Patrick walked slowly down to the train, he saw a few people already ahead of him. Honestly, this was the first term where leaving felt bitter sweet. He was excited to go see his grandparents in the states but he really didn't want to leave his friends. He actually knew the seventh year students and knew it was likely that unless he went into the same job as them, there was absolutely no way he was going to be able to see them again. His heart hurt a bit at that.

Shaking his head to wipe the sadness from his mind he shoved his hands in his jean pockets. Figuring term was over and robes were way too much over kill for a train ride home. He stood along the platform taking it all in. In a few short months he'd be a fourth year student and man was he ready to stop growing for a bit. 5'10 just was too much for him.

Taking in the last look he jumped up into the back compartments of the train, knowing he didn't want to be in the front, the back had all the speed like a roller coaster. Looking into a couple compartments he finally settled on one. He pulled out his muggle playing cards and started to play solitaire as he waited for other students to arrive in hopes that his friends would join him so he wasn't alone.