The scenery was beautiful as always and Junia pressed her nose to the glass, watching it pass her by. It hadn't escaped her that this was her last ride to Hogwarts and it was a strange thing, doing something for the last time. It was as if all her senses were begging to get their fill of this final trip. It was important in a way she hadn't imagined it would be.

The sound of her compartment door opening stole her attention and the seventh year managed a smile at the sight of her housemate joining her, though she wondered why she wasn't in the prefects compartment with the other badged folks. Skylar had always been competition in her eyes, though she'd found common ground with her last term, and she felt better about them as friends. More trusting, even. "Hey Captain, you're looking well." Summer suited the brunette, it seemed. As for how Junia's had played out, well, it wasn't something she felt like talking about at the moment. "I suppose eventful is the right word for mine. How'd Quidditch go for you?" Wrapping up her U17 career had been an experience for the Botros girl, that was for sure.

And then there was Hattie saying something about their meeting and the seventeen year old looked confused for a moment, her eyes darting from one girl to the other. It was only then that she noticed the Hufflepuff, too, had been badged. Of course she had.

Of course.

Pulling her hair over her right shoulder and busying herself with plaiting it, Junia smiled weakly and shrugged. "It was okay. Yours was probably better, considering. Congratulations on the badge. Well done."