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Chapter 1

Platform Nine and Three Quarters

Merida sighed. She lazily played with her spoon as her mother checked over the list for the hundredth time. Merida groaned, rested her chin in her hands and yawned. Her bag of school supplies sat next to her chair.

"We've gone over the list a thousand times, mum. We're not going to miss anything at Diagon Alley." She waved Elinor's worries away. "Besides, you know your way around there, right?"

"Of course I know my way around it, but I can't say I'm not worried." Elinor sighed and sat down in her chair. There was the sound of glass breaking from upstairs. Muffled sounds of running feet followed the sound.

"BOYS!" Fergus shouted. Elinor moaned and rubbed her temples.

"On all of the days, the boys choose today to mess around?" She sighed. Harris, Hubert, and Hammish all ran down the stairs with anxious grins on their faces and took their spots at the table. Fergus came down a short while later carrying a bag. He was still in his PJ's. He tossed the bag in the garbage and sat down to eat. Compared to everyone else's plate, Fergus had much more food.

"What did they break this time?" Elinor asked.

"The blue vase your mother sent me," Fergus answered. "I guess I should thank the boys!" Merida and her brothers choked on their food and started to laugh. Fergus joined in, but Elinor frowned.

"That vase came from Italy, you know!" She scolded. "My mother went to great lengths to buy that. Cost her many Galleons, it did. Now it's broken and you're laughing about it!"

"Oh, it was only a wee joke!" Fergus insisted as he waved his fork. "Delicious food, by the way." He reached across the table for a piece of bacon.

"Fergus, do you remember what day it is?" Elinor patiently asked, her voice slowly rising. She examined her husband from head to toe with a frown.

"Oh, Merida's going to Hogwarts today!" Fergus grinned.

"That's right. And do you know when we're leaving?"

"Uhh..." Fergus opened his mouth to reply, but said nothing.

"We're leaving in an hour, dad." Merida reminded. She helped herself to more eggs.

"And you're not ready at all, Fergus!" Elinor exclaimed. Fergus looked down at his clothes, and quickly went to change. He knew better than to argue with Elinor, especially on an important day like this.

Rapunzel sat on her bed. She wanted to look at her room one more time before she would leave it behind for the year. She traced the carvings along her headboard and stood up. She patted Pascal in her coat pocket. Pascal squeaked and nudged her comfortably. Pascal wouldn't admit it to Rapunzel, but he was excited to finally leave home. He would have left, but he stayed here for Rapunzel, and now he was finally leaving...only to stay in another place for a year. But since Pascal would see magic for the first time, he didn't mind. He shot a toothy grin at Rapunzel. She smiled back.

"I'm going to miss this place, Pascal," Rapunzel admitted. She traced her fingers along the drawings on the wall. "But I bet Hogwarts will be loads of fun," she added cheerfully. Pascal nodded in agreement. Rapunzel grabbed her suit case and left the room. She greeted her mother with a smile as she skipped down the stairs. Gothel also wore a black coat with the same design as Rapunzel's. Gothel put more make up on than usual, but still looked beautiful none the less. She was examining her manicure for the hundredth time.

"Are you ready to go, Mother?" Rapunzel asked sweetly. Gothel stopped examining her nails, sighed, and nodded.

"Honestly, I wanted to send you to a better school than Hogwarts, but none of the other schools replied to our application." Gothel scoffed and crossed her arms. "It's even worse that the prices at Diagon Alley went up. All your school supplies cost a fortune!" She took out her compact mirror and, once again, examined her make up. She only half noticed that Rapunzel was still there. She pressed down on her wrinkles and scowled. Rapunzel found it strange how Gothel developed more wrinkles when she looked young and healthy yesterday.

"But didn't you go to Hogwarts, Mother? You even used to teach there!" Rapunzel exclaimed. She felt Pascal squirm in her pocket, so she patted him lightly. "I thought you liked it there." Gothel snapped the mirror shut abruptly. Rapunzel jumped in surprise, but quickly calmed down.

"I did for a while, but the school changed. It's nothing what it used to be like." She harrumphed. "Well, we mustn't be late for the train! Come along, now." Rapunzel picked up her suitcase and followed her mother. She shot one last look at her home, then got into the car an drove off.

"I remember when I went to Hogwarts!" Stoick boomed. People all around the train station were giving very funny looks at Stoick and Hiccup. "I was a Gryfindor! I used to sneak into the Forbidden Forest at night to wrestle trolls. I never was expelled, though. Hogwarts is where I met Gobber, and now look at us! Oh, you'll love Hogwarts. I bet you'll even like the trolls more!" He grinned and turned to Hiccup.

"Yeah. Trolls. Love it," Hiccup sarcastically said and gripped his suitcase and his bag of school supplies harder. Stoick's grin turned into a frown.

"You'll do fine there. Besides, we had a deal, remember? You go to Hogwarts, and you won't have to stay at your aunt's for the year." He reminded. Hiccup sighed and nodded. "Good. Now, let's find platform nine and three quarters." Stoick picked up Hiccup's suitcase and started off in the other direction. Hiccup followed his father. He dragged his feet behind as he walked, completely unenthusiastic about going to Hogwarts. The smell of smoke filled his nostrils. It made Hiccup long for home even more.

"Excuse me!" Hiccup turned around to find a girl with long blonde hair. It must have been almost ten feet. The first thing Hiccup thought was, How does she manage to brush that? "Do you know where platform nine and three quarters is? The train station remolded last year, and I can't find anything around here." A stern yet beautiful black haired woman stood next to Rapunzel. Hiccup guessed that she was the girl's mother.

"Yeah, it's this way. What's your name?"

"Rapunzel. What's yours?"

"Hiccup."

"Well, thank you for helping us, Hiccup." Gothel swatted him aside as if he was a spec of dirt. She grabbed Rapunzel's arm and dragged her away. Hiccup watched them with confusion.

"Hiccup!" Stoick shouted. Hiccup quickly ran back to his father. He didn't want to make another scene yet again.

Jack and his family stood in front of platform nine and three quarters. His mother kissed Jack goodbye and sent him off. A few moments later, Jack was standing in front of the train station. He packed his trunk with everyone else and went to find an apartment. He looked around for an empty one, but didn't get any luck. He stopped at one apartment and opened the door. Rapunzel and Hiccup were chatting inside, but stopped once they noticed Jack. Rapunzel smiled at Jack once he opened the door.

"Do you need a spot to sit?"

"Yeah," Jack answered. He sat down next to Hiccup, who looked quite uncomfortable with the amount of people in the room. "So, what's your name?" Jack leaned back and kicked his feet up on the seat.

"Hiccup," Hiccup replied. "Yours?"

"Jack."

"I'm Rapunzel!" Rapunzel smiled again. Another knock filled the room. A girl with wild red hair opened the door.

"Mind if I sit here? Everywhere else is full." She had a Scottish accent.

"Go ahead." Jack put his feet back as Merida sat next to Rapunzel.

"I'm Merida."

"I'm Hiccup."

"I'm Rapunzel."

"Jack."

"What houses are you guys hoping to get sorted into?" Rapunzel asked excitedly.

"I'm hoping to get sorted into Gryfindor," Merida admitted. "All of my family's been Gryfindor. From what I've heard, it sounds really fun!"

"Are all Gryfindors red headed with unruly hair?" Jack smirked. Merida frowned and blushed with embarrassment.

"You try working with my hair!"

"At least you don't have Rapunzel's hair," Hiccup said. "No offense!" He quickly added. Merida seemed to finally realize that Rapunzel had ten feet of hair.

"Why do you have so much hair?!" She exclaimed. Rapunzel blushed and rubbed the back of her neck.

"My mother never let me cut it. She won't let anyone cut it at all. If she sees scissors in the same room as me, she goes completely bezerk." Rapunzel absentmindedly played with a strand of her hair. "But she never told me why. She used to teach at Hogwarts, actually."

"Really?" Jack raised an eyebrow. "What did she teach?"

"Oh, she taught a variety of things." Rapunzel shrugged. "She used to teach Potions, but that wasn't her calling, I guess. She taught Herbology afterwards. She liked it a lot, but some golden flower did something to her, so stopped teaching Herbology. She finally started teaching Defense Against the Dark Arts and loved it. She left when the school changed the rules about teaching it."

Jack whistled. "I bet the teachers're gonna love you!" Rapunzel blushed then shrugged. "But seriously, she stopped because of a flower? That's sad."

"My mom's friend used to teach there too, actually." Merida blew a strand of hair out of her face. "She taught Charms for fifteen years!"

"Fifteen years?" Hiccup exclaimed. Merida nodded.

"But she retired afterwards. I think she's in Hawaii, now that I think about it."

"Hawaii? That's too warm!" Jack exclaimed. Merida shot a glare at him. "Seriously, cold is much better than warmness." He manifested a snowball out of thin air, but then demanifested it. Everyone else gasped.

"How did you do that?" Hiccup asked.

"Someone taught it to me." Jack's tone made it clear the topic was closed. A shadow stopped at the door of the compartment. The glass was too foggy to see the figure clearly. The figure kept standing there after a minute. Hiccup shuffled his feet uncomfortably.

"Uhh..." Rapunzel glanced at everyone, then back to the figure. "Was anyone here expecting anyone else?"

"Nope." Merida stood up. "Hey! Do you need something?" She swung open the door, but the figure was gone. She let go of the door handle in surprise. "It's gone!" She announced.

"I think we can see that," Jack replied.

"What?" Hiccup ignored Jack and stood up to look. "He is!"

"How does someone vanish out of thin air?" Rapunzel asked.

"Maybe he had an invisibility cloak?" Jack suggested.

"They're rare, though." Hiccup pointed out. The train started forward with a jerk. Merida and Hiccup sat back down. The train slowly started to get faster. Eventually, the incident faded from everyone's mind, and would be kept away for a very long time. They chatted about how wonderful their year at Hogwarts would be

Oh, if they couldn't be more wrong.

A/N: Ta da! This is my first fanfiction story, so reviews are greatly appreciated! :D Anyways, this takes place during modern times, so Rapunzel and Merida aren't princesses and Hiccup isn't a viking and all of that other jolly stuff. Okay, so before we go I'm going to ask you guys a question each chapter and you'll have to answer it in the reviews! Okay, first question is...

Which house from Harry Potter do you belong in/want to be in?

Bye! C: