Ch.11 The train ride

I get up in the morning, it takes a few minutes before the reality sets in. My hair was quite long right now. Just shy of making a pony. I had square shaped glasses on, didn't have any eyesight issues but I wore them my whole last life and things just didn't feel right without them. My hair was neatly folded to the side. I was wearing a white shirt with sleeves folded up to my forearms on top which I wore a black sleeveless sweater so that my collar and my arms of the shirt could be seen along with black cargo type pants. I looked like an idea student. I had enough money with me for the cab ride and some spare. I shrunk the trunk in my pockets keeping just the book on wizarding etiquettes out to read.

I was an hour early on the platform. I was just way too excited, instead of running through the wall between platforms 9 and 10. I went ahead and pressed my hand on it just to feel the wall and it appeared to be solid. Then I wished to passed through and the wall seemed to have vanish. Some sort of intent wards nicely placed and with all the mundane avoiding me when I came near the wall seems like muggle repelling wards as well. I passed calmly through the wall to see the sight of a very crowded station. There were many people there bidding their children goodbye. I look around the station, walk around for a bit. Nothing out of the ordinary it might be an exact replica of the normal station there were certain fireplaces at the back of the station no doubt for floo. Why didn't the Weasley's use the floo then I'm not sure maybe they wanted to test their flying car. I shrug and get onto the train trying to find an empty compartment.

After looking around for a couple of minutes I find one, In about middle of the train. I had over 50 minutes before the train left so I settle in near the window enlarging my trunk and placing it on the top. No need to attract any sort of attention. The trace would be placed on us while going under the tunnel with the boats I assume since there would be no other reason to take first year students separately. That would limit my practice time in summer by a lot maybe I'll look for something else to do over the summer, something to look into. I take a moment to see whether I should lock the room with a locking charm. No point in being anti-social I figure. So, I just continue reading the book.

About 30 minutes in two girls came in. They looked around the cabin seeing I was the only one there they just came in and sat. I had looked up for a brief moment seeing them before returning back to my book. I obviously saw both of them clearly. One was quite tall or maybe normal heighted still shorter than me but tall for her age she had curly black hair an oval face decently pretty I didn't know if they were first years. Other one was quite short blondish brown hair wearing glasses but they were round around the edges unlike mine both were in their robes already maybe I should have dressed up as well.

Since I had gone back to the books. They had also started talking among them and giggling here and there. I don't know why they didn't ask me anything. How could my charms have failed me, I cry inwardly. All the training and the moment it mattered the looks have failed me. I just go back to by books and they go back to their giggling.

Just the moment the train was about to leave. A girl with and I'm not joking bubble-gum pink hair walked in. she looked around all of the people in the compartment were shocked. All that was on my mind was 'Sakura you must be in the wrong universe'. She just looked at us and laughed and her hair changed to blonde color then to the black color like the hair color of the other girl in the compartment. A look of understanding came over me and a name appeared in my mind 'Nymphadora Tonks". As if enjoying our baffled looks a smile bloomed on her face and she smiled asked "wotcher, how you firstie's doing?" all of us in the compartment nod. Looks like the girls were in fact first years.

I introduce myself "Nice to make your acquaintance I'm ignieus. First year." I was almost about to say please take care of me senpai. *cough cough* The other two introduce themselves as well in a peculiar way. I learned one of them was Alice Dawlish and other was Lavender Fortescue and they added half blood after that. Seeing that it was a necessity of some kind I add saying I'm a muggleborn. All of them looked shocked at the revelation. Tonks says "you don't look like a muggleborn firstie." What's that even supposed to mean. Looks like maybe my charms have not failed sorry for I should have never doubted you I inwardly think to myself.

*Meanwhile in the heads of the two girls*

'We can't believe he is a first year like us let alone a muggleborn!!'