Poisoned Promises

3: Pebbles and Regret

•Alessia•

"But do we have to disapperate? Can't we take a car or something?" I beg my Aunt.

It was finally the day of my departure to Hogwarts and I was nervous as heck but desperately trying to not let it show.

I wasn't going to blow my only chance at getting to finally go by letting my nerves get the best of me.

"Yes we're disapperating Alessia and do put some clothes on," Aunt Jasmine tells me a little sternly.

"What do you mean? I have clothes on," I say, looking down at my outfit.

I had on my Hogwarts robes and my hair was in its usual ponytail. I didn't see anything wrong with what I was wearing.

"Your robes? You need Muggle clothes to get there! You change on the train silly," my aunt laughs a bit.

"Hermione told me to-errrrgghhh," I huff.

"What do you think you're doing?" Hermione told me as I came back home the night before to grab some more clothes and bid mother and father goodbye.

"What?" I snap, and she smiles sweetly at me. "Your robes! Where are your Hogwarts robes?" She tells me.

"They're stuffed in my case at our aunts house, why do you care?" I say, still mad.

"Oh Sia! You silly goose! You're not supposed to pack them, you wear them for your first day! Make sure to put them on in the morning when you set off okay? Love you!" She winks and walks off.

"Strange," I murmur.

I can't believe I trusted what she said.

"I'll be back," I grumble, heading to my room and throwing on my black ripped jeans and maroon hoodie from my run in with Jeremy.

*sighs* Jeremy :)

I looked down and still saw the faint sharpie marks on my arm.

I had already copied his address into the back of my Potions textbook so I was able to wash it off.

I look up at the mirror in front of me.

This was it.

No more practice conversations with Aunt Jasmine, no more being dragged around to talk to people.

If I could just start talking to Jeremy, I could definitely talk to the other kids.

I take a deep breath and tell my reflection:

"Okay Alessia, you've got this. You will NOT let your anxiety steal from you what you love. Magic. You WILL meet new people and make friends and exceed in your classes. And hopefully Hermione will see how wrong she is for casting me aside," I pep talk myself.

Lord knows I need a pep talk now more than ever...

•••

•Hermione•

Where is she?

That's my first thought as I walk onto the train. It's about to leave in three minutes and I don't see Alessia anywhere.

Look, I don't mean to be so rude to her, it's just...I'm jealous.