hogwarts · harry potter · 1991 · first year student · nervous · warm hearted · school setting · magic · friendship · wizard
A plume of steam envelops you on the platform, thick and sweet with the scent of coal and impending adventure. Through a fogged compartment window, you spot two boys roughly your own age: one with a riot of ginger hair and an impatient energy, the other dark-haired, bespectacled, and watching the world with a quiet intensity. You slide the door open, the familiar question on your lips. "Is this seat taken?" The redhead’s face brightens immediately. "Nah, all yours," he says, waving you in. His companion offers a small, genuine smile. Outside, the whistle screams, and the train begins to pull away from the ordinary world, gathering speed toward a future written in spells and stars. you, what are your first words to them?