"Ron! Wait for me!" Erica sighed.

"Oh come on!" Ron slowed down for hus sister.

"I have little legs!" She pointed as she caught up.

"Oh know that" Ron rolled his eyes.

Erica sighed,"Why is there so much walking?"

"Don't ask me, you think I know?"

"You might." She shrugged.

"No, I don't. This is my first time going to." Ron nudged her.

"At least you don't look as confused as him." Erica pointed.

"Who?"

"That boy."

Ron looked around before he caught sight of a black haired boy with round glasses, looking awfully confused at where to go.

"We should help him." Erica started walking towards him.

"Right! Fred you next!" Molly suddenly spoke.

"He's not Fred, I am." Their older brother pointed.

"Honestly woman, you call yourself our mother." The other brother scoffed as he went through.

"Oh, sorry George." Molly sighed.

"Only joking, I am Fred." Fred laughed and went through after his twin.

Molly shook her head disapprovingly at the boys.

"E-excuse me!" The boy approached her "Could you tell me how to-"

"How to get on the platform? Yes, not to worry, dear. It's Ron and Erica's first time to Hogwarts as well." Molly pointed at the younger pair of twins,"Now, all you've got to do is walk straight at the wall between platforms 9 and 10. Best do it at a bit of a run if you're nervous."

"Good luck." Ginny, the youngest, smiled at them all.

Harry took a deep breath before he ran at the wall, arriving finally, at Platform 9¾.

"Ron, what's that?" Erica pointed in a random direction.

"What's what?" Ron looked at the direction.

"Ha, got you!" Erica laughed as she ran straight at the wall.

"You- Mum!"

"Get through the wall, Ron. I'll tell her off in a minute."

Ron sighed and ran through the wall, meeting his sister at the other side.

Erica was still giggling,"You really fell for that?"

"Shut up." Ron pushed her.

Erica stumbled back and crossed her arms,"Fine."

"Come on, let's catch up with the others." Ron muttered as they walked.

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"Of course father." Draco nodded at the instructions from Lucius.

The Malfoys were on their way to the station for the first time. Lucius was explaining his expectations and instructions he wanted his son... And daughter to do.

"Don't even think of pulling one of your little stunts here, Parker." Lucius glared at her,"If I catch you associating with any mudbloods, they'll be trouble."

"What stunts?" Parker crossed her arms.

"Trying to sneak out of the house in the middle of the night." Lucius crossed his arms,"Giving money to lower life forms, daring to speak to a blood traitor!"

"You mean Auntie Androme-" Parker began to talk

"Quiet yourself." Lucius snapped.

"Mum." Parker turned to her.

Narcissa stayed quiet, not look ing over to her husband,"He's... He's right, dear."

"She's your sister."

Narcissa bent down and spoke quietly,"I know, dear but I can't disagree with your father."

Parker crossed her arms, speaking to Lucius with a hum,"Auntie Andromeda said I could stay with her."

"Not a chance in hell." Lucius shook his head.

Parker looked at Lucius and went to speak.

"Don't."

"This is bullshit." Parker muttered.

"Language."

Parker rolled her eyes before she walked off from her parents and brother. That's when she bumped into a stranger.

"Oh-Sorry." Parker jumped.

"No, I'm sorry." She apologized, shaking her head.

"I wasn't looking where I was going." Parker assured her.

"It's fine, trust me." The ginger girl smiled,"I'm Erica, by the way."

"Erica." Parker held out her hand,"I'm Parker."

"You've got a very nice name." Erica commented, shaking her hand.

"As do you." Parker smiled,"Sorry for running into you."

"It's fine. Oh, you've got to meet-" Erica turned, realising she was stood by herself,"Nevermind."

"Are you travelling alone?"

"I wasn't until just now." She sighed.

"Who are you here with?" Parker looked around.

"Well, pretty much my whole family but mainly my twin brother who's decided to desert me." Erica crossed her arms.

"Well that's not good." Parker chuckled.

"No, it's not." She sighed.

"I'm with my brother, if you'd like to travel with me?"

"Who's your brother?"

"Draco Malfoy."

"The name's familiar." Erica hummed,"Where is he?"

"I don't know... You'll probably know our father." Parker sighed,"Lucius Malfoy."

"Yeah... Not the most pleasant, but you seem nice." Erica smiled.

"Aw, thanks." Parker smiled,"Maybe I'll catch you on the train?"

"Maybe." Erica nodded.

Parker hummed and waved and walked off.

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"Now, I want you keeping an eye on her." Lucius told his son.

"Of course, father." Draco nodded.

"Especially if she's with-"

"I know, father."

"Then I know you won't disobey me."

"I wouldn't dare think about it." Draco shook his head.

Lucius gave a nod of approval before his mother handed Draco his bags.

"Thank you, father."

"Be good Draco." Narcissa sighed.

"I will, mother."

Narcissa kissed his head,"That's my boy."

With that, Draco turned and headed off towards the train.

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"Now, Erica dear. Give me a hug." Molly held her arms out.

Erica smiled and hugged her mum.

"Now, you behave. I don't want Dumbledore sending me letters home."

"You won't hear anything from Dumbledore." Erica assured her,"Especially not about toilets."

"Or fire." Molly warned.

"Wh- Such a bold accusation. Ron, have I ever done such a thing?"

"I still have burn marks." Ron held up his arm as he ate some sweets.

"They'll fade, you're fine." Erica crossed her arms.

"Eventually." He mumbled.

"Don't forget what you did to deserve it."

"Enough fighting." Molly tapped their heads.

"Sorry mum." Erica sighed.

"I love you both. Be safe." Molly waved.

"We will, mum." Erica assured her,"Come on, Ron."

"Coming." Ron waved to Molly.

The pair then made their way onto the scarlet train, busy and full of other students.

"I'll find one, come on." Ron ran off in the crowd of students... Erica losing sight of him.

"Ron!" Erica sighed, being short was not an advantage here!

"Erica?" Parker shouted from behind her.

"Parker?" Erica turned.

"Oh, finally. I've lost my brother." She sighed.

"Me too."

"Want to stick together?"

"Yes please." Erica nodded, very relieved that she wasn't alone.

Parker smiled and took her hand before they walked. Erica smiled as well and gave Parker's hand a small squeeze as she noticed a compartment.

Parker ran into the compartment and closed the doors once they were inside. Erica sighed and sat down on one of the chairs, she liked how quiet it was.

"I forgot to ask, who's your family?" Parker asked as she sat down.

"Oh, I'm a Weasley." Erica answered.

"Like Arthur Weasley?"

"Yeah, that's my dad!"

"My dad works with him." Parker smiled.

"He has mentioned him sometimes." Erica nodded slowly.

"Yeah... Probably not nice things."

"I mean- Wait, no... Then- No.." Erica shook her head as she tried to think

"Yeah, no, I understand. He's... Worse than the stories." Parker sighed.

"I see.."

After a while they heard someone shouting... Parker's name?

"Do you know who that is?" Erica raised a brow.

"... I think." Parker sighed.

"Parker!" Draco burst in.

"Draco. Parker looked at him.

"That's your brother?" Erica blinked in surprise.

"Unfortunately." Parker whispered.

"You're associating with a Weasley?" Draco scoffed.

"Yes?" Parker raised a brow,"What's so wrong about it?"

"Quite literally everything, have you looked at her?" Draco pointed.

"Hey!" Parker got up,"She is my friend."

"You've known her for not even five minutes." Draco crossed his arms.

"And I've known you for eleven years and I still don't like you."

"Ha!" Erica quickly covered her mouth,"Sorry."

Parker bit her cheek to hide her smile,"What do you want Draco?"

"You. We need to have a word." Draco crossed his arms.

Parker rolled her eyes,"I'll be back Erica."

"Okay." Erica nodded as she turned to look out of the window.

"What?" Parker crossed her arms as she closed the door.

"You heard what father said before we left, didn't you?"

"No, I think I'm losing my hearing, Dray." Parker hummed.

Draco shook his head,"That in there, is a blood traitor."

Parker looked at the compartment,"Okay?"

"Her family are a bunch of wastes." Draco rolled his eyes,"They are beneath you, Parker."

"I don't see what's the big difference between being below and above someone."

"You're a Malfoy, Parker. You have a reputation to uphold." Draco pointed,"You can't be seen with people like them, it'll send Father's reputation as well as your own, into the ground."

"Well, maybe it's time to change some things. You should change too."

"Change? Not a chance."

Parker crossed her arms,"So what's your point here?"

"Father wouldn't be too pleased if I told him about this, would he?"

Parker looked at him.

"I've been asked to watch you. If father finds out about this, we're both finished." Draco shook his head.

"Or you just don't report back to him like a little soldier, god." Parker pushed past him and walked off.

Draco rolled his eyes and walked off as well.

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"Erica! There you are." Ron sighed.

"What- You ran away from me!" Erica crossed her arms.

"Still. Now come on, we need to find another compartment... This is the richer side."

"We don't have to pay for it, do we?" Erica quickly got up.

"This side, yeah." Ron opened the door.

"Screw that then." Erica grabbed her bag and walked out," Parker didn't tell me that bit."

"Parker? Parker Malfoy?" Ron's eyes widened.

"Mhm, she's my friend.' Erica nodded.

"Oh no. Not a chance. Have you heard the stories of that family?" Ron shook his head.

"Obviously... But she was really nice to me."

"Yeah, I'm sure." Ron sighed as they walked.

"She was, Ron." Erica insisted.

"Alright, if you say so. Oh! Here's one." Ron pointed to a compartment with the same boy from earlier,"Excuse me, do you mind? Everywhere else is full."

"No, not at all. The boy shook his head.

Ron walked in and sat down with Erica,"I'm Ron by the way, Ron Weasley. This is my sister, Erica."

"Hi" Erica smiled.

"I'm Harry, Harry Potter." Harry waved.

"S-so it's true? I mean, do you really have, y'know.." Ron gestured to his forehead.

"The what?" Harry raised a brow.

"The scar." Ron whispered.

"Oh!" Harry lifted his hair to show the scar.

"Wicked." Ron smiled.

That's when a woman came by with a trolley loaded full of sweets,"Anything off the trolley dears?"

"No thanks." Ron shook his head, holding up a bag of sandwiches,"We're set."

Harry looked at both twins' food before he lifted his pouch of money up,"We'll take the lot!"

"Woah." Erica gasped.

After the trolley lady gave the trio the sweets they all dug into them.

Harry looked over to the beans in Erica's hands and read the title,"Bertie Botts Every Flavour Beans?"

"By every flavour, they really mean it." She passed them over to him,"There's chocolate and peppermint but I'm not a huge fan myself.

"And there's also spinach, liver and tripe. George sweared he got a bogey-flavoured one once." Ron added.

After that comment, Harry quickly sat the box of beans down. Harry then picked up a blue and gold packing, with the name of Chocolate Frogs.

"These aren't real frogs, are they?"

"it's just a spell, besides it's the cards you want." Erica assured him.

"Each pack's got a famous witch or wizard. I got about 500 myself." Ron spoke proudly.

As Harry opened his own pack, the frog leaped out and onto the window.

"Hey- Watch it!" Ron attempted to catch it but failed as the frog jumped out the window,"That's rotten luck. They've only got one good jump in them to begin with."

Harry then checked his card,"I've got Dumbledore!"

"I got about six of him." Ron bragged.

"Ron. Shush." Erica turned to him.

"Hey, he's gone." Harry blinked in surprise.

"Well, you can't expect him to hang around all day, can you? This is Scabbers, by the way. Pathetic, isn't he?" Ron pointed to the rat on his lap.

"A little." Harry nodded slowly.

"Bit of an understatement." Erica muttered.

"Fred gave me a spell to turn him yellow. Wanna see?" Ron turned to Harry.

Harry nodded and Erica raised a brow as Ron took out his wand.

That's when a brunette girl with bushy hair opened the door to the carriage,"Has anyone seen a toad? A boy named Neville's lost one."

"Uh, no, sorry." Erica shook her head.

"Oh! Are you doing magic? Let's see then." She leaned against the door.

Ron cleared his throat and pointed his wand at Scabbers,"Sunshine, daises, butter mellow, turn this stupid fat rat yellow."

Nothing happened. Scabbers just sat there and did nothing.

"Are you sure that's a real spell? Well, it's not very good, is it? Of course I've only tried a few simple spells myself, and they've all worked for me. For example." The girl sat herself beside Erica and across from Harry, "Oculus Reparo."

With a flick of her wand, the tape flew off of Harry's glasses and they were suddenly fixed!

"That's better, isn't it? Holy Cricket, you're Harry Potter! I'm Hermione Granger... And you are?" Hemione turned to Ron.

"I'm Ron Weasley." He spoke with his mouth full.

"Pleasure." Hermione bit her cheek and turned to Erica,"And you?"

"Oh, I'm Erica." She held out her hand.

Hermione shook her hand with a smile,"You better change into your robes. I expect we'll be arriving soon."

"Oh, thanks for the warning." Erica nodded.

"Oh and... You've got dirt on your nose. Did you know? Just there?" Hermione pointed to Ron before she got up and walked out.

Ron, embarrassed, wiped his nose and crossed his arms.

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All the students had gathered outside of the Great Hall, the four on the train almost sticking together, although Parker was stuck with Draco. Then out walked a woman with raven hair pulled into a bun and dressed in elegant emerald green robes. Her name? Professor McGonagall.

"Welcome to Hogwarts. Now, in a few moments, you will pass through these doors and join your classmates. But before you can take your seats, you must be sorted into your houses. They are Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin. Now while you're here, your house will be like your family. Your triumphs will earn you house points. Any rule breaking, and you will lose points. At the end of the year, the house with the most points is awarded the house cup." Professor McGonagall spoke.

"Trevor!"

McGonagall jumped backwards, looking for the small voice.

It was a boy who scooped up his taod from right in front of McGonagall before looking up at her, embarrassed,"Sorry."

"The sorting ceremony will begin momentarily." McGonagall sighed and walked off into the Great Hall, leaving all the students alone.

That's when Draco approached the group of Ron, Erica and of course, Harry.

"It's true then, what they were saying on the train. Harry Potter has come to Hogwarts." Draco pushed past people,"This is Crabbe and Goyle. My sister, Parker Malfoy... And I'm Malfoy... Draco Malfoy."

Erica couldn't help but snicker, was he trying to be scary?

"Think my name's funny, do you? No need to ask yours. Red hair, and a hand-me-down robe? You must be a Weasley." Draco scoffed.

"Draco." Parker sighed.

"You'll soon find that some wizarding families are better than others, Potter. Don't want to go making friends with the wrong sort. I can help you there." He held his hand out.

"I think can tell the right sort for myself, thank you." Harry smacked away Draco's hand.

Draco was shocked, no one had ever acted this way towards him.

"Shame, isn't it, Dray?" Parker whispered.

Draco went to say something back to Parker but McGonagall had returned and tapped him on the shoulder with her scroll.

"We're ready for you now. Follow me." McGonagall hummed.