I glanced at the brick pillar in front of me. This was it. I ran through the wall and instantly found myself in platform 9 ¾. Mums and Dads were holding onto their precious first years. Parents said goodbyes. Sons and Daughters rushed to get away from their guardians grasp. I felt a twinge of guilt, since it wasn't that long ago I had a set of parents to say goodbye to. I felt the tears prick my waterline as I scolded myself to not cry and look vulnerable in public.
It was then when I spotted Harry. I ran up to him, stumbling upon many stones on the way. "Hey Harry!" I greeted. He looked pretty stunned to see me. Well, I barely talked to him, so it was reasonable he seemed surprised.
"Uh…Hi Maia. What's up?" He responded. He had soot covering his nose, and kept directing his eyes somewhere else. I could only wonder what he was so antsy about, but I pushed the thought in the back of my mind.
"Um nothing much. I was just wondering if you've seen Luna or Neville or Seamus?" I questioned. Luna and Neville were my best friends. Always were, and always will be. We met on the first day boarding the Hogwarts Express and immediately hit off. Seamus and I used to be tight, but ever since he started hanging out with Dean we've drifted apart.
"Yeah, I think they are sitting in compartment 25 in the Ravenclaw section." He said, staring intently at someone behind me. I turned around, and there standing was Draco Malfoy. I flipped back to face Harry and gave him a crazed look.
"Well then, thanks Harry. See you at school. I see you have unfinished business with that douche Malfoy." I acknowledged as I waved goodbye and stepped onto the train. I turned right into the Ravenclaw compartments. I spotted the crew huddled up in the third door from the entrance. I walked over and opened the door, my fingers sliding over the translucent glass.
"Hey Maia!" Neville cheered ecstatically, alerting the others of my presence.
"Hey Neville. Luna, Seamus, Dean." I said as I nodded in their directions. "What's up?" I questioned as I seated myself between Seamus and Dean.
"Nothing much. However, there have been more trinklets following me than usual. Quibbler?" Luna smiled as she handed me a magazine.
"Thanks." I said as I took the Quibbler and flipped through the pages. There were many articles on mythical insects and fairies and trinklets. The Lovegoods had always been a bit cookoo.
Seamus interrupted my trance by waving his abnormally thick fingers in front of my face. "Earth to Maia!" Seamus yelled, his Irish accent shining through.
"Ah, I see the memo goblin has visited us again. What Seamus?" I snapped. Everyone snickered.
"What have you got stuck up your arse?" Seamus asked, a bright look of victory plastered on his face.
"Your damn bloody wand!" I retorted, as his face fell and everyone cracked up, and even I had to let out a few giggles. "What Seamus?" I questioned. He put his palm up to my face, and turned around, pretending to ignore me. "Aww Seamus…you know I love you!" I tugged on his sleeve until he turned around. He looked at me deeply.
"Ah alright. Anything for my favorite gal." He said as he patted my shoulder. "I was just wondering how you've been..since…you know?" I knew Seamus questioned out of concern, but I still was aggravated. It was the same question being asked everyday for the past 3 months! I sighed.
"Not good. My Aunts a bloody bitch." I mumbled while I stared out the window at the transforming landscapes.
" I don't think she wants to talk about it guys." Dean consoled as he laid a comforting hand on my shoulder. Thanks for stating that Captain Obvious.
I eyed him as I picked up his hand and placed it on his knee. I knew Dean was trying to be nice, but I didn't know the kid well enough so he could Touch Me. "Not a very touchy person here." I muttered as Dean turned a lovely shade of crimson. "Sorry Bro." I stated.
"Hey guys!" Luna said, directing our attention to her. "Do you want to see the Time Turner my dad got?" She asked while yanking it out of her necklace and placing it on her palm. Now that got my attention.
"Whoa." I stared at the round contraption and grabbed, eyeing the gold mechanism out of curiosity since they were very rare. I flipped the hourglass figure in the middle and turned it around. "Bloody hell. What does this do?" I barely finished my question as Luna yelled.
"Maia! No!" Was the last thing I heard before I was whisked away into the dark. I felt my self moving, and then felt a sharp pain stab my head. I tried to open my eyes, but then everything went black.
