Chapter 1
It had been 11 years but Harry still had a vivid memory of the day he was forced to leave his wife Ginny. Harry had got news of another Horcrux and was determined to destroy it .He had to ask Ron and Hermione to join him. They were willing but they had a two month old daughter. Ginny was willing to stay behind and look after her niece. Ginny had another reason to stay behind which she did not share with Harry because she did not want to distract Harry from his mission. Harry, Ron and Hermione had been lured in by the death eaters as the news of the Horcrux was faulty. They fought bravely and got an opportunity to escape. They traveled for weeks and finally went to Hogwarts to take shelter. Harry had not heard of Ginny since over a year and was very worried about her. He wrote to her several times but never got any reply. The three of them spent there time in Hogwarts as teachers. Harry taught Potions, Hermione took up Transfiguration and Ron took up Charms. He still remembered his Ginny and missed her tremendously but this had been eleven years back. Little did Harry know that at this very moment a small girl of eleven with fiery red hair, brown eyes which were under round framed spectacles and knobby knees had been made the first contact from the wizarding world!!!!!

Jane had to pinch herself hard to make sure that she had not been dreaming. There was a barn owl perched on her window sill. She let the owl in and detached a letter from its leg. The letter was addressed to her! “That’s strange” she thought “no one ever writes to me.” She had stayed in the orphanage since eleven years. She knew that her mother had died after giving her birth and her father was no where to be found at that time. Her mother did not have enough time to reveal his name. She hated her father if he was alive. The letter surprised her as nobody knew of her existence. She opened the letter apprehensively. At first she could neither make head nor tail of what she was reading. The letter said that she had been given a place at Hogwarts a School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and that she was a witch. “Is this a joke someone is playing on me?” she thought. But the presence of the owl made the circumstances fishy. An OWL at Day Time?? She checked the envelope again. Out fell two more papers-one containing details about her Uniform and the other about her books. She needed to visit a place called Diagon Alley to get all her belongings. She bought everything and counted her days till September 1st when term would start. She reached Kings Cross station at 10:30 a.m. and now had to find the strangest o platform- 93/4 Quarter but it was nowhere in sight. She found a few people running casually towards the barrier dividing platform nine and ten and then disappearing into thin air. This must be it she thought. She took a deep breath and ran towards the barrier. She closed her eyes waiting for the crash but it did not happen. She found herself staring at the steamy Hogwarts Express! She found herself an empty compartment. She wondered who would want to be her friend but just then the door opened again and in came a first year student. She was a pretty girl with lots of freckles on her face and bushy brown hair. She sat down next to Jane and shook her hand. “My name is Joel” said the girl. Soon Jane learnt that like her even Joel was an orphan. Hundreds of miles away little did Harry Hermione and Ron know that their children were aboard the Hogwarts Express!

The Hogwarts Express started moving. For the third time the compartment door and this time it was a boy who was in his first year. He had a pointed face with sleek blonde hair. The two girls could tell that he were from an influential family. They felt inhibited but the boy merely shrugged and shook their hands. “I am Malfoy-Stan Malfoy”. He sat down with a lot of courtesy and said “my father is the Minister for Magic you know I am Draco Malfoy’s son.”

The two girls had never heard of this name. Something about their faces gave them away. “What you have never heard of my father?”
The two girls quickly explained their situation. “Then it’s alright otherwise everyone knows my father. The food trawley came. Stan had been ready for this. He knew the girls won’t have enough money but did not care. He got up and bought a whole assortment of sweets and candies that Jane and Jo-el had never seen-Bertie Bott’s every flavor beans, cauldron cakes, pumpkin pasties and Pumpkin juice! “I just thought that if you are from the muggle world then you may not have eaten these before. I just made sure you get to eat everything.” It was great to have Malfoy as a friend-at least Jane and Joel would be clued up.

“My father hated going by the Hogwarts Express. He did not have descent companions you see. I mean Uncle Crabbe and Uncle Goyle didn’t or so to speak still don’t have much brains.
My father had gone to make friends with Harry Potter but I think his approach wasn’t right because they ended up being enemies. Ever since Mr. Potter landed up in Gryffindor and father in Slytherin their enmity never looked back!” Jane and Joel looked lost. “Oh of course you wouldn’t know what Slytherin and Gryffindor are right?” they nodded blankly. Soon they learnt that these were Hogwarts Houses and there were two such others. “I bet I’ll be in hufflepuff I don’t know a thing. Exclaimed Joel. “No it doesn’t go that way. You are not in a house for what you know but because of what quality you possess. I might be in Slytherin-it’s the worst house so to speak because they are never friendly. I don’t know why it goes from family to family. I don’t want to be in Slytherin just because my father is a pure blood!”
“If you go into Slytherin and we go into different houses will you stop being our friend?” enquired Joel. “Don’t be silly. A stupid thing like a house can’t come in between our friendship. I wish we are in the same house then we could spend more time together.”
The Hogwarts Express stopped and Stan Malfoy, Jane Potter and Joel Weasley stepped out to be welcomed!