Chapter 1
Going to Hogwarts
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It was Ginevera Weasleys first year going to Hogwarts, and things weren't going too well...The morning her, her family and Harry Potter (who had stayed for a portion of the vacation at the Burrow) were to leave for Hogwarts everyone had a VERY hurried breakfast and then kept running back upstairs to do some last minute packing and checking and rechecking that they had everything they needed, before they dragged their trunks downstairs and had them loaded into the back of the old Ford Anglia. Eventually they all had everything they need and were all sitting comfortably in the car. Fred, George, Ginny, Ron, and Harry in the back seat, and Percy and Molly in the front seat with Arthur who was driving.
They were right on time for the train when suddenly Fred said "Shoot! I forgot my filibuster fireworks in the bedroom" and they went back to the Burrow and Fred got out to get the fireworks from the bedroom. Meanwhile Ginny was talking nervously to the others about which houses she might end up in (and silently thought to herself if they sounded good or not)."...of course I'll probably end up in Gryffindor with you...well Hufflepuff might not be too bad..." Ginny said nervously.
"You wouldn't end up in Hufflepuff, you're too lively for them...but you might end up in Ravenclaw...I mean you are pretty smart..." replied George.
But then Ron piped up "as long as you're not in Slytherin I'm happy for you"
Fred came back into the car and they started to drive off again.
"What do you mean?" asked Ginny angrily "Just because you-know-who just happened to have been in Slytherin you automatically think its bad!"
There was an awkward silence which seemed to last an eternity (even though it was actually only a couple of seconds), before Ginny gasped "I've forgotten my diary," and AGAIN they turned around to get Ginnys book. They were really running late now. When they all got to the train station it was about 10:57. Hurriedly Molly, Percy, Fred, George, Ginny and Arthur ran through the barrier almost all at once, not noticing that Ron and Harry were not with them.
Ginny quickly hugged her parents goodbye and boarded the train with her brothers right before it jerked a little and started to move, slowly at first, but then faster.
"Hey Ginny, you can come sit with us if you want" Fred offered.
"I think I'll go see if I can find any other first years to sit with...but thanks for the offer anyway.."
"Okay...we'll be up near the front of the train with Lee Jordan if you need us..."
"Okay...bye" said Ginny and walked off in the opposite direction of the twins. She would look in the compartments every once in a while, but they were all full. Finally when she got to the end of the train, there were two compartments left. Ginny decided to look in the one on her right. She slowly opened the door and looked in...Ginny was shocked. Inside the compartment there was a girl sitting all alone and staring absent mindedly out of the window, but at the sound of the door opening she looked up and jumped. The reason Ginny had been so shocked was because the girl sitting in the compartment looked almost exactly like her. The girl had long red hair and freckles and everything. They seemed about the same size too. The only difference was that the girl sitting in the compartment had blue eyes, while Ginny had brown eyes.
"Oh...Umm...Hi?" Ginny asked the girl.
"Hi" replied the girl, "you can sit there if you want to" She gestured to the empty seat opposite her "My name's Jenna Smith by the way."
Ginny sat down in the seat Jenna gestured to. "My name's Ginny Weasley, it sounds like a type of weasel or something. Especially the way Malfoy says it ' weasel-bee"
Ginny and Jenna smiled at each other. "So what year are you?" Ginny asked.
"This is my first year." Jenna replied "You?"
"Same" Ginny said "so what house are you hoping for?"
Jenna thought about it" Umm...I dunno...they say I can't go in Slytherin 'cause I'm muggle born...what about you?"
"Gryffindor probably...like with the fact that my whole family has been in Gryffindor...I can't imagine their faces if I end up in Slytherin...so no pressure or anything..."
Jenna laughed. "You have brothers and sisters at Hogwarts?"
"Yea...all brothers, four of them are here right now and two of them have already left...do you have any brothers or sisters?"
"No I'm an only child."
"Lucky you" Ginny said.
"Not really...I mean it's great sometimes. Like I get a lot of attention and stuff...but it gets REALLY boring" Jenna said "so anyways...what's it like being Wizard born?" Jenna blushed at the question, but Ginny didn't seem to notice.
"I guess it's like...Umm... I dunno..."Ginny glanced at Jenna "What's it like being-"
Ginny was interrupted by the compartment door opening and a boy with blond hair and cold gray eyes walked in. Ginny knew who it was at once. It was Draco Malfoy, Her youngest brother and his best friends' enemy. He sneered "I guess its true... Another Weasley is coming to Hogwarts!" Malfoy noticed Jenna looking at him "Oh. I didn't know that you had a twin weasel-bee."
"Shove off Malfoy" Ginny said pushing him out of the compartment and slamming the door in his face.
Jenna and Ginny continued to talk to each other about random things like Ginny would tell Jenna about Quiditch and Jenna would tell Ginny about a muggle sport like soccer or hockey. They swore that no matter what house they were in they would stay friends.
Eventually they decided that they should change before they got to school. When the train stopped, they got out onto the platform and wandered around. Ginny heard a voice over the crowd "Firs' years over 'ere! Firs' years" Jenna looked around too. The man had to be at least twice the height of an average man and about three times as wide. "That's us" Ginny said, as they walked towards him. They crossed the lake in a boat shared with two boys.
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Well, there's the first chapter...hope you liked it!! I'm trying to stick to the original plot of the actual series, but obviously it will be slightly different. I'll be updating soon! I promise! Please review?! If you have any suggestions or criticism both are welcomed!