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Chapter 2

King cross station was crowded. Packed with muggles as always. Camilla was pushing her trolley while her mother and father were walking beside her, finding stations 9 and 10.

"Okay sweetie, just run straight to the wall and we'll be at platform 9 and three quarters in no time." Darius whispers to her.

She took a deep breath and pushed her cart to the wall and she was on another completely different platform. Everything was magical about the station. Camilla's eyes sparkled as the mist revealed a black and red train with a plate, Hogwarts Express, on the front. The place was not much different from the other side where it was crowded but this time, it was crowded with wizarding families all over Europe, getting ready to send their kids off to Hogwarts. The Devonshires walked through crowd, getting to an area where it was less crowded. Along the way, she saw the familiar sea of red heads, knowing all to well that it was the Weasleys.

"How are you feeling darling?" asks Calla.
Camilla had a hard expression on her face, not wanting to leave her parents' side.

"You know that your father and I love you very much, right?" She slowly nodded. "Well. I want to give you this." Calla took out a black narrow box and gave it to Camilla.

"Open it when you want to. Just not here. I placed a little note in there too." Calla smiled softly and Camilla smiled a little.

"Thank you, mum." Hearing those words made Calla happy. She was not ready to leave her daughter but she knows that Hogwarts is the safest place for Camilla to be. To be away from the mess she and Darius got into. To let her enjoy and forget the past they have suffered.

"Okay Camilla. You're trunk's already in the train. Be good now." Darius hugged her. "I will, dad."

"Send us a letter when you arrive okay?" Calla said and she kissed her forehead.

The whistle blows meaning it was time to go. "Off you go. We'll miss you!"

Camilla stopped at a fair distance and nod at her parents before she went inside the train. She looked for an empty compartment but suddenly she bumped into someone. She looked up and saw Ron Weasley.

"I-I'm sorry, Camilla." He stuttered. He was suddenly pushed aside and it was no other than Hermione Granger. "Camilla! It's nice to see you again. Are you looking for a compartment?"

Camilla nodded shyly.

"Would you care to join us?"

"Hermione!" Ron quietly whined but Camilla heard it crystal clear. Camilla raised her eyebrows at him and bow down her head and chuckled lightly. "It's fine. I don't want your redhead friend there to feel uncomfortable. See you later."

She waved and continued to look for a compartment. Luckily, she found one and occupied it. She made herself comfortable and looked at the view while the Hogwarts Express was moving. The colourful scenery danced through her eyes, remembering all the happy memories she had made but then remembered that night. Her face falters and looks away, staring down at her fingers, playing with the hem of the sleeves of her jacket, closing her eyes shut, trying to erase that one bad memory in her head.

Moments later, someone opened the compartment door, startling the brunette in her seat.

"Knocking wouldn't hurt you know."

"Sorry about that Camilla but may I talk to you for a moment?" She nodded and he closed the compartment door.

"What do you want?"

"You seem to know about death eaters. Tell me, do you know why they showed up?" Camilla looked away and stared at the scenery by the window. "No idea." Harry had a hard look on his face, desperate to get some information from the girl in front of him. Harry couldn't quite understand her. She was cold and somewhat really different.