How Could This Happen To Me?
Author's Notes: I came up with the idea for this story on Friday while in chapters with my friends. If my story sucks I'm sorry blame my mind for the idea. If my spelling sucks it's not my fault I can't spell to save my life (so there, I don't want any complaints xMissPadfootx…)
Disclaimer: I don't own any characters that you recognize from the Harry Potter books J.K.Rowling does. I also don't own Kyleigh (she belongs to herself). Also I do not own the idea of what Lily is told to do so that she can get onto the platform Hazel Mist does.
Chapter 1: Unpleasant encounters
11-year-old Lily Evans looked at the space between platforms 9 and 10, as if expecting to see another platform appear. After looking down at her ticket once more just to be sure she had read it correctly, she looked up again in hope that she had missed seeing the platform before.
"Don't know how to get on the platform?" A male voice asked behind Lily. He continued as soon as he saw her nod her head yes. "Well, what you have to do is yell that you're madly in love with James Potter."
"And Sirius Black is the best," another male voice added.
Lily found these instructions on how to get onto the platform very strange. But before Lily could even yell the instructions she had been given, a voice interrupted. "James there you are I've been looking everywhere for you. Oh you've made another friend," indicating Lily, "well then hurry up before you're late and miss the train."
As soon as the lady (who Lily believed to be James's mom, James being the boy behind her) finished speaking James and his friend took off towards the wall that separated platforms 9 and10. Soon they both disappeared, but before Lily could even start to move closer to the wall someone bumped into her.
"I'm so sorry," the girl apologized in a frantic voice. After she finished picking up all her stuff that fell off her trolley she turned to Lily, "my names Kyleigh what's yours?" All the traces of the frantic voice vanished in its place was a bright bubbly one.
"Lily," Lily replied, suddenly both girls realized they forgot all about the Hogwarts Express. Kyleigh took off running towards the wall that lead to the train, like James and his friend did earlier, Lily was right behind her.
Magical was the first word that came to Lily's mind when she saw the Hogwarts Express. She looked everywhere for Kyleigh (well everywhere in eyesight without moving that is) but she seemed to vanish. Lily quickly boarded the train and found an empty compartment. After getting herself settled she opened the slandered book of spells grade one. She was soon interrupted when the compartment door opened and a peaky looking girl with waist length jet black hair and lilac eyes entered.
"Can I sit? Everywhere else is either full or the compartments that do have room have jerks in them…" the girl questioned Lily, in a quite voice.
"Sure," Lily responded, she put down her book, "I'm Lily."
"Karmatha" the girl told Lily as soon as she was seated.
Both were having a conversation with each other when Kyleigh tripped into the compartment. "Sorry," Kyleigh told Lily and Karmatha, "I'm kind of clumsy… oh I'm Kyleigh," directing the last part at Karmatha. "I'm so rude, not introducing myself, sorry for running off no manners, that's what my mother says anyways so can I sit here?" She finished babbling by pointing to an empty seat.
"Sure," both girls replied to the request in unison.
"My name's Karmatha," Karmatha introduced herself for the second time that day.
The next interruption was several hours latter and it was by the trolley lady. "Anything off the trolley dears?"
"Sure," all three girls answered in five year old voices. Looking at the trolley Lily became confused because there was no candy that she knew. But as it turns out, she didn't have to worry about any of that because Kyleigh bought everything; Chocolate Frogs, Bertie Bott's Every Flavoured Beans, Ice Mice, Fizzing Wizbeys, Acid Pops, Drooble's Best Blowing Gum, Pumpkin Pasties, Cauldron Cakes, Liquorice Wands, and Jelly Slugs. In Lily's opinion it was the best!
Half way through eating their candy the compartment door opened once again, there stood a boy about age 11 with greasy black hair and a hooked nose. "Any idea what house you'll be in?" He asked in an I-know-everything condescending voice," I've been asking everybody that's a first year."
Seeing Lily and Karmatha's puzzled expressions, Kyleigh decided to answer for them, as well as her. "Gryffindor, how about you?" Kyleigh was beginning to really dislike this guy.
"Slytherin, what about them?" He snapped back.
"Gryffindor,"Kyleigh replied with as much attitude as she could muster.
"Shame first years can't be on the house quidditch team," he continued.
"Pity," retorted Kyleigh.
After this he left, and both Lily and Karmatha bombed Kyleigh with questions, for which they received good answers. Like Gryffindor and Slytherin are two of the four houses at Hogwarts. Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff were the other two houses. Your house is like your family you win and lose points. Quidditch is a sport played on brooms with seven players and four balls. But you will learn more about the sport at school.
The new topic of conversation was the animals they had as pets to Hogwarts. Karmatha had a vampire bat, Kyleigh had a black American Cocker Spaniel named Toby, and Lily had a snowy owl named Twilight.
Carefully taking a small cage form the luggage compartment, and a glass jar full of insects and spiders. Karmatha undid the lid on the jar, took out two spiders and dropped them in the cage. Kyleigh gave a small gasp and Karmatha and Lily giggled. "Dusk needs to eat to you know…" Karmatha defended her bat.
The rest of the ride passed in boredom, the three girls quickly changed into their Hogwarts robes twenty-five minutes before arriving.
A voice echoed through out the train: "We will be reaching Hogwarts in five minutes time. Please leave your luggage on the train, it will be taken to the school separately."
The train slowed right down and finally stopped. People pushed their way towards the door and out onto a tiny, dark platform. Lily shivered in the cold night air. Then a lamp came bobbing over the heads of the students.
"Firs' years! Firs' years over here!" A friendly voice boomed over the noise, "C'mon, follow me-any more firs' years? Mind your step, now! Firs' years follow me!"
Karmatha, Kyleigh, and Lily made there way toward the voice and started to follow it, other first years were doing the same. Slipping and stumbling, they followed Hagrid down what seemed to be a steep, marrow path. Thick trees lined either side of the path. Nobody spoke much and Lily wasn't sure if that was because of nerves or excitement.
"Yeh'll get yer firs' look o' Hogwarts in a sec," Hagrid called over his shoulder, jus' round this bend here."
There was a loud 'Oooooh!'
The narrow path had opened suddenly onto the edge of a great black lake. Perched atop a high mountain on the other side, it's windows sparkling in the starry sky, was a vast castle with many turrets and towers.
"No more'n four to a boat!" Hagrid called, pointing to a fleet of little boats sitting in the water by the shore. A small blond haired girl followed Lily, Karmatha and Kyleigh into a boat.
"Everyone in?" Shouted Hagrid, who had a boat to himself, "right then-FORWARD!"
And the fleet of little boats moved off at once, gliding across the lake, which was as smooth as glass. Everyone was silent, staring up at the great castle overhead. It towered over them as they sailed nearer and nearer to the cliff on which it stood.
"Heads down!" yelled Hagrid, as the first boats reached the cliff they all bent their heads and the little boats carried them through a curtain of ivy, which hid a wide opening in the cliff face. They were carried along a dark tunnel, which seemed to be taking them right underneath the castle, until they reached a kind of underground harbour. Where they clambered out onto rocks and pebbles.
They walked up a flight of stone steps and crowded around the huge oak door. Hagrid raised a gigantic fist and knocked three times on the castle door. It immediately swung open. A tall, black-haired witch in emerald-green robes stood there. She had a very stern face and had the impression that she should not be crossed.
"The firs' years, Professor McGonagall," said Hagrid.
"Thank you Hagrid. I will take them from here." She pulled the door wide. They followed Professor McGonagall across the flagged stone floor. She stopped at a pair of double doors that lead to the great hall.
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