Victoria, a normal girl from an ordinary jewelry store in Brussels, gets a rather strange invitation. It brings her to one of the best kept secrets in history, magic folk. While expanding her abilities, she closes connections with numerous of people...
I was on the Eurostar to London with my parents. We will arrive in less than 5 minutes after a ride of almost 3 hours. My mom is reading The Sun, a tabloid from England. She seems rather intrigued by the articles. My papa on the other hand gives me occasionally a worried smile and I see him eyeing me from time to time. I know they won't miss me, even though they will never admit it. "We are arriving at St Pancras Station London, we wish you a good day." My hands went cold and sweaty. My grip on my suitcase loosened by the overproduction of sweat in my hands. Kings Cross station is a street away from St Pancras Station. The moment we decided that I was going to give Hogwarts a try, a letter flew out of our old, and never used, fireplace. The letter included a ticket and a brief description of what was waiting for me. I will be met with the Jacobite express on platform 9 and quarters and it will take me right to this school. I found it weird, seeing the ticket for the first time.
"9 and quarters." Maybe the train system in England wasdifferent than home.
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After making our way out of the packed Eurostar, we made it to kings-cross station just across the street. To my surprise, It wasn't crowded at all. I had expected the worst first day ever, walking over students and other kind of things. But the station was almost empty. I decided for myself not to think about it too hard and just go with it. "Alright, we are here." I was standing on a platform that looks nothing special, with no students or a train.
"This can't be it?" my mom said. I am looking around to search for some students or someone who can guide us to the rightful place. It didn't made sense at all. There was no platform 9 quarters, just 9 and 10. I sighed deeply. Did we get scammed? I looked over my shoulders to give my parents a worried look when something completely impossible reached my attention. A red haired boy with a large trunk stepped before my eyes right through a wall. His family acted like this was the most normal thing ever and joined him right after. I stood there, paralysed to the ground but also filled with wonder. I blinked a couple of times to make sure I was not dreaming.
"Did you see that?" I turned towards my mother. She nodded, looking paler than before. When I studied the wall from up closer, it kind of made sense. 9 and quarters. The wall between platform 9 and 10. My eyes sparkled by the realisation that my magical adventure had already begun. I took a deep breath, scrambling all my courage to just give it a try. Let's hope there is no spell or ritual I need to do beforehand. I took a step and stormed right at the wall.
"What the hell are you doing?" My mom grabbed my arm before I could meet with the stones.
"You need to walk through. I saw it."
"Are you nuts? You are going to break your nose!" My papa shouted. I pulled myself from her grip and walked right through. Not realising I had already walked through, I sprinted right into another student, both of us falling on the ground.
"I am so sorry! This is my first time doing this." I apologized immediately. Here I am, laying on the floor with a blonde boy. I looked around me. This incredible view took my attention away from the situation. I let my eyes linger on the big red steam train in front of me. "Wow."
