"Wow…" I whisper as I look up at the train on Platform 9 ¾.
"Big, isn't it?" The guy asks, looking down at me with a smile. I look at him.
"So this is what a train is!" I say in an excited voice. He looks at me in confusion.
"Did he never let you out of the house?" He asks. I look at the ground.
"Father said that no one had the right to look at me except him." I whisper, going back to my submissive personality. He sighs.
"Well, from now on, you can talk to whoever you want. No one is going to lock you up anymore." He says, looking back at the train. I smile at the thought of actually being free.
"I wish that were true." I whisper. He looks down at me.
"It is." He says. I look up at him to see a smile on his face. "You'll see." He says as he pushes me toward the steps of the train. I board it, and look back at him. "May you find the truth where you're going." He says as he waves. I wave back as I walk inside, and go to find a seat.
"C…can I join you?" I ask two girls as I open the doors to the cabin. They turn to look at me.
"Sure." The one with the jet black hair says with a smile. I smile back, finding it slightly strange to talk to a girl for the first time. The other one with the reddish blond hair looks at me.
"What's your name?" She asks. I look at her with a reserved look.
"My name's Salazar." I whisper as I walk into the cabin, and take a seat on the floor.
"Why don't you sit on the seats?" The black haired girl asks. I look at her in surprise.
"Am I allowed to?" I asks. They look at each other in surprise.
"Of course you're allowed to!" The girl says as they both look at each other, and giggle. I blush as I slowly get to my feet, and sit on the seat next to the black haired girl.
"What's your names?" I ask in a quiet voice. The smile.
"My name is Sadie Black, and this is Lily Lupin." The girl with the black hair says as she motions to her self and then the girl with the reddish blond hair. I smile.
"It's nice to meet you guys." I say, sitting up a small bit in the seat as I slowly begin to relax around them.
We talk for the rest of the ride, until we see lights outside the window.
"WHOA!" I mutter as I look out the window to see a beautiful castle. The other two mutter the same thing from next to me.
"That's AMAZING! I heard my mother talking about it, but I never thought it would be like THAT!" Lily says, looking at the castle with wide eyes. I look at her with a smile.
"Thanks guys." I say as I go to walk out of the cabin after we had stopped. They both look at me in confusion.
"For what?" Sadie asks. I look at her with a smile.
"The two of you are the first friends I've ever had." I whisper. They both smile.
"Well, you're not getting rid of us that easily." Lily says as she drapes one of her arms over my shoulder. I look at her in confusion. "We are going to the same school, you know." She says as we go to walk toward the other first years. As soon as I see the boys in the ground, I instantly start to back off.
"What's wrong with you?" A boy says as he walks out of the crowd. I shrink back.
"Get the hell away from her!" Sadie shouts, stepping in front of me to protect me. I sigh as the sight is instantly cut off from my vision. The boy sneers before walking away. Sadie turns back to me. "Is there something wrong?" She asks. I look at her for a moment before sighing.
"I just don't like boys." I say, looking at the ground. Sadie and Lily look at each other before shrugging, and enveloping me in a hug. I sigh as their protection surrounds me. "Thanks guys." I say after they pull away from me.
"No problem. That's what friends are for." Lily says, smiling. I look at her with confusion.
"Is that so." I mutter, putting my thumb to my mouth, and chewing on it.
"Yeah. We're always there for one another." Sadie says with a smile. I smile back as we follow the overly tall man toward the boats.
We walk into the school not ten minutes later, only to be herded toward the steps. I look at Sadie and Lily to see if this is the natural thing to be happening. They look find with it, so I shrug, and follow along. We stop outside two HUGE doors, in front of a woman with green robes, and a black hat.
"In a few moments, you will pass through these doors, and join your classmates. Before that, you must be sorted into your houses. Wait here for a moment." She says as she turns away from us, and walks into the large room, shutting the doors behind her.
"Well, looks like the rumors were true." The blond boy from earlier says as he steps out of the crowd. I watch in confusion and slight fear as he walks in front of a boy with black hair and glasses. "Harry Potter has come to Hogwarts." He says, looking down at the boy. "My name is Malfoy. Draco Malfoy." He says as he puts his hand out, glaring at the boy with red hair standing next to the Harry person. "I can help you from making friends with the wrong sorts." He says, glaring at the red head even more.
"I think I can tell the wrong sorts for my self, thanks." Harry says, glaring right back at Draco. The woman comes out of the room at that exact moment, and taps Draco on the shoulder. He quickly returns to the place he had been standing before.
"We're ready for you now. Follow me." She says, motioning for us to follow her into the room. We walk into the room in two lines. As we walk by the other students, knots begin to form in my stomach. We soon get the front of the room. "Gather around here, please, everyone." The woman says, motioning with her roll of paper to the bottom of the five or six steps.