Chapter 1: Not My Fault

That morning, they all knew that something wasn't right. Erin actually woke up early enough to eat breakfast and Amelia wasn't in her usual "grumpy zombie" state. Jaxon was the first to notice, Amelia second, and Erin vaguely thought how odd it all was but dismissed any further contemplation. The youngest, only brother glanced up from his finished plate of waffles and eyed his older sisters warily. Erin was too busy stuffing her face to bother and Amelia was on her cell phone, scanning her newsfeed.

Finally, he spoke up. "I don't think we've actually had breakfast together since we first moved into this apartment. This is weird."

Amelia frowned but didn't look up. "It is a bit strange for us but normal people do this all the time."

The eldest sister gave the middle child a dull look. "I thought we had already established that we are very much abnormal."

She shrugged but didn't argue, it was a well-known fact that their family contained the weirdo gene and it was most definitely dominant.

Jaxon shook his head and stood from their small table to wash his plate. His instincts were waving red flags but, other than having a pleasant morning with his sisters, there was no real immediate danger. He did his best to ignore the feeling of impending doom and decided to treat the day as any other.

It wasn't until later in the afternoon that shit hit the fan.

It was just about 2pm and the trio had just finished lunch and were now sitting together in the living room. Erin was sprawled out on the loveseat while Amelia and Jaxon were sharing the couch. Amelia had proposed they watch a movie and the other two were too lazy and bored to protest her choice in films. Though the brother had no strong opinions, the eldest sister made it a point to remind Amelia of her great dislike for Harry Potter (or Hairy Pooter as she called it). Unfortunately, Erin had already gone into full blob-mode and had no motivation to move from her spot. So, she kept her whining to a minimum and let her younger sister have her fun.

It was just as the Hogwarts Express was starting it's journey when Erin snapped out of her half-daze and sat straight up, stiff as a board. Her younger siblings jumped, startled at the sudden movement, and gave her curious look.

"You ok?" Amelia asked, trying to see her face.

Erin didn't say anything for a long moment before placing a hand on her lower abdomen and groaning. "Guys, I feel funny."

"What do you mean?" Jaxon prodded.

Erin looked back at the two of them, somewhat pale and grimacing like she was in pain. "It tingles, and not in a good way."

The younger siblings glanced at each other and approached their eldest sister cautiously. "Want us to help you get to bed?"

Just as they both placed a hand on her shoulders, they all felt a tugging sensation in the general area of their bellybuttons. That was the last they could recall before they blacked out.

[ Erin ]

I'm not sure how long I was out but when I finally came-to I was lying on the floor in a tangle of limbs. Thankfully, neither of my siblings had rolled over and suffocated me in my sleep or, well... I wouldn't be alive, I guess. So, moot point.

Shoving an arm and leg off of me, I sat up to look around and make sure everything was functioning and accounted for. Seeing no damage on myself, I scanned Jaxon and Amelia and came to the same conclusion. Now to figure out where we were.

I stood shakily and looked around the small space. It was somewhat outdated but there's no mistaking the tiny compartment. "Are we... on a train?"

Bending down, I tried shaking my sister awake. Knowing it would take nothing less than the loudest alarm clock to wake up my brother, I didn't even attempt to rouse him.

It took her a minute but Amelia finally opened her eyes and glared at me like the grouchy half-pint she always is in the morning. "What do you want, Erin? Can't you see I'm sleeping?"

"On the floor? In a train? Heading who-knows where?" I asked, sarcasm dripping off every word.

That made her wake up completely. "What!?" She sat up and looked around blearily andrubbed her eyes, not entirely believing what she was seeing. "How did we get here?"

I shrugged. "I dunno. I just woke up." With a yawn, I stretched and moved to sit on one of the benches. "Any idea where we are?" I asked, pointing out the window at the beautiful landscape passing us by.

Amelia stood up and looked out the window for a long moment before shaking her head. "I have no idea. It isn't familiar to me."

Just then, Jaxon finally decided to wake up. Groggily, he sat up and rubbed his face. "What's going on?"

We both gave him a tired look before Amelia stated, "We're on a train and we have no idea where we are."

Jaxon blinked and looked around before shrugging and moving to sit on the bench on the other side.

"Some help you are." I grumbled but hadn't really expected him to know any more than we did.

We all jumped when the door opened and a small frizzy-haired girl stuck her head in. "Oh! I didn't know this compartment was occupied! Have any of you seen a toad? Neville here is looking for it."

All of us shook our heads and she made to leave before she paused and looked at us a little closer.

"You're not students. Are you professors?" she inquired, eyeing our clothes curiously.

I stared blankly, not entirely sure what she was talking about. Professors? She's obviously British with that accent. Are we in England?

Before I could voice my questions, Amelia jumped in and took over. "Not exactly, we're joining apprenticeships. My name is Amelia Wallis. This is my older sister, Erin, and my younger brother, Jaxon." she introduced. We nodded and each gave a halfhearted greeting.

Frizzy-hair straightened and blushed lightly. "Oh! I'm terribly sorry for being rude! My name is Hermione Granger and this is Neville Longbottom." The shy boy who had been standing behind her the entire time, peered around her and gave a small wave. "We're both first years at Hogwarts!"

"How very exciting! We're from the United States, so we didn't attend Hogwarts but we've always wanted to see it."

'Speak for yourself.' I thought, bitterly. The pieces were starting to fall into place and I wasn't exactly happy with the picture they were making.

The girl's eyes sparkled with curiosity, it reminded me of my sister when she was about that age. "I guessed as much with your accent. I read that there was a school in America but there isn't much about it in any of our school books." It looked like she was about to continue when the dark-haired boy behind her cleared his throat. "Oh! I'm sorry, Neville! Let's continue looking for Trevor. I hope we can talk more later, Miss Wallis! Nice to meet you all!"

When the door closed, we all sighed in relief. Jaxon and I turned to Amelia with incredulous looks. "You can't be serious." I mumbled, "This can't possibly be happening!"

Amelia sighed, defeated. "It looks like it."

Jaxon shook his head, disbelief coloring his face. "So we're in a movie? Or is this the book?"

With a shrug, she only replied with, "Not entirely sure. She looked almost like Emma Watson but... I can't say for sure."

We all fell silent, each lost in our own thoughts. After a few moments I looked up and decided to announce:

"I just want you both to know that this is totally not my fault."

They both gave me dry looks before glancing at each other and smiling.

"Do you agree that we should blame Erin?" asked Amelia, completely ignoring me.

Jaxon nodded. "Everything is Erin's fault. It has been decided."

I could only throw up my hands and make a displeased noise.

'Oh, what fun we'll have. Why couldn't this have been something fun? Just my luck to be stuck in the world of Harry Potter.'

To be continued...

Well, there you have it! Yes, it is a bit short but it's more like a prologue than anything. I promise from now on they will be much longer. Please review and let me know what you think so far! Also, if anyone wants to collab on this, do let me know! As of now, it's mostly going to be focused on Erin but I will include the other two's perspectives from time to time. Everyone else will just be written in third person.

I'll have the first chapter up soon!