Chapter 1

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Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter

It was finally my turn.

Today, I was going to start my first year at Hogwarts.

It wasn't my first time at platform 9 3/4. I had watched my Denise and Gabe (my older brother and sister) board the Hogwarts Express their first years. Mum always liked to tell everyone the story of how I tried to follow Denise aboard her first year when I was five years old.

"Every year since then I made sure to never let go of her hand, Angie has always been such a determined young girl," She would say. Well this year was definitely different because she wasn't holding my hand. In fact, her arms were currently wrapped around me.

"Oh can you believe it Arnold? Our baby is going off to school," She exclaimed. I felt her shudder and I knew that she had started crying.

"Um, Mum we have to go, we're going to be late," Denise said.

"Yes sweetheart she's right," Dad added. "They will be back home for Christmas before you know it."

Mum nodded, "Yes, no time at all." She released me from her embrace.

"Don't worry Mum, I'll be fine," I assured her.

"Angie come on!" I heard Gabe shout. I said a final goodbye to my parents before I followed my brother and sister to the train. I felt a sense of excitement sneak up on me as I boarded the Hogwarts Express. I looked around, there were so many people everywhere. People were running from compartment to compartment, obviously trying to catch up with as many people as possible before the train started moving.

I couldn't find one that was empty and it soon became clean that I was going to have to ask someone to sit with them. Although, I did think about just looking for Gabe or Denise and sitting with them. I decided against that though, Denise was in her 7th year and Gabe was in his 5th. They were going to gone in a few years. I needed to meet people on my own.

All I had to do now was figure out who to ask. I heard laughing and I saw three boys sitting in one of the compartments. Two of them had bright red hair and one had dark brown hair. They looked to be about my age. I knocked on the door and all three looked over at me. I pulled the door open and stuck my head inside.

"Would you guys mind if I sat in here?" I asked.

"No. No-"

"Of course you can si-"

"Feel free." I gave them a small smile and then walked into the compartment. I closed the door behind me and sat next to one of the redheads. For a moment it was silent as the four of us sat there awkwardly.

"I'm Fred," the boy next to me said. He stuck out his hand and I laughed a little as I shook it.

"This is my brother George," He continued. George smiled at me and I returned his smile.

"And that's Lee," Fred added. I looked over at Lee, who was staring at me.

"Lee," Fred said as he snapped his fingers in front of his face.

Lee blinked a couple times before he finally managed to say, "Hi."

"I'm Angelina,"I stated. As soon as I said that the train began to move.

"Here we go," Fred exclaimed as he sat back in his seat. "Off to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry."

"So you are all first years?" I asked.

"No," Lee and Fred answered in unison.

"Yes," George replied. "Don't listen to them."

"Oh yeah thanks George," Lee commented.

"What I do?"

"You just ruined any chance of us looking cool," Fred said. "Now that she thinks-"

"I'm sitting right here," I interjected. They looked at me like they really had forgotten that I was sitting in the same compartment as them.

"And you don't have to lie," I added. "I'm a first year too."

"Really?" Lee asked. "You look so much more mature than the other girls here."

"Lee, you're freaking her out," Fred said.

I giggled, "No he's not, he's funny."

Lee beamed, "See that you gits? She thinks that I'm the funny one here." That launch a full fledged argument about who out of the three of them was the funniest one. All I did was roll my eyes.

This was going to be interesting...