When the girls got to their room, they started talking about Hogwarts; and all the good and bad things to look out for.

"Probably the worst thing about Hogwarts is Slytherin House." Ginny declared.

"Why is that?" Ashley asked them.

"Because just about every witch or wizard that is in that House is bad." Hermione said.

"So my parents were probably there too, huh?" she asked. "Does that mean that I will be in Slytherin too?"

"No, sometimes that is a factor, but in your case I don't think that will be an issue." Hermione told her.

"Well, we'll see soon enough though, we leave for Hogwarts soon." Ashley said.

The days past and Ashley was getting more are more nervous about going to Hogwarts. The night before, Ashley barely slept. All night she was thinking about all that happened since she came to Grimmauld Place, and all that Hermione and Ginny had told her about Hogwarts.

The morning came all too fast, and before Ashley knew it she heard Mrs. Weasley say, "Everyone ready to go?"

Everyone was ready to go, everyone except for Ashley.

"Sweetie," Mrs. Weasley asked, "Where are all of your things?"

"This is all that I have Mrs. Weasley," she said pointing to her pack on her shoulder.

"Well, I'm sure Professor Dumbledore will take care of that once you all get to Hogwarts." she told Ashley as they set off.

Sooner than Ashley thought, they were arriving at the station, got all of their trunks and belongings, and were headed inside to Platform 9 3/4.

"Is everyone ready to go thru?" Mrs. Weasley asked.

"Don't worry about anything," Harry whispered, "I'll walk with you."

"Thanks Harry, I'm really nervous!" Ashley told him.

As they walked thru the barrier, Ashley couldn't shake the nervousness that was creeping up into her stomach. When she made it thru, she couldn't believe her eyes.

"Wow, that was AMAZING!" she exclaimed.

"If you think THAT was amazing, just wait until we get to Hogwarts." He told her.

They boarded the train and found an empty compartment to sit in. The Trio started talking about Hogwarts, and all that was going to be happening this year. Ashley tried to pay attention, but sometimes she was just too confused. She decided to wander about the train and clear her head. The train corridors were crowded and everyone would stare at her when she would pass them. A few 1st and 2nd year students even moved out of her way, in fear of being pushed. As she was watching the younger students, she accidentally bumped into someone.

"Oh, I'm so sorry!" Ashley said, "I wasn't paying attention."

"It's alright, I'm used to people not paying any attention to me." he said.

"No, I didn't mean..." Ashley started to say but the boy just walked away.

"Great Ashley, just great! What a way to make new friends!" she said to herself.

She decided to give up her quest of clearing her head, and return to the compartment that she was sharing with Hermione, Ron, and Harry. She found the compartment - after a little confusion - and just as she sat down, the door opened.

"Hey guys, have a nice summer?" Neville asked.

"Hi Neville, yeah it was okay." Harry said.

"Neville, this is Ashley, she's new!" Hermione told him.

"Oh, so that's your name," Neville said, "run into anyone else on your way back?"

"I'm sorry, I tried to apologize but you just walked away." she said.

"It's okay. Don't worry about it. You know, you look very familiar...do I know you?" he asked Ashley.

"No, I don't think so. I would remember you!" she said.

"You have the most incredible blue eyes...I swear I have seen them before." Neville said.

"Maybe you have me confused with someone else." she assured him.

"Yeah, maybe that's it..." he said.