Sophia woke up just before her alarm went off. Today was the day she would be sorted into a house and meet the people she would be spending the next seven years with. A mixture of anxiety and excitement swelled in her chest. She was excited to go but what if the other students didn't like her, or worse, discovered her secret.

Sophia is the daughter of one of the Hogwarts professors. Her father decided to keep her a secret and continue to do so when she attended Hogwarts.

"It is for the best." He would always say. "Trust me."

Deciding not to question it she went along with it. She wondered if it would have been this way if her mother was still alive. She died when Sophia was about one year old when a robber tried to steal her money. She and her father weren't there but her mother had gone to the store that day to buy food for dinner. She sighed not wanting to dwell on the subject. Putting on her outfit and fixed her long brown hair. Once she was satisfied with her appearance she headed down stairs where her father was already waiting.

His eyes looked distant and he was wearing a causal muggle outfit, blue jeans and a fitted black leather jacket. When he noticed her coming, a flicker of annoyance appeared on his face.

"I don't know why you insist on going on the train. You are already at Hogwarts it is ridiculous that you feel the need to waste time on such an unnecessary trip."

"I just want the full experience!" She insisted. "I want to meet people on the train, maybe buy some candy…" His loud huff cut her off and he quickly led her outside of the castle, careful not to be spotted by anyone. He held out his arm for her and apparated with her to the train station.

They arrived in a deserted section of kings cross station hearing the distinct hustle and bustle of everyday life only a few feet away. Her father turned to her. "Now, Sophia what are you telling everyone your name is?"

She sighed. She must have been through this a thousand times. She looked confidently into her father's dark brown eyes. "Sophia Darlow".

"Good, remember you need to go to platform 9 ¾ . I will see you when you arrive back at school." He apparated away and Sophia was alone. She walked down the hallway and rounded the corner. She saw several children with trollies clearly heading for platform 9 ¾ , so she followed them.

Sophia was unnerved by the seemingly solid brick wall that was in front of her. It was hard to believe that this was the entrance, even though the children she had been following went through without a problem. She hurried after them. Standing all around her were swarms of people. Parents were saying goodbye to their children, and the children were quickly getting on the train greeting old friends and making new ones. Sophia quickly entered the train. Most spots were already taken up by students, so she headed further and further down the train until she found a spot with a boy about her age sitting. She sat in the seat opposite him. He looked over with a warm smile.

"Hi! My name is Theo! What is your name?" He cast a toothy smile at her and drew his hand through his short black hair.

"Hi Theo. I am Sophia. Nice to meet you!" She shot him back a smile. She and Theo talked the rest of the train ride and she learned many things about him. Theo is also a first year and can't wait to see Hogwarts and see which house he would be sorted into. They also gossiped about the fact that the quasi celebrity Harry Potter is coming this year.

The time flew by and they had arrived at Hogwarts. Theo stayed near Sophia and they entered the castle. The first years were ushered into the room just before the entrance hall and the room came alive with the sounds of children excitedly talking to one another. Sophia waited patiently for the doors to open knowing her father would be seated at the high table, expecting the first years. Sophia could hear a small disagreement breaking out several feet away from her. She lifted her head over the crowd and spotted Harry Potter speaking to a boy with blond hair and a devilish smirk on his face. Then the doors opened and the first years entered she glance up at the high table and spotted her father. Severus Snape was scanning the crowd with a look of utter malice.