Zephyr /ˈzɛfə/
A gentle mild breeze. It does not disrupt, nor cause chaos, it merely brings a pleasant sensation.
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'They say I bring them peace and happiness. Great god knows why I can't find any of them for myself!'
Zephyr was a girl who didn't...
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Zephyr stared around the crowded station. Her eyebrows were still furrowed as thought about the past days when she told Andrea about her new school. She thought hard when Andrea wasn't protective over her but found no such moments.
She glanced at her standing with her daughter Laura. Both talking about God knew what. The same thought swirled in her mind from the past few days. Zephyr tried to remember all of those times when she had mentioned anything about her new school. Always Andrea, which Zephyr thought, gave her a knowing smile. But Andrea knew nothing. How could she give her a knowing smile?
'Dear, I think I'll board Laura on her train. You wait here okay? I'll be right back.' Andrea said watching the clock. Anxious, Zephyr too saw the time. Her mind started searching for excuses, so Andrea wouldn't return to her, or else she was sure she would miss her train to Hogwarts.
'No need Andrea! My train would be here soon. I'll be fine myself.' Zephyr spoke hastily and again Andrea gave her that knowing smile. But what she said next, Zephyr couldn't believe it.
'All right dear, if your train doesn't come through, stay here. Okay?' Andrea gave her a kiss as she nodded. Laura too gave her a goodbye kiss, wishing her luck for her school year like a big sister. Zephyr watched Laura and Andrea disappear into the crowds and then hastily walked her way to platform 9. She stared around having no idea, about where to go.
She watched a bushy-haired girl walking pass her as spoke rapidly to her confused looking parents. She caught a few words of what she was speaking. And then Zephyr knew what she had to do.
'Hey! Please wait!' Zephyr ran towards the girl, pushing her trunk. The girl looked at her. 'Yes?'
'I was wondering if you can tell me how to get on Platform 9 ¾?'
The girl watched her. 'Oh. You have to get past this wall between Platform 9 and 10. It leads to Platform 9 ¾. I read all about in the books you know. Muggles can't get past it. Now watch me and follow me.'
Zephyr watched the girl kiss goodbye to her parents and then disappeared behind the wall. Zephyr too walked pass the wall and found herself on Platform 9 ¾. Her eyes wandered around as she made her way on the train. She got on the train and walked past the compartments.
'-ura bye!' She watched a girl with familiar brown curls disappear somewhere in the crowd. Her eyebrows furrowed as thought about Laura. She couldn't be on this train, could she?
She shook her head and moved forward in the search of an empty compartment. She noticed three boys curiously watching her from their compartment. She moved towards the end of the train searching for an empty compartment. Finally, she found one, but it wasn't fully empty. A boy with blonde hair sat there, his head deep in his book. He wore Hogwarts uniform, which was blue and silver in colour.
Zephyr easily realized who he was as a tiny smile played on her lips. She knocked on the compartment door and watched him look up at her with his hazel eyes. 'Nice to meet you again, Aries. Can I sit here?'
