It had been a while since I have seen my home and my family. Moving to Hogwarts was harder than anything I could of dreamed of. I lost most of my family, but for the rest of us, we are all tight. We cared about each other. Now as I move to Hogwarts, I only have my fox, Eclipse.
Looking at the clock, I had realized I had been late to catch the Hogwarts Express. After rushing around for several minutes, I finally reached it. It was a scarlet steam engine with the Hogwarts Crest. I got on in seconds, I couldn't afford a new ticket for another bus ride. I searched around looking for empty compartments. All of them had been packed with people waiting to get to Hogwarts, except for this one compartment. It had been a girl around my age reading a book with her owl.
I whispered, "Uh, Hi. Can I sit in here? All the other compartments are full." To her I might have looked like a bum by the way I had dressed. I was wearing a modest black and red crop shirt and baggy pants. To be honest, I couldn't care what people think of me. Her head rose up to the sound of my voice. She was a girl with glasses, brown hair and an average height. I hear her say, "Yeah you can sit here, My name is Amelia by the way. Amelia Susan Cresswell. Nice to meet you".
For a while she was quiet, until I decided to introduce myself. It was almost like an instant connection, we shared thoughts, secrets and ideas with each other. I might have only known for two hours but I felt like I knew her my whole life. It was all fun until we heard, "We will be arriving at Hogwarts in an hour, please have your baggage ready and your uniforms on. First years must follow Mr. Rubeus Hagrid down to the boats when we arrive. Thank you". She had mentioned the idea of changing into our uniforms and we both agreed it was the smartest idea. I had my black tie, cloak, shirt and skirt all on. Finally, I was ready to go to Hogwarts.
They placed a hat on my head. It was called the sorting hat. It said "Well, another late bloomer at Hogwarts. You're a quiet one I see. But you keep all your thoughts inside. They will break you down one day child, Well, you are brave and smart. Good grades and good friends. You always stand up for kids in the hardest times. Hmm, I do believe you are a GRYFFINDOR!" Amelia looked at me and screamed about how she was a Gryffindor, and we high fived. All of our black colored uniforms had changed to red and gold. After the transformation was complete, Amelia had shown me to the Grand Hall. I started to meet my fellow Gryffindors.
The food was perfect, I believe I had around second servings of Shepherd's pie. I started to introduce myself to the boys and girls around me. I had met two other Gryffindors, one girl named Alice and a boy name Ashton. After a wonderful night of meeting new people, I had to get working on my dorm and prepare for next classes. I had felt bad for Eclipse because he had to stay in his carrying cage until I had gotten to my dorm room. Once he was released he found out this was going to be our new home. I could see his eyes darken, almost as if he was falling into a depression of home sickness. Shedding a tear, I knew the pain he was going through, "Good night Eclipse."