The Hogwarts Express

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Heroneka's last month with the Bradys was fine. Now that Hagrid had told her a 'lot' of things about her (according to Reagan), Reagan was able to discuss the wizarding world with Heroneka.

"Good ones... Bad ones.. and then there are the worst ones..." He'd say. "Mind you, just listen to the headmaster."

Although they told Heroneka some things that they knew about the wizarding world, they still had not pulled up the courage to talk to her about her truth. Her... Parents and.. her "homeland"... Her curse of seven deaths... 

Heroneka had received a letter from Harry already. It made her happy that he had remembered her. She used to read it every day. That was one of those things which made her have faith in the 'joke' which now, the two had become a part of. 

Dear Heronika, (that's HERONEKA, she thought)

I hope you're doing really fine. I'm fine here. I just wanted to see if this owl mailing service really works or not. If you received this letter, then please mention something that only two of us know about. 

I have named my owl Hedwig. You know what, he actually listens to that name now. I will wait for your reply. 

Your first friend ever,
Harry Potter

It made Heroneka feel so happy that there was someone outside this house, who was happy to meet her. She gave Hedwig lots and lots of treats. Also, she had replied to Harry.

Dear Harry,

The mailing service works. You are the one with eight pairs of eyes and I'm the punchline.

Hoping to see you soon. Meet us at the King's Cross station on 1st September. 

(She had no idea if she was his first friend or not..)

Heroneka

She was already in love with Hedwig and finding it hard to send her back. But she had to. What if Harry left without her? She might have to go alone on the train. And that was something which she wasn't willing to imagine.

On the last day of August Thomas was so nervous that he wasn't even having dinner. He was the closest one to Heroneka among the four of them. 

"Are you sure that you don't need any money?" He kept asking Heroneka. "I knew that you would have to leave for Hogwarts one day and I did save for you a lot."

"If I need it, I will ask for it, Tom." She said with a smile. "But only when I think that I need it."

"Heroneka"

Reagan called her name. He entered the hall holding her ticket, the one given by Hagrid.

"Er -- you need to be at King's Cross tomorrow to -- to go to Hogwarts."

"Yes, she does," said Thomas, before Heroneka could. "I'm going to drop her there. Hopefully, we'll see Harry as well."

"Well...." Reagan kept staring at the ticket. "Where is the school anyway?"

"I don't know...." Heroneka frowned at Thomas, who bit his lip. 

"Look....." Thomas raised his voice in his defence. "I do know some things about your world, but not everything."

"The ticket says," Reagan raised it close to his eyes. "You just take the train from platform nine and three-quarters at eleven o'clock," he read.

Jane and Elsa just stared at Reagan.

"Platform what?"

"Nine and three-quarters." He said.

"Don't talk rubbish," said Elsa, snatching the ticket from him to get a look. "There is no platform nine and three-quarters."

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