Hey, MichiRini here. Sorry this took so long to post, but... believe me: life has been anything but smooth lately. Although RoseZephyr has been having a lovely time in India for the past six weeks (welcome back, Brindabot!!!!!! thanks so much for the shirt!!!!!! HUGS!!!!!!!!)!!!!! Anywho, here is the next chapter!! Please enjoy and review!

Chapter 2—Lisette

I turn to the girl at the compartment door. "A toad?" I respond, as Alcina and the boys are a bit busy at the moment. "No. No toads have dropped by here."

"Oh, okay," she says as she turns to leave. "A boy called Neville has lost one, so let him or me know if you find it."

"Right. Okay."

As soon as the door closes, I turn to Alcina, Fred, and George, all of whom are still lying on the floor laughing.

"So," I say in as frightening a tone as I can muster. "You're a Metamorphagus, are you?" I giggle at their shocked faces. "Why didn't you tell me? That's pretty cool!"

Fred-or George, I don't know-stands up weakly and sits down at his seat. "How do you know?" he demands. "It could just be a spell or something."

I look at him quizzically. "Of course she's a Metamorphagus. She had to close her eyes to transform, her hair changed suddenly instead of gradually, and none of you had your wands in sight."

Fred and George share a glance before saying simultaneously, "That one's a Ravenclaw, all right."

I laugh and pull Alcina into the seat next to me. As the other twin gets into his seat, I whisper to Alcina. "Which one's Fred and which one's George? How on Earth can you tell the difference between those two?" Seeing Alcina's grin, I add hastily, "And tell me the truth, don't make fun of me about it quite yet."

Alcina sighs. "You're no fun," she grumbles. "George is the one who got up first, and Fred is the one sitting down now. Once you get to know them, the differences are obvious, but, if you look, Fred's hair is slightly longer than George's."

I look closely and find this to be the case. "Thanks," I whisper.

"Oy!" calls George. "What are you two girls whispering about? Don't you know what they say about secrets?"

"Oh, nothing," says Alcina quickly. "Just how ugly you two are."

"HEY!" the two yell again, as Alcina and I burst in laughter. The rest of the train ride passes much in the same manner, and, before we know, an announcement comes that we are almost at Hogwarts. Alcina and I have to leave the compartment so that the boys can change, and then they do the same for us. Finally, the train slows to a stop, and I start to feel the butterflies in my stomach again. Hogwarts! Well, at least I know three people already…but what if they're only being nice right now? I mean, Fred and George are in a different house so, from what I understand, we'll only see each other in classes or in free time. As for Alcina, surely she has other friends she'd rather sit with and talk to? But I don't have time to brood, as we have to get our trunks and such and fight our way out of the train. Once we're out, I look up and see Hogwarts for the first time. It is beautiful. A large castle, with turrets and windows, sitting picturesquely in front of a huge lake.

"Mon Dieu," I murmur before blushing at using French. Fred, who hears me, just smiles at me, and we make our way towards a line of many carriages. It is then that I notice something wrong.

"Wait, Alcina," I say, tugging on the sleeve of her robe. "How're we going to get to the castle in those? There are no horses."

Alcina looks at Fred and George, who shrug. "I dunno," she says. "They just move by…magic, I guess."

"Oh…right."

We all get into a carriage, which does indeed start moving on its own. I can't help but stare out the window avidly at the grounds. "Your grounds are so big," I comment. "The Palace of Beauxbatons is huge, too, but our grounds are much smaller, because Beauxbatons is right on the ocean. It's beautiful, of course, but the idea that it's easier to sleep with the sound of the ocean is completely wrong. The noise kept me awake every night until I got used to it."

"Really?"

"Yeah, that's a huge myth."

Finally, we get to the castle and file inside to what Alcina tells me is the Great Hall. It's huge! And absolutely gorgeous. The ceiling, just as Hogwarts, a History promised, is enchanted to look like the sky outside. Fred and George leave us to go to the Gryffindor table.

"Come on, we have to go to the front to the Ravenclaw table. Stupid overachieving complexes…" Alcina mutters, dragging me to the frontmost table.

"Um, Alcina, you know…you don't have to sit with me, if you have, you know, other friends to sit with…" I rush to say.

She turns to look at me like I'm stupid. "Lisette, while the Ravenclaw girls are okay, most of the girls are AIRHEADS. The guys are cool, but they don't really care if I sit with them or not."

"Oh good," I say as we sit down.