Safire: Ignited

Chapter Four

We were walking through Kings Cross Station, there were so many people around that i could feel myself becoming short of breath. Hundreds of stuck up Muggles rushed around the platforms, all dressed neatly in their suits and most needing a miracle to get to work on time. Looking around i was amazed at the sheer size of the building, i had never been to a train station before, and i was so glad that this was my first.

"Impressive, no?" Hermionie sighs from beside me, i nod frantically. She glances at me and smiles, wrapping her arm around my back and holding her hand over my shoulder. Shadow followed silently, he kept brushing his fur against my dangling arm to assure me that he was still there; it was comforting feeling his soft fur beneath my finger tips, especially when there was barely any room to breath.

"You have this look on your face like you've never been to a train station before." Harry spoke from my left side, he stood beside Shadow as we all walked through the station. I shrugged lightly,

"That's because i haven't." his eyebrows raised as his head tilted towards me, i shrugged again, "I never used to go out much, Remus doesn't trust me." he chuckled lightly, his messy brown hair shaking with his head. Something about this boy seemed so familiar, and it wasn't because he's the boy who lived, the boy who was famous before he could walk. There was something else, it could have been the hollow look in his eyes, or the hiddden tears behind the smile; i just couldn't put my finger on it.

"Right, Safire, you are going to go through with Harry and find a carriage. You might want to hold onto Shadow though so he doesn't hesitate." i nodded and smiled lightly,

"Thank you Mrs Weasley, this all means a lot." she grinned back at me, wrapping an arm around my shoulders and forcing Hermionie to let go.

"Have fun at Hogwarts my dear." i nodded and patted her arm.

Harry grabbed my trunk to my annoyance and just smirked at me, a smug look crossing his face, i just rolled my eyes and picked up Shadow; he didn't seem to mind, but he was pretty heavy.

"Ready Saf?" i took a deep breath and nodded,

"Ready Har."

"Let's go." we both began running towards the wall between platfroms nine and ten. I am going to be honest, i was particularily doubtful that this would actually work, but i was more worried about Shadow getting hurt. The wall was gettign closer and closer as my feet pounded towards it, Harry slipped his hand into my own tugging me along so i didn't back out, which honestly i was seriously considering.

The impact never came.

Instead i could hear the loud whistle of a steam train, the hustle of people trying to get around the new platform, the noises of the pets; but all of the noises worked in harmony with one another. Looking around i saw the huge steam train, it seemed to go on for ages as carriage after carriage was hooked onto the train. Loads of students were loading their trunks onto the train or just handing theirs over before boarding the train. Harry grinned at me,

"Come on little flame," i rolled my eyes at his extra nickname for me, ever since we met he has been making up more and more, it was seriously starting to annoy me. "Let's go board the train."

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It didnt take long for Harry and I to settle into a carriage, only around ten minutes. We sat opposite each other beside the windows, waiting for Hermionie and Ron to join us. Shadow was curled up at my feet, trying to gain as much warmth from the small room as possible. There was a man sat in the corner, a coat covering his face so i couldnt identify him, but his presence seemed familiar.

Today had been stressful, the anxiety and nerves almost killed me before i even stepped out of The Leaky Couldron. Like i've said before, i'm not good around new people. I had no idea that practically the whole freaking school would be on the train, it took ages to find an empty compartment, even this one had some first year in it; Harry told me to leave him, but i was tired and grouchy, so i used my elequent charm to scare the shit out of the kid, making him run off. Harry wasn't particularily happy with my actions but after a few seconds of thinking about still looking for a compartment to come around to my way of thinking. I still couldn't understand why I recognised him, his pale blue eyes held so many memories to me that i just couldn't unlock.

A cough brought me from my thoughts and back to the compartment, i looked up from my gaze out the window to see Harry offering me a small smile. "So, if you don't mind me asking, why do you live with Remus, i mean after your parents died, why didnt you go into care?" he asked cautiously, i sighed quietly, i was waiting for one of them to get curious. It was a normal question to ask to be honest, and Harry would've been the one to ask wouldn't he? He's curious about family life, he never had one of his own, so it wouldv'e been him. I leant back into my seat and closed my eyes for a second, opening them once more to see Harry's confused face, his dark eyebrows furrowed as his eyes lit with curiosity.

"I don't remember my parents, I know who my father was, not my mother though." Harry's face began to soften as my story began, "The dies when i was only a year old, I dont know of any brothers or sisters or cousins, I dont even remember my mother and father's faces." i explained, Shadow must have sensed my discomfort as he jumped onto the seat beside me and rested his head on my lap; i smiled and ran my fingers through his silky black fur. "My godfather got locked up in Azkaban the same year, my father abandoned me after my mother's death... Remus was the only one willing to take me in, he was my godfather's best friend. Lupin was there when i had no one else, I think he's regretting it now." i chuckled quietly. Harry looked at me strangely, my story did resemble his, we had both been through a lot; i had read the books about him, or the newspapers.

"Oh," he replied awkwardly, looking over my face to find any sort of discomfort, there was none, I'm practically emotionless after everything I've been through. "Who was your godfather?"

"I was never told."

"That's a shame?" he asked, his voice holding a tone of confusion, i nodded slowly.It didnt bother me as such, just upset me that Remus felt like he couldnt trust me enough to give me specific information.

"Well, well, well. If it isn't Potter with the blood traitor." I groaned at the tone of his voice, it was honestly the only thing i hear when i get angry, just the sneering obnoxious voice of the guy whom i want to punch in the throat. Harry turned to glare at the blonde boy as i groaned and slipped onto the floor, exaggerating how much i hate this bastard. Shadow jumped on the floor beside me and growled towards Malfoy and his band of imbeciles.

"Shove off Malfoy, neither of us want to talk to you or even be near you." Harry growled, standing up behind me as i rested up on my elbows to glare at Malfoy's face.

"Unless i get to beat the shit out of you again, that was fun." i grinned as he began to blush, clearly embarressed by the fact he couldn't even win a fight against a girl. He became angry.

"I'd watch it if i were you." i gracefully jumped up from where i sat on the floor, storming forwards until his back was pressed against the door of the carriage opposite to ours. He had tried to move away from me as my threatening form made it's way closer, but it was no good.

"What you gonna' do? Hurt me or call up daddy again." i growled in his face,

"Safire?" i ignored the call of my voice and focussed on Malfoy,

"Oh wait i forgot, you can't do either. You could try to hurt me but you would fail, and i'm sure your father doesnt give two shits about you!" i yelled in his face, causing a few people to open their carriages and see when the commotion was about. "And even if he did, you couldnt tell him you were beaten up by a girl, he'd be even more disappointed in you that he already is." i used my left hand to grab his right shoulder and throw him to the floor on my left side. "Stay away from me, and stay away from my friends Malfoy. Or you'll regret it."

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Hey guys,

So the wand in the picture is safire's. It's a 12" ash tree wand with both dragon heartstring and unicorn hair core.

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