I now looked at the three people closely as we all gathered together with Pansy. They were all boys. Two looked more like pigs who walked on their hind legs but I wasn't going to comment. I couldn't take my eyes off the third guy. He had a mixture of fear, pain and anger gleaming in his eyes, his hair was a silver white and shone in the sun. Probably aware of my staring the boy looked at me with slight irritation. 'Hi, my name's Marina,' I watched him smile lazily at me, 'I heard.' The other two looked at me now slightly shocked at my presence, 'When…When did you get here?' They both stuttered in surprised tones. I smiled weakly at them…not too bright are they? I thought to myself. Another thought occurred to me, if these people had gone to Hogwarts since they were eleven they must know Harry Potter! 'Um, if you don't mind me asking but do you know Harry Potter?' The once smiling blonde boy became rigid and his smile developed into a frown as he spoke 'Doesn't everyone know him?' I tried hard to suppress a giggle 'Sorry, I meant do you know him personally?'
I was sure Pansy was about to speak when a sudden voice called out to me. 'Marina, Oi! What are you doing with that lot?' I looked up to see who had called me. It was Ginny, Ginny Weasley. I couldn't believe she was standing there on the platform with her owl in cage and trunks on trolley. I waved madly at her. I had met Ginny not too long ago at a party hosted by our parent's friend. The Weasleys were a very kind family who all had their trade mark bright red hair. 'Don't tell me you're her friend?' I suddenly felt the tension between the two girls rising as Ginny had made her way to my side. 'Yes she is Pansy, why?' If I wasn't within range of the two I would have laughed at the intense glares they were giving each other. 'The Weasleys are blood traitors, after squibs and mud bloods they're the worst of our kind.' It was then that I knew I wasn't going to get along with the blonde boy, Pansy or the two pig boys. 'I'm sorry, but don't you dare talk about the Weasleys like that. Apologise.' I stared at him waiting for his reply…or a curse. When he didn't say anything I decided to go. Sensing my readiness to leave, Ginny tugged on my hand, 'Come on Marina, we don't need to torture ourselves any longer by staying in their presence.' Without a word I followed giving one last hopeful look at them.
Ginny walked towards another group of wizards and witches who were around my age, one of which had similar red hair to Ginny. 'Marina? Is that you?' Yes, it was indeed Ginny's brother Ron. 'Yo! How are you Ron?' I smiled at him forgetting the earlier intense moment. 'Pretty good.' I nodded at him before I looked at the others in the group. There was a girl with bushy brown hair who I knew immediately to be Hermione Granger, the incredibly intelligent witch who from the way Ron talked about her had an admirer with the last name Weasley. 'You must be Hermione, Ron and Ginny have told me all about you,' she looked kind of shocked with my news but smiled quickly. 'Hi Marina, I do hope we can become good friends.' I smiled warmly at her, 'Thankyou, I hope so too.' Her smile widened and she nodded in reply. 'I do believe we've met before.' I turned to the person who had spoken and was slightly shocked to see Harry Potter standing in front of me, smirking. 'Visiting my great aunt I believe you were.' His smirking face turned into complete disbelief and shock. 'Professor Mcgonagall is your great aunt?' I shared a quick smile with Ginny as we watched Harry, Hermione, and Ron's eyes go wide. 'Blimey Marina! You never told me your great aunt was professor Mcgonagall!' As their shock subsided I began to speak again, 'Well Ron, you never really asked did you?' Ginny cracked up laughing beside me as a grin escaped my lips.
'Ron! Ginny! Oi Fred, look its Marina!' I swivelled on the spot to see George Weasley running towards our group, soon followed by Fred and Mr. and Mrs. Weasley. 'Oh Marina dear, it's good to see you! Ron, Ginny you will take care of her won't you? It's her first year at Hogwarts after all. Now all five of you hurry onto the train, you wouldn't want to miss it would you? ' Mrs. Weasley gave Ron a stern look as she asked her last question. Before jumping onto the train I smiled and hugged Mrs. Weasley, the Weasleys were like a second family to me, they were kind and so…comforting. After we were all on the train, I opened a window and waved to the Weasleys with everyone. Just before the train started to move I shouted to the twins, 'don't forget to send me the secret parcel you two!' Even under the suspicious look Mrs. Weasley was giving them, Fred and George still managed to wink at me, 'We won't and don't you worry!' Relaxing at their comment I sighed to myself, yes this year was going to be interesting.