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Chapter Three

We got to Hogwarts at around six o'clock. I stepped out of the train. I had no idea where to go.

I looked around and I saw Henry walking over to me.

"Hey Skylar. Did you miss me?" He said smugly.

"No I didn't." I replied, smiling at him.

"Yes you did. I remember what you said last year before we left school."

"Oh really? What did I say?"

"You said you'll miss me a lot and then you kissed me."

"That's bull crap. I never said or did anything like that! You just wish I had."

He gave me another smug look and winked at me.

"Look whatever you're thinking, it's not going to happen. I don't like you that way. In fact I don't like you at all. So leave me alone."

"Yeah right."

"Yeah that's right. I'm glad you agree with me." I smiled at him and walked away.

I still didn't know what to do. I walked over to Hermione who looked like she had some kind of authority. Kind of like class president. We had that at my school. In fact, I was the president.

"Um Hermione?"

She sighed. "Yes?"

"Sorry to bother you but, I don't know where to go, and stuff."

"Oh. Go over to Hagrid."

"Okay. Thanks."

I started to walk away when something crossed my mind.

"Uh, Hermione?"

"Yes Skylar?" she sounded a little annoyed.

"Who's Hagrid?"

"Oh sorry. He's that big guy over there." She said pointing to a very large man.

"Him?" I asked nervously.

"Yes. I know he looks a little scary but he's not. So don't worry about him."

"Okay if you say so."

I tapped Hagrid on the arm.

"Wha'? oo's there?"
He looked around at me.

"Can I 'elp you with anything?"

"Yes. I'm one of the students from Arrowhead, do you know where I should go? I don't know why I don't know I really, really should. Do you know if it said in the letter I got? If not I think it should have been. I should read the letters better. I'm such a flake! But I wish I wasn't! I'm going to not be a flake from now on! Do you believe me? I don't really believe me. I'm too much of a flake to not be a flake. Do you know what I'm saying? You're really tall. Did you know that? If not, you are. You're like a giant! Are you a giant? I think that giants are cool. But they seem kind of scary to meet one in person. Oh shoot! Does that offend you? Sorry if it did! I can't help it! I always just say what I'm thinking! I'm talking too much again! Shut up, shut up, shut up!"

There was a pause.

"Well do you know where I should go or not?"

" Oh. Yeah. You n' the other kid. Henry isn't it? Are comin' on the boats with me."

"Okay."

"Just go over there an' I'll be there in a minute."

"Alright. Thanks."

I was still scared of Hagrid. He was too big and mean looking to be nice. But, I didn't really have a choice but to trust that he won't go crazy and kill all of us on the boats.

Wait a minute. Boats?

I had been scared of going on a boat since I heard about the Titanic when I was three. You'd think I'd be over it by now, being sixteen and all, and I kind of was, until my dad's boat sunk two years ago. He didn't die. He's a really good swimmer, I mean really good, he teaches scuba lessons. But it still scared me back into being afraid of water.

So, I decided I wasn't going to go on a boat. Instead, I followed Harry, Ron, and Hermione to where they were going to get to the school.

I snuck behind them and saw a bunch of horseless carriages.

I saw Ron pat Harry's shoulder lightly a few times, and Hermione give him a nervous look.

Harry obviously knew what was going on.

"I'm fine. Just get in the carriage." He said plainly.

They let him go in first and exchanged looks that said clearly that they didn't believe him.

I wondered what was going on. But I didn't have long to ponder this. The carriages were pulling out.

"Wait! Stop!" They didn't listen to me. I ran after as fast as I could but they were faster.

I had to run the whole way to the castle. If I didn't I would be lost in a strange place that I had never been before. I suppose I would have found it soon enough, it was a huge castle, how hard could it be to spot? Well the point is that I ran. For a really long time. The whole time I thought, *Well, at least I'm not on a boat*

I finally got there. I was out of breath, my hair and makeup had gotten all messed up because of the wind and sweat. I tried to smooth out my hair, but it didn't help much.

I walked up and into the entrance hall and my jaw dropped.

It was huge. It could have fit Arrowhead there easily. Of course, Arrowhead was one of the smaller schools in the wizarding community.

I felt someone looking at the back of my head. I quickly closed my mouth and turned around. There was a very strict looking woman staring at me.

"Hi…ma'am."

"Skylar Matthews I presume?"

"Yeah, That's me. Skylar Matthews. Matthews Skylar. Any way you spin it I'm her! She's me! What about you? Who are you? Never mind that's not a good question to ask. You know what is a good question to ask? Do you allow dogs? It didn't say so in the letter, but I have a dog and I want to get him over here. If I can't get my dog over here I'll get my cat I guess. He's way cute but I'm more of a dog person. My dogs name is Beau, and my cats name is Tails. They're my favoriteset little aminals! They are like so cute with their little noses and all. My dog is a brown Pomeranian, and my cat well I don't really know what he is but he's half orange and half white. He' the cutest little kittie you'll ever see! He has the cutest pink nose and ears ever! Ooh you've got to see them both! So can Beau come?"

"Would you like to tell me why you did not come on the boats like you were supposed to?"

"Oh, That. Well see the truth is, I'm petrified of boats, and water and stuff. I'm so scared of sinking, and stuff. I don't know how anyone isn't scared of that. I can't believe anyone actually likes riding on those things. They're like a killer monster is disguise."

"Is that so?"

"Yep. That's about the size of it."

She gave me one of those if looks could kill I'd be dead before I hit the ground looks. My first thought about this woman was that she was not someone to get on the bad side of.

"Sorry."

"Well, we've already gone through the basics, so just get in line and I'll let you in."

"Okay. That'll be just, just spiffy. Hey have you heard the one about the one-hundred-year-old bread? Oh never mind it's to stale. Ba boom boom ch…! Haaa! That's a good one, huh?"

The woman shot me another dirty look and opened the door.

I immediately stopped talking, held my breath and followed her in.