Mauve trudged onto the King's Cross Station. The plane ride was uneventful, except for an old lady with a knitted dress that had quite a foul mouth when Mauve tried to ask directions on how to get to the station. Her companion however, a man in all black and with more piercings than face, was more than happy to help.

Mauve had arrived ten minutes before the train was going to leave but there was a pressing problem: as she looked around she saw Platform nine and ten, but no nine and three-quarters. Great advice mum, Mauve thought, give me directions to someplace that doesn't exist. Just then she heard a contemptuous voice saying "Don't know why the only way to get to Hogwarts is surrounded by muggles". Mauve looked over and saw a couple with white-blonde hair and what was obviously their child. The father was the one who had spoken and the wife was nodding. They marched over to the barrio that divided platforms nine and ten, then promptly disappeared.

Mauve walked up to the barrior and, trying to be inconspicuous, leaned her hand on the barrior. When she should have felt the bricks on her hand she felt air, and the tips of her fingers disappeared. Mauve pulled her hand back, glanced to see if anyone was watching, then braced herself and walked into the seemingly solid barrior.

Mauve stopped in amazement. In front of her was a giant train with great billows of steam escaping from the top. And in front of the train was a multitude of people that could only be described as witches and wizards because of their odd states of dress and the animals accompanying the students.

Mauve saw people looking at her with curiosity. She seemed to be the correct age to attend Hogwarts, and she had many suitcases with her, but no one was accompanying her, and no one recognized her. Mauve ignored the glances and headed onto the train to find a compartment. On the way she bumped into many people because of how crowded it was with everyone trying to find a compartment. One person Mauve bumped into was a nervous looking boy who was looking for someone called Trevor.

Just when Mauve was starting to get scared she would never find a seat a girl's head popped out of a compartment. The girl had very dark short hair and big eyes and said "Do you need a seat?".

Mauve smiled out of relief and responded "How'd you know?"

The girl gestured for Mauve to step into the compartment and moved back so Mauve could get in with her suitcases. "Well you looked kind of helpless."

Mauve moved into the compartment and saw that the girl wasn't in the compartment alone. Inside was another girl who had died her hair a bright blue color and a boy who currently had a pig snout for a nose. When Mauve stepped into the compartment the boy scrunched his face up like he smelt something terrible, then the pig snout was replaced by a human nose.

"Guys, I found an helpless American duckling wandering aimlessly in the hallway. This is-" the girl with big eyes looked at Mauve questioningly and Mauve responded with her name. "Right, Mauve, this is Jeremiah-" she pointed to the boy who waved "and Kara" the girl with the shockingly bright blue hair who smiled brightly. "And I'm April" she added in an afterthought.

"Here, I'll help you seeing as these two couldn't lift a fly to save their lives" Jeremiah remarked as he helped Mauve put her suitcases in the luggage rack. April stuck out her tongue as she sat down and Kara harshly nudged him in the leg with her foot. "Thanks" Mauve smiled and helped Jeremiah get all of her suitcases.

"So your American? Why are you going to Hogwarts?" Kara asked when all of Mauve's suitcases were safely in the luggage rack and Jeremiah and Mauve were seated.

Mauve tried to figure out how to describe her current predicament. "I'm not technically going to Hogwarts. I need to see someone who lives there, for personal reasons."

"Why so many suitcases if you're just visiting?" April asked. "You don't have to answer if you don't want" she added looking apprehensive.

"No, it's okay. I'm not sure how long I'm going to stay. I'm not sure of anything, actually. I'm visiting my only relative left, and I don't know if he will let me stay with him." Just then the train moved forward. Mauve, being next to the window, could see the train was building speed and the children too young to attend Hogwarts were trying to run next to the train. It got too fast and the children were left with their parents as the train sped out of the station and into the outside world.

"How did you change your nose like that?" Mauve asked Jeremiah, trying to change the subject.

He looked like he expected the question, but he didn't seem angry as he responded. "I'm a metamorphmagus. I can change my appearance at will."

"Wow, I've read about people like you, but I have never met one." Mauve was astounded.

"Yea, well I'm unique." Jeremiah said sounding smug.

"You're something, that's for sure." Kara, April and Mauve laughed and Jeremiah looked defeated.

For most of the train ride Mauve, Kara, Jeremiah, and April talked, ate from the witch with the trolley, and played exploding snap. That is, until the Dementors came aboard.

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