Violet followed her governess through the wall to Platform 9-3/4 at a run. It was an incredibly odd sensation going through the wall, kind of like going several directions at once. Suddenly she burst onto the platform and was stunned by the lights, the smells, and the explosion of sound from many people talking at once. She looked down at once to see if Machiavelli was all right and found him on the bottom of his cage, squawking angrily again. "Sorry, Mack," she said.
Panicking a little, she looked around at the crowd, trying to find Miss Howard, who still had her trunk and, no doubt, some last minute instructions. Suddenly she heard her voice behind her. "Violet, there you are. Good. Now come on, let's try to get a compartment up front."
Violet blushed a little, looking around to see if anyone had heard her governess treating her like such a child. She longed to get away from her and onto the train, before Miss Howard ruined any chance she had at finally making some friends.
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