The Girl Who Lived

Chapter 2 – Scholarship Girl To Hogwarts

Kali Karter heaved her trunk and Firebolt onto a trolley. She was looking for platform 9¾ but she couldn't find it anywhere.

"Come along now Noya, we don't wanna be late!" Kali cooed at her cat which was following her close behind.

"All right, all right. You expect me to run after letting me eat a humongous fish meal and a carton of milk? Frankly, I'm feeling very sleepy!" the cat replied grumpily.

"Well, that's your own fault Noya, why'd you eat so much?!? I told you this was gonna be a long journey!" she replied to her cat who's pace was starting to get slower and slower. "Oh come on over here and get on the trolley and I'll take you!"

Noya gratefully jumped onto the trolley and lay down for a nap, "Thanks Kal, you're the best!"

"No, you're not gonna sleep. The least you could do is keep me company!" she said to the cat who was half asleep. "Fine! You sleep then! But you owe me one!"

Kali grinned at her sleeping cat. She had found her in the forest of Feronia, where she used to live with her grandmother. Noya had been wounded, but Kali had found her and nursed the kitten back to health. Kali had been 11 and in her first year of Foreman's Enchanted Academy For Witches and Wizards.

She had been shocked to find that Noya could speak. As she didn't think animals could speak, even in the magical world but surprisingly, Noya could. She was an enchanted cat who had been accidentally given the gift of speech.

So from then on, Kali and Noya had been inseparable. When Kali was lonely at school, Noya had been her only friend. None of the girls in her own year had given her the time of day and never cared about making her feel welcome, but she had Noya to confide in about her dreams and secrets and wishes.

Kali sighed reminiscing over the unbearably lonely friendless time she had spent in Foreman's Enchanted Academy. How she had detested life there. But at the end of her 5th year, she had won a scholarship to Hogwarts School Of Witchcraft And Wizardry. She had been over the moon with happiness.

Her parents would have been so proud of their daughter but unfortunately, neither were alive. Her father and mother had both died while she had been a baby. She missed them terribly sometimes and stayed up late in the night wondering what it would have been like to live like that. Live like any normal child with both parents alive. She had pictures of them, but pictures couldn't ever replace the real people.

Kali had gotten her black curly hair that reached halfway down her back and her sandy colored skin from her Puerto Rican father. Her eyes had definitely been from her mother because the photos Kali had of her mother mirrored the same ocean blue eyes that she had had. She had also matured into the same curvy figure as her mother.

She was taken out of her memories when a boy with a trolley, like hers containing a trunk, broom and owl cage walked by slightly bumping into her. She started and decided to follow the boy. The boy was easily noticeable with his bright crimson hair and height.

"Ron! Wait up!" a girls voice called behind her and the boy turned around.

"Hurry up! We're gonna be late!" the boy shouted back and continued on. The girl ran up to him with her trolley huffing and puffing. She had the same crimson hair and looked a lot like the boy. Kali thought they were brother and sister. The girl and the boy came to a halt at a wall between platform 9 and 10. "Ok, I'll go first," the boy said and ran straight into the wall and disappeared out of sight. It was as if he fell into the wall. The other girl followed, a few seconds after.

Kali decided that she would try this even though she knew she would die of embarrassment if she ran into the wall and fell back after banging against it.

"Well, here goes nothing," she said to herself before plunging into the brick wall. When she opened her eyes, she saw the sign PLATFORM 9¾ and she smiled in relief.

Noya had woken up with a start to find himself going straight into a brick wall and she snapped, "What do you think you're doing, scaring the me like that?"

"Shhhhhhhhh!" Kali shushed her cat, "People are going to think I'm crazy if I'm seen talking to a cat! Sorry about that, now go back to sleep!"

Suddenly a station assistant walked up to her and said in a strong British accent, "May I take yer trolley for yer dear?"

Kali smiled before handing him the trolley and thanking him. She got onto the train and started walking down the aisle, looking for a free compartment. While she was walking, she looked back at the man to see where he was putting her trunk, firebolt and cat. But as she turned back, she bumped right into someone and fell straight down. "Ouch!"

"Watch where your going!" a boy snapped at her angrily. He was in an extremely bad mood.

Kali looked up straight into the cold, dark gray eyes of Draco Malfoy, she didn't know that being rude was his trademark, so she snapped back, "What's your problem? I never thought British boys were so rude!!"

Malfoy was stunned at the anger in Kali's eyes which were practically blazing. He didn't make any move to help her up and just stood their staring speechlessly.

She looked at the boy who seemed to be lost in another world. He was quite good looking with his aristocratic features. He also had a sense of mystery about him that in Kali's opinion was quite attractive. Nevertheless, she couldn't forget his rudeness.

"Aren't you even going to help me up?" Kali asked raising her eyebrow, no one in Puerto Rico had ever been so rude to her. Well, not any she could remember.

Malfoy came out of his reverie and opened his mouth and was about to say something..

"No, don't expect Malfoy to ever be gracious and gentlemanly. It's not his style!" a boy with messy dark black hair and piercing green eyes walked towards her and offered his hand. There was something about that lightning bolt scar across his forehead which looked familiar. Then it hit her, that was the exact replica of the scar she had on her stomach, near her belly button. Kali wondered how that could be. This was really bizarre, or maybe just an odd little coincidence. She wondered who he was but decided to be polite and thank him.

"Thank you," she smiled at the boy and got up. A few seconds later she realized she was still holding his hand and quickly let go and blushed.

Malfoy looked wordless. Harry was totally astonished as Malfoy was never speechless towards him, he always had an insult to throw back. Harry didn't want to lose this chance as his hatred of Malfoy would never cease. He smirked, turned towards Malfoy and said, "How'd your mother like the new look we gave you just before getting off the Hogwarts Express?"

"Shove off Potter, don't worry, I'll get you back for that!" Malfoy hissed at him.

"Get you back for what Harry?" a girl's voice rang out as she walked over. The girl had bushy brown hair which was tied back in a high up ponytail and light brown eyes. She had a look of authority about her and Kali wondered who she was. But a few seconds later she found out.

"Nothing, Hermione, nothing at all, Malfoy just wanted to get his revenge on me for turning him into an ugly gray slug last time on the Hogwarts Express," Harry sneered. For some reason, he had all this anger boiling inside him and he just wanted to let it all out. Harry was going to take it out on Malfoy.

Hermione sniggered, despite trying to hide it, she replied, "Oh right. I remember, your mum must have been very surprised, I mean, her husbands in Azkaban and then her one and only son is returned to her in the form of a slug."

"SHUT UP! You filthy mudblood! You have no idea what I've gone through this summer! Leave me the ALONE!!!!!" Malfoy shouted and started stomping off, turning his back to them all.

"Whatever you've gone through, it can't be as bad as what Harry has been through all his life so, don't complain!" Hermione shouted back at him, "And don't you dare call me a mudblood you slimy git!"

"Wow, Hermione! I've never heard you shout like that!" Harry exclaimed looking awed.

"Oh....well, he insulted me.....and frankly, I'm sick of his insults!"

"Thanks for standing up for me there, you needn't have," Harry said to Hermione. Then he turned to Kali who had been watching the three of them intently and said, "Are you new? Cause I haven't seen you around before."

"Oh, um, yeah, I got a scholarship to Hogwarts from Foreman's Enchanted Academy in Puerto Rico," she replied, "I'm going to be in my 6th year."

"Right," he smiled, "so you're from Puerto Rico? Must be nice there..." he said trying to put up a conversation as he searched for the compartment Ron was in.

"Yeah, it was all right I guess. Puerto Rico's a nice country, the people are also friendly but let's just say, my school was not the friendliest place," she sighed.

"Oh, well, I'm sure you'll like it here," Hermione smiled comfortingly.

"Yeah, just hang out with Me, Ron and Hermione and we'll show you around," Harry smiled at Kali, "That is, if you're in the same house as us, we're in Gryffindor." Then Harry realized that he didn't even know her name, so he said, "I'm sorry I didn't even introduce myself, I'm Harry, Harry Potter." He shook her hand.

She instantly realized the other reason his scar was familiar, this was Harry Potter, the Boy Who Lived. Kali remembered reading about him in the library of her old school. She quickly replied, "I'm Kali Karter."

"Hermione Granger," the girl with the bushy brown hair said, extending her arm to her. They shook hands as well, before they entered a compartment containing the boy and girl with crimson hair that she had seen before.

Kali was thankful of their red hair, or else she would have never noticed them and therefore would have never found her way to platform 9¾. She smiled and extended her hand to the boy, "Hi, I'm Kali Karter, you must be Ron, right?"

"Yep, I'm Ron Weasly and that's my sister Ginny," Ron grinned back.

Kali shook the younger girls hand and sat down.

"Hey, how did you know my name?" Ron asked looking bewildered.

"Oh, I heard your sister calling you just before you entered through that barrier thing," Kali laughed.

"Oh right!" Ron exclaimed slapping his head in stupidity. "Sorry, I was just curious, you're new right?"

"Yeah, 6th year," Kali replied.

"Welcome to Hogwarts, I hope you like it here," Ron smiled.

"Well, I'm not really there yet," she raised her eyebrow and smiled.

"Nevertheless, I bet you will like it," Ron grinned.

"I really do hope so," Kali grinned back.

A/N : please please please REVIEW! It's the reviews that encourage my writing to get better, so please read and REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW!

Thank you! I hope you like it! Please don't judge Kali to be a Mary-Sue because she's not....I haven't got a chance to show her flaws yet as the story has just begun....but soon you will see...