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CHAPTER 10

I went home with my father the for the remaining two weeks of August to see my mother before going off to school. She would be done teaching that week and arrived home about the same time.

I remember the exact look on her face when my father had told her I had been accepted. Pure elation. She had always been one to push for the rights of creatures, and I believe she wanted me to get out and experience the world as much as I did.

It was disappointing that she could not be with me and my father when we set off to Kings Cross the first morning of September. If she were seen with my father and I, it would give us away to an extent.

I tried telling my parents that I did not care, but they did…

"Audrey! You do not understand!" Isaac insisted.

"Understand?" Audrey's eyes turned red. "I think I understand perfectly, you forget that I'm no different from either of you. And I don't care what anyone thinks, you're my parents and I love you both. None of the humans opinions matter to me!"

Oh how that would change in less than twenty four hours.

Isaac's eyes turned a dangerous black; he emphasized every word he spoke. "Audrina, you must believe me. It is not safe for you."

"Why? WHY?" Audrey shrieked, it hurt Isaac's ears, he almost lost his balance.

Airleas then stood up, helping Isaac keep steady. Their daughter hadn't shrieked in a while and they had certainly thought it was only something she would do as an infant. Airleas was surprised and worried at the same time.

Audrey calmed a bit, noticing what had happened, she murmured a quick apology.

"I will tell you, one day…my Audrey. One day, when you are ready to know. You are far too young to worry about such things." Isaac replied, keeping his voice calm.

"I am sorry." Audrey said, her eyes were blue. She was worried now that she had seriously hurt him.

After Isaac had stumbled out of the room, Airleas hugged her daughter to her chest.

"He'll be fine, he's experienced enough of my blow ups to know somewhat how to handle yours." She said, half serious half joking.

The next morning, Isaac and Audrey woke early and made their way to the train station, Edik had port keyed to a wooded area near the station to meet them. Part of the reason was because he wanted to see his granddaughter off, the other part that he had been the only other living Dalio to go to Hogwarts. Neither Isaac, nor Audrey had a clue as to where Platform 9¾ was.

They were there just fifteen minutes before the train was to leave, and Edik noticed a black haired boy alone in the station. He had a trunk and an owl, and looked incredibly bewildered.

"Well?" Isaac asked his father.

"Hold on." Edik said to his son. "Listen as I explain it to this young man, eh?"

Audrey watched as her grandfather approached the boy, she listened intently though they were quite a distance away.

"Are you looking for Platform 9 ¾ son?" Edik asked, looking at the boy.

"Yes, sir. My mother told me what it is, but I'm not sure which barrier it is." said the boy.

"Ah, yes. It's a bit of a tricky thing." Edik replied. "Do you see that brick wall right there? The one between nine and ten? That's where you're going to go."

The boy looked hesitant.

"You do it at a fast walk or a slow jog, depending on your preference." Edik smiled.

"Thank you, sir." The boy replied, now looking at his shoulder and seeing the other man and the young girl.

She wasn't real to me, not real at all…

Edik went back to his son and granddaughter after the boy had passed through the barrier, now they only had ten minutes left.

"Ready?" He asked the two.

They both nodded.

Though some have said crossing the barrier was frightening, I found it exhilarating. It was like passing into a new life. Everything had happened so quickly, and before I knew it I was on the train looking for a compartment.

The train had just started to move and Audrey had managed to find a nearly empty compartment, save for a black haired boy and a red headed girl.

"Could I sit here?" Audrey asked, standing in the compartment doorway.

"Sure!" beamed the redhead.

The boy just nodded.

"I'm Audrey, by the way." Audrey said, sitting down next to the boy and across from the girl.

"Hello, Audrey." The other girl beamed. "I'm Lily, and this is Severus."

Severus looked at Audrey, and just gave her a nod.

"Nice to meet you both…" Audrey replied. "I assume Severus is not much for words?"

"You've assumed correctly." said Severus, staring out the window. Audrey laughed; Lily threw Severus a cold look but then turned to Audrey.

"So, where are you from, Audrey? You've got a bit of an accent." Lily was polite.

"Oh, I'm from England but my father's from Russia and my mother is from Ireland. It's an interesting household…" Audrey grinned.

"I can imagine." Lily smiled.

"So are you both…?" Audrey began, not sure how to phrase the question without being rude. She knew how stingy some wizards would be if you were to ask them if they were muggles.

"She is." Severus spoke, seeming to understand Audrey's question. "I'm half."

Lily looked perplexed, and Severus explained.

"She wanted to know if we both had magical relatives or not." He said, she gave him a cold stare still. Audrey wondered why.

She then turned sweetly to Audrey. "No, I don't…I'm a little nervous about it, really."

"There's nothing to be nervous about though." Severus interjected but Lily ignored him.

"Oh, I completely understand, Lily." Audrey replied sympathetically. She was just as worried as fitting into the school for other reasons of course.
"It's an adjustment, but from what I've been told the school is amazing."

"Are your parents non-magical too?" She asked, slightly shy.

Oh how badly I just wanted to say… "Well, my mother's a banshee and I don't even know what to properly call my father!"
But I knew better, I had to honor my mother and father's wishes, as well as those of my grandfather.

"No, my parents are magical…but I've lived in Russia for half of my life and I don't really know many people in England." Audrey said, it was true. Her time in St. Petersburg had been long in earlier years.

"That explains your bizarre accent." Severus pointed out. Audrey laughed.

"Oh honestly, Sev! It's not that bizarre. It's a slight accent, nothing incredibly detectable." Lily said, more to Audrey then to Severus.

We talked for a good half hour, about what we thought the school was going to be like. Severus was opening up a bit more, telling us what he knew of the school. I told them a few of the stories my grandfather had told me. Though our conversation diminished once our compartment door opened once more.

A boy with messy black hair and glasses poked his head into the compartment.

"D'you mind if we sit in here? Everywhere else is full." He said.

"Sure." Audrey said politely, noticing the other two were silently bickering next to her.

"Excellent!" The boy replied, he then yelled down the hallway. "OI! I FOUND A COMPARTMENT!"

Audrey heard a bustle of footsteps and three other boys followed the first. One was short, timid boy with sandy blonde hair; the other was taller with kind eyes and light brown hair. The last boy to walk in Audrey recognized at once.

He seemed to recognize her too.

"Hey! You're the girl from the train station!" He said, smirking.

"Hello." Audrey replied.

"You know her?" The boy with the messy hair asked him.

"Well, not really. Haven't said two words to her until about twenty seconds ago. Her grandfather helped me get through to the Platform." He replied.

"What a nice bloke!" exclaimed the messy haired boy, sitting down. "Oh, I'm James by the way.

"I'm Lily." said the red head.

"Severus." said Severus, quieter than before.

"And who are you, beautiful?" asked James' companion, turning to Audrey.

"Who's asking?" Audrey retorted cleverly.

"You can't answer my question with a question!" Sirius whined.

"Who said I can't?" Audrey smirked.

"I did!" He replied.

"And you are…?" She said.

"He's serious, love." James interjected, giving her a look. The two other boys snickered.

"I'm Sirius!" said the boy, getting frustrated.

"Well, serious Sirius. My name is Audrey." She said finally, laughing.

Sirius couldn't help but smile at her laughter.

"Well, Audrey." said James loudly, breaking Sirius from his trance. "Now that we took forever to know your name…this is Peter, and Remus." James pointed to the short boy and the taller boy respectively.

"Hello." Audrey waved.

Severus nodded at them, and Lily also said hi.

Everything was going fine in the compartment for a portion of the ride until James had overheard Severus and Lily talking about houses.

"You better be in Slytherin." He said with a smile.

"Slytherin?" James asked.

Everyone had stopped their conversations, the compartment fell silent. Audrey was rather disappointed, she and Remus had been getting along splendidly.

"Who wants to be in Slytherin? I'd leave, wouldn't you?" James said, turning to Sirius.

"My whole family has been in Slytherin." Sirius said, not smiling.

"Blimey!" said James, his eyes wide. "And I thought you seemed alright!"

Sirius grinned and said. "Maybe I'll break the tradition. Where are you heading, if you've got the choice?"

Audrey laughed when James lifted an invisible sword and said proudly. "Gryffindor! Where the brave dwell at heart! Like my dad."

Severus snorted.

And from there, things had gotten bad…

"Got a problem with that?" James asked.

"No." Severus sneered. "If you'd rather be brawny then brainy-"

"Where are you hoping to go, seeing as you're neither?" interrupted Sirius.

James howled with laughter.

Audrey was annoyed, and by the looks of it, so was Lily. They exchanged glances, seeming to understand each other perfectly. Audrey stood up first, then Lily, then Severus.

"Come on, guys." said Lily. "Let's go look for another compartment."

The two mocked Lily.

"Agreed." Audrey replied, giving the two boys a glare.

I felt a little tear inside of me.