A Serpent's Heart (HP Fanfic)

Chapter 1: A name

Chapter One

A name

"Alaura, Come down now! You wouldn't want to be late for your first day, would you?" Mum cried from downstairs.

"Be there in a second Mum." I replied to her as I ran my fingers through my reddish brown hair. I was practically using my hand as a comb now for I had lost mine. I fixed myself up in the mirror and seeing my reflection, I looked quiet alright so I hurriedly marched down the stairs remembering what mum had said about being late.

Well, of course I didn't want to be late! Who would?

After all, it was my first day.

Where you ask?

Well, at Hogwarts, only the finest school for witchcraft and wizardry where legends have come from!

Yes, I'm a witch if you haven't guessed. I'm the daughter of a witch and a wizard, Anna and Ralph Kornberg. Currently eleven years of age and about to turn twelve in a matter of months.

"Oh dear, look at the time! If we don't go now, you'll be late so for god's sake Ralph! Stop stuffing your mouth!" cried mum as she hurriedly took her bag and shouldered it. She glared at dad who was now hurriedly finishing his toast.

It made me laugh that mum was even more excited for my first day at Hogwarts than I was. Mum came from a pureblood family and she had high hopes for me at Hogwarts. When I was younger, she always told me that when I would enter Hogwarts she wanted me to be one of the best students and I soon learned that mum got this attitude from Grandpa Wilks as I heard the same things were expected from her. But she dismissed it, realizing it would put much pressure on me.

By ten thirty, we were already at King's Cross Station.

I nervously gripped my trolley as I pushed it forward. I could even imagine the trolley's handle breaking because of how tightly I was gripping it. I felt more nervous and nervous as we walked passed platforms three...five...eight...nine...

Suddenly my parents came to a stop at the barrier that separated platform nine and ten.

This was it. It was the "Going through the barrier" part. This was actually my first time trying this.  Oh sure, I had heard about it from Mum and Dad's stories. Mum and dad told me about it countless times already. That I was just going to run towards the barrier and arrive at Hogwarts express. Sure, it sounded so easy when I heard it. I even boasted to my uncle that I could do it with my eyes closed but right now was different. It felt like I didn't even know what to do.

I watched in amazement as two boys, also wizards, ran towards the barrier and disappeared like they were ghosts, passing through walls. They made it look so easy. Easy enough that even I, could pull it too.

Dad held my hand and together we ran through the barrier. I closed my eyes as I was expecting to hit my head but I didn't. I felt nothing. 

I opened my eyes and to my amazement, I was in a different station, steam filling the area which came from the red train that stood before my very eyes. It was the Hogwarts Express!

I was already in platform 9 3/4!

I looked at Dad and mum and smiled.

"See, wasn't so hard right, Pumpkin?" Dad said and he led me beside the train where countless of young wizards like me were kissing the cheeks of their parents and bidding their goodbye's to them.

"So this is goodbye then?" I asked and couldn't help but frown a little with the thought of not having to see them for months.

I looked at them as the realization of not seeing them for several months dawned on me.  The excitement that I felt slowly began to fade into sadness. This would be the first time that I would be away from them for so long. And to think I didn’t have anyone I knew seeing as all my relatives had already graduated. Well, not really everyone. It was safe to say that I had one person: My cousin Lauriana but we weren’t really close.