The new year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry was fast approaching. After Dumbledore received a notice from the Ministry of Magic that one of his students had preformed underage magic, his curiosity was spiked. However, after further r...
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Father had given me precise instructions to run into a wall. And even though I had only met him a couple of weeks ago, I knew he was not one for jokes. So as I sprinted towards the very real looking wall, separating the muggle world from platform 9 ¾, I pinched myself to make sure this wasn't all a dream.
When I heard a high pitched whistle I opened my eyes. But it was too late. I had run so fast and so hard that I hit the next coloumn. This one however, wasn't enchanted.
My trolley crashed against the bricks, making me trip and land face down with a thud. My trunk had opened and books and clothes littered the floor around me. What a great way to start my new year at Hogwarts. I heard some people around me gasp as others snickered.
"Are you okay?"
I let out a sigh and picked myself up but my jaw dropped open when I saw a tall, handsome boy, around my age, holding his hand out to me.
"I- no- I mean-"
He let out a cheerful laugh and said "I haven't seen you around before. Are you new?"
Not wanting to open my mouth as I knew I would just embarass myself, I nodded.
"What's your name?" But before I could reply, another boy came from behind him and started dragging him away. But as the boy who had approached me left, he turned around and flashed me a smile. You know, maybe school wouldn't be so bad.
But then I heard a cackle from behind me.
"Nice underwear, Weasley!"
I looked up to see a group of boys leaning against the wall next to me. I looked at the floor and saw my bras and underwear laying around me. Maybe packing that last wasn't such a good idea. I picked everything up and hurried towards the train.
"Shut up you hormonal freak"
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As I walked the length of the train I noticed all the compartments were full. I had been hoping to get here earlier to try and get one to myself, but due to my... um... delay, I had boarded the train quite late. I saw a compartment which only had two girls in it and decided that that was as close as I was going to get to an empty one. Besides they looked nice.
"And then he sai-"
The girl stopped midsentence as I slowly slid open the door. They looked at me curiously before whispering to one another.
"Who is she?"
"Don't you know her?"
"No, do you?"
"God this is going to be embarassing"
"Maybe she's new?"
"No she's too old"
"You know, maybe you should just ask me" I whispered from behind them, as they let out a shriek of surprise. I laughed as the one who had been talking blushed slightly.
"So what is your name?" said the girl who had blond, straight hair.
"I'm Poppy. Poppy Snape"
Their jaws dropped open as if I'd started speaking a completely different language.
"No. Freaking. Way" said the other girl. Who unlike the blond one, had short curly hair. "You're Snape's daughter?!"
I grinned at them. This was going to be fun.
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Throughout the train ride, I found out that the blond girl was a Ravenclaw named Penelope Clearwater. She was nice but a tad serious, and apparently very good at everything.
The curly haired girl was named Eglantine Puffet and she was a Hufflepuff. And the main thing I learnt about her was that she would never stop talking.
Oh yeah, and they were dating.
They hadn't told anyone but Eglantine had accidentally let it slip during a conversation about pyramids (don't even ask me how).
Anyways, as my first proper friends in Hogwarts, they were amazing.
I also found out that Weasley wasn't an insult but a family. I had wondered what it meant since the boy at the train station had called me that. The girls simply laughed when I told them about what had happened and told me not to worry about it.
When we reached Hogsmeade station I started following Penelope and Lanti (Eglantine's nickname. Very creatively thought up by Pen, which was Penelope's nickname according to Lanti. Yes I know, very confusing). However I was stopped by a massive man with a big bushy beard.
"Miss Snape?" By the mention of my name I saw a lot of the students turn to stare at me with wide eyes.
"Yes?"
"Professor Dumbledore thought it best that you go with the first years. That way you get to arrive to the castle by boat"
I didn't know what he meant but I said goodbye to my new friends and started following the tall man.
When we reached the first years I started getting embarassed as they all stared at me, wondering why me, an older student, was with them.
"Look Weasley. You have a new addition to your family." said a boy with blond hair as he boarded one of the boats. I turned my attention to a freckled boy whose ears were now as red as his hair.
I scoffed as I got into my own boat,
"Bold words coming from someone who looks like a Vanilla cupcake."
