Hi! Merry Christmas/Hanukah/Whatever you celebrate ! :D Soo… ummm… Enjoy :) Sorry it's super late!

I wake up the sun streaming in through the dirty window into my eyes. I rub my eyes and stretch out, and decide to go back to sleep, until I remember.

Today's the day!

I shoot up in bed and jump up, causing me to be dizzy for a moment. I quickly get dressed; I packed my things yesterday, and race out of the room, making sure I left nothing behind. I sprinted down the hall of the Leaky Cauldron inn, crashing into the wall a couple of times, and raced down the stairs into the main area. There are some people who I know have been staying in the inn getting ready to leave (one of them being Fang.)

"Hey you," Fang calls out seeing me running down the stairs.

"Hi!" I say almost as peppy as Lissa. God, when did this happen? I need to calm myself down.

"Someone's excited," He says letting out a little hint of a laugh. I punch him playfully on the arm.

Soon, it's time to leave for King's Cross station. I didn't even look at my ticket until we reached the station.

Platform 9 ¾

Confused, I look up at the platform signs, I see platforms 9 and 10 up ahead, but no 9 ¾.

"Hey, Fang," I look at him and realize he's just as confused as me.

"9 ¾?" He asks, "The heck?" We both look back up and platforms 9 and 10 hoping, but not expecting, to see some sort of sign.

I roll my suitcase over to the solid wall between platforms 9 and 10. I lean against it and feel the weirdest thing happening. Just a split second later, I realize that I'm in a completely different place than a second ago.

I jump up and look around back at the wall I just came through. "Fang?" I call to the blank wall. I then see him appearing out of the wall and standing right next to me. "What just happened?" I ask completely confused.

"I don't know, I just followed you," He says and turns around, I do the same and find myself looking at the most magnificent-looking train I have ever seen. It was a bright red, perfectly polished down to the rungs on the stairs. It bore the words The Hogwarts Express.

"Wow," is all I manage to say. I see a bunch of kids boarding the train. I grab my things and follow them onto it, with Fang close behind. On the train, I see a bunch of compartments full of kids. Making my way through the crowded train, I eventually find a compartment that is empty and occupy it with Fang. I stuff my things into the shelf above our heads and plop myself down in the comfy chair.

In a minute or so, I feel the train start to move and smile, I'm on my way to the most magical place I could ever imagine, and no, it's not Disney World.

"Do you mind if I sit in here?"

I snap out of my trance and see a very tall, pale boy with strawberry-blonde hair. Fang and I both nod at the same time and he sits down next to Fang, "I'm Iggy," he says and sticks out his hand. I grab it in mine and shake it.

"Max," I say.

"Max? Isn't that a guy's name?" He asks. You have no idea how sick I am of this question.

"Short for Maximum," I say simply and he nods. We sit in a comfortable silence until I see a large bird sitting in a cage on top of Iggy's stuff.

"Um, iggy. Why do you have an Owl?" I ask staring at it, and it stars back at me.

"Why not?" He says not even looking at me, "His name's Screech,"

"Screech?" I ask looking at the owl who appears silent.

"Well, he's a Screech Owl," he says not looking up.

"How wonderfully creative," I say.

"Thank you for that assessment," I decide that I like Iggy, (not that way you pervs.)

"I was just thinking that an owl is kind of an uncommon animal to have as a pet," I say.

"Uncommon?" he looks up at me, "Where the heck are you from?"

"Surrey, where people don't have owls as pets,"

He waves his hand in a dismissal gesture, "You're muggle born, I should have known,"

"Well yeah," I say unsure of what to say next, "Are your whole family wizards?"

"Yep, even though I'm an only child-"

"Candy from the trolley!" I turn around and see an old lady in the window of our compartment door.

"Finally! I'm starving over here!" Iggy shoves the door open and buys an armload of candy. I buy some chocolate frogs and Fang buys some pumpkin pasties. I had completely forgotten Fang was with us while I was talking to Iggy.

"So where is Hogwarts anyway?" Fang says as we sit back down and close the door.

"Scotland," Iggy says with his mouth full of Red Vines (A/N. LOL any other AVPM fans out there?)

I'm about to ask why we're going to a school so far away, but then I hear that horrible screeching voice again. You guessed it!

Lissa.

"FANG! FANGFANGFANGFANG!" I hear her long before I see her, and when I do see her she pushes our door open, nearly smacking me in the face with it. "Fang, will you come sit with me and my friends? PLEASEE?" She says sitting so close to Fang that she's almost on his lap.

Fang looks at Iggy and me, as if hoping we'll telepathically give him an answer.

"Lissa, I'm sitting with my friends right now, okay?" She looks upset and gives Iggy and me evil glares.

"Oh. You're sitting with this girl again," She crosses her arms and leaves our compartment, slamming the door behind her.

There's a few seconds of silence until Iggy says "What's her deal?" and shoves more candy into his mouth.

"Why don't you just break up with her?" I say to Fang.

"Do you have any idea what would happen if I break up with that little ball of evil?" I picture Lissa standing on top of the Earth, and then the entire world blowing up under her feet.

"You have a point,"

"I never want a girlfriend. FOREVER SINGLE!" Iggy throws his hands up in the air, "WOO HOO!" Fang and I stare at him for a second, and then we all burst out laughing.

The rest of the ride is relatively silent; we talk for a little more, and then fall into a comfortable silence while looking out at the scenery that we pass by. Mountains, hills, forests, fields, all so beautiful until it starts to get dark out and we can see them no more. We all change into our robes when we get near Hogsmeade train station, everyone obviously extremely excited for the school year (Wow, I never thought I'd say that.)

Everyone hurries off the train when we stop at the station. There is lots of chatter with kids excitedly planning what they are going to do this year, kids from wizarding families telling kids from muggle families everything they know about Hogwarts, and friends meeting up who haven't seen each other all summer.

"Firs' years over here! "Firs' years!" I hear the unmistakable voice of Hagrid and turn to see him towering over all of the kids (who look like specks compared to him.) He waves to a few kids, probably others he escorted like me.

"Hi Hagrid!" I call over to him and he waves.

"Alrigh' everyone here?" He says. "Okay let's go!" We walk for a little bit until we reach a large black lake with many small boats waiting for us to board them. All of the first years board one of the little boats; I squeeze in with Fang, Iggy, and another boy whose name I don't know.

"There are no oars, how are we supposed to move?" I whisper to Iggy who is sitting right next to me; Fang seems to be wondering the same thing.

He just laughs, "They move themselves!" just then I feel a slight jerk and find out that they really do move all by themselves. I start laughing, wondering if this has all been just some wild and amazingly realistic dream. The ride across the lake is fantastic, the scenery is amazing and when Hogwarts comes into view, I am astounded.

I see a huge castle with many towers and floors. It stands high and proud on top of a hill. Lots of older kids are already entering the huge front doors.

All too soon, the ride across the lake is over and we all look up at Hogwarts castle in amazement. Hagrid brings us all into the castle, and I soon find out that it is so much more amazing on the inside than on the outside. The Entrance Hall was so large that I'm sure every Hogwarts student could comfortably fit in it. There were what looked like thousands of paintings and portraits hanging on the walls. There is a huge marble staircase and a door that every older student is rushing into, but all of us first years stand behind with a teacher.

Once everyone clears out of the Entrance Hall, The female teacher speaks to us first years. "I am professor McGonagall. I will be your Transfigurations professor this year. Right this way please," We all follow Professor McGonagall to the large doors. "Before we can start the feast, you must be sorted into one of four houses. Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, or Slytherin,"

She turns around and opens the doors into the most magnificent dining hall I've ever seen.

That's t for now, but next chapter is the sorting! If anyone has a Sorting hat song that I can use I would be so grateful! I'll give you the credit! :D