Suddenly, the words disappeared and the book started to write a message to her. Addie was a little confused by it.

Hello, Addie. My name is Tom Riddle.

"What?" The blonde said aloud.

"Did you say something?" Upton asked her. That got Addie to look up at the brunette.

"Sorry." Addie replied before she closed the book. She thought about telling Upton what just happened, but decided that it sounded mental. She would investigate the book later by trying to write something else. "I didn't catch your name earlier."

"That's because you didn't ask." Upton pointed out. "My name is Upton Granger."

"I'm Addie Corner." The blonde remarked. "Is this your first year at Hogwarts?"

"Yes." Upton replied. "My sister started last year."

"So did my brother. Maybe they know each other." Addie suggested.

"What's your brother's name?" Upton asked.

"Michael Corner." Addie answered.

"She's never mentioned him before." Upton replied. "So, I'm going to go change into my robe now."

Upton then got up and left the room. Addie considered doing the same, but she still had time before they would arrive at Hogwarts. She looked back at the diary. She still thought it was weird how it wrote back to her. She opened it back up and the words were no longer there. She considered that maybe she had imagined the whole thing. She then took her quill because she needed to get an answer.

Who are you?

The words disappeared again and it started writing again.

I told you. My name is Tom Riddle. This is my diary. Why don't you tell me about yourself?

What do you want to know?

Anything, like how you came across my diary?

I found it at the train station. Okay, I'm 11 years old and I'm about to start school at Hogwarts. How is it that you can write to me?

Magic, of course. I love Hogwarts. I think you'll like it there too. So I need you to promise not to tell anyone about me. Can you do that?

Addie thought to herself. Even wizards would probably think that she was weird if she had a magic diary. Not to mention, she couldn't help but feel obliged to do what he asked her to do. She started writing again.

I promise.

At that moment, the door opened again and Addie quickly closed the book. She saw Upton come wearing her robe.

"I thought you were going to get changed while I was out." Upton remarked.

"I guess I just forgot about that." Addie replied. "I was a little distracted."

"Well you should probably do that soon." Upton suggested.

"I guess I'll go do that right now." Addie responded as she took her trunk and the diary and headed.

Addie headed to the lavatory and began to get changed. Her robe looked pretty good. It wasn't the finest fabric, but her mother wanted to spoil her a bit. It was missing the crest. She also put on her uniform, which didn't come with a tie. She would get those when she was sorted into a house. She really hoped that she would be in Ravenclaw.

Soon, everyone got off the train and Addie started to look for her brother. She walked over to him and found him with some of his older friends, who were all boys.

"Hello, Michael." She greeted.

"Addie, I don't really have time to talk right now." He said. She couldn't help but frown as she walked away. It was something that had been a recurring theme as she grew up. She never got to spend time with Michael because he was always with his friends and it was like he didn't want his friends around her.

From there, everyone headed towards the boats that would take them to the castle. Once they got off the boats, Addie couldn't help but here some whispers.

"I can't wait to see Harry Potter." One of the girls declared.

"My sister is friends with him." Upton declared.

Addie just walked away. She didn't really like people who seemed to worship celebrities.

"Hello again." A voice interrupted her. She looked to see Mandy leaning against a stair railing. "Couldn't take that either?"

"I just don't think that Harry Potter is the amazing wizard that everyone thinks he is." Addie said. "Maybe he's just a kid that's still learning."

"He probably is." Mandy agreed. "I'm glad that you're here. Hopefully, I'll see you some more."

"All first-years come with me." An older woman remarked. The two of them walked over. "I am Professor McGonagall, Transfigurations Professor and Deputy Headmistress. I will be escorting all of you to the Sorting Ceremony."

The woman escorted everyone to the ceremony and they were led to the front of the stage. Apparently, while they waited Professor Dumbledore had introduced Professor Lockhart. They were also given a brief introduction of what each house represented.

"Hogwarts was founded on four pillars each representing bravery, ambition, loyalty, and intelligence." McGonagall explained. "The four houses are named after their founders: Godric Gryffindor, Salazar Slytherin, Rowena Ravenclaw, and Helga Hufflepuff."

Addie couldn't help but be surprised that they all had alliterative names.

"When I call your name, come forward and I will place the Sorting Hat upon your head and it will determine where you will be sorted." McGonagall explained as she held the hat that looked like it had a face on it in her hands. "Mandelina Brocklehurst."

Mandy walked over to her and the woman placed the hat upon her head.

"This one is easy." The hat declared. "Remarkable intelligence. RAVENCLAW!"

Next was a boy named Felix Brunt, who was sorted in Hufflepuff.

"Adelaide Corner." McGonagall declared.

Addie nervously stepped forward.

"Well this is an interesting one." The hat stated. "You've got some Gryffindor in you, but I don't think that is the house for you. Not Hufflepuff, maybe Slytherin, but I think RAVENCLAW!"

Addie then walked over to the Ravenclaw table with a smile on her face, taking a seat next to the her brother.

"Colin Creevey." McGonagall replied.

"GRYFFINDOR!" The hat stated.

"Simon Dedworth"

"SLYTHERIN!"

"Christopher Flack."

"HUFFLEPUFF!"

"Maria Glossup."

"RAVENCLAW!"

"Upton Granger."

Upton walked over to the stage and the hat was placed on her.

"This one seems familiar." The hat remarked. "It's another Granger. We have very similar characteristics to the last one, but thing is missing. You are not as brave as your sister. Therefore, you shall be in RAVENCLAW!"

Upton also headed to the Ravenclaw table.

"Daphne Greengrass."

"SLYTHERIN!"

"Luna Lovegood."

"This one is very strange, but the intellect is there. RAVENCLAW!"

"Ginevra Weasley."

"How many Weasleys are there? Might as well put you with the rest of them. GRYFFINDOR!"

After the feast, all of the Ravenclaw first-year girls were gathered together. They were taken to a girl with curly blonde hair and freckles. She looked about 15. Addie couldn't help but notice that her crest had a P on it.

"Good evening, girls." She remarked. "My name is Penelope Clearwater. I'm your prefect and I'll be in charge of taking you to your rooms. You're going to love being in Ravenclaw. Now everyone come with me and I'll take you to the common room."

She led the group to the common which was guarded by a painting of a girl that looked like she was even younger than the first-years.

"To enter, you must answer a riddle." The painting stated. "What walks on four legs in the morning, two legs in the evening, and three legs at night?"

Addie had heard that one before, but she wasn't sure if she should say anything or let Penelope answer it.

"Man." Penelope declared. "Four legs is the crawling of infancy, two legs is adulthood, and three legs is old age including a cane."

"That is correct." The painting stated before the door opened. From there, all of the girls walked into the common room.

The common room looked a little bit like a small library. There were multiple bookcases but also a few couches. There was also a small kitchen with a tea kettle and a few pans that were used for snacks like popcorn. There were staircases leading to the different towers for the different years. It was much different than anything any of the girls had ever seen before and they couldn't help but be amazed at the sight of it.

"Alright, I'll now take you to your assigned rooms." Penelope stated as she went to first-year girls' dorms. She stopped in front of a door. "In this room will be Mandelina Brocklehurst, Adelaide Corner, Maria Glossup, Upton Granger, and Luna Lovegood."

The five girls went into the room and each started to unpack. Addie took out her diary, Luna took out a copy of The Quibbler, and Upton took out her teddy bear.

"So do you want to get to know each other at all?" Mandy asked with a blush on her face. She looked at Luna. "What is that paper?"

"It's the latest issue of The Quibbler." Luna replied. "Did you know that the goblins that run Gringotts are planning a revolution."

"That magazine is nothing but a tabloid." Maria pointed out.

Addie couldn't help but wonder what would happen if the goblins actually did revolt. It would be chaos because they controlled most of the money in the wizarding world. She also wondered on whether or not the goblins had the means to sustain a revolution because the wizards were inherently more powerful even if they didn't have they money. It would probably never work and that was why she didn't believe it.

A little bit later, Addie decided to go downstairs to write in her diary. It was a little bit late, but she had to tell Tom all about everything that had happen.

Dear Tom

I'm sorry that I'm not writing until now, but I've been busy. I started my first day at Hogwarts.

What house are you in?

I'm in Ravenclaw, the same as my brother. Though, he doesn't seem like he wants to be around me that much. He ignored me earlier when I tried to talk to him because he was with his friends.

I was in Slytherin when I was at Hogwarts. As for your brother, I'm sure that he's just not used to you being around and he didn't ignore you on purpose. You'll spend more time with him later. Maybe you could tell me about the staff at Hogwarts. Have you gotten the chance to meet very many of them?

So far I've only met a few people. There's Professor Flitwick, the head of the house. He's really short. I'm pretty it's because he's half goblin or something. There's also Professor McGonagall, who's head of Gryffindor, and Professor Dumbledore, the headmaster.

So, Dumbledore is headmaster now. He was the Transfiguration teacher when I was there. I'm glad that he was able to rise up. I'm sure that he's a good headmaster.

What is transfiguration anyway?

It's turning things into other things. Sometimes you can turn animals into other animals and sometimes you turn animals into objects. Whenever you have trouble with your homework, you can always come to me for help.

But that seems like cheating.

It's not cheating. It's basically the same as using a book to find the answers. With my help you'll be able to finish first in your class.

"What are you still doing up?" A voice interrupted. Addie closed the book and turned to see Penelope standing in a pair of pajamas.

"I was just writing in my diary and I didn't realize what time it was." Addie declared,

"What's your name?" Penelope asked.

"I'm Addie. Addie Corner." The younger girl said.

"Well, Addie, it's past lights out." Penelope explained. "Let me take you to your room and then you need to go to sleep. Classes begin in the morning."

Addie got up and grabbed the diary, before she headed to her room and went to sleep.

So it looks like Addie's already starting to fall under Tom's spell. Also we got to meet Penelope, Luna, and Maria a little. Please don't forget to review.