Chapter One
The Hogwarts Express
Lara Katts stepped onto the Hogwarts Express and tried to find an empty compartment. This was her first ride on the train because Lara was an exchange student from an American school called, Witches and Wizards Academy or just WWA. Lara had long red hair, blur eyes and she was quit tall compared to all her old friends, which she missed a lot. She looked inside a compartment and saw that it was empty, she walked inside put her trunk away and sat down, that when she noticed a blonde haired boy looking at her.
"Oh, sorry, I didn't know anyone was in here. I'll just get my trunk and go." She said standing up.
"Oh, no, sit. You can stay. It's just me and a couple of my friends." The blonde boy said, smiling and Lara sat back down. "So, you the new kid?"
"Yes, I am the new kid, my name is Lara Katts."
"Draco Malfoy." The blonde boy said sticking out his hand for Lara to shake. Lara shook his hand and finally got a good look at the boy, he was pale and looked about her age, Lara though he was kind of cute.
Just then two boys came in carrying a lot of Chocolate Frogs and looking very happy about it. Draco motioned for them to sit down beside him and they did, both stirring at Lara. Draco, noticing this, said,
"Boys, this is Lara Katts. Lara this is Crabbe and Goyle." Pointing at them.
"Hello." Lara said, smiling at them, she saw that they were both thickset. Crabbe and Goyle, both of which had just shoved Chocolate Frogs in their mouths, were only able to grunt. Lara hoped this meant Hello.
While they had been talking, the train had carried them out of London. Now they were speeding past fields full of cows and sheep. They were quite for a time, Lara, watching the fields and lanes flick past and Draco, watching Lara.
At about half past twelve there was a clatter out in the corridor and a smiling, dimpled woman slid back their door and said "Anything off the cart, dears?" then she spotted Crabbe and Goyle, they had eaten all their Frogs and where digging in their pockets for some gold. "Not you two," said the dimpled woman, "You two have had enough chocolate for this train ride." Lara smiled and went over to her and bought two Chocolate Frogs, some Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans, Drooble's Best Blowing Gum, Pumpkin Pasties, Cauldron Cakes and Licorice wands. She paid for the candy and the dimpled woman left, closing the door behind her. Lara dumped everything but the Chocolate Frogs and a box of Every Flavor Beans in an empty seat.
"Hungry?" Draco said looking at all the candy she just bought.
"A little." And the Lara pointed at the candy and said, "Help yourselves."
"But she just said-" Crabbe started but Lara cut him off
"She said you couldn't have anymore chocolate, and I don't see any chocolate in this pile of candy." She said matter-of-factly. With those words Crabbe and Goyle jumped at the candy, and Draco yelled at them, "Hey, give me some Licorice Wands!" Goyle handed him some Licorice Wands and Draco looked at Lara smiling, and said, "Licorice Wands, my favorite." As he started eating one. Lara smiled at him and ate her Every Flavor Beans, being careful not to eat the green ones.
About a half hour before the train was to disembark, Lara got here robes and went to the bathroom to change, While Draco, Crabbe and Goyle changed in the compartment. A few minuets after Lara got back to the compartment, the train started to slow down. When it stopped the four of them made their way to the train doors.
"How are we going to get to the school from here?" Lara asked Draco,
"Horseless stagecoaches." He answered.
Lara heard a voice call, "Firs' years! Firs' years over here!" she looked over and saw a huge man with a bushy beard and beetle black eyes. She followed Draco, Crabbe and Goyle around till she saw the horseless stagecoaches, but they weren't horseless. There was Thestrals pulling the stagecoaches. Lara knew that the only way you could see a Thestral is if you saw someone die, for her, it was her mum when she was six, one of Voldermorts Death Eater's killed her. She looked over at Draco and saw him holding open the door to one of the stagecoaches. Crabbe and Goyle got in, followed by Lara. Draco closed the door as he got in and sat next to her. In a few seconds the stagecoach started to move. It wasn't long before they were at the castle. When the stagecoach stopped Draco got out and so did Crabbe and Goyle then Draco helped Lara out and they all walk up the stone steps to the castle together.
The Hogwarts Express
Lara Katts stepped onto the Hogwarts Express and tried to find an empty compartment. This was her first ride on the train because Lara was an exchange student from an American school called, Witches and Wizards Academy or just WWA. Lara had long red hair, blur eyes and she was quit tall compared to all her old friends, which she missed a lot. She looked inside a compartment and saw that it was empty, she walked inside put her trunk away and sat down, that when she noticed a blonde haired boy looking at her.
"Oh, sorry, I didn't know anyone was in here. I'll just get my trunk and go." She said standing up.
"Oh, no, sit. You can stay. It's just me and a couple of my friends." The blonde boy said, smiling and Lara sat back down. "So, you the new kid?"
"Yes, I am the new kid, my name is Lara Katts."
"Draco Malfoy." The blonde boy said sticking out his hand for Lara to shake. Lara shook his hand and finally got a good look at the boy, he was pale and looked about her age, Lara though he was kind of cute.
Just then two boys came in carrying a lot of Chocolate Frogs and looking very happy about it. Draco motioned for them to sit down beside him and they did, both stirring at Lara. Draco, noticing this, said,
"Boys, this is Lara Katts. Lara this is Crabbe and Goyle." Pointing at them.
"Hello." Lara said, smiling at them, she saw that they were both thickset. Crabbe and Goyle, both of which had just shoved Chocolate Frogs in their mouths, were only able to grunt. Lara hoped this meant Hello.
While they had been talking, the train had carried them out of London. Now they were speeding past fields full of cows and sheep. They were quite for a time, Lara, watching the fields and lanes flick past and Draco, watching Lara.
At about half past twelve there was a clatter out in the corridor and a smiling, dimpled woman slid back their door and said "Anything off the cart, dears?" then she spotted Crabbe and Goyle, they had eaten all their Frogs and where digging in their pockets for some gold. "Not you two," said the dimpled woman, "You two have had enough chocolate for this train ride." Lara smiled and went over to her and bought two Chocolate Frogs, some Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans, Drooble's Best Blowing Gum, Pumpkin Pasties, Cauldron Cakes and Licorice wands. She paid for the candy and the dimpled woman left, closing the door behind her. Lara dumped everything but the Chocolate Frogs and a box of Every Flavor Beans in an empty seat.
"Hungry?" Draco said looking at all the candy she just bought.
"A little." And the Lara pointed at the candy and said, "Help yourselves."
"But she just said-" Crabbe started but Lara cut him off
"She said you couldn't have anymore chocolate, and I don't see any chocolate in this pile of candy." She said matter-of-factly. With those words Crabbe and Goyle jumped at the candy, and Draco yelled at them, "Hey, give me some Licorice Wands!" Goyle handed him some Licorice Wands and Draco looked at Lara smiling, and said, "Licorice Wands, my favorite." As he started eating one. Lara smiled at him and ate her Every Flavor Beans, being careful not to eat the green ones.
About a half hour before the train was to disembark, Lara got here robes and went to the bathroom to change, While Draco, Crabbe and Goyle changed in the compartment. A few minuets after Lara got back to the compartment, the train started to slow down. When it stopped the four of them made their way to the train doors.
"How are we going to get to the school from here?" Lara asked Draco,
"Horseless stagecoaches." He answered.
Lara heard a voice call, "Firs' years! Firs' years over here!" she looked over and saw a huge man with a bushy beard and beetle black eyes. She followed Draco, Crabbe and Goyle around till she saw the horseless stagecoaches, but they weren't horseless. There was Thestrals pulling the stagecoaches. Lara knew that the only way you could see a Thestral is if you saw someone die, for her, it was her mum when she was six, one of Voldermorts Death Eater's killed her. She looked over at Draco and saw him holding open the door to one of the stagecoaches. Crabbe and Goyle got in, followed by Lara. Draco closed the door as he got in and sat next to her. In a few seconds the stagecoach started to move. It wasn't long before they were at the castle. When the stagecoach stopped Draco got out and so did Crabbe and Goyle then Draco helped Lara out and they all walk up the stone steps to the castle together.