This was the day that Trixie had been dreading for a couple of months now. Whilst Tabby had been building up with excitement since she had received her letter on her eleventh birthday back in February, Trixie had been filling up with dread that her eldest daughter was now of schooling age and would be heading off for a couple of months without seeing her parents. The family were a tight-knit group, they’d rarely spent any time away from one another and the blonde haired woman was just not ready yet to let her go.

She still looked so young stood there beaming from ear to ear holding onto her pink and yellow suitcase. Could they hold her back a year so that she could go with Ruby? Trixie didn’t want her there alone.

“Are you ready for the big jump?” she asked Tabby softly, reaching for Isaac’s hand to stop him from running off anywhere. The twins had a habit of doing that. “You’ll have to do it by yourself though hunny, I’ve got to make sure these two get through okay” she indicated towards the identical boys. “Perhaps you and Ruby should do it together?” She looked at the brunette as she spoke before turning to Freddie a moment of sadness crossing her hazel eyes.

She wouldn’t cry. No.

Meanwhile Ruby had already started the waterworks. The tears were running down her cheeks and her bottom lip was wibbling at the thought of her older sister leaving her for that long. If there were two people that had never been divided it was the sisters. They were inseparable despite the year between them. Tabby wasn’t just her sister, she was her best friend, her nearest and dearest. Ruby didn’t want her to leave without her.

She reached her hand out for Tabby to take but said nothing for fear that she would just burst into tears again. Her other hand was clinging onto her father for dear life and she had a moment of conflict over who’s hand she should let go of. For the time being she held onto both. She looked up at her father, her lip still shaking. “P-please can I go to sc-school now too?” she asked him, her bright blue eyes magnified by the tears that were filling them. Ruby didn’t like the thought of leaving her parents either but at least with Tabby she wouldn’t be lonely. Tabs was the sort of loud, blonde and bubbly personality that could make friends easily, Ruby was quiet and reserved. Although she knew it would be impossible she was worried that Tabby would make new friends and completely forget about the brunette she’d left at home.

Six-year-old Daniel wasn’t that bothered by his sisters imminent departure, he was far too busy looking for an escape route out of the train station or a way to cause a commotion. This was BORING! They were waiting around doing NOTHING but stare at a wall in a muggle train station. Where was the train? Where was the magic?!

Tabby got all stroppy when they’d pull her pigtails or stick dog poo in her shoes when she wasn’t looking but he would miss winding her up. She was an easy target who liked to kick up a fuss, Ruby would just cry to daddy if they did anything to her. Daniel might have been a nuisance, he certainly wasn’t the nicest child around either and considered he and his twin superior to all the other children but he did love his family deep down. He just rarely showed it.

He gave his twin that look but knew they couldn’t do anything. Mummy had hold of Isaac’s hand very tightly. He wasn’t going anywhere. The boy wrinkled his nose in protest. He wanted out of here!