I watch the smoke from the trains curl into complicated shapes and disappear into the air. The whistle from the trains sounds gloriously in my eardrums. I inhale deeply to revel in the scent of everyday life and oiled train breaks. I stare in fascination at the wizard and muggle families surrounding me, all of them hurrying to their destination. Through the zoo of people, I can see a familiar white blonde head and I glare furiously in that direction, turning away. I have always been fascinated with the muggle's half of King's Cross and I try to take advantage of the yearly trip to learn as much as I could. My grandfather always called me his favorite grandchild because of my odd obsession with muggles. I had swallowed myself entirely into my own mind again when I heard my mother calling out my name.
"Rose! We're running late. Can't you focus for 30 seconds?" My mother could be terrifying when she wanted to be, so I yank myself out of my daydream and hustle back over to my family, enjoying the sound of my trolley clicking over the cobblestones.
"Blimey, Rose! I was all for leaving without you this time. Mum said…" Hugo stops as our mother sends him a murderous look. My brother was about to start his 7th year at Hogwarts and he had only gotten more handsome and cocky with age. His shaggy hair falls over his glittering eyes just right and I can see that they shine with humor. I had to hand it to him… It was no wonder that every girl in his year is after him. I was gonna miss him when he graduated. He wanted to be like his uncle and go to Romania to study dragons. My mother always said that she would never allow it, but whenever she would say that, Hugo would lean over to me and say "She says that like she could stop me!" and laughs. He's stubborn. Just like me, I guess.
I punch him playfully on the arm and say "You could never leave your baby sister all alone in Kings Cross" I pull a puppy dog face and he ruffles my auburn curls, laughing again. He shoves me and takes off towards what appears to be a solid wall.
"That's what you think!" He calls as he charges at the barrier between platforms 9 and 10 and disappearing. I laugh in return and line my trolley up with the wall. I take off running, enjoying the feeling. I close my eyes, seconds before impact, but of course there is none. I simply vanish into the barrier, my dark red hair the last to go.
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