Chapter 3: Platform 9 ¾

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Less than a month later. I get out of bed at 6:30am because I couldn't sleep last night thinking about how our first day was going to be like. I'm sure Luna couldn't either. I got dressed in clothes then headed downstairs to find Luna up and making breakfast.

"Good morning," I say still a bit sleepy.

"I see you got up today," Luna says grinning. "Could you sleep last night because I couldn't. All night I was tossing and turning thinking about our first day. Also, I made breakfast, scrambled eggs with avocado toast."

"Mm, looks delicious," the aroma of the eggs filling the air. "Do you already have your trunk packed?" I ask as I shove the eggs and toast in my mouth.

"Yep, I packed my stuff this morning. You didn't!?" Luna replies. This shouldn't shock her that I didn't pack. As she knows I'm the messy one.

"No, of course I didn't you know me. I'll do it after breakfast." After I finish my breakfast, I dash upstairs to pack my bags. Then we went to the train station. Since our dad was at work we had to walk. At the train station we wondered which train to get on.

"What platform did the letter say?" I ask Luna.

"The letter says platform 9 ¾," Luna looks at me in confusion. "Excuse me sir, do you know where I can find platform 9 ¾?"

"Are you being funny? That's not a platform," the man says in annoyingness.

Both of us look at each other and continue walking. Then we hear a peculiar voice.

"Come along now, platform 9 ¾ this way." We follow the women and her children. Some of the children disappear into a brick wall. I shake my head as if seeing things. I walk up to the women.

"Excuse me, excuse me, can you please tell me how to get onto the platform," I say.

"Why sure. All you need to do is run straight between those two platforms and you'll see the train."

"Thank you, mam." I take her advice and line myself up between the two platforms. I start to run; I hope she's right I think running at the wall. I close my eyes and realize I'm still alive. I open them and see this big train; I turn around to see Luna behind me.

"Hey, you made it! Come on, let's get on the train."

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