Marceline Longbottom

Chapter One

      I'm in my bedroom and I'm talking to my brother.
      "Marcy. I'm scared. What if none of the other kids at Hogwarts like me?" asks Neville.
         "Neville! Stop being worried! Once they get to know you, they will love you!" I tell him.
        "Easy for you to say. You are so likeable. Me, I'm not likeable. I'm awkward." says Neville.
          "I can be awkward too! Remember when we went to that family reunion? I was so shy!" I tell him.
         "ITS TIME FOR YOU TWO TO GO TO BED!" yells Nanna from downstairs.
         "Goodnight Marcy." says Neville.
       "Goodnight Neville." I tell him as he leaves to go to his bedroom.
       I look around my room. Lots of pink and stuffed animals. My bed is so comfy. I get off my bed and I go to turn the lights off. After the lights are off, I go back to my bed, I crawl under the covers and I go to sleep.
-in the morning-
     I'm sneaking into Neville's room.
     I reach Neville's bed.
"Neville! Wake up!" I yell. Nanna is already awake.
      "Ugh Marcy. Can't I sleep for a few more minutes?" asks Neville.
    "NOPE!" I yell as I'm climbing onto his bed.
     I start jumping and he says, "Fine I'll get up."
        "Good! 'Cause we go to Hogwarts today!" I tell him.
        "Thanks for reminding me." says Neville.
        "Come on! It'll be fun!" I tell him.
      He gets up from the bed and I stop jumping.
        "I think I'm even more afraid that they will make fun of you." says Neville.
        "Why would they make fun of me? Last night you said I was likeable." I ask him curiously.
          "You're just so childish and rambunctious. Not many eleven year olds are that way." says Neville.
          "I bet many eleven year olds are like that! I can't be the only one! Besides, we haven't met many people our age!" I tell him.
        "GET DOWN HERE YOU TWO! ITS 9:45! WE HAVE TO BE THERE BEFORE ELEVEN!" yells Nanna.
      "We're coming!" I yell to Nanna.
     I run into my room so I can get dressed. I put on a beautiful white cotton dress and some boots. Then I run down the stairs and I almost run into Nanna.
       "Marceline! What have I said about running in the house?" says Nanna.
       "Sorry Nanna. It won't happen again." I tell her.
        "That's what you say every time I catch you running in the house." says Nanna.
       "NEVILLE ARE YOU DRESSED YET? WE HAVE TO LEAVE!" yells Nanna.
       "I'M COMING!" yells Neville.
Neville runs down the stairs. He looks at me.
       "If I had known that we were going to dress fancy, I would've put on some better clothes." says Neville.
        Neville is wearing a blue T-shirt, a pair of jeans, and some sneakers.
      "That'll do. All your school supplies are in the trunk of the car. Marcy, did you get Trevor and Caroline?" asks Nanna.
         "I've got them Gran." says Neville while holding up the frog tank.
       We both got frogs from great uncle Alfred.
         "Okay, let's get into the car and you two will be off to Hogwarts." says Nanna.
        We go outside and Neville and I climb into the back of the car while Nanna gets into the driver seat.
      "Neville. Are you excited? I'm so excited." I say to Neville.
      "I'm kinda nervous. What if nobody likes us?" asks Neville.
        "Everybody will love you two. I remember your mother felt the same way before her first day. She came home for Christmas break saying that she met a ton of new friends and that she had a crush on a boy." says Nanna.
       "Was that boy dad?" I ask Nanna.
      "I never found out who the boy was." says Nanna.
      "Maybe that will be me, Neville! Maybe I'll meet a ton of new friends and have a crush on a boy! I hope I'm just like mum!" I tell Neville.
       "I hope you're nothing like mum. You know what happened to mum." says Neville.
        My face goes dark for a minute.
       "I thought we were never going to talk about that." I tell Neville with a tear in my eye.
       "No don't cry! I won't ever bring it up again." Neville tells me.
      We finally arrive at Kings Cross with twenty minutes to spare.
      We get our stuff out of the trunk of the car. Then we go the barrier between nine and ten.
       "Nanna? Are you sure this will work?" I ask Nanna.
        "Unless they've changed the way to get onto the platform then this will work. Now hurry! The train will be leaving in eighteen minutes!" says Nanna.
     I run into the barrier and I don't go crashing into the ground.
      After a few seconds, Neville and Nanna are right beside me.
     "Do you have the frogs?" asks Nanna.
      "I still have them Gran." says Neville, yet again holding up the portable tank.
      "Okay, you two! Give your stuff, other than the frogs, to the person loading the train and get on it!" says Nanna.
      We do as Nanna says and we find an empty compartment.
      "It's a new adventure Neville!" I tell Neville.
      "Yay." Neville says sarcastically.
      "I want to pet Caroline." I say to Neville.
     "No Marcy. They have to stay in the tank. We don't want to lose them before we even get there." Neville tells me.
      "Please! Just this once?" I ask Neville.
     I give him my begging face.
"Fine. And while you're petting Caroline, I'll pet Trevor." Neville tells me.
     He gets Caroline of the tank and he hands her to me.
      "Who is a little cutie? You are! You are!" I tell Caroline.
         I hug Caroline as Trevor jumps away from Neville.
       I quickly put Caroline in the tank and then I run after Trevor.
      I bump into a girl with frizzy brown hair and big teeth.
      "Ugh. Trevor!" I say.
  "You need any help finding your, uh, toad?" asks the girl.
      "It's not my toad. It's my brother's! All we were doing was petting our frogs and Trevor jumps away from Neville." I tell the girl.
     "Why were petting toads in the first place?" asks the girl.
      "Do you wanna help or not? First let's go get Neville. He has the tank." I tell the girl.
        "Bring me to him. Oh and I'm Hermione Granger, what's your name?" asks the girl.
   "Marcy Longbottom. Follow me." I tell Hermione.
     I lead her to Neville.
  "Hey Marcy. Did you find Trevor?" asks Neville.
     "No. But I found someone that will help us find him. I need you to come along. You have the tank. Hermione Granger, meet Neville, my twin brother. Neville meet Hermione Granger." I tell both of them.
     Neville gets up and we set off asking each compartment if they have seen a toad.
     We reach a compartment that contains a boy with untidy black hair and a boy with red hair.
      "Hello have you seen a toad? My brother's lost one." I tell the boys.