harry's girl

flashback to first year

"Dad hurry up! Hurry up! By the time we get there all the good stuff will be gone!" Y/N yells to her dad as he stomps down the stairs. Today was the day, Y/N was going to diagon ally for the first time!

"Slow down, kid! There will be plenty of things left. After all you're about to head into the world of magic." He says in a calm voice.

Y/N and her dad were always close, her dad was her best friend. Y/N had of course known about magic and learned about it in all the books she would read in her fathers study, but now she was finally going to be able to do it! Her family had a home out in the middle of the country, with no neighbors and her family friends didn't come to visit often.

Y/N started jumping just thinking about the friends she's going to make and all the knowledge she's going to gain at the magical School of Hogwarts.
She doesn't realize how long she had been standing there in a daze when her dad pats her on the back and chuckles, "Earth to Y/N, earth to Y/N?" as his hand waves around in her face. She swats his hand away with a pout plastered on her face, trying to stop herself from smiling. Her father grabs her hand and steps forward to the fireplace, instructing her to grab the ashes and speak clearly, since it was her first time traveling by floo powder. She shuts her eyes and throws the powder down, and feels her eyes pop open in diagon alley.

Y/N's father is holding her hand tightly, walking down the cobblestone road lined with stores of all sorts. Y/N had already picked up her wand, cauldron, and the couple other necessities. She stops infront of a store filled with creatures of all kinds. She yelps to her father pointing at every animal she can. She follows his gaze to see him squinting at what looks like his old friend, Amos Diggory! Mr. Diggory had a son around her age but he wasn't in her year so she didn't expect to get close to him anyway. Y/N's father is inching towards Mr. Diggory when Y/N gets on her tippy toes and tries her best to speak over everyone in the loud street saying, "Dad, I'm going to be in these shops. Go see him!" As he slowly loosens his grip on her hand and gives her a nod.

The bell jingles above Y/N's head as her eyes widen at all the intriguing creatures around her. She looks ahead to see a quite large man looking at owls. She walks over to him confidently and sticks her hand out, "Hello, I'm Y/N Robin" with her head held high. The man looks down as a smile forms on his face, "Ay ther, em Hagrid, gamekeeper at Hogwarts." he sticks his arm out and shakes Y/N's hand which must be a tenth of the size of his.

Y/N gazes up at the owls he is standing in front of and her eyes fix onto one, a dark brown one with green eyes. It's cage sits right next to a white owl with amber eyes. She points to the brown owl and politely asks Hagrid to grab it for her. She had 30 galleons in her pocket since she knew she would be left on her own at one point. Hagrid hands her the cage and admires the owl "That ones eh beaut yer know. Whatcha gon call em" Y/N stares at the beautiful bird and whispers, "Hazel."

Y/N steps into the store next to where she purchased Hazel and is surrounded by brooms. At the front is a long, sleek broom. Y/N's eyes grow wider as she steps forward. She stands there admiring it when she accidentally collides with a raven haired boy who was also, gazing at the broom.

Their tiny bodies fall onto eachother as they hit the floor. Y/N is on top of the boy who holds her arms tight and pushes her back up. Y/N brushes herself off as her legs straighten back up and turn to help the boy up. She holds her arm out and he grabs it, staring at her with emerald green eyes.

Y/N clears her throat and quickly blurts out, "I'm so sorry I wasn't looking where I was walking I didn't mean to fall on you, are you okay? Did you get hurt?" The boy opens his mouth but then laughs. He looks back up and meets her eyes with his "I'm okay, are you?" he asks with concern in his voice. "Oh no, I'm fine. I'm Y/N Robins, and you are?" She smiles. Something about this boy felt reassuring, she knew they would be friends. "Harry, Harry Potter." He smiles back.

He quickly switched his gaze to a man waving at him outside with a cage under his arm. Y/N recognizes him, she was just in the other store with him! Hagrid stands there pointing at the white feathered bird who sat next to her own owl minutes ago. Harry looks down at her and exclaims, "Well I better go back to Hagrid, I haven't finished getting all my school things. Hopefully I see you soon?" And just like that the raven haired boy walks out of the store and up to his new pet.

Y/N sighs and begins to wonder "Harry Potter... Harry Potter... I've heard the name but, where?" And her head snaps up as her father taps her shoulder. "Did I interrupt a deep thought or were you just training for your future job of being a mannequin?" Her father jokes. He really is a funny guy, but sometimes she wonder how he makes such bad jokes with a humor like his. She look up and frowns, "Actually I'm going to grow up to be the Minister of Magic, thank you very much" with a satisfied look sitting on her face.

Her father walks her to King's Cross Station, rambling on about how she will be a great witch and his experience at Hogwarts. Her head goes in and out of thinking about the raven haired boy she met and actually listening to her fathers stories.

When her father finishes what seems like his 100th story she lifts up her owls cage and coughs, "You haven't complimented my owl yet!" In a sarcastic tone of voice. Her father rolls his eyes and makes up another one of his "funny" excuses. "Does he know his jokes suck or is he that oblivious" Y/N thinks to herself with a smirk in the corner of her mouth.

Her father gasps and cups her face, "My baby's first time going onto the platform!" She shakes her head out of his grasp and looks forward to see the pillars with signs of "9" and "10" and a brick walls standing between them. She grabs her fathers hand and whispers, "Together?" And her father looks down and nods, "Together." And they grab her cart with both hands and they jog at the wall to feel themselves run straight through and see the Hogwarts Express sitting in front of them.

Y/N gives her father one last hug before he kisses her forehead and pushes a piece of her y/h/c hair behind her ear, "Now go before I start crying!" She quickly pulls him into another tight hug and whispers into his ear, "I love you!" Then turns to the black train ready to board. Her father continues to shout sweet words at her as she blows kisses and says one last, "I'll miss you!" Before stepping fully into the hall of the train.

She glances into many compartments, some full and some with a couple people. She stops in front of a specific compartment with a frizzy haired girl and a short boy with hair plastered to his head. She peeks her head in, "Do you guys mind if I join you?" With the nicest smile someone would ever see. The girl nods and pats down at the seat next to her. Y/N smiles again and slides the compartment door closed, sitting down across from the boy who is petting a little toad.

"I'm Hermione Granger. That's Neville Longbottom. Who might you be?" The bushy hair girl asks. Y/N notices her two front teeth which are much larger than the rest of her teeth. "I'm Y/N Robins!" Y/N exclaims as Neville looks up at her. He gives a slight smile with a little wave before returning his attention to the toad. Hermione begins to ramble on about a book of toads she read over the summer as Neville is fascinated somehow. I rest my head against the wall and begin to replay my interaction with Harry Potter earlier in my head and dig through my memories to remember him.