Disclaimer - i don't own Harry Potter or Draco Malfoy, though I wish I did. Ellie and her mother are my characters, blah blah blah. Please review as that will help be write new chapter and keep me motivated.
It was Ellie's first day at Hogwarts and she didn't want to be late. She had gone to bed and had an early night so that she would be fresh for the morning, something she never did. She got out of bed, showered and went down for breakfast. Her mother was in the kitchen spreading jam on some toast.
"Morning darling, did you sleep well?" Ellie's mother said setting the toast down in front of her. Ellie dug into the food without replying, something her mother was used to, indicating she was in a good mood.
"Okay, the train leaves at 11 o'clock sharp, so I'll get you there at 10:30. That should be enough time for you to get a good compartment. I can't believe it, my little girl going to Hogwarts. I'm so proud!" She came over and started kissing her daughter. Ellie did the typical teenage thing and shrugged her off.
"Mum, I'm almost 15; I think I can handle getting on a train, even if it is to go to a boarding school for nine months of the year. Anyway; I'll write to you." Ellie assured her mother. She finished her toast and walked back up to her bedroom to get dressed. She chose to dress for comfort. She picked her grey skinny-jeans, a white blouse with light purple sweater and sneakers. She was still getting used to the colder English weather instead of her usual burnt Australian landscape. After putting her hair up in a simple pony-tail and applying her favourite cherry gloss she was pretty much good to go. Ellie looked at herself in the mirror. She was a fairly pretty girl with wavy brown hair going a couple of inches below her shoulders and a side-fringe that was often left covering one eye (something her mother was constantly nagging her about). She had average sized pale blue eyes which her friends said were like staring into rock pools. In short she was your average teenage girl, someone who you could easily take no notice of until she wanted to be seen. This was just the way Ellie liked it.
She didn't know exactly what she should expect from her new school. Ellie just hoped she would be able to make some friends and do well at her classes and just generally fit in. As she walked down the hall her blue and white trunk was waiting for her along with her Masked Owl, Felix, and her green satchel. She picked up her bag and slung it over one shoulder, flicking her hair back in the process. Her mother watched her doing this and laughed quietly to herself.
"What?" Ellie asked confused.
"Those boys at Hogwarts had better watch out." Her mother said simply. Ellie blushed and looked embarrassed.
"Mum! We haven't even left yet and you think someone is going to hook up with me as soon as I get there?" Ellie thought she knew her mother better than this.
"Of course not young lady! But if you do make sure he is cute. And special. And loving and kind and possibly rich and..." Her mother kept going on and on but Ellie had zoned out. She was thinking of how she was leaving her old life behind and starting again; new country, new school, new friends, new life. She straightened her satchel, grabbed hold of her trunk and pushed the front door open and walked into her new life.
