2011
I rush through the barrier, hand in hand with my best friend, Daisy Wells. My Gryffindor robes blow out behind me, and I feel the warm steam from the train in my face.
Daisy laughs, and we step on the train, together. I love Hogwarts, and so does she.
It's our home.
We grab an empty carriage, and George, Lavinia and Amina soon join us.
Amina was so nice to me last year, we're friends now, although Daisy still eyes her with distrust.
"Hello, Amina." She says her name like a threat.
"Oh, hey Daisy!" Amina smiles, and Daisy wrinkles her nose.
The train ride is fun, and we play exploding snap, as well as eating Bertie Bots Ever Flavour Beans.
George boasts about how he managed to master a charm to turn his hair blue, but when he shows us, his wand gives a feeble puff of blue smoke, and nothing happens.
This has Daisy in stitches for ten minutes, and I have to calm her down, as she was getting hysterical.
When we get off of the train, we go to the carriages, because only first years get to ride in the boats. We all pile into one, as well as Kitty and Beanie, who we're pretty friendly with. Luckily, this year, we can sit down immediately, instead of being sorted.
I say a rushed farewell to daisy, before joining Amina at the Gryffindor table. The sorting goes quicker when you're not involved, and soon we're tucking in. Amina garbles on about some wizard in Egypt who tried to sell her a pigmy puff, claiming it was a magic weasel.
We run up the stairs to the portrait while, and wait for our house prefect to say the password., which is 'hypnosis' and bundle through the portrait hole.
We rush up to our dormitory, and see that the other girls aren't there yet.
"Ah, peace and quiet." Sighed Amina, slumping onto her bed. I smile, and sit down on mine.
Soon our dorm mates rush in. We have three dorm mates, Betty Woodmooth, Finna Clearwater and Hattie Green.
"Uh, I'm so tired." Groaned Finna as she belly flopped onto her bed.
"Sammmeee!" Sighed Betty, as she copied Finna.
"Glad to be back though." Hattie whispered into her pillow.
"Yeah, no place I'd rather be." Grins Amina.
We all get into our Pyjamas and fall asleep, excited or our second year at Hogwarts.
