Okay. I'll admit it. I was scared. I mean who wouldn't be? I was going to Hogwarts. From what I'd heard it was the best place on earth! Teddy, Victoire and Roxanne had all thrilled me with stories of the trouble they'd got up to, Dominique had scared me with tales of how awful the teachers were and Lucy had done her best to try and convince to actually study. I'd heard so much about Hogwarts I couldn't wait! And then the 1st of September came.
"You'll be in Gryffindor right? You'll be in Gryffindor right James?" my little brother asked. It was alright for him he had another year before he had to get nervous about being sorted. "Yeah Al, of course I'll be in Gryffindor. I mean where else would I be?" I said with a false air of confidence. There was a sharp tap on my shoulder. I turned around to face my cousin, best friend and partner in crime Fred Weasley. "Shall we go? My Mum says it'll be leaving soon and we don't want to miss it." I nodded to show I agreed. "Have a great term darling." Mum drew in for a hug. Suddenly I felt like didn't want to go which was stupid of me. "See you at Christmas. Don't get into too much trouble." Dad chuckled ruffling my hair, Al gave me a high five and Lily gave me another hug. Then Fred and I darted on to the train.
He was right. Almost the second we got on the whistle blew and the train started moving. We found a compartment and just as we were sitting down the door slid open. Standing in the doorway was my other best friend Ben Thomas. He was very tall with dark skin and was a very good artist. "Thanks for waiting guys," he joked "It was a nightmare on the station. Nadia and I almost got lost and Aunt Padma hit the roof. I mean I thought she was supposed to be a level headed Ravenclaw and all?" Fred and I laughed. Ben was a great laugh and his arguments with his Aunt Padma were legendry. The talk soon turned to quidditch and, just as we were discussing which teams were better, the door slid open again.
This time my cousin Molly and a girl I had never seen before stood in the doorway. "Benjamin Thomas! What happened to telling us if you found them? You honestly are a Muppet sometimes." Ben bowed his head apologetically then laughed. Fred however stood up and walked over to the new girl. "Enchanté Mademoiselle." He smiled before bowing. Laughing I got up and did the same. She giggled. "Oh yeah this is Nina by the way. I met her after you guys deserted me on the platform." Molly (or Mol as we called her) sat herself down in between Fred and Ben. Nina fell into the seat beside me. I couldn't help notice that she was very pretty. She had long, glossy dark red hair and mysterious, dark green eyes. Her skin was flawless and very pale whilst her build was just right. Not too small, not too tall. "So James, are you going to carry on arguing with us or admit that The Wimborne Wasps are better than Puddlemere United?" Ben asked jokingly. Quidditch wise Fred and Ben were Wasp supporters where as I was Puddlemere all the way. "Come on guys. Puddlemere has Oliver Wood. How can you even compare Oliver Wood to Aaron Green? I mean I guess he's an alright Keeper but Oliver's a way better team captain. What do you guys think?" I asked Mol and Nina. Mol smirked slightly and then turned to Nina and said "What do you think Nin. Do you think Oliver Wood's a very good captain?" For some reason Nina found this hilarious and in between giggles managed to say "Yes well I think he's alright. I mean I've seen him play an awful lot seeing as he's my Dad and all." My mouth fell open to resemble an O shape. I turned round to see that Ben and Fred had done the same thing as me and Mol and Nina were laughing. "No way! He is AMAZING! Are you any good?" Fred, Ben and I said in a jumbled rush. "I'm alright. I play Chaser and I might try out for the team. Whichever house I get in..." She trailed off and we could all understand why. The train had just stopped. We were here and in less than an hour we would know which houses we were in.