Sadly, There Is More Than Us

{1} An Enchanting Encounter

"Anything from the trolly, deary", I hear as a kind faced woman, rolling a trolly of sweet delights, accidently startles me awake.

 "ugh oh, yes ummm one box of Fudge Flies, thank you" I  lazily utter returning a kind smile. I had fallen asleep, alone in a booth on the Hogwarts express. No one offered to share a booth with the new girl but that didn't bother me. I happily napped through the journey as I hadn't slept much the night before. Half in anxiety and half the excitement.  I never thought I'd see the day that I, y/n l/n, would be allowed to attend Hogwarts.

The rain beating off the glass panel that I am resting my head on creates a soothing sound. Feeling more calm, I munch on my Fudge Flies and wait for the start of a year I know I'll never forget. I'm lost in a daydream, wondering what this year will hold for me,  when I am once more interrupted. A girl politely knocks twice before opening my booth door. 

"Hello there, I'm so sorry to bother you but my friend, you see he has misplaced his rat", her voice is smooth and delicate. Her tone seems playful if not slightly irritated. I am taken aback by her beauty and realise that I'm completely lost on what it is that she is talking about. 

"Sorry?" I ask, my voice shaky. I'm never usually like this. "MISSPLACED? MISSPLACED HIM? I BLOODY HELL DID NOT! YOUR STUPID CAT MURDERD HIM!" A boy screams at her. 

"It wasn't true last year, Ronald and it isn't true now" She rebuttals matter of factly.

 "Unless Snitches turns into a man too I find it bloody likely that your cat ate him up!" He screams again.  The girl rolls her eyes at this so called 'Ronald' as he storms off and his calls for Snitches become muffled until finally muted. 

"My apologies for Ronald's behaviour. His last pet.... well lets just say left unexpectedly, and now he is quite determined to prove his capability in raising an animal." she giggles to herself. "It's actually quite refreshing to see him determined at something" She laughs again. A beautiful laugh that I can't help but smile along to. "Sorry, how rude of me. I haven't even introduced myself" She sits across from me. "I'm Hermione Granger. You're new here aren't you? I hear that you were home-schooled?".

 "Y/N L/N" , I inform her with a nod, realising I've barely said a word this whole time. I stare at my shoes, awkwardly. I'm never nervous usually. What's wrong with me? 

"Well, Y/N", My name sounds so much sweeter when said by her, "I'll see you in the great hall". She leaves while stealing one last glance at you through the glass windows of the booth. I let out a breath that I didn't realise I had been holding. I felt butterflies twirl around my stomach and a smile that was plastered on my face. How can someone walk into a room and brighten it completely? 

I notice that as I've been sitting in my booth alone deep in confusing thoughts, everyone was standing on the platform outside. Gathering onto Thestral pulled carriages to be driven up to the castle. I grab my things and run out but I am too late. The last carriage pulls away before me.... It's a long walk to the castle and I'm anxious about how late I am going to be to being sorted into my house, but still I have a smile on my face as I think about that beautiful girl, Hermione Granger. 

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A/N

This first chapter is a little short, I know, but I'll be updating as frequently as possible and the chapters will get longer. Just giving you a feel for my writing style and story. Please let me know how long you like chapters to be...

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