MoonSparrow: Yeesh, sure has been awhile for this story! Ha ha, oh well! Um, let's see, lately, I've been watching a lot of Naruto. I'm on episode 79, I think. I love it so far! I'm going back to school in a few days. Meh, I am and am not excited to go back. Oh well, I'll put on a brave face. Yup!
Hey have any of you guys seen Starship yet, you know, by StarkidPotter? I liked. I only just watched it yesterday. It was cute!
I'm feeling a little more confident about this story so, (finally!) Let's begin with the second chapter of My Days At Hogwarts!
Oh, disclaimer (I've been forgetting those lately! Oops! :P)
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter, or any other random things I mention!
Okay, now with this chapter, let's begin!
…~… (Commencing flashback/ dream sequence)
I was walking down the busy train, quite literally shaking in my boots. This was my first time on the Hogwarts Express! My first time around other witches and wizards! I was so excited and at the same time so nervous. I quickly found an empty compartment. I put my luggage on the racks and kept a book out to read on my way to the school.
"My school," I breathed.
I sat down and watched as the station began to slowly pull away from view as the train surged forward. Children were hanging out windows saying goodbye to their parents that were running along with the great red train as it gathered speed. I smiled. My parents and I had said goodbye right after we figured how to get through the barrier. (A.N. Yes, this is a flashback within another. :D)
We were standing in between platforms nine and ten, looking around, hopelessly lost. After a short while, a black-haired boy with circular glasses who looked about my age came and stood between the pillars with us. I was about to ask him about how to get to the train when I noticed that he looked as lost as we. A very noticeable, redheaded family came around the corner.
"C'mon Weasly's!" the woman at the front of the group, whom I guessed was the mother, called to all of them. A moment later, after hearing something that the woman said, the black-haired boy perked up and went over to her and asked something. Next thing I knew, they were all running at the pillar, and even stranger than that, going through it!
That's how I get through, I thought to myself. I glanced a knowing look at my parents. They nodded and hugged me. After seeing my parents do so, Autumn and Sami followed suit. We all said goodbye and I turned around, readying myself. I charged toward the pillar. An odd sensation took over for a second before I was on the other side.
Now, I was on the train, nervous about how this year would go.
Probably an hour passed before anything really happened. I was reading up on Hogwarts in the book, Hogwarts: A History.
"…So, it was then that they made it so that no one could Apparate or Disapparate in or out of Hogwarts." I read aloud to myself. I took a breath.
"The spell is only lifted when Apparation lessons are held in the Great Hall for those students eligible for learning to Apparate and Disapparate." My eyes grew slightly as I realized I wasn't the only one reading that part of the book out loud. I looked over the book and jumped, a little startled to find that a person was standing there. Her brown bushy hair was a little lighter than her eyes. She looked like she was my age, only smarter. She looked very smart.
"I love Hogwarts: A History!" She exclaimed as she crossed from the doorway to the seat next to me. She outstretched her hand toward me. "I'm Hermione Granger. Are you new to Hogwarts, too?"
I shook her hand and timidly replied. "My name is Twyla Yumiko. And, yes, I'm new."
Hermione brightened up and her smile grew a little wider. "We'll be in the same year, then! You don't need to be so nervous, by the way." She said consolingly.
"You'll be just fine. All the professors are very nice, or so I've heard. And, from reading the books about it that I have, which is many, mind you, it seems like a wonderful school!" A gleeful glimmer danced in Hermione's eyes. I eased up a bit after that and we talked for a long time. Maybe an hour or so. Something made Hermione remember why she'd come to my compartment to begin with.
"Oh, the toad!" She randomly said.
"Toad?" I asked, quite confused.
"A boy named Neville lost his toad. I was helping him look for it. You haven't seen a toad anywhere, have you?" She looked slightly exasperated.
I shook my head. "Tell you what," I began. "If I see it, I'll bring it back to Neville. You can go help him look for it some more, okay? I'll see you at school."
"Right. Okay, I'll see you at school." Just before she left, Hermione turned to face me and said, "Oh, and Twyla? Thanks." With that she left.
Next I was in the Great Hall, recently sorted and sitting at the Gryffindor table, waiting for the headmaster's words of wisdom. My mind was off, remembering something Sami, my older brother, told me the night before I left.
"Just don't mess up, okay?"
…~…(Flashback/ dream sequence finished.)
I was slowly drifting back to my conscious reality. I heard soft voices around me.
"She looks really peaceful when she sleeps." One voice said. "She's kinda cute that way." This voice muttered the second part sheepishly.
"Oo! Twin number one has set his target on Miss Yumiko, has he?" Said another voice, sounding identical to the first.
"You both should just stop watching her while she sleeps. It's kind of creepy. Also, pretty much everyone is peaceful when they sleep." A slightly annoyed voice said.
"Not everyone. At least Twyla here doesn't scream about spiders in her sleep, Ron." Retorted a slightly younger girl from the corner.
I could practically hear Ron turning red.
"No, but I do dream of finding all of my friends in a compartment with me. Especially of two redheaded twins are fighting over me." I smiled and opened my eyes. I feigned surprise and said, "My dream came true!" I laughed.
"So, Sleeping Beauty awakens." Fred said with a smile. Now that I noticed it, both of the twins were a little red in the ears. I think I embarrassed them with my little quip about them fighting over me.
"I couldn't find you guys on the platform. Where'd you go?" I scooted over so Fred and George could sit down.
"See, Twyla? This is why you should've stayed with us after the Cup." Ron pointed out. "Less likely to lose us, now aren't we?"
"Oh, hush up, Spider-boy." I smiled at his turning redder.
"So, what do you think is happening this year?" Harry asked across from me.
"Dunno. Something big, though." I said. "If Percy gets that protective of it, well, you tell me." I smiled.
"It's great going back, isn't it?" Hermione threw in. The rest of the ride went this way. We talked about how far we were and we reminisced for a while, too.
After a little while, the trolley came by. Around a Chocolate Frog, Ron carried on with the conversation.
"Twyla wasn't always so nice, though." He repeated after swallowing,
"What do you mean?" George asked as he tore into a box of Bernie Bott's.
"Well, she really told us off in our first year, didn't she, Harry?" Ron directed at Harry.
"Oh, yeah. When you insulted Hermione. I remember that. Ow." Harry subconsciously rubbed the back of his head.
"What?" Hermione asked, curiously.
I laughed. "Oh, that's right! I remember that." I began to retell the incident after seeing the very confused faces around me. Only Harry, Ron, and I knew about this, because we were there.
…~…(Flashback start)
I was walking behind the Ron Weasley boy and the Harry Potter boy after our Charms lesson. Little did I know that Hermione was walking slightly behind me. The Weasley boy started talking in a jaunty voice.
"It's LeviOsa. Not LeviosA! It's no wonder that no one can stand her. She's a nightmare, honestly." Just then, I saw Hermione pushed past me and then roughly past the two boys.
"I think she heard you." The Potter boy said. I started toward them and the Weasley said something a bout Hermione not having any friends.
I quickly pushed my books into my bag, acting totally on instinct. I hurried up behind them. Once I was about to pass them, I roughly smacked them both upside the back of their heads. Shocked, they simultaneously raised their hands to rub their heads. Their eyes locked on me as I came around front of them and turned on the spot to glare at both of the boys. This was the first time I had ever really looked them up close. So, the redhead was Ronald Weasley, part of a large family and the black-haired boy was Harry Potter. The Harry Potter. Even though I was angry I knew that he probably wouldn't like to be singled out as the famous boy so, I turned onto the Weasley.
"Who do you think you are to talk about her that way?" I yelled, noticing his ears going red.
"She was just trying to help you because you were having a hard time trying to get that feather to fly! She knew what you were doing wrong so, she gave you advice! And as for the whole "no friends" thing, oh, you better know she's got a friend and you chose the wrong one to mess with! You are just being a total, indecent, rude, arrogant jerk!" I finished with a huff. Then I turned to Potter.
"Yeah, you were right. She did hear you." Then I turned again and raced after Hermione, yelling after her.
"Hermione! Hermione, wait!"
…~… (Flashback finished)
"Wow. Twyla, you sure can be scary." Ginny added from the corner. The twins just looked like they had more respect for me now. I looked over at Hermione only to be surprised that even though she was smiling, tears were racing down her face.
"I had no idea you did that for me." She whispered when I walked over.
"To quote what I saw on a pin once, 'I'm a lover, not a fighter but I fight for what I love.'" We smiled at each other then I laughed at the way Fred was re-enacting the story. We had a great rest of the way to Hogwarts.
This will be an interesting year, I thought to myself with a smile.
…~…
MoonSparrow: By the way, that quote was from a piece of flair I found on facebook. Well, now that the second one is up, maybe it'll be easier to write the rest. Thanks for the patience. See you next time! Love ya'! Byez!
