Annabelle Renshaw
"Hurry up dad the train's almost leaving! We are going to be late," Anna shouted at her wildly put together dad. He was juggling Anna's owl who did not seem happy to be in her father's jostling arms. Her father was also dressed quite oddly, as most wizards do in public. Anna had given him a few pointers, but he'd mistakingly worn a tie and dress pants with a graphic t-shirt and sneakers. He'd managed to combine her advice and form this strange outfit. Anna however was perfectly fine, wearing a cute little sundress perfectly acceptable for walking around at this time of year. The scrambled through the entrance to platform 9 and 3/4, barely even glancing around before they shot through.
Anna was clutching a "Hogwarts, A History, Revised Edition" book in her hands, ready to do some last minute reading before she got to Hogwarts. She wanted to know everything she could about this place. Once they were at the platform, they released her owl which she named Nudge (her owl nudges people with her head when she wants owl treats or a little scratch between her wings) from her cage. The owl fluttered lazily to her shoulder on which it perched happily, while her father pulled out his wand.
"Reducio," he muttered, and the owl cage shrunk to a small miniature one no bigger than the palm of her hand. He tucked it into her trunk. "Now," he said, placing his hand on her shoulder. "I tucked instructions on how to make the cage big again once you are in a location safe to practice magic. If you can't fix it by the end of the school year take it to a teacher you trust and I'm sure they'll do it for you. But I really want you to get it. Think of it as a school assignment from the old man." Her dad ruffled her hair and gave Nudge a pat on his head.
"Bye dad I love you! Tell mom I said bye!" Anna shouted to her dad before picking up her trunk and stepping on her train. Almost immediately she opened her book again and pressed her nose into it, immersed. They were a couple scragglers running late like she was, but for the most part, everyone was already in a compartment, looking out the window and waving to their parents. Anna didn't care, she was currently reading about some of Hogwarts' changes after the war. The amount of enchantments protecting the place was unbelievable. Anna wasn't really paying attention to her surroundings an older boy rushed into her, practically knocking her over but she didn't mind. Nudge however, hooted angrily as she was knocked from her shoulder.
Anna grabbed blindly for a compartment door handle and pushed the door open, all the while reading her book. She shoved her trunk in and closed the door not really paying attention. She plopped down in a seat not wanting to be disturbed until she finished the page. She immersed herself for a minute longer then closed the book and looked up. She noticed two people watch her expectantly. One was a girl with dark hair kind of like hers, and the other was a boy with spectacularly curly hair and dark skin. They looked like they were also first years, but you never know.
"Sorry, I'm Annabella. But you can call me Anna. Or Bella. Or Annabell. Or Ann. Or your supreme leader, whatever works for you." Anna smiled, staring and the girl and then the boy. She started to giggle and then apologized. "But no seriously call me whatever you want I don't mind. Are you first years as well?"