There was a mixture of excited nerves in her belly. Ivy had hugged her parents goodbye on the platform, lugged her suitcase through a brick wall, and then lifted it onto the train. So far, this magic stuff seemed real — realer even than the store she'd bought her wand at. She was trying to identify a compartment when she heard her own name.

Ivy wheeled around, and the shock on her face was obvious. "Raj!" she exclaimed. What was her cousin doing here?!