Heather's POV
"Ichigo! Ichigo!" I shouted. I know I should have checked on her.
"Ichigo, what a strange but wonderful name." my new friend said. I spent most my time talking with her, and how her dad writes and publishes "The Quibbler". Luna is her name, and is very sweet.
"It means strawberries in Japanese...Urgh Ichigooooo!" I continued. I must be losing my mind, I can hear her crying out.
"Look after your cat Finning" I heard Draco's smooth voice say. I turned around to face him as Ichigo leaped from his arms into mines.
"Thank you, Draco." I smiled to him as Ichigo fell asleep from her walk. I frowned as all he did was nod and walk away. I looked to Luna who shrugged before we both moved slowly in the crowd towards a light.
"Firs' Years come 'is way!" A loud, rumbling voice rawred, it managed to echo louder than the noise of us students. The closer to the light we got, the more fear that filled us. There stood a ridiculously tall man, wearing a dirty looking brown jacket and his long hair tangled amongst his beard. You couldjustmake out his beady eyes from our height.
"Hello Hagrid" I heard a soft, cheery voice say near this man. He glanced down and grunted.
"Well 'ello there 'Arry!, Right now, everyone follow me! All yer stuffs on its way to the school already" Hagrid, I assumed, bellowed and stated to walk ahead of us. Luna and I found Neville, still looking for his toad. I assured him Trevor would be fine and we all walked towards where Hagrid was heading.
A large, glittering lake.
"Wow" Luna and I breathed out. We looked to each over and laughed, Ichigo was confused at what we were laughing at and so tilted her head and meowed.
Draco's POV
Me, Crabbe, Goyle and Parkinson walked behind the crowd. Its was quiet amongst us, the crowd though. Laughing, chatting, screaming.
"Draco, stop staring at that halfblood, she isn't good enough for you." Parkinson moaned.I could fell my face burn up with anger.
"What was that Parkinson?" I snarled at her. Crabbe and Goyle for once kept quiet.
"Just sayin' is all" she shrugged. I stopped and stood nose to nose with her.
"Why don't you just keep your snotty nose out of MY business!" with that I pushed by her, Crabbe and Goyle following behind me. Leaving that stuck up boot to herself for a while.
Heather's POV
The boat rocked slowly as we glided across the soft waves created by the boats infront. We were approaching an enourmous castle build into a connected island. Each window was lit up to the tallest of towers, it looked gorgeous under the moon lit sky. Owls flew like shooting stars too and from these tall towers.
"Its beautiful" I whispered, my breath literally taken away.
"Thats our home till summer. Hogwarts" Luna said softy, running the tips of her fingers along the water surface.
We reached the land, it was rather difficult to get out the boats with everyone around you. Luna, Neville and I stuck together as we followed Hagrid to the carriages. There was two carriages left, but that wasn't bothering me.
It was the creature pulling them. They looked so sad, I could understand why. Imagine someone stretching a batskin over horse bones, this is what these looked like. Anorexic black horses with wings. Luna went up to the carriage we were to get on and pet the creature.
"Luna, what are you doing?" Neville said worryingly, I nodded
"Isn't it wild?" I added getting closer.
"Wild? There's nothing there Heather..." Neville said, jumping out his skin when Luna placed his hand on the beast.
"They're called Thersals, they're lonely creatures. Noone can see them unless they have witnessed a death" Luna explained as the Thersal looked at us stroking it, I could see in its eye it was happy.
"We better head, don't want to be late" Neville pipped. We jumped into the carriage and the thersal towed us to the castle. I looked behind us to see Draco and his group, Luna rubbed my shoulder.
"Don't you worry about him Heather" she said in a dazed voice. Neville moved closer.
"I heard the Malfoys are no good, every one of them have been in Slytherin. I'd stay away." His voice shook.
"He's my best friend Neville. He was my only friend before I met you both" I said softy before turning to face the castle before us.