HP - the next gen

Transfer - 3

As we exited the station and the city landscape began to fade into lush green country side I pulled out one of my many books as I sipped away at what was left of my iced latte and smoke watch the country side go past. It wasn't long before there was a chap on the door to the cabin, a young girl probably the same age as me with short dirty blond hair pulled opened the door to reveal an almost candy floss pink dress with matching heels "excuse me is it possible if I could join you" my instinct was to say no and be over with it but I remembered my aunts words, find your people. So, I simply nodded and returned my attention to my book. It is only when I hear smokes purr do I move my eyes up away from the book to see her scratch the back of smokes ear. "She likes you" I say with a chuckle to my voice that I've never heard before.

"What's her name?"

"It's Smoke"

"Nice to meet you smoke" she said with the cheeriest voice I had ever heard, while she shaked smokes paw "my names lily and you are?" looking up towards me.

"Shadow" I seemed to struggle to even say my name. How was I ever going to befriend her, but she stretched her arm over with an open hand and we shook.

"Nice to meet you shadow" she sat back in the seat fixing the hem of her skirt "is this your first year at Hogwarts"

"Yeah" I blurted out at her. This talking thing was harder than it looked "I'm transferring into 5th year from Beauxbatons academy for girls" she seemed almost impressed by this.

"Ow, fancy, I'm in the same year" she was about to say something else when a group wet past staring and pointing at me. School hadn't started yet and my family's past has come back to bite me in the rear end. "What's their problem?"

"My family" I say in exhaustion.

"Why?" should I tell her the truth, I wasn't sure if I could trust her to react in a good or bad way about this information I had to take a leap of faith in the girl I had just met.

"My last name's Blackstone" I was petrified as she looked down and nodded.

"Your parents were death eaters" I nod looking away from her, thinking somehow she was judging me for what my parents had done "I don't care, I just end a whole bunch of fake friendships before break so the fact your being honest with me is brave of you". I was in utter shock; I had no idea what I thought she would have done but I didn't think it would be this. As I looked up at her she sat across with a smile that seemed to stretch ear to ear. The rest of the train ride we just talked about our lives. On how lily had fallen out with her friends from last year because she had enough of how fake they were. We changed in our uniforms as we got closer to arriving. The uniforms had changed a lot since my aunt was in school as it was a more relaxed uniform to help families who couldn't afford to get the more expensive stuff. This was great for me, skinny jeans all the way. I gave Lily one of my older skits which fitted her perfect and gave her a slight edginess with her Hufflepuff tie. My tie I left lose on my collar as I had yet to be place into my house.

Once off the train we were lead to the carriages smoke fighting away anyone who tried to lift her up or get her in a carrier, eventually leading them to give up all together as she joined us on the last of the journey up to the school. There were occurs other in the carriage with us, but they never spoke a word or even look at me. We stopped at the side entrance to the school there where men there to take our luggage that we had brought from the train and behind them stood older lad in a long emerald green cloak that cascaded down to the ground, silver hair in a tight bun and glasses just slightly down on her nose. When we were all off the carriage, she made her way toward me, Lily and smoke. Who decide to let out the most pathetic meow I had ever heard. "Miss Blackstone" hear voice was sharp but very articulate "I am professor McGonagall headteacher of Hogwarts" she seemed to look both of us up and down but did not say anything about our attire "follow me" she twirled round and headed in to the school with us trapsed behind her. She was quick on her feet, we separated from the rest of the students as the headed into the great hall. We however went into a small side room . "Now" she said with great authority "normally we do the sorting process in the hall but I have decided to sort you into your house before then and stop any commotion in the hall, is that understood" we booth nod silently "also pets normally go into carries to be placed in your dorms but your cat seems particularly attach to you so I will let it be" nodding again I say no words "now sit on this stool and I will put the hat on your head". The stool itself looked centuries old, something to look at rather to sit on but I did and underneath me the wood creak against the weight of my body and the hat was on my head.