Whoa I'm moving fast with two stories going at once! lol I have another one lined up but I decided to wait!
Chapter 3
Henri walked around nervously after she got dressed. Jenny had stayed over night to come with her to the train station. Hard to believe this was real and that it was September 1st already. Jenny's new school won't start until next week.
"Don't be nervous," Jenny told her. "It'll just be like starting middle school."
"But if it was just like starting middle school I would be able to go to school with you," Henri said fumbling with her suitcase. Kryn stretched her wings and fell asleep. "Just like every year. I'll be able to go to the new semester with you but not this year. No I'll be by myself and you'll have Jamie, Anna, Stephany, Alex and Mei to start a new school with. I won't. And even worse is that I'm what they call muggle-born."
Jenny didn't say anything because she knew Henri was right. Instead she help Henri pack her last remaining things into her Jansport backpack. Then they both went downstairs to eat breakfast. Passing the mantle Henri stoped and looked at her father's picture. He had died before she was born and she had always wondered what he was like. Maybe I got magic from him, Henri thought. Mom certainly doesn't have magic. She sighed and went into the kitchen. Her mom served eggs and toast. When they finished they went back upstairs to carry down Henri's suitcase. Her mom came up to help. Jenny carried Kryn as Henri and her mom carried the suitcase to the car.
"What platform is it again?" her mom asked.
"Um...three and nine quarters," Henri said confused. "That's strange..." Her voice trailed off. "Well I'll figure it out when we get there." Dumping her backpack in the backseat she slid in with Jenny. Even though she could sit in the front she wanted to sit in the back so she could talk to Jenny without her mom hearing.
"I'll write ok?" Henri told her. "Kryn will deliver the letter. Just promise me not tell anyone. Not even your parents. Not even Anna, Jamie, Stephany, Alex, or Mei ok?"
"I promise. Don't worry. I won't tell. Do you think I could visit? Like after school? Oh wait. This is one of those schools where you live there huh?" Jenny asked dissapointed.
"Yeah," Henri replied sadly. She would miss home. "Maybe you can visit for Christmas. I'll ask ok?"
"Ok..."
They arrived at the station a half hour before eleven. Henri walked up to Platform Nine and Platform Ten. She scowled. There was no Platform nine and three quarters.
"Maybe it's hidden," her mom suggested. Henri sighed and started touching the wall inbetween carefully. Several people looked at her but she just scowled at all of them. Suddenly she hadn went through the wall. Startled she pulled her out.
"I think I've found it!" she gasped. When no one was looking all three of them ran into the wall. Out they came through the other side. There was a huge train. A sign above them said "Platform Three and Nine Quarters." Henrietta gasped and started walking through the crowd picking up different conversations.
"They were right behind us!" a plump red headed lady said to her husband. "Where could they have gone?"
"Mom! Can we go on the train now?" asked a redheaded girl her age.
"Oh, alright. Have a good term-"
Henri moved away with her mom and Jenny at her side.
"Trevor is missing again," said a sad looking boy.
"Oh I'm sure he'll turn up," a girl with burshy brown hair said.
Finally Henri was able to get onto the train. Jenny and her mom followed and help her load her suitcase in the holding spots. Kryn perched on Henri's sholder not wanting to be in her cage.
"Have a good term honey," her mom told her hugging her. "Don't forget to write. I'll see you at Christmas alright?"
"Ok."
"I'll tell the others you got into another school ok?" Jenny asked almost in tears.
"Ok, don't forget to take care of Blinky, and Blizz for me ok?" Henri reminded, naming her two turtles' names who Jenny were to take care of while she was gone.
"I won't. Long as you remember to write."
"I will."
They all hugged and Henri got onto the train watching her mom and Jenny leave the platform. She was scared. Never had she felt so alone. I hate being alone, she told herself. She stroked Kryn's chest thinking that while Kryn was with her she wasn't totally alone. She sat down watching the crowd get thinner as students entered the train and parents left. Finally a whistle blew andthe train started to move. Henri stared at the window watching fields go by. Where did those come from? There where no fields by the station. She was thinking of home and her friends when someone said something startling her.
"Excuse me." It was the redheaded girl she'd seen earlier, she spoke with a english accent. "Is anybody sitting there?"
"Oh, no. Go ahead," Henri said moving Kryn so that the owl was on her sholder again. The girl took the seat across from her and asked, "What's your name?"
"Henri," Henri replied rubbing Kryn.
"Isn't that a boys name?" the girl asked confused. Henri rolled her eyes. She was so used to being called Henri she never bothered to tell people her real name. "It's really Henrietta but everybody says it's too long to say so call me Henri. What's your name?"
"My name is Ginny," the girl said. "Is it your first year too?"
"Yeah," Henri said. "I didn't even know about Hogwarts until I got my letter."
"Oh, your muggle born?" Ginny asked. Henri winced and said, "Yeah."
They both sat in silence for awhile before Ginny said, "Where I come from people say 'yes' more then 'yeah'."
"Not where Iive," Henri said. "Where do you come from."
"By London," was the reply. "How about you?"
"The U.S," Henri replied simply. She was happy she met her first friend. Well kinda a friend. At least someone who's new to the school too.
A/N: i hope you like it. sorry for changing it so that Harry isin his second year (thus making Ginny in her first). i had a sudden iden ::grins:: ^-^
Chapter 3
Henri walked around nervously after she got dressed. Jenny had stayed over night to come with her to the train station. Hard to believe this was real and that it was September 1st already. Jenny's new school won't start until next week.
"Don't be nervous," Jenny told her. "It'll just be like starting middle school."
"But if it was just like starting middle school I would be able to go to school with you," Henri said fumbling with her suitcase. Kryn stretched her wings and fell asleep. "Just like every year. I'll be able to go to the new semester with you but not this year. No I'll be by myself and you'll have Jamie, Anna, Stephany, Alex and Mei to start a new school with. I won't. And even worse is that I'm what they call muggle-born."
Jenny didn't say anything because she knew Henri was right. Instead she help Henri pack her last remaining things into her Jansport backpack. Then they both went downstairs to eat breakfast. Passing the mantle Henri stoped and looked at her father's picture. He had died before she was born and she had always wondered what he was like. Maybe I got magic from him, Henri thought. Mom certainly doesn't have magic. She sighed and went into the kitchen. Her mom served eggs and toast. When they finished they went back upstairs to carry down Henri's suitcase. Her mom came up to help. Jenny carried Kryn as Henri and her mom carried the suitcase to the car.
"What platform is it again?" her mom asked.
"Um...three and nine quarters," Henri said confused. "That's strange..." Her voice trailed off. "Well I'll figure it out when we get there." Dumping her backpack in the backseat she slid in with Jenny. Even though she could sit in the front she wanted to sit in the back so she could talk to Jenny without her mom hearing.
"I'll write ok?" Henri told her. "Kryn will deliver the letter. Just promise me not tell anyone. Not even your parents. Not even Anna, Jamie, Stephany, Alex, or Mei ok?"
"I promise. Don't worry. I won't tell. Do you think I could visit? Like after school? Oh wait. This is one of those schools where you live there huh?" Jenny asked dissapointed.
"Yeah," Henri replied sadly. She would miss home. "Maybe you can visit for Christmas. I'll ask ok?"
"Ok..."
They arrived at the station a half hour before eleven. Henri walked up to Platform Nine and Platform Ten. She scowled. There was no Platform nine and three quarters.
"Maybe it's hidden," her mom suggested. Henri sighed and started touching the wall inbetween carefully. Several people looked at her but she just scowled at all of them. Suddenly she hadn went through the wall. Startled she pulled her out.
"I think I've found it!" she gasped. When no one was looking all three of them ran into the wall. Out they came through the other side. There was a huge train. A sign above them said "Platform Three and Nine Quarters." Henrietta gasped and started walking through the crowd picking up different conversations.
"They were right behind us!" a plump red headed lady said to her husband. "Where could they have gone?"
"Mom! Can we go on the train now?" asked a redheaded girl her age.
"Oh, alright. Have a good term-"
Henri moved away with her mom and Jenny at her side.
"Trevor is missing again," said a sad looking boy.
"Oh I'm sure he'll turn up," a girl with burshy brown hair said.
Finally Henri was able to get onto the train. Jenny and her mom followed and help her load her suitcase in the holding spots. Kryn perched on Henri's sholder not wanting to be in her cage.
"Have a good term honey," her mom told her hugging her. "Don't forget to write. I'll see you at Christmas alright?"
"Ok."
"I'll tell the others you got into another school ok?" Jenny asked almost in tears.
"Ok, don't forget to take care of Blinky, and Blizz for me ok?" Henri reminded, naming her two turtles' names who Jenny were to take care of while she was gone.
"I won't. Long as you remember to write."
"I will."
They all hugged and Henri got onto the train watching her mom and Jenny leave the platform. She was scared. Never had she felt so alone. I hate being alone, she told herself. She stroked Kryn's chest thinking that while Kryn was with her she wasn't totally alone. She sat down watching the crowd get thinner as students entered the train and parents left. Finally a whistle blew andthe train started to move. Henri stared at the window watching fields go by. Where did those come from? There where no fields by the station. She was thinking of home and her friends when someone said something startling her.
"Excuse me." It was the redheaded girl she'd seen earlier, she spoke with a english accent. "Is anybody sitting there?"
"Oh, no. Go ahead," Henri said moving Kryn so that the owl was on her sholder again. The girl took the seat across from her and asked, "What's your name?"
"Henri," Henri replied rubbing Kryn.
"Isn't that a boys name?" the girl asked confused. Henri rolled her eyes. She was so used to being called Henri she never bothered to tell people her real name. "It's really Henrietta but everybody says it's too long to say so call me Henri. What's your name?"
"My name is Ginny," the girl said. "Is it your first year too?"
"Yeah," Henri said. "I didn't even know about Hogwarts until I got my letter."
"Oh, your muggle born?" Ginny asked. Henri winced and said, "Yeah."
They both sat in silence for awhile before Ginny said, "Where I come from people say 'yes' more then 'yeah'."
"Not where Iive," Henri said. "Where do you come from."
"By London," was the reply. "How about you?"
"The U.S," Henri replied simply. She was happy she met her first friend. Well kinda a friend. At least someone who's new to the school too.
A/N: i hope you like it. sorry for changing it so that Harry isin his second year (thus making Ginny in her first). i had a sudden iden ::grins:: ^-^