Chapter one

Part one

Chapter first

The sun had just risen, and the Weasleys' house was already littered. Of the 8 children, 6 went to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Dishes rattled and screams, arguments and laughter were heard from everywhere. After a hearty breakfast, the red-haired family went to London to board the Hogwarts Express.

"Did you take everything?" Mrs. Weasley asked the girl with red hair who was laughing with might and main with the twins.

"Yes, mom," the girl replied.

- Marie, if something happens...

-Find Charlie.

"And if ..." Mrs. Weasley began again.

"And if I don't find Charlie, then I'll ask Percy, and if not Percy, then Fred or George ... Yes, yes, yes, I remember everything," she rattled in response and again got involved in a conversation with the boys.

Among the crowd, the red-haired family stood out, but easily passed through the barrier and got to platform 9 ¾. The girl stood with her suitcase in anticipation, this is her first year. The brothers talked so much about the school that, expectations exceeded all the limits of her imagination. For the last hug, Marie jumped on the neck of the elder brother Bill and hugged him tightly. Bill had just finished school and had to leave for Egypt, work in banking, and as everyone understood, for a long time.

"I hope you enjoy Hogwarts," Bill whispered in the girl's ear.

"Laughing, I already adore him," Marie replied with a smile.

Also, in parting, she hugged Ron, who was a year younger than her, and Ginny, the youngest of the Weasley family.

Mrs. Weasley again reproached the twins Fred and George, as over the past year there have been a lot of angry letters from school about their behavior. Mr. Weasley also wished good luck to his sons, and spoke with Charlie the longest since he will be finishing school this year and he has important exams on his nose. Finally, all these hugs ended and Charlie, Percy, George, Fred and Marie got into the carriage of the Hogwarts Express.

The train twitched and the girl sat down on the bunk from the hummock of the floor under her feet. Fred and George immediately ran into the next car, most likely to come up with a plan for new dirty tricks for this school year, according to their stories, they are waging an unspoken war with the supply manager Filch, over the past year they have done a lot of things so Filch now has a separate box with records of punishments Fred and George Weasley. Charlie after 10 minutes retired to the next compartment to his Quidditch friends. And I was left alone with Percy, the most correct of all. Marie could not say that Percy was her least favorite brother, she loved everyone equally, but Percy really often interrupted the fun.

Why aren't you sitting with someone? Am I a more interesting conversationalist?

- I just want to get there. You, too, would not hurt to find an occupation, read textbooks before studying, so that it would be easier later, - Percy began about his.

- Well, no ... - and the girl lay down with her legs thrown on the seat, - I'll go better than Fred and George, I'll find why else brothers, - and Marie snorted.

"That's for sure ... we still have the same family," Percy answered.

- I heard you want to go to the ministry?

- Well, I'll hand over the OWL, and then you can definitely say. You also think about your studies, Hogwarts can give a very good education if you are attentive and diligent.

"Do you think I'll end up in Gryffindor, like all the Weasleys?" - translated the girl's topic, so as not to listen to her brother's lectures.

Percy just chuckled and pulled out a book and dug into the text. Marie rolled her eyes and got up from the bunk and went out into the corridor and looked around. From everywhere you could hear conversations and laughter, slowly you begin to feel the whole atmosphere of the school. But still I want the school to be not only study, as Percy says, but also interesting adventures. How I wish the train would move faster and arrive sooner.

***

The Weasley family lives in a small house called "The Burrow", located near the village of Ottery St. Catchpole, located in the southwest of England. The house has been enchanted with a Muggle-repellent charm so that Muggles cannot see the house. So we live ten of us, mom, dad, Molly and Arthur Weasley. And my brothers and sister I am next in age to George and Fred, younger than me Ron and little Ginny. Ron will go to school next year and Ginny will go to school next year. I share a room with Ginny because we are girls and we are close, yet our girlish secrets are our favorite.

In principle, in tight quarters but not offended. Each of our family is unique.

Dad - Arthur Weasley: caring, works in the Ministry, in the department of Muggle inventions.

Mom - Molly Weasley: a woman with iron nerves and a kind heart, sits with us at home and is always ready to help.

Bill is an older brother, eight years older than me. I adore him, he is always positive and often brings me chocolate. This year he is leaving for Egypt to work.

Charlie is six years older than me, he is very fond of animals, often talks about new species that he learns about, plays on the Quidditch team at school so he taught me to fly on a broomstick in the summer.

Percy is three years older than me. Of all the brothers, probably the most well-read and correct, although Bill and Charlie are also excellent students. Doesn't like sports and has never played our Quidditch games on the hill. But still, it was possible to approach him on any issue, and at school, most likely, he will be my support for the first time, since Char

Lee will prepare for exams.

Fred and George are two years older than me. I spend most of the time with them, when they entered school, it was the most boring year. During that time, I sent them a lot of letters. They often do pranks and play pranks on everyone.

Ron is the younger brother, younger by a year, often not confident in himself, but it's fun with him because we are almost the same age. Sometimes his ideas are crazy, and sometimes they are so strange that it's funny. But he's still pretty cute.

Ginny is my only sister, the only clue in all the boyish business. We share a room for two, and in principle we spend a lot of time helping our mother together in eternity.

And I'm Marie Jane Weasley - red hair and green eyes, crazy and serious in important moments. Sometimes it seems to me that I am nobody without my family, they are my support and will give advice at the right time. But an independent life has already begun, because I'm going to Hogwarts.

***

There was already a bugger in every compartment, because we were getting closer and closer to Hogsmeade station. I sat in a robe and tied my hair in a ponytail. Charlie helped take the suitcase off the shelf and I sat on it until the train began to slow down and soon stopped. Red-haired crowd we went to the platform, everyone knew their way except me.

"Marie, you need to go there," Charlie directed me and pushed me in the right direction.

I almost ran into a big man, started to look up, but I had to raise my head. A giant with a big beard stood in front of me and he looked at me. A smile flickered in my large beard, and I involuntarily looked back at my brothers. Fred and George, seeing my face, misunderstanding and fear, began to giggle. Charlie just gave me a thumbs up and waved his hand, already looking at the giant, he answered him. Then he turned his gaze back to me.

- You, too, Weasley, as I understood, what is your name? - the giant's voice stood out loudly against the noise of the tops.

- Marie, - I answered and looked back where the freshmen were already gathering in a column.

- And I'm Rubilius Hagrid, - the giant answered and said loudly to the whole platform, - the freshmen are behind me.

The crowd surged after their guide. We were taken along the path to the river, boats swayed near the shore. Everyone sat down and the boat itself jerked and swam, the water was dark and sometimes something flashed in it. "Mermaids," I thought, because who else. I wanted to touch the water, but at the last moment I pulled my hand away, looked at who I was sitting in the boat with.

- Hello, - said the red-haired girl to the boat, she had long black hair, - what is your name?

"Zhou, you?" the dark-haired woman quickly responded, she had an Asian appearance, which is not often seen in our area.

- Marie... What department do you think you will get into?

"I don't even really know, maybe for Hufflepuff, how lucky I don't really count on something," and she grinned, she has a pleasant smile.

- I hope that I will get on Gryffindor, to brothers.

-Brothers? How many of them do you have, - and she smiled again.

-Generally 6, at school 4. I am in the family 6 out of 8.

-Wow...and who is the eighth then?

"Younger sister... Look," I pointed ahead.

A majestic castle appeared from behind the hill, it stood on a hill, and there was a light in every window. All this fascinated, the heart seemed to stop. I've been waiting for this moment for so long that now I want to grab every second. I hope when I step on the threshold of the castle I will faint from admiration.

The boats moored quietly, I carefully got out of the boat, but the robe walked on the water, noticing it, quickly picked it up and mentally scolded myself.

Knees and hands shook as we were let into the lobby through the large oak doors of Hogwarts. Professor Minerva McGonagall herself met the first-year students, she has a majestic figure and her look inspires respect and a certain fear.

"Now you will go into the hall and lined up in a semicircle in front of the professors' table, after I will call your names, hear your own, come out and sit on a chair, they put on a distributing hat on you and it distributes you further, you go to the table of your faculty," she said clearly and briefly Professor McGonagall.

Then she left and left us with her thoughts, many began to whisper.

A group of guys from Hufflepuff walked into the hall nearby.

"Cedric," I whispered to one of them and he turned around.

"Weasley," he exclaimed, his voice echoing off the walls.

It looks like you don't remember my name.

- There are so many of you...

I furrowed my brows.

- Just kidding, I know all my neighbors.

- Like you left the answer?

Marie, are you kidding me?

"No, you just have to go to the gym," I interrupted as McGonagall again approached us.

Drigori quickly walked into the hall, under the gaze of the professor.

Cedric Diggory is a year older than me, at the Faculty of Hufflepuff. He lives close to Nora and often we crossed paths, you can even say that we are friends.

And finally, this moment of truth, the doors open for the freshmen and we enter the Great Hall. Passing by the Gryffindor table, I noticed the brothers, Fred whistled and shouted along with George.

- And this is my sister!

It seemed pleasant, but I also wanted to fall through the ground, because many students found me in a crowd of freshmen, a hallmark of all Weasels

and that's our bright red hair.

As instructed by McGonagall, everyone lined up in a semicircle. And so the distribution began.

Professor McGonagall called names and one of us came out and sat on a chair and they put on a tattered hat and she came to life and spoke faculty, then the student went to his desk where he was already met with applause. Zhou, whom I managed to meet on the boat, ended up on Ravenclaw. And now the crowd is decreasing and decreasing, and then I understand that I am standing alone. Minerva McGonagall looks at me over her glasses then to the list.

"Marie…" and she stammers and glances between me and the list, then furtively glances at the headmaster of Hogwarts, Albus Dumbledore. An elderly wizard with a long white beard and crescent-shaped glasses.

"Weasley," the Headmaster says for McGonagall.

"Yes...Marie Weasley," McGonagall says, regaining his speech.

I go and sit on a chair, they put a hat on me.

- Hmm ... Weasley? - It seemed to me that it sounded interrogative, - Gryffindor!

The Gryffindor table exploded with applause, the brothers even rose from their seats to greet me, I went to the table and Charlie called me.

- Come here, - I came up and he moved up and let me sit down, - This is my sister Marie, - he introduced me and I looked around at those sitting next to me.

There were two girls and one guy of course 3.4.

- These are the players of our Quidditch team, Oliver Wood - goalkeeper and Alicia Spinnet, Angelina Johnson - hunters, - Charlie explained, introducing us. Charlie himself was a catcher and team captain.

- Glad to meet you, you have a rather interesting family, and you have so many brothers, Marie, it's probably hard, - said Angelina.

"Well, I'm not the only girl in the family, I have a sister, Ginny, as far as I know, the first girl in several generations in the Weasley family," I answered and caught Charlie's fucking look on myself, either it meant misunderstanding or sadness, so I and did not understand.

After a festive dinner, the elders of each faculty gathered the first-year students together and led them up the stairs to the living rooms. The living room was in the Gryffindor tower. You can enter it only through the passage located behind the portrait on the seventh floor of the castle. And only she can open this passage, the headman said the password and all the students went inside. The living room was a recreation room - a round cozy room, decorated in red and gold tones. It is full of soft chairs that can be moved to the tables (to do homework, for example) and to the fireplace (to warm up on cold evenings). Many immediately went to the bedrooms, I followed the girls. My suitcase was already by the bed that belonged to me. And I can say that it was a rather trump place, there was a window above the bedside table and the bed stood against the wall a little further from all the other girls.

Having laid out the things that I would need for the first time, I went down to the living room and went to the bulletin board where there were several students, next to the board there was a table where there were several stacks of lesson schedules for different courses, I took a parchment with a schedule for tomorrow for freshmen.

Lesson schedule for freshmen

Astronomy

spells

Defense Against the Dark Arts

Potions

History of Magic

herbology

Transfiguration

Broom Flying (Monday, Wednesday, Friday)

The location of the classrooms is posted on the bulletin boards, if you cannot find the cabinet, ask the students or professors.