That morning, the day that the Brewston family were waiting for came. Finally it was September 1, the day they would go to King's Cross. That morning, it wasn't the alarm that woke up Jennie. It was excitement and a unusual knot in her stomach that woke her up. She hurriedly brushed her teeth, washed her face, and combed her hair. She made her hair into two small buns on both sides of her head. Then she carefully chose a white blouse, a pink sweater, and a long black skirt to wear. She absolutely had to be perfect! She was going to Hogwarts for goodness' sake. She went down the stairs and her new sneakers and ruffled socks.
"Good morning Jennie." He mother greeted her.
"Yes, now where'd you put that trunk of yours? We got to put it into the car soon." Jennie's father asked. Jennie gave him a twisted smile and pointed upstairs.
"It's in my room. Oh and I put brother's trunk in my room too okay?" Jennie answered. She stepped to her mother's side and took her plate. When she sat down, she felt a weird quiver in her stomach, and just picked the food.
"What's wrong honey? Let me guess, do you have butterflies?" Mrs. Brewston gave Jennie a warm smile. When Jennie stared at her in confusion, she explained the meaning and pushed her to eat. Jennie finally took in some bites when Mr. Brewston reported that it was time to go. The Brewstons (Hugo had come down sometime while Jennie was talking to her mother) crowded into the family van and drove to King's Cross.
They arrived at King's Cross and stood at a distance from the barrier, which they had to run into.
"Now Jennie, the proper way to do it is to just run and not stop okay? Go first with Hugo. We'll go in after." Jennie's mother lectured Jennie. So Hugo and Jennie pushed their carts and dashed at the wall. Soon they found themselves on a platform with a sign Hogwarts Express above of their heads.
"Well that was easy" Jennie thought to herself. She had done this two times before when the family saw Hugo off. She looked around though as if it was her first time.
"This time I'm going to board the train too! That's one big difference from last time." Jennie took a deep breath in and sighed. She heard her mum and dad calling from behind her. They had just come through the wall. The four people walked down the platform when they found an almost empty carriage. Mr. Brewston helped the two children take up the trunks into the compartment.
"Well I guess I won't be seeing either of you for a while. Good luck okay?" Mrs. Brewston handed the two kids a brown bag each. "That contains a sandwich for you to eat on the train. Well bye!" Jennie and Hugo waved their hands and disappeared inside the carriage. Mrs. Brewston looked anxiously when they finally appeared at the window. Mr. Brewston came out and stood with his wife. The children waved as the train began to move and craned their necks and looked at their parents until Mrs. And Mr. Brewston finally disappeared.
"Oh well. I'm going off to search for my friends okay? Try to make yourself comfortable." Hugo pranced out of the compartment and went off. Jennie sighed and looked gloomily at the window. She heard a knock at the compartment door. She responded at a girl standing at the doorway, "Yes?"
"Oh umm I can't find any empty seats. May I sit here?"
"Oh okay." Jennie made some space for the new girl. "I'm a first year. What's your name? My name's Miriam Dunsby. Call me Mary." Mary commented.
"My name's Jennie Brewston." answered Jennie nervously. Mary smiled and said, "Relax. Your face is turning really pale." Jennie gave a short grin and felt much more calm after that. The two girls started chatting about Hogwarts.
"Have you heard that Harry Potter, the boy that lived, is coming to Hogwarts this year? He's a first year! Like us!" said Mary excitedly.
"Really? No kidding! I wonder how he looks like." said Jennie dreamily.
"Yeah. Oh have you thought of what house you want to be in?"
"Oh my brother's in Ravenclaw, so I suppose I'll be in there. I do want to be in Gryffindor, but what can I do?" Jennie spoke sadly.
"Oh don't give up yet! It's well known that even twins go into different houses sometimes." Mary hushed.
"Really? Then maybe I do have a chance. Have you heard of the Slytherin house? Heard You-Know-Who was in it."
"What! He actually went to Hogwarts?" whispered Mary.
"Yeah. Freaky, huh? Oh and the headmaster, Albus Dumbledore is famous! I'm so proud that I'm going to be in such a well-known school." sighed Jennie. "Say, what are your parents? Mines are both a witch and wizard." she gloated proudly.
"Oh. My pop's is a wizard. But my mom is… Well she's a Muggle." said Mary hesitantly.
"Oh… Well umm… That's not bad! Do you care to explain the things you do in that life?"
"Sure!" Mary chattered away about telephones, cars, computers, DVD players, VCRs, iPods, MP3 Players, and more while Jennie listened intently. Then around noon, and a cheerful woman pushing a cart came around. The two girls clobbered out into the passageway and looked at what the lady had.
"I'll have two Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans, two Pumpkin Pasties, and a Cauldron Cake please." Mary asked. When she saw Jennie staring at her with her mouth open, she asked, "What?"
"Well you told me you live in a Muggle home, except you pop's a wizard. Then how do you know about all these candies?" Jennie asked.
"Oh, well even if I live in a Muggle home, pop's brings home treats on days when he's been to gram and gramp's world." Mary shrugged.
"Ohh…" Jennie paused. "Look here girl, do you want something?" the lady (who had been ignored for the while) asked. "Oh yes, I'd like a Pumpkin Pasty, three Chocolate Frogs, one Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans, and… …oh that's it." Jennie hurriedly calculated out her money and paid the lady 2 silver Sickles and 5 Knuts.
"Oh you've gave me too much money dear, it's 1 Sickle and 4 Knuts." the woman smiled. "No, I'm paying for her's too." Jennie pointed at Mary. Mary dropped her bag, surprised at what her new friend just said.
"Alright dear! Have a good ride! And if you need anything, I'll be up front." the lady winked and went on. Mary stared at Jennie as she handed her the treats.
"Why did you just do that?"
"Cause you're my friend. Ahh, don't say anything. I have an overload of money and I wanted to buy you some gifts for being my first friend." Jennie grinned dangling her money bag in front of her friend's face.
"Alright if you say so." Mary and Jennie unwrapped their Pumkin Pasties and bit into them. Slowly they gobbled it up and reached for another treat. Jennie grabbed a Chocolate Frog and ripped open the bag a little.
"I never do think that I have my money's worth when these frogs run away." Jennie said crossly. She slipped her hand in the bag, grabbed the frog and gobbled it up. "Yumm" Jennie murmured.
She ripped open the wrapper totally now and took out the card from the wrapper. "Cool! It's Merlin! This is my first card of him." she exclaimed. The two girls started talking about what cards they had when a young girl with a bushy hair rapped at their door.
"Anyone seen a toad? Neville here lost one." she asked. They noticed at worried looking boy behind her and shook their heads.
"Okay. Well then if you do, keep hold of it please." she said, and walked off. Jennie and Mary raised their eyebrows to eachother and exploded laughing. When they finally managed to calm down they decided to take a nap. It seemed like a few moments later, they were shaken awake by the bushy haired girl.
"What do you want this time?" Jennie mumbled drowsily.
"Oh I just thought that maybe you two would like to know that we're going to arrive and Hogwarts soon. It'd be better if you get dressed now." she talked in a off-handedly way.
"Thanks." Just then a loud voice announced that the train was going to reach Hogwarts in about five minutes.
"Perfect timing. And your name is?" Mary asked.
"Hermione. Hermione Granger."
"Okay well thanks Hermione." Mary responded. The two girls heard Jennie muttering sourly "Thanks for waking me up from a great dream that is." Mary shrugged and apologized. Hermione shrugged and faded away down the corridor. The two friends hurriedly got dressed and glowed at their brand new badges. They felt the train slowing down and looked out the window.
"WOW! Is that Hogwarts?" Jennie awed.
"I guess it is! Cum'on let's get ready to get off." Mary answered. They trickled out onto a platform with a crowd of people pushing from behind them. The two girls heard a giant man calling for first years' to follow him so they awkwardly did so. After walking for a while on a rough path, they finally reached a lake and saw the Hogwarts castle beyond the lake on a mountain. They stared at it in awe and finally managed to get in one boat of a line of boats the giant pointed out to them. In their boat another two other girls got in. The girls all chattered excitedly and found out that the others were Lavender Brown and Lisa Turpin. Slowly the boats began glide on the mirror-like water and both disappointingly and excitingly soon reached Hogwarts.
