Living a Lie

Living a Lie
6th Year at Hogwarts

Chapter 1: Leaving Home

“Sarah dear, wake up.” A woman shouted as she walked up to her daughters bedroom. Sarah woke up suddenly and looked around, her mother standing at her bedroom door.
“Why? I want to sleep a little longer.” Sarah pulled her duvet over her head.
“You start school today and you’re already late.” Talia walked into the bedroom and folded Sarah’s school uniform.
“Yeah, new school. Why couldn’t I just stay at Durmstrang? I liked it there. All my friends are there.” Sarah sat up and rubbed her eyes.
“Hogwarts is closer and you’ll make new friends.” Talia put Sarah’s uniform into a small bag.
“That’s it, what if I don’t?” Sarah stood and walked over to her window. Her window had a view of a lush greerk. rk. Sarah and her parents lived in a big two story house 30 minutes out of London. She loved it here and dreaded going to school but she did and when she came back she loved it.
“You will, you always make friends where ever you go dear. You’re a popular girl.”
“I don’t want to go to Hogwarts, I want to go back to Durmstrang.” Sarah demanded.
“Sarah we had this conversation before. You are going to Hogwarts and that’s that. There is nothing you can do that will change r yor your fathers mind.” Talia confirmed.
“I know but what if everyone is mean to be because I’m new? What if they are mean to me because of what I am?” Sarah frowned. Talia looked at her daughter.
“Sweetie I know how you’re feeling, but if they do you just have to ignore them. They can’t do anything to you. You’re a very strong girl.” Talia comforted.
“I’m going to miss everyone, Tessa, Jen, Amanda, Jack and Mack.” Sarah sighed.
“Oh you can keep in touch with them through your owl, and you can visit them on the holidays.”
“Fine, but I still don’t understand why I have to go there when I was doing so well at Durmstrang?”
“It’s closer.” Talia replied.
“That can’t be the only reason. There has to be more. I still see you over the holidays when I’m there it’s all going to be the same.” Sarah stood up and walked over to her mother. Talia looked at Sarah worriedly.
“There is nothing else sweetie. Now get dressed and come down for breakfast. You’re late.” Talia put Sarah’s wand into the bag and put it on top of her trunk.
“Alright.” Sarah walked over to her cupboard. Talia left the room quickly before anything was reviled. Sarah knew that there was something else to the reason she was going to Hogwarts. She was doing so well at Drumstrang and she had to be taken out? There’s something wrong there. Sarah grabbed her jeans, a baby pink tee-shirt, brown jacket and runners along with socks. Sarah took off her pyjamas and put on the clothes. She then walked into her bathroom and looked into the mirror.
Now Sarah wasn’t a fat or ugly girl, no not at all. She was fit, she did a lot of exercise and ate proper. But when she left for school she would drop the exercise a bit since she walks around the many halls with fast pace’s which is her exercise. She was 5’9 tanned, green eyes and big bus, and that bust had caused her problems in the past.
Sarashedshed her face and put on some moisturizer the brushed her long brown hair. She walked into the bedroom and took out her wand from her small back pack and pointed it at her trunk. Sarah looked at her owl sleeping on the trunk in her cage. Sarah grabbed her owl’s cage and levitated the trunk so she could take it downstairs.
Sarah left her room and took the trunk, owl and back pack down the stairs. She placed the trunk down on the ground and put her owl and back pack on top, then walked into the kitchen to see her parents enjoying their breakfast. She walked up to the table and sat down.
“Morning darling.” Thomas greeted.
“Morning father.” Sarah smiled.
“Excited about going to your new school?” he asked.
“Absolutely ecstatic.” Sarah said with sarcasm.
“Oh don’t be like that. Hogwarts is a great school the students there are great.” Thomas continued to read some of the local newspaper.
“How would you know father? Muggles can’t see Hogwarts.” Sarah asked. Talia and Thomas looked at each other.
“We had a chat to the headmaster and he told us.” Thomas replied.
“Hum, yes. Did you ever think that they just say that so they can get new students?”
“Don’t be so negative dear.” Talia said nicely.
“I’m just looking out that’s all.” Sarah poured some milk and cereal into a bowl and began to eat.
“You are going to love Hogwarts when you go there.” Thomas assured.
“Yes I know father.” Sarah put a spoon of cereal into her mouth.
“Oh look at the time.” Thomas looked at the kitchen clock. “Time for me to go to work.”
“Bye Father.”
“Good bye Sarah.” Thomas kissed his daughters forehead. “Have a good time at school. Good bye Talia.” Thomas kissed his wife.
“Bye love.” Talia smiled. Thomas left the kitchen. “Eat up Sarah it’s time for us to go as well.” Talia put the used dishes into the sink. Sarah finished up her cereal and put the dish into the sink herself.
“That was a really quick breakfast.” Sarah walked out of the kitchen.
“Yes well you woke up late.” Talia followed her, grabbing her car keys and bag as she walked to the front door. Sarah took her owl and back pack off of her trunk and took out her wand from her back pocket. She pointed at her trunk and levitated it up off of the ground. She walked out of the front door. Talia walked up to the silver Mercedes compressor and opened the doors and boot. “Put the trunk in the boot.”
“Ok.” Sarah placed her trunk into the boot and her owl into her back seat. Sarah got into the car and placed her back pack on her lap. Talia got into the car and started it up then drove out of the drive way. Sarah sat there looking out of her car window.
“Are you nervous?” Talia asked.
“No I’m not nervous. I’m just not looking forward to going to a new school and laving everything I’ve got behind.” Sarah replied.
“You have to give new things a chance sweetie. Not everything is perfect.”
“I know but still I want to go back to my old school. I don’t want to be a new person.” Sarah sighed.
“Well that is not possible now.” Talia confirmed. The rest of the drive to Kings Cross Station was silent. Sarah sat there thinking about what it was going to be like at Hogwarts, how people would treat her about who she was. Drumstrang was never like that. They didn’t care who you were only that you were nice and smart. Sarah was an A class student. She never really got anything wrong. A while later they arrived at Kings Cross Station. “Here we are.” Talia turned off the car and hopped out. Sarah got out to and took her owl and bag with her. She put the back pack on her back and put her owl down on the ground. “I’ll go and get a trolley.” Talia walked into the station.
“Ok.” Sarah stood by the open boot. Her mother came back with a trolley.
“I’ll help you take your trunk out.” Talia grabbed one end of Sarah’s extremely heavy trunk, Sarah grabbed the other. Together they placed the trunk onto the trolley. Sarah put her owl on top. Talia locked the car and walked into the station Sarah followed. They walked up to the entrance of platform 9¾. “I’ll see you on the holidays sweet heart.” Talia smiled.
“Yes.” Sarah nodded.
“I want you to be a good girl and do well.”
“As always.” Sarah smiled.
“Good.” Talia gave her daughter a hug. “And you must write to us every week.”
“Absolutely.”
“I’ll miss you.” Talia kissed her daughters forehead.
“And I’ll miss you.” Sarah pulled away. “See you later mum I better get going it’s nearly 11:00.” Sarah took her trolley.
“Yes, yes. Good bye.” Talia wavedrah rah ran through the entrance of platform 9¾. She saw a big red steam engine waiting for the students to board. She looked around and saw parents saying their farewell’s their children was they walked onto the train. She was a few students putting their luggage onto the steam train. Sarah walked over the carriage dedicated to luggage. A man in a navy blue suit took her trunk and put it into the carriage.
“Pets over in the next carriage please.” The man said. Sarah took her owl and walked over to the next carriage which was the very last one. An other man in a navy suit took Sarah’s owl and took it into the carriage.
Sarah walked away from the end carriage and walked up to the 3rd last one. As she walked in she saw a boy leaning against a carriage watching some one load his belongings into the luggage carriage. He looked very smug as he smirked at the person and laughed with his mates. His bleach blond hair and shiny blue eyes very noticeable. Sarah didn’t know why but he annoyed her very much. She just hoped that she would never have to properly meet him. She looked through the cabins looking for an empty one. At the very end of this carriage she found an empty one. She walked in and locked the door behind her not wanting any visitors. She sat by the window looking out to everyone’s parents. The steam train began to move.
Sarah walked into the carriage and looked into the cabins looking for an empty one. At the very end of the carriage she found an empty one. She walked in and locked the door behind her, not wanting any company. She sat down on the seat by the window. She looked out and saw the parents waving to their children on the train still. She saw the blond boy and 2 of his fat friends walk by her window. She looked away quickly not wanting to look at him.
Sarah looked through her bag and pulled out her sandwich and placed it on the little bench just under the window. She took out her uniform and put it next to her on the seat then pulled out her black leather book. It was in perfect condition. The book was held together by a gold lock. This leather book was Sarah’s life. Everything that she thought, felt. Heard, did and saw was in it. If anyone was to find it she would absolutely die. All of her secrets would be reviled. She opened up the book by whispering a password. She took the pen and began to write about her day.

Dear diary that keeps me sane,
Well right now I’m on the Hogwarts Express to Hogwarts. I wish I wasn’t coming here. I like it back at Durmstrang. I wonder how everyone’s going. I’m so worried about how people will treat me at Hogwarts. My friend told me that they pick on you if you’re not a pure blood. And I’m not. I don’t want to be picked on.
Anyway as I got on to the train I saw a boy with blond hair. I don’t know why but he really annoyed me. There’s something about him that isn’t good.
I’ll write back to you late when I arrive at Hogwarts. Right now I’m feeling a bit tired.

Write to you late,
Crazy Sarah.

Sarah closed her book and put it away in her bag. She looked at her sandwich and didn’t feel hungry at all so she left it. Then she remembered that her mother told her she had to change into her uniform on the train.
Sarah looked around and saw that no one was around so she decided to get dressed in her cabin. She walked over to her cabin door and pulled down the curtain so no one could look in. she then began to undress and put on her uniform. Along with her black shoes and knee high black socks.
Sarah put her casual clothes neatly into her bag and placed it on the floor. Sarah’s bag was small, so how did it fit all the clothes, book, sandwich and wand fit in there? Sarah put a magical lining in it so she could put it 50 different items and it wouldn’t over flow or weigh a tone.
Sarah laid down on the seat and closed her eyes after she felt that she needed to sleep.