Originally Posted by Steelsheen

Wow the little lady had a lot of questions didnt she? The the ickle laddie too but the girl just churned them questions out like a hacked gumball machine-- inquisitive minds, always a good trait in his book "I am a Student Leader yes." he affirmed with a nod of his head, preferring the thought that he was leading people and not bossing them around. He was Gryffindor like that. "Ah well.. they pay me in bubble baths?..." he grinned, which wasnt so bad given that swanky Prefect's bathroom "....Any disciplinary actions has to be signed off by Faculty" he answered the boy--Ryder, as he be called-- so yeah no power tripping or turning Prefects into personal attack dogs ".... And no, cats usually dont eat owls at school because owls have their own place-- its called an Owlery. So if you want to make sure your owl is safe, best to keep it there." wink. And the most important question of all "Food trolley is....." turns to look out the corridor left and right before spotting it ".... that'a way!" he nudges with his head.

And then there was what sounded like a tornado siren wailing down the corridor..... oh it was from a kid. A kid who looked really familiar--double takes-- its the same face as the kid in the compartment! He smirked at Ryder and, recalling the earlier conversation between the kids, asked a little LOUDLY "Are you hiding from him?"

Originally Posted by Anna Banana

Maddie watched the interaction between the prefect and the younger boy. Ohh? She was supposed to stand up and formally introduce herself to the prefect? She didn't know this for sure, but the other boy had extended his hand and done the whole introduction thing, so Maddie assumed she should, too. She bounced to her feet and held out her hand. She'd never shaken someone's hand before! "I'm Madeline Claire Kemp, but you can call me Maddie," she said. Nobody had ever called her Madeline. She caught the look from the boy she now knew was Ryder, but she had no idea what his look meant.

Side-eye to YOU, TOO, RYDER.

Ryder had questions, which of course Maddie wanted the answers to. He got to punish people? ...and CATS MIGHT EAT OWLS? But what about Pepper? Maddie didn't want her owl to get eaten! She tried not to think about that and instead focused on bubble baths. "In bubble baths?! You mean, the rest of us never, ever get to take bubble baths? You have to be a prefect to do that kind of thing?" she asked. MEAN. Talk had turned back to owls and how to keep them safe, though, so Maddie's mind changed direction and left all thought of bubble baths behind. "Do cats have their own special places? What about toads? Do they live in the swamp on the fifth floor?" she asked.

In the next few seconds, she was torn between bolting for the food trolley and figuring out who or what was coming down the corridor. It was a boy, according to the prefect, and apparently, something made him think Ryder was hiding from him. Ohhh, that sounded interesting! Maddie bounded over toward the door and stood on her tippy toes to get a better look. "There's a whole other person who looks just like you!" she said to Ryder. He hadn't mentioned he was a TWIN.

Originally Posted by Roselyn

...That was utterly disappointing to hear. They had to get permission from the staff to punish people? On the other hand, at least they still had the option of doing so. May be something worth looking into. Besides, his mother had been head girl before. That gave him brownie points for the position of head boy, yea? On another bright side, good to know that his owl wasn't going to die in the first week.

Looking towards MADELINE, his face lit up with delight. "There's a SWAMP on the fifth floor?" An actual living breathing dead messy swamp? Why wasn't that spoken of back home?? Speaking of home, his eyes widen at the sound of his name being yelled for the whole world to hear. Shoving past the bossman and Maddie, he grabbed his bro's arm and pulled him into the compartment.

"Duuude! Way to give away our position!"

Were their parents on the way to the compartment? Could anyone see? SHOULD THEY SWITCH?