You sighed and looked out your window, thinking about tomorrow, because, tomorrow, might change your life. Why am I different? You wonder. All your life, you lived in your own world, separated from the outside. People only accepted you for your looks. Even your parents treated you differently, yet they still love you. You were magical, but not in an ordinary way. You have powers that are unexplainable, incredibly extraordinary. Yet they you can't control them. Ever since birth, you were... abnormal. At the current time, you were 16, and you were born with brown hair, (around 5 inches down from your shoulder.) You were the average pretty-girl, (saying that as in you're beautiful. ) but your powers had given you bi-eyes. Your left side was navy blue, and your other side was just normal blue. (around baby blue but a slightly darker.) These colors were unusual even for other bi-eyes. You weren't fat, neither too skinny. You had a...normal, body.
You gazed at the stars, wondering if you will ever be truly loved. Everything you know and own was normal. Everything but you. You lived with your parents in France, England. Your parents moved here from Canada, so you weren't exactly French-speaking.
"Rachel!" your mother called from downstairs. "Dinner!" she yelled. "Coming!" You yelled back. You got up from your spot by the window and went downstairs to the kitchen.
As you ate, no one talked. You continued eating for a while longer when your father broke the silence.
"So, Rachel." He said. You looked up a little. "Are you excited for tomorrow?" he asked. You look back down to your plate.
"Yes, I am actually." you lied. Inside, it hurt. You were going to start your first year as a fifth year in Hogwarts. You've heard about the school before, but never actually went. You also knew it was a school for witches and wizards, which hurt you even more. You looked at the school for different people, and you were one of them.
"Well, are you finished packing your things?" your mother asked.
"Yeah, i did." you replied sadly. You and your parents continued eating and soon finished. You ran back upstairs to your room without saying a word. You sat on your bed and thought, What if no one accepts me? It worried you. You knew you couldn't go through a whole school year without anyone by your side. Then you leaned back and layed down, with your head on your pillow, looking at the white ceiling. What if I get hurt...again? you thought with anger in your heart. Then you flashed back to your old school, where you were always bullied for being different. You would always walk home all dirty and scraped, and lie do your parents saying that you tripped. Then they would always hug you and cry. You never were optimistic, and you don't plan to be any time soon. Then you got off your bed after daydreaming about all the things that could happen to you at Hogwarts and went to your bathroom. You got ready to go to bed. Then your slipped on some pj's and layed there in your bed. Thinking some more. It wasn't long till you fell asleep.
-BEEP BEEP-
You slowly opened your eyes, your vision was still blurred. You reached out your hand to take hold of your alarm clock and found it was only 7:00 am. You stayed in bed for at least 5 more minutes staring at your ceiling again. It would be a long time until you can see it again. You slowly kicked your covers away and got up.
After you were done in the bathroom, you walked over to your closet and chose out an outfit. (I'm not one of those authors who write down exactly what you're wearing, so don't complain if it's not specific enough.) You put on some black cargos and a white tank top showing a bit of your stomach and also put on a greenish short vest. Then you grabbed your luggage and your pet, an owl named Spot, because the owl was all black and had a white dot on one of the wings. You carried both things and brought it down to the hallway.
You looked into the kitchen and saw that your parents had already made breakfast and was waiting for you. "Good morning..." you said wearily.
"Good morning dear." your mother said.
"Well, aren't we tired today?" your father said.
"Yeah, sorry about that." you said with a smile. Your father smiled back at you and started eating.
On your drive to the train station, you looked outside the window and saw kids playing in the streets. You quietly sighed. You had always wanted to play with friends. You just never had the chance.
A few moments later, you reached your destination and looked out the car window. Wow. you thought. You've never really left your house a lot, seeing as everyone would just stare at you making you uncomfortable. You slowly got out of the car and grabbed your luggage and Spot. You said goodbye to your parents who hugged you for the first time since long ago. It shocked you, but you returned the hug. You started walking until your reached platform 9. It should be close to here... you thought. You looked and looked, but didn't have any luck. You had to hurry or you would miss the train. Just then, something caught your eye. You turned and saw something you couldn't believe. People were running into the wall and disappearing. You walked over and slowly reached your hand in. You felt a slight tingle as your hand disappeared into the wall. You were fascinated. "Are you going, or not?" you heard as a voice behind you asked rudely. You turned around and saw a boy with short blonde hair and blue eyes. You simply glared at him and saw his face relax. You wonder why. He looked around your age, and you ignored him. Then you pushed your luggage through the wall as you closed your eyes and appeared back on the other side. You saw a huge black train with Hogwarts Express written on it. You were in the right place. Just then, you felt a bump behind you as you were standing in amazement. "Watch it." you heard the same voice say again. You turned around once more and found the same blue eyes staring back at you. You watched as he continued walking to the door of the train. You glared at him once more a little irritated. Then you made your way inside the train. You kept walking until you found an empty compartment. You didn't want to socialize with anyone so soon. You walked in and closed the door behind you. You started to put your luggage in the top shelves. When you finished putting everything in, you closed the door of the shelf so your luggage wouldn't squash you. You then plopped yourself down in a spot by the window. You looked outside and and raised your hand as you rested your head in it. You then heard shuffling outside the door. As it grew louder and louder, you can tell someone was walking in the hallway. As it grew louder, you looked at the window on the compartment door and saw the same blonde hair and blue eyes. The boy turned his head and glanced quickly at you but continued walking. You felt lonely, but it was a common feeling for you. You watched as the trees passed by only to reveal a giant castle far away. That must be Hogwarts. You thought. You were still tired from this morning, and you started to drift off into a nap.
-Knock knock knock- You woke and looked around with only half-open eyes, and saw the blonde boy knocking on the compartment door. Once he saw that you woke up, he walked to the front of the train to the door. You rubbed your eyes, and yawned. Then you got up and started to make your way to the door too. (the luggage gets sent there I guess.) When you stepped off the train, you looked in awe in the castle that stood before you. Then you spotted a rather large person. You heard someone in the front call him by the name Hagrid. You tried to look at who was in the front and saw the famous Harry Potter. Whoa...that's...Harry Potter? You wondered. You realize that he was also around the same age as you too. You looked around the crowd and saw the blonde boy again. You saw he was staring at you but quickly looked away when you saw. You payed no attention to that fact and followed the crowd.
Draco's' POV (it's kinda obvious it's him. o-o)
Why am I staring at her? you ask yourself. You see her look around and spot you looking at her. You quickly turn and look somewhere else hoping she didn't see. For some reason, you couldn't stop thinking about her. There was something about her that just makes you feel warm inside, which was a feeling you hardly ever get. Then you move with the crowd as everybody followed that big oaf. You scoff in disgust seeing that he'd still at Hogwarts. Even soon, after a while, your eyes just led themselves back to her. You didn't know why, but you couldn't stop thinking about her.
Rachel's POV
We all entered the castle through the castle's giant doors, and was greeted by an old woman. She had a tipped over hat and was wearing a large robe.
"Welcome students of hogwarts." she said. "For all the students who are already in houses, take a seat in your house when we enter. For all the newcomers, follow me to be sorted into your houses." she said. Houses? I thought. Then we began to walk inside...
