The Hogwarts Express

Seraphine Voldairem quickly and quietly stepped on to the train, looking at all the families waving their children good bye, listening to the heart-felt cries and sobs of worried first-year parents. She rolled her eyes. It was times like these she was glad to have no parents; but these times were rare. She had loved her parents dearly.

Her father had died when she was 7, the day her magical powers had shown themselves. He-

"All aboard! All aboard!"

Seraphine sighed. She had lost her train of thought. Stupid conductor.

Being the first one on the train, she easily found an empty compartment in the back and made herself comfortable. A few minutes later, two giggling girls came over and stopped at Seraphine's compartment. One asked, "Hey, can we sit with you? Everywhere else is pretty full."

Seraphine said nothing, only stared. Her coal-black eyes boared into the girls' coldly. They began to shift uncomfortably, glancing at each other a few times.

Finally, one said, "nevermind, i think i see another friend over... there," and she pushed her other friend away. Seraphine smiled. Worked every time. She leaned back and closed her eyes, knowing she would never be able to sleep. The nightmares had come again last night, worse than ever. it seemed as the time for her to go to Hogwarts grew closer, they got worse. She was still fretting over them, worrying about what they meant, when she felt a tap on her shoulder.

She turned, opening her eyes slowly, pushing her short black hair out of her face. What she saw surprised her.

Standing in the doorway was a boy, a first-year most likely, with a small pointed face and white=blonde hair. But that wasn't what shocked her. It was his eyes. They were silver, gleaming in the flouresant lights of the train. She had never seen eyes so...beautiful. The boy smiled at her. "Hi," he said. "Im Scorpius. Scorpius Malfoy. Who are you?" He stuck out his hand and waited for an answer. Still lost in his eyes, Seraphine automatically turned her eyes cold, knowing he would turn sooner or later.

Minutes passed. The boy-Scorpius-still had his hand extended, waiting for an answer. Finally, Seraphine gave up. This boy was strange, different; no one had ever lasted so long under her gaze. She took his hand and said, "Im Seraphine Voldairem. Pleasure." She was surprised to find she meant it-meeting this boy was a pleasure. She had a feeling he was going to make her life at Hogwarts a lot more enjoyable than she had imagined.

Scorpius sat down across from her. "Do you have your robes? My dad told me they dont announce when we're at Hogwarts, we have to guess. So you should probably get ready soon-just to be safe, i mean. My dad warned me to be safe at Hogwarts. There are a lot of bad things there, even though You-Know-Who's been defeated and all. There's still a lot of things wrong at Hogwarts. My dad says it because of Dumbledore. He left a lot of things at Hogwarts that messed everything up. Have Your parents told you anything about Hogwarts? What house do you want to be sorted into? I want to be in Slytherin. My whole family has been in Slytherin. The only thing is if i get into Slytherin, i have to be bad. i dont like being bad. it gets me punished severly. Do you-"

"Stop!" Seraphine shouted, the lights above her flickering. She closed her eyes and counted to ten. Feeling calmer, and hoping Scorpius hadn't seen her eys when she yelled, Seraphine looked at Scorpius. He was wide-eyed, staring at her in fear. She said, "You talk way too much. And to answer your questions: Yes, i have my robes. I know when we'll be close to Hogwarts. I'll change then. Yes my parents told me all about Hogwarts, when they were alive. They're dead now. I want to be in Slytherin also, because of my dad. And in answer to the question you were about to ask, I get beat for no reason at the orphanage where i live. Its terrible there. They dont understand what i am. i hate it. Now if you dont mind, i didnt get a lot of sleep last night, and i am going to try to catch up so i dont pass out during the Sorting Ceremony."

And with that, Seraphine turned and closed her eyes. She heard Scorpius open and close his mouth, probably wanting to voice a ton of questions. Finally, he turned and she heard his breathing become softer. He was asleep. Seraphine turned back and looked at the small form of Scorpius Malfoy. She thought about how he hadnt turned away from her, how he had sat down when no one else had. He seemed to be very loyal-or maybe stupid.

'Well, I'll find out soon enough.' Seraphine thought.

She laid down on the bench in the compartment and closed her eyes. She fell asleep, and for once, no nightmares bothered her.

A/N Hello everyone! This is my first FanFiction, so forgive me if its a little rudeimentry. Im trying :) so yea, Read and Review please and hope you enjoy :)