again,

"I can't find Trevor again" he sniffed and I groaned

"Oy, you there! Is this your toad?" asked Hagrid, holding out the toad for Neville to take, Neville called the toads name and rushed forward to take him off of Hagrids' hands. We climbed up the passageway following Hagrids' lamp until we reached a huge wooden door.

"Everyone here? You there, still got yer toad?" Neville blushed and nodded as Hagrid knocked three times on the door.


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