The Slytherin Queen

Stabby Stabby

I awoke to a cold blast of water and a concerned Selena hovering over me. Sitting up, I groaned, holding my head. I looked around the compartment, wondering where I was, when all the memories of today's events came rushing back.

"What happened?" Selena demanded.

She was still inches from my face staring at me intensely, daring me to lie. I avoided her gaze for a moment choosing to ignore her question. I lifted my finger to her forehead and pushed her back. I opened my mouth to joke about personal space, but she interrupted, repeating her question in more of an authoritative tone.

"Nothing happened, Selena. It was probably the shock of us finally being free from the Dursleys. Plus, the amount of magic in the air was a little overwhelming, so cut me some slack. It's not like I died, merely resting my eyes and brain." I stated. It was mostly true; I just left out that the main cause for my fainting was because of a concussion and an adrenaline crash. But she didn't have to know that; it would only worry her more.

She nodded, accepting my partial lie, and looked out the window. I wiped the water from my face and wrung out my hair. Luckily whoever blasted me didn't use very much water. I turned to look out the window, noticing the tall buildings we were passing at a dangerous speed. Surrey didn't have many large buildings, so I assumed we were already in London.

Suddenly the driver slammed on the brakes making Selena and me fly forward and hit our heads on the seats in front of us. We both groaned, holding our aching heads.

"Never again," She muttered to me. I nodded. The Knight Bus was not my preferred mode of transportation. I looked to the front of the bus to see we were stopped in front of a small pub.

"This is your stop, little ladies. Diagon Alley!" Ernie yelled. We stood up and made our way to the front with the other people getting off. Before exiting the bus, I thanked Ernie, and he tipped his hat, giving me a toothy grin. After exiting the bus, I remembered we didn't pay him, so I turned around only for the bus to have vanished. I chuckled quietly, knowing the wizarding world would take some time to get used to.

Suddenly Selena grabbed my arm and began pulling me toward the pub. I gave her a confused look, wondering why we were going into a pub when we needed to go to Diagon Alley.

"The entrance is in the pub," She explained. I nodded. She smiled brightly, eager to enter the wizarding world again after so many years. I couldn't help but laugh at her childlike manner; then again, we were children.

Inside, the pub was filled with people. You would never know these people had magic if you didn't already know. The room was dimly lit, and I could tell that it had been through quite a bit. But despite the ruff exterior, it had a welcoming aura.

In the back stood a grinning man, serving others and chatting with the customers. We assumed he was the bartender and made our way toward him, hoping he could tell us how to get into Diagon Alley.

"Morinin' little ladies. The names Tom, welcome to the Leaky Cauldron. Need to get into Diagon Alley?" Tom asked, looking at Selena before looking at me. When he saw me, he gasped, drawing the attention of the pub. I cursed silently; he recognized me.

"Blimey! Are you-can it be?" By now, the pub had gone silent, but he continued, "Ophelia Potter, what an honor it is to meet you."

I glanced at Selena in annoyance. So much for keeping on the down-low. As soon as my name left his mouth, wizards and witches began flocking to me, trying to talk to me. They managed to push Selena out of the way, and I lost her in the sea of people. I tried looking around, but I had twenty different people trying to shake my hand and introduce themselves.