But Anna didn't run into the wall. She ran right through it. Slowly she opened her eyes. A scarlet steam engine stood in front of her, the platform was jam packed with people. "Pretty great, isn't it?" Fred asked, and Anna could only nod in response.
"Oi, Lee!" George called out to someone in the crowd. "C'mon, Fred."
"See you later, Annie!" Fred said before taking off after his brother. Anna looked around for Harry but she couldn't find him anywhere. She might as well find an empty train car. She walked down the long hall until she found an unoccupied carriage. A few minutes after she entered the carriage, however, a boy a couple years older than she was entered. He had handsome features, with dark hair and bright, intelligent grey eyes. "Oh, I'm sorry." He said. "But this was the first empty carriage I could find. Do you mind if I join you?"
"Of course not." Anna replied as she sat down. "Go right ahead."
"Thanks." He sat across from her. "I'm Cedric by the way. Cedric Diggory."
"Anna Potter."
His eyes widened. "As in-"
"The sister of the seemingly infamous Harry Potter? Yeah, that's me."
"What's it like? Having to deal with all of that fame?"
"I couldn't say, Harry's the famous one, not me."
Anna and Cedric talked about anything and everything. Cedric was one of the nicest people that Anna had ever met. The time passed quickly, and a large castle loomed in the distance. "Is that Hogwarts?" Anna asked in amazement, and Cedric nodded. "Yeah, that's the school. When we get to the station in Hogsmeade, you and all of the other first years will get in boats and cross the lake to get to the castle." Anna nodded in response. "Thanks for keeping me company."
"Of course." He gave her a genuine smile. "You're a very nice person to be around. I hope that you get sorted into Hufflepuff." Anna grinned at him. "Maybe I will. Someone needs to keep you out of trouble."
"Hey!" Cedric protested, laughing lightly. "I think we both know that you're the real troublemaker here."
Anna scoffed, pretending to be hurt by his comment. "You wound me."
Laughing, they walked off of the train, and Anna spotted Harry. "There's my brother. I'll see you later, Cedric."
"Yeah, see you Anna."
Anna walked over to Harry. He was standing with a red-headed boy who introduced himself as Ron Weasley. Ron turned out to be Fred's younger brother. "Where were you?" Harry asked as Hagrid began directing the first years towards a group of boats.
"I was sitting with this third year named Cedric."
"Cedric Diggory?" Ron asked and Anna nodded. "Yeah, do you know him?"
"Every Hogwarts student knows him. According to Percy, he's called the Heartthrob of Hogwarts."
Anna snorted. "Is that why when I came out of the train with him, every girl looked like they wanted to kill me?" Ron shook his head. "It's no laughing matter. A lot of girls would murder to be with him."
A girl stepped onto their boat with them, much to the chagrin of Harry and Ron. They were even more surprised when Anna started to get along with her. Hermione Granger was incredibly bright. Any questions that Anna had about the wizarding world, Hermione was quick to answer. Others might see Hermione as pompous and arrogant, but Anna saw it as Hermione thinking that she needed to prove herself because she was a Muggle-born. They soon reached the castle and Hagrid knocked on the door. A moment later it began to slowly swing open.