It was finally time. Harry was ready for Hogwarts. He had been waiting for this moment for years. He commanded Vernon to take him to Kings Cross. Once he arrived, he saw a large group of redheads. It was clear that they were magical. They were shouting phrases that would attract the attention of a young boy who had just learned of magic.

"Off to Hogwarts!"

"Watch out for the Muggles, Ron"

"The platform number is 9 ¾. "

It was clear that something was going on. Harry quickly avoided them and casually walked through the barrier and headed towards the red train. Harry carried his trunk aboard and found a compartment at the back. He sat down and let Azula out of her cage. She draped herself over Harry's shoulder. Harry took out a large book and opened to the next story in Sherlock Holmes, The Complete Series. A few minutes before the train was scheduled to leave, a knock on the door was heard. Harry hid Azula and opened the door to reveal a girl with an auburn pixie cut and bright blue eyes. "Hello, can I sit here?" she asked softly.

"Yeah, sure. My name is Harrison." she nodded and did not seem to care at his lack of a last name.

"Thanks my name is Artemis Delacroix." She moved to sit on the bench across from him. Harry sat and re-opened his book. Artemis took a look at Harry's book and said

"What is that book about? I haven't seen it in any of the shops in Diagon." so she did not know about muggles much. That was clear from her choice of words. Harry decided to explain the book series without giving up too much information.

By then, the train was leaving the station. The door was roughly pulled open by a boy with bright orange hair, much like the group of redheads from outside the platform. Harry didn't trust him.

" Have you seen Harry Potter? I'm Ron Weasley, we are going to be best friends!"

"No" They both answered

The boy huffed and exited the compartment and slammed the door shut. Finally they had some quiet. Both of them took out books to read.

About halfway through the train ride, a soft knock was heard and before a reply was given, a familiar person entered the compartment followed by two boys that were clearly just bodyguards.

"Hello, Harrison, may I sit? These two are Crabbe and Goyle" The brutes nodded as Draco said their names.

"Sure, it's nice to see you again Draco."

"Who is this Harrison?" Draco asked looking at Artemis

"I am Artemis Delacroix. Nice to meet you."

After a few more hours, they finally reached Hogwarts. One of the older students came to tell them to leave their trunks on the train and that they would be brought up to the castle later.

The platform was filled with students all going different as or trying to find their friends. A loud, deep voice echoed over the noise of the people.

"Firs' years! Firs' years over here." The voice came from the tallest most hairy man Harry had ever seen! He looked over at Artemis and together they walked towards he man. After a few moments, the man introduced himself as Hagrid, the Keeper of Keys and Grounds at Hogwarts. Hagrid started to walk towards a dark, narrow path. Soon enough, the had a view of the castle. Harry had heard stories about it during his travels but they did nothing to describe the beauty of the castle. They continued onwards to the lake. Hagrid yelled "No more'n four to a boat". Harry climbed in after Artemis. A short girl with long brown hair introduced herself as Lisa Turpin and asked if she could sit in their boat. They both agreed. The red haired boy from earlier roughly climbed into the boat as they were starting to leave. The boats swayed and Harry was calmed by the gentle rocking he reached out and let his hand touch the water. Lisa said, " Watch out for the squid, that lives in the lake."

Ron lent over the boat, trying to get a closer look. Harry hoped that he would fall in. But Lisa roughly pulled him back before he could tip over the boat.

Thank you all for reading and commenting!

I have a few ideas for Artemis Delacroix but if you have some ideas, I am always ready to listen to them. Maybe a creature inheritance of sorts. or just a pairing that you would like to see.