A/N- Thank you to my reviewers, whose names slip me, but I have a strange feeling you know who you are…
Oh wait, uh, Matryoshka, and thank you to Yaukira (sry I read it the wrong way but I have gotten threats for my fanfics before…)
Oh yes, and thank you to Confused. If you read my story please review, even if you just say 'I read yur story.'
The car ride flew by in a blur. And not just because they were driving fast… Lily sighed happily, and laughed quietly while remembering who was in the trunk. Jessica rolled her eyes in the back seat.
Lily gave a start. The sheet said only a cat, a toad, or an owl! Uh-oh. Her jaw set firmly. I don't care if they don't want Jessica there. No one ever wants Jessica except for me. So, I shall keep her!
Her mom looked concernedly at Lily. "Honey, are you all right?"
Lily nodded, only half hearing her mom. She was very nervous about what to do. What's Platform 9 & ¾? She had never been to a train station before, so she assumed it must be an actual platform.
Finally, breathing a sigh of relief (the waiting was all too much), she hopped out of the car, dragging her luggage with her.
Her mom looked on anxiously. "Honey bear, are you sure that you don't want us to come in with you?"
"Nah I'm fine."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes mom, I'm ok!" Lily kissed her mom goodbye and then her dad. She gave a gruff wave to Petty as she walked into the station.
Petty never waved back.
Suddenly, she turned back. She forgot her books, not to mention Jessica! Running and picking up her large set of heavy books, she also scooped up Jessica. Keeping her back towards her parents so that they wouldn't see Jessica, she ran to the station.
She walked inside. She had never seen anything like it! There were thousands of people milling about everywhere, and made her crowded school look like a desert!
Scooping up a map, she clipped a leash on Jessica, and curled Magic, her black and white "tuxedo" cat around her shoulders. She made her way towards Platforms 9 & 10.
Suddenly, a gruff man, whose employee tag read "Steven" grabbed her, glaring down at her. She kept her eyes mostly shut, for she had a plan in case this happened.
"Why do you have a dog? They aren't allowed."
She closed her eyes to slits. "I am blind. I need her."
His eyes widened, snorting doubtfully. He waved her off. "You're what?"
"Blind. She is my seeing eye dog."
"You have a seeing eye Pit Bull?"
"Yes. She is a good dog. Besides, being as frail as I am, I need a guard dog."
"Then what's your cat for?"
She anxiously toyed with Magic.
"Ever heard of a stuffed animal?"
"That's alive! She's
breathing, can't you see?"
"I can't see, Einstein! I'm going to have a word with the manager if
you don't mind. I expect to catch my
train, not be patronized!"
He backed off, visibly paling.
She ran off, laughing inside. Seeing platforms 9 and 10, she stared. Where was Platform 9 & ¾? Nowhere! She stared at the post where it should be. She leaned against it nervously. Suddenly, the brick turned into air, hands flapping wildly. Crashing to the ground, she saw a striking red scarlet train.
It was immense, almost like a dragon, breathing smoke. The letters HOGWARTS EXPRESS were written in almost pure gold paint, although the letters were peeling. Quickly hopping on, she shielded Jessica from the view of the ticket examiner.
On to Hogwarts!