Lavender was nervous. Terribly so, her palms were sweating and her turtleneck was itchy and to thick. The train station was stuffy and congested with people pushing through one another to get towards their destinations. Her father followed next to her pushing the trolley with her trunk.
Her mum followed close behind hands on her shoulder as Lavender was sure she'd explode if she didn't stop breathing so hard. Her mum looked around curiously as her father walked expertly towards the barrier that eleven year old Lavender was sure was the entrance to 9 3/4 as her father looked over his shoulder before pushing his daughter in front of him.
"Just through their." He explained pointing to the 'solid wall' ,And Lavender had both heard stories but she was nervous . What if the wall didn't work for her and it closed and- She stopped pulling at her hair nervously as her father pushed at her back again, "Go along Love." He encouraged as she turned and rushed through the wall covering her face as she ended up at the other end. She jumped out of the way.
As her father came through behind her with her trolley and her mum on his arm. Her mum came through wide eyed as she grabbed for Lavender pulling the girl to her side as Lavender took the sight in. She decided the place was magical,she'd heard stories of Hogwarts since she was little,with it's ghosts and talking, portraits and ceiling's with sparkling stars and floating candles.
What if she made no friends? Her mum kissed her head as her father herded them towards the train entrance. She looked down feeling tears prickle her eyes. Her mum had been silent the whole way over ,as it seemed she had been since she had gotten her letter one month ago. She had watched her daughter and husband go off to the wizard street which Lavender had returned from with eyes sparkling as she told stories of everything she'd seen in excited tones.
Her mother felt left realized as her mother turned looking down at her daughter who's eyes matched hers both pale brown and dirty blond hair in curls,she was her mothers daughter. She threw herself at the skinny woman clutching her mums suit jacket as her mum clutched her tight. "I love you." Her mum whispered into her curls as she nodded into her side.
She laughed slightly as she puled away, "Don't cry mum." She smiled as she was tucked into her fathers side. Her mum whipped at her eyes with her fathers hankie as she looked down. "You'll do great,and we'll write to you everyday." Her dad promised earning a laugh from the girl,"Not everyday." She put in as the train sounded again loudly as smoke erupted. Her father handed her the lightened by magic trunk as she pulled it behind her as she leaned out the train door,Her mum rushed forward teary as she kissed the girls face.
Lavender walked into the train slowly glancing around for anybody to sit with. She glanced a cabin suddenly that wasn't full,the girls looked about her she noticed. She'd always wanted a twin. She pushed the door open as she held her trunk handle tight as she asked she never really had been shy, "Can I sit with you?" She wanted to know holding the door as the girls looked were pretty with tan skin and brown eyes shaped like almonds. They were wearing the same outfits one in green one in blue both of them had braids down their backs and seemed to look out at the same moment.
The one in green with a slightly skinnier face looked up smiling at Lavender. "Sure,I'm Pravati Patil." the one in blue smiled up as she was slightly quieter than her twin smiled, "I'm Padma Patil." She explained as Lavender spoke up, "I'm Lavender Brown." She smiled as she pushed her trunk into the overhead as she sat across from them as the girls gabbed.