Serena already learned how to get to Diagon Alley. Being the curious girl she is, she wondered if she could open the passageway behind the pub. She did not have the chance though. The scary innkeeper named Tom caught her sneaking to the brick wall one morning and since then he was keeping an eye on her whenever she gets near the wall. Her mom on the other hand didn't have a single clue of what she planned.

The week went by quickly for Serena because she spent it reading some of her books while her mom went downstairs probably talking with the witches or wizards she found familiar. She had read Quidditch Through The Ages cover to cover and continued reading The Standard Book of Spells. She already memorized some of the interesting spells written on the book and tried to use it. She also tried spells that her mom usually used at home like lumos and nox. She did not have any trouble using those.

When she got bored reading, she continued to sneak behind the pub, hoping no one is looking and that she could get back to Diagon Alley. Unfortunately, Tom was really convinced in watching her closely.

"Are your school stuffs ready?" Her mom asked sweetly as she appeared from the door.

"Yes, mom." Serena answered while putting her long black curly hair up in a ponytail. She was wearing muggle clothes because her mom told her that she could wear her robes inside the train instead.

Her mom took her wand out and levitated Serena's trunks.

"Come now, dear. I booked a muggle car for us. Oh- don't forget Wago."

Serena carried Wago's cage and remembered something.

"I forgot to send my reply to uncle Moony! How could I have forgotten!?"

She opened a drawer near their bed and took out a letter where she had written her reply. Then she turned to Wago.

"Hey boy. I've got something for you to deliver. This is for uncle Moony. Remus Lupin, okay?" The owl hooted affectionately and flew out the window.

Serena did not noticed the glances her mom gave her because she was starting to get a little bit nervous about the whole thing. She just stared preoccupied outside the car window.

Will she make friends like uncle Moony told her? Or will she make a fool of herself the moment she step aboard the train. Will she be any good at her academics? (although it did not bother her that much) She just hoped that this year would be filled with precious memories as a first year.

"You're going to be fine." her mom finally spoke and gave her a reassuring smile which made her relax a bit.

When they arrived at King's Cross station her mom asked her what was the platform number although she already knew.

"9 mom. I'll never forget that." her mom chuckled and pushed her trolley but Serena refused.

"I want to push it." she smiled and faced the barrier between platforms 9 and 10. She stared at it and wondered how many bones of hers would brake if this was not really a passageway.

"Are you scared?" her mom asked while holding her hand and positioned herself beside Serena to help her push the trolley.

Serena nodded sheepishly.

"Wouldn't the muggles see us?"

"No, they are too busy to notice us." her mom grinned and then looked at her again.

"Let's do it in a run, come on." Serena obeyed her mom. She wanted to close her eyes as the end of her trolley met the barrier but it only grew wider when it simply passed through together with the two of them.

Serena could now see a scarlet steam-engine which was being boarded by many students. There was also a sign with Hogwarts Express and eleven o'clock written on it. There were many wizards and witches, young and old.

"Wow." that was the first thing that came out of her mouth. She really was going to Hogwarts and there was no turning back.

She felt her mom's hand hold hers again and they pushed her trolley.

Serena looked at a clock in the platform and it said that it was only ten thirty so her mom suggested they should buy something to drink first. They found a café that her mom used to stay while waiting at the platform during her student years so they entered it.

As Serena sat down with her mom, she heard a boy saying something that caught her attention.

"I've read about him in my books dad! And Harry Potter really defeated that dark wizard. I don't know the name though. He was always labeled as You-Know-Who or the Dark Lord." *

"Harry Potter is famous around here mom." Serena said and looked at the cup that was placed over her table.

"Of course he is, little girl. He defeated You-know-who. Everyone who lived after the war and all kids his age raised by a magical family know his name." the witch who gave her the cup said. She looked at the witch and unto the cup.

"Why is it empty?" Serena asked confused.

"You just choose your order, say it and the cup will fill itself." the witch winked and gave a little courtesy bow to her mom then walked to the counter.

Serena excitingly chose a drink she liked and muttered her order. "Strawberry milk tea." Her mouth opened when the cup was instantly filled with a pink milky liquid.

"How come you never told me there was something like this?" she asked accusingly at her mom.

Her mom gave a slight laugh. "Because I never needed to use it. Besides, it does not magically just appear from nothing. It just somehow transports the drink to your cup from their kitchen."

Serena finished her drink around ten fifty and told her mom to get going. She saw her mom pay the witch and they began to leave.

There were more students now than earlier and parents were now saying their goodbyes to their children.

"Let's put your trunk on the train." Her mom lifted the trunk without magic and was having a hard time doing it.

"Let me help you there."

"Oh, thank you." Serena looked at the man who was also lifting another trunk.

The man had bright red hair which Serena thought was the most noticeable feature of the man. He saw her staring at him and he smiled.

After he lifted both of hers and the trunk he was carrying, he turned around and called at other red-head wizards. There was a woman, one girl and two boys who were obviously twins.

"Boys, Ginny... Board the train now Weasleys."

Weasley? The name rings a bell to Serena's memory.

She looked at the group of red-heads again and noticed that they were anxiously looking at the barrier where a sign with Platform nine and three quarters was written. It was where the barrier from the muggle station was.

The man beside Serena noticed their anxious looks to and walked to where they were standing.

Serena could not hear what they were talking about but the woman with them, which Serena assumed to be the mother was waving her hands in panic.

The man then, went to the barrier and carefully tried to pass through it but it was not successful.

"Rena." Serena snapped out of her thoughts when she heard her mom.

"Sorry, I was curious. What's going on?" She directed her gaze to the family. "And why can't he just apparate?"

"That would be too risky. It would cause a lot more attention for muggles."

"Anyway... Let me hug you one more time." her mom did and all Serena could say was. 'can't... tight'

With her mind off the red-head family, her nervousness came back to her. She looked at her mom who was ready to cry.

"Mom, you're not going to cry are you?" teased Serena.

"I'm just so happy and sad at the same time." she took a handkerchief from her pocket and wiped her tears.

"I'll miss you." her mom kissed her forehead and she hugged her again.

"I'll miss you too mom. Don't worry. I'll always write to you." she said with two thumbs up.

Her mom smiled and straightened to let Serena go.

She was now inside the train and she did not notice that the red-heads earlier were already on the train waving at their mother as the train started to move. Serena also peered through the window where she could wave goodbye to her mom who was now crying again. "Oh mom." she whispered with a smile.

She pulled her trunk as she looked for a compartment where she could stay. Almost all of the compartments were full. Serena was currently feeling the excitement of what her first friends would be like.

While glancing at every compartment, she did not mean to bump into a boy with blonde curly hair. "Oh, sorry. I didn't see you there."

Serena remembered the voice of the boy who was indeed the one who mentioned Harry Potter back in the café.

"It's alright. No harm done." Serena calmly smiled. "Have you seen a compartment where I could join? All the ones here are almost full and I don't want to-"

"You can join us." she was cut off by a boy who came out of a compartment she passed.

Serena tried her best not to frown when she saw that the guy was wearing a Slytherin robe but failed when the boy added another statement to his recent invitation. "You wouldn't want to sit with a muggleborn, do you." the boy sneered.*

Serena looked at the boy who she bumped and his face was now red from embarrassment but he was trying to say something.

"There's nothing wrong with being a muggleborn. And I am proud of it especially if people who hates us are stupid like you!" he shouted.

Serena noticed some students are disturbed by the sudden shouting but was to busy with their conversations to look outside their compartment.

The Slytherin boy made an annoyed expression but tried to act cool.

"Don't even think about calling me stupid, you filthy mudbl-"

The boy did not manage to finish his sentence because Serena kicked him in the shin.

"And don't even try calling him that, you prat. Get back to your compartment and I will never want to be inside with people like you!!"

Serena then pushed him to his compartment where students who looked like his friends were not able to react from shock. Serena gave him a furious glare and slammed the door shut. The guy almost said 'mudblood'. It was a foul term used for muggleborns. Her mom is a muggleborn and that stupid prat's blood seemed to be more muddy than anyone else she'd met.

The boy from the café was now looking with at her with awe.

Serena almost tripped when two boys probably older, both with bright red hair and pale skin with freckles popped out from a nearby compartment.

"That was madly brilliant, mate."

"Mad but brilliant!"

"You didn't even use a hex!"

"Still brilliant"

"Have you seen the git's face? He looked like a troll."

"He always looked like a troll."

Serena opened her mouth to say something like thanks or anything but was too surprised by the sudden appearance of the twins. These were the twins she saw with the red-head family at the platform.

"Thanks... I guess?" she finally managed to speak.

"You're a first year, are you not?" another guy appeared from behind them. Unlike the twins, he did not have orange hair or pale complexion. He has dark skin and hair with dreadlocks.

Serena nodded and wasn't able to stop herself from blushing. This was too much attention for now.

"uhh.." all their attention was now turned to the boy from the café. He blushed for a moment then quickly stated what he wanted to say.

"You were asking for a compartment a while ago before... well, i don't have a compartment either so is it okay if I join you looking for one?" he said that with a fast and squeaky voice.

"You can stay at ours. But it's more crowded than the others. Yet it would be nice for our sister to meet friends her age."

They all agreed and went to the compartment. And they were not joking when they said that it would be crowded.

There was the pretty red-head girl which Serena already saw at the platform and another girl with bushy hair and large front teeth.*

"Oi, Ginny. We found you friends. These is uh- what did you say your name was again?"

Serena couldn't help it anymore. She bursted out laughing and they were now staring at her.

She wiped a tear away from her eyes and tried to compose herself.

"Sorry... the twins were just hilarious. I was just to speechless earlier to tell them how funny I think they were."

The twins acted being hurt.

"That's offensive. We're not twins!! What do you say George? Aren't you hurt? She said we were funny."

"Indeed, Fred. I actually find myself more handsome than you."

With that, the whole compartment bursted into laughs and giggles.

When all of them were seated and the laughing ceased, they started to introduce themselves.

"As you already know, I'm Gred-

- and I am Forge."

"We are not the Weasley twins." They both said in chorus.

Serena then looked at the boy with dreadlocks and waited for him to introduce himself which he gladly did.

"I'm Lee Jordan... I am obviously this two's lost triplet."

"We told you we weren't twins!!! That means one of us is!" George acted being shocked by the realization.

Serena giggled again and noticed their robes.

"You're all Gryffindors aren't you?"

"Yes. These triplets are in their fifth year. I'm Hermione Granger. I'm a year above you." She smiled but Serena noted the bossy tone she used. Hermione seemed someone you wouldn't want to catch you doing trouble.

"I'm Ginevra Weasley. I'd prefer Ginny." Ginny smiled at Serena and she returned it. "I'm Colin Creevey. I'm a muggleborn. It's nice to meet you all." Colin looked very pleased to meet new friends.

"I'm Muggleborn too, Colin." Hermione smiled at him and Colin beamed at the information.

Serena thought it could have been because of the incident a while ago. Serena frowned after she remembered the foul word that stupid Slytherin was trying to say.

"What's your name then, Oh great Slytherin punisher." Serena laughed shortly because of the way Fred and George gave her a courtesy bow before introducing herself.

"I'm Serena. Serena... Moore."

Serena's heart sunk when she realized she almost said Serena Black. She wanted to say that. She wanted to proudly say her dad's last name. I am Serena Black, daughter of Sirius Black. But she couldn't. Aside from the fact that her parents weren't married, her mom also told her that it would be best not to tell anyone that her father is Sirius Black... yet. But that didn't mean they believe the accusations to her father. Her mom just didn't want Serena to have a hard time going to school being prejudiced by who they thought her father was.

"So do you have any idea what happened to Ron and Harry?"

All of their attention was now on Hermione Granger.

"Are you friends with Harry Potter?" Serena automatically asked.

"Yes we all are. He actually went to King's Cross with us. He's our younger brother's best friend."

Serena's eyes beamed and so did Colin's.

"Really? The Harry Potter?!" Colin asked with his usual hyper voice.

"But why isn't he here?" Serena asked.

The Weasleys exchanged anxious looks and Hermione was the one who spoke.

"They said that after they crossed the barrier, Harry and Ron did not follow them."

Serena remembered the Weasleys' father trying to cross the barrier.

"I remember now. Is that why your parents were in a panic at the platform?"

"Yes. We thought they were just playing with us. But they didn't really appear."

"Well they couldn't be in trouble right? It must have been something concerning the magic used for the barrier."

Serena wondered what could have happened.

"I remember Harry talking about a house-elf warning him not to go back to Hogwarts when we rescued from the Dursleys." one of the twins said.

Serena forgotten about what they were talking about and caught one word from what George said.

"What do you mean rescued?" she was now frowning at whatever reason Harry was needed to be rescued.

"Harry's uncle was starving him and put bars on his window."

Serena's face flushed from anger when she pictured a younger version of James Potter inside a room with bars on its window.

"They did what?!"

The others were startled with her expression so she tried to calm herself down.

"Sorry... I just can't." Serena didn't know how to explain her anger. She did not even understand why she felt a special connection with Harry Potter even though they never met.

"Do you have any relation with Harry, Serena?" Hermione asked curiously and she saw how Ginny waited eagerly for an answer. Serena tried her best not to giggle and gave the best answer she could give.

"My mom was a friend of his parents."

"Oh, Harry would be delighted!" Hermione exclaimed and almost clapped her hands.

"If he and Ron arrive at Hogwarts that is."

The twins smacked Lee Jordan on the head.

"Of course they will! Dumbledore would look for his students, I'm sure of that." Colin Creevey was the one who spoke. And they all agreed.