My Days at Hogwarts (ch.1)
MoonSparrow: Hello. I was really bored and a little sad so I decided to write some fanfiction. That's the thing about fanfiction; it's like therapy without paying an arm and leg for. Have you ever been in a mood where things are just kind of not the greatest so you want to write something where you can just kill everyone off? I'm slightly in that mood though I won't do that. Anyways, to fill you all in on my life as I do, I've found a few new loves. What I mean by new loves are things and people that I love very much. Such things are StarKidPotter on YouTube (really, check him out if you don't know who they are already! They made two totally awesome fan-made musical comedies about HP. They also have amazing songs and a pretty great web-series too. Review a shout out about how much you love StarKid, if you know about them, after you read this chappie.), DARREN CRISS! *Glomps/faints* He plays Harry in the musicals and he is (or was, I think) on Glee as someone at the other school Kirk went to. He has really short hair in Glee (but really long, curly hair in the musicals!) P.S. I, personally, am not a Gleek. In fact, I'm not entirely sure how I knew any of that. Wow, this thing is getting pretty long! Why do I do that? Oh, this is my HP fanfic by the way. I forgot to mention that before. So um yeah… Okay so here it goes. I don't own Harry Potter or anything that has to do with it, that includes the songs from StarKidPotter, or any other anything really. Let's begin!
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"Wow. Would you look at that sky? Gray to blue, just like that!" I said to my sister, Autumn. Autumn is my twin sister and we share a lot in common. We both have very long (A.K.A. waist or so length) black hair, same height and weight; we loved spending time together, and the same eyes (well, sort of.) We even have similar middle names. Oh, gosh! I haven't even introduced myself yet! I'm Twyla Brielle Yumiko. I am fourteen years old and I'm currently sitting next to my twin sister, Autumn Arielle Yumiko, in the car and we are on our way to King's Cross train station in London. That brings me back to practically the only difference between my sister and I. You see Autumn is very bright and quite lovely. She is talented in many ways and so beautiful. All this is great in "her" world but by "my" world's standards, she is average. For you see the one difference between my sister and I is-
"So, tell me again what Hogwarts is like. Are there extremely talented magical people like you there? Do you learn all about magic? What about brooms? Will they teach you how to fly?" Autumn's voice from my first year called to me from the depths of my memories.
- I'm a witch.
"Yeah, there are many other wizards and witches that attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry." I laughed at my sister as she blushed.
"That's what you'd expect, I suppose." We giggled.
I pulled myself to the present. This was my fourth year at Hogwarts. I always wish that Autumn could come with me. When we're together, we're inseparable. My sister and I have always had a special bond. I know a lot of twins do but ours was different, I guess. Even though Autumn wasn't a witch, our great, great grandmother was and she was what is called a metamorphamagus. That is when a person has the ability to change their appearance at will. We have about a fourth (or something like that) of that gene in each of us so we both can change the color of our eyes at will. We like to have our eyes match the sky most of the time, just like the Great Hall ceiling at Hogwarts. The ceiling in the Great Hall at Hogwarts is enchanted to mach whatever the sky looks like outside. Ahh, Hogwarts…
"Yeah. Oh, Twyla, your eyes are changing. Hey, I can see the sun! Is it in mine, too?" Autumn pulled me out of reverie and I searched her eyes for the familiar glowing gold. She was right. The sun was in the corner of her iris, starting to hide behind a cloud.
"Yeah, the sun is in your eyes, too." I laughed. That joke never stopped being funny to me.
"Man, I wish I could do that, too!" Sami exclaimed from the other side of Autumn. "You guys are too cool!"
"Aww, Sami!" Autumn and I chorused as we simultaneously hugged him. Sami is our older brother. He's about a year and a half older than we are. I have always felt sorry for Sami. He was always the outcast, almost, since we came along.
"See? You even talk and hug someone at the same time!" Even though he was older, he acted younger. Sometimes I forgot that he was older. Autumn and I loved him a lot and we tried our hardest to not exclude him and to fill him in on anything he didn't understand. The one thing that kept Sami and Autumn really close and almost made up for our twin specialness was the fact that they were both muggles or, non-magic users.
"C'mon, Sami. You can do some pretty cool stuff, too." Autumn said in a sisterly way.
"Yeah? Like what?" Sami ventured in a pouty way.
"Well, you love us enough to put up with us." I offered with a smile. Sami smiled back.
"Well, I suppose you're right. And I love you enough to pretend to be a wizard with chopstick while you practice with the other." We all burst out laughing.
We laughed a bit longer before the station came into view. We pointed it out at the same time, which caused us another laughing fit and a smile from our parents.
"Gotta get back to Hogwarts. Gotta get back to school. Gotta get back to Hogwarts, where everyone knows I'm cool!" I started to sing a song I heard on the internet made by a genius guy. (*Cough* Darren Criss! *cough*)
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I had my cart all ready to go and I was standing in between the pillars of platforms nine and ten. I quick hugged and kissed my parents , my sister, and hugged my brother.
"I'll write a bunch, okay? Love you guys and, erm, see you soon? Love you!" And with that cheesy farewell, I took a running start toward the pillar and I morphed straight on through. The feeling I have whenever I go through there is like trying to squeeze through a giant plate of Jell-O. It's always too short, though. Just when you start to kind of enjoy it, it's over and you are on platform nine and three quarters.
Hogwarts, here I come! I thought as the sunlight came streaming in from the skylight above. I glanced wildly around with intense excitement for a couple heads of red hair. The Weasley family, who I am friends with, all have red hair. Ron is in my year and Ginny is one year younger. I knew that once I found the Weasleys (AN I'm really sorry if I spelled that wrong!) that I'd find Harry and Hermione. I've been friends with Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, and Harry Potter since first year. And I've loved every second of it.
"Ron! Harry! Hermione! … Fred? George?" I tried. After an exasperated sigh, I tried again, "Mrs. Weasley?" Darn! Where could they be? I knew I should've stayed with the Weasleys after the World Cup! I thought angrily.
"Hey Tokyo! Is that you?" I heard a voice call. I turned my head and saw my friend and fellow Gryffindor, Dean Thomas. He calls me "Tokyo" because of my last name.
"How's it hanging, Dean? You seen Harry, Ron, or Hermione?" I called back as he kind of jogged toward me.
"Besides the World Cup, summer's been pretty boring. No, I haven't seen 'em, sorry." We hugged quick as he came in arms' length.
"Nah, that's fine. I just haven't seen those three anywhere. So, anything besides the Cup that was fun you did over holiday?" I added conversationally.
"Hmm, I hung around with some muggle friends of mine. Not much of anything, really though. What about you?" He said with a smile and a nervous glance at the clock overhead.
"Hung out with muggle friends and my sister and practices wand movements and such with chopsticks." I bit my tongue as soon as I said the last bit. I glanced at Dean; waiting for the joke I knew was coming.
"That a Tokyo! Always living up to the name." He laughed a little.
"Well, thanks, Dean. I'll see you at school then." We parted ways and I climbed aboard the grand red Hogwarts Express. I headed to the back of the train and found a room to put my luggage in. I ought to leave something here for them to see if they happen upon this compartment, I thought and so I left some clothes on the seats for my friends to see.
I thought that I could at least check one last time before the train left. I stepped out of the compartment and walked down a few doors. I stared out the windows for a second and ran into someone, causing us both to crash to the floor.
"Aww, geez, I'm real sorry." I said as I stood up and brushed off my jeans.
"Long time, no see, Yumiko." A familiar Irish accented voice said. I glanced down to see Seamus Finnegan, yet another friend/fellow Gryffindor of mine.
"I saw you at the World Cup, Seamus." I said with a laugh as I helped him up off the floor.
"I know. I missed you after it ended. Did you stick around to see the mess afterward?" I had to catch up in his accent before I actually heard what he said.
"Oh, you mean the Death Eaters and the dark mark and all that commotion? Yeah, I saw it all. I ran off with Hermione, Ron, and Harry into the woods and that whole night really freaked me out for sure." I could tell that Seamus could recall that night and the fear that came with it just as clearly as I could. I quickly changed the subject.
"So, er, who do you think is going to be our D.A.D.A. teacher this year?" I asked to gain a small smile from Seamus. Every year so far, we've had a different professor for Defense Against the Dark Arts.
"I don't know. Hopefully someone just as great as Lupin!" We laughed a bit longer before Seamus cut us off.
"Well, I'll let you know as soon as I see them, alright?" I could tell that he was in a hurry.
"Alright. See you, Seamus!" I called.
"See you, Twyla!" he called back.
I continued on my way to look one more time off the train. I checked the clock to see that a few minutes were left so, I could check quickly for those three.
"Harry! Hermione! Ron! Weasleys!" I called again. No response yet again. One other name came to mind to call out. "Draco?"
"Did someone say Draco Malfoy?" I heard a familiar voice call from behind me. (A/N Haha! AVPM quote! ) I turned and smiled to see him mirroring the action in a familiar way.
"Hello, Draco." Draco and I have been friends since first year. Harry, Hermione, and Ron all hate Draco because he acts like a total git to them.
"How was the rest of your summer, Twyla?" he asked politely.
"It was fine. The World Cup was…well you were there…" I added shyly. "Hey, Draco? I had something to ask you."
"Yes, Twyla?" his eyes gazed into my currently sky mirrored eyes.
"I was wondering if you knew where Hermione, Ron, and Harry were." I saw the glint in his eye fade.
"No. No, I haven't seen any of them. Sorry." His voice held slight agitation and dejectedness as well.
"Oh, that's okay. I just haven't seen them yet so, whatever. Well, I'll see you at school, Draco." I said as I left him standing there watching me leave.
After quickly searching the platform for a few more minutes, I reluctantly retreated to my compartment.
Maybe they found the compartment and they are waiting for me right now! I thought.
When I returned to the familiar cabin, no familiar faces of my dearest friends sat eagerly waiting to engulf me in hugs and "How was the rest of your summer?"s. Nope. I came back to my clothes in rushed piles all around, my suitcases on top of the shelf overhead, and a lonely, poorly patched up teddy bear, (made by Sami and Autumn) affectionately named Wolfe.
"Well, I guess they might come find me later 'cause they were late." I thought aloud to the empty room. "If not, I'll see them at school, won't I, Wolfe?" I giggled and then plopped down on a seat. I stretched out, let the blanket I pulled out flutter down onto me, pulled out the book I was working on, and I zoned out with Wolfe at my side. Even though my mind had strayed, it stilled strayed and seemed to linger over the same theories.
Where could they be? Did they forget me? Are they purposely avoiding me? The same thoughts replayed over and over in my mind. It grew so old that I actually became tired so I put my book away with no progress in the story what so ever.
Whatever it is, I'll see them all at school. My last thought slipped out before sleep swept me off to the land of dreams.
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MoonSparrow: I really loved how this turned out. Well, it is 12:31 a.m. right now and I am extremely tired so I hope you guys like reading this just as much as I did writing it! Let me know anything that comes to mind. Changes, comments, other random thoughts that caress the front of your mind and the tips of your fingers. Like my characters? Twyla has existed for a few months, Autumn has existed for a month or two, and Sami has existed for a couple of hours. Oh, is there anything you guys you want me to write for a certain story or anything? Send that via review too. Alright, well, I had something on my train of thought but it derailed so, see you soon! Byez! 3