Location: Platform 9 ¾

Time: 10:43

Along the walls of the kings cross station in Platfor lone figure sitting on a large trunk wearing muggle clothing was leaned up against the wall taking a nap. Eclipse was also dozed off in Jays lap. A few hours earlier Jay had to be let into Platform 9 ¾ by the train conductor before all the people or 'muggles' as he put it, showed up, Jay being a muggle apparently couldn't get through the way everyone else did and as Jay had said to the conductor "we gotta go in through the back?" by the time she got into the platform no one had showed up yet so she decided to take a quick nap hoping to pass the time. Eclipse woke up from his nap and began to nudge Jay as well. Jay felt something tickling her rib cage and tried to brush it off only to find the head of Eclipse under her hand. Then Eclipse got on his back legs and began to nudge her neck.

"ugh Clipse knock it off." Nudge-Nudge. "what?" Jay groaned as she opened one of her eyes. Seeing two black eyes staring at her she became more conscious. Jay patted Eclipses head then began to stretch. Jay then rolled up her sweat shirt sleeve revealing a watch and absent mindedly checked the time still expecting quite a bit of time before she should get a spot on the train.

Time: 10:51

Jay's eyes widened. Oh crap! Jay quickly gathered up her stuff and grabbed Eclipses leash and started hauling ass towards the train. Where the hell am I gonna put the trunk? Jay wondered as she slithered through the crowed like a pro. It pays to be small. She thought as approached the train. Just as she was about to board a hand gripped her shoulder at the door.

"ticket?" the man asked. Jay turned and saw an employee in some type of official uniform.

"oh-… right." Jay said as she let go of the trunk and started to look through the numerous pockets in her oversized jeans.

"hang on." She prompted as she searched through her pockets again. I know its somewhere…jay thought not finding anything.

"Gimme a minute." Then she began to look through her back pack. She began to panic and nervously glance at the man, who was beginning to think Jay was trying to sneak on. Jay stood still looking into the back pack she had just checked three times over

"Uhhhhh…" jay looked at the man and gave him a awkward smile that kinda looked more like she was baring her left kanine tooth at him. Would've looked like a snarl if her eyes didn't say different. "heh heh." Jay laughed nervously. The man was about to motion for jay to move along, when she realized where her train ticket was.

"Ooh! –wait I remember." Jay said suddenly. She sat back on her trunk, smirk on her face and took off her left shoe, producing the missing ticket. The man gave Jay an odd look as he slowly took the ticked.

"What? If your gonna get mugged they aint gonna go for your shoes." Jay shrugged then looked down at her tattered convers. "well at leased not my shoes."

The man stared at jay punched her ticket then gave it back, with out dropping the odd look on his face. Jay took a step back then another and slowly inched her way on the train, then turned completely around and ascended onto the train with Eclipse riding on the trunk.

The man shook his head and muttered "Americans." As he thought this would be something to tell the guys later.

Jay walked onto the train wide eyed and murmured "that was awkward." So only she could hear it. Alright, first I should get rid of this trunk. Jay thought. She scoped across the compartment and spotted an empty spot she could put her trunk. Sweet. Next objective: Find a seat. Jay looked around and notice that probably all the compartments in this cart were filled. Fuck. Jay started to walk through the isle feeling like an outsider, as every compartment she passed had at least four people in them. And she didn't want to over crowed any. Soon enough she found one that only had three people in it. The first one that came into view from the slightly open door was a lean guy with large dark eyes a pale complection, with yet a little bit if coloring on his cheeks, and a white blonde fohawk. He was leaning back in his side of the compartment entertaining the other two that the door was blocking. He laughed a deep yet cool chuckle. Damn this guys hot. Jay knocked twice on the door then slid it open more, revealing the other two boys. The one closest to the window was dark skinned had dark hair, and a lanky body, yet he had a very fierce 'don't mess with me' Face that made Jay overt her eyes to the mext guy. Now this Guys body was completely different, he had short shaven brown brown hair and a pudgy face resting on a husky steamroller that's supposed to be his body. The instant resemblance of a cave man past his prime made Jay grimaced.

"Uh, seat taken?" Jay asked awkwardly. Guy with the fohawk, scoffed. Wow, and just like that he isn't hot anymore.

"Yes. Now where on earth did you get those hideous muggle clothes the trash?" he sneered coolly. His Two companions snickered loudly so Jay could obviously hear. Jay looked down at her out fit. It was the same one a yesterday. She liked her clothes, hideous didn't get her but the trash part causes a snarled lip in reaction, most of her clothes actually had been discarded in one way or another.

"well that was uncalled for." She spat.

"So were you. So leave." He said coldly

"oh nice comeback bro, kudos."

"ugh have fun in Hufflepuff… filthy mudblood…" he said looking Jay up and down, taking a guess from Jays overly muggle clothing. Jays lip curled. She didn't hear the last bit though.

"What the hell is a Hufflepuff?" The other two were laughing ' she doesn't even know!'

Jay fixed her attention on the two idiots still snorting "Well don't be discrete." Jay spat with annoyance. Jay turned to leave, flashing a peace sign then the bird. "Bye-bye princess." Jay heard one him call with one last hit

"dicks." Jay said to herself just as she walked face first into the side of the doorway only making their laughter roar louder. Red cheeked, Jay walked off without her dignity. Nice one Jay, real nice. Jay thought to herself. Just keep walking before you get genuinely pissed and do something you'll regret latter. Jay stumbled around again looking for some compartment with more room. They could easily fit 6 people but again 4 seemed most comfortable, and she didn't really wanna bug anyone let alone go through the awkward moments you get when you just met someone. Jay shuttered. She really didn't like those kinds of awkwards. That's it I give! Jay said as she prepared to find a nice spot to sit in, in the isle.

"Jay?" Jay froze. She heard a noise.

"uh, yeah?" She asked cautiously.

" we've got an extra seat if you want it." A familiar voice behind her said warmly. Jay turned and noticed it was Rose.

"thanks." Jay said. Then lead Eclipse into the compartment. Jays eyes widened. Theres like five other people in here. Crap.

Rose looked over her shoulder.

"Oh come on Jay, there not gonna bite."

"Speak for yourself." One of the boys said.(Albus)

"oh shut up." Jay smirked for a split second. Then retreated to the empty seat by the right window.

" so naturally he suspects me because of the incident with the sprites and the pumpkin, so yeah I don't know when he found the breggets but you can be sure he was mad it probably took him half the summer to clean it all up." James said finishing his story he'd been telling the others and leaning back with satisfaction. "heh good-bye permanent records"

"But their not kept in the-"

"Lily, Lily…let him dream." A red headed boy said in a whimsical voice.

"Ignore them, anyways so this is my brother Hugo." Rose said pointing towards thr red headed boy who just spoke. "-and my cousins, Lily, Albus and James. Don't worry he probably wont be here to much longer."

"yeah James get your fat ass outta here so we can breath!" Albus complained.

"don't hate me because im fat!...hate me cause im still slimmer than you." James finished slyly. Albus rolled his eyes as james started to get up.

"sup guys." Jay said twisting her hand in a wave with her fingers extended, but it looked more like a lazy peace sign. Then she paused

"What was he talking about a second ago?" jay suddenly asked perplexed by the strange ending to the story she caught the end of.

"do you want the long version or the short version?" Albus asked.

"mmh. What versions better?"

"The long version but I aint saying it again." James said as he left.

"Bye guys." He said as he shut the compartment.

"Basically my Brother takes after his uncle and causes mischief." Lily said.

"…Wel that's to short."

"I wasn't finished."

"please by all means continue?" jay prompted.

"right, well last year on the last day of school, him and afew of his friends snuck a bunch of breggets into Filch's office. They make messes and were supposed to run a muck when he opened the door and let them out or something I don't know."

"Hmm interesting."

"anything else you wanna know?" Rose asked.

"Wait, wait, wait. Who are you?" Hugo asked. Jay gestured toward herself.

"Im Jay."

"J?"

"Yeah Jay."

"whats it stand for?"

"what Jay?"

"Yeah."

"its just Jay."

"yeah but whats it stand for?"

"it doesn't stand for anything its just my name."

"yeah I was wondering that too." Albus said resting his head in his arms. But where Albus was joking she could tell Hugo wasn't.

"Its short for Jaycee.?"

"J.C?"

"yeah you get it now?"

"whats the C stand for?"

"what-theres no C!"Jay hollered.

"But you said your name was J.C!"

"Yes!"

"then what does it stand for?!"

"Oh my- Its not-.. Dammit!" Jay cursed then spun around and blew some air on the window and spelled her name out while muttering

"Are we really doing this?". Jay spun back around and pointed to her name on the window.

"Jaycee." Jay huffed then, crossed her arms and leaned back. Hugos face got red.

"Oh… I feel really stupid now." Then he smiled sheepichly. Jay grimaced, the Albus said.

"Well Im still confused!" then we all burst into laughter.

"Okay seriously though, anything you need to know?" Jay brainstormed for a minute,then thought of something she'd noticed since Diagon alley.

"I noticed there aren't a lot af Americans here. Is there a reason for that?" jay asked curiously. Rose thought back to her history classes.

"well, you know how Britain colonized America?"

"Uh, yeah?"

"Well most the people that had to go there didn't want to so naturally being a wizard they easily got out of it. Then there were several native American genicides-."

"that had to do with beheading and stuff, right."

"yeah and besides that there isn't a school of wizardry in America so yeah, not a lot of wizards come from America, and if they do they would probably move for work er something I suppose.

"Makes sense."

"anything else?" Jay thought again.

"yeah, what are 'Houses? Harry said something about them yesterday… like I know what they are but…yeah…what are they?" Jay said darting her eyes around for time Albus explained everything, the house rules, different house traits, ect.

"So what about you? Your going to be a fifth year right? If you're a muggle, what type of classes are you taking?" Hugo asked.

"wait how do you know-?"

"-Dad told, James, James told us-" Albus gestured towards himself and Lily. "And Lily told everyone." Lily shrugged.

"I love to gossip." Jay yet again didn't like being talked about. It made her nervous.

"Oh.- well being non magic… person." Jay said for lack of better words.

"A muggle." Lily said.

"right a Muddle-." They laughed.

"no. a Mu-gle." Albus sounded out.

"alright fine Ima Mu-gle. But I prefer to be called a Per-son." Jay said jokingly. Rose flicked her hand and held back a laugh as to cay 'whatever just keep going.

"anyways im taking Divination cuz I figured, hey im pretty good at finding shapes in cloud? This cant be much different, and potions because, well, I think im an okay cook, care for magical creatures because why not I love animals, History of magic cuz all Id really need to do is study, Defense against the Dark arts Cause McGonagall told me too and a free period." Albus nodded alittle trying to understand it.

"I guess I could make sense of some of those but why defense against the dark arts?" He questioned to no one in particular. Jay shrugged none the less. Then the same question from yesterday popped into her head.

"hey why is Harry famous? He just said it was a long story and then had to leave." Lily's eyes lit up and began to tell jay the entire story start to finish with as many details she had picked up as possible. Jay listened intently. She had no idea. And she thought the streets of L.A were dangerous. When the tale was over Jay was silent for a moment, then burst out.

"Man!.. I shouldve got an autograph or something!" Lily chuckled tiredly. It had gotten late whileshe was telling the story and hugo and rose had dozed off. Soon Jay picked up Eclipse and nodded of as well. She was soon awoken by a bored Albus wailing

"for the love of all this joyfull some one say something random!" Jay though drowsy from sitting around all day sleeping said the first thing that came to her mind.

"under these clothes Im naked." The was an awkward pause before Albus burst with laughter. Jay straightened up and looked at everyone. Albus was cracking up, Lily and Rose were both wide eyed with grins trying to stay quiet, and Hugo was just red cheeked and serious faced.

"too much?" Jay asked. Rose shook her head. It was then that she noticed that they had all changed out of their regular robes and were dressed in their school uniforms.

"we close to the school?" Just as she asked the train slowed to a lurching hault.

"…Nope!" Rose said cheerily.

"oh ha-ha miss sarcastic. Let me guess, you all knew I didn't buy a school uniform so you didn't bother to wake me?" Jay said as she stretched.

"psh. No. we just didn't wanna wake you…and we knew you didn't have one." Albus said. Of course.

As they got off the train and Jay began to sift through her backpack she heard a gruff voice calling for first years. Jay knew this was her first year but technically she's a fifth year. So she chose to ignore it.

"uhh Jay? Shouldn't you be going with them?" Lily asked eyebrow raised.

"Nah, fuck that." Jay said as she cracked open her soda and took a slurp. Rose looked from Jay and nodded to Albus who nodded at Hugo, then said:

"Get her."

"wait? What!-."jay said as both Albus and Hugo each grabbed one of Jay's arms then dragged her off towards the boats where and elderly Hagrid had been waiting to escort Jay along with the first years. She actually was supposed to go there.

"Bye Jay! See you at the feast!" Rose and Lily waved.

"ah screw you guys!" she called back. The boys laughed. Eclipse just hopped along after them knowing she wasn't in danger. Jay easily and quickly got bored on the boat ride. All there was, was a bunch of kids four years younger than her chatting amongst themselves. And Hagrid laying out some of the ground rules and talking about some history of the castle and the class he teaches. Jay wasn't paying attention she was keeping to herself, staring over the side of the boat in to the black water when she could've sworn she saw something move. Curious she leaned over the side abit and looked onto the water a little closer. Jay probably resembled a cat crowched over the side of a fish bowl right now. The more Jay stared the more she could see something moving until it was still. Jay could see it, a pale scaly grey face with red eyes staring back at her from only inches under the surfsce of the water. Jay barly had time to mutter:

"what the-?"be fore on a ripple of water and a plunk sound the fish womans scaly grey hand reached up and snatched Jays Hat off her head and into the water.

"Gimme back my Hat ya' fish bastard!"

Jay called as she plunged her head, arms and upper chest into the water trying to figure out were her hat had been taken. Jay could feel herself brushing scales, then something grab her by the right wrist. Uh oh. Was all she thought at it dragged the rest of her into the thrashed around in the water trying to make it difficult for the fish woman. She didn't really have a good look at anything due to this but by chance her hand hooked her hat and she grabbed hold with a tight grip. After much more thrashing and Jay running out of air, she felt herself being raised from the sea beasts grip and out of the water. Dangling completely out of the water by her hood soping wet and clutching her hat she looked up to see Hagrid had pulled her outta the water.

"What wer' ye doing girl?!" Hagird hollered both from concern and wonder. Jay smiled sheepishlt the murmured in a low almost a humm:

"I got my hat?"then slapped the still dripping hat on her head.

Hagrid set Jay back in the boat and warned her and all firstyears that theirs awful dark things in the lake at night. He turned back and looked directly at Jay and said:

"e'specialy a' nigh'" Jay grimaced and Hagrid chuckled saying to Jay that she's a tough one to get her hat back. The fact that Jay just got it back only made the hat more special and centimental. At last they finally made it to Hogwarts. Jay was captivated but the architecture of the castle and charmed features like the ceiling in the feasting room, or whatever it was called. As Jay and the first years poured in, Jay could feel everyone looking at her, or more specifically her muggle clothes. Before she knew it she had wondered toward Rose and Albus at the Griffindor table.

"Hey- why are you all wet?" Rose said noticing Jay was soaked.

"Lake-. Sea Bitch-. Don't wanna talk about it" Jay said nonchalantly. Rose got a confused look on her face, her mouth was in an O shape. Albus just turned around from talking to his friend and only just noticed Jay.

"What happened to you?" he asked.

"I went for a swim, the waters nice this time of night." She snapped sarcastically. Then the sorting hats song began. Jay heard the dry, gruff sound of the hat beginning to sing and was frozen. What the hell is going on here? The song was halfway over before Jay finally snapped out of leaned down and asked Albus.

"is that hat singing?" Albus merely chuckled but didn't supply an answer. Jay paniced a little and quickly asked Rose:

"you see it too, right?" Rose chuckled then explained the role of the sorting hat. With nothing to do but wait Jay sat down, legs Indian crossed and waited to be called. But that moment never came. as the last kid was sorted jay could do nothing but shrug when Rose went to ask her what was wrong. The head mistress McGonagall called for everyone's attention. Oh no…

"students Im sure it has come to some or your attention that there is a muggle attending Hogwarts this year." Oh no…

"although there maybe some problems, we must all give her a nice Hogwarts welcome, to make her feel more accepted." Why did she have to single me out?

"without further delay let me introduce." Aw man.

"Jaycee R. Black." Jay flt everyones eyes burrowing into her even before she was named, but after McGonagall said it out loud it was everyones que to look for this muggle. And right now this muggle wishes she was invisible. Jay crouched as low as she could. What made her the most uncomfortable was the silence. You could hear a pin drop. If everyone was booing she could at leased own it but silence? You never know what to think… it says it all. Im not welcome here…

"come up and get sorted Jaycee." Fuck. Jay took a deep breath, composed herself and stood like it was nothing as she walked. Though I don't think a calm demeanor and nonchalant attitude hid her surely red cheeks very well. As she reached the chair to be sorted McGonagall whispered 'your doing fine.' The placed the hat upon Jays head.

"Hmm, well now this is unusual. Cunning and attitude of Sytherine, Loyalty and forgiveness of Hufflepuff, intelligence and logic of Ravenclaw, and Bravery and understanding of Griffindor. Hmmm…." As the sorting hat continued to ponder where to put jay all jay could think about was the other students looking back up at her. Both looks of astonishment and wonder were plastered on their faces and oddly enough the mixed reaction made Jay feel a little better.

"Professor McGonagall, you'd better come over here." The Hat said. Jay still couldn't get over the fact that there was a talking hat on her head…and he sings too! She thought.

"what is it?" McGonagall asked.

"this hasn't happened in years but incredulously Jay is completely divided evenly between traits of every house."

"What? Well what are we going to do?" Great, yet again, why does all the weird stuff happen to me? The sorting hat chuckled at my thoughts. Wait can you-?

"Read minds?" Oh fuck.

"Last time the Head of staff picked where the child would go." The hat said answering McGonagall.

"How long ago was this?"

"A few hundred."

"can I help pick?" Jay asked. McGonagall seemed frozen for a moment before answering.

"very well I'll leave you two to discuss it." McGonagall said then went back to her seat.

Alright, I need to pick a house… Damn I could go into any one of the houses! I don't see why Hufflepuff gets a bad rep. whats so wrong with being a loyal good person? Then theres Slytherin and there whole; 'No Muggles!' thing. I could join them just to be like WHAT NOW! Just to spite- but I guess thinking like that would defiantly get me put in Slytherin. Ravenclaw would be pretty cool to their pretty smart…and I like their colors, Slytherins colors are pretty cool too but Ravenclaws colos are the best, then again I don't even ware the uniform but what ever, then theres Griffindor and being known for being brave and awesome is pretty cool, besides I already know afew people in that house, granted I don't really know what they are to me yet but… well I guess that makes 2 legitimate reasons. Griffindor it is –and you've been listening this whole time haven't you?

"GRIFFINDOR!" the sorting hat yelled. I knew it.