Chills went up my spine as we rushed through the Platform Nine and three quarters barrier. There were tons of witches and wizards around us. Boys and girls in yellow, green, blue, and red robes were boarding the train.
"Go get some good seat now you two. Write lots Astoria dear, we want to hear you're adventures." Mum kissed my head and Dad squeezed my shoulder, but Daphne dragged my to a compartment with a Slytherin girl already in it.
"Daphne?! Finally! I've been here for ever. Oh, this must be you're sis, Astoria right? I'm Pansy Parkinson. Slytherin, third year. You better be in Slytherin as well." She tightened her ponytail and grinned slyly. "We're going to cause so much trouble together if you are. Now, Daph, I got you're owl. What was it about those enchanted dice?" The train started moving slowly and I just kept quiet. Daphne sat down next to Pansy and they started a long boring chat about boys, Draco, spells, Draco, Harry Potter, Draco, and Draco. Until Draco walked in. I was sitting next to the window, looking at all the people on the platform. One other Slytherin girl had joined us, so it was me, Daphne, Pansy, the girl, Draco, Crabbe, and Goyle. Draco didn't seem to notice me, and sat down closest to me.
"I just found Weasley, Granger, and Potter. They were sitting with the new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher. What suck ups." Then he went into a detailed and probably extra exaggerated story about the little conversation that he had with the three. "And then I saw the teacher, so I used my cunning brain and decided to- when did you get here?" He turned to me, but I was half asleep.
"Hmm?" I rubbed my eyes and sat up straight.
"I said, 'When did you get here?'"
"I've been here since I got here." I said sassily.
He growled. "You didn't answer the question. When. Did. You. Get. Here?"
I shrugged, laid my head back on the seat, and closed my eyes. Pansy let out a yelp. I opened one eye. The train had stopped and the lights had gone out. "Ooooh. Spooky." I whispered. I squinted and faintly saw Draco's face. Was he afraid? Ho ho ho, Draco's afraid of the dark!? I poked him on the shoulder farthest away from me.
"Who's there?" He looked petrified!
I pulled out my wand and whispered "Lumos"The wand tip lighted up and lit the compartment slightly.
"Whoa, you can already do spells?" The Slytherin girl asked, in awe.
"I can do a few more, you know, self defense. You guys probably would still crush me in a duel." I said, blushing slightly. There was a sudden chill in the train. A cloaked figure swept past us. "Nox." I whispered, and the light vanished. The cloaked figure seemed to be what have the chill, it was forming ice on the glass doors. I felt something press against my right shoulder. Draco was slowly inching away from the doors, pushing me against the window. I couldn't see his facial expression, as it was pitch black, but I could feel him shaking, so I knew he was scared. I patted his arm and pushed him away from me, but he grabbed my hand and squeezed it in fear. Even though I couldn't see, I felt my hand turn purple. I wrenched my hand free and leaned against the window. The was a sudden bright light, and the darkness ceased. "That was amazing!" I breathed.
Draco has pulled away and was back to normal. "Amazing?" He snorted.
"You weren't scared were you?" My voice cold.
He returned my hard gaze. "No, it just hardly strikes me as amazing!" He mimicked my voice. "More like, an incident."
I rolled my eyes and stared back out the window. The chatter in the compartment picked up again and soon I was just in the background. Draco gave me a sort of mixed look and before I knew, I was exiting the Hogwarts Express.