I wait for my turn as my brothers and sisters go though the brick wall that leads to Platform 9 3/4. It's my first year of Hogwarts. Excitement, anticipation, and fear stir in the pit of my stomach. I feel like I'm gonna throw up. My mum signals to me, telling me it's my turn. I nod at her and push my trolley. I start out as a walk, but soon enough I'm running. I've seen my sibling do this a million times, so I'm not scared.

I pass through the wall and smile as I spot the train. 

"Stella, come on!" my older brother Kyle calls to me. My cat meows at me as the trolley bumps around. "I'll help you get your trolley on the train!"

"Thanks Kyle!" I smile at him. I catch a glimpse of my reflection in the window. My curly silver-blond hair is tied up in a neat pony tail. Loose curls hang at my face, but I don't push them away. My thin lips are covered with red lipstick - my favorite part of my makeup. I'm thin and slender, but I'm not tall. I'm not short either.

Kyle puts my trolley in an empty compartment, and I sit down. Kyle says something about getting his own trolley, but I don't really listen, because right then, I look out the window and see one of my best friends, Char. My fingers tumbling with excitement, I open the window.

"Char!" I call out to her. She looks up and catches my eye and her face lights up.

"Stella! I'll be right there!" she calls back. "Let me get my trolley!" I nod and close the window again as she hurries. She puts her trolley next to mine and we hug. I haven't seen her in a few weeks, but it feels like it's been DAYS! My parents and her parents are friends, so we've known each other since birth.

"Wanna see something" she asks? I nod and she pulls her wand out of her robe, which she is already wearing.

"Oh my Dumbledore!" I say, breathless. It is absolutely gorgeous! It has a complicated design around the handle, and I think it is Ebony wood, but I can't be sure.

"I know!" she replies. "It's 12 inches and has unicorn hair. I forgot what kind of wood it's made out of, but I absolutely love it! I can't wait to try it out at Hogwarts! Where is yours?"

I smile and pull my own wand out from it's box. I touch it carefully and run my finger down it. It's a lighter wood; smoother on the handle and rougher at the tip. Char gasps, staring in awe.

"Stella... that's beautiful!"

"Thanks!" I say. "It's 10 inches with a phoenix feather."

We admire our wands for a bit before putting them away.

"Let's wait for Roxy, Seth, and Brittany!" Char suggests. My heart is beating fast as we look out the window for them. They are my other best friends who I have known my entire life. Roxy and Seth are siblings, but Brittany is my cousin.

"There they are!" Char and I say in unison. We both laugh and open the window to wave to them.