Chapter Three: The Return to Hogwarts

Jo Potter was sitting on the Hogwarts Express on her way to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It was her first year going to this school. The only family she had was her aunt, uncle, cousin, and her older brother, Harry Potter. And now, a year younger then anyone else in the school, except for one child (who shall be mentioned later), was about to make her arrival. At the age of ten, Jo now has long black hair that she keeps in two braids that come a little past her shoulders. Her eyes were bluer than they were when she was born. She was very skinny, despite how big her appetite always was. A knock came to the door, breaking the silence in the cart. It was her brother.

"Hey sis, why so glum?" asked Harry. He was a couple years older then Jo, so it was his second year of Hogwarts teachings. He was twelve, while his younger sister ten.

"I don't know. It's kind of scary going to a new school away from well, you know, the Dursley's," Jo answered, sounding kind of sad, "where did you head off to?"

"Oh, I just went to get us some candy."

"What kind of candy?" Jo asked, a sly grin on her face.

"Um, chocolate." Harry answered nervously seeing the way Jo reacted.

"Yes! Hand it over bro!" Jo said and tackled Harry for the sweets.

"OK, OK, get off of me, I'll give you some!" Harry said, shocked by his sister's behavior.

"Some? Some? Oh no dear brother of mine, you will give me all of your chocolate now!" Jo said making a grab for the bag of candy in Harry's hand.

"Now wait a second that isn't very fair. How about we divide the chocolate half and half and then split the box of Bertie Bott's Beans?" Harry asked trying to compromise as he struggled to get his sister off of him

"I don't think so, hand over the chocolate now!" Jo said trying to grasp the bag.

"OK, get off me!" Harry said pushing his sister against the side of the cart to get her away from him. He pulled the chocolate out of the bag and handed it to Jo; his sister began to eat the chocolate immediately.

Sabrina Spellmen was sitting the cart waiting patiently for their arrival at Hogwarts. She was a lonely girl, no family what so ever. She was an orphan, making her think she will never make any friends because of it. She had silver blond hair and bright green eyes. Her hair was usually combed back behind her shoulders, and came down a little past her waist. Sabrina was very skinny because she never really got to eat, and when she did, it was very little. She had a necklace with a charm in the shape of Saturn on it.

When they finally arrived at Hogwarts, everyone climbed out of their carts at the same time. Jo almost got pushed over by someone who looked like a third year. Jo only got a glimpse of the side of his head and gelled-into- spikes hair, but she thought he looked pretty cute. He seemed to just push his way through the crowd, or was the crowd parting for him? Anyway, they all piled off the train and walked towards the boats that first years rode to reach Hogwarts grounds. Harry, though he was a second year, was to ride to Hogwarts in the boats with his sister, since Jo was younger than everyone else. They finally got to Hogwarts and entered the tall, castle like school.

All the new first years began to walk into the Great Hall to begin the sorting ceremony. Jo felt very nervous. Her brother wasn't with her anymore; he had to go have a seat with the Gryffindors inside the hall.