Year 1, Chapter 1: Hogwarts, Houses and Hopes

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The week passed extremely quickly since the visit at Diagon Alley, with Angelo very anxious about what might come in his new life as a wizard, learning magic, potions, and many other tasks, the anxiety was so much that he ended up spending a few days sleeping hugging his mother's box, wondering if he could finally learn more about her.

Finally, a week later, both Timothy and Angelo heard a knock at the door, answering it, they realised it was Ludwig. "Good morning Mr. Lavander, Sir Angelo, I came to escort you to the train station." Ludwig says with a slight smile, Timothy smiles happily, but still feels uneasy. "I can't believe my son will learn magic..." The father says happily, with a tear he hugs his son. "Send letters to your father, I'll miss you so much my son" He says kissing his son's forehead. "I'm going to miss you too dad, I love you so much".

Saying goodbye to his father, gathering his suitcases and accompanying Ludwig to the side of the road, Angelo notices that the broom wasn't with him this time. "Huh, where's the broom, sir?", asks Angelo, looking around slightly. "The train will leave in a few minutes, even going at high speed with the broom we wouldn't make it in time, so we're going to Apparate." He says, holding out his hand. "Appar-" Angelo asks and touches Ludwig's hand, when suddenly his vision and everything distorts completely, he feels as if his body no longer exists in that brief moment, until suddenly, when he opens his eyes he sees himself infront of the train station, and with it comes the urge to throw up.

"It's normal to feel nauseous on your first trip, I'm sorry it had to be so sudden, I can only get this far, look for the platform 9 3/4." Ludwig says and apparates, apparently in a hurry but Angelo ignores it, believing that Ludwig was very busy, so with all the luggage, Angelo enters the train station and looks for the platform between 9 and 10, but ends up getting confused and can't find the place.

A few more minutes passed, the ticket said that the train would leave at 10:30 in the morning, and looking at the clock, it was 10:22, there was still time to find the platform, but there was no evidence about this platform, then, behind him he heard two female voices. "Hurry up, or you'll miss the train." A woman says, Angelo noticed the other schedules and no normal train would leave before 11, so he figured out that they were talking about the same train he needed.

"Please, excuse me lady... I'm looking for this platform here." Angelo shows it to the older woman, who was accompanying a girl with short pink hair. "you're to find us then, come with us sweety." She says smiling sweetly, and who appeared to be her daughter says. "Come on, luckily we got some Bertie Bott's Beans." She says smiling.

Angelo follows them both, the older woman says. "See that wall over there? Run with confidence that you will pass through it, understood?" She asks, Angelo looks confused, unlike the pink-haired girl who runs without even thinking, and runs through the wall as if it didn't even exist. "Your turn now." The woman says smiling, Angelo runs and crosses too, seeing what platform 9 3/4 is. "I can't believe we're so close to Hogwarts." The girl says extremely happy.

The woman appears too. "I wish the best year for both of you." The woman says smiling. "Thank you very much Miss, for your help especially" Angelo says a little shyly. "Call me Andromeda, Andromeda Tonks, and this is my daughter Nymphadora Tonks." She says smiling and with a slight tone of pride. "Mom... I already told you I prefer just Tonks." She says, a little uncomfortable. "Force of habit." The mother says, laughing lightly. "Now go on in, maybe you both can find a good cabin."

The two get on the train, and from the door Angelo waves to Andromeda. "Thank you very much!!" He shouts, and the sweet witch waves back, Angelo enters further into the train and the girl Tonks waits for him in front of a cabin with two places to sit , Tonks sits at the right of the door, and Angelo decides to sit at the one on the left. "I can't believe I'm going to be a wizard." Angelo says, blushing with happiness. "I'm also very excited, I hope I can learn a lot to become an Auror." Tonks says smiling. "Auror... what is that?" Angelo asks curiously.

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