A/N: Sorry for not updating enough, my computer is sick… the poor soul. Anyway, I'm using my older brother's computer (Let's hope he doesn't steal it away from me before I'm done!) in a vain attempt to make you all keep reading this story!

The Bystander Almost Gets Accepted to Hogwarts

"That taxi person driver was out to get me." I said after the taxi had driven away.

"They are supposed to help you with your luggage." Gray said. "And is frowned upon when you fight them for your luggage."

"Hey!" I yelled and crossed my arms. "I thought he was trying to steal my bag!"

Gray sighed and grabbed his share of bags. "Come on, we have to go to platform 9."

"Platform…" I muttered as I grabbed my bags and began to walk behind Gray. "Are we going to sing karaoke?" I asked.

Gray stopped and spun to me. "You know about karaoke but not anything else in the world?"

I shrugged. "That came from Japan, right?"

"You confuse me greatly." He mumbled then began making his way to a big sign with the number nine on it.

"Hey! Wait!" I yelled, jogging to catch up at him. The floors were smooth, that I knew. However, the wet floor sign failed to catch my eye.

I saw Gray stop by a platform and I abruptly stopped… or tied to. The combination of the wet floor and the slick floor materials made me slide right past Gray, heading straight for a brick wall that separated platform 9 and 10.

"Gray!" I yelled in a squeak. I braced myself for the impact but only felt myself colliding into a rather squishy person.

"Where in da world did ya come from?" I untangled myself from the person only to realize that he was gigantic.

"What?" I mumbled, staring up at him. "I was going to crash into the wall between platforms 9 and 10, but I crashed into you instead." I said. He was close to seven feet tall, had a huge grizzled beard and small beady eyes.

"It's nottin, the name's Hagrid." The giant man stuck out his huge hand. I hesitantly grabbed his hand with mine the wished I hadn't as he began to shake my body up and down.

"Um," I muttered trying to stop my arm from shaking. "I'm Bystander…" I said.

"Ain't that an odd name." He mumbled.

"Well, yeah, but Gray calls me Bianca when I meet new people."

"Ha!" He thundered. I jumped up. "That's where I know yer from!"

"Really?"

"O'course! Yer that Bystander that's been all o'er!" He said.

"Wow, I guess that's really not that common of a name after all." I mumbled to myself.

"I was 'upposed to give this to yer years ago!" Hagrid boomed, making me, yet again, jump up in surprise.

"What?" I asked as he reached in his deep coat pockets.

"Now where did I put that ol' letter." Hagrid mumbled as he continued to dig through his pocket. He pulled out a bird cage, four golden frogs, a box of jelly beans, and another bird cage.

"Oh my God! It's alive!" I yelled and pointed at the second bird cage. A large tan owl was sitting in it.

"O'course he's alive, he's me owl!" Hagrid laughed and put everything back into his pockets. "Here yer are." He handed me an old letter with spidery green hand writing on it.

"Uh," I mumbled as I stared blankly at it.

"Well, turn it o'er and open it!" Hagrid laughed. I turned it over and my eyebrows arched as I saw that the letter was addressed to me: Bystander, currently living with the Grace's.

"Oh, I remember that, I lived with Simon, Jared, and Mallory." I mumbled then quickly tore open the letter.

"Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry." I read aloud. "Headmaster: Albus Dumbledore. Order of Merlin?" I asked, then looked at Hagrid. "What's that?" I asked.

"Jus' keep readin'."

"Okay, okay, I'll skip down. Dear Bystander, We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Please find enclosed a list of all necessary books and equipement. Term begins on September 1. We await your owl letter no later than July 31. Yours sincerely, Minerva McGonagall." I finished.

"Yer a witch." Hagrid stated.

"Gray is never going to believe this… or let me go to Hogwarts." I mumbled.

"That Gray feller is just a muggle, they don't understand." Hagrid said.

"But it's January," I said as I pointed to the letter.

"Yer right, I'll have to talk to the headmaster." Hagrid mumbled.

Suddenly he whipped out a large tattered pink umbrella and spun it around himself. "What are you doing?" I asked but before I could be answered Hagrid disappeared.

I looked at where he was standing and at the letter in my hand. "And the story of my life continues." I muttered and turned around to see a brick wall. "How in the world do I get out of here?" I mumbled and placed a hand on the wall.

I leaned against the wall and surprisingly fell backwards. I landed on my back and stared up at Gray. "Where were you?" He asked.

"Here," I said and handed him the letter.

"This was dated six years ago."

"I know." I said and stood up. "On the bright side, Hagrid, who I believed is a giant, is going to check in with the headmaster." I said. "Hey, is that our train?" I yelled and grabbed my bags.

"Hey, wait! What? Headmaster?" Gray yelled after me. After all the mishaps today, I was lucky I got on the right train.

A/N: Sorry this was a short chapter. I believe, since I am a nerd and have the complete Sherlock Holmes set that I will try to write about our favorite slightly insane yet amazing detective and his not insane counterpart Dr. Watson! Please review and please, please, please participate in the poll! –AuthorOfTomorrow216. Oh yeah, Simon, Jared, and Mallory Grace are from the Spiderwick Chronicles.