I watched as things zoomed by, albeit the train was fast, I was able to enjoy the beautiful scenery.
I watched as leaves swayed as the wind blew them, flocks of birds flying in patterns... I saw flowers blooming in the distance…
I was interrupted by another set of knocks on the wood wall, "Hi. Mind if I share a carriage with you guys?" A girl asked. She looks to be the same age as me and Rafael, only she was a girl and had brown, slightly curly hair.
"Sure." I nodded, making space for her. After helping her put her luggage in the cabinet, I return to my previous position. "Hi. My name's Hazel H. Granger." She said with a smile, extending a hand to Rafael.
"I'm Rafael R. Weasly. Please call me Rafe, I don't like it when peoples call me Rafael." He replied with a smile, shaking Hazel's hand. "Cuz' it sounds like a girl's name?" I asked with a small smirk.
He rolled his eyes, "Exactly." He replied, then both of them looked at me. "What's your name?" Hazel asked, curiously.
"I'm Jamieson. H. Potter." I replied, extending both hands with a smile, replacing my earlier smirk. "Potter…?" Rafe tilted his head upon hearing my name, I nodded in response. "As in the Potter?! You're part of the Potter family tree?!" Hazel asked, excitedly.
"Uh… Yes?" I replied, slightly confused. "That's wicked!" Rafe exclaimed with a huge grin as he let go of my hand. "What exactly is… special about my family?" I asked, gaining interest. I mean I know I'm the only one with the family name 'Potter' where I came from… I've always wondered why.
"Your Grandfather is Albus Sirius Potter! You're the descendant of Harry Potter!" Hazel exclaimed in an excited manner. "This is awesome! We've made friends with one of the Potters!" Rafe added. 'One of the Potters…?' I thought… Wait, they know the rest of my family!
Before I could ask about my family's whereabouts, a lady carrying a trolley filled with colourful treats, immediately that question flew out of my head.
"Would any of you like any sweets?" The old lady asked with a kind smile. Hazel and Rafe jumped from their seats, "Sweet!" Rafe exclaimed, excitedly. I was about to go to where they were, until I remembered...
I had no money.
With a small frown of disappointment, I return to my seat. "Aren't you getting anything dear?" The lady asked curiously. "I'm sorry, I haven't got any money." I replied with an apologetic smile.
"Here you go." Rafe said with a small smile, handing me a packet of odd colored... Gummy worms? "Aren't these gummy worms? I've seen them back in my home town. Never had one." I asked curiously, examining the packaging. "They aren't the regular 'Muggle' gummy worm. Try one." Hazel explained, ripping open the packaging.
I nodded and put one in my mouth. To my surprise, the blue gummy worm cycled between blueberry, blackberry and something else I've never tasted.
Actually, I may cook a lot, but there's a lot of basic things I've never eaten. I've eaten all kinds of fruits, but pastries, breads, anything involving baking is off the list. I've only eaten chicken meat, broccoli, spinach and a few other vegetables.
"Wow..." I said, a grin growing on my face. As shared the treats Rafe and Hazel bought, a realization hit me. Hazel's full name is Hazel H. Granger...
She's part of the Granger family! The family that gave me my wand. I wanted to ask her about it, but seeing how she's only 11 years old like me and Rafe, she probably has no idea who sent placed the box in my attic.
"Look, the land of Magic." Hazel pointed towards an island. I hadn't even realized we were on water!
I watched in fascination as the train laid magical floating tracks in-front of it while the ones behind it disappeared slowly. Things just get more and more magical!
"Alright so you mentioned 'Muggle' earlier, what exactly does it mean?" I asked once we were done sightseeing. "Well, a Muggle is a human-born, or half-human-born wizard." Rafe explained, "Like me." Hazel added.
"My parents are both regular, no magic human." She continued, I nodded as a response. "I don't know much about my family though. I was placed under the care of my stepparents since I was a baby." I explained, earning nods from them.
"That's cool. So none of you ever learned or even heard of the land of magic?" Rafe asked, his expression showing curiosity. I nodded, "I've heard stories of it from my parents." Hazel answered.
Up until now, I wouldn't even think such place existed!
Suddenly, everything flashed white. As soon as my vision returned to normal, day time has turned to night time. "Whoah." I gasped, looking outside again. We were now on land, the train going through a forest.
"It's fine, the Muggle world and the land of Magic has completely different time-zones. Well, it didn't before but Salazar did something." Rafe explained, looking outside the window with a worried expression.
This 'Salazar' must be powerful... Powerful enough to manipulate time, in fact! Even I know that time itself is crazy hard to manipulate.
Or maybe there's some sort of spell or ritual that could bend time, or maybe just switch day and night.
"My twin brothers are a year older, and my eldest brother is currently in 6th year. He already arrived a few days ago but usually I'd come with my family to send my brother off into the school, so I know a little bit of how things work." Rafe stated, breaking the silence in the carriage.
Hazel and I nodded in response, then she took out some kind of book and began reading it. "What's that?" I asked, trying to take a look at the cover. "History of Hogwarts. I'd like to learn a little bit about the school I'm about to attend." She replied, her eyes glued to said book.
Again, I nodded in response. I can tell what kind of friends I've made here.
Hazel could very well be the smart, bookish type. She might even know all the spells by the end of the year.
Rafe on the other hand... He's a bit confusing. At first I thought he was all goofy and fun, but then there's this seriousness to him.
Me on the other hand, I'm just the confused and weird nerd.
