Silver (A Hogwarts Story)

One

Ameylia walked onto the train station platforms with a broad smile and her heavy suitcase. Wand at hand, she knew the muggles thought she looked ridiculous. Like a little kid dressing up as who knows what. Ameylia felt as though she was keeping an enormous secret. Her eyes scanned the platform, jogging between platforms 9 and 10.

Her mind wandered and she watched as a ginger family made their way towards platform 10. She snuck behind them, only half the height of the tallest boys. Twins, she assumed. The mother of the family held onto the littlest one's hand and took notice to Ameylia. Her eyes travelled to Ameylia's hand and she smiled at the wand. The ginger woman motioned for Ameylia to come over.

"Well, I suppose you're looking for platform 9 and 3/4, aren'tcha, dear?" She smiled, the warmest smile anyone had laid eyes on. Ameylia nodded giddily and the woman chuckled.

"Is this your first year?" The woman asked.

"No. I'm transferring from Ilvermorny." Ameylia said. "I'll be a second year."

"Of course." The woman smiled. "I'm Molly, dear. This is Fred, and George. Ron." The little ginger boy squeaked to attention. His cheeks burnt red. "Ginny. And Harry. That's Oakly and Verah. They're both in your year, the twins are in 3rd."

Ameylia smiled at the girls and Verah nodded hello. Oakly waved. Molly pushed forward Harry and Ron and they disappeared into thin air. Ameylia's mouth dropped open in shock.

"Where'd they go?" She whispered, and Oakly heard.

"To platform 9 and 3/4s of course." She shrugged, running into the wall, only to disappear as well. Verah looked at Ameylia's scared face and grabbed her hand.

"It's okay mate, us Weasleys have experience. You'll be just fine." She said and turned the two to get ready to run. "We'll be there in a snap!"

Ameylia nodded and shut her eyes tight, running with the ginger girl. She realized they had stopped and she opened her eyes.

"We're here." She looked up at the sign and read the title. '9 3/4'. The girl turned to the now arriving train and gasped. It was truly magical. For Ilvermorny, the girls just boarded a bus and were out under a sleeping spell until they arrived. It was an American system, that explained the laziness in it.

The train puffed and tooted and Verah turned to Ameylia. "Let's board." She took her hand again and dragged the girl onto the train.

Many other kids were stuffing themselves in, wandering and wondering the magical experience. Ron and Harry raced by the girls, and they walked into a cart.

"Oakly and I usually sit together with Angelina. But Angelina is probably hanging with Fred and George this year." Verah sighed.

"So...are you all siblings?" Asked Ameylia and a laugh erupted from Verah.

"Godrick, no!" She giggled. "Molly is my and Oakley's aunt. The rest of the wizards you just met are hers. She does have a bunch of children though, don't she."

"I only saw four." Ameylia shrugged.

"Well, Percy apparated, Bill is graduated and same with Charlie." Verah nodded. "You gots any yourself?"

"Any what?"

"Siblings you donk." Verah giggled as Oakly entered the cart.

"I have a little sister named Meg. She's only two years, a muggle I suppose."

"So why'd you come here?" Oakly asked. "I know at Ilvermorny they don't have boys."

"My step-sister attends Hogwarts." Ameylia laughed off the embarrassment of Oakly's thoughts.

"Whats 'Er name? Maybe we know 'Er?" Verah leaned on her knees and Oakly sat beside her cousin.

"Hermione. Granger." Verah sounded out. "Her dad is my step dad. He also might be Meg's dad, we don't know." Verah looked at Oakly and chuckled.

Minutes flew by before the two red headed twins from the train station showed up. They sat on both sides of Ameylia, the one on her right outing his feet up on the empty seat across from him.

"I'm George. He's Fred." The boy said, grinning dumbly. Oakly smacked his feet and he chuckled. "Alright, I'm Fred."

"I'm George." The other one said.

"Wait. We 'avent even gotten your name." Verah said, crossing her arms.

"It's Ameylia. Ameylia Granger."

"Aye, Harry an' Ron just met a Granger!" George spoke excitedly. "Maybe your two are related?"

"Most likely she's my stepsister." Ameylia shrugged and smiled at George.

"I'm calling you Silver." Fred declared.

Verah laughed at her cousin. "Why?"

"Look at that streak in her hair. It's Silver." Fred said, softly patting Ameylias hair. "Plus, it's way more appealing than 'Ameylia.'"

Ameylia swatted Fred's arm and laid herself against the seat. She took the rest of the time on the train to figure out how to tell the twins apart and figure out why Oakly was being quick with her, but only before she dozed off from the lulling of the chatter and smell of treats down the hallway.