Chapter Three
First Impressions
The weeks went by too quickly and soon they were heading to Kings Cross Station to catch the train for school. Alexia and Linnea were crammed in the back of the car, both too excited to say anything. They reached the station and Alexia loaded her trolley and they headed into the station.
It was fairly empty, and Alexia watched as her Father led them to the barrier between platforms 9 and 10. Alexia watched as Gavin walked over and leaned against it, and fell through. Alexia followed her Father and found that beyond the barrier was platform ¾ and the scarlet Hogwarts Express. Alexia walked towards the train and they got situated. They said their good- byes but before Alexia got on the train, her Father handed her a wicker basket.
"Open it on the train," he said, kissing her forehead.
She climbed into the compartment Linnea had picked out and opened the basket. In it sat the kitten that she had seen in Diagon Alley. She smiled and hugged it tightly. As the train started to move she waved out the window, and they were on their way.
Linnea sat quietly in the corner, looking at London as it faded from view and Alexia smiled.
"Excited?" she asked.
Linnea shrugged, something told Alexia she was a little apprehensive about this whole thing. They started to talk when there was a knock on the door. Alexia slid it open and there stood Breena and Hari.
"Hey girls!" said Breena.
Breena and Hari set down their things and they began to talk. Hari was a muggle born, like Linnea, but had known Breena since they had gone to primary school. Breena, on the other hand, was a pureblood, and very smart. She came from a very long line of wizards, and knew a lot about magic.
They talked for quiet a while, until the door suddenly slid open and there stood a tall girl with black hair that fell down to about her shoulders, and blue eyes. She had very fair skin and a sporty build.
"Oh, compartments already taken?" asked the girl, looking around.
"Yeah," said Breena, "Sorry."
"All of you first years?" asked the girl.
They nodded. The girl leaned against the door and looked at Breena.
"You must be Breena Brightheart," she said.
"Uh.yeah," said Breena, "And you are?"
"Ashlee Sully," she said, "My brother went to school with yours."
"Oh," said Breena, "Well nice to meet you Ashlee."
"And these are your friends?" asked Ashlee, raising what looked like a disapproving eyebrow.
Her gaze shifted to Linnea, who did look as though she didn't belong due to the fact she was reading a muggle magazine.
"That's Linnea Huse, this is Hari Granger, and that's Alexia Malfoy," said Breena, introducing them one by one.
Ashlee's eyes shifted to Alexia.
"Malfoy?" she asked.
Alexia nodded and a smile crept across Ashlee's face.
"Draco Malfoy any relation?" she asked.
"Yeah, my great grandfather," said Alexia, "Why?"
"Really?" asked Ashlee, "So you'll be in Slytherin then?"
Alexia looked confused.
"Slytherin?" asked Alexia.
"Of course you know all about Slytherin," said Ashlee, "Your Father was in there wasn't he?"
"Er." said Alexia, but she didn't have time to answer.
"What about you three?" asked Ashlee, turning to the others.
"I think either Ravenclaw or Hufflepuff," said Hari.
Ashlee snorted shortly and quickly stopped, noticing the glare she got from Breena.
"Ravenclaw," said Breena, "Maybe Gryffindor."
Linnea remained silent but Ashlee didn't seem to notice. Suddenly two other girls appeared behind her, and started talking very quickly. The one was very tall and slim with shoulder length, dark blond hair. She had gray eyes, which seemed to hold no expression. She looked very bored to say the least. The other girl was a little shorter than the first. She had long, black hair and dark brown eyes. She was wearing all black and had her ears pierced a few times. She glared at those sitting in the car and then they left, slamming the door behind them.
Alexia looked at Breena, who was shaking her head. Linnea had lowered her magazine and looked as though she would burst into tears at any second. Hari turned to Breena with a very angry look on her face.
"What is it with those kind of people?" she said, sounding annoyed, "They always have noses where they don't belong."
"Hari, relax," said Breena, "Just ignore them, they're not worth the trouble."
"But they always think they're so much better than everyone else," said Hari, "Bet they will be in Slytherin."
"What did she mean about different houses?" asked Linnea very quietly.
"Well there are four of them," said Hari, "Ravenclaw, Gryffindor, Hufflepuff and Slytherin."
"Each house has it's own characteristics and such," said Breena, "It's not a big deal."
"But what if we all get separated?" asked Linnea.
"We don't know anyone else," said Alexia.
Breena smiled.
"I know a lot of different people," she said, "Trust me, you'll find some friends."
Alexia nodded, but somehow she didn't feel reassured. If it was known that the Malfoys had a history of being is Slytherin, would she follow that?
The weeks went by too quickly and soon they were heading to Kings Cross Station to catch the train for school. Alexia and Linnea were crammed in the back of the car, both too excited to say anything. They reached the station and Alexia loaded her trolley and they headed into the station.
It was fairly empty, and Alexia watched as her Father led them to the barrier between platforms 9 and 10. Alexia watched as Gavin walked over and leaned against it, and fell through. Alexia followed her Father and found that beyond the barrier was platform ¾ and the scarlet Hogwarts Express. Alexia walked towards the train and they got situated. They said their good- byes but before Alexia got on the train, her Father handed her a wicker basket.
"Open it on the train," he said, kissing her forehead.
She climbed into the compartment Linnea had picked out and opened the basket. In it sat the kitten that she had seen in Diagon Alley. She smiled and hugged it tightly. As the train started to move she waved out the window, and they were on their way.
Linnea sat quietly in the corner, looking at London as it faded from view and Alexia smiled.
"Excited?" she asked.
Linnea shrugged, something told Alexia she was a little apprehensive about this whole thing. They started to talk when there was a knock on the door. Alexia slid it open and there stood Breena and Hari.
"Hey girls!" said Breena.
Breena and Hari set down their things and they began to talk. Hari was a muggle born, like Linnea, but had known Breena since they had gone to primary school. Breena, on the other hand, was a pureblood, and very smart. She came from a very long line of wizards, and knew a lot about magic.
They talked for quiet a while, until the door suddenly slid open and there stood a tall girl with black hair that fell down to about her shoulders, and blue eyes. She had very fair skin and a sporty build.
"Oh, compartments already taken?" asked the girl, looking around.
"Yeah," said Breena, "Sorry."
"All of you first years?" asked the girl.
They nodded. The girl leaned against the door and looked at Breena.
"You must be Breena Brightheart," she said.
"Uh.yeah," said Breena, "And you are?"
"Ashlee Sully," she said, "My brother went to school with yours."
"Oh," said Breena, "Well nice to meet you Ashlee."
"And these are your friends?" asked Ashlee, raising what looked like a disapproving eyebrow.
Her gaze shifted to Linnea, who did look as though she didn't belong due to the fact she was reading a muggle magazine.
"That's Linnea Huse, this is Hari Granger, and that's Alexia Malfoy," said Breena, introducing them one by one.
Ashlee's eyes shifted to Alexia.
"Malfoy?" she asked.
Alexia nodded and a smile crept across Ashlee's face.
"Draco Malfoy any relation?" she asked.
"Yeah, my great grandfather," said Alexia, "Why?"
"Really?" asked Ashlee, "So you'll be in Slytherin then?"
Alexia looked confused.
"Slytherin?" asked Alexia.
"Of course you know all about Slytherin," said Ashlee, "Your Father was in there wasn't he?"
"Er." said Alexia, but she didn't have time to answer.
"What about you three?" asked Ashlee, turning to the others.
"I think either Ravenclaw or Hufflepuff," said Hari.
Ashlee snorted shortly and quickly stopped, noticing the glare she got from Breena.
"Ravenclaw," said Breena, "Maybe Gryffindor."
Linnea remained silent but Ashlee didn't seem to notice. Suddenly two other girls appeared behind her, and started talking very quickly. The one was very tall and slim with shoulder length, dark blond hair. She had gray eyes, which seemed to hold no expression. She looked very bored to say the least. The other girl was a little shorter than the first. She had long, black hair and dark brown eyes. She was wearing all black and had her ears pierced a few times. She glared at those sitting in the car and then they left, slamming the door behind them.
Alexia looked at Breena, who was shaking her head. Linnea had lowered her magazine and looked as though she would burst into tears at any second. Hari turned to Breena with a very angry look on her face.
"What is it with those kind of people?" she said, sounding annoyed, "They always have noses where they don't belong."
"Hari, relax," said Breena, "Just ignore them, they're not worth the trouble."
"But they always think they're so much better than everyone else," said Hari, "Bet they will be in Slytherin."
"What did she mean about different houses?" asked Linnea very quietly.
"Well there are four of them," said Hari, "Ravenclaw, Gryffindor, Hufflepuff and Slytherin."
"Each house has it's own characteristics and such," said Breena, "It's not a big deal."
"But what if we all get separated?" asked Linnea.
"We don't know anyone else," said Alexia.
Breena smiled.
"I know a lot of different people," she said, "Trust me, you'll find some friends."
Alexia nodded, but somehow she didn't feel reassured. If it was known that the Malfoys had a history of being is Slytherin, would she follow that?