A/N: I do not own Harry Potter or any characters you recognize. Maddie and Leanna are my own.

A/N 2: This takes place during Fred and George's first year. Some details might be changed.

The train station was flooded with people, pets, trolleys. Everywhere Maddie looked there was something new, interesting, scary.

In one hand she clinched the cat carrier, in the other, her small suitcase. She hadn't had much to pack. Her school supplies were being sent to Hogwarts for her, it had been part of her attendance. Her cat, Leanna, mewed loudly.

"Hush, hush, it's okay," she whispered. Slowly she made her way towards the train. She knew no one here, but it would be okay, she'd make new friends. "Maybe one of them will be able to help me?" she asked herself.

"Talking to yourself?" a voice asked from behind her. Maddie turned around finding herself face to face with a boy about her age.

"Nope, talking to my cat," she answered holding the carrier up. Leanna hissed in greeting.

"That's a nice cat."

"She usually is. I'm Maddie."

"Fred. My brother over there is George." Maddie watched as another boy, identical to Fred, walked over.

"I'm Fred, you're George," he argued. Maddie laughed.

"Okay, so one of you is Fred, the other George. Either way, I'm still Maddie. I guess we should go find seats?" The twins nodded and Maddie followed them onto the train.

"Fred, George!" The twins turned. Maddie stopped with them. An older boy, resembling the twins, was running towards them.

"Great," Fred muttered. "That's our brother, Percy. He's a bit of a git."

"More than a bit," George added.

"Mum said you two disappeared. I was worried." Percy stated falling in step with the twins. "Charlie's already on the train, said something about checking out the Quiddich possibilities?" George nodded.

"Makes sense, he said over the summer he'd have to replace some people."

"Quiddich?" Maddie asked.

"You don't know what Quiddich is?" Maddie blushed, her cheeks almost matching Fred's hair.

"I'm sorry?"

"Don't worry, we'll explain everything. It's only the greatest game ever invented." The explanation of Quiddich continued as they boarded the train and found an empty compartment.

"Here, we'll sit here," George announced as he flopped down on the seat. Maddie sat down next to him, keeping Leanna's carrier by her feet. Fred sat on her other side. Percy had wandered off down the train looking for his friends.

"Any idea what house you'll be in?" Fred asked Maddie. She shook her head.

"You?"

"All three of our brothers have been in Gryffindor, parents too, so probably us too," George answered.

"You have two brothers besides Percy?"

"Actually three, Ron's coming to Hogwarts in two years. We also have a little sister. What about you?" Maddie shook her head.

"I'm an only child," Maddie answered quickly. Her eyes darted to Leanna's carrier for a second. "Have you got any pets?"

"Nope, our brother has a rat, but he's pretty boring. At least your cat seems to have calmed down some. She's not hissing."

"Guess she just had to get to know you. I told you she was a good girl." Leanna yawned in her carrier, curled up against the back and closed her eyes.

"I wonder how much longer until we're there," George muttered. Fred had turned and was looking out the window at the passing greenery.

"Food trolley's coming this way," a voice called from the hallway. Fred and George rifled through their pockets coming up with a handful of change. Maddie pretended to look in her own pockets coming up with nothing more than some pocket lint. Fred grabbed his brother's change, combined it with his own and left the compartment.

"Be right back," he promised.

"I'll share," George promised.

"I'm fine. I ate before I came," Maddie lied. Leanna purred loudly, half asleep, she startled when Fred opened the door, his hands filled with snacks.

"I've got some pumpkin puffs, a few chocolate frogs, and a cauldron cake each," he announced handing George some food. He turned and handed Maddie the same items.

"I can't repay," she whispered.

"We saved up to eat on the train with our friends. I hope you're going to be one of them." Maddie laughed and smiled.

"Yes, I'll be your friend. I wouldn't have put up with you otherwise," she joked.

"See, she'll fit in perfectly," George commented his mouth full of puff. Fred gave him a glare.

"You look like Ron talking with your mouth full." George immediately closed his mouth. He finished chewing before apologizing.

"Ron's starting in two years. He's a bit rough around the edges."

"Nothing like yourselves right?" Maddie asked with a smirk.

"Nothing," the twins chorused.

It had started getting dark outside and hard to see anything out the windows.

"I think the train's starting to slow," Fred whispered.

"Guess we should get our robes on." George and Fred pulled out their robes and slid them on over their muggle clothing.

"Turn around," Maddie ordered.

"Don't want us to see anything of interest?"

"Just turn around." The twins obeyed and Maddie pulled her robes from her tiny suitcase. They were wrinkled, a little tattered, and one elbow had been patched with a piece of bright orange fabric. She slid them on quickly and tucked her elbow patch against her side so it wasn't as visible.

"You can look now." The twins spun around in circles a couple times before becoming dizzy and falling into their seats laughing.

"You two are complete goofballs."

"And your point? Someday, this goofballness with make us so many galleons," Fred boasted.

"I think we're here," George announced. Fred and Maddie blinked realizing the train was, in fact, no longer moving. They all rose to their feet.

"Leave your suitcases, trunks, and pets. They will all be brought to your room," a booming voice announced. Maddie set Leanna's carrier on the seat.

"Don't worry, girl. We'll be together before you know it." The cat meowed loudly. Maddie followed the twins off the train.

"F'rs years ov'r 'ere." They followed the loud voice towards the lake.

"That's Hagrid. Charlie told me about him He's the gamekeeper here, does a lot of work for Dumbledore." They were put into boats and under floating lanterns made their way to the castle.