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Hogwarts RPG Name:
Amelia "Mia" Adair
Slytherin Sixth Year
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Leigh Upstead
Hufflepuff Fifth Year  x11
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Originally Posted by StarShine  Her train ride had been boring - travelling alone did that, but at least she also stayed away from the troublemakers and got to practise WAND WORK - so when they finally arrived at the station, she was actually glad. She wore her robes long ago. Although she absolutely didn't want to leave her trunk behind, she had to follow the orders and thus, she got off the train with only her wand on her, her pocket-size diary, ID and a little money (you never knew what would happen). She heard the groundskeeper, so obediently followed him to the boats. Yeah, she knew this was coming. She had read 720 books about Hogwarts, so it wasn't as surp -
Gasp.
The view... THE VIEW. Now, none of the books could EVER have prepared her for THAT. It was beautiful, breathtaking, and nothing like she had ever seen. She allowed herself to linger to just look at it, and take in the rest: the huge lake that almost looked endless, the boats, the trees, earth, and - of course, the noisy children.
Her face took upon an expression of disapproval, but it was dark and no one would see her clearly. She then evaluated her options quickly, and of course she picked the only boat that made sense: the one with one boy who looked as calm as her and was busy with the charm of the castle in the far distance. THAT was going to be her boat. He was lucky, SHE knew some spells on how to keep a boat from sinking (or at least she could levitate her quill on the train) and she was the most personable person he could ever find. Yeah, before anyone else could have a chance, she got on HIS boat and smiled for if he turned to look.
"Hi." They wouldn't shake the boat to test its limits now, right? Callum knew that someone would join him sooner rather than later, and as he felt the weight of someone stepping in shift the boat, he let them choose their seat before giving them his attention.
Oh, a new face. He did not recognize her from Diagon Alley, nor from the train, nor from any of the other usual places he made his friends with Char - but she was pretty, her eyes were sincere and sparkly, and she was friendly, smiling away at him. He returned the smile and replied simply, "Hi." There was a pause in which he was looking at her carefully, taking in her aesthetically pleasing features with a gentle expression of his own, but in the next moment he was looking back at the castle, taking it all in once more.
"How long do you think it will take us to get across?" Callum asked her curiously. He did not expect her to know, but he trusted her judgment from what he had already deduced about the girl's intelligence. With her one word and the way she carried herself, he had decided that she was bright, so he wanted to hear what she had to say. "Reckon it depends on how fast the boat goes, but hopefully they won't be prolonging us from joining everyone else again for too long."
They had places to go and people to meet. He had no patience for this to be a leisurely float across the lake.
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