Disclaimer: Yep, you guessed it. All Harry Potter characters aren't mine
(except for Rachel and I wish Draco Malfoy *sighs dreamily* ). The plot is
mine though. Anyway, hope you like it and don't forget to review!
It was September the first. She was at King's Cross Station, looking for Platform 9 ¾ to take her to the Hogwarts Express.
15-year-old Rachel Riley was a witch. She knew the entrance would be magical, but being new to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, she didn't know how.
Rachel had come from Beauxbatons Academy in France. She wasn't French, but her dad's job for the Ministry of Magic led them to live in France. But her dad had gotten transferred into their homeland of merry 'ol England. So now, Rachel was going to go to Hogwarts.
Well she would be if she could figure out how to get onto the train!
That's when she saw them. They looked about her age, one boy with bright red hair, another with messy, jet black hair, and the girl with sort of bushy and a little bit curly, brown hair. They had with them a cat, a snowy owl, and a tiny minute owl. Carrying trunks, they eyed the barrier between platforms 9 and 10. Then without warning, they ran to the barrier, and disappeared.
"Of course! It's ingenuous! Just walk through the barrier!" thought Rachel to herself. And that's exactly what she did.
A few seconds later, Platform 9 ¾ materialized before her. She saw many kids; kids running to the train, running to their parents, waving from the train, and just being kids.
She decided to go ahead and get on the train. The only problem was her trunk. She had some difficulty getting it up the steps. Luckily, the red-haired boy she'd seen earlier came and helped her.
Thank you," she told him when they had gotten it up.
"No problem," he said. "Are you new? I haven't seen you before."
"Yeah, I transferred from Beauxbatons."
"Oh cool," he paused. "Gee, sorry! I'm Ron Weasley."
"Rachel Riley." They shook hands.
"Do you have anywhere to sit yet?" he asked, hopefully.
"Not yet. I don't really know anybody. Well except for you, Ron."
"Great! Then you can sit with me!" They smiled at each other. Ron led Rachel down the hall to the end of the train. They settled into a compartment, where Ron wanted to know all about her. So she told him.
A few minutes later, the two other people that were with Ron walked into the compartment.
"Hullo," said the boy.
"Oh, Harry, Hermione! This is Rachel Riley, the new transfer student from Beauxbatons."
"Hi," said Rachel.
"Hi again," said Harry.
"I'm Hermione, if you couldn't guess," said the girl. "Are you excited about coming to Hogwarts?"
"Yes. Sad to leave my friends, but glad to meet new ones."
"Oh, watch out for Professor Snape, he's evil," said Harry.
"Speaking of that, I wonder who are new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher is?" wondered Ron.
"We've never had a DADA teacher last more than a year," explained Hermione.
"Oh, hey! I read that Hogwarts has an enchanted ceiling in the Great Hall. Is that true?" asked Rachel.
"Yeah, it's bewitched to look like the sky outside. Where did you read that?" asked Hermione.
"A book called Hogwarts, A History." Hermione looked like she had found her new best friend.
They all sat and talked for a while. At lunchtime the witch with the trolley came around and they all bought an armload of candy. About 2 minutes later, the compartment door opened again. This time, someone walked in that Ron, Harry, and Hermione all hated. Draco Malfoy (A/N: *sighs and thinks about Tom Felton*).
"Malfoy go away," said Ron. "You're ruining my lunch."
"Weasley, what a surprise," said Draco. "I didn't know you had enough money to afford meals."
A/N: dun, dun, dun!! What will happen next? How will Malfoy react towards Rachel? Don't forget to review and I'll take any suggestions!
It was September the first. She was at King's Cross Station, looking for Platform 9 ¾ to take her to the Hogwarts Express.
15-year-old Rachel Riley was a witch. She knew the entrance would be magical, but being new to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, she didn't know how.
Rachel had come from Beauxbatons Academy in France. She wasn't French, but her dad's job for the Ministry of Magic led them to live in France. But her dad had gotten transferred into their homeland of merry 'ol England. So now, Rachel was going to go to Hogwarts.
Well she would be if she could figure out how to get onto the train!
That's when she saw them. They looked about her age, one boy with bright red hair, another with messy, jet black hair, and the girl with sort of bushy and a little bit curly, brown hair. They had with them a cat, a snowy owl, and a tiny minute owl. Carrying trunks, they eyed the barrier between platforms 9 and 10. Then without warning, they ran to the barrier, and disappeared.
"Of course! It's ingenuous! Just walk through the barrier!" thought Rachel to herself. And that's exactly what she did.
A few seconds later, Platform 9 ¾ materialized before her. She saw many kids; kids running to the train, running to their parents, waving from the train, and just being kids.
She decided to go ahead and get on the train. The only problem was her trunk. She had some difficulty getting it up the steps. Luckily, the red-haired boy she'd seen earlier came and helped her.
Thank you," she told him when they had gotten it up.
"No problem," he said. "Are you new? I haven't seen you before."
"Yeah, I transferred from Beauxbatons."
"Oh cool," he paused. "Gee, sorry! I'm Ron Weasley."
"Rachel Riley." They shook hands.
"Do you have anywhere to sit yet?" he asked, hopefully.
"Not yet. I don't really know anybody. Well except for you, Ron."
"Great! Then you can sit with me!" They smiled at each other. Ron led Rachel down the hall to the end of the train. They settled into a compartment, where Ron wanted to know all about her. So she told him.
A few minutes later, the two other people that were with Ron walked into the compartment.
"Hullo," said the boy.
"Oh, Harry, Hermione! This is Rachel Riley, the new transfer student from Beauxbatons."
"Hi," said Rachel.
"Hi again," said Harry.
"I'm Hermione, if you couldn't guess," said the girl. "Are you excited about coming to Hogwarts?"
"Yes. Sad to leave my friends, but glad to meet new ones."
"Oh, watch out for Professor Snape, he's evil," said Harry.
"Speaking of that, I wonder who are new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher is?" wondered Ron.
"We've never had a DADA teacher last more than a year," explained Hermione.
"Oh, hey! I read that Hogwarts has an enchanted ceiling in the Great Hall. Is that true?" asked Rachel.
"Yeah, it's bewitched to look like the sky outside. Where did you read that?" asked Hermione.
"A book called Hogwarts, A History." Hermione looked like she had found her new best friend.
They all sat and talked for a while. At lunchtime the witch with the trolley came around and they all bought an armload of candy. About 2 minutes later, the compartment door opened again. This time, someone walked in that Ron, Harry, and Hermione all hated. Draco Malfoy (A/N: *sighs and thinks about Tom Felton*).
"Malfoy go away," said Ron. "You're ruining my lunch."
"Weasley, what a surprise," said Draco. "I didn't know you had enough money to afford meals."
A/N: dun, dun, dun!! What will happen next? How will Malfoy react towards Rachel? Don't forget to review and I'll take any suggestions!