A Strange Family and A New World
I started walking across streets and intersections, till I reached my destination. While I walked I started thinking...
...I mean I understand that my aunts came to london to stay with me, but I just can't handle them. One thing I don't get is that ,if they came to stay with me while mum and dad were gone, How did Leo get there? I was still puzzling over this question while I walked into Kings Cross Station. As I walked in, I grabbed a trolley and loaded my things onto it. I didn't have alot, but I was exremily tired. I pushed the trolley over to a little bench by the rail. I looked down at the trains. Which one should I take? Where should I go? WAIT! Where should I go? All this time I had just wanted to get away, and when I did, I got so caught up in leaving, I didn't think, where! I looked from train to train. What was I to do?! I started looking through the platforms for a train that would take me sumwhere, anywhere, but here. As I looked, my eyes settled on a strang red-head family rushing into the station. I pushed the trolley towards them. When I was about ten feet from them, I stopped to listen.
"We are early Molly, calm down."
"Oh, I know, I know Aurther." said, who i'm guessing is Molly.
"I told you we were early mum!"
"Oh, I'm sorry Fred." said Molly.
"I'm not Fred, he is."
I looked at the the other boy he was pointing at. Twins! Cool!
"Oh, I'm sorry George."
"Hey mum, can I go look for Harry?" said another boy, who was a bit younger.
"Oh, of course Ron, of course you can dear." She said, giving him a wide smile. "Thanks mum!" said Ron giving her a quick hug.
He started walking towards me. OH MY GOD! I started to turn the trolley when... Oh just great! The trolley was stuck! Can this get any worse?!! I pulled on it, but my hands just slipped off, and I again, fell flat on my ass.
"That must've hurt."
I turned to face the young red-head boy. I just stared at him.
"Here let me help you." He held out his hand to me. When I finally took it, he pulled me up.
"Thank you." I said with a slight smile.
"Are you OK?"
"Yes, thanks."
He nodded with a smile, and went on his way. I picked up my things off the trolley and carried them to platform six. I sat there for about 15 minutes when I noticed the red-head family running past me. I quickly got up and walked after them. I finaly reached platform nine when I saw them. I stopped behind the barrier and watched.
"Ok Ginny you first." said Molly.
I watched as the young girl took her trolley and started to push it at a run towards the barrier between platforms nine and ten. What was she doing? She'll kill herself! As I watched in horror, as Ginny ran full speed into the barrier. She dissapeared. My eyes widened at the sight. The twins went next, then the younger boy Ron, Then the parents. I grabbed my bagges and ran full speed ahead, right through the barrier and... where am I? I looked around in shock and amazment. I turned to my left and saw a big maroon train that read, "Hogwarts Express". What did that mean? I looked around and spotted the red-head family. The children were loading into the train. I quickly took my bags and scurried over to it, but but then stopped before the getting on, I nelt down. On the floor I found a book that read, 'Hogwarts-A History'. I quickly stuffed in my bag and hopped on the train. I walked down a long corridor, passing many compartments. I found one at the very back and sat down. Oh how tiring. I remembered the book I had picked up off the floor and pulled out of my bag. I oppened it and started reading. 'Muggle: Non- magical being. Muggle frequences or devices do not work within the school grounds.' Very, very weird. Just then I heard a knock on the compartment door.
"Come in."
"Oh, sorry to disturb you, but can we join you? everywhere else is full."
"Sure I don't mind." I said not looking up to see who it was.
"Thanks." one of them said.
"Hermione did you have to bring that...that, thing?!"
"Yes!" said the girl."And he's not a thing, he's a cat!"
" I just call 'em as I see 'em." he replied."Oh candy, i'll be right back!" and with that he left.
"Hello, my name's Hermione Granger." she said as she drew her free hand out to me. I looked up and shook it.
"Nice to meet you." I said smiling. Then looked back down at the book.
"Hi, i'm Harry." said a black-haired boy with glasses. I looked up from the book again. I smiled then examined him closer. I noticed a scar just above his right eye, the shape of a lightning bolt.
"What happened?" I asked, pointing at the scar.
"Oh, I was attacked." he said. "When I was a baby." He then told me his story of how a dark wizard named Voldemort killed his parents, and tried to kill him but left him with only this scar.
"How awful!" I exlaimed. Just then then another boy entered the room. I recognized him as the young red-head boy I had meet earlier. He dumped a bag full of candy on the seat next to Harry, then realizing that they were staring at him, he turned around.
"OH."He said."Hello."
"Hi."
"Ron, this is...um...well I diddn't get her name."She said, looking at me."Whats your name?"
"Hey I know you!" Ron interupted."Your the one I ran into earlier!"
I gave him a smile and nodded.
"Whats your name?" Hermione repeated again.
"Oh." I had totally forgot about her question."My names Nicole."
"Nice to meet you Nicole." Said Ron."I'm Ronald Weasley."
"Nice to meet you Ron." I said with a smile.
We talked for, who knows how long, when another knock came from the door. This time Hermione answered it.
"What do you want!"She said loudly. Everyone stopped talking.
"Nothing from you Mudblood!" said the voice from the door. I quickly looked through the book again and came across the word 'Mudblood'. 'Mudblood: A witch or wizard who is muggle-born. Mudblood is a foul name for a muggle- born, and is not used in civilized conversation. It also means dirty-blood. Some pure-blood families consider muggle-borns, unworthy of studying magic.' I slammed the book shut, making everyone stop what they were formaly doing. The person at the door walked in. He was Wearing a robe with a crest that had a snake formed on it. He had bluish gray eyes and platinum blond hair. I stood up and looked at him. How could he call Hermione that! How rude!
"Well, Well," He said with a smirk." Who is this?"
"Whats it to you Malfoy!" said Ron. He jumped up in front of me, blocking Malfoy's way. Malfoy glared at him.
"Move Weasel!" and with that he pushed Ron out of the way and proceeded my way. He smirked even wider.
"And who are you?" he said as he reached me.
"Leave her alone Malfoy!" Ron yelled at him. Malfoy spun around.
"Or you'll do what Weasley?!" Malfoy retorted. Ron looked down, he was filled with anger."Thats what I thought." He turned back towards me. He leaned in and whispered in my ear."Come with me, I'll show you a good time."he said as he moved his hand slowly down my back. I closed my eyes for a few seconds and let the anger build up inside of me. When I opened them up, Hermione gasped. My eyes were tured a cloudy color. I grabbed Malfoy's arm and twisted it.
"AHHH!" he yelped in pain."LET GO!"
"You'll be leaving now!" I yelled at him. My nails dug into him before I through him out the door. When I turned around I felt quezzy. I watched as everything grew dark. Then I fell to the floor.
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"Nicole."
I looked up at the blured vision of people gathered around me. I tried to focus my eyes until I could see straight. Harry, Ron, and Hermione were the closest. I didn't know any of the others.
"Nicole are you alright?" I noticed it was Ron. I tried to sit up but I couldn't. I ached all over. Before I knew it, Ron had picked meup and laid me down off the side seats. I struggled to sit up. Finally I realized that the whole rest of the group was the red-head family.
"Oh, this is Ginny, Fred and George." explained Ron."Ginny's my sister, the youngest Weasley, and Fred and George are my two older brothers."
"Hello."said Fred and George together.
"Hi."said Ginny with a sweet smile."Are you OK?"
I nodded in reply.
"OK guys don't crowd her!"said Hermione, looking down at me."How you feeling?"
"Why does everyone keep asking that?" I asked.
"Well you fell priddy hard."said Harry."We thought you'd be out longer."
"Yeah, We heard Malfoy screaming down the corridor." said the twins, laughing histericly.
"Hey we stopped."Said Ron.
Fred and George left after making sure I was OK. Ginny left not long after. Ron helped me up. I leaned on him as I walked out of the compartment, and off down the corridor to the nearest exit.
As we got off the train, I saw a large giant man with a ratty leather like coat, calling for all first years.
"Oh, I never asked how old you were."said Hermione.
"15."
"Oh so your a fifth year like us."she said."Cool!"
"Yeah." I managed a smile.
"Well hello there." said a deep, friendly voice.
"Hello Hagrid." said Harry.
"Hello Harry," he said."Ron, Hermione."
"Hey Hagrid." they replied. Then he looked at me.
"And you must be, Nicole Wright, if i'm no' mistaken." He said. I nodded. "Well then, come with me."
I followed Hagrid to where the first years were. He directed me into a small boat, in which he too got in. After the other students were settled in, the boats started to move. Then Hagrid turned to me.
"Now, I have heard alot about you, Nicole." he started."Do you now what this place is Nicole?"
"This is 'Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry'."I replied.
"And how did you learn that?" he asked, surprised that I knew anything about this place. I pulled out the book I was reading earlier, and handed it to him. He nodded. "And where did you get tha'?"
"I picked it up off the floor at the platform."
"Ahh, I see." he said. Just then the boats had stopped. We got off of the boat and made our way up a pair of stairs. Instead of waiting with the first years, we made our way down a long corridor to a statue of an eagle.
"Sneak-a-peak!" he said to it. Like magic(duh!) the eagle turned upward, and Hagrid said to go on with out him. So I did. I was extremily nervous. When I reached the top, I saw a set of doors and proceeded toward them and knocked.
"Come in."
I opened the right hand door and walked in, closing it behind me.
"Ah, Welcome."
"Am I in sum sort of trouble sir?" I asked, now beyond nervous.
"Not at all Miss Wright."
"Then why, may I ask, am I here sir?"
"Please, call me Proffeser Dumbledore," he said, motioning me to sit down. I took a seat, then he continued."You, Miss Nicole Wright, have been asked to attend Hogwarts."
"ME?"
"The school staff has been informed that you will be attending."he continued." You will be escorted to Diagon Alley tommorow to get your school supplies, as I see you do not have any."
"Diagon Alley?"
"Ah, yes..." Dumbledore explained everything to me and told me about the school. My mouth dropped.
"Now, you may attend the feast and be sorted into a house."
I thanked him and proceeded to, ehat he called, the Great Hall. When I arrived I saw that dumbledore was already there. I looked back down the corridor and then at him in awe. OK, very weird. Dumbledore motioned me toward the what was left of the first year group. When everyone else was sorted, I looked up at the hat, then at the elder woman holding a large piece of parchment.
"Nicole Wright." she said aloud. I walked up to her and she said her name was Proffeser McGonagall. "Please sit on the stool over there." I sat down and she put a realy old, ratty hat on my head. Must be the Sorting Hat.
"Uhhhmmmm, I see, yes, yes." it said."Gryffindor!" it yelled aloud.
"WHOOHOO!!"
I tured to see Harry, Ron and his brothers, Hermione and Ginny clapping loudly. Then everyone else at the Gryffindor table started yelling and clapping. I walked over to them and Ron motioned me to a seat next to him. I got the hint and sat next to him. Dumbledore stood up and made a speech about the Dark forest and welcoming speech for all of us. Then I saw him clap his hands together and suddenly the table was loaded with all sorts of food. As we filled our plates, we talked about the new school year. When we finished, I followed my new friends up to the Gryffindor tower. When we reached it, Hermione said the new password and we went inside. We said our goodnights and I folowed Hermione up to the girls dormitory. Neat! All my stuff was already there. I got in to my pajamas and went to bed. I feel asleep alsmost imediatly. This was gunna be a very cool year!