Hey everyone! I had fall break today and tomorrow and it's about 5 pm where I am now. Okay, presenting the Hogwarts Express!

Chapter Six: The Hogwarts Express

I spent all of August reading all of my textbooks and some extra books. Harry and I always wrote to each other: finding out a little more about each other, wondering what the other was doing, and all that good stuff. I finally told him about my life in America and my adopted family. He, in turn, told me more about the Dursleys. My owl, Nightwing, became one of my best friends. He was actually more than just a pet owl. I didn't know what I would do without him.

On the first of September, I had all of my stuff packed up and ready for the trip here. It sure did sound strange, thinking about it like that, but it was just so no one would be jealous of me staying here.

Professor McGonagall was waiting for me in her study. She and I were supposed to do side-along Apparation onto Platform 9 ¾. Dumbledore had lifted the anti-Apparation charms only in McGonagall's study.

My stuff was obviously already on the platform when I met the professor. I walked over to her and grabbed her arm after she explained where my stuff was. The next second, it was very dark, and it felt as if I was being squeezed through a very tight tube. The next second, we were standing right next to a scarlet engine with the words "Hogwarts Express" on it.

"Stay with your brother and out of trouble," McGonagall said.

"Yes Minnie," I said. She turned on the spot and vanished with a loud crack.

In a couple of minutes, I saw a teenage boy with fiery red hair. Then, two boys a little younger and the same fiery hair came running out of a wall. They looked identical. Right behind them was my brother. He spotted me and ran towards me with his things and Hedwig in tow.

"Want to find a compartment?" I asked after one long hug.

"Love to."

After a minute, we came to an empty compartment. We tried to lift Harry's trunk into it, but it was too heavy for the both of us. I didn't want to use my telekinesis with so many people watching.

"What did you pile into this thing?" I asked.

"Mind if we help?" asked one of the Weasley twins. It was really obvious who they were.

"No, go ahead," Harry and I said in unison. We laughed.

The twins helped us put our trunks in the compartment rack. "Thanks," Harry said as he brushed away his sweaty bangs. The twins did a double take.

"What's that?" asked one twin.

"Are you-," said the other.

"Harry and Danielle-"

"Potter?" they finished at the same time.

"Oh them? I mean yes," Harry and I said.

We got into the compartment, and in a few minutes, we were on our way to Hogwarts!

What if we're sent back home? A voice much like Harry's asked.

"Harry," I said, "we're not going to be sent home. Think of all the accidental magic that you've done! I've done plenty of it before. The one that I clearly remember is when I turned all of Anita's things blue and green. Uncle Tony didn't feed me for three days after that, but it was worth it!"

"I didn't say that, though," Harry said.

I frowned in thought. What could it be? Why would I hear something like that? Maybe it was my imagination. Maybe all this time travel was finally driving me insane.

Nah.

"Is anyone sitting here?" a boy our age with fiery red hair and blue eyes asked. He was very tall for an eleven year old. He had to be Ron!

"I'm Ron Weasley," Ron said. Yes, I was right.

"I'm Danielle, but you can call me Dani," I said. "Harry over there is my twin."

"Are you two really Harry and Danielle Potter?" Ron asked.

"Yeah," Harry said. "I really don't remember much. Just a flash of green and cold laughter."

"I remember shrieks that sound like a woman's," I said, starting to feel uncomfortable. "I think it was Mom."

A lot of the first couple of hours on the trip was just like how they were in the book. When Hermione Granger came, with large front teeth, really bushy brown hair, and brown eyes, came, I went with her to help find Neville's toad. I found out from her that Neville had a twin sister named Abigail Longbottom. That was strange. I never remembered Neville having any siblings. Maybe this was for the prophecy. I wouldn't actually know until a few years down the road.

While I was helping, I met a couple of other girls named Lisa Turpin and Mandy Bocklehurst. Lisa had strawberry-blond hair and brown eyes. She was hyper for a lot of the time I was there, and she never frowned except for when I mentioned Voldemort. Mandy had dark brown hair and blue eyes and was quiet. Whenever Lisa and I asked a question, she would pull a book from her trunk and look for the answer there.

When it got darker, I walked back to the compartment Harry and Ron were in. I pulled off the jacket I was wearing over my T-shirt and pulled on my robes. A few minutes later, the train stopped at Hogsmeade station. Harry, Ron, Neville, Abigail, and I walked out onto the platform. The first thing I saw was Hagrid beckoning to the first years.

"Firs' years!" he shouted, "over here!"

"Hi, Hagrid," Harry and I said at the same time.

"All righ' you two?" Hagrid asked us. "Firs' years! We're goin' in the boats. Four ter a boat."

After we all got past the trees, a castle loomed ahead of us. It looked spectacular! Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Neville got in one boat. Lisa, Mandy, Abigail, and I piled into another.

After everyone got into a boat, Hagrid yelled, "Forward!"

Nobody spoke. We crossed the silent lake and to a little building built into the shore. I learned during the summer that this was the boathouse. As we climbed the stairs, I couldn't help but glance at the sky. The towers eclipsed the clusters of stars. We crossed the Entrance Courtyard to the Entrance Hall.

All of a sudden, I heard a loud croak. "Oi, er Neville! This yer toad?" Hagrid asked, holding up a toad.

"Trevor!" Neville and Abigail shouted in unison. Neville ran forward and took his toad from Hagrid's hand.

Hagrid knocked on the large oak doors three times.

AN: Yeah, I kind of ended it at a cliffie, a little bit. I still want all of you to try and guess what House Danielle and Abigail both get in. Also, I DO NOT OWN HARRY POTTER! I only own Dani and Abby. I don't even own Lisa and Mandy! They were only mentioned once in SS, so I decided to include them in my story. Ciao!