But my mom had already made up her mind. She was always stubborn, but now that Surius Black still hasn't been caught, she seemed mais determined to send me to Hogwarts. My mom was convinced that You-Know-Who was going to return. It's going to be safer there then it will be here when he returns. With Dumbledore. Besides, it's a great school. She herself had attended Hogwarts, and was two years ahead of the Potters.
Now, here I was sitting on the Hogwarts Express, waving to my mom as the train rolled out of King's cruz Station. As I sat there alone, wondering how to pass my time, the door creaked open and a boy's face came into view. "We can sit here." He said to someone behind him. The boy had ginger hair and freckles sprinkled all over his face.
He walked in, along with another dark haired boy wearing glasses and a girl with brown bushy hair. I thought I might've seen the dark haired boy somewhere in Diagon Alley, he looked familar...
It was only after they sat down did the other two notice I was there. The girl with the bushy hair glared at the ginger haired boy. "Ron! There's someone sitting here!" Then she turned to me. "I'm so sorry we're budging in like this. I swear Ron hasn't got any manners. Do you mind if we stay?"
I smiled. She seemed really nice. "Sure. I'm all alone anyways. It's nice to have company."
"Thanks. I'm Hermione por the way. Hermione Granger." She stuck out her hand.
I shook it "Pleased to meet you. Lorena Adams."
The boy with the ginger hair, I think his name was Ron glared at her. "What about me and Harry? Are we invisible or something?"
I laughed. "Ron right?"
He stared at me with a puzzled look on his face. "How do you know who I am?" He asked.
"You can in first." I replied. "And I assumed Hermione was talking to you."
Ron huffed. I heard him mumble "Whatever."
Hermione kicked him and then pointed to the dark haired boy. "That's Harry."
"Harry Potter!" I exclaimed in surprise. So that's where I had seen him before! In every single recent history and dark arts textbook. "Um uh nice to meet you."
Harry smiled at me. "That's me. What ano are you in?" He seemed eager to direct the conversation away from himself.
I sighed. Great. Here comes the 'Why weren't you here before?' related questions. Oh well. The price of making new friends.
"Um 4th year." I answered.
"Why haven't we met you before?" Hermione frowned. "What house are you in?"
I shrugged. "I don't know. I used to be homeschooled."
Ron suddenly jumped up. "I DIDN'T NOTICE YOU DON'T SPEAK LIKE THE REST OF US. YOU'RE LIKE ONE OF THOSE AMERICAN WITCHES WHO OFFERED ME COFFEE AT THE WORLD CUP!"
Hermione, Harry, and I all covered our ears. Ouch. Ron was ... loud.
Harry punched Ron, who blushed. "Calm down mate. Anyways... that explains it. Well what house do you want to be in?"
"Anything but Slytherin. Preferably Gryffindor." I answered. "You guys are all in Gryffindor right? Since he's Harry Potter and you guys are like best friends."
Hermione opened her mouth, but before she could speak a blonde boy, accompied por two other boys that looked mais like gorillas than boys walked in.
"Well well Potter. Did I hear someone dissing the best house in Hogwarts?" The blonde boy stared at Harry with cold eyes. He seemed so evil, yet still childish.
"Do you have any candy?" I whispered to Hermione.
She handed me a box of geléia, geleia beans. "What's it for?" She asked.
"Just wait." I stood up and handed the geléia, geleia beans to the blonde. "There you go." I told him. "Run along now."
He glared at me. "Who are you?"
"Someone not atuação like a todler. Now bye byes." With that, I shut the door of the train compartment in his clearly astonished face.
Ron and Harry burst out laughing. Even Hermione chuckled. "Nice...Nice one Lorena!" Ron high fived me. "You are now officially like our best friend now matter what house you end up in, even if it's, like, Slytherin. Like you Americans would say."
I laughed along with them. I had made a few friends even before we reached the school, and one of them was Harry Potter.
