The Phoenix and the red head//F. Weasley

{Hogwarts journey}

Third person POV
On March 9th 1989, Emily Phoenix Ross received a letter she has been waiting for her whole life.

The Hogwarts acceptance letter.

After the day the only thing on her mind was going to Hogwarts on September 1st. It was very hard for Cecilia and Ted to get Emily to focus on the present or on her school work in general. She would only talk about how excited she was for the different classes and to go get school uniform and supplies.

Cecilia had told her children about her Hogwarts experience many times, this had just added to Emily's excitement because she already knew somethings about the school.

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Finally on August 15th, Emily and Cecilia headed to Diagon Alley to get everything for her first year at school that was on the list that came with her acceptance letter. The thing she was most excited to get was an owl so she'll be able to send letters to her family whilst at school.

Cecilia and Emily got a train to The Leaky Cauldron and Cecilia used her wand to open up the brick wall leading to Diagon Alley

First they stopped at Madam Malkin's Robes to get her fitted for her school robes. Whilst her robes were getting sized properly, they went to Ollivanders wand shop to get her wand. After 2 wands the 3rd one was the charm, its and 11 inch wand made of mahogany with a dragon heartstring core.

Mahogany is a strong wood so it symbolises safety and protectiveness. It's very practical and lasts you a lifetime. The dragon heartstring core is quite powerful and it's easy to learn spells but you have to work very hard to build a relationship with your wand sind you dragon heartstring wands will commit fairly easily to another owner.

They picked up her other pieces of uniform which included black ties, 1 pointed black hat, 1 pair of protective gloves and one winter coat before they got her 3 sets of plain black robes. After that they got the books that were listed on her Hogwarts letter and her other equipment which included 1 cauldron, a set of glass phials, 1 telescope and 1 set of brass scales.

The best bit was yet to happen, Emily is about to get her Owl. She was jumping up and down with a smile from ear to ear upon her face. Emily got a tiny, cute light brown Owl that she named Potato after her favourite food.

They headed home after exiting The Leaky Cauldron than they headed on a train back home. Ted and Alfie picked them up from the station after loading all her school supplies into the boot. They headed home and for the rest of August, Emily would just read through her school books with the thirst to learn more about being a witch.

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On September 1st 1989, Emily Phoenix Ross went through the wall at Kings Cross Station between platforms 9 and 10 for the very first time.

Emily, her parents and her brother all went to the station but only Emily and Cecilia went to platform 9 3/4. She quickly loaded her trunk and Potato onto the train into an empty compartment but she ran off the train to give her mum one final hug before leaving for the next 4 months.

On the Hogwarts express, she went back to the compartment she put her trunk into and it had in 2 girls who look just as scared as Emily felt.

Emily's POV
"Hi" I shyly said to the 2 girls as I walked into the compartment.
"Hi, I'm Angelina" one girl smiled up at me.
"I'm Alicia" said the girl I sat down by.
"I'm Emily, it's my first year"
They both responded with "me too"

For the rest of the train ride, we all started to relax and got a few things off the trolley when it came past. We talked about our families, where we live, schooling before Hogwarts and what we were most excited for. We got changed into our robes half an hour before we arrived at Hogwarts. We all departed the train without our trunks after being told they will be taken to our dorms straight away.

"First years follow me" said a big, tall man with a bushy beard and long curly hair. We followed him to this lake and got on boats to travel across. I shared a boat with Angelina and Alicia. This is our first time getting a proper look at the other first years. It was a magical experience seeing the castle for the first time, I was in complete awe when I saw Hogwarts.

We disembarked the boats and another teacher called Professor McGonagall leads us up a stair case then tells us to wait there because we have to be sorted before we sit down in the great hall.

We all wait in nervous anticipation before the old looking witch comes back out telling us the instructions about the sorting.

"There are 4 houses you can be sorted into. They are Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff and Slytherin. Follow me."

We all walk in following McGonagall, again we are all in awe about the great hall, the sky, the candles, the four long tables and the staff table at the top. The students and teachers all look at us as we're walking down the aisle in between the Ravenclaw and Gryffindor table.

"When I call your name, come forward and sit on the stool. I will place the sorting hat on your head than you will join your house after you are sorted."

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Angelina had been sorted into Gryffindor along with some ginger twins, another guy and two other girls.

"Emily Ross"

I shakily walk up the steps and I turn around to face all the students as I'm sitting down onto the stool. Professor McGonagall gently places the wrinkly old hat onto my head. It begins to move and talk while trying to decide.

"Ummmm, very bright indeed, tons of courage, a thirst for knowledge and success. You're loyal and protective of your loved ones as well. You will fit well into any house but the best one for you to prove yourself is...
GRYFFINDOR."

I finally let out my breath as McGonagall takes the hat from my head while I ride to join the rest of my house at the table. I sit down next to one of the ginger twins and across from Angelina. The sorting is soon finished and two more guys and Alicia got sorted into Gryffindor as well.

The ginger person next to me introduces himself as Fred and the other ginger one is his twin brother George. We all get chatting after Headmaster Dumbledore welcomes everyone to Hogwarts than starts the feast which makes food appear from out of nowhere.