Chapter One

King's Cross seemed fuller on the first day of my 6th year at Hogwarts than I could ever remember it being. People were pushing, conductors were yelling, babies (and several small children) were crying and trains were puffing and whistling all at the same time. It was madeningly loud, hot, and stuffy.

"I hate Muggles!" I exclaimed as a particularly stout one carrying a briefcase elbowed my in the stomach. Dad gave me a look.

"You don't need to say that," he said. I sighed. Dad had never liked it when we, or anyone else, said bad things about Muggles. He wasn't nearly as bad as my Granddad Weasley (really, who could?), but he was constantly reminding us that Muggles were just the same as we were.

"I'm not going to become a Death Eater, Dad," I sighed, slipping in a quiet "Honestly."

Platform 9 3/4 was blissfully calm. I breathed in the smell of steam and fresh parchment the platform always seemed to carry. Louis wasted no time standing with the rest of us. "Bye," he said, taking his cart from Dad and begining to walk away, but was quickly stopped by Mum, who planted a kiss of his cheek. "Mum! Geroff me! People are watching." He smoothed the dirty blonde hair over his ears. Mum let out a breathy chuckle.

"We'll see you at Christmas." She leaned over and hugged Dominique. "You too, Mini." Dominique hugged both our parents and strowed off after Louis. Once they were out of site, they both turned to me.

"Well, we won't keep you waiting here with your old parents," Dad said. Him and Mum hugged me together.

"Write soon!" Mum said with a kiss on both cheeks.

"Bye," I said as they both smiled and walked off the platform. In total, a typical family goodbye.

I had only gone a few paces towards the train when something hit the side of my foot hard. I stumbled, knocking my opposite shin against my cart. "Ouch! What the-"

"Oh! Sorry Victoire!"

I sighed. "S'allright, Teddy," I said looking down at the already purple lump swelling on my leg.

Teddy launched into convorsation. "So, last year at Hogwarts! How does it feel? Aren't you excited? Oh wait," he paused with a smirk, "you still have two years left of school."

"Rub it in, why don't you?" I smiled.

"Oh, someone's a little jealous,"

"Am not, I love school."Although I didn't like it all that much when Teddy tried to flirt with me, he was still my friend, and he was very funny. We always tended to be teasing each other about something.

"So I'm not rubbing anything in," he said and, without offering, lifted my trunk onto the train. "Well I'll see you later," he said and strowed off, leaving me alone again.

I looked around trying to find anyone else I might know through the steam, but no one was there. I stood awkwardly alone for a few moments, and then I saw him. Saw him.