A/N: Hey guys I'm back after a month of not updating haha. Was busy with school and finals but it's over! First year of college finally over and done. Meaning I will be updating a lot sooner now that I'm on summer break. So here's t next chapter!

Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter. The series belong to J.K. Rowling respectively.

Chapter 3

Hagrid led Eve and Harry down the crossing as they arrived at King's Cross. They caught almost everyone's attention as they pushed their cart of luggage with the cages containing their owls on top.

"Now, yer train leaves at exactly 11 o' clock. Here's yer tickets." Hagrid handed them two pieces of paper.

"Platform 9 ¾…" Eve read.

"But Hagrid…there's no such thing as Platform 9 ¾…is there?" Harry and Eve looked up from the tickets only to meet air. Turning their heads left and right, Hagrid was nowhere to be seen.

"What now, Harry?" Eve asked.

"Let's go ask someone." Harry took the cart and led the way with Eve walking right next to him.

They found an employee helping a group of tourists. "Excuse me." Harry called out.

"What can I help you with, my boy?"

"Do you know where we can find Platform 9 ¾?"

"9 ¾? You think you're being funny do you? Platform 9 ¾…off with you!"

Harry and Eve walked away disheartened. "You would have thought that Hagrid would tell us where the bloody platform was before taking off seeing as this is our first time dealing with magic…" Eve huffed at being scolded by the employee.

"Oh hush, Eve. Hagrid probably had something important to do." Harry chuckled.

"Well he should have at least said goodbye before leaving…" Eve smiled, lightening up.

"Muggles! Every year, packed with them! Come along, Ginny!"

Harry and Eve looked at each other, recognizing the wizarding term for non-magical folk. They looked for the source of the voice only to find a large family of red-heads.

"Right. Percy, you first." A red-headed woman, probably the mother, said.

A tall, thin man stepped up with his own luggage cart and ran towards the wall. Harry and Eve's eyes opened wide as saucers as they witnessed the guy pass right through the wall instead of crashing head on.

"Fred, George. You next." The woman said, nodding at what seemed to be a pair of twins.

"He's not Fred, I am!" The right twin said.

"And you call yourself our mother…" The left twin said.

"Oh, I'm sorry George…" The mother apologized.

"Only kidding! I'm Fred!" The left twin said before he laughed and ran towards the wall followed by his twin.

"Come on, Harry." Eve smiled, pulling her brother along. "Excuse me!"

The red-headed woman turned around and stared at them. "Yes, dearie?"

"Can you tell us how to get onto Platform 9 ¾?" Eve asked politely.

"Of course! First years at Hogwarts? My son Ron is a first year as well." The red-headed woman smiled. "Now, all you have to do is walk straight at the wall between Platforms 9 and 10. Start with a bit of a run if you're nervous."

Eve smiled and thanked the kind woman and headed off.

"Eve! Wait for me!" Harry yelled after her.

Eve laughed merrily before stopping right at the wall and looked back at her brother. "Hurry, Harry! I want to get a good seat on the train!"

Harry only laughed and pushing the cart, the two of them ran at the wall and passed straight through, hearing a shout of surprise that sounded very close to 'THE Harry Potter'. It was an odd feeling, knowing that they are walking through a wall. They felt the magic pass through them, as if they were passing a barrier. Once on the other side, they were met with the most amazing sight. A black train accented with bright red was before them. Steam rose everywhere as a whistle permeated the air, signaling that it was time to board. Children of all ages were everywhere, boarding the train, saying goodbye to family, loading luggage. Harry and Eve stared in wonder before rushing off towards the train and loaded their luggage before getting on. They found an empty compartment near the back and took a seat, chatting away about their excitement. After a few minutes, when everyone had boarded, the train jerked into motion. About five minutes into the ride, the compartment door opened.

"Can I sit here? Everywhere else is full."

Harry and Eve looked up to see a red-headed boy about their age.

"Sure." Harry said, moving to sit next to his sister.

"You're Ron, right? Your mum helped us at the platform." Eve remembered.

"Oh. Right. Yeah, Ronald Weasley. Everyone else just calls me Ron." He smiled.

"I'm Evelyn Potter. Eve for short. And this is my brother, Harry." Eve smiled.

"Potter? As in…THE Potters?" Ron asked.

"Er…yeah?" Harry answered hesitantly.

"Then do you really have that…that…" Ron stuttered.

"The what?" Harry said.

"Scar…" Ron whispered.

"Oh." Harry chuckled, reaching up and pulling his hair back, revealing his lightening shaped scar.

"Wicked…And Eve! I can't believe you survived without a scratch!" Ron added.

"Yeah, well I'm as miffed as you are." Eve laughed.

The compartment door opened for the second time.

"Anything from the trolley, dears?" An old woman asked kindly, pushing a cart holding what seemed to be sweets.

"Umm…no thanks, I'm all set." Ron said dejectedly, holding up a ball of…well a ball of food.

Harry and Eve saw his hungry look and chuckled. Reaching into her pockets, Eve pulled out a few galleons. "We'll take three of every kind."

"Woah…!" Ron stared in awe.

Five minutes later, the three of them were sitting surrounded by boxes and boxes of sweets. They chatted away merrily as Ron introduced them to the world of magic, explaining everything they would need to know about the basics.

Holding up a hexagonal box, Eve read, "Chocolate…FROGS?" She made a disgusted face.

"They're not real frogs. Just enchanted ones. And they come with collectable cards. I've got about 150 of them." Ron explained.

Opening the box, Eve found a frog shaped chocolate. When she was about to pick it up but the chocolate frog came to life and jumped out of the frog and stuck to the window. Climbing up, the jumped right out of the opening at the top and was blown away by the wind.

"Oh, bugger." Eve muttered.

"That's too bad. What card did you get?" Harry laughed.

"Hey! I got Dumbledore!" Eve smiled.

"I've got about 6 of him." Ron said.

"Hey, he's gone!" Eve exclaimed, wondering what happened to the picture of the man.

"Well you can't be expecting him to be hanging around all day do you? He'll be back later anyways." Ron explained.

"Berty Bott's Every Flavor Beans…?" Harry looked questioningly at the box of what seemed to be jelly beans.

"And they mean every flavor. I got a liver one once. Pretty nasty." Ron muttered.

Harry tried one and gagged. 'Blood flavor…'

"I'm going to go find the loo. I'll be back soon, boys." Eve said, stepping out, taking her Hogwarts robes with her to change into in the bathroom.

She entered the hallway and walked down to her right. She found the bathroom soon enough. As she washed her hands, she took her robes out and changed. After checking in the mirror and making sure everything was in place, she grabbed her other clothes and walked out. But right as she turned to head back to her compartment, the train jerked and she tripped. But instead of falling face first into the floor, she fell against a wall. A soft and…warm…wall…

Looking up, her emerald green eyes met cold grey ones.

"My, so forward. And it's only our second meeting."

Eve quickly stepped back, blushing a deep red. Draco Malfoy stood in front her, changed into his own robes as well.

"Malfoy…" Eve greeted.

"What, family name basis only?" Draco smirked.

"Ugh, get over yourself, Malfoy." Eve frowned before walking past him.

But she didn't get far before she felt a hand grab her's. Looking back, Draco was turned to her, his hand wrapped around hers.

"Wait. No kiss goodbye?" He teased.

Blushing, Eve wrenched her hand out of his before quickly walking back to the compartment. Opening the door, she walked in and slammed it shut.

"What's wrong, Eve?" Harry asked, watching his sister huff and puff, her face red as a tomato.

"N-nothing." Eve stuttered. "Shouldn't you two change into your robes?"

"I guess." Ron shrugged.

But before Ron and Harry got out of the compartment to head to the bathroom to change, the compartment door opened again. This time, a girl stood there. She had brown bushy hair and seemed to be their age.

"Have you seen a toad? A boy name Neville's lost one…" She asked.

"Umm…no. Sorry." Eve said.

"You're Evelyn Potter!" The girl exclaimed.

"Yes. How did you know…?" Eve asked, staring at this strange girl who seemed to know who Eve was.

"I've read all about you in The Fall of the Dark Lord. And you must be Harry Potter!" the girl smiled at Harry. "I'm Hermione Granger. And you are…?"

"Ron Weasley…" Ron muttered.

"Pleasure. Well you better get changed into your robes. I'll expect we'll be arriving soon." And like that, the girl left.

Harry, Ron, and Eve stared in a daze. "She seemed…friendly…" Harry muttered.

"Loony is more like it if you ask me…" Ron said.

"Boys, be nice…" Eve frowned. "Now go and change."

When the boys finished changing and returned to the compartment, an announcement was made that they would be arriving at the school in five minutes. When the train came to a stop, they got out of the train and looked around.

"Firs' years! This way! Firs' years!" A voice boomed.

"That voice…" Harry's brow furrowed as he tried to remember why it was so familiar.

"Hagrid!" Eve shouted, pointing to a giant man holding a lamp.

She dragged Harry and Ron towards the large man, a smile plastered on her face. Ron whispered to Harry, "Is she always this happy?" Harry laughed and nodded.

"'Ello there, Eve. Harry." Hagrid smiled.

Hagrid led the group of first years to the lake and from where they stood, they could make out a giant castle from across the lake. It was the most beautiful sight Harry and Eve had ever seen. The castle loomed high and gave off a feeling of traditions and magic. Especially magic. The night sky had stars scattered across the sky, making the castle look even more magical. Then Eve's attention turned to the lake.

"Umm…Hagrid, how are we going to get across?" Eve asked.

"Why, the boats." Hagrid pointed to the shore where a line of boats awaited them. "All right! Firs' years! Get into pairs o' four and get into the boats!"

Instantly, Eve, Harry, and Ron stuck together and were only missing one person. Eve looked around and saw the girl from before, Hermione, without a group. Feeling that because they have already met, Hermione could join their group.

"Hermione! Over here!" Eve called out.

"Oh great…" Ron muttered, only to have Eve elbow him in the side.

"Hermione, would you like to join us? We're short one person." Eve smiled.

"That would be wonderful, thanks!" Hermione smiled back.

The two girls linked arms and headed to the boat together, followed by the boys. 'Women…' the two thought as the girls in front of them chatted animatedly. When they got into the boats, it started moving on its own towards the castle, with Hagrid's own personal boat leading the group. When landed, he herded the first years as they trekked onwards to the castle. Upon entering, they were greeted by an elderly woman wearing dark green robes and a matching hat.

"Welcome to Hogwart's School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. I Am Professor McGonagall, Head of Gryffindor House. Now, before you enter the Great Hall and be seated, you will be sorted into your houses. There are four in total and for the rest of your educational life here at Hogwarts, your house will be your new family. There four houses include Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin." Professor McGonagall explained. "Any questions? No? Wait here while I inform them of your arrival."

Professor McGonagall turned and left, passing through two large double-doors. Once gone, all the first years started chatting away about the castle, which house they are going to be in, etc. Hermione and Eve were discussing about the history of the castle while Ron explained to Harry about wizard's chest. That was before an all too familiar voice to Eve rang from across them.

"So it's true then."

All heads snapped to the left. Eve's eyes narrowed as she saw who had spoke. 'Malfoy…'

"The Potter Twins have come to Hogwarts. Well, I've already met one of you." Draco smirked as he sauntered over to Eve. "Nice to see you again, Evelyn."

"Malfoy…" Eve frowned.

Seeing this, Harry's over-protective brother mode switched on as he pulled Eve behind him. Draco's eyes snapped to Harry.

"You must be Harry Potter, Evelyn's brother. This is Crabbe and Goyle. And I'm Malfoy. Draco Malfoy." Draco smirked.

Harry's eyes narrowed at Draco's haughtiness. 'I don't like him even more already…'

Next to Harry, Ron snorted at Draco's name. Draco turned to Ron furiously, eyes narrowing and a sneer on his face. "Don't need to ask for yours. Red hair. Hand-me-down robes. You must be a Weasley." Draco spat out as if it was a fatal disease.

Turning back to Harry and Eve, Draco stuck out his hand. "It would do you two no good hanging out with trash like him. You'll find that us pure bloods are much better company. I can help you there."

Staring at his hand, Harry looked back up at Draco. "No thanks. I think I can handle it on my own."

Draco stared at Harry menacingly for turning down his offer before sending a smirk at Eve. Draco walked back to the other side of the crowd, his two goons following right behind.

"What a git." Ron muttered.

"Ron! Language!" Hermione chided.

"What? Did you see the way he treated us? And the way he was staring at Eve?" Ron retorted back.

"Ron's right. I don't like the way he was looking at you, Eve." Harry frowned.

"Oh, come on. I'm a big girl. I can handle a guy like him." Eve scoffed.

"Harry's right, Eve. I don't like him one bit. And I read that the Malfoy family were once followers of You-Know-Who before his fall." Hermione frowned.

This bit of information caught Harry and Eve's attention. Before they could ask Hermione for more information, Professor McGonagall came back.

"They're ready for you. Follow me."

The students were led into the Great Hall by Professor McGonagall. Harry, Ron, Eve, and Hermione looked around in awe. Lit candles floated in the air on their own, lighting up the room. The roof was not a roof, but a view of the night sky, just like outside. There were four long tables full of students and at the very front of the room was a table of Professors and staff.

Eve looked up at the roof and the night sky, jaw practically on the floor. "It's so beautiful…"

"It's enchanted to look like the night sky. I read about it in Hogwarts: A History." Hermione smiled.

Professor McGonagall stopped at the very front of the room and walked up two steps onto a platform. Next to her was a stool and on top of the stool was a tattered old hat.

"Now, when I call your name, sit on the stool and I'll place the hat on your head to be sorted into your house." McGonagall said.

She rolled open a scroll of parchment that was in her hands and called out the first name. "Abbot, Hannah."

A girl with dirty blonde hair walked up nervously to the stool. Sitting down, Professor McGonagall placed the hat on top of the girl's head. A few minutes later, the hat came to life and shouted, "Hufflepuff!"

The girl hopped off the stool and walked towards one of the tables – the one cheering the loudest.

Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Eve fidgeted nervously as they waited for their turn.

"Granger, Hermione."

Hermione's eyes opened wide. Eve gave her new friend an encouraging smile and pushed her forward, wishing her good luck. Hermione walked up and sat on the stool as the hat was placed on her.

"…Gryffindor!" Hermione smiled and hopped down, walking towards the loud table.

"Malfoy, Draco."

"…Slytherin!" The hat wasn't even fully placed onto Draco's head.

Harry's eyes narrowed as he watched Draco saunter over to what was the Slytherin table.

A few names later, "Weasley, Ronald."

Ron's face turned pale and Harry chuckled before wishing Ron good luck.

"…Gryffindor!"

Ron walked to the cheering table and sat next to Hermione as the two craned their necks to look at their two friends.

A few more names later, "Potter, Evelyn."

The entire room went silent. Surprised by the suddenness of the silence, Eve just stood there. Harry, seeing Eve tense up, Harry took her hand into his and gave it a reassuring squeeze. This shook Eve out of her phase and she smiled warmly at Harry. Giving it a squeeze back, she then let go and walked up to the stool as the hat was placed onto her head. Everyone leaned forward in anticipation.

"A Potter, eh?"

Eve's eyes opened wide at the voice.

"What the…!"

"Hmmm. Such a feisty mentality. Lots of willpower too…"

"…The sorting hat…?" Eve whispered.

"Well, of course! Who else would you think it is?"

"Oh…"

"Now, back onto the task. I see great loyalty towards your brother and your newfound friends. And from loyalty stems courage. Courage to protect those you care for from harm. Yes….very well. You shall be sorted into…"

"Gryffindor!" the hat shouted out.

Eve smiled from ear to ear as the Gryffindor table shouted in an uproar. She quickly walked over to the table and took a seat across from Hermione and Ron, shaking hands with many people at the same time.

"Potter, Harry."

Eve looked up at the call of her brother's name. Harry walked up calmly to the stool and sat down while Professor McGonagall placed the sorting hat on his head.

"Ah, another Potter. The brother this time…"

Harry, like Eve, was shocked at the sudden voice.

"Hmm. Yes. I see. Hmmm. Courage. Lots of courage. Overflowing sense of loyalty as well. Just like your sister…No wonder you two are twins…" the hat muttered.

"But there's also ambition here too. And a slight want for revenge…Very Slytherin-like… Two different qualities…where to put you…?"

"Not Slytherin. Not Slytherin. Not Slytherin." Harry chanted in a whispered.

"Not Slytherin? But Slytherin can lead on you on a path of greatness, there's no doubt about that…"

Harry continued to chant 'not slytherin', in hopes that he would not be sorted into that house.

"Well, if you're sure…better be…"

"Gryffindor!"

The Gryffindor table erupted into an even more loud cheer as Harry took off the sorting hat and joined his sister at the table. When the sorting was all done, food all of a sudden appeared in front of them as students dug in. Harry and Eve stared in awe at the large amounts of food before they too dug in. When the feast was almost over, a tinkering could be heard from the front of the room. The hall quieted down as someone stood up from the staff's table. He had long white hair and an equally long white beard. Blue eyes twinkled behind half-moon glasses as he stared at the room of students. Clearing his throat, his strong voice rang through the hall.

"First of all, returning students, welcome back to another year of Hogwarts. First years, welcome to Hogwart's School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. I am Albus Dumbledore, Headmaster of Hogwarts. I have a few words I would like to remind returning students and inform new students. The Forbidden Forest is off limits to any and all students alike. Mr. Filch would like to remind you that the new products from Zonko's joke shop are banned. And the third floor corridor is forbidden to anyone unless you wish to die a most painful death." The Headmaster said.

"Now with that said, off you go to bed."

"That was…a cheerful welcome…" Eve muttered.

Harry stared at the staff table as the professors got up and got ready to leave. But one man caught his eye. A dark looking man had been staring at Harry for the entire feast and he couldn't shake of a foreboding feeling he got form the man. When Harry's eyes made contact with the man's eyes, pain shot through Harry's scar and he winced.

"Harry? What's wrong?" Eve asked.

"Nothing…It's nothing." Harry muttered as they followed the prefect to their dormitories.

They were led to a large picture of a woman in a pink dress.

"Password?" The lady in pink asked.

"Caput Draconis." Percy stated as the picture swung open, revealing a tunnel.

Percy walked through, followed by the first years, including Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Eve in the back. The first room they came into was a large room with bookshelves on one side and a fireplace on the other. There were coaches and sofas with tables and chairs scattered around the room. The room was decorated in red and gold, the colors of Gryffindor.

"This is the common room. You can do your homework and studying here. The two stairs behind me lead to your dormitories. First years are on the first floor. Boys to the left. And girls to the right. You'll find that all your belongings have been brought up for you." Percy said before dismissing them.

"Well, we better get some sleep. Tomorrow is first day of classes and our time tables will be distributed tomorrow." Hermione said, heading up the stairs to the right.

"Hermione's right. It's been a long day. Night boys." Eve waved by.

Harry and Ron too went to their own room after saying good night to the girls. They got ready for bed and thought of what tomorrow would bring them.

Done! Hope you guys enjoyed this chapter. Please review!

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