A/N: Hello! This is a Hogwarts AU for Girl Meets World, with Lucaya being the main pairing. Riley may or may not be shipped later on in the story, and I am open to suggestions for her. Any constructive critism or comments are much appreciated, and I hope you enjoy reading Magic!


The arrival of the letter was the last thing that under-the-radar Maya Penelope Hart expected on a Wednesday afternoon. She had been home alone when it glided in through her letter slot, and the fancy green ink and crisp parchment paper instantly told her it was something special. How special, well, opening it had given that away.

Dear Ms. Hart,

We would like to welcome you to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

It was her ticket to freedom. It was an opportunity out of her broken mess of a home life with half a mom and a father who'd abandoned her, and there was no way in hell she was going to miss it.


With only a ratty suitcase, the clothes on her back, and thirty dollars in her pocket, she was left on her own. Her mom had told her to write often and to simply ask if she ever needed anything, but Maya knew that she was never looking back. She had magic in her blood. Even at only eleven years old, she didn't need a family that had never been there for her before.

However, she did need a lot of school supplies (none of which she'd ever heard of in her life). And she also had no idea where this mysterious "Diagon Alley" (a supposed shopping place) her letter had mentioned was. Great.

"Lost?"

Maya whipped her head around to see a tall brunette girl of about her age standing a few feet away. She was wearing a sunshine yellow dress and had her hair braided down her back, giving her an elegant appearance. But any attempt at elegance was ruined by the way she kept bouncing up and down, as if too excited for her own good. Maya gave her a wary glance.

"I'm Riley Matthews, and you look like you could use some help!"

Did she really look that lost? Maya hefted her suitcase and was about to walk away when the girl called out to her again.

"Where are you going? Hey!" Maya kept on walking, but was soon stopped by a hand on her shoulder. "Riley" was standing behind her, looking almost hurt. Maya knew she shouldn't (after all, Riley was a stranger), but somehow seeing the brunette sad made her feel almost bad about walking away. She silently berated herself.

"Look, uh, Riley, we're total strangers and have never met before. Why are you talking to me?" The annoyed look Maya gave her should have been enough to drive Ms. Sunshine and Rainbows away, but the girl just looked happier.

"Yay, you spoke to me! And to answer your question, I love making new friends, and you look like a good friend! And I bet you could use a good friend like me! Let's be friends! Oh man, I've barely been in London for five minutes and I already have a friend! What's your name?"

Riley talked at a mile a minute, and Maya was left overwhelmed by her sheer energy level. But there was something about the girl, maybe the way she just radiated innocence or the sparkle in her eye, that earned her Maya's liking. Besides, the blonde would probably never see Riley again after this one encounter. What was the harm in pretending friendship for a little bit?

"I'm Maya Hart. Pleased to meet you." Maya stuck out her hand, which Riley completely ignored in favor of a glomping hug. Maya should have known.

"Hi Maya! As I've already said before, I'm Riley, and this is my very first time in London! I bet it's yours too, isn't it? It has to be, you have this I'm-lost-but-totally-amazed-and-overwhelmed-and-excited-but-kind-of-nervous-at-the-same-time look about you. Anyways, what are you here for?"

Maya could barely process what came out of Riley's mouth. She was the exact opposite of everything Maya was and respected, yet, somehow, Maya found herself attracted to the perpetually happy aura that surrounded the brunette. But the walls Maya had spent her entire life building did not fall down with first impressions alone.

"I'm here to attend a boarding school. You probably haven't heard of it." Maya decided that was a safe enough reply. Riley definitely wouldn't have heard of Hogwarts, if Maya's acceptance letter was anything to go by. Riley was probably what the letter had called a Muggle, a normal human being, and completely oblivious to the existence of the magical world. The thought of such a bubbly, most-likely-klutzy girl even attempting magic almost brought a smile to Maya's face.

"Really?" Riley looked surprised. "I'm attending a boarding school too. It's super special, and I don't think you've heard of it either." Huh. Coincidence much?

"Riley! Let's go! And stop bothering that poor girl. We have a lot of shopping to do before you board your train for school, and I don't want to be late." A middle aged woman was shouting at Riley from the other side of the room, probably her mom, and Maya instantly felt a pang of jealousy in her stomach. Standing with the woman was a man with curly hair and a face like Riley's, and a little boy was holding his hand, looking impatient. A family. Something Maya hoped Riley knew just how blessed she was to have.

Riley held a finger up at them in the "wait a minute" signal, and turned back to Maya.

"Where are you going, Maya? If we're going to the same place, you can just come with my family!" Maya almost laughed. Riley would never have survived even a day on the streets where Maya grew up. She was too innocent, and too trusting, and Maya wondered if that was how she would have turned out had her father not left and her mother not had to work day and night to pay the bills. Maya shook her head. The sooner she parted with and forgot about Riley, the sooner she could get on with her life. After all, she had a long to-do list.

"I'm sure we aren't heading to the same place. I hope I'll see you around sometime, Riley. It was nice meeting you." Maya flashed a quick smile at the girl and then turned and walked away, more surprised by the fact that she had meant what she'd said than the fact that an almost stranger had offered for her to travel with her family. Seeing Riley again wouldn't actually be so bad. But Maya forced the thought out of her head before it could start taking root. After all, hope, even for the tiniest of things, was for suckers. And Maya Hart did not consider herself a sucker.