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Once our boat came to a stop, Harry and Ron were standing on the platform waiting for us.
Well, me.

"Need help, y/n?" Ron extended his arm out for me to take his hand.
"Any chance to hold my hand you'd jump at wouldn't you Ronald?" I teased once he pulled me up onto the platform in front of us, Ron had become red so I decided to change the subject. "So, can anyone tell me anything about Hogwarts?" I ask around hoping atleast some of the first years would know a thing or two about where we would be spending our year.

"Oh we should have sat together on the train! There's so much I can tell you, I've read about it all in Hogwarts: A history!" Hermione squealed and linked our arms together as Hagrid led us up the stairs into the castle. "So Hogwarts was founded over one thousand years ago, by four founders; Godric Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff, Rowena Ravenclaw and Salazar Slytherin..."

Hermione told me quite a lot in the little time we had walking inside and around the school.

A tall grey and black haired witch stood at the top of the stairs in emerald green robes, staring down at us.

"The firs' years, McGonagall!" Hagrid's loud voice boomed, snapping Hermione and I out of our conversation and staring directly up at Professor McGonagall.
"Thankyou, Hagrid. I can take them from here." She smiled down at us and Hagrid turned to leave.

Professor McGonagall walked further, beckoning us to follow and pulled some massive double doors open. The entrance hall was massive. Which is pretty obvious seeing as it IS a school for over 1000 students, along with teachers. The stone walls were lit with flaming torches, the staircases were marble and the ceiling was very high up.

"This is definitely an upgrade from Charmed." I whispered to B/n and Allanah, to which they nodded with their mouths hung open.

As we walked, their were hundreds of voices coming from behind the walls next to us. You wouldn't need super hearing to hear that.
We were led into a small chamber like room and waited quietly for Professor McGonagall to start speaking again.

"Welcome to Hogwarts. The start of term banquet will begin shortly, but before I allow you to take your seats in the great hall, you will all need to be adorned into your houses. While you are here, your house will be like your family. They are Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and.. Slytherin."
"There's not a witch or wizard that went bad that wasn't in Slytherin." I heard Ron mutter to Harry.

"Each house has produced outstanding witches and wizards, and while you are at Hogwarts, your triumphs will earn your house points, while any rule breaking you will lose points."
"Fred told me we'd be battling a troll." Ron, yet again, muttered to Harry.
"Oh yeah, I met a couple of Hufflepuffs on the train, they told me how to beat it, apparently it's really hard and some kids have died during the sorting!" I told Ron who trembled and Harry looked just as scared.
"Are you serious? There's no way I can take on a troll!" Both Ron and Harry spoke at the same time, getting a glare from McGonagall.
"Of course I'm not serious. You two are very gullible." I say rolling my eyes and patting them both on the back.

"I shall return when we are ready for you. Please wait here quietly." Professor McGonagall spoke and then left the chamber.

"So it's true then. What they're saying on the train? Harry Potter has come to Hogwarts." The same silvery blonde haired boy from Diagon Alley had made his way over to where McGonagall once was.
"Along with a few witsec kids!"
My eyes widened. There's no way an eleven year old boy can know about the witness protection families. I slowly walked backwards back into the crowd as Draco's eyes scanned around for probably me, b/n or Allanah.

"Where you going, L/n? Trying to scurry back to Witness protection?" He dropped his gaze on me.
"Keep quiet Draco or you'll be the next in witsec." I spoke out loud and confidently, glaring at him.
"Oooh, fiesty." Was all he said before staring back at Harry. "This is Crabbe, and Goyle." He says as he nodded to 2 people next to him. "And I'm Malfoy. Draco Malfoy." This caused Ron to laugh, which then caused me to nudge him in the stomach.