"Jess! Get your ass on that train or you are grounded for all next summer!" Her mother, Alicia, threatened you. Jess grumbled and rushed to get on the Hogwarts Express on platform 9 ¾.

"Yeah I love you too Mum!" She shouted back to her mother, rolling her eyes. Jess had already said goodbye to her father, Andrew, at your house. He was too lazy to accompany Jess and her mother to the train station.

"Jess, come on! I found us a seat," Jess's best friend, Micaelle Syndez, called to her away down the aisle.

"Coming, Mikee. Coming," Jess said, laughing at her enthusiasm. "It's just 6th year, you know. Not much difference from last year."

Jess lugged herself into a compartment and shut the door after heaving her luggage into the racks above. She sat down across from Mikee and raised an eyebrow as she saw her friend's happy expression.

"Yeah, but Jess! Bear and I got together this summer!" Mikee managed to squeak out. "Oh that's so sweet!" Jess thought and joined her squealing. Bartholomew Anderson had always been Jess's best friend, along with Mikee of course. Both had confided in her that they had liked the other since 1st year. Jeez it took them long enough!

In the midst of their giggling, the compartment door opens. Who walks in? Bear! He raised an eyebrow at their antics.

"Don't tell me my girlfriend is crazy: I might not be able to live with a crazy woman!" They all laughed. Bear walked past Jess to next to Mikee, but as he did, he tickled them both.

"Noooooooooooooooooooooooooo! Don't d-do it, B-Bear!" Jess screamed as she started to fall out of her seat. Bear stopped and helped her up before he sat down.

The compartment door opened again and in walked...

Dear Readers,

I would like to apologize first of all, for this rather short chapter. I would like to apologize secondly in advance because my chapters may not always come quickly. With support from you I will be encouraged to get them out sooner. I already have about five chapters made and I will be posting them as soon as I change them into third person (from second) and make a few changes to grammatical errors. Please remember I am a new writer and cannot write a best-selling novel! I hope you enjoy the series as much as I like writing it.

Sincerely,

Miss Heartstrings