Macyn got off the train and stared at the scene before her. They stood at a small train station, nothing like the hustle and bustle of King's Cross.
"Where are we?", she asked Lily.
"Hogsmeade Station", Lily answered.
Suddenly, a voice came through, yelling, "First years! First years with me!"
"Who's that?", Macyn asked, nervous.
"Gamekeeper", said Lily. "I don't know who, there was a different gamekeeper when my parents went here."
"Oh."
Macyn and Lily walked towards the man, who stood 6 feet tall and appeared quite intimidating to the eleven-year-olds.
He looked them all over. His eyes seemed to land on Lily for a second. "You look familiar", he said. "What's your name?"
"Lily Potter."
His eyes widened before he replied, "So you're Harry Potter's daughter. No wonder you look familiar."
Lily shrugged and looked away.
"Alright", he said, "I'm the gamekeeper. I'll escort you to the castle. Get in a boat!"
The students followed. Lily and Macyn got in a boat together, followed by a boy who seemed to be following Lily. Lily turned to Macyn. "This is my cousin, Hugo."
"Hello", said Macyn.
"Hi", he replied.
Another boy got in the boat. "And who are you?", asked Lily.
"I make friends too, Lily!", Hugo said. Lily rolled her eyes. "This is Will", he said.
They sat in silence as they went to the castle and filed out. They were greeted by a woman who described the sorting process to them, but Macyn barely payed attention. Her mind wandered to various things. She was worried about how well she would do at magic, afraid that she would fail. Before she knew it, Lily was dragging her inside.
Names were called in alphabetical order. Which meant Macyn was going to be called before Lily. She sat under the hat.
"Hmm..." the hat began. "I can't seem to decide where to place you. You seem to be well suited for Ravenclaw... but you seem to be suited for Gryffindor as well."
Macyn thought about Lily. She was a Potter; most likely, she would be in Gryffindor. And she wanted to be with Lily. "Put me in Gryffindor", she said.
"Well. Alright", the hat said, then shouted, "GRYFFINDOR!"
The Gryffindor table cheered as Macyn got down and walked to it. She waited until Lily was sorted and sat down next to her. A third-year boy sat down beside them.
"Congratulations, Lily", he said.
"Thanks, Albus", said Lily. "This is my older brother, Albus", Lily told Macyn.
Macyn smiled. "Nice to meet you."
They turned to the headmistress, McGonagall, who told them to enjoy their feast before leaving them to it. They ate their food. Macyn sat in silence, and listened silently to McGonagall's speech. She was usually so talkative, but she didn't feel that way. The speech ended, and they went up to the dormitories.
Macyn and Lily lay side by side in their bed. Macyn smiled. "You know, Lily, I bet we could be great friends."
Lily smiled. "Yeah. I bet we could. An unbreakable bond."
"So, BFFs?"
"Totally."
