Author' note: Here it is guys! Our Hollie is finally on the Hogwarts express! I hope you enjoy!

Ch.7: Magic Train Ride

I glided through the brick wall like it was nothing. A scarlet steam engine was waiting next to the platform packed with people. A sign overhead said Hogwarts Express. I did it! All my waiting finally paid off, I'm actually here.

I found a empty compartment, but of course I couldn't lift my trunk. Luckily the twins helped me again. They lifted my trunk and put it in the corner.

"Thank you so much. How can I ever repay you?"

"Oh it's alright. All we ask is a lifetime of complete servitude. No big deal." the one twin laughed.

At first I wasn't sure if they were joking or not. They both started to laugh and I joined in.

"What's that?" one pointed to my forehead, my bangs must have gotten messed up and revealed my lightening bolt scar.

"Blimey," said the other, "Are you-"

"She is!" the first one exclaimed, "Aren't you?"

"I don't know what you are talking about." I grimaced.

"Hollie Potter." They chorused.

"Yes I am. Hey can you please not tell too many people? I don't really like all the attention too much." I asked.

"Can we tell our mum?" the second one asked.

"Sure."

"And Hollie dear, just because your famous doesn't mean you get out of your eternal servitude." the first winked, and they both joined their mother back on the platform.

I chuckled a little, they were kind of funny. I was shamelessly eavesdropping on their family conversation while fixing my hair in my compact mirror. Then a familiar blond boy surprised me.

"Hollie?"

"Draco!"

"What are you doing?"

My face heated up at being caught, "Um nothing just sitting here. Minding my own business. Yep."

"Okay... Do you mind if I join you for a bit? This annoy fellow invited himself into my compartment. I might hex him before we even leave the station. I'd hate to get detention before I'm even sorted." he said very dramatically.

"Go right ahead I'm by myself anyway."

We sat in awkward silence for a few moments, then my cat decided to jump onto Draco.

"Matilda! Where are your manners?" I scolded the cat as she demanded to be pet.

"It's alright." he pet her as she stared at me smugly.

"Traitor!" I stuck my tongue out at her.

We laughed, then Draco said,

"Hey have you heard Hollie Potter is on the train to Hogwarts?"

"Oh really?" I bit the inside of my cheek to keep from giggling.

"Yes. I heard it from three different sources. Hollie's a pretty common name huh. It's going to be terrible for you, sharing a name with her since she's famous and all. I bet she'll be a spoiled brat. Your parents should of picked something more unique like mine did. I've never met another Draco... Why are you laughing?"

"I'm...Sorry...I...Just...Can't..." I choked out in between laughs.

"I don't understand. Why is you sharing a name so funny."

"Because... I'm...Her."

"What." he looked at me like I lost my mind.

"I'm Hollie Potter, Draco. It's nice to meet you." I laughed.

"Now you're just being silly. I don't believe you." he rolled his eye's at me.

I moved my bangs aside, "Is this enough evidence?"

His eye's got big, "You're Hollie Potter!"

"Really? I had no idea." I sassed at him.

"Why didn't you te-"

We were interrupted by the one red headed boy,

"Do you mind? Everywhere else is full."

Draco's facial expression suddenly looked like he sucked on a lemon. Before he could say anything, I cut in,

"Sure! The more the merrier." I smiled.

Draco raised his eyebrows at me.

"You're Rolf right?" I asked.

"Um Ron actually. Ron Weasley."

"Nice to meet you Ron. I'm Hollie. Hollie Potter. I'm so thankful, that your mother and brothers helped me out. I'd still be on the platform if it wasn't for them."

"It was no trouble really."

Draco and him started a staring contest. Thankfully, it didn't last long. A frizzy, brown haired girl came into our compartment.

"Has anyone seen a toad, Neville lost one."

The three of us shook our heads no.

"Alright then. Hey you're Hollie Potter." she approached me, "I'm Hermione Granger. I've read all about you. Do you know what house you'll be in? I'd like Gryffindor, but Ravenclaw is okay too." she talked extremely fast and I did not catch most of what she said.

I nodded my head hoping she'd stop to breath sometime soon. She introduced herself to the other two and finally left.

"What ever house I'm in, I hope she's not in it." Ron said.

"I agree with you on that Weasel." Draco added.

"So is it true. I mean do you really have that scar." Ron asked.

I lifted up my bangs again, showing off my lightening scar.

"Thats were- were-" Ron stuttered.

"Voldemort cursed me, yeah it is."

Both boys looked horrified.

"Oh no. I forgot people don't like it when I say his name."

"You forgot!" Ron exclaimed, "How did you forget?"

"Sorry! I just found all this stuff out like four weeks ago."

"What?" Draco asked. "How did you not know about the Dark Lord?"

I explained how I was kept in the dark, about being a witch until I turned eleven.

"You mean to tell me that those filthy muggles, raised you like a common mud-blood?"

I wasn't sure what a mud-blood was, but I didn't like how he said filthy. Ron didn't look like he liked it either because he started glaring at him again.

"Actually, my aunt and uncle are the cleanest people I've ever met. Now I would appreciate it if you could refrain from calling them that. They are my family after all."

"Fine." Draco sulked. Ron looked at me amazed.

The food trolly visited our compartment a moment latter,

"Anything off the trolley dears?"

Draco and I jumped up while Ron held up a smushed looking sandwich.

"Where's the Skittles?" I asked.

"Skittles?" she looked confused.

"Is that a candy in the muggle world?" Draco asked.

"Yeah I guess so. They're my favorite."

"None of that rubbish muggle candy is here. It's all wizard candy." Draco informed me.

I decided to get one of everything.

"Hungry are we?" he raised one eyebrow at my pile of candy.

"Excuse me, I've never had wizard candy before." I sassed back.

Draco got a few different candies while I sat down with my pile.

"Now, you guys know you'll have to help me eat this right? I'm getting Diabetes just looking at all this sugar."

"What's a Diabetes?" Ron asked.

"It's a muggle sickness. My uncle has it, every time he eats junk food, he has to stick himself with a needle." I explained.

We passed my candy around, Ron's sandwich was forgotten.

"You know Hollie, I can afford my own candy unlike some." Draco said smugly.

Ron looked angrily at Draco, his ears turned bright red.

"I really don't care who can afford what. It really doesn't matter and that wasn't very nice Draco." I said feeling the need to defend Ron and his family.

He shrugged and looked put out.

I started telling them about the muggle world I grew up in. I left out the cupboard and stuff like that. It's too embarrassing to bring up. The boys told me about the Wizarding world. Ron and Draco argued a lot. The only thing they agreed on was the awesomeness of Quidditch but even then they argued what team was the best. Ron was very interested in the muggle world, constantly asking me questions. Draco on the other hand, didn't seem to care, but I had a feeling he was hiding his interest.

When Ron tried to turn his rat yellow, the bushy haired girl, Hermione came back to our compartment. She informed us that we were nearly there. She also told Ron that his spell wasn't very good and he should improve on that. I laughed, that girl had no filter.

"Well I better go get dressed then. Bye Hollie." Draco left, ignoring Ron.

After he was gone, Ron looked at me,

"I can't believe I shared a compartment with that prat and I didn't kill him."

"You know each other?" I asked.

"Not really. My dad works at the ministry with his dad. His whole family is a bunch of Death Eaters?"

"Death Eaters? What's that?" I asked.

"Blimey. Death Eaters are You-Know-Whose followers."

"Well Vol- I mean You-Know-Who has been gone ten years. I don't think Draco is like that."

"Just be careful alright."

"I can take care of myself Ron!"

"Yes because nothing says intimidating quite like bows in your hair."

"Shut up! I'm Hollie Potter remember."

"Still bows. Really?"

I glared at him and left to change. I came back all dressed in my Hogwarts attire. Ron changed while I was gone as well. His robes were a bit to short for him.

I picked Matilda up and put her in one of my pockets of my robes.

"I'm going to be so sad, when she get's too big to fit in my pocket."

Before Ron could reply a voice echoed through the train,

"We will be reaching Hogwarts in five minutes' time. Please leave your luggage on the train, it will be taken to the school separately."

Ron and I exchanged a look, he looked very nervous. I'm sure I looked just as bad. We crammed the last of our sweets in our pockets and joined the madness outside of the compartment. The train slowed down and rolled to complete stop.

People pushed their way right out of the train. Ron held on to the back of my robes, probably so he didn't lose me in the crowd. I wish I wasn't so short.

Then a familiar voice rang out,

"Firs' years! Firs' years over here! All right there Hollie?"

Hagrid's large bearded face beamed over the sea of students.

"C'mon, follow me- anymore firs' years? Mind your step now! Firs' years follow me!"

Stumbling, I followed Hagrid with the others. It was too dark to see much. Only Hagrid had a lantern.

"Yeh'll get yer firs' sight o' Hogwarts in a sec." Hagrid called over his shoulder, "Jus' round this bend here."

There was a collective gasp.

In front of us, was a vast castle with towers and turrets. It looked like it was right out of a fairy tail. The only thing standing between us and Hogwarts, was a black lake.

"No more'n four to a boat." Hagrid pointed to a small fleet of boats.

I looked around to see if Draco would join us, but I didn't see him. Instead Ron and I, were joined by a round face boy named Neville and Hermione.

"Everyone in?" Hagrid yelled, "Right then- FORWARD!"

The boats moved themselves, to the shore on the other side. We got out and followed Hagrid up a flight of stone steps. Hagrid knocked three times on the castle door and I held my breath.