One eternity later...

Dear Sia,

I cannot believe how many unbelievable things I have seen come true in the last twenty-four hours. Situations I could never have imagined are happening. The castle is so magical that you can feel it is full of magic. There are ghosts here and hats that talk. But I guess you know about them.

I got sorted into the Gryffindor house. It was nerve-racking when Professor McGonagall, the transfiguration professor, put the Sorting hat on my head. It took quite a while to sort me, but I'm happy with the final result. I met a friend on the train, who too got sorted into Gryffindor. His name is Ronald Weasley, Ron, and he seems like a nice guy. His brothers are all in Gryffindor too.

Everyone has been staring at me since they found out who I am. It seems that I am famous. But you know, it feels weird to be well-known for something I don't even remember. On top of that, honestly, I get upset when someone asks me if I remember that night. It reminds me how I have no one of my own (excluding you?). I guess, but that's good in a way. It will stop the fame from going to my head in the future. The renowned I've got is for the worst day of my life.

Overall, I think I'm going to enjoy myself a lot here. I am a bit scared about not knowing anything, but guess what, everyone is like me. The subjects I have found about till now seem interesting.

Oh, and I think I'll be healthy the next time you meet me. You won't be able to call me skeleton. That's because the food at Hogwarts is the best. I've never eaten so much and so many varieties of food. After eating so much, I'm sure I can fall asleep in less than ten minutes now. I'm tired. The day was very exhausting. Everyone kept staring at me, which was scary. And the new place was keeping me on my toes all the time.

I'll talk to you again later. Take care of yourself.

Your friend,

Harry.

PS. Ron and Hagrid told me that I could use an owl for sending letters. It's so cool!

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Dear Sia,

I was living under a rock.

Due to Dudley, I could not play any sports at school, so I never even got the chance to try them. But who would have thought that I have a talent? I have become the youngest Quidditch player in a century. I play as a seeker. The story behind it is rather long. I'll tell you when we meet the next time.

Today I had my first game. I was so nervous, more than when facing an angry Uncle Vernon. But the game was overall good. Though I almost swallowed the snitch instead of catching it.

Sia, I wanted to ask you something. I know that Hogwarts is full of new things, and many of them have a history or reason behind them for being here. But is it normal to keep a three-headed dog in the castle? I'm just asking for mere curiosity.

Magic is awesome. It makes things more interesting. But I guess it too is hopeless when it comes to studies. The classes are fun, homework not. But I have Hermione with me. Hermione Granger is a new friend that I have made here. She is in Gryffindor like me. In the beginning, both Ron and I thought that she was annoying and over-dramatic. But that's not the case. She is a helpful and genuine person, though she annoys sometimes.

We three have become best friends now. I had thought that I would be alienated here like back in London, but that did not happen.

Well, I'll write to you again. Take care.

Your friend,

Harry.

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Dear Sia,

You won't believe what I've done. The story is quite long so I cannot tell you in a letter. But trust me, I'll when we meet. Our train is going to leave tomorrow.

Are you going to be at the station? It would be good to meet you. I need some quiet time around people who don't stare at me. Ron and Hermione don't, but they do end up making a lot of noise by fighting all the time. It's a miracle that they are friends even after being so different.

Today there was the end of the year feast. My friends and I helped our house win. It was just amazing. I cannot wait for you to start at Hogwarts next year.

Take care, and I'll see you soon.

Your friend,

Harry.

PS. I hope this reaches you before the train departs.

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Sia read the letter and winced. She had been out of town and had missed getting Harry's letter.

Harry had written to her quite frequently. That had helped her confirm that, till now, the story had gone as it should. Well, except for minute changes that she had caused.

Sierra looked at the last letter that she had received from Harry. He was asking if she was coming to the King's Cross station and if he could meet her.

Sia turned to a notebook on the desk and tore half a page. She jots down a quick 'Yes ~Sia' on it and folds it. Going to her window, where a grey-colored, great horned owl stood on the window sill, Sia tied the letter to his foot.

"I'm sorry, Gray. But could you make a quick trip and deliver this letter to Harry. The reply is already late, so I don't have a choice but to send you back so soon," Sia spoke, petting the bird lightly.

Gray was a grey-colored great horned owl. On Sia's eleventh birthday, her parents had gifted him to her. She had loved him at first sight. He was a bit suspicious of her at first, but he opened up to her as time passed.

The owl had just returned from a trip to Diagon Alley, where Sia had to order potion ingredients and was quite exhausted. He glared at her for a bit before flying out of the window.

Sia continued looking at the sky.

Tomorrow the students were returning from Hogwarts at around eight in the morning. Sia was excited to go back to the station. The only thing it symbolized to her was her last time seeing the train and not getting on it.

After Karalyn had started at Hogwarts, Sia began spending time with Sten and Sam. And when Sten went away, Harry took his place. Overall she was at least surrounded by two to three people.

Therefore, the last year had been difficult for Sam and her. They felt as if an eternity had passed since they had met the others. To wait is the most stressful thing.

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The train came to a gradual stop as the students started rushing out, eager to meet their families.

Samuel and Sierra stood with the two Whites and one Knights couple near a pillar at the station.

They waited there patiently as they knew their kids very well. The children were not fond of acting like children.

After the rush of children started thinning, the three awaited passengers stepped out of the train. They searched around a bit before finding and making their way to their family.

"I will never understand what's the use of everyone coming when we are going to meet you all eventually at home," Kar commented with a sigh, though no one missed the slight smile in her eyes.

Everyone laughed at that. That was Karalyn for you.

After hugging Kar, Al, and Sten, Sia excused herself, "I'll see you guys in a minute. I've got to meet someone."

She turned around after seeing her mother nod and went around the station. She searched for a messy black head with a redhead and a bushy brunette.

After a few minutes, she found Harry getting down the train while hauling his giant trunk. She went ahead and helped him a bit.

After unloading the trunk, Harry turned to Sia with a big grin on his face and gave her a bear hug.

"I missed you a lot. Glad you would be near us the next year," Harry said, and Sia smiled slightly.

Then he turned to his two friends standing behind him and introduced, "Guys, this is Sierra White and Sia, this is Ron, and this is Hermione."

Sia smiled at the two members of the famous Golden Trio, "I've heard a lot about you. It's nice to see you both in the flesh. You can call me Sia."

Ron and Hermione smile back at her.

"Harry talks a lot about you, and we are very excited to get to know you, Sia," Hermione said politely.

After greeting each other, Ron and Hermione took their leave as their families waited.

Sia turned to Harry, "I'm so happy for you, Harry. I hope you have now found a place that feels like home and makes you feel like you belong."

Harry smiled at her, "Yes."

After promising Harry to visit him over the summer, Sia again went around searching. This time for a blonde with a blackhead.

She found Draco and Theo standing at a corner waiting for their house elves to come and pick them up.

"How was Hogwarts for you two?" Sia asked as she went and leaned on the wall beside them.

The two looked at her, and Draco spoke, "Well, it was new and fascinating, at the least."

"We enjoyed our time there, got to know new people, learned new things, got into trouble, that was mainly Draco," Theo summed up.

Sia hummed, "That sounds fun. I'm jealous and angry at you. You two left me alone here and hardly wrote to me."

She pointedly looked at Draco. Theodore had written her quite a few times, but Draco had only twice, on Christmas and her birthday.

Draco stayed quiet for a few seconds before replying, "I'm sorry. I'll try writing more."

Sia smiled at him. She just wanted him to at least stay in touch with her. He was a real friend to her whom she wanted to protect.

Hearing a pop near them, the three looked in the direction of the sound to see two elves standing there. The elves bowed to the three purebloods.

"I'll see you guys next time then,' Sia said before she turned around and made her way to the wall that took people back to the King Cross station.

Her parents stood there talking with Karalyn while waiting for her. Seeing that she was taking a bit longer, the others must have left.

"Alright, so your mother and I have a holiday today. It means that we can spend the whole day together. We'll go the manor and get fresh real quick, after which we'll spend half the day by your mother's wishes and half by yours," their father gave a summary to the girls of the way he had planned the day.

Their mother smiled at that, "So we are starting our day with shopping. Which includes both at the Diagon Alley and the muggle market of London."

All three sighed.

"Then we'll be in severe need of a proper lunch and a good movie," Sia said while nodding wisely.

Karalyn agreed by nodding before adding, "The day will end with a nice dinner and some silent time on river Thames, in a boat, stargazing."

All four turned quiet and went through the plan in their head to see if there were any issues or they had missed something.

After a while, Mr. White nodded, "That sounds like it."

The others nodded.

The family of four continued on their way to their black car. And the conversation went to how Kar had enjoyed her this year at Hogwarts.