Here's Chapter Two. I'm not incredibly proud of it. I apologize for the lack of intrigue. It's purpose is to move the setting to Hogwarts and introduce Adam. I would, however, like feedback on how you think the story's going. ;) I also forgot to apologize in the last chapter for my atrocious title. I'll try to think of something better I promise. I'm naturally just really terrible at thinking up titles. I'm talking a Journalism class this year and the layout team always has to change the titles to my articles. Haha.

Disclaimer: Everything familiar to you is Ms. Rowlings.

Chapter Two

"Bye Mum!" Lucy hugged her mother and after promising to write, headed for the grate between platforms nine and ten.

She stepped on to Platform 9¾ with a slight feeling of unease settling in to her stomach. This bothered her more then the unease itself. She was hardly ever nervous. Lucy had fantastic grades, she was confident in--

"Lucy!" she smiled and turned towards the person calling her name.

"Adam!" she flung herself into the waiting arms of her best friend. He laughed.

"I haven't seen you in—what? Two days?"

"Such a long time." She sighed dramatically. The two friends laughed and talked as they boarded the Hogwarts Express. They found a compartment with some fellow Gryffindors. There was light discussion on everyone's summer break and classes they would be taking their fifth year. And eventually:

"So did you hear about that transfer from Durmstrang?" Tony Peaks, one of the beaters on the Gryffindor Quittich team inquired. Lucy froze. No one was really supposed to know about Jonathan Stoker.

"Psh. I doubt that's true. There's no way Professor Dippet is going to let some prick from Durmstrang in Hogwarts." Adam said.

"Oh come on, I'm sure he's not that bad." Lucy chimed in. Her friends' reactions were starting to make her nervous. If they were bothered by Jonathan's education status, they probably wouldn't warm up to the idea of him being a vampire.

"I have a cousin that goes to Durmstrang." Tony piped up. "I only see him every other Christmas or so, but he doesn't seem too bad."

"He's just a kid guys. He's not going to be some deranged lunatic just because he's not from Britain." Charlotte McKinnon said.

"I wonder what he's like." Adam said, strategically lightening the conversation. This caught Lucy off guard. What was he like? Besides the whole bood-sucking thing, did he have a normal personality? She wondered what his favorite subject was…

"He'll probably be in Slytherin." Tony said thoughtfully.

"Tony." Charlotte glared at him.

"What? I didn't say it made him a bad person!" he was defensive.

"Well that's what you meant!"

"Well I'm kind of sick of talking about him to be totally honest." Lucy interrupted. And she was. She hadn't even met the boy yet, and she was spending all of her spare time thinking about him. The food trolley came around then, providing an easy transition away from conversation about the mysterious Durmstrang transfer.

Lucy enjoyed the rest of the train ride. She had missed all of her friends over the summer. Except Adam of course.

Adam's parents and Lucy's mom were old friends. Lucy's mother had introduced Adams' parents, for this reason, Lucy's mother was constantly reminding him that she was the reason he existed. Jokingly, of course. Lucy and Adam had always gotten along very well. Adam was Lucy's first kiss. They were seven, and Lucy had dared him. Lucy had promised not to tell anyone that Adam had cried when he broke is arm at the age of ten. Their families had vacationed in Fiji the summer after their second year. The friends went way back. The two flirted like lovers, fought like brother and sister but over everything, they were just friends.

The Hogwarts Express arrived on school grounds not too long after dark. Lucy walked with Adam, Lucy and Tony off the train and into one of the self-drawn carriages. It suddenly occurred to Lucy how hungry she was. Upon reaching Hogwarts, her hunger only increased at the thought of the magnificent feast she was about to enjoy. Once she reached the Great Hall however, she was distracted by how magnificent it seemed. Candles suspended in mid-air, the night sky reflected on the ceiling above them. She was struck by the familiar reminder of how much she really loved Hogwarts. She looked up towards the table perpendicular to all the house tables and noticed that Professor Dumbledore was not in his usual seat. She turned to voice her concern to Adam but before she spoke, she felt a hand on her shoulder.

"Miss. Westerfeld, could I have a quick word?"

Okay, so I'm just trying to break up my incredibly long a/n here. But, to answer a few questions, Jon's old for his age. I'm not completely sure what the cut-off date for Hogwarts is, but between that and the lack of knowledge about Durmstrang, I'm giving myself some leeway with his age. I need his character to be pretty mature, but he needs a few years at Hogwarts to accomplish everything he's going to do. (Ron turned 17 in his sixth year if that helps convince anyone a little better.) I would like some feedback on how I'm going with the whole "prejudice against half-breeds" thing. I'm trying to portray it correctly. Is it working?

I am excited for the next chapter though. I'm going to introduce Jon and I really like his character. Thanks for reading! Review..:)

Serrakin: Thanks for the review. About the Transfiguration teacher.. do you mean Dumbledore? I loved your feedback, it got me thinking. I'll go into more detail about Durmstrang once Jon's introduced.

HollieGolightly: Love your pen name by the way. Thanks for the positive feedback!