A/N- Well, this chapter didn't take me to long to upload, and the next one shouldn't either. I hope you like this chapter, it is much less boring than the pervious ones.
A/N- The Hogwarts Express, the name of the candy, the newspaper, the houses, and anything else you recognize, belong to the wonderful J. K. Rowling, all else is mine, and I would like to keep it mine.
A/N- Please reply, no flames though, they burn and are quite uncomfortable. Enjoy! ~Emily
Enter, New Adventures
The next month and eight days passed by very quickly, too quickly for Alexz's liking. Soon it was September 1st and time for Alexz to leave for Hogwarts.
She awoke at 8:30 am, got in the shower, then got dressed in medium blue flares and a white tank top with blue flowers around the bottom and top. She put on her white sneakers with a two-inch platform and began to part the front of her hair into little sections. She put each section in a little blue rubber band, then put her hair half up.
She went downstairs to find that both her parents were already up. Her mother was putting chocolate chip pancakes on the table and her father was reading the Daily Prophet. Her father looked up and said, "Good morning, hunny. Ready to go to Hogwarts?" He smiled at his daughter.
"I guess so," Alexz said in an unsure tone.
"Now, don't worry, you're going to be fine and you are going to make lots of friends." Mrs. Rachel Magic said, sensing the uneasiness in Alexz's voice.
After Alexz finished her breakfast, she went up to her room to finish packing. She put her robes, pants, shorts, shirts, books, supplies, camera, picture of Isabel and her parents, and everything she needed in her trunk. The last thing she put in was the quilt her grandmother had made for her before she died. She closed her trunk, then looked around her room. Although she had not taken much out, it seemed very bare and lifeless. Alexz turned to looked out her window seat window and whispered, "Goodbye, house, goodbye, room, goodbye, Isabel, goodbye, Mom, goodbye, Dad, I'll miss you so." She sighed and picked up, or rather tried to pick up, her trunk. She ended up pulling it down the stairs where her father put a hovering charm on it and put it in the car.
"Ready to go, Alexz?" Mrs. Rachel Magic asked. Alexz just nodded. She was unable to speak because a lump had just come to rest in her throat, preventing her from speaking.
The drive to King's Cross was a silent one. When they got there, Mr. Magic found a cart and put Alexz's things on it. They walked through the barrier between Platforms 9 and 10, and soon saw the scarlet steam engine, the Hogwarts Express. Alexz felt the tears welling up in her eyes. Mrs. Rachel Magic hugged her daughter and said, "Alexz, you are going to be fine. I bet a lot of people don't know anyone else who is going. Just think as this as a new adventure, a new page of your life starting to unfold. You are going to have so much fun, but no matter how much fun you are having, remember to find some time to write your dear old parents, ok?" She smiled and hugged her daughter again. Alexz smiled at her mother and said, "I will always write you. I love you, Mom." She hugged her father and pulled her trunk onto the train, looking for an open compartment. She reached a compartment with a small girl with light shoulder-length brown hair, cheerful honey colored eyes, light skin, and freckles on her cheekbones and over the bridge of her nose. She was reading a book. "Excuse me? Do you mind if I sit here? There are no open compartments." Alexz said, her eyes looking pleadingly. The girl looked up and said, "Sure. My name is Jennifer McKelly, what's yours?" Alexz sat down and said, "Alexz Magic. I'm a first year."
"Me too. I'm a pure-blood."
"Me too. I don't know anyone else who is here!"
"Well, I have an older sister, but she's not much help, she says I 'embarrass her.'" Jennifer said, rolling her eyes.
"I'm an only child. What house do you want to be in? I want to be in Gryffindor, then Hufflepuff, then Ravenclaw. Definitely not Slytherin."
"I want to be in Gryffindor, but I'll probably be in Ravenclaw. Hufflepuff sounds ok, and I don't want to be in Slytherin either." Just then, a girl with long light blonde hair, bangs that were slightly curled under, crystal blue eyes, light skin, and freckles down the length of her nose walked in, looking very nervous. "Do you mind if I sit here? There are no open compartments." She said. Alexz looked at Jennifer who nodded, then Alexz said, "Sure. I'm Alexz Magic, and this is Jennifer McKelly." Alexz said pointing to Jennifer. The girl sat down, looking relieved, then said, "I'm Hailey Baker. I'm muggle born and have no idea what to do!"
"Hi, Hailey, don't worry, we're both pure-bloods and we can help you out. What do you want to know?" Jennifer asked.
"Well, what is this about houses?"
"There are four houses at Hogwarts, Gryffindor for 'the brave at heart,' Hufflepuff for the loyal and hard workers, Ravenclaw for the wise and clever ones, and Slytherin for the cunning and power hungry." Alexz explained.
"What house do you two want to be in?" Hailey asked.
"Gryffindor." Jennifer and Alexz said at the same time. The looked at each other and laughed.
"I think I would like to be in Gryffindor too, it sounds by far the best, but I will probably be in Hufflepuff." Hailey said. Just then, a small woman slid back the door to their compartment and said, "Anything off the cart, dears?" All three of the girls leaped up and went out into the corridor. Alexz began to pick up some food, then looked over at Hailey who had a confused looked on her face. Alexz mentally kicked herself then said, "Sorry, Hailey, I forgot. These are Bertie Blott's Every Flavor Beans, and when they say every flavor, they mean every flavor." Alexz said pointing to a bag full of what looked like different color jellybeans. Jennifer, catching on said, "These are Chocolate Frogs," Hailey made a face. "Not real frogs, they're just chocolate shaped like frogs. These are Pumpkin Pasties, and those are Drooble's Best Blowing Gum."
"I think I'd like to try the Every Flavor Beans, I'm always up for an adventure, and the Chocolate Frogs, since I love chocolate." Hailey said, and the girls paid for their things, then went back into their compartment. "I love chocolate too." Alexz said opening her own bag of Chocolate Frogs. Hailey, who had opened a bag of Chocolate Frogs also, let out a squeal of surprise. "What?" Alexz asked looking up.
"The picture, it's moving." Hailey said fascinated.
"Well, yea, all pictures do in the wizard world." Jennifer said, eating a pasty.
"In the muggle world, pictures are stationary." Hailey said, looking down at Merlin who waved back.
"Really?" Alexz said, putting down her Chocolate Frogs and picking up the Every Flavor Beans. "Anyone want to play a game I play with some kids on my street? What you do is someone picks a jellybean for another person and that person has to eat it. If they don't, they person who picked the bean gets to give the other person a dare to do."
"I'll play." Jenn said.
"Me too." Hailey said.
"Ok, I'll go first, Jenn, pick me a bean!" Alexz said. Jenn picked a light brown bean with flecks of yellow on it. Alexz ate it, then said, "Toast!" She laughed then added, "Ok, who's next?"
"I'll go," Hailey said. Alexz picked a light green bean, and handed it to Hailey. She ate it, then made a face. "Bleaaaaahhhhh, grass!" She said laughing. "Ok, here, Jenn, just for you." Hailey handed a mud-brown bean to Jenn. She put it in her mouth, chewed, then smiled. "Chocolate."
"Man! In all the times I've eaten Bertie Blott's Every Flavor Beans, I've only gotten chocolate twice! I always end up getting mud, or dirt, or something nasty." The girls laughed and continued with their game, until Alexz looked at her watch and said, "We should be nearly there, I think we should put on our robes." The other girls nodded and began searching in their trunks for their robes and hat. When they had finished putting on their robes and put their hats on strait, they felt the train coming to a slow stop.