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Platform 9 3/4 was heaving with witches and wizards. When Helena and her parents Apparated onto it she dragged them into the melee to find Draco Malfoy, her best friend and soul mate . She eventually saw him and nearly yelled to get hs attention, but remembered that they were in public just in time.
When they reached each other, they smiled and shook hands before hugging. "This is it Helena!" Draco stated excitedly. "We're actually off to Hogwarts! " She nodded and bounced. Then their parents hustled them onto the train and into a compartment where they said goodbye. Helena nearly cried when she realised that she wouldn't see her parents again until Christmas. Draco was quiet as well. Eventually, the whistle blew and the adults were reminded to leave the train. Helena and Draco sat with their noses against the window until the platform was out of sight. Just then, the compartment door opened, and in came Percy, Fred, George, Nym, Luna, Neville, Angelina, Katie and Penelope. The last three had been adopted by their soulmates friends and were now inextricably part of the group. They began to chatter and talked the whole journey away.
When the trolley came by, they all got Bertie Botts' and Draco got a grass flavoured one. Percy got one that was shoe flavoured and chocked.
Helena showed them her locket and they all laughed imagining Dumbldore's face when he saw Helena with a 'Horcrux' around her neck.
Eventually, the train began to slow down and they put on their robes. Finally, it stopped and they stepped out on the Hogsmeade platform.