Baek Moon-shik
While it was a warm day, the wind was also very active. Walking toward the train station was a tall brunette woman in her mid-thirties and a boy almost as tall as her, who was holding rather tightly onto her arm. In his hand was an owl cage that his mother had let him pick out, and he was carrying a large leather shoulder bag full of his books for the first year. His mother helped to push the cart with his overstuffed suitcase and a few other bags. The morning had been very tense for Moon, as it was the day he was going to be leaving his family for the magical school of Hogwarts. Once his mother had found out about his powers that were starting to develop, she was over the moon and had started to tell him her stories of school and the amazing world of magic. He should've been excited, but nerves racked his stomach even as his mother stood proudly beside him.
"Oh, Moon, this brings back so many memories! Do you know how much fun you're going to have?" Moon's mother beamed as the familiarity of the train station finally hit her. Moon watched his mother warmly and began to feel as his nerves began to calm. It seemed like his mother was his rock, when in the end, they both relied on each other. Leaving the house had been an experience that he would never have expected to experience, in both the good and the bad ways. He was sure that his father was more than okay with seeing him leave, as he refused to join the trip.
"Mom... what if the others treat me badly because I'm a half-blood? You would tell me about times where you would help some kids that were in those situations." Moon questioned quietly as his nerves began to stir up once more. A frown slowly appeared on his mother's face, and she was quiet for a moment before pulling Moon gently closer against her side. Like a mother duck and her duckling. The conversation was then turned back into a joyous one as Moon's mom beamed at seeing the wall leading to the platform they needed to go to. 9 and 3/4.
"Alright, Moon! You have to trust me on this one." Moon looked at his mom skeptically as she gave him a knowing look. "We're going to both grab onto the cart, and we need to run as fast as we can straight into that column!" the excitement in his mother's voice made Moon a bit anxious about running directly into a stone column. However, he pushed that to the side as he thought of the fact that his mother had done this before, many times, and gave her a quick nod. "Alright. 1, 2, 3!"
And with that, they both sprinted toward the column, and Moon clenched his eyes closed, expecting to hit solid brick. But, there was nothing, and his mom slowed the cart to a stop, laughing like she was a student again. Moon opened his eyes and couldn't help but grin at all of the magic he could see around him. Students were quickly boarding the train and giving bittersweet goodbyes. Others were hopping off the train to give another round of hugs, which made Moon's stomach clench at his own bittersweet farewell he would have with his mother. He then felt hands on his face, turning him to face his mother, her eyes serious as she locked gazes with him.
"Moon. Don't ever let anybody tell you your worth, do you understand? You're going to be such an amazing wizard, and I'm already so proud of you for taking this step. Being a half-blood doesn't make you any less of a wizard than anybody standing here, and you can show them that. I love you so much." at this point, both had tears welling in their eyes, Moon lifting a hand to hold onto one of his mother's. He felt the love and support of her words rush through his body, and he gave her a slow nod, feeling the tears finally fall. With a muffled 'I love you too', Moon leaned forward and held onto his mom tightly, not wanting to let go. His mom held on even tighter and caressed his hair as the train whistle blew. Quickly, she let go and wiped away his tears, exhaling as a proud smile lit her face. "Go on, baby. I believe in you, and if times get hard, send Marilu with a letter and I'll always respond." Moon gave a more confident nod and pressed a final kiss against her cheek, waving goodbye to her as he put his stuff on the train. He grabbed Marilu and took her with him as he started to squeeze through the crowded walkway. He finally stumbled into what looked like an empty cart, but he saw a girl with long curly hair reading a book.
"Sorry, I think the other carts were full..." Moon spoke as he slowly took the seat opposite of the girl, being sure to avoid the things on the edge of the seat. As he sat, he stroked Marilu through the cage and pulled out a book of his own. It was a book his mom had lent him, and she had refused to let him open it until he was on the train...