Assassins and wizards
I do not own Harry Potter
Chapter 4 the Hogwarts express
Early on the first of September, an alarm blared in a small bachelor apartment in downtown London. An arm reached out from under a blanket and smacked the off button. Nadia sat up and stretched, she had been lucky to find the place. Surprisingly, she was still able to access her bank accounts even though she was in another time and place. A month had passed for Nadia since she had seen Susan, Amelia, Daphne and Harry. They had written to her several times. Nadia had also heard from professors McGonagall and Dumbledore. They had told her that she could still attend Hogwarts even though she had been missing for nearly a decade. Nadia had spent the majority of her month in solitude reading. She felt that she had gotten the hang of the basics of Occulomency. She wasn't too sure about Legilimency but, she felt that if she needed to use it on someone, she'd be able to do it as long as the victim was no longer conscious. She had also taken the time to pick up that book on dueling. Nadia pushed a hand across her face to move the hair out of the face as she walked into the kitchen. She grabbed a plate from the shelf, opened the fridge to grab a piece of pizza that she had ordered in the other day. She put the pizza in the microwave and quickly pulled a can of coke out of the fridge. "I don't care if this isn't a healthy breakfast. I really don't give a damn." Nadia thought as she ate. She quickly cleaned off her plate and put it away. She made her way back to her room and promptly changed into her old pair of black jeans, her favorite T-shirt and reached under her bed of her well worn boots. She slipped them on and grabbed her tags. She walked to the bathroom brushed her teeth and hair. She checked her calendar and her watch. 9:00 AM, "meaning I have two hours to get ready to go." Nadia muttered under her breath. She grabbed her notebook and flipped it open to the list of stuff to pack. She put her books in first, then her potions supplies, then she packed her clothes and on top of her clothes she put in her laptop, her laptop charger and her phone charger.
-"Even if there aren't any outlets, I'll make some myself." She muttered as she slammed her trunk closed
Nadia took her trunk and grabbed Ellie's cage and put them down by the front door. She pulled out an envelope, put a check with her rent on it and addressed it to her landlord. She quickly put her leather jacket on. Then she went looking for Galadriel. She found her cat under the couch. Nadia pulled her out and put her in her cage. She placed the cage and the cat carrier on the top of her trunk. She placed her hands down on the trunk and shadowed away. She stepped out of the shadows and walked into Kings cross station. She loaded her trunk, Ellie's cage and Galadriel's cage onto a trolley. She slowly made her way towards platforms 9 and 10. As she walked, she spotted a familiar mop of messy black hair. She jogged forwards and came up behind her friend.
-"So Harry, you ready for school to start?" She asked
Harry jumped a little but smiled when he saw his friend. He and Nadia had grown quite close through their correspondences.
-"Yep. What about you Dia?" He asked
-"Harry," Nadia said "I am only going to tell you this once. You are only allowed to call me that when it's only you and me. But to answer your earlier question, yes I am excited for school."
Just then, they heard a female voice saying: "Packed with muggles of course." Nadia indicated with her head in the direction she heard the voice speaking. Just then they heard the same voice saying: "Now what's the platform number?" Then another voice saying "93/4." They found the source of the voice being a middle aged woman talking to her children. The two of them watched a tall boy about four years older than them Nadia guessed, run towards the barrier and disappear. Nadia flashed Harry her best Jack Harkness grin and said:
"See you on the other side buddy." Before breaking into a sprint towards the barrier. She appeared on the other side of the barrier and gave a slight nod when she saw the bright red engine of the Hogwarts express. "Just like in the movies." Nadia thought as she walked foreword. Nadia got on and looked for an empty compartment. She found one quickly, took Galadriel's carrier under the seat, put Ellie's cage on the rack and did the same with her trunk, but only after she dug out her well worn Lord of the Rings book. Nadia snuggled into her seat and opened her book. As she read, she didn't notice that the train started to move. Or that a red headed girl with olive colored eyes entered her compartment until she cleared her throat. Nadia looked up and said
-"Yes?"
-"Is anyone sitting here?" She asked
-"Nope." Nadia said going back to her book.
-"Thank you. I'm Tracey Davis." The girl said sitting down
-"Nadia."
-"What are you reading?" Tracey asked
-"Lord of the Rings. It's one of my favorite book series. In my opinion, it is the best work of fiction from the twentieth century." Nadia said with a smirk
-"Can I read it?" Tracey asked
-"Sure, but I think its best that you start at the beginning." Nadia said summoning another well worn copy of the Hobbit and passing it to Tracey. The two girls read in silence for another couple of hours when a girl with bushy brown hair came in with tear tracks on running down her face.
-"Is is okay if I sit in here?" She asked "Some blond boy said that I was no longer welcome in my compartment a kicked me out."
Nadia sneered angrily behind her book before putting it down and said:
-"Sure."
-"Thanks, I'm Hermione Granger by the way." She said
-"I'm Nadia and this is Tracey." Nadia said going back to her book.
-"Are you reading Lord of the Rings?" Hermione asked
-"Yeah. It's one of my favorite book series." Nadia said with a grin
-"Mine too. Who's your favorite character?" Hermione asked
-"Éowyn." Nadia said
-"Really." Hermione said
-"What can I say, she's pretty bad ass." Nadia said
-"That she is, I prefer Legolas though." Hermione said
-"Is someone fangirling?" Nadia teased
-"No." Hermione said flushing
-"You keep telling yourself that." Nadia said with a smirk
The three girls went into a comfortable silence. They occasionally broke the silence to discuss things; books, school, magic and Dr who. Tracey was pretty interested in many technologies the muggles had developed; namely television. Dr who intrigued her. Even though she had to listen to the fifteen minute rant Hermione and Nadia held over the unfairness that the show was put on hiatus. A little while later, the trolley came by and Nadia paid for several different types of candy. As they ate, the three girls continued to talk. Nadia, Tracey and Hermione were well on the road to becoming close friends. More than three carters of the ride in, the girls changed into their school robes. About half an hour later, a plump, round faced boy who introduced himself as Neville, came in asking if any of them had seen a toad. They said that they hadn't seen one. Hermione offered to go and help him look. Tracey and Nadia went back to their books. Hermione came back an hour later after a fruitless search. She sat back down next to Nadia and fell asleep, her head on Nadia's shoulder. Nadia shifted a little so Hermione wouldn't wake up with a crick in her neck. As the train sped along, Nadia watched the scenery go by. And as the sun began to dip below the horizon, Nadia smiled softly as the sunset began to appear. Hermione shifted slightly in her sleep. Nadia turned to look at her friend and felt herself tense up. She no longer saw a head of bushy brown hair; she saw long strands of golden hair. Nadia closed her eyes and shook her head. That did the trick, the blond hair was replaced by brown and Nadia felt herself relax. "Calm down Nadia, you're hallucinating. Breath put yourself back in control. That's better." Nadia told herself mentally. She turned back to the window and watched as the sun dipped below the horizon and as the stars began to make their appearance.
Aren't I poetic? Next time, Nadia gets sorted and the wizarding world gets the shock of its life. I'll see you soon my fellow readers. Read, like and review. Later Dana.