As my mom and I walked to Kings Cross, I realized what was happening. I was leaving home until Christmas, and going to a school that teaches magic.

"If I remember correctly from what the nice man at the shop said, you just walk through a pillar between platforms 9 and 10 and you will get to platform 9 ." Mom told me. I just nodded, paying attention by not paying attention. I heard her sigh. "I'm going to miss you, Quinn." She said. I looked up at her.

"Mom, I'm only leaving for a couple months, then coming back for Christmas. You can send me a letter and I can send you one. And then after Christmas it is just a couple months. It is fine. You have Jinger to keep you company anyway and help you with Calvin." I told her. She smiled down at me. She pushed hair out of my face.

"You have your father's eyes, Quinn. You also got his thick hair under that wig." Mom said with a smile on her face.

"How do I give the eyes back? I want my own." I said. She laughed a bit as we entered Kings Cross. I heard a small meow and realized my cat had woken up. I used one hand to push the cart and the other to pet his head.

"Eyes in front of you." Mom warned. I rolled my eyes a bit and took my hand off of Mr. Wrinkles head. I looked forward and saw the two platforms 9 and 10. "Just run right through there, I love you, behave." Mom whispered. I turned to look at her. I let go of my cart and gave her a hug. "No need to be worried." She told me. I shook my head a bit as I grabbed my cart again.

"I'm not." I told her. She looked at me skeptically.

"A piece of your hair is out. It is purple." She said. I quickly tucked the piece of hair back into the wig and glared up at her. She laughed a bit. She gave me one final hug and turned in the direction of the platforms. "Have fun, be safe. I love you."

"Love you too mom, see you in a couple months." I told her. I looked in the same direction. Mr. Wrinkles looked at me and then the pillar. He looked back at me like I was crazy. I took one of my new robes and placed it on top of his head so he wouldn't see and jump off. I looked back at mom and waved goodbye. I then ran through the pillar and appeared at platform 9 . I saw tons of kids boarding the train, saying goodbye to their parents, and some chasing around other kids. I looked back behind me and saw a wall. I put my cart away and boarded the train, keeping Mr. Wrinkles and some of his toys with me. I found an empty compartment and chose to sit there. I played with Mr. Wrinkles a bit until someone came in the apartment.

"Hey, mind if I sit here?" They asked quietly. They had brown hair that covered their face a bit. I nodded. "I'm Remus, by the way, Remus Lupin." He said after sitting down across from me.

"Quinn Marley." I told him. Mr. Wrinkles was looking at him strangely. I didn't know if he was scared or glad. "This is my cat, Mr. Wrinkles." I told him. He laughed a bit.

"How did you get the name Mr. Wrinkles?" He asked. I laughed a bit as well.

"My little brother chose the name actually. I was trying to name him Kitty." I told him. We both laughed. We continued talking for a bit and we both played with Mr. Wrinkles. Mr. Wrinkles seemed to like Remus. Before the train started, two different kids ran in front of our compartment.

"Mind if we join you?" One asked. I looked at Remus.

"I'm fine with it." Remus said. I looked back at them.

"Come on in. I'm Quinn Marley." I said, introducing myself. They smiled and walked in. The girl sat next to Remus and the boy sat next to me.

"I'm Lily Evans, wonderful to meet you two. This is my friend, Severus Snape." Lily said, introducing them both.

"I'm Remus Lupin. The cat is Quinn's, his name is Mr. Wrinkles." Remus told them. We continued to chat as the train started. Mr. Wrinkles would switch between who he was sitting with every five minutes, and it funny to try and predict who he would choose. He mainly switched between Remus and I, but he did occasionally go over to Lily and Severus. Soon enough, the train pulled to a stop. I looked out the window and saw a huge lake with boats in the water. Everyone boarded the train and the first years went in the direction of the large giant of a man who was calling for the first years. Lily, Severus, Remus, and I all ended up getting on the same boat.

"What house do you guys hope to be in?" Remus asked. I didn't know much about the houses, only that Gryffindor and Slytherin don't get along.

"Well, I honestly don't know." Lily answered.

"I kind of just want to be in the same house as Lily…" Severus said quietly. Lily and Remus didn't hear him.

"What about you Quinn?" Lily asked. I thought for a second. Do I tell them I don't know much about the houses or just say I don't know?

"I don't know much about the houses." I said honestly. They looked a bit surprised.

"I didn't know you were muggles born, with everything you told us about magical creatures, I would've thought that at least one of your parents was a witch or wizard." Severus told me. I shrugged a bit.

"I read a bunch of books before about the wizarding world before coming." I explained.

"Here is a quick explanation. Slytherin is for the ambitious, Gryffindor is for the brave, Hufflepuff is for the loyal, and Ravenclaw is for the wise. That's the quick explanation of only one of their aspects, but they have more traits that benefit for their personality. Also stereotypes aren't true. For example, Hufflepuffs aren't useless and Slytherin aren't evil." Remus said. I nodded. The boat came to a stop and I turned to look. There was a huge castle. It was magnificent. Everyone got out the boats and followed Hagrid into the castle. We came into a room with four tables lined vertically and one horizontally. At the table near the front, there were multiple adults and in front of it was a stool. There four tables had kids at them that were talking a lot. Soon enough, the adult sitting in the middle of the table silenced everyone. Then it was time for the sorting ceremony.

"Chelsea Abraham." Professor McGonagall called. A girl went up and sat down on the stool. The hat looked like it was moving it's lips, and the girl was looking up at him happily.

"Hufflepuff!" The hat exclaimed. The girl happily ran over to the table. And the names continued to be called. Soon, Lily got called up.

"Lily Evans." Lily went up with Remus, Severus, and I giving her supportive looks.

"Gryffindor!" The hat exclaimed. Severus looked hurt, like he already knew he wasn't going to Gryffindor. Remus and I clapped as Severus looked longingly at the Gryffindor table. The names continued.

"Dashia Greene."

"Gryffindor!"

"Rigel Black."

"Slytherin!"

"Capella Black." The room went quiet when they were called. A couple seconds later the girl was looking angry.

"No!" She yelled. The hat said something and she looked even more angry.

"Gryffindor!" The hat said. She refused to stand up until the hat change his mind. He didn't. They had to lift her off the seat and bring her to the Gryffindor table. She threw their hands off of her and slumped down in her chair. I don't think she wants to be in Gryffindor.

"Remus Lupin." Professor McGonagall called. Remus looked at me. I pushed him forward a bit. He gave in and started walking up to the hat. He sat on the stool and looked back at me. I gave him a thumbs up.

"Gryffindor!" The hat bellowed. Remus looked slightly confused but stood up after the hat was off of him and walked to the Gryffindor table. He sat down next to Lily and Dashia Greene. Name continue to be called.

"Quinn Marley." Professor McGonagall said. I shrunk down a bit but then Severus pushed me up to the front and I glared at him and walked up. He only smirked. I sat on the stool and the hat was placed on my head.

"Interesting this one is, metamorphmagus, cool." The hat mumbled. My eyes widened a bit. "Oh stop, I'm not going to tell anyone." He said. A few seconds later, he yelled so loud I jumps a bit. "Gryffindor!" He announced. It was taken off my head and I went down and sat next to Remus. Remus gave me a pat on the back.

"That was the scariest moment of my life." I mumbled. Remus and Lily laughed a bit. People continued to be called. Remus, Lily, and I were all a bit upset when Severus was sorted into Slytherin, but knew that we could still talk to him. The prefects led us to the Gryffindor house and told us the password. We were told our forms and I have a dorm with Lily, Dashia, and the Capella girl. I was honestly scared of the Capella girl, Lily and Dashia were fine though. We went to our dorm in a group and Sarah was already there. She was laying in bed, facing the wall. Suddenly, Mr. Wrinkles ran into the room. And so did all out stuff. Mr. Wrinkles jumped onto the bed, already claiming it as mine. I smiled a bit and sat on the bed.

"So classes start tomorrow, right?" I asked. Lily nodded.

"According to our schedule, we have Charms with the Slytherins first thing tomorrow morning." Dashia added. We heard a groan from Capella. She turned and looked at us.

"Can y'all shut up? I want to sleep." She said. She turned back and I looked at Lily and Dashia. They shrugged and just laid down. I did the same. I close the curtain around the bed and took of my wig and glasses. My hair was green. I smiled a bit and placed the wig in my drawers on the side facing the wall so Dashia and Lily wouldn't see my hair I have no idea why I didn't want them to. I was now in a world where magic exists. I guess I just didn't want people to be able to read me that easily. I fell asleep with Mr. Wrinkles sitting by my feet.