Why doesn't anyone review my story? There is going to be some romance in this chapter, so read and review. I'm on spring break so my new chapters will be coming out more often. If you like it, or even if you don't, still review. It won't hurt my feelings… much. Still, a review is a review and bad reviews are better than no reviews. Oh, I almost forgot- I don't own Harry Potter and the only characters I own are Nicki, Sydney, Justin, and Cynthia.
Sydney and Nicki stood at the front of the train station with Hagrid, who was receiving quite a number of strange looks about his height. Hagrid did not notice and leaned down to the twins. He whispered, "Girls, I'll see you soon, but I have two things to give you first." Hagrid made sure nobody was watching and conjured up a small box, handing it to Sydney. She opened the box to find a necklace with a genuine gold chain and an amethyst heart with Sydney carved in cursive. Sydney beamed and put the necklace on immediately. Hagrid then conjured up a large box and gave it to Nicki. She immediately knew what was inside by the shape of the case; in the case was a light blue electric guitar with Nicki written in black cursive. Nicki grinned in a way that could rival the smile of the Cheshire Cat.
The girls gave Hagrid a bear hug and he gave them their tickets. Sydney looked at her ticket in confusion and said, "But Hagrid, this ticket is for Platform 9 3/4. That can't be right." She looked up and Hagrid was gone. Nicki shrugged and the twins walked over to the area between Platforms 9 and 10. Sydney whispered to Nicki, "I got this. I'm better with adults than you are." Nicki shrugged again and Sydney walked over to the nearest station guard and held up her ticket.
Nicki heard him say something to Sydney and shoo her away. Nicki couldn't resist taking advantage of the opportunity. "Looks like little miss better-with-adults got rejected. What did he say?"
Sydney sighed and replied, "He thought I was pulling his leg and told me to go away."
Just as the twins were about to give up on finding the train, a mother with five red-haired children walked by saying, "Come on children, we have to get to Platform 9 ¾ before the Hogwarts Express leaves."
Sydney and Nicki ran over to the family while pushing their luggage carts. Sydney politely asked, "Excuse me ma'am, how do we… um… go in…"
The woman finished the question for Sydney. "How do you get onto the Platform, of course? You stay here with Ron; it's his first time too. Now watch Percy. Percy, go on ahead." The oldest sibling ran right through the wall between 9 and 10, followed by twins Fred and George, Ron, Nicki, Sydney, and Mrs. Weasley with Ginny.
Platform 9 ¾ was better than the girls could have ever imagined. Witches and wizards were everywhere, carrying pets and saying final goodbyes to their families. Sydney and Nicki boarded the train that led them to their new lives in the wizarding world.
Nicki and Sydney sat on the train in their own compartment, enjoying the views from the train. Ron and a boy with dark hair and a gap between his teeth poked their heads into the compartment. "Can we join you in here? All the other compartments are taken."
Nicki and Sydney said sure at the same exact time. The two boys sat down in the compartment.
Ron held out his hand and said, "I'm Ron, Ron Weasley. This is Neville Longbottem." Neville smiled shyly at the twins.
Sydney spoke up first. "My name is Sydney and this is my twin sister Nicki."
Nicki made a head gesture and said, "Sup."
Ron spoke up, "Wait a minute. Are you the famous Potter twins?"
The girls didn't deny the question.
Neville asked, "Can we see the scars?"
The twins shrugged and said sure. Sydney pushed aside her hair and Nicki lifted up her side bangs. Sure enough there were faint outlines of a star and a moon.
"Wicked," whispered Ron under his breath.
The candy lady wheeled by with her trolley and the twins insisted on buying some sweets for their new friends. At that moment, a boy and girl walked by the compartment holding hands. The dirty-blonde boy saw Sydney and smiled at her. The white-blonde girl saw who the boy was looking at, scowled at Sydney, and pulled him off.
Ron smirked and said, "Would you like me to tell Justin to ask you out, because I can since we happen to be best buds."
Sydney rolled her eyes and asked, "Who was that girl with him?"
Neville answered, "That's Cynthia Grace, second year, total snob. Justin could have been a second year too, but he has a weird birthday where he can be in either year."
Nicki couldn't help but tease her twin. "Oooh, Sydney's got a boyfriend." Sydney took out her wand and zapped Nicki in the leg. The rest of the ride was uneventful, but interesting.
The first year students followed Professor Minerva McGonagall up the stairs to the Great Hall. McGonagall stopped the crowd and said, "Wait here until I say so." She stepped alone into the Great Hall.
A snarky boy with the same colored hair as Cynthia announced, "So the rumors on the train are true; the Potter twins have come to Hogwarts." Every student around the twins started whispering and murmuring. "This is Crabbe and Goyle, and I'm Malfoy—Draco Malfoy." Ron snorted in laughter. Draco looked straight at the Weasley boy and said, "I don't need to ask for your name; red hair, and a hand-me-down robe, you must be a Weasley." Ron gazed down in embarrassment. Draco continued while mainly looking at Sydney. "There are good and bad wizarding families in the magic world. I can help you tell the difference."
Sydney started to decline the offer politely, but Nicki cut in. "I think we can tell the difference on our own, and I think I know exactly which group you belong to."
Draco scowled and started to say, "Why you little…" Before he could finish his retort, McGonagall walked up behind him and cleared her throat loudly. Draco frowned and stepped back.
McGonagall addressed the entire group of students and said, "Follow me and stay in line until your name is called."
The twins walked into the Great Hall and had their breaths taken away. The ceiling was enchanted to look like a starry night sky and ghosts were flying around. Then, an old moth-eaten hat started singing. Once the song was finished, McGonagall read off names.
"Hannah Abbott." A blonde girl walked up and sat on the stool. The hat proclaimed her a Hufflepuff.
"Justin Granger." Justin walked up and the hat was placed on his head.
"Gryffindor." Cynthia looked very disappointed in her boyfriend for not getting into Slytherin with her.
The Sorting Ceremony continued.
"Neville Longbottem." Neville nervously walked up to the platform.
"Gryffindor."
"Draco Malfoy." Draco walked up.
The hat had barely touched his head when it called out, "Slytherin."
"Sydney Potter." The entire Great Hall gasped. Sydney shyly walked up and sat on the chair. McGonagall placed the hat on her head.
The hat said, "Hmmm. The famous Sydney Potter: I see Ravenclaw's intelligence and wit, Hufflepuff's loyalty and dedication, but also Gryffindor's courage and leadership. Ah yes, courage. This one goes to Gryffindor." Sydney smiled and went to sit with the Weasley family.
"Nicole Potter." Sydney giggled at her sister's look of frustration from the use of her full name. Nicki walked up to the chair with a look of annoyance and excitement.
"Of course, the other Potter twin: ooh, this is a tough one. Brave, daring, and free-willed like a Gryffindor, but also cunning, ambitious, and determined like a Slytherin."
Nicki heard the last part and chanted in her head, "not Slytherin, not Slytherin."
The hat heard her thoughts and said out loud, "not Slytherin? Are you sure? You could do great things in Slytherin. No? Well then, this one goes to Gryffindor." Nicki's nervous face was replaced with a smile of relief as she went to join her sister and the Weasley family.
"Ronald Weasley." The hat was placed on Ron's red hair.
"Ah, another Weasley; this one goes to Gryffindor."
After the Sorting Ceremony, dinner appeared on the table. Over at the Slytherin table, Draco looked thoughtfully at Nicki, thinking about the common characteristics that they shared. Draco ignored the similarities and went back to his meal, thinking that Nicki would be too much like Pansy Parkinson.
While Nicki was eating, she noticed a man with long greasy black hair talking to Quirrell. She nudged Percy's elbow. "Percy, who's the grump next to Professor Quirrell?"
Percy looked and whispered, "Oh, that's Professor Snape, Potions teacher, but he's been aiming for Quirrell's position as teacher of Defense against the Dark Arts for years. Stay on his better side or your life here will be horrible." All of a sudden, a ghost appeared at each table. A male ghost appeared in the suckling pig on the Gryffindor table. The first years all yelped at the sudden appearance. Percy seemed unaffected as he said, "Hello Sir Nicholas. How was your summer?"
The head fully came out of the table to reveal a full body. The ghost said, "Dreadful. Once again I was rejected for the Headless Hunt."
Ron immediately had a light bulb moment. "I know you; you're Nearly-Headless-Nick."
The annoyed ghost replied, "I prefer Sir Nicholas, if you please."
The logical Sydney had to ask, "Nearly-Headless? How can you be nearly headless?"
The ghost answered by pushing his head to the side and showing the slight tissue connecting the head and the neck. The first years groaned in disgust. After dinner, all first years were escorted by the prefects of their houses to their houses' common room.
I wanted to continue writing Hagrid's accent, but it got too annoying. Read and review because there is more coming up that involves Draco getting his butt handed to him on a silver platter. Also, there are pictures of Sydney's necklace and Nicki's guitar on my page.