The Chronicles of Sasha Leone & Trials of the Curse-Breaker (Hogwarts Mystery)

Chapter One: Coming To Hogwarts

Sasha was packing her school supplies and her belongings into her trunk. Today, she'll be returning to school, but her parents are going to leave to find any clues about the Cursed Vaults and any traces of Jacob after she gets on the train. Sasha was a little unsure, because during her summer vacation, she had explained everything to her mom. Her mom had encouraged to do whatever it takes to find to Jacob and probably break the curses from the Cursed Vaults, but she must take caution of the dangers she's about to step into.
As promised, she had stayed in touch with her best friends throughout her summer vacation. Sasha had done her summer homework as soon as the break had started, so she wouldn't have to worry about it during the break. Not just that, the Ravenclaws had won the School's Cup from all of their efforts.

Sasha was taken to the train station with her trunk and two familiars. As soon as she and her mom had arrived to the hidden train station, Sasha was overjoyed to see her friends from school. Rowan Khanna was giving her Indian eagle-owl to one of the workers on the train, who put the caged owl away in the owl compartment. Penny Haywood was hugging her younger sister, Beatrice, before she turning towards her parents. Tonks was hugging both of her parents while Tulip was smirking mischievously. Ben was talking to his encouraging parents. Lastly, Bill and Charlie Weasley were both being smuggled by Mrs. Weasley and their younger redheaded twin siblings.
"Hey!" Sasha exclaimed excitedly. "There they are!"
Sasha was immediately pounced by her friends' hugs. They barely noticed that Mrs. Haywood had took a picture of the eight friends again. Sasha and her friends quickly say their farewells to their families before they had boarded the train. Bill had to go up to the Perfects compartment, since he had became a Perfect and had received a golden Perfect badge from Professor McGonagall.
The Hogwarts Express moved steadily north and the scenery outside the window became wilder and darker while the clouds overhead thickened. People were chasing backwards and forwards past the door of their compartment.
Sasha, Rowan, Penny, Charlie, and Ben all went into an empty compartment together. They were soon joined by both Tonks and Tulip. Ben had sat with Charlie just sat across from them, but they listened to them.
"What's that noise?" asked Rowan suddenly.
A faint, tinny sort of whistle was coming from somewhere. They looked all around the compartment. "It's coming from your trunk, Sasha." Rowan stood up and reaching into the luggage rack. A moment later, she had pulled the Pocket Sneakoscope out from between Sasha's robes. It was spinning very fast in the palm of Rowan's hand, and glowing brilliantly.
"Is that a Sneakoscope?" said Penny interestedly, standing up for a better look.
"Yeah... mind you, it's a very cheap one," Charlie said. "It went haywire just as I was tying it to Errol's leg to send it to Sasha."
"Were you doing anything untrustworthy at the time?" asked Rowan curiously.
"No! Well... I wasn't supposed to be using Errol. You know he's not really up to long journeys..." admitted Charlie. "But how else was I supposed to get Sasha's present to her?"
"Stick it back in the trunk," Sasha advised, as the Sneakoscope whistled piercingly. "Or it'll wake him up." She nodded towards one of the dozing students. Rowan stuffed the Sneakoscope into a bag, which deadened the sound, then closed the lid of the trunk on it.
"We could get it checked in Hogsmeade," said Tulip. "They sell that sort of thing in Dervish and Bangs, magical instruments and stuff."
"Do you know much about Hogsmeade?" asked Rowan keenly, sitting back down. "I've read it's the only entirely non-Muggle settlement in Britain—"
"Yeah, I think it is," said Tonks in an offhand sort of way. "But that's not why I want to go. I just want to get inside Honeydukes!"
"What's that?" asked Ben.
"It's the sweetshop," said Tonks, a dreamy look coming over her face. "Where they've got everything... Pepper Imps — they make you smoke at the mouth — and great fat Chocoballs full of strawberry mousse and clotted cream, and really excellent sugar quills which you can suck in class and just look like you're thinking what to write next—"
"But Hogsmeade's a very interesting place, isn't it?" Rowan pressed on eagerly. "In Sites of Historical Sorcery it says the inn was the headquarters for the 1612 goblin rebellion, and the Shrieking Shack's supposed to be the most severely haunted building in Britain—"
Sasha smiled at the thrill of the excitement at the sound of exploring the legendary town of Hogsmeade.
"—and massive sherbet balls that make you levitate a few inches off the ground while you're sucking them," said Charlie.
Rowan looked at Sasha. "Won't it be nice to get out of the school for a bit and explore Hogsmeade?"
"Yeah." Sasha nodded eagerly. "I can't wait to see it."
"Me too!" Tonks grinned excitedly. "I can't wait to see Zonko's!"
"It's top full of pranking toys and jokes," added Tulip eagerly. "Imagine what we can do with it in the castle!"
"Aww Merlin." Sasha soon learned against Rowan's side. "We did I suddenly get the foreboding feeling that they're going to test it on us?"
Rowan gave her a nervous smile. "You're not the only one. So, I think we better be careful."
The rain thickened as the train sped yet further north; the windows were now a solid, shimmering grey, which gradually darkened until lanterns flickered into life all along the corridors and over the luggage racks. The train rattled, the rain hammered, the wind roared
Sasha sighed wearily as she took Tempest out of the basket and placed her on her lap. Rowan looked up from her book and also started petting Tempest. While everyone was talking about their preparations for the Icy Cursed Vault, becoming Animagi, and Quidditch bets, Sasha remained silent throughout the rest of the trip.
The conductor had announced that they'll be arriving to the train station in five minutes. Sasha cracked a small smile as soon as she caught sight of Hogwarts Castle. Maybe she can rest a bit and focus on her studies before anyone can disturb another Cursed Vault.