NOTE TO READER - I DO NOT own any of the storyline, you probably know who
does. I only own Leah Chelzbaski and her parents and a few things thrown
in. Well, ENJOY!!!
Chapter 1
The taxicab pulled up to the curb and stopped. Leah opened the door and hopped out. She was excited; after all, today she was going to Hogwarts School of witchcraft and wizardry! Her mother and dad got out too and looked around. Her mother looked nervous, but her dad was literally bouncing of the tip of his toes, he was really excited, almost as excited as Leah herself. Her mother walked around to the back of the taxi and crossed her arms, watching the driver unload Leah's trunk and bag. "Uh, Leah.are you sure the train is.safe?" Leah's mother, Dawn, asked cautiously, glancing at Leah's dad, Frank. Frank smiled reassuringly at his wife "I'm sure it'll be fine, Pumpkin! It's been making all those trips to and from Hogwarts for years and years, with no accidents at all. None!" Dawn looked at Frank and smiled slightly, and then she looked back at Leah and her smile fell and was replaced with a nervous frown. Dawn began to bite on of her acrylic nails. Leah grinned, "Mom, I'll be fine!" Dawn didn't look convinced. "Well.maybe." Frank thanked and paid the taxi driver. Then the taxi driver drove off, leaving them with a trolley, trunk, birdcage and bag. Leah smiled at the tawny owl she had received from her parents. Frank clapped his hands once and said, smiling, "Well, lets get onto the platform shall we?" He took Dawns arm and led her towards the station, with Leah following, pushing the trolley.
The station was packed with muggles. When they arrived at platform 9, and faced the barrier between it and 10, there was already a wizarding family there, a redheaded boy and his, presumably, redheaded mother. As Leah and her Family walked nearer Leah caught some of the words the lady was saying, "Right Ron, just run strait at the barrier and I'll go right after." Ron, who Leah supposed was the boy, gritted his teeth and pushed his trolley toward the barrier. He ran at it suddenly, and then he was gone. A few seconds later, his mother did the same, although she had no trolley. Leah pushed her trolley up to the barrier, waving to her parents she called, "See you in a minute!" Then she walked through. Moments later, her parents followed.
Platform 9 ¾ was crowded with witches and wizards. Leah pushed her trolley out of the way of the barrier and waited for her parents. They appeared moments later. Frank was grinning again and Dawn was looking more worried than before. "Dear-" started Dawn but Leah cut her off, "I'd better get a compartment. Talk to you in a sec." Frank smiled and waved as Leah made her way toward the train. Almost half way along, she found a vacant on. Stowing her things in it, she dashed back outside and ran back to where her parents were. She hugged her mom and dad, her mother very tightly. The train whistle blew and Leah dashed back to her compartment. "Love you!" she called out the window, "I'll send you loads of letters!" Leah grinned as the train pulled out of the station. Leah nibbled at a pumpkin pasty as she read her book. It was 12:00 and the food trolley had just been by. Leah turned a page, glancing up she saw the door slid open. It was a boy, and he looked extremely nervous. He clutched the door as if for dear life. Leah put down her book. "Can I help you?" she asked, smiling. The boy looked around the compartment. "Only you in 'ere?" he asked. Leah nodded, "Yeah." "Do you mind.if I sit in here? All the other ones are full." Leah nodded again, "By all means, please. I could use the company." The boy smiled the faintest smile and mumbled, "Thanks." "I'm Leah, Leah Chelzbaski." Said Leah, extending a hand. He shook it and replied, "I'm Neville Longbottom." "Nice to meet you." Said Leah. "Would you like a chocolate frog, or a pumpkin pasty?" she picked up one of each and held them out to him. He took the chocolate frog with another mumbled "Thanks." Leah went back to her reading, but not before unwrapping another pumpkin pasty.
The trip was more eventful now that Neville was with he. He had a pack of exploding snap and they played several games. Neville won most of them and that made him quite pleased. When exploding snap had lost it's fun, they talked about Quiddich. In no time at all, or so it seemed, the train halted and the whistle blew. "I guess that means we're here." Said Leah, standing up and peering out the fogged up window. "Brr.it looks cold out there." She shivered and retrieved her cloak from her trunk, Neville was already wearing his. Out on the chilly platform Neville and Leah stuck together. We were hustled by the crowd but after a few moments, "FIRST YEARS! THIS WAY!" was heard. A bright light shone over the heads of the crowd and a huge mans face was illuminated. He was twice as tall as a normal man and almost three times as thick. "I think we have to go with that man." Said Leah, glancing at Neville and then back to the huge man. Neville nodded, he looked slightly frightened. As they made their way toward the huge man, someone bumped Leah's shoulder. She automatically said, "Sorry!" just as the person muttered, "Watch out!" A blonde haired boy brushed past her, followed closely by two more boys. 'Well that was a little bit rude!' thought Leah, but she let it go quicker than she would have at the 'muggle' school she had gone to before she was of age for Hogwarts. Leah tossed her sheet of brown hair that reached to the middle of her back and sighed. Hopefully those rude boys where in a different house than her and Neville. At least Neville apologised and didn't knock into people.
To get to the castle the years rowed in boats across a vast lake and everyone else rode in carriages. Leah and Neville shared a boat with two loud boys. On another boat a girl almost fell in, but she saved herself just in time. Leah had a frightening experience when a giant squid swam to the surface and threw its suction padded legs flailing into the air.
Once on the other side of the lake, just in front of the castle, the boats stopped and they clambered out onto dry ground. The man, (Whose name turned out to be Hagrid), led them through a door leading into the dungeons, up a spiral staircase and into the main entryway. It was enormous and Leah heard someone state, "I could fit three of the Durslys houses in here!" A witch wearing a pointed wizards hat greeted us, told us she was Professor McGonagall and led us into a small room and told us to wait quietly. Hagrid had already left through a door in the entryway. In 2 minutes Professor McGonagall returned and told us to, again, follow her. She led us into a door leading to the most beautiful room I had ever seen in my life. It had a high, arched ceiling, candle lit walls, four long tables and another shorter table at the back of the room. A row of adults were sitting at the smaller table. McGonagall led us through the center of the room. Behind me a girl whispered, "See the ceiling? It's bewitched to look like the sky. I read that in Hogwarts, a History." I agreed silently with the girl. I knew that as well. Hogwarts, a History was one of my favourite books.
Chapter 1
The taxicab pulled up to the curb and stopped. Leah opened the door and hopped out. She was excited; after all, today she was going to Hogwarts School of witchcraft and wizardry! Her mother and dad got out too and looked around. Her mother looked nervous, but her dad was literally bouncing of the tip of his toes, he was really excited, almost as excited as Leah herself. Her mother walked around to the back of the taxi and crossed her arms, watching the driver unload Leah's trunk and bag. "Uh, Leah.are you sure the train is.safe?" Leah's mother, Dawn, asked cautiously, glancing at Leah's dad, Frank. Frank smiled reassuringly at his wife "I'm sure it'll be fine, Pumpkin! It's been making all those trips to and from Hogwarts for years and years, with no accidents at all. None!" Dawn looked at Frank and smiled slightly, and then she looked back at Leah and her smile fell and was replaced with a nervous frown. Dawn began to bite on of her acrylic nails. Leah grinned, "Mom, I'll be fine!" Dawn didn't look convinced. "Well.maybe." Frank thanked and paid the taxi driver. Then the taxi driver drove off, leaving them with a trolley, trunk, birdcage and bag. Leah smiled at the tawny owl she had received from her parents. Frank clapped his hands once and said, smiling, "Well, lets get onto the platform shall we?" He took Dawns arm and led her towards the station, with Leah following, pushing the trolley.
The station was packed with muggles. When they arrived at platform 9, and faced the barrier between it and 10, there was already a wizarding family there, a redheaded boy and his, presumably, redheaded mother. As Leah and her Family walked nearer Leah caught some of the words the lady was saying, "Right Ron, just run strait at the barrier and I'll go right after." Ron, who Leah supposed was the boy, gritted his teeth and pushed his trolley toward the barrier. He ran at it suddenly, and then he was gone. A few seconds later, his mother did the same, although she had no trolley. Leah pushed her trolley up to the barrier, waving to her parents she called, "See you in a minute!" Then she walked through. Moments later, her parents followed.
Platform 9 ¾ was crowded with witches and wizards. Leah pushed her trolley out of the way of the barrier and waited for her parents. They appeared moments later. Frank was grinning again and Dawn was looking more worried than before. "Dear-" started Dawn but Leah cut her off, "I'd better get a compartment. Talk to you in a sec." Frank smiled and waved as Leah made her way toward the train. Almost half way along, she found a vacant on. Stowing her things in it, she dashed back outside and ran back to where her parents were. She hugged her mom and dad, her mother very tightly. The train whistle blew and Leah dashed back to her compartment. "Love you!" she called out the window, "I'll send you loads of letters!" Leah grinned as the train pulled out of the station. Leah nibbled at a pumpkin pasty as she read her book. It was 12:00 and the food trolley had just been by. Leah turned a page, glancing up she saw the door slid open. It was a boy, and he looked extremely nervous. He clutched the door as if for dear life. Leah put down her book. "Can I help you?" she asked, smiling. The boy looked around the compartment. "Only you in 'ere?" he asked. Leah nodded, "Yeah." "Do you mind.if I sit in here? All the other ones are full." Leah nodded again, "By all means, please. I could use the company." The boy smiled the faintest smile and mumbled, "Thanks." "I'm Leah, Leah Chelzbaski." Said Leah, extending a hand. He shook it and replied, "I'm Neville Longbottom." "Nice to meet you." Said Leah. "Would you like a chocolate frog, or a pumpkin pasty?" she picked up one of each and held them out to him. He took the chocolate frog with another mumbled "Thanks." Leah went back to her reading, but not before unwrapping another pumpkin pasty.
The trip was more eventful now that Neville was with he. He had a pack of exploding snap and they played several games. Neville won most of them and that made him quite pleased. When exploding snap had lost it's fun, they talked about Quiddich. In no time at all, or so it seemed, the train halted and the whistle blew. "I guess that means we're here." Said Leah, standing up and peering out the fogged up window. "Brr.it looks cold out there." She shivered and retrieved her cloak from her trunk, Neville was already wearing his. Out on the chilly platform Neville and Leah stuck together. We were hustled by the crowd but after a few moments, "FIRST YEARS! THIS WAY!" was heard. A bright light shone over the heads of the crowd and a huge mans face was illuminated. He was twice as tall as a normal man and almost three times as thick. "I think we have to go with that man." Said Leah, glancing at Neville and then back to the huge man. Neville nodded, he looked slightly frightened. As they made their way toward the huge man, someone bumped Leah's shoulder. She automatically said, "Sorry!" just as the person muttered, "Watch out!" A blonde haired boy brushed past her, followed closely by two more boys. 'Well that was a little bit rude!' thought Leah, but she let it go quicker than she would have at the 'muggle' school she had gone to before she was of age for Hogwarts. Leah tossed her sheet of brown hair that reached to the middle of her back and sighed. Hopefully those rude boys where in a different house than her and Neville. At least Neville apologised and didn't knock into people.
To get to the castle the years rowed in boats across a vast lake and everyone else rode in carriages. Leah and Neville shared a boat with two loud boys. On another boat a girl almost fell in, but she saved herself just in time. Leah had a frightening experience when a giant squid swam to the surface and threw its suction padded legs flailing into the air.
Once on the other side of the lake, just in front of the castle, the boats stopped and they clambered out onto dry ground. The man, (Whose name turned out to be Hagrid), led them through a door leading into the dungeons, up a spiral staircase and into the main entryway. It was enormous and Leah heard someone state, "I could fit three of the Durslys houses in here!" A witch wearing a pointed wizards hat greeted us, told us she was Professor McGonagall and led us into a small room and told us to wait quietly. Hagrid had already left through a door in the entryway. In 2 minutes Professor McGonagall returned and told us to, again, follow her. She led us into a door leading to the most beautiful room I had ever seen in my life. It had a high, arched ceiling, candle lit walls, four long tables and another shorter table at the back of the room. A row of adults were sitting at the smaller table. McGonagall led us through the center of the room. Behind me a girl whispered, "See the ceiling? It's bewitched to look like the sky. I read that in Hogwarts, a History." I agreed silently with the girl. I knew that as well. Hogwarts, a History was one of my favourite books.