A/N: Just a little story that I wanted to get out. If I get enough reviews I might continue it!
Here We Go Again
Chapter 1: The Prank
"Five…four…three…two…one!" a young girl squeaks in delight as the hands on her muggle alarm clock finally adjusted themselves into the right position. Jumping out of her bed she scrambles to get her things ready for her bath, her bright red hair swinging wildly as she dashes to and fro.
The excitement that had been building since she had first received her letter from Hogwarts could no longer be contained. She was finally going to learn magic, just like her mum! In a speed that would make even the fastest muggle animals jealous eleven year old Leilani Stevens showered and dressed for her first day at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
"Click." The bright flash of the camera her father held hit Leilani in the face as she made her way into the kitchen.
"There's my little girl!" Mr. Stevens booming voice erupted. "My little girls is starting her first day of school, I'm so proud."
Leilani's slim frame almost collapsed under the weight of her father as he brought two strong arms around her.
"Not so little anymore, father," Leilani demanded as she straightened herself up. "I'm starting my magical training today."
She smiled up at her father and his green eyes twinkled with pride. "That's right," he said.
At that moment a shuffling sound came from the kitchen stairs. Leilani's mother, Lillian, walked in holding a gold and maroon scarf in her ivory colored hands.
"I found it!" she exclaimed staring at the prized possession in her hand. She handed it over to her daughter.
"Your Gryffindor scarf, but mum you love this scarf?"
"It's yours now. Promise me you'll keep it even if you don't get sorted into Gryffindor. Promise?"
"Yes mum, I promise."
"That's my little witch is so clever, she just might be in Ravenclaw!"
"Let's go or we'll be late!" Lily proclaimed as the family headed out to their muggle car and drove to Kings Cross.
"You'll write?" Lily asked.
"Of course mum, every week."
"We love you, Leila," her father said.
"I know I love you too."
Due to the hustle an bustle of the Station, it took Leilani an exceptionally long time to reach the train. Once inside, the prospect of finding an empty compartment looked dim. But with determined resignation and with her head held high, Leilani braved the crowded corridors of the Hogwarts Express and began her search.
So focused was Leilani in finding a seat, that the circumstance of the events that followed were to remain a little hazy for a long time to come. Walking along the corridor with her trunk in hand Leilani suddenly found herself flipped upside down, her body crashed hard onto the floor with a loud thump and the contents of her trunk, which also felt the effects of the charm, scattered all across the floor. It took Leilani a while to gather her thoughts and realize what had just happened. Lifting her head from the floor she looked around to see who was behind the vicious prank.
She heard them long before they came into sight. The rough and sparatic chatter of the three boys who had been hiding behind a corner waiting for their victim. One by one they rounded the corner, eager to see the aftermath of their little joke. First a tall thin boy with flaming red hair and freckles all over his face, second a tall boy with black thick hair and gray eyes, lastly a boy with dark brown hair and hazel eyes. They were all wearing their school robes, they were all first years, and they were all staring down at Leilani.
Before she had a chance to react, Leilani heard the voice of a girl calling by her side. "Here, let me help you."
She turned to see a young girl about her age with long bushy hair holding out her hand. Leilani took it greatfully.
"That was a nasty thing to do," said the girl with the bushy hair. She was staring at the three boys and looked almost as angry as Leilani felt.
Finally on her feet, she turned to face her three attackers.
"I'll say," spat Leilani. "That was an awful thing to do!"
"Hey what's the big idea," cried the boy with the flaming red hair. "That wasn't supposed to be for you. You've gone and ruined everything."
"Ruined what?" Leilani said. "Did you not expect someone to come along this part of the train? Or perhaps maybe you'd thought I should just fly over this area?"
"Don't get your knickers in a bunch," called the boy with the gray eyes. "We were only trying to play a little joke on someone. We didn't mean anything by it."
"You shouldn't be playing tricks on the train," Hermione told them. "It's against school rules and someone could get seriously hurt."
"Yeah," added Leilani. "Like me! Look at my things, they're everywhere."
At last the boy with the dark brown hair spoke up. Leilani finally saw how messy his hair looked and how the boy didn't seem to mind. If anything, he ran his hand over it casually and made it look more dishevelved.
"We're sorry," he said staring hard at Leilani. "We'll help you clean it up."
"Don't bother!" she cried. "Stay away from me I can do it myself!"
And she did. With the help of the girl who had rescued her earlier Leilani gathered all of her stuff and walked away towards an empty compartment.
"That was a foul thing for them to do," said the girl with bushy hair. "Oh, I'm Hermione Granger by the way!"
Leilani let out her first smile since climbing aboard the train. She really appreciated how friendly the girl was being.
"I'm Leilani Stevens," she told her.
After they had stored all of their things the girls sat down and began learning a little bit more of one another. Leilani told Hermione about being a half blood and how her mother had once been to Hogwarts. Leilani learned the Hermione was a muggle born, meaning she had non magical parents. Soon the conversation was filled with talk about the differences between muggle and magical life. Here Leilani had much to say, since she had been exposed to both. She quickly learned that she rather enjoyed Hermione's company and she hoped that they could become good friends.
A short time later the food trolley approached and the girls filled their stomach's with various treats.
"I've read all about Hogwarts already," Hermione started. "In a book called Hogwarts a History."
"Oh, I've read it too!" Leilani exclaimed. "My mum gave me the book one Christmas."
The two girls were discussing the happy coincidence when the compartment door opened.
"What do you want," Leilani asked angrily. It was the three boys from earlier and she did not feel like being reminded of their little joke.
"We just wanted to apologize for earlier," said the boy with the messy hair. "I'm really sorry, um…what's you name?"
"My name is Leilani Stevens," she said. "And I do not accept your apology. Would you do us both a favor and leave us alone?"
"Well I'm Jadon Potter," he said looking a little ashamed. "This is Perseus black," he pointed to the boy with the gray eyes, "and that's Ronald Weasley," this time he pointed to the boy with the red hair.
"I don't care," Leilani stated and Hermione nodded in agreement. "That was a horrible thing to do and I don't think I'll ever forgive you, in fact from this day on I despise you Jadon Potter. Now get out!"