DISCLAIMER: I do not own Harry Potter or the plot, but I do own Sarah Wood. Disclaimer for the rest of the story.
"Big and great things have small beginnings."
CHAPTER ONE:
The Hogwarts Express was nothing short of beauty in the eyes of Sarah Wood. Growing up as a muggle had caused quite the shock when the Helen Wood's oldest daughter was accepted into Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Sarah Wood turned around and faced her family with a smile.
"I should go now," said Sarah, as the five minute warning bell rang through King's Cross Station. Sarah's mother Laura nodded and smiled with tearful eyes, and pulled her oldest daughter close. When she finally released her, Sarah moved onto her younger sister Charlotte, who was only nine years old and had fiery temper just like her big sister.
"You be good Char. You take care of Hannah and be good to mum okay," Sarah said, and pulled the younger girl into a bone crushing hug and smoothed down her unruly auburn hair, very much like her own. Sarah then saw little Hannah, wiggling in their mother's arms. Hannah was five years old and the sweetest little girl. She took her into her arms and held her close.
"I'll be back soon dear, you'll see." Sarah gave Hannah back to their mother and said her final goodbyes. Sarah grabbed her bags, put them in the luggage area and made her way into the train. She walked down the endless corridor where older students where playing with exploding cards or laughing with their friends.
Sarah finally found and empty compartment and looked out the window, and waved to her deteriorating family. Sarah felt a single tear race down her smooth cheek. She was going to miss her family terribly, and she didn't know what to expect during her time here at Hogwarts. Sarah sank down into the seat and looked around her. The compartment had a single shelf running across the top of the ceiling, and the cushioned seats were painted red.
Sarah heard the faint sound of pounding feet and boyish laughter. Suddenly two boys the same age as Sarah ran into her compartment and locked the door, still giggling madly.
"Excuse me, but who are you and what are you doing in here?" asked a curious Sarah. The two boys turned around and pulled a blanket over their bodies, running behind Sarah and suddenly their bodies disappeared.
"Blimey! Where the bloody hell did you go?" Sarah was convinced she was going mad. She heard the silent sound of shushing and felt her body being shoved onto the seat. The door to the compartment opened and there stood a scrawny, greasy haired boy with nearly black narrowed eyes.
"Have you seen to lousy, good for nothing boys run past here?" he asked. Sarah didn't like the tone of this boy. Instead of turning the boys in, she narrowed her green eyes and answered back in a harsh tone, "No, and if I did I wouldn't tell you. Now go and get your rude self out of my compartment." With a final huff of breath, the boy stomped out of sight and out of mind. The boys took the blanket off and appeared right in front of her eyes.
"Thanks for that. You were right fantastic there. We ran into the guy and dropped his books, he shoved me so we tripped him and ran away," the boy extended his hand, "My name's James Potter, and this here is Sirius Black." Sarah shook both of their hands and smiled. James had messy black hair that stood up in the back, with hazel eyes that were covered by rounded glasses. The boy who was introduced as Sirius Black had wavy, almost curly black hair with grey eyes that made Sarah's insides flutter. His smile was kind and welcoming, and she automatically liked these two boys.
"I'm Sarah Wood," she said.
"What house to you hope to be sorted into?" asked James
"Honestly? I don't have the slightest clue. I'm a muggle born so this is all new to me," she said, a blush creeping up her cheeks.
"You're a mudblood?" Sirius asked. James gasped at his friend, "Sirius!"
"What?" he asked, confused by James's sudden outburst.
"That was incredibly rude of you!"
"I'm sorry I didn't know! My family says it all the time! I should have known considering my family is filled with nothing but prejudice beasts."
Sarah smiled and forgave him, "It's quite all right. You didn't know and neither did I." Sirius smiled at her.
"Back to the houses," said James, "I want to be in Gryffindor! Where the brave dwell at heart, just like my dad!" he said, whiling posing as if he had a sword in one hand as the other rested on his hip, his chest puffed out.
"Anything but Slytherin," said Sirius.
A boy with shaggy brown hair and golden eyes knocked at the door to the compartment, "Do you mind if I sit here? Everywhere else is full."
"Not at all! I'm James, and this is Sirius and Sarah"
The boy smiled, "I'm Remus."
"Well Remus, we were just talking about what houses we want to be sorted into," Said James
"Any one of them besides Slytherin" he answered, while putting his bag on the top shelf.
Sirius smiled, "That's what I said."
"I don't have the slightest clue as to what the houses consist of," said Sarah.
"Ravenclaw is for the smart people, Huffelpuff the loyal, Slytherin the ambitious but everyone there is soil and foul. Then there's Gryffindor for the brave" said Sirius.
"I'll just have to wait and see," said Sarah.
The train was starting to slow down and soon enough it came to a complete stop. The three friends made there way out of the train to find a rather large, hairy man shouting for first years to follow him. As all the first years followed the man who's name Sarah learned to be Hagrid, they came to a stop in front of a large lake where boats where perched on the shore.
"Make sure yeh have fourah to ah boat!" said Hagrid. James, Sirius and Remus were already running towards the closest boat, laughing on the way.
"Come on Sarah! We saved you a seat!" yelled Sirius. Sarah made her way to the boat, Sirius making sure she didn't slip. When Sarah sat down, the boat automatically started to push its way of the shore; Sarah smiled, man she loved magic.
The boats all had lights in the front so when they came closer to what seemed like a palace, Sarah couldn't keep her eyes away. The castle must have been more then ten times the size of the Buckingham Palace. Sarah looked around and sure enough, everyone had the same awestruck look in their eyes like she did.
"Beautiful isn't?" asked Sirius. Sarah nodded, not wanting to look away just yet. As Sarah marveled at the castle, one thought stayed in her mind.
Welcome home.
**This used to be under my account xxabc123xx but I re-read it and came to the conclusion that it was a catastrophy. I honestly don't know what I was thinking it while writing it. I choose to make a new account and put the now improved and not abandoned story under this account. Reviews would be lovely. If not then I don't really care.**