my adoptive parents dropped me off at the train station, and as soon as I and my belongings wee out, raced off, as if afraid that I'd get back in and tell them it was all a big joke. As I had hoped, they jumped at the opportunity to get rid of me. My sister even helped me pack my bags. They gave me fifty pounds and told me to never come back.

I was pushing my trolly through Kings Cross Station trying to find Platform 9 3/4. When I got to Platforms nine and ten, though, there was quite obviously no Platform 9 3/4. My beautiful new owl, Charcoal, hooted quietly. I stoked her black feathers that were speckled with grey. I was beginning to think I had been pranked, when I heard a woman say loudly,

"Fred! George! Get over here! You're going to miss the train!" I looked over at them hopefully. There was a family of gingers. And they were all coming straight towards me. "Hello, dear. Do you need any help?" The woman asked me?

"I was just wondering…how to…um…"

"How to get onto the platform?" She asked kindly. I nodded. "Don't worry, dearie. It's Fred and George's first year as well may I ask where your parents are?"

i paused. "I was adopted."

she looked a bit confused, "Was?"

"Hmm? Oh! Yes! Today they dropped me off here, gave me fifty pounds, and made me promise to never go back." I said, as if it was no big deal. "I was glad at first, as we all absolutely hated each other, but now I'm more worried about where im going to stay after school lets out for the summer. I am not going to an orphanage, no matter what, so I'll probably just love on the streets until I find a better place to stay. Maybe an alley? Or an abandoned house?"

"Why do they hate you so much?" Fred and George said together.

"Apparently I'm a no good price of crap that makes their lives miserable. I guess I may have pulled to many pranks on them or something." I answer, shrugging, with a smirk on my face.

The twins eyes widened at that. They were obviously surprised that a girl my size was in to pranks. "Yeah. So how do we get to the train? It's almost eleven!"

Molly gasped and looked at the clock. 10:56. "Just run through that wall!"

I did not need to be told twice. I looked at it and ran as fast as I could. When I thought I would collide, I ended up on the other side of the barrier. "Wicked," I muttered. Fred came through next, followed by George, then their mother, to whom I still did not know the name of. We all started running to the train doors.

Fred and George both said, "Bye, Mum!" in unison. I decided that since I didn't know what she wanted me to call her, I said the same thing and gave her a hug. I then grinned and hauled all of my stuff into the train. It took me a while, but I finally found an empty compartment for Charcoal and me. I pulled my trunk in and slid it under my seat. Charcoal got the seat next to me. I stared out the window for a little while, until Fred and George walked in. I looked up, startled. They didn't seem to realize this compartment was not empty. Fred noticed me first, then nudged his brother who had still been talking.

"Oh. I didn't realize-" George

"-someone was in here." Fred

"We can-" George

"-go now-" Fred

"-if you want," they said together. I giggled. They grinned.

"No, you can stay if you'd like," I said, smiling. "I'm Samantha, by the way. Samantha Derwin. I'd prefer Sam, though, if you don't mind."

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On the train, the twins told Sam all about Hogwarts. All that they could, anyways, as they had never actually been there themselves. When they got off of the train, they saw a gigantic man calling for all the first years. We walked over to him slowly. When he told all of us to get into a boat, Fred, George, and I took pur own boat. When we caught sight of the castle, we were all speechless. The castle was HUGE. When we finally docked the boats, all the first years followed the beast of a man up to the front doors. That was where he left all of us to ponder about what would happen next.

Hello, ladies and lads! I hope that someone is reading this story. Please also tell me what you like and don't like about the story. I hope you all like it, but as this is my first fanfic, it's probably a bit crappy (if not a lot). I Think I'm going to try to finish the entire book and not just abandon it. It's also kinda fun to write it. Anyways I hope you like it! I would also love ideas people!

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