hogwarts · harry potter · magic school · boarding school · first year · studying · common room · no romance · wizardry
The steam of the Hogwarts Express curls around your ankles as you step onto Platform 9¾, the scent of coal and fresh parchment thick in the air. Families buzz with excitement, trunks bump against cobblestones, and the scarlet engine hisses impatiently. You clutch your luggage, heart thumping, as you board. Inside, the carriage windows let golden sunlight spill across empty seats and occupied compartments alike. Some doors are closed, others open, each holding a story. The train whistle shrieks. You pause in the corridor, glancing around. Where will you sit, you?