Rae Black is my character.

Chapter One: Meeting the Gang

My name is Rae Black. An eleven-year-old girl with light-brown hair with dark-brown streaks, pale bronze skin and cute, almond shaped, brown eyes. I had moved from a small cottage in Portugal to a nicer, bigger house in London. There was a magical school called Hogwarts, which I desperately wanted to go to.

I heard that the famous wizard Harry Potter was going there, and wanted to see what he was like. Hogwarts was one of the best schools, too, so I'd learn so much about magic, which I loved.

"Oh sweetheart, be a good little witch and make good friends! Ooh, and find yourself a nice boyfriend!" Mum teased. I blushed. "Concentrate on studies, most importantly! Write to me and tell me how things are going. Keep secrets!"

I wore tight-fitting blue jeans that were a faded blue in the front and a white p-jacket over a white camisole. I held on to my two HUGE suitcases, a snow-white owl with black streaks and fluffy white kitten cages and a night-bag with essentials.

I found the ticket for 9¾ platform and ran in the barrier with my mother behind me. I kissed Mum good-bye, boarded the train and found a compartment in the middle of the train, stored my luggage and sat quietly.

"I can't believe there aren't any compartments left!" I heard two male voices cry out. "Let's try this one!" The voice was right outside my compartment. The door slid and there was a boy with messy black hair and vibrant green eyes behind glasses, and a boy with messy red hair and freckles.

"Can we sit with you?" the red head asked. I nodded. "I'm Ronald Weasley. Call me Ron," the red head grinned.

"I'm Harry Potter," the other one said. I gasped and smiled.

"Can't believe I'm meeting the famous wizard of all time! I'm Rae Black. Rae is short for Raeven. Spelled R-A-E-V-E-N," I giggled and grinned.

The door burst open to a girl with messy, curly locks of golden brown hair and dark-brown streaks. "Has anyone seen a toad? UGH, Neville Longbottom lost his!" she gasped at Harry. "Harry Potter? Wow, I'm Hermione Granger and you are?"

"Ronald Weasley."

"Nice to meet both of you. And," she turned to me and a smile spread across her face and my face. "Rae? I've missed you!" I hugged the living daylights out of my best buddy. I've known her from regular Muggle School. We were both Muggle born. Well my Mum is a witch.

"Haven't seen you since third grade!"

"Which was two years ago! You didn't call me!" I said to her. Harry and Ron occupied themselves by imitating us. Hermione shot them a dirty look, which really wasn't at all dirty.

"Why'd you move to Portugal for two years?"p"Dad was transferred and now transferred back to England. I wrote to you and you wrote back but the chain stopped at fifth grade. I didn't know you were a witch!"

"Mum and Dad told me to keep it secret."

"Same here."

"I'm gonna get my luggage here! Be right back!" I sat down and sighed happily after she left. Ron kept imitating me but Harry stopped and stared at me.

"Ron quit it!" I yelled. He grinned. I was uncomfortable under Harry's gaze so I said, "I'm going to go roam outside and wait for Hermione." When I got outside I left the door open and Harry followed me. I didn't see the boy I ran into.

"Ohmigod! I'm so sorry! Are you okay? Forgive me!" I burst out.

"Watch where you're going!" he said harshly. He looked at me then smiled a wicked grin. "On the other hand, I forgive you. Love, come to my compartment. I'll introduce myself." He had white-blond hair, which was slicked back, pale skin, and gray-blue eyes. He was handsome enough but he was harsh and I was scared.

"No thank-you. I'm waiting for my friend," I said. He narrowed his eyes at me and walked in.

"Hand-me-down robes, rusty books, yes another Weasley." Ron used all his strength to not punch the living daylights out of him. "I'm Draco Malfoy, just in case you want to talk to me babe." He winked at me. I smiled sweetly.

He ran into Hermione. "Watch it!" Hermione bursts out the same thing I said.

"Never mind. Talk to you later love. You too babe!" He smiled and walked away.

"Who was THAT?" Hermione said.

"Draco Malfoy," Ron said.

"He's real handsome but sorta mean!" Hermione commented. Ron's face turned a deep shade of red. Jealousy?

"Wonder what house I'll be in!" I said.

"Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff, and Ravenclaw are the four houses. Gryffindor is bravery, Slytherin for sneakiness, Hufflepuff is kindness and Ravenclaw is for brains," Ron said thoughtfully. "All I know is I'm definitely in Gryffindor because all of my family has been in it."

"Grandmother and Grandfather was in Gryffindor and so was Mum. Hopefully I'll be in Gryffindor as well. But Mum says I'm very bright, sly, brave and kind. The Sorting Hat will have to make a long decision! That's what Mum says."

"I don't know anything about my parents. I was told that they died in a car crash but they didn't! They were killed by Lord Voldemort!" Harry choked on sobs while Ron and Hermione flinched at the mention of his name.

I gasped and revealed my darkest secret. "My parents were killed too."

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