This is a Harry Potter/Gone crossover. All the characters you know from GONE that have been accepted into Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, are not fourteen or fifteen, they are eleven!

"Dude, running through that wall was weird," Sam Temple told his best friend Quinn Gaither, still in shock after waving goodbye to his mother. They were getting onto the train, The Hogwarts Express.

Quinn nodded. "Yeah, and platform nine and three-quarters? Whaat!" he laughed. "Still can't believe we're both wizards! Can't wait to see Hogwarts, it's supposed to be like a castle!"

Sam grinned and nodded. "I've never been on a train before! This is cool."

"Neither! I can't believe we get this whole compartment all to ourselves as well!" Quinn said. "But I'm not looking foward to putting on the robes, huh Sam? They look horrible."

"Since when were you so fashion conscious?" Sam joked.

Quinn raised an eyebrow, and kicked Sam's leg under the table. "Since always, brah."

"Ow, what was that for?" Sam yelled, rubbing his leg.

Quinn grinned, then his face became serious. "Did you hear that Harry Potter will be in the same year as us? It was all over the Daily Prophet!"

Sam stared at Quinn. "The Harry Potter? The one who survived You-Know-Who's killing curse?"

Quinn nodded. "That's right, so he's going to be on this train somewhere! Brah, we should go look for him!"

Sam didn't have a chance to reply, as the compartment door slid open slowly. "Who are you two?" he asked the two girls standing there. One had long blonde hair and blue eyes, while the other was chubby and had slightly reddish wavy hair and muddy brown eyes.

"Astrid Ellison," the blonde said

"I'm Mary... Mary Terrafino," the other girl said, looking slightly nervous.

"Yeah, we were just wondering if we could sit in here with you guys? There's hardly any room anywhere else, and some are full of jerks," Astrid said, exchanging looks with Mary.

Sam glanced at Quinn, and shrugged. "Whatever."

Quinn didn't look too pleased, but he shrugged as well, and shifted over to the left to make some space for the two girls.

Astrid walked right over, and sat herself down beside Sam, while Mary sat down beside Quinn, and smiled awkwardly. Sam smiled back.

She turned to Sam. "If you don't mind me asking, what's your name?"

"Sam Temple," he replied, looking directly into her blue eyes. They were pretty, and Sam wanted to look away, but he somehow couldn't. Luckily, Astrid turned away, and looked at Quinn. "What about you?" she asked.

"I'm Quinn Gaither, thank you very much," he said, looking bored, drumming his fingers on the table.

For the first hour in the train, they had made small-talk, asking each other about their favourite things, and where they previously lived. They told stories, and jokes. They all were getting along quite well, except for some few awkward silences that continued to sneak up on them all.

"So, have any of you heard about the Hogwarts Houses?" Astrid asked, curious.

Mary nodded. "Yeah, there's four of them, I heard. Ravenclaw, Slytherin, Hufflepuff, and another one, I forgot what is was called."

"Gryffindor," Astrid told her. "I personally hope I'm in Gryffindor."

Suddenly, there was a great clattering sound nearby, and Quinn slid open the door to see what was going on. "It's a lady with a trolley full of food!" he said, excitedly. "I heard they had these beans..." Quinn trailed off as he rummaged in his pocket, and produced some unusual looking coins, and walked out of the compartment. "Guys, come on!" he shouted. "Get in line before they run out!"

Astrid produced a small bag, and took out some coins. The same type Quinn had. Sam eyed the coins curiously, wondering what they were exactly.

Mary beat Sam to the question. "Astrid, what are those?"

"These? Oh they are called Sickles. The silver one's I mean. And these bronze ones are called Knuts." Astrid said confidently, and then added, "There are also gold ones, and if I recall correctly, they are called Galleons. All worth different amounts. Like dollars and cents."

Sam and Mary nodded.

"You two can borrow some, if you want. I don't mind," Astrid told them.

"Really? That would be great, thanks, Astrid," Sam said.

"Guys, hurry UP!" Quinn yelled from outside.

Astrid switched her gaze to Mary. "Do you want to borrow some, Mary?"

Mary shook her head, looking a little embarrased. "I'm fine, thank you. I've already had... lunch..." she said abruptly.

Sam and Astrid left the compartment, and saw Quinn holding packets of unfamiliar lollies and cakes.

"Why, hello there dears! Anything off the trolley?" a smiling dimpled lady asked Sam and Astrid. "We've got plenty of Cauldron Cakes today, Liquorice Wands, Chocolate Frogs and Pumpkin Pasties today!" she said, pausing as she quickly glanced back at the trolley. "I recommend trying Bertie Bott's Every-Flavour Beans! But do be careful, you never know what you could get!" she pointed out, and laughed.

They both bought a number of things from the trolley, and returned to their compartments. Afterwards, Quinn and Sam stuffed their faces, while Astrid gave them weird looks, and laughed. Mary sat there, refusing to eat anything, as she said she had already had lunch.

A few minutes later, there came a quiet knock on their door, and a round-faced boy poked his head in. "H-have you seen a t-toad anywhere?"

They all shook their heads, and the boy sighed and his face grew even more miserable, as he left quietly.

An hour later, a voice boomed through the train: "We will be reaching Hogwarts in five minutes' time. Please leave your luggage on the train, it will be taken to the school seperately, and make sure you are all in your robes."

Click.

"Finally, we're nearly there!" Quinn cried out, as he pulled on his robes.

The train began to slow down, and eventually came to a halt. Many people pushed their way to the door, eager to get out and see the castle. Sam. Quinn, Astrid and Mary stood out of the way, not wanting to be shoved around, as they walked towards the door and out on to a small platform.

"Firs'-years, over here! Firs'-years, over here!" a loud voice boomed. Sam looked up and saw a huge hairy man. Quinn elbowed Sam, and whispered, "Brah, he's a freaking giant!"

"Any more firs'-years? Follow me!" the hairy man said.

Many first-years stumbled behind the hairy man, chatting nervously, and looking around at each other. It was already dark, and Sam found the ground rather slippery, so he was concentrating on not slipping over, instead of making conversation.

"Yeh'll get yer firs' sight o' Hogwarts in a sec," the hairy man called over his shoulder."jus' round this bend here."

The path had led them all to a great black lake, and Sam and Quinn looked at each other, faces lit up with excitement. There, right in front of them across the lake, the castle. Windows sparkling in the starry sky, the castle looked amazing, with many turrets and towers.

"Yeh'll all be going in boats, so no more'n four in a boat," the man shouted, pointing towards a fleet of small boats, resting in the water by the shore.

Sam and Quinn hopped into a boat, and looked around for Astrid and Mary, but they were nowhere to be seen. Two more people hopped into their boat, a girl with dark hair, and dark eyes, and a boy with blond hair, combed back.

"Diana," the girl said, glaring at the blond boy.

The blond boy didn't seem to notice her glaring, and he had a smug look on his face, chin raised high. "Draco Malfoy, pleased to meet you."

The boats began to glide across the lake, as smooth as glass. Everyone was silent, as they stared at the castle, in bewilderment. As soon as they reached the other side, they all clambered out quickly, and continued walking, and after climbing up a flight of stone steps, they finally came to a stop. The man raised his huge fist, and knocked loudly on the door, three times. Everyone stood, silently waiting.