A/N: Hello there, Rae here with my first story on Fanfic! I hope you enjoy!

Disclaimer: Oh dear...It seems that I do not own Harry Potter!

Chapter 1: Meeting Nyuu

Hello, my name is Nyuu Grimdowelle. I'm 14 and I'm starting Hogwarts tomorrow. I have mid-back length brown hair, and green/yellow eyes.

I have a stubborn personality, but I'm friendly if you bring out my good side. I have two younger sisters. They're identical twins yet exactly the opposite. Their names are Mae and Raiuu. They are only 7 years old, but they're smart for their age.

Mae and Raiuu both have long black hair, and blue eyes. Mae is a tomboy and hates the color pink. Raiuu on the other hand, is the girlier one and doesn't like to play in the dirt like her sister. Raiuu is very protective of Mae and scolded her once for trying to play soccer with random things in the kitchen. One of which, was a knife that almost cut her foot.

I also have a 5 year old brother named Kureeno. He has messy blackish/brown hair, green eyes and is very quiet and shy. The only main time's that he's outgoing is when he's hanging out with me. He really looks up to me.

Right now, I'm finishing up with my packing. I almost forgot to mention, I have a 2 year old black cat named Kinomi. She has white fur at the end of her tail like she dipped it in whit ink. She's very friendly, but protective of me. She's almost like my personal guard dog. Despite the fact that she's a cat.

"You've got to be kidding! She won't get into Gryffindor! She's very intelligent, so she'll get into Ravenclaw!"

"No! There's no question that she'll get into Gryffindor! She's so brave! Remember when she so bravely captured the garden snake that was coming after us?"

"Ravenclaw!"

"Gryffindor!"

"I'll think she'll get into Hufflepuff..."

I went downstairs to see Mae and Raiuu staring at Kureeno. That was an unusually large amount of words for him to say. Especially out in the open! I went over to him and smiled.

"You made a pretty good decision there Reeno. I think I might just get into Hufflepuff."

He smiled brightly at my words. After that, Mae and Raiuu stopped fighting over what house I'll get into and started fighting about what house they'll be in when they're old enough to go. I was about to walk away when Kureeno tugged on my shirt. I turned to look at him.

"When I go to Hogwarts, I wanna be in the same house you were in!" He smiled again at me. I smiled back and nodded.

"I'm sure you will."

He let go and watched me go into the kitchen. Then he climbed onto the couch to watch some tv with the girls. At least when they stopped fighting.

When I got into the kitchen, I saw my mum putting lunch on the table. I smiled.

My mum's name is Saki Grimdowelle. She has brown hair that goes down to a few inches below her shoulders, and keeps it in a messy bun at the top of her head. She also has warm, brown eyes. My mum always looks happy, but I know that she's still a tad upset.

My dad died when I was 8 1/2. He was so nice and caring. But then he had to die in a car accident...

My mum tries hard to keep our family together.

She's doing a wonderful job, I must say.

She wiped her hands on a towel and turned to face me. She gave me a big smile and told me to get the others. I automatically nodded and went into the living room. They looked up to face me and knew what to do. That's just a thing with us. We always know what to do before being asked.

After we ate luch which consisted of sandwiches and juice, mum took me upstairs to quickly go over some spells that I needed to know.

I spent the rest of the time before dinner either reading or going through my things making sure I packed everything I needed.

Dinner was the usual, Mae and Raiuu argued, mum tried to calm them down, Kureeno stayed quiet, and I just ate my chicken and watched from afar.

A few more arguments, and two baths later, Mae and Raiuu were fast asleep. Kureeno had taken a bath and went to bed an hour or so earlier. So that left me to take my bath and concentrate on getting a good night's rest.

Once I was out of the bathroom, it was mum's turn. I walked into my bedroom, changed into a nightshirt, and fell asleep within a few minutes.

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Riiiing...Riiiiiiiiing...Riiiiing

I opening my eyes drowsily and turned off my alarm. I then did my morning routine and went downstairs.

Went I walked past the front door to get to the kitchen, I saw that mum had already set my things down on the side, using a charm.

My whole little family here is magical, so to speak.

Mum is a full-blown witch, and the others are future witches and a wizard. The little ones can't wait until they've started Hogwarts. They're so excited already!

Kurreno seemed to be in good spirits, but I could tell he was upset. When I finished, I put my plate in the sink and motioned for him to follow me. He obeyed, and we now sat in the hallway upstairs.

Kureeno said nothing, but he pulled me into a hug. For a few moments, I held him there.

"Kureeno, if it means that much to you, I guess I could wait one more year until I-"

"No! I want you to finally go to Hogwarts! It's been your dream ever since you got sick!"

He paused to finish crying.

When I was 11, the day before I was supposed to go to Hogwarts, I became deathly ill. They didn't know what was wrong with me, but it was depleating my energy fast. It was a few days before I was able to sit up without getting sick right away. My siblings were very worried about me. Especially Kureeno, who was only two at the time. They stayed by my bedside day and night, making sure I was okay.

When they had to sleep, it was in my bed hugging me close. It made me feel less alone. One day, I felt so weak and helpless. I thought I was going to die. I almost did, but luckily I got better. In the beggining of the summer, they pronounced me healthy enough to go to the school of witchcraft and wizardry, which I so wanted to go to.

"That's why I wanna go with you!" Kureeno...

"I'm sorry little guy, but I'll tell you what. As long as you don't break or ruin anything, I'll grant you access to my room while I'm away. You may even sleep in there until you feel strong enough to sleep in your own room again. But in return, I would like a picture of the whole family, one that I can carry around with me at school."

He smiled britely and nodded. He ran into his room and returned with an enchanted picture. You could see all of us smiling and waving at the camera. This picture was taken only a month ago. I thanked him, and we went downstairs to get into the car.

While the little ones piled into our car, I told mum my plan. She agreed and thanked me for being generous to him like that. I nodded and got my stuff into the car. Mum started the car,and off we went.

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The goodbye was a real tear-jerker. We hugged eachother close and my mum promised to pick me up for Christmas. As the train pulled out, I as well as other students waved goodbye to our families. I almost cried.

Almost.

After a quick search, I finally found a booth that was empty. Not that I was anti-social, I just preffered to be alone when I was new here.

Five minutes of reading later, a girl opened the door. She looked about my age. She had long black hair tied in a braid that went down her back, and brown eyes. She smiled.

"May I share with you? I'm sorry, but being a first year, I don't know where else to go." I nodded.

"I'm a first year too, and yes, you may share with me."

She smiled again and sat down across from me. A few minutes of silence later, she held out her hand.

"I'm Lusia, 14 years old, and a first-year at Hogwarts." I smiled slightly and shook it.

"I'm Nyuu, 14 years old, and also a first year at Hogwarts." She smiled brightly.

When we let go, we talked for a bit and got to know each other better. Before I knew it, Lusia had turned out to be the best friend I ever had. We talked and looked out the window. I also introduced her to Kinomi, who affectionately licked Lusia's hand. Lusia had a cat of her own. It was a white cat with black at the end of it's tail. Her name is Baie. It was almost like Kinomi and Baie were twins. Both of their names mean 'berry' in our native languages. Lusia is mostly French, and I am mostly Japanese.

We talked more about ourselves and contiued to look out the window in fascination. Then, we got changed into our robes.

When we got on the boats together, we stared at the lake and the beautiful full moon.

It seemed like a dream that I couldn't wake up from.

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Well, here it is. The door that led to the Great Hall or whatever it is. Me and Lusia waited nervously. This was it. In here, the Sorting Hat would decide our fates. Lusia tugged on my robe nervously.

"I hope I'm in the same house you are! They can't take my only friend here away!" She almost cried. I gave her a small reasuring hug, and turned toward the door again. As the door opened, my heart raced.

Me and Lusia looked at each other, and walked on with the rest of the first years. We waited nervously until they called Lusia's named.

"Lusia Étoile!" McGoganal said loud and clear. Lusia looked back at me with a sad smile. I gave her and encouraging push as she walked off.

The hat was then placed on her head.

"Hmm. A tough one. Miss Lusia, I shall then put you in...HUFFLEPUFF!" Everyone clapped as she walked over to an empty area at the Hufflepuff table. Poor girl, if I wasn't here, she'd probably have no friends at all here. I waited until I was called soon after.

"Nyuu Grimdowelle!" McGoganal said, loud and clear as always. I walked toward the small seat, and the hat was placed upon my head.

"Another tough one we have here...Very unique I must say...Miss Nyuu, you would fit in any of these houses...Although, there is a characteristic of yours that would lead me to put you in...HUFFLEPUFF!"

I breathed a sigh of relief, as did Lusia. She clapped loudest of them all as I took my rightful place next to my best friend.

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Lusia hugged me tight as they did the other sortings.

"I'm so happy we get to face this together! As best friends! You and me, taking on our first year at Hogwarts!" Lusia went on and on as we ate our dinner. I couldn't blame her, we were after all best friends. I patiently listed to her talk and cast remarks about what we should do in our free time.

When Lusia was talking about random stuff, a new Hufflepuffian like ourselves came over and sat with us. She looked very nervous and mabey even a tad upset. She had Scruffy Blonde/Brown hair that was put in low pig-tails. It went down to about mid-back. She also had sea green eyes that looked a bit watery.

"D-Do you mind if I s-sit next to you?" She said nervously. We smiled warmly at her and nodded. She looked a bit happier, if not relieved. After eating a piece of bread, she turned toward us.

"I'm Lua Incandescência , 14 years old, and a first year as you already know." She said smiling.

We exchanged names, and after dinner we followed the other first years to the common room.

"Girls on the right. Boys on the left." Our tour guide said. He was a student himself and seemed to be rather busy. He left right after he said that.

Me, Lusia, and Lua got changed and sat in our beds. Lusia's was next to mine, and Lua's was across from Lusia's. My bed was next to the window, giving me a view of the lawn below.

After we talked more, we layed down. We fell asleep within minutes.

I can't believe I'm actually here.

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A/N: Well, that's all for now. I certainly hope you enjoyed meeting our three main characters.