It's been five whole patient years since Toni Swan last heard Andromeda's prophecy. Though it felt that she had been to her tent just yesterday when her horrible fate had been revealed.

"You have been chosen, my dear. A big responsibility on those frail shoulders of yours. But do not worry. There will be people to guide you on the adventure that you are about to embark on."

"I don't understand what you just said. What kind of responsibility? Which people?"

"Just make sure she's goes to the right places for her security. Okay?" said Andromeda to my elder sister Bella.

"I will. She is MY responsibility." replied Bella reassuringly.

"Very well then. Farewell, my little friend. I hope we shall meet again. You may leave."

Bella and her little sister left Andromeda's tent with the latter one's mind buzzing with unanswered questions. Soon they were lost amidst the sea of people visiting the Annual Cultural Fair which took place in the minute town of Forks, Washington, every winter.

"FOR THE LOVE OF GOD TONI, WILL YOU GET UP?! YOU'LL MISS YOUR TRAIN TO YOUR NEW SCHOOL!" yelled Bella, after yanking the bed covers off her sleeping sister!

"Gimme mmahh bedcover bback…." Toni replied between yawns.

"You've overslept! The train leaves at 11am sharp! Its 10.30am! Get up and get ready quickly! Thank god I booked a hotel room near the station! GET UP!"

"HOLY CRAP?! Its 10.30am?! Why didn't you wake me up earlier?!" Toni leaped off the bed and rushed towards the bathroom.

Bella glared incredulously at her sister.

The sisters reached the King's Cross Station at exactly 10.45am with fifteen minutes to spare! They would have reached earlier, if Bella hadn't started pestering Toni to wear a jumper as it was freezing cold outside in the streets of London. After adding a scarf, gloves and a cap to her attire, Bella was finally satisfied with her sister's look and then they proceeded towards the station.

Both sisters approached a stone barrier between platform 9 and 10 and then Bella came to a stop.

"Why are we stopping here?! I'm gonna miss my train Bel!" cried Toni.

"It's says here that your train is going to leave from station number 9 & ¾." replied Bella while peering into the letter sent from the school.

"What? That's not possible. That platform does not exist! What the hell?!"

This week was getting stranger and stranger for Toni. First, she had to leave her school back at Forks. She missed her friends badly. And second, just a couple of days ago she received a letter from a boarding school in EUROPE, yes…you heard that right….a school from freaking Europe called Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry! The letter said that she was being "specially" invited to become a student there for "urgent" reasons! At first she thought it was a joke. But when Bella told her all about the Andromeda incident from when she was a child, she began to understand what Andromeda really meant 5 years ago. What she said WAS true. She was a child endowed with some extraordinary powers. But still, even after all these years, Toni found that hard to believe.

Two days ago she received another mail from the school along with a ridiculously heavy parcel. The parcel contained her books for her new term in her new school. The most absurd thing was that her acceptance letter and her books did not come by normal post. It was delivered by an OWL! THIS was too much to take!

Even her book list was weird:

1) A Beginner's Guide to Astronomy, Grade 5

2) The Care for Magical Pets and Creatures, Grade 5

3) The Ultimate Help to Master Charms, Grade 5

4) The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 5

5) The Art of Divination, Grade 5

6) One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi, Grade 5

7) Bathilda Bagshot's History of Magic, Grade 5

8) Potion-Making for Beginners, Grade 5

9) The Transfiguration Boon, Grade 5

Toni figured out from her list that she was starting out as a fifth year student as all her textbooks referred to Grade 5. Her cloud of thoughts was interrupted by Bella. Apparently, she had figured out the way to platform 9 & ¾.

"How do you know where it is? It doesn't even exist!" said Toni.

"It's written on your acceptance letter. Look." replied Bella and pointed towards a small note at the end of the letter."

P.S: Please use the barrier between the platforms 9 and 10 to enter the station from where the Hogwarts Express is going to depart at 11 am sharp. This is for the convenience of keeping the train station concealed from Muggle eyes. I hope your journey is comfortable.

"Toni….you have to go through this barrier." Said Bella, pointing to the barrier they were standing beside.

Toni looked at her sister as if she had grown a second head. "Are you crazy?! You seriously want me to ram into this SOLID wall?!"

"Maybe it isn't as solid as you think it is."

Toni was convinced that her sister had become totally mental.

"What are you waiting for? Go! We don't want you to miss your train! "

Toni realized that the expression plastered on her sister's face was completely serious. She gulped down her nervousness. "Oh right. Magic. Man…are you really serious?" She looked at Bella.

Bella's expression remained unchanged.

Toni heaved a huge sigh. She gave a warm hug to her sister. A tear rolled down her cheek. "Bye. I'm gonna miss you badly. Call me as soon as you reach Washington. Okay?"

Bella looked at her a younger and chuckled. "Oh, really? And please tell me how you are going to do that?" And motioned towards the medium-sized brown tawny owl sitting inside a steel cage, dozing away.

"Oh right." replied Toni with disappointment. She couldn't use her cell-phone AND laptop there. She had to WRITE. And had to send it through her owl. How that was scientifically possible, she had no idea. "Bye then. See you during the holidays."

"Have fun at school. Love you loads! Bye!"

Toni gathered her possessions which included her trunk (which had T.S inscribed with gold on top), her owl cage and her side-bag on her shoulder. She gave one last look to her sister who was smiling at her and waving. She looked at her watch. She had a little more than 5 minutes to catch her train. With a bit of hesitation, she ran into the barrier and disappeared into nothingness.