Lenny's POV

Instead of hearing the abrupt smack! That I was expecting, I found my self in a whole new world entirely, much like when I first stepped into Diagon Alley. There were both men and women and long, traditional looking robes, as well as some wearing suits and others in casual jeans and tee-shirts. To my left was a smoking scarlett steam train, with the words "Hogwarts Express" emblazoned in black across the front. There were other kids hastily saying their goodbyes to their parents and climbing aboard the train. I had seen so much in the first few seconds that I was across onto platform 9 and 3/4, it was if it was in slow motion. A tap on my shoulder brought me out of my reverie.

"Helena, it's nearly time to go" My Dad said, and to my shock, I could just about see a tear in his eye. I scowled at his use of my full name, but gratefully accepted the hug that he pulled me into anyway. I was still in shock, my Dad, with his usual mask of complete emotionlessness, was nearly crying. I pulled out of his hug and turned to my Mum.

"Lenny, we love you, have a good time, write to us, and don't forget about us" She said, a tear trickling down her cheek as she did so. I promptly pulled her into a hug too. She kissed the top of my head of curly, chesnut brown hair, and pulled away.

"Of course I won't forget you! I love you too, and you Dad" I smiled, trying to control the need to hold on to my parents and never let go. They hadn't let my baby sister come to see me off because they knew that if she came I wouldn't have been able to leave her. A whistle blew from behind me, and I knew I had to go. I hugged my parents one last time, and turned to climb aboard the train.

Mima's POV

I saw various people walking down the train to find compartments, I had gotten here early to make sure to get one for myself and my two best friends, Louis and Lucy Weasley. We were just sitting down when a head popped round the door.

"Are you guys first ye-" The girl started, "Jemima? You come to Hogwarts too?"

"Oh my GOD!" I squealed. "LENNY! How come you didn't tell me you were coming!" I pulled her in to a tight hug which she gave back. " And no, I'm a second year, these are my friends Louis and Lucy"

"Oh, hey guys, it's nice to meet you!" She said.

"yep, guys, this is my cousin Helena Mitchell!" She gave me a sharp elbow jab in the ribs for that. "Ouch, I forgot you did karate" I mumbled, "But call her Lenny or Len or else she'll karate chop you or something." I explained to my friends.

Lenny grinned from her place in the doorway.

Louis piped up from inside, "hey, Lenny, if you want to find some first years to sit with, some of mine and Luce's cousins are starting this year too. Should I take you to them?"

"Yeah, that'd be great" She replied.

Lenny's POV

I couldn't believe that my cousin, Jemima Brown, was going to be at Hogwarts. As Louis walked me down the train, looking for his cousins, I couldn't help but notice how handsome and attractive he was, despite being only twelve years old. He must have noticed me staring, beause he grinned, and, thinking he was explaining, said "It's because I'm part Veela"

"What's a Veela?" I asked.

His face fell slightly "Doesn't matter, the point is I'm awesome." He replied. Lucy came up behind him and poked him.

"Just ignore him, he's an arrogant twat" She said, swatting him over the head playfully. I wasn't bothered by his cockyness, since he was carrying my trunk. As we passed each carriage, he and Lucy checked inside each one, untill, at the very last compartment, he opened the door. "Here we are!" He exclaimed.

"Lou, what do you want now?" A dark skinned girl asked.

"Nothing! I just came to ask if Lenny here could sit with you, she's a first year too" Louis replied. "And don't call me Lou!"

"Oh, course she can!" A very pretty red-headed girl exclaimed, and Louis and Lucy left. "Here, come sit next to me" moved her feet off the bench to give me some room to sit.

"I'm Lily Luna Potter, that's Hugo Crookshanks Weasley-" This was interrupted by Roxanne's exclaimation of

"I still can't believe Aunt Hermione named you after her cat"

"Anyway" Lily carried on "She's Roxanne Alicia Weasley," she said, gesturing to the dark haired girl who had interrupted Lily, "The blonde twins are Lysander Newt and Lorcan Xenophillius Scamander, and the other twins are Alice Hannah and Frank Neville Longbottom"

"well, it's nice to meet you all" I replied with a smile. "Do you guys have any other brothers and sisters? I have a baby sister, well, she's not really a baby, she's seven, but still" I smiled.

"Yeah, I have a sister called Rose, she's in Gryffindor in her third year. Lily's brother Albus is in his thrid year too, and a gryffindor. Her other brother James is fourth year Gryffindor" Hugo then went on to describe the rest of the extended Weasley family, the Longbottom family, and the Scamander family, although he didn't seem to believe me when I told him that although, with the exception of Jemima, my family was all muggle, it was bigger than the Weasley family.

"What?" Roxanne asked.

"It's true!" I laughed. "My Dad has four older sisters, his oldest sister has four children, three girls and a boy, the oldest girl and the boy are both married with their own kids. The next sister has two boys and a girl, the third sister, Helen, who I'm named after, has three girls and a boy too, and my aunty Laura, his youngest sister, has Jemima and her older sister Megan. Me and her are the only ones to come to Hogwarts though, but I didn't even know she came untill I found her in a compartment with Louis and Lucy" I explained. Just then, a girl who looked like Hugo, except with brown eyes instead of his blue, and longer, bushier hair, popped her head round the door.

"Guys, you should probably change into your robes, we'll be there in twenty minutes" She said.

There was a chorus of "okays" and the girl, who I assumed was Rose, left. Twenty minutes later we had arrived and got our first glimpse of Hogsmeade, even if it was in the dark