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3 -All Aboard!
The ride home was quiet, but very meaningful. All Asher could think about was how emotional the whole journey was going to be. Asher was going to be leaving his entire life, to go somewhere he only just learned about. Asher hid his face and cried a little.
A week later was the day; the day Asher had to tell his friends goodbye, and leave for Hogwarts. Asher left his house, and down the street to the park. There, he met up with Luke and Gabe, who were waiting on the biggest play structure in the park.
"Where's Martha?" Asher looked around, and she was nowhere to be seen. "She's coming. She called me before I left, so she should be here soon." Gabe was right, because Martha showed up seconds later, holding a box wrapped in green wrapping with a blue bow.
"I got you something, from all of us." She handed the present to Asher, who reluctantly accepted it. "What is it?" Asher asked as he untied the bow on the greatly wrapped box. "You'll see."
After removing the bow, Asher ripped the wrapping paper off, and opened the box. Inside, was a necklace, with four coloured beads. A red, green, blue and yellow. "It represents us. Gabe is green, I'm yellow, Luke is red, and you're blue." Martha pointed at each bead as she said each name.
"I love it. I'll never take it off." Asher felt a single tear fall down his cheek as he said the words, and tied the leather rope around his neck, double knotting it in the back. The rest of the day consisted of re-living their favourite memories.
"Asher! It's time to go!" Asher's dad called down the street, and Asher felt a punch in the gut. It was time to say goodbye, and he didn't want to. "I'll try visiting often, you guys." The four of them hugged, and said their farewells. Asher walked backward back to his house, waving to his three friends every second of the way.
Asher grabbed his bag, with everything in it, and slung it over his shoulder. He waved one final time, then entered the vehicle, en route for King's Cross Station. Asher spent the entire drive holding the end of his necklace, with the beads, in his hand. He remembered how he met his friends, and what the first said.
"We're here." Asher looked up, and his dad and hi had already stopped at the station. Asher's dad parked the car, and the two of them walked up to the front of the station. "Well, I'll bring you in to the train, but I'm going to have to leave you then. I've got to get there a different way, and sooner. Alright?" Asher nodded, even though he didn't mean it. He didn't want to leave his dad, onto a train full of strangers.
Asher's dad walked into the station and Asher followed. The two of them walked to the other end of the station, passing lots of people rushing to find the right train, and stopped at a wall in between stations 'nine' and 'ten'.
"Well, here we go. See this wall?" Asher's dad patted on the wall when he spoke, and Asher nodded. "Walk at it, from a distance of course. It's how we'll get onto the platform." Asher's dad smiled reassuringly, and Asher backed up.
He walked quickly toward the wall, and neared it with every step. Asher shut his eyes tight, and expected and impact. There was none, and Asher opened his eyes to see a large, red train in front of him, and lots of people shuffling; moving luggage.
Asher's dad showed up behind him, and the two walked toward the boarding area. "This is where I'll leave you. I'll see you at Hogwarts, but for now… Go on the train, make some friends, and I'll see you tonight. Don't worry." Asher's dad smiled again.
Asher hugged his dad tight, and his dad hugged back. "I don't want to be alone." Asher mumbled into his dad's shirt. Asher's dad watched as Asher's hair changed from brown to black. His smile faded slightly, and he hugged his son tighter.
"I'll see you in a few hours. I promise." Asher and his dad separated, and Asher boarded the train. A few people looked at him; they had seen his hair change. Asher moved through three train carts, passed people of all ages, and eventually reached an empty cart, where he sat down, and layed back.
The train began moving, and almost instantly someone was standing at the door to the cart. "Can I sit here? Everywhere else is full." Asher looked up at the person, and nodded. She had black hair, tied up in a neat bun, with two sticks skewering it in place.
"My name is Valerie, and it's my first year here, you?" Asher looked over at the girl, as she sat down on the cushions across from him. "My name's Asher, and same." The two smiled, but were interrupted by another person at the door.
"I've got nowhere to sit, do you mind?" This boy had longer, silver hair, and Valerie smiled deeply when she saw him. "Nope," Asher patted the cushion beside him, and the boy sat down. "So what's you're name?" Valerie asked the boy, and he smiled.
"It's Sean, Sean Faulkner. You two?" Asher and Valerie introduced themselves, and Sean smiled. "It's reassuring meeting two other first years so soon, isn't it?" Sean laughed, and the other two laughed along. The three of them sat, waiting for a few seconds; though none of them knew for what.
"Anything off the trolley?" An old woman had appeared in the doorway, and she had a cart full of candy with her. "Oh! I'll take three chocolate frogs, and three liquorice wands." The woman grabbed the candy, and then grabbed some money from his pocket and paid the woman. She walked away with the cart, down the train.
"Here you go," Sean handed Asher and Valerie each a liquorice wand and a Chocolate frog. "They say that you're first chocolate frog's witch or wizard card shows the person that with most greatly influence your life, you know." Sean bit down on his liquorice wand and Valerie and Asher were looking down at the chocolate frogs.
"So, we eat the frog?" Sean laughed at Asher, and then looked up and noticed he was serious. "No, it's just a spell. Wait, are you muggle-born?" Asher shook his head. "What? You're sure?" Asher nodded.
"Both my parent's are magical, but they've been hiding it from my brother and I for a while. My dad worked in the military for three years, but he just got a job at Hogwarts." Asher trailed off, and Valerie looked at him. "At Hogwarts? What position?"
"He didn't say. What about you two?" Sean had just finished his liquorice wand, and he raised his hand to speak. "Both my parents are magical. I've grown up knowing so much about magic it's barely funny." The three of them laughed, then Valerie looked over at Asher.
"My mom is a witch, and my dad is a muggle. She loves muggles, and always tries getting close to them. It's been fun living like a muggle all my life." She smiled, and Sean pretended to gag. She hit him, and the three of them all laughed.
"What's a muggle?" Asher asked Sean and Valerie, who looked at each other, then back to him. "A muggle is someone who doesn't have magical powers." Asher laughed a bit, "So really, everyone else?" The three of them laughed shortly, and then continued their earlier conversation.
"So who did you two get in your Famous Witch or Wizard Cards?" Asher looked over at his chocolate frog; it was unopened. Asher grabbed it and opened it, with some struggle. A brown frog happily jumped from the container, and into the air. Asher caught it, and then let it go, looking down at his card. Asher read the name under an image of a woman.
"Hey! I know this woman! I met her in Diagon Alley! 'Hermione Granger. For aiding Harry Potter and Ron Weasley in their attempt to destroy the Horcruxes and the subsequent defeat of Voldemort. Also, for eradicating pro-pureblood laws at the Ministry of Magic and campaigning for the rights of non-human beings such as house-elves'. Wicked."
Valerie looked down at her card. "I have 'Gwenog Jones. Captain and Beater of the all-female national Quidditch team, the Hollyhead Harpies'. That's interesting."
The train began slowing down, and the three first-years all beamed excitedly. The door to their compartment was clicked open, and a tall blonde boy poked his head in.
"Just a reminder to be in your unifo- Hey! Valerie!" He stepped completely into view, showing off his blue and bronze tie, and black sweeping robes. "Hi Chase." Valerie mumbled.
"Oh, come on little sis, you've got to be happy to see me. And be excited! You're going to Hogwarts!" Chase laughed, ruffling his sister's hair. She scowled.
"Asher, Sean, this is my brother Chase. He's a sixth-year Ravenclaw prefect, and a Chaser on the Ravenclaw Quidditch team."
Asher and Sean shook Chase's outstretched hand with smiles.
"Any hopes for your houses?" Chase asked, crossing his arms and leaning against the compartment's door frame.
"My parents were both in Gryffindor, so I think that would be nice." Sean answered, grabbing his chocolate frog from the cushion beside him.
"My dad said he was in Gryffindor, but I don't really know much about any of the houses. He said not Slytherin though."
"Nobody likes Slytherins much anyways," Chase laughed, "And we'll be arriving soon, be sure to get your uniforms on."
Chase turned and left the compartment, leaving the three friends to get ready for the arrival at Hogwarts.