Chapter 4: On the Hogwarts Express

For the rest of the week before Kayla would start going to school, she spent her time in the library. She read the spell books she had bought in Diagon Alley and others that were in the mansion's library. She had learned spell that Lucius said she wouldn't be learning until her later years and ones that she would never learn at Hogwarts. Kayla would practice them on Lucius, when he wasn't looking and even Rodulphus and Rabastan, when they visited. Folly tried to get Kayla to practice on her but she would not.

In this way, the week past quickly and soon it was the morning she would be going to school. She had to get up early even though she wouldn't be introduced to Hogwarts till later that evening. In only a few hours Kayla would be at the school and the Headmaster, whose name was Dumbledore; (The Malfoy's never spoke highly of him) would tell her what she was to do.

At the moment though, she was deciding on what she would wear to show her best. She chose her black faded pants, as they were her absolute favorite pair. She was on whether to wear her clogs, her noisy clogs, or her plat formed sandals. She decided on the clogs because they looked best with her black shirt with a silver dragon and they didn't go Clip clop with every step. Kayla brushed through her hair and headed downstairs. Her trunk had been brought down earlier by Folly and the other houself.

It was the last day of the Christmas holidays for the students so Kayla would be riding the school train with Lucius and the others. A lady named Professor McGonagall was to meet her at the entrance of the school. Lucius and Mr. Malfoy met her at the bottom of the stairs. They got into a very nice limousine and drove off towards the London station.

The station was large, much larger than the one she saw in Germany and Japan with her muggle family. She was led to a barrier between 9 and 10. They met up with the Lestranges and another family, than watched one by one as they walked casually through the solid looking wall! She didn't even notice that it was her turn, so Mrs. Lestrange had to poke her in the back.

"Make sure no muggles are looking hun," she advised. Kayla had gotten used to hearing that word now, muggles. It just meant she was talking about non magical people.

Kayla walked slowly toward the barrier, took a deep breathe, closed her eyes, whispered to herself, "This is it," and walked through. She opened her eyes and signed in relief. She was through! Lucius and his friends carried her heave (book filled) into a compartment near the back of the train. While the other students watching laughed on at the sight, never before seeing a Malfoy doing work.

The first half of the trip went pretty quiet. Kayla read most the time but she did play a girl named Narcissa in a game of wizard chess and nearly won! This, by Kayla's playing abilities, is a big thing.

Halfway through the trip Kayla got up to use the restroom. On the way back she stopped at the sound voices. They came from the room to her left. "Did you see that new girl get on the train?" asked a boy's voice.

"How do you know she was new? People don't just come into school during the middle of school," replied a girl's voice.

"I've never seen her before."

The girl laughed. "There 're probably a lot of people at Hogwarts you haven't seen Inu!"

"Quite contraire, Athena, I'm a seventh year and I've never missed a sorting. Therefore I've seen everyone in the school at least once! She's new trust me."

That was all Kayla was able to hear of their conversation though as the door to her right had opened and there was now a cute boy with messy black hair standing there.

"Hey! The new girl! Come on in." Kayla started to protest, as she still needed to use the restroom, but he had already pulled her inside and sat her down between a tired looking boy and a dumpy, watery eyed boy. All four of them were grinning at her, except the watery-eyed boy who looked quite frightened at the prospect of sitting next to her. The messy haired boy stuck out his hand.

"The names James, James Potter," he said in a Bond type way. Kayla shock his hand nervously, she wasn't really a people person.

"I'm Kayla Riddle."

"Nice to meet you Kayla, I'm Sirius Black," nodded the second, cuter boy.

The tired boy nodded as well. "Name's Remus Lupin." Kayla smiled at him. Although he didn't look like much she could tell in his voice that he was one of those sweet, caring guys that are always hard to find.

Kayla looked at the last boy, expecting an introduction like the others but he just continued to stare in fright. "Come on Pettigrew, introduce yourself. She's not going to bite your head off! Are you Kayla," chucked Sirius.

"No!" she laughed but he continued to stare.

Remus sighed. "Sorry about him. He's just never been this close to a girl before. His name's Peter Pettigrew."

James leaned forward to whisper to Kayla. "Poke him." Kayla's smile grew wide. Peter looked between James and Kayla's grinning faces and his eyes widened in horror. Kayla's hand shot forward and lightly poked his arm. He screamed and curled up into a fetal position. The group howled in laughter.

"So, where your from Riddle?" Kayla, not used to being called Riddle, didn't answer for awhile...before realizing they were talking to her.

"Oh! I'm from the U.S." Remus' eyes widened in interest but before he could reply the door slid open. There stood Lucius and his friend, Serverus Snape.

"There you are Kayla!" sneered Lucius.

"Well, what do we have here?" asked James slyly.

"Lucy and Snivellus!" Sirius barked happily. The two Slytherin glared at them, grabbed Kayla's arm and pulled her from the compartment. She heard James, Sirius, and Remus stand up behind her.

"What's the deal?!

"What do you think you were doing sitting with them?" he shouted back, dragging her down the train.

"Talking! Am I not allowed to talk to people?" she replied as they got to their compartment.

"Not those people!"

"Kayla pulled out of his grasp and pushed him inside. "I'll talk to whomever I want to!" She pointed her want at her trunk, "Locomotor trunk," and walked t o an empty compartment away from them, her trunk floating behind her. Kayla read in a huffy silence for about an hour before she heard a knock at the door.

"Come in!" Kayla snapped.

A young girl with short brown hair, green eyes and an older boy, probably her brother, stood their. "I'm Aludaen, and this is my sister Kiirby. Are you Kayla?" asked the boy.

"Umm. Yeah."

"Ah. Well, Lucius Malfoy is looking for you, and considering the row you two had earlier we thought we'd warn you," grinned Kiirby as Kayla blushed. She hadn't figured she was loud enough to draw attention while yelling at Malfoy.

"Oh...Thanks." They left.

Kayla sat back in her seat and waited for Malfoy's arrival, wondering what she'd say to him, finally deciding on not saying anything. She sat quietly listening to what was happening outside. Soon enough, she heard Lucius' drawling voice from the compartment next to her. Kayla tensed and gripped her wand, waiting. The knock came on her door; she glanced at it and then stared determinedly at the wall in front of her. She heard the door slide open.

Lucius grabbed her arm and pulled her up to face him. "What was the deal of making a fool of me!?" he shouted. She smacked him hard across the face, her other hand still on her wand, and he let go.

"Malfoy, you make a fool of yourself by just existing!" Kayla said in a deadly calm voice. He pulled out his want but Kayla's was already in front of her. "Expelleramus!" His wand flew out of his hand and he was thrown into the door. "Accio Wand!" It flew into Kayla's hand so she was now holding both hers and his.

Kayla pointed both wands at him and backed him out of her compartment. She continued down the train until they came to where they were before and she pushed him inside (again) and threw his wand at him. "Now stay here until the train stops and don't bother me again!" she stormed off to her own compartment, unaware of the faces in the others windows smiling at her. She put on her robes and read until the train stopped.