The ride to King's Cross was uneventful. Uncle Vernon drove me; I was in the back seat. I had to find my own way around the station. When it came to get to Platform 9 and ¾ I was helped by a woman (Mrs. Weasley) and her children.
I sat with her youngest son, Ron, and we talked for ages. Ron's brothers came in a few times, and introduced me to their friends. Two in particular stuck out in my mind—Katie Bell and Oliver Wood. They just seemed so nice. I wanted to be in Gryffindor.
Anyway I was later interrupted by Hermione, Neville, and Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle. Not much happened, but I was shocked when I saw the school. Us first years had to go in the boats across the lake and it was so cold.
As I walked through the Great Hall, I saw Katie, Oliver, and the others. A guy caught my eye at another table. I later learned it was a Hufflepuff named Cedric Diggory.