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"Yeah, kneazles are fine," Alexia said, smiling reassuringly at Isla. "I think. To tell you the truth, I've never seen one before. If you would have said you had a kneazle this morning, I would have thought you were making things up!" She gave a quick chuckle, not unkindly, and scratched a quick itch on her nose. How many... 'unique' words did Hogwarts have, anyway? Was this going to be an entire glossary? Was she going to have to start making a vocab sheet for all of the different terms?
" Nice to meet you too." It really was nice to meet Isla. She seemed like a friendly and sweet face, and Alexia would never say no to seeing another cat. And she knew more about Hogwarts than the younger would, so she might be able to give advice. Which Alexia definitely felt like she needed. This was certainly different than back home. This was new. And she wasn't entirely sure what she was doing.
She didn't think it was going to be much of a problem too squeeze in some fun with friends. Alexia was never one to exactly exceed in school, her grades were quite average back home. She went to study circles with her friends for the snacks and the company. She asked for the answers to the math homework from her friends. Which she was no longer going to be able to do. She was actually going to have to figure out the math HERSELF. Apology in advance to her Professors, because that was not going to be pretty.
"Yeah, so far first year seems fun." Not that Alexia DID much yet, she bought her supplies and got on a train, but this was already beating going back to public school for sure. Except for going clothes shopping with her friends. That was always super fun as well. "Is there a lot to do around Hogwarts, besides classes?" She wasn't going to SAY anything, but Alexia meant activities and athletics. She was always more of an activities person anyway, going to most of the school functions last year. When they weren't lame, of course. What were school functions like at Hogwarts? Were there like magical functions? She pushed a piece of her box-dyed pink hair behind her right ear, thinking about all of the possibilities of a magical function. It seemed like Hogwarts COULDN'T be boring, right? There was actual magic there.
"Is anybody allowed to leave the school, or is like home base, Alexia asked, putting air quotes around the words home base. It wasn't like she was planning on being a trouble maker and sneaking out, but Diagon Alley was calling her name. On the day she was getting school supplies, Alexia had missed her chance to go to the sweets shop, and she really wanted to check it out. So if she was allowed to go, that would be her first destination.
Disney movie? It sounded like an old book her mom used to read to her, but Alexia hadn't watched any 'Disney movies.' The story about the misunderstood queen sounded slightly familiar.
"That's cute! I love the idea of naming your cat after a family member." Like the squirrel in their backyard she named after her little cousin, because her cousin wouldn't stop annoying her. "Well, even sort of." Another giggle, that Alexia hoped sounded kind.
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Isla paused and looked up at her new friend. "You're a muggleborn?" she asked. She didn't intend to sound so surprised, and she hoped it didn't offend the girl. It's just...now the hesitation about the pet made sense. She'd probably never seen or heard of one before.
She laughed when Alexia said something about first year being fun so far. "It's barely even started! The fun is yet to be had. Just wait until you're sorted!" she said, remembering how excited she'd been this time last year. "So which house do you think you'll end up in?" She kind of thought Alexia would be a Hufflepuff, but then again, she had been dead wrong about her own sorting, too. She nodded. "Oh, yeah, there's lots to do! There'll be Hogsmeade weekends, which are fun, and there's all sorts of clubs, too."
She smiled and petted the kneazle when Alexia said something about it being nice to have named Maleficent after her mom. "It helps me miss her less when I'm at school," she said, her voice a little lighter. "I have a sister coming to Hogwarts next year, and a brother a few years after that." Having Ava at the school would be a...different experience.
Lou Ysobelle Hopkins, you have to pull yourself together, she thought as she gladly made her way unto the station and hopped into the Hogwarts express.
A magical train taking me to a magical school, she silently squealed with her eyes beaming with excitement. Her heart is bouncing like it's about to burst because of joy. This is the day she had been waiting for since she received her letter apart from buying her school stuffs.
With her petite and small form, she easily squeezed her way through the throng of students forming along the train corridor, finding their way to an empty compartment, chatting with their friends and just watching others get settled in.
Where do I sit? she looked around. Do they need a seat number or they can seat wherever they like? What if there are no more seats for her? Where would she go? She had a lot of question in her mind. This is all new for her, but this is an exciting adventure. A whole new world awaits, dear Lou Ysobelle. Far from her old boring school filled with bullies.
Her bright round eyes peered through the front car compartments she passed by and found them to be taken by happily chatting students. She was hoping to find an empty one as she went along however it seemed hopeless with the growing number of students boarding. She continued to make her way to the middle part of the train with fingers crossed. She wasn't very fond of the thought of riding at the back.
Make some friends. Make some friends. She kept telling herself the idea that she needed to make new friends to be able to find a good seat.
Okay. she was definitely talking to herself. However, come to think of it,
How awesome it would be to share the ride with some newfound magical friends, she thought.
So without any hesitation, she pushed open a compartment door and smiled at the two young students who are already comfortably seated. With a puzzling look in her face, she began to brandish her right hand to give them a friendly wave, however thought of herself like a fool so she had to stop it with her left hand. She hid her hands behind her and wringed them together.
"Errr, Hi!!!" She beamed and looked at the two girls.
"Hello, I am Lou Ysobelle Hopkins," she nervously mumbled.
"Do you mind if I join you?" she fidgeted.
"I was hoping to find an empty compartment but I didn't really want to sit at the back car." The reason behind that, was one of horror movie she watched when she was young. She believed the train could get lost or lead them somewhere else, the people at the back of the train are usually the ones left and they'd be fed to a monster-like-being.
She caught a glimpse of a little creature that seemed familiar from one of the shops in Diagon Alley. She got a furry plump white cat and named her, Fia. The cat is sleeping in her bag, which made it a little heavy.