The Queen

5; Platform 9 3/4

HAZEL

It was September 1st, my first day I was going to see Hogwarts. Hagrid was walking with me to the station, and they were getting a lot of stares. It was probably because of the half giant that was walking there or because of the owl in its cage, on top of the my luggage.

"Here's your ticket" Hagrid said while handing me a beige-ish, purple-ish paper that read,

LONDON to HOGWARTS
for ONE WAY travel
Platform 9 3/4

After I looked at the ticket for a minute I went to turn and tell Hagrid 'there is no platform 9 3/4', but when I turned around there was no one to be seen.

I went walking on by myself, although kind of nervous and skeptical. When I got to platform 9 I went forward a little but was met with 'Platform 10'. I saw a conductor and went to ask him. "Um, excuse me sir, but can you tell me where I can find platform 9 3/4?" I asked but all I got in return was a weird look so I went on my way.

When I was looking around I heard a group of people running and yelling about muggles. So I went towards the group of red heads. When I saw one of them run through the wall I walked over and asked, what looked to be the mom of the big group,

"Can you help me um?" I asked pointing towards the wall that I saw one of the boys run through.

"Oh you want help getting to the platform? Is this your first year? Oh good same as my Ronnie here" the lady said basically all in one sentence, pointing at a boy that looked about the same age as me.

In return I nodded to the woman, who I still didn't know the name of.

"Alright Fred you first" the woman waving to one of the twins.

"I'm not Fred he is" the twin said pointing to the other twin.

"Oh I'm sorry George, why don't you go"

"Just kidding I am Fred" the twin, Fred, said running towards the wall quickly follow by his other twin.

I watched in amusement but quickly turned into astonishment when I saw the boys run straight through the wall.

When I watched them walk through the wall I was amazed. The lady quickly told me to follow suit, so I went running towards the wall with my eyes shut tight. When I felt nothing hit me I opened my eyes and was met with a bright red train, a lot the families, many robes, all the steam coming from the train, and a lot of commotion. I had never seen this many people in one place looking so proper.

The lady that helped me through the barrier, who I now knew as Molly Weasley, was pushing her children onto the train. I was going to find a place to sit when the boy, Ron Weasley, pulled me the other way.

"Sorry, it's just that you were going towards Slytherin compartments" Ron said after he got a confused look from me

"Oh, um, Slytherin?" I asked

"Oh, they're a house at hogwarts, you don't want to get into that house by the way. All the evil and dark witches and wizards come from that house." Ron answered

"Oh alright"

We found our compartment, and when we sat down Ron started to tell me about random things. His rat Scabbers, his brothers and sister, his moms food, what he got for Christmas last year. As we were talking the trolley lady had come by, we bought quite an amount of every sweet on the cart with my money. As Ron was starting to take his wand out and show me a spell his brothers had taught him over the summer, our compartment door was slammed open.

"Hello, have you seen a toad, a boy named Neville lost it?- Oh are you doing magic?" a girl with bushy hair asked crossing her arms and leaning on the door frame. "Let's see then."

"Oh, um, it goes something like this" Ron said with a uncomfortable look on his face. "Sunshine, daisies, butter mellow, turn this stupid, fat rat yellow"

Everyone in the compartment was waiting for something to happen but unfortunately it only made the box move that Scanners, the rat, was eating out of move away.

"Hm, well I was reading and found this spell, let's see if it works." the girl said taking a seat in front of me and pointing her wand at me, "Oculus Reparo"

And to everyone's surprise the scotch tape vanished from my glasses and the huge crack disappeared.

"I only just learned about this world, I'm a muggle. I've read all about Hogwarts though, I got Hogwarts A History, and it's my absolute favorite book right now. I hope to be in Ravenclaw or Gryffindor, not Slytherin though. I have heard that it isn't the best house. Anyways, I'm Hermione Granger." The girl said, Ron was staring at her like she was an alien the whole way through her talking while eating his candy.

"Ron Weasley"

"Mm, pleasure" Hermione said without looking pleased in the slightest. "And you are?" She said a little more cheerfully.

But before I could say anything, Hermione jumped in again, "Holy cricket, you're Lilith-Hazel Potter, do you really have the scar?"

I lifted my bangs and started to think if everyone was going to react this way every time when they saw me.

"Bloody hell" Ron said after seeing the scar, he was staring at me like I was a god and it was quite weird.

"Anyways, I've got to help Neville find his toad" she said opening the compartment door but before fully walking she turned around to say something else. "You've got dirt, on your nose, just there" She said pointing to the side of her nose and walking out.

"Bloody hell, that was a lot" Ron said while trying to find the while I was staring out the window trying to figure out what house I wanted to be in.

From everything that I had heard so far I knew one thing. Not to go into Slytherin or I would be treated badly.

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