Incendio

Chapter 1: A Meeting on The Hogwarts Express

Pt:1 Samantha Fyre and The Hogwarts Gazette

September 1st, 1994

"Muuum," Samantha moaned out as her mum attempted to fix her very wild pig tail as they waited for their turn to climb onto the Hogwarts Express. "It's fine."

"Oh Samantha." Her mother rolled her eyes and continued. "Do you want to look ridiculous your first day back? And this year of all years?"

Samantha grumbled but decided not to argue further. She did need to look extra put together this year, she was after all, The Hogwarts Gazette's Editor-In-Chief.

"There we are." Samantha's mother exclaimed before kissing the small teen's face. "Now I'm sure you will work your hardest this year, and try not to argue with your brother please."

Samantha exclaimed under her breath as she glanced over to her older brother, Jack as he had already found his chums, "We are in two separate houses and years. Hard to argue if we are apart." 

Jack was one year ahead of her and the two clashed like oil and water. It was not easy to have an exceptionally opinionated Slytherin and a wickedly stubborn Gryffindor under one roof.

"And don't forget to write please." Her mother insisted. "We didn't get you both owls for no bloody reason."

"I do write you mum." Samantha insisted. She had written her mother quite a bit in the last few years. She wrote a letter every day, no matter what. This was on top of homework and writing for the Gazette.

"Well, I really want to know about this year." She said, giggling slightly, as if she knew something.

"Alright mum." Samantha agreed with a nod and hoped she'd have the time.
The train sounded a high pitched whistle informing the students it was time to board.

"Alright baby." Her mum said sweetly giving her another hug and kiss. Followed by a similar hug and kiss from her father.

Her father was a muggle and although it was his fifth time taking his children to the platform. He always seemed a little uncomfortable after going through the brick wall. He'd never seemed at ease in the Wizarding World, but he loved his wife and children, so he pushed through his discomfort.

Samantha accepted the hugs and kisses heartily, she loved her parents and the school year was long.

 They were also insisting she stay over Christmas and she was devastated, she'd never been away for Christmas before. They never gave her a true answer as to why, just that she'd probably prefer it.

Her brother was called over and he begrudgingly offered hugs to his parents as well, before the two boarded the train for Hogwarts.

Samantha grabbed her things and looked for the compartment where her fellow Gazette members were supposed to meet. Her owl, Whisp fluttered in his cage every time she accidentally bumped anything.

The Gazette members were supposed to discuss the first issue of the Gazette so that it could quickly be printed and distributed to their fellow students by the end of the week. She quickly ran into her dear friend Ginny Weasley who hugged her ecstatically. 

Ginny was an enthusiastic girl with fire red hair. She was one year below Samantha and they were close friends. They had seen each other scarcely over the summer; once in Diagon Alley and once at the Quidditch World Cup. They'd met during Ginny's first year after Samantha had always noticed her writing in a journal. 

Seeing as writing and observing was Samantha's greatest past time, she was of course curious if Ginny enjoyed it as well. They quickly became fast friends. Ginny introduced Samantha to Penelope Clearwater who would help the girls petition the school to start a school paper. The petition had been slightly forgone after Penelope was found petrified mid year.