[color=thistle][h2]Amersa Selwyn [/h2][/color][hr][sup]Late August  |  Selwyn House[/sup]


“Mer! Hurry up, how long does it take for you to get your phone? Did you fall asleep?” Alec called from the bottom of the stairs. Since her parents had said they had to run a few errands so they would meet them at the train station, Alec and Amersa were going to Floo to the station.


[i]Today was the day,[/i] Amersa thought to herself, taking a deep breath and looking around her room again. The lavender walls were adorned with floating lights, photos, and posters and as eager as she was to start at Hogwarts, she was loath to leave her home behind. As a person who was often slapped with the label “hoarder” it was hard for her to decide what to bring and what to leave behind. Even though her suitcase was enchanted, she had promised herself she would only bring 100 items, aside from the items on her required list. When she was counting, she was mortified to find that her phone and all its accessories, toiletries, ‘lazy clothes’ as she liked to call them, and jewelry already brought her number over 50. 


“Mer!” her brother yelled again, shaking her out of her reverie. 


[color=thistle]“I’m coming, I’m coming!”[/color] she screamed back. She had been pestering her older brother all week for advice. He was starting his fifth year at Hogwarts and even though he was starting to get annoyed with her, he had answered each question.


Taking one last look at her room, Amersa ran out and clattered down the stairs, nearly tripping on the last step. Without a glance at her brother she beelined it to the kitchen to grab a slice of toast.


“Seriously? I swear, your mind is always on food,” her brother huffed as he followed her. Before he could open his mouth to say anything else, she shoved a second piece of bread into his mouth. 


“I’m ready!” she smiled and skipped her way out of the house. 


[hr][sup]10:50 AM, September 1st  |  King's Cross Station[/sup]


As she emerged, coughing, from the cloud of green dust, she blinked rapidly to see her parents waving at her several feet away. Amersa pushed her cart over to them, smiling nervously. 


“You ready?” her dad asked with a smile. Her parents had both gone to Hogwarts and while her mom was Slytherin, her dad was a Ravenclaw, and it was no wonder. Her father was extremely smart while her mother had found her niche as a lawyer. 


“Don’t forget to owl us at least once a week alright?” her mom smoothed Amersa’s hair back and straightened Alec’s shirt. 


“And watch over your sister Alec. She better come back in one piece,” he threatened with a twinkle in his eye.


“Yeah, okay Dad. Love you, gotta go, bye,” he shot out in one breath and pecked his mom on the cheek. “See ya on the train sis!”


Amersa hugged her parents goodbye and after taking in a deep breath, made her way onto the train.