What Was That
Ugh. Why did I have to be the tiniest one? Everyone can go, but I can't. I have to be older to go there! Is Ron that old from me? I have a whole big year in front of me to wait. How is that fair?!
I am ten. So what!? I am only 365 days away from being eleven. Big deal!! Ron is only one year older than me. He is going and I am not!! Don't think it's a least bit fair.
My family is probably the hugest family of our kind. I have six (ugh!) older brothers and I am the only and the tiniest sister. Bill and Charlie started going there even before I was born, Percy started when I was four, Fred and George started when I was seven, and Ron is starting this year! Why am I the only leftover? I want to go to school too!!
Yes I am talking about school. Not just any other school, its Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Believe me, its freaking awesome!! I have been raised from my childhood loving this school. It's like the second home for me, but I haven't even seen it. Bet you don't think its fair now!
First September. When everybody was ready, we all got into dad's old blue flying car. It was Magicked so that we all could ease up in it. We all were dressed in Muggle clothing. I didn't like that. It was way too much uncomfortable. So started babbling about how uncomfortable these were but no one paid me any seed. They were all busy preparing our dear Ronniekinns for his first day at school. Fred and George teasing, mum and Percy comforting. At least one of them could comfort me, couldn't they?
After we reached the station mum was beyond irritation. So, "Ginny!!" she hissed rather irritably, "this place is packed with Muggles!! Of course you have to wear these! Stop crying like a baby!"
"That's what I'm trying to say!! I am not a baby anymore!! I want to go to school tool!!" I scoffed.
"But you are proving yourself wrong, dear, now shut up!"
I tried to watch the passing Muggles to take my concentration somewhere else. But it wasn't of much help. They were as boring and regular as usual. I saw a bewildered looking boy being shouted at by a station guard. He returned to his luggage, confusion changing into fear in his innocent little face. Suddenly, out of no where, I felt a pang of anger that was forcing my control to go and bang that guard's head. I didn't understand this feeling. Perhaps it was because of my mental condition today. But the boy was innocent enough not to be shouted at.
Then I heard mum talking very loudly, so I looked at her. Ah, aren't Fred and George ever gonna change? That reminded me of Hogwarts again. I gave it another try,
"Mum, cant I go?" I begged.
"You're not old enough Ginny, now be quiet … "
I tried to tune them out and busied myself to find this boy. He was actually a good distraction for me. But when I found him out, I saw him looking at my mum.
I looked away quickly. I didn't want him to catch me staring. Instead, I retrieved my concentration to my family. My brothers were one by one going through the wall. First Perce, then Fred and George, cracking jokes on their way. Only Ron was left. I could still feel the boy's stare on us. He was watchinging my brothers disappear one by one. But I didn't feel alarmed by any means, I don't know why. I felt him emerging towards us.
"Hello" he called out my mum.
"Hullo, dear." Mum took in his appearance and asked, "First time in Hogwarts? Ron's new too."
"Yes" he gulped. "The thing is - the thing is, I don't know how to –"
"How to get on the platform?" mum asked kindly, and he nodded.
"Not to worry" she said. "All you have to do is walk straight at the barrier between platforms nine and ten. Don't stop and don't be scared that you'll crash into it, that's very important. Best do it at a bit of a run if you are nervous. Go on, go now before Ron."
"Er- OK" he said nervously.
So he started. Nervousness and fear was clear on his face as well as the determination to go through it. Then he was gone.
He was brave.
After we went through the wall, we saw Ron standing on the entrance. Mum started babbling with him. And I started to look for the boy again. He was heading to the end of the platform, searching for something, probably an empty compartment.
Then mum started tugging me to look for Fred and George. After some moments Fred and George appeared in the seen I was watching. They were helping the boy to carry his trunk in the train. When they were finished, they had a tiny conversation and started gawping at him openly.
In the mean time, probably mum followed my stare and found Fred and George as well. She called them out. I saw the boy climbing up in the train, in his compartment when they left. When he settled in comfortably, he looked out at my family.
I retrieved my attention to Fred and George. They were teasing Percy for being chosen as the prefect. I was laughing at there jokes when Fred got all serious and excited,
"Mum, guess what? Guess who we met on the train?"
"You know the black haired boy who was near us in the station? Know who he is?"
I forgot everything I felt today. The sudden curiosity was burning up my head.
"Who?" mum finally asked.
"Harry Potter!!!"
….Huuh!! Harry Potter?! This is insane!! This is the very person I wanted to see from the time I started understanding everything around me.
"Oh mum, can I go on the train and see him, mum, oh please…." I blurted out without thinking. But then I remembered with a bang that he was hearing us from the train. Oh for God's sake!!! Why did I have to be so miserable?!!
The sudden embarrassment was something my system has never experienced. It forced my system out of control and tears started to well up in my eyes.
By then my brothers were all up on the train. They misunderstood my tears and started to comfort me. I forced a giggle on one of there jokes. As if I was going to clarify the misunderstanding!
That night, I slept very late, and when I did, my dreams were full of pleasant emerald green orbs, I had no idea why.