Hi people who have read this for some reason. Thanks. I don't post often since this is just my practice writing and I am working on something much bigger also I have a life. I am sadly not J.K. Rowling or Rick Riordan (I wouldn't be here if I was). Please tell me what you think and correct my grammar and spelling.
Nico nervously pushed his trolley down the platform of muggle King's Cross station. His father was not able to be there so his step-mother was walking them to the station. She turned her nose up at the muggles walking past them. "They should close the station," Persephone said.
Hazel sighed and shook her head, she turned her head toward Nico and said, "You remember where the platform is right?"
"Of course Hazel," He said frowning. "You forgot?"
"Of course not just checking,"
They made the rest of their way to the platform in silence. Muggles walking past them talking on phones or running for trains. Nico glanced around, he had been there when Bianca and Hazel had left for Hogwarts but was still scared he would run into the wrong post. He could just imagine it, him running head first into a normal post his stuff going everywhere, muggles staring at him. That's not going to happen he reminded himself but he still worried.
"Here we are," said Hazel cheerfully. "You first Nico!"
Persephone sighed and said, "Well I have to go. You will be fine on your of course," She gave them a look of distaste and disapperated. She had never really liked Nico, Hazel or Bianca. She and his father had never had children of there own and all three of them had been born while she and their father were married.
"Sheesh," Hazel muttered. "She's friendly as ever,"
"Yeah she's a bitch," Nico stated.
Hazel turned her head sharply to look at Nico, "Language!"
"Sorry Bianc-" Nico caught his mistake before he finished his sentence but Hazel still heard him. She stared at her trainers and discreetly wiped her eyes. "Let's just go," he said.
He and Hazel walked through the barrier and stepped on to a crowded platform while and scarlet train gleamed on the tracks. The barrier guard moved them away from the platform and they walked to the train.
"Okay so my friends always claim a compartment at the end of the train so we'll go there," Hazel looked around trying to see through the steam. They walked to the last car and dragged their trunks up into the car. Neither of them had pets because animals tended not to like them. Hazel glanced in the compartments they walked past and Nico got more tired as he tried to carry his trunk down the narrow hallway.
When she was at the second to last compartment she smiled. "This is it," She said. Nico glanced into the compartment and saw 6 teenagers sitting and laughing together.
Nico felt what felt like a pit in his stomach and tears pricked the corners of his eyes, "I don't think I can do this Hazel," He said his voice shaking, "It's just that," His voice caught on the last words as the cutest guy he had ever seen looked up saw them and waved. He had black hair and sea green eyes. He smiled and gestured for them to come in.
"That's Percy, he's really. He's in 5th year," Hazel looked at Nico and grabbed his hands. Nico would shake most people off and tell them if they ever touched his again they would regret it, but it was Hazel. "Let's go say hello to everyone,"
She slide open the compartment door and all six people said, "Hazel!"
"Hi guys! This is my little brother Nico," Several of the people in the small compartment waved at him. "Introduce yourselves guys,"
A girl in the corner with long brown hair and skin the same colour as Hazel nodded at him, "I'm Reyna, 4th year, Gryffindor," She must not talk much but she continued to stare at him.
The small impish boy from the robe shop jumped up from his seat, his hand playing with a small moving figure of a dragon, "The names Leo Valdez flaming hot bad boy supreme!" He said rocking back and forth on the heels of his feet, "I'm in my forth year and I am in the very best house Ravenclaw," He stuck out his hand for Nico to shake but he didn't take it. Leo smile wavered a bit but in a flash it came back.
A brown haired girl with eyes that Nico couldn't quite place the colour of sighed, "Leo sit down," Leo flashed her the finger but sat down anyway with a mutter "Your no fun,' She smiled at Nico, "My names Piper, I'm in the same year as Leo and Reyna and I'm in Sytherin," She played with her braid absently, "It's really nice to meet you," She nodded toward their trunks and said, "Stop standing in the doorway and stick your trunks with the rest," Nico glanced up at the crowded rack and shrugged at Hazel. They just barely managed to stuff their trunks with the rest. They sat down next to each other as the rack above them groaned.
Frank from Diagon Alley waved awkwardly at Nico and said, "Um I'm Frank Zhang but you already knew that," He looked down at his hands, "Sorry," he murmured, "Ah, I'm in Hufflepuff and in 3rd year," He shifted in his seat and smiled nervously. Nico didn't really understand why until he remembered the threat he made weeks before and smiled internally.
A tall and blonde girl with scary grey eyes and a baseball cap smiled at him, "I'm Annabeth Chase and I'm in 5th year. I am also in Ravenclaw house," She had her hand resting on the leg of the handsome black haired guy next to her, they must have been dating. "And this the Percy Jackson,"
Her boyfriend Percy grinned easily and said "I can introduce myself fine Wise Girl. Percy Jackson and I'm in the house of the brave. I'm in the same year as Wise Girl here," He kissed Annabeth on the cheek lightly and she blushed. "So what house do you hope you're in,"
Nico laughed at himself mentally, of course Percy had a girlfriend. He was mentally kicking himself when he realized he had been sitting there staying at Percy for several seconds, "Oh um, Ravenclaw or Slytherin wouldn't been bad,"
Leo jumped up and pumped his fists in the air, "Ravenclaw for the win!"
Piper glared at Leo, "It would be nice to have another Slytherin in our little group," She craned her neck to look out into the hallway, "Has anyone seen Jason?" All of them shook their head, no.
"Who's Jason?" Nico asked Piper.
"Oh, he's my boyfriend, he's in 4th year too but in Gryffindor,"
Before she could say anything else Percy jumped to his feet, "Oh, shit!" He grabbed Annabeth's hand and pulled her up, "I forgot about the Prefects compartment!" He slide open the door to the compartment and he and Annabeth ran out "Sorry guys! We'll be back,"
The six people still in the compartment looked at each other and burst out laughing. They laughed for a full 30 seconds until a tall blond guy walked in he looked at them in wonder, "What so funny?"
Piper wiped her eyes and said, "It's nothing Jason," Jason flopped in the seat next to piper and fixed his golden wire glasses. Everyone but Nico started catching up on there summer.
About an hour later an old woman opened the compartment door and said, "Anything off the trolley dears," Hazel stood up and bought about half the sweets there for all of the entire group. Nico stared out the window at the ground speeding past. The friends continued to chat until the time the sun was setting when Percy and Annabeth got back and flopped on the seats. The kids left one by one to change into their school robes from their muggle attire. Nico felt the train jolt to a stop as they arrived at the station.
They were told to leave their bags on the train and they filed out one by one. Nico stretched and then blinked in surprise at the at the skeletal houses pulling the carriages. "What are those," He whispered to Hazel.
She looked at him in surprise and said softly, "Wait you can you can see them too?" Before he could answer he was whisked away by the crowd.
He looked around for Hazel until he heard a voice shouting, "Firs' years- follow me!" Nico followed the voice and gasped as he saw the tallest man that he had every seen. He had a wild beard and hair but you could see kind eyes through the bushy black hair. The man waved them toward groups of small boats. "No more'n four to a boat," Nico stepped into a boat with a red headed girl with robes just a little to small, a tiny blond boy with a huge camera around his neck and a boy with lips stained bright red. As soon as everyone stepped into a boat they started moving all on their own.
As they made their way towards the huge castle above them, he could hear the clicking of a camera beside him and was very tempted to throw it into the lake. He was later very glad he didn't. As the pull up to the shore everyone one got out and stood behind the large man. He stood in front of a large door and glanced around to see if everyone was there. When he was sure they where he knocked on the huge door three times.
OK finished with that chapter. Tell me what you thought! Bye!
