"Magic School? What are we taking a train if we're going to Magic School? Can't we just usse the doorway in the stairwell like we usually do?" No one could say Paige Matthews didn't have an inquistive mind.

Her eldest sister merely rolled her eyes as she bounced little Chris on her leg. Phoebe, however, looked to Leo who served both the position of their whitelighter and brother-in-law, "now that Paige mentioned it, why aren't we using the door?"

Leo sighed, "because we're not headed for that school. We're going to the one in England and that requires methods of travel a bit unconventional for you girl." Paige looked ready tointerject but Leo reasoned further, "just think of this as a little mini vacation from P3, the Source, and Cole." He said that last one to Phoebe who smiled weakly in reply.

The cab pulled to a stop in front of the train station and the Halliwell family climbed out. Paige and Phoebe each grabbed their suitcases and stepped out onto the curb. Leo retrieved his own as well as Piper's as his wife held Chris in one arm and clutched Wyatt's hand tightly.

"Lead the way hun," Piper instructed after the driver had been paid. Leo nodded and led the girls inside the station, glancing up every once in a while to the signs and taking the occasional turn.

On the final right, the family collided with a crowd worthy of the New York subway. Piper held Chris tighter to her body, sticking as close as she could get to her husband. She glanced back but was startled to find her sisters weren't following behind.

Phoebe and Paige were in fact about four yards back, being pushed about by the swarming crowd. Paige was squeezing her sister's hand tightly and heaving frantically.

"Sweetheart, it's okay," Phoebe spoke reassuringly. "Just stay calm and breathe. Remember your soothing mantra." She glanced around best she could, looking for Leo and Piper among the throng as her younger sister closed her eyes and started whispering. "Atta girl, you're doing fine," Phoebe patted her sister's hand as the deathgrip loosened a bit, butremained firm.

"Leo, we've lost my sisters," Piper informed the man which did little to cease his determination and will to get through the mob of people.

"Just a little further," he murmured as the couple passed under the sign 'Platform 9',paying to acknowledgement that he heard his wife. "One column, two, three. Here we are." Leo stopped Piper in front of a brick support column and glanced around. With a nod of his head, Leo tightened his grip on Piper's hand and walked straight into the column. Startled by what Leo was doing, Piper found no time to cry out in protest and instead squeezed her eyes shut, waiting for the inevitable crash that was associated with hitting a solid object.

The crash never came, and Piper peeked an eye open to investigate. She squeaked in surprise. People swarmed about on this platform, that looked like every other one the family had passed. Piper looked around, noting the overwhelming amount of owls, and clutch Chris closer to her. She went to do the same with Wyatt but found her hand was free of his little palm. Piper looked down then around frantically.

"Leo! Wyatt's gone!" Piper's worried face brought a frown to her husband's own and he lifted his head as he would when he scanned for people. He sighed, "he's fine, Piper. He's found your sisters and he's leading them to us." Leo patted his wife's back, "don't worry Hogwarts will be good for all of us, especially Wyatt."

Piper hugged her husband, putting Chris between the two of them, "I hope you're right Leo, I hope you're right."

Did you like the first chapter? Well, there's more to come shortly.

Ciao, Crys