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The nest few weeks passed quickly and before she knew it, Aubrey was packing up Star and her owl, Stormi (named for her gray feathers), and the rest of her things.

The entire Weasley family showed up to see Angel, Aubrey, Jessica and Kevin off.

"Write me, Kevvy!" Lavender screamed, blowing kisses at Kevin, who was sinking in his seat aboard the Hogwarts Express.

"Gods, our mothers are so embarrassing!" Angel moaned as Cho screamed for him to change his underwear.

"Send me a letter, Brey!" Krystal, Aubrey's eight-year-old sister yelled.

"Will do, Krysta!" Aubrey yelled back.

Before anyone could say anymore, the train started moving.

Kevin shut the compartment's window and leaned back in his seat.

"You know, our parents met here, on this train…And look at them now!" Angel exclaimed.

Aubrey nodded.

"Maybe we'll meet some new friends on the train."

As if on cue, the door slid open and in stepped two boys and a girl.

The boy on the right stuck out his hand to the four friends and grinned.

"The names Leonard Bolewick, but everyone calls me Lenny. Mind if we sit with you?"

"Sure." Aubrey said, smiling sweetly.

Lenny sat down next to Jessica, nearest to the door.

The girl slid in between Kevin and Angel and the boy on the left sat down next to Aubrey.

As soon as they were seated, Lenny started talking rapidly.

"So, are you wizard born or muggle born? The three of us are muggle born. We met in Diagon Alley, two days ago. By the way, this is Toni Lutzguv and this is Corey Killoney." He stopped for a moment to catch his breath.

Aubrey had the feeling that Lenny was a very cheerful and outgoing kind of person.

"Don't mind Lenny's mouth. In the two days we've known him, he's barely shut up!" Toni told Aubrey, giggling a little.

"Yes, well, I'm sure that…say, we haven't caught your names yet!" Lenny cried.

"Oh, sorry. I'm Aubrey Potter, this is my cousin, Jessica Weasley, and my two best friends, Angel Jordan and Kevin Malfoy."

Toni's eyes grew big.

"I've read about your dads and mums! They were helpers in the war against the Lord Voldemort guy!"

Aubrey nodded uncomfortably.

She hated when people clung to her because of her father's fame.

"Lay off the girl, Tone!" Corey commanded, speaking for the first time.

Corey gave them all a cheery smile and was about to say something when the door slid open a second time and in stepped-"Whitney!" Aubrey cried, standing up and making room for the tall girl.

Whitney smiled thankfully.

"Thanks…Midas kicked me out of his compartment and Justine did too. I'm just an annoying little sister to them…And there's two more at home!"

Aubrey patted Whitney in a knowing fashion.

"Believe me, I know how it feels to be over run. I have six little brothers and sisters and there's another on the way." She told her new friend.

"Same with us three." Kevin added, motioning to Jessica, Angel and he.

Toni gave a low whistle.

"That's a lot of kids…I take it you're the oldest?"

The four nodded in unison, shuddering involuntarily at the thought of another sibling.

***

The rest of the ride was spent getting to know each other.

"So, your dad defeated Lord Voldemort?"

"Yes, a week before I was born…Actually, I was born at Hogwarts, like Angel."

"Really? Wicked!"

"And you're Prof. Snape's daughter?"

"Yes."

"Uncle Sirius talks about him often…Sirius's daughter may come to Hogwarts mid-year, even though she's a year younger than us. Cassie is real smart…Real, real, real smart, like Jessi."

Jessica blushed.

"I get it from my mum." She muttered.

Toni nodded slowly.

"I didn't know there was such a thing as magic until I got my letter." She told her newfound friends.

"Neither did the two of us." Corey said, motioning to Lenny and himself.

After a good deal of more talking, the girls kicked the boys out and changed into their black Hogwarts robes.

Just as they finished, the train began to slow down.

The second it was stopped, Aubrey jumped off the train, gripping Star's carrier in one hand and Stormi's cage in the other.

"Firs' years! Firs' Years!" A booming voice met the excited witch.

Aubrey took off towards her old friend, Hagrid, who was beckoning first years over to him.

"Hey Hagrid! How you doing?" Jessica asked, once they were all assembled and had started to walk down to the lake.

"Alright…And yehself?"

Jessica smiled back at the giant of a man.

"Wonderful! Mum and dad give you their love, of course. Mum is complaining about the baby…It's going to be another boy!" Jessica said in a rapid tone.

"Eh? And how's Cassie?"

"Great! Dumbledore wants her to come here a year early!"

Hagrid just smiled and got into one of the boats.

"Well, yeh'll be sorted soon. See yeh at the feast!" He called before shoving off and leaving the first years to follow.