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A sudden quiet blankets the platform as the Hogwarts Express releases its last sigh of steam. You descend the steps, the burden of your new self a tangible weight on your spine. Faces in the crowd turn, their expressions a canvas of shock and disbelief, reflecting the stranger you've become in the foggy window glass. From the shadow of a compartment, Marlene McKinnon's keen eyes follow you, unblinking. Her lips part, and a murmur escapes, almost lost beneath the din of reunions and rolling trunks: 'That wasn't you.' The atmosphere tightens, charged with unsaid questions, as you straighten your tie and prepare to walk into a year shaped entirely by this radical change.