I walked through the smoke billowing from the trains surrounding me.

Platform 9 3/4, that's what it says on the ticket.

I was very confused; I stood facing the divider between platforms nine and ten.

Where is it?????

I looked at my watch, "Oh great, the train leaves in 10 minutes, and I can't find the platform!" My spectacled owl, Ophelia, hooted crossly.

She's just as upset as I am.

My mind raced, how was I supposed to get on a platform that might not even exist?!

Suddenly, I heard a familiar wizard term, 'Muggle.'

It came from a shorter woman, with red hair; she had several red-haired children following her.

Maybe they know how to get on the platform!

I moved over, trying to blend into the shadows, to see but not be seen. This was a technique I used frequently, when the neighborhood kids chased me, as Camilla told them to.

The woman spoke, motioning towards the tallest of the children. "Percy, you first."

I watched, expecting the tall boy to take out his wand and mutter some kind of elaborate spell. Instead, he only walked towards the divider. My mouth dropped open as he disappeared.

What?! Did I miss something???

I decided to watch again, to make sure I wasn't missing anything. Two almost identical boys were stepping up to their mother.

Twins?

I noticed that they were slightly different, one was taller, had more freckles, and had messier hair.

The woman looked at the taller boy and said "Fred, you next."

He spoke, "I'm George. Are you really my mother?"

"You can't even tell us apart!" The other boy said.

I laughed. They're funny.

The woman pursed her lips. "Fine, George, go on."

The boy walked towards the barrier, stopping only to say, "I'm only joking, I am Fred." before disappearing.

Wow, he's so dead.

The woman sighed and motioned for the other boy, George, to go on through.

I watched as a scrawny boy with messy black hair walked up and asked how to get on the platform.

Why does he look familiar? It seems I've seen him before.

The woman seemed helpful. "Oh, you just walk through the barrier; its Ron's first time going to Hogwarts too."

I saw the boy who was obviously Ron; he was freckled, red-haired, and tall, like the rest of his siblings.

He's okay, but his brother was far better looking.

I was shocked at myself. What was I thinking? I shook my head and watched as Ron and the other boy walked through the barrier. The mother and a girl who looked only a year or so younger than me followed them.

Now knowing how to get on the platform, I smiled and walked through the barrier. Sure enough, I was met by a large group of people and smoke billowing from a scarlet steam engine. I smiled as I read the sign 'Platform 9 ¾ '

It's real! I'm actually going!

I boarded the train, with no real reason to stay on the platform, as I had no one to tell goodbye. I found an empty compartment and sat down, pulling out one of my schoolbooks, to read on the way.

I was entirely divulged in my book when a girl with slightly bushy brown hair entered the compartment. "Can I sit here? Everywhere else is full." She said a slightly bossy tone in her voice.

"Go ahead." I said, going back to my book.

"How do you like it? I've read all of my schoolbooks, and that one is very interesting."

I looked up, looking at the girl more fully.

So she reads her schoolbooks before school too?

I smiled, "This one is turning out to be one of my favorites."

Maybe I will make a friend or two at Hogwarts.

We talked, about books and our expectations for school, soon we arrived on houses.

"I'd take anywhere except Slytherin, But Ravenclaw or Gryffindor definitely are my first choices. " I said, watching for her reaction.

"Same here, Gryffindor or Ravenclaw." The girl, who told me that she was Hermione Granger said, smiling. "Maybe we will be in the same house!"

I smiled, "Cross your fingers!"

A small boy looked into the compartment. "Have you seen a toad? Trevor's gone missing."

We said that we haven't seen a toad, but we told the boy that we'd help look for him.

Hermione went down the train one way, as I went another, asking everyone if they've seen a toad. I was getting discouraged as I entered the last compartment, saying, "Has anyone seen a toad? A boy named Neville has lost his." I looked at the passengers, surprised to see the twin red-heads and another boy.

Oh great, just what I need, a cute boy smiling at me. Don't look at him!

Of course, he did smile at me, and talk. "No, sorry we haven't seen one."

I lost my battle with self-control and stepped into the compartment.

"What do you have there?" I asked, seeing a box that was moving.

"Lee got a huge tarantula," George said, nodding towards the box.

"Really?" I moved closer, curious.

"Yeah. Wanna see?" Fred laughed, seeing my reaction.

"Sure." I said, almost certain a blush was coloring my face.

I can't go five seconds without making a fool of myself around him. Great.

Fred smiled mischievously and lifted the lid, revealing a huge, hairy spider.

"Whoa, that's the biggest spider I've ever seen!"

Awesome, Now I sound like an idiot.

"Yeah, it's pretty big." George said, laughing.

Then, the older boy from the platform, Percy, entered the compartment.

"Fred, George, what is this?" He asked in a bossy, arrogant tone.

"Nothing, dear brother, just Lee's pet." Fred said, closing the lid fast, before Percy could see the box's contents.

"Hmm. Well, I was just making my rounds, telling everyone that we will arrive at Hogwarts in a few minutes' time." Percy said, obviously enjoying the 'rounds' part of his announcement.

"Of course, we will be ready." George smiled, as Fred finished the sentence.

"We won't delay the train, like last year."

Lee chuckled, and I was mad about not knowing this secret,

Percy then looked at me. "You best go back to your own compartment."

I fought to not roll my eyes as he walked away,

"I guess I should go before he comes back." I said grudgingly.

George smiled. "What's your name anyway?"

"Ami." I replied, smiling.

"Well, He's George." Fred said.

"And he's Fred." George answered, laughing.

"I'm Lee, in case anyone cares." Lee said.

I laughed, and made my way to the door, as Fred said,

"We will tell you that story later, it's a really good one, and we stopped the train from going back to London for an hour!"

I smiled and nodded, as I sadly walked back to the compartment.

I changed into my school robes and sat, looking out the window at the flashing scenery, thinking about him.

Hermione entered the compartment, grumbling about some boy who thought she was stuck-up.

"He-ugh!" She shrieked, sitting down. "Anyways, did you find Trevor?"

"No…." I replied, still staring at the countryside.

"Tell me about him." She said, sitting back and smiling smugly.

"What?" I asked, completely shocked. "Who?"

"This boy that has you staring dreamily out of the window, who is he?"

"Who said anything about a boy?" I asked, blushing furiously.

"Just give up and spill, I'll find out anyway." She said, still smiling.

I sighed, and started to tell her about Fred, and how confused I was.

"Well, you should start by-"She was interrupted by the lurch of the train stopping.

We had arrived at Hogwarts.

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