CHAPTER 3

On September first, Callie and Summer went to the King's Cross train station.

"Now, here is your ticket. Platform nine and three quarters. It's right here." Callie pointed to two platforms. "Just push your trolley through the wall. Don't worry, you will get through. Now, hurry! The train is going to leave in ten minutes. Good bye, honey! Send messages home! I'll be waiting for Crystal!" Crystal was what Summer had named her snowy white owl.

"Bye, Mom!" Summer called as she pushed her trolley into the wall, shutting her eyes. She opened her eyes to see a different train station with the words 'Hogwarts Express' on one of the trains. Putting her luggage and Crystal on the train, Summer went to sit inside a compartment with her robes and a bag of Galleons, Knuts and Sickles.

"Hello, is anyone sitting here? Everywhere else is completely full." A voice made Summer turn from the window. A girl with smooth brown hair and brown eyes slid the compartment door open.

"Sure. Nice to meet you, I'm Summer Ashland." Summer smiled.

"Ashley Gristle. Nice meeting you." Ashley smiled back. "Your first time to Hogwarts?"

"Yup!" Summer nodded, her blond wavy hair bobbing up and down.

"Same. But my two older brothers, Mike and Jacob have already graduated from Hogwarts. My older sister, Millie, is a fifth-year." Ashley said.

"That's nice! I don't have any brothers or sisters. I don't even know my father." Summer said.

"That's really sad..." Ashley said. Just then, a plump, kind-looking woman slid open the compartment door.

"Anything off the cart?" She asked.

"Five Chocolate Frogs, three Bettie Bott's Every Flavor Beans, ten Drooble's Best Blowing Gum, five Cauldron Cakes and three Licorice Wands." Ashley said automatically.

"Um...I'll have that too." Summer said. She paid the woman eight silver Sickles and two bronze Knuts.

"Ashley...What exactly are all these?" Summer asked Ashley.

"Are you um...from a Muggle family? These are witch and wizard sweets." Ashley blushed.

"Yeah, I guess so. I lived in the Muggle world." Summer shrugged as she opened up a Chocolate Frog. "They aren't real frogs right?"

"Nope. But they do have one jump in them and they become actual chocolate." Ashley said, unwrapping her frog. She glanced at the card and groaned. "I've got Morgana again! When can I ever get Circe? Do you want Morgana? You can start collecting cards."

"Sure, thanks!" Summer took the Morgana card. Soon, she had not only Morgana, but also Dumbledore, Druidess Cliodna, Paracelsus and Merlin. Summer had Circe and gave it to Ashley who was squealing with delight.

"Those were yummy!" Summer commented as she finished her five Chocolate Frogs. She picked up a packet of Bettie Bott's Every Flavor Beans and opened it. "Uh...they have every flavor?"

"Yup. Not only chocolate, lemon, strawberry or berry but they also have mushroom, sprouts and spinach." Ashley stuck out her tongue in disgust before popping a green bean into her mouth. "Not bad. Peppermint."

"Yum! I got watermelon!" Summer smiled as she chewed her green-and-pink bean. The girls had an awesome time eating all their sweets.

"What is your pet? I've got a gray-and-white owl named Storm." Ashley asked.

"I've got an owl too. She's white and called Crystal." Summer said.

"So um...are you Muggle-born?" Ashley asked, to her, it was an uncomfortable question.

"No...My parents are a witch and a wizard," Summer said, slightly confused.

Suddenly, the compartment door slid open and a red-haired girl with freckles looked in.

"Hello! I've just popped by to say that we are almost at Hogwarts. You should put on your robes. I'm Ginny Weasley by the way." Ginny smiled.

"I'm Summer Ashland and this is Ashley Gristle." Summer smiled at Ginny.

"I think I've heard about you before, Ginny. Your brother, Ron, is best friends with Harry Potter right?" Ashley asked. Ginny nodded before going to another train compartment.

"Who's Harry Potter?" Summer asked, changing into her Hogwarts robes.

"He defeated V-...I mean You-Know-Who twice. That's why he has a lightning scar. I read about him and seen his pictures. He's cute." Ashley said.

"That's good to know. Come on, the train's stopped." Summer said. The girls filled their pockets with the remaining sweets, four bags of Bettie Bott's Every Flavor Beans, two Licorice Wands and two Cauldron Cakes.

"Firs' years! Firs' years follow me!" A booming voice echoed the dark train station. Summer and Ashley followed the voice to see a large man with a big beard. "Anymore firs' years? All firs' years follow me!" The large man led the first years down a narrow path to some boats.

"My name's Hagrid. Rubeus Hagrid. Now follow me, firs' years!" Hagrid introduced himself before helping all the first years onto boats. Summer shared one with Ashley, Ginny and two other boys.

As they reached Hogwarts, the boats stopped and Summer climbed out of hers. She shivered, it was pretty cold. Hagrid led all the first years to a strict-looking teacher with glasses.

"Here are the firs' years, Professor McGonagall." Hagrid said.

END OF CHAPTER 3!

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~R.J. Malfoy