The sorting hat

Chapter 7

I took a deep breath, closed my eyes, and ran towards the wall with my trolley in front of me. I felt a cold breeze and when I opened my eyes, I was standing on a platform with a sign that read "Platform 9 ¾" above me. I looked around and saw many people boarding a train. I put my suitcases with all the other suitcases. I decided to put Eris with the suitcases because her cage was a lot larger than Athena's cage. I checked the time and it was already 10:55 I hugged my parents and promised them I'd write to them as soon as I got there and then went aboard the train. I looked around for a place to sit, or for any sign of Cedric. I realized I couldn't find him and went closer to the back until I saw an almost empty compartment. I immediately recognized the person sitting there.

"Cat boy??" I said looking at the boy.

He looked up at me and laughed "Hey! I didn't know if I would see you ever again. Cat boy has a nice ring to it."

I laughed and quickly apologized. "Sorry, I didn't get your name, so I resorted to the closest thing. Cat boy. Because, well, you know, Eris."

"Ohhh! You got her?"

"Yep. I decided I didn't care about the rules and ended up getting two pets. Athena and Eris." I looked at the owl. "Oh, that reminds me, is it okay if I sit here? Everywhere else is full."

"Yeah of course. I'm kind of here alone so its just me." He looked around. "What's your name?"

"I'm Aphrodite Sparks." I smiled at him.

Right at that moment the train left the platform

"Heyyy Aphrodite, Eris, and Athena. Aren't they all Greek goddesses?" he questioned

"Yep. It's cute isn't it."

"Very."

"What's your name?" I asked questioningly.

"Oh right, I'm Harry. Harry Potter."

I stared at him with big eyes. "Y-you mean... Harry Potter... As in... THE Harry Potter?"

He looked confused. "Is there another?"

"No- I mean- Yes- I mean... well technically no but..." I was so confused. "Wait a minute. No ones seen you since- "I immediately stopped my sentence. He looked so sad.

"My parents died.. Yeah.." He looked down at his hands.

I instantly felt terrible. "I'm so sorry. That was so inconsiderate of me."

"No, its okay. Really. After they died I was sent to my Aunt and Uncle. They aren't really the nicest. I didn't know about wizards or witches until my birthday when Hagrid appeared at the door." He chuckled.

"Whose Hagrid?"

"Oh, he's this huge dude. He seems intimidating at first but he's very kind."

I laughed. Just then a red head with something on his face appeared at the door of our compartment.

"Excuse me, do you mind?" He asks pointing at the empty seats next to us. "Sorry, its just- everywhere else is full." He sighs.

"No, not at all." Harry says.

He sits next to Harry and stares at me. I stare back.

"I'm Ron by the way. Ron Weasley." He holds out his hand.

I laugh and shake it. "I'm Aphrodite Sparks, and this is Harry Potter." I look at Harry

His eyes go wide. "So-so its true?? I mean, do you really have the.... The..."

"The what?" Harry asks.

"The scar?" Ron whispers.

"Oh yeah." Harry said while lifting up his hair.

"Wicked" Ron whispered.

Soon the trolley full of sweets came and harry bought us the whole lot. We ate and ate until a girl with frizzy hair came up to us. She asked if we had seen a toad. She saw Ron trying to do a spell and ended up fixing Harrys glasses.

"I'm Hermione Granger." She said looking at us. "You two better change into your robes soon. I expect we will be arriving soon." She said to Harry and Ron. And walked out.

She was right and we arrived at Hogwarts about 15 minutes later.  I stepped off the train and looked up at the huge castle I would call home for the next 7 years.