Friends at hogwarts

Chapter 7: Magic wall

The portkey pushes us out of the twisting world and i fall to the ground. I quickly turn around and throw up as Hagrid and Snape both look at me apologetically, remembering their first portkey experiences.

As i promptly stop vomiting we head into Kings Cross Station when Snape turns to me and says, "I'm off to Hogwarts, i'll be awaiting your arrival there, have a good journey." He leaves with a swish of his black robes into what looks like a normal wall but i must be wrong.

Hagrid looks relieved now that Snape had left his presence, he then looks down at me. "Sophie i was er wonderin if uh you well.. nevermind." Hagrid stutters but no real sentence comes out. "Ah forget about it Sophie, maybe i'll tell you another day". I decide to leave it and try to change the subject, "Hagrid what platform is the train on?"
"9 and 3/4!"
"9 and 3/4? that's not a real platform?"
"lemme show you something special, follow me."

I follow Hagrid to the wall that stands between platform 9 and platform 10. A family rushes past me as a woman shouts at her daughter "you're going to be late! you're always late!"
I immediately recognise that woman's voice to be phoebes mother and then i see phoebe apologetically rushing into the wall as her silver blonde hair flows behind her. Perplexed about it i ask Hagrid, "how are people walking into the wall?"
He replies, "That, Sophie, is how you get inna platform 9 and 3/4."

I gulp harshly knowing i will have to do the same thing as everyone else who had gone in before me. "It's simple." Says Hagrid. "Just push your trolley full of stuff and run into the wall." It doesn't sound simple. "Now Sophie i have to go get something before i head to Hogwarts so i'll see you at the end of your journey, good luck." He finishes his sentence with a seductive wink and walks off as everyone else at Kings Cross stares at him.

As i head to the wall feverishly a girl stops me to ask me something. "Is this your first time at Hogwarts? I can help you if you'd like. I've done this plenty of times." She sounds very energetic, that immediately calms me down. Her presence is soft and kind with a hint of brashness that isn't too overpowering, in fact it's even more calming. "You must be in my year! once we get on the train i can introduce you to all my friends. oh yes sorry, anyway, i'll show you and then you can repeat after me. Just push and run." The girl pushes her trolley towards the wall and runs. I take a deep breath and try it for myself. Just push and run. I do exactly what she says and run towards the wall with great power and seamlessly slip through to the other side magically. This side looks exactly the same as the other but instantly i can tell that it's completely different, everyone around me is a wizard and i can't wait to get to Hogwarts.