After an embarrassing, teary eyed goodbye back at the train station (Honestly, Minjae was too sensitive sometimes) Daniel had placed his luggage in the luggage compartment and was currently walking through the corridor at the back of the train. He had refused to stand at one of the windows to wave at his older brother.

He opened up several compartments to check if they were empty but as his brother had been stalling his departure at the platform because he did not want to let him go , it was difficult to find an empty one now.

He opened and then closed several occupied compartments as he walked down the corridor, mumbling an "excuse me" every time. He had only recognized Ashley in one of them seated with an older student he was not familiar with, before moving to the next compartment. And the next one, and the next…. OH!

An empty one! Grinning from ear to ear, the first year threw his bag on to the seat on the right and sat down near the window after closing the compartment door. His black cat, who he had found back in Diagon Alley had jumped on the seat opposite of his.

"We're almost at Hogwarts" He said to the cat , his voice edging with excitement before he leaned to the side to reach his bag and opened it up to reveal a first grade Transfiguration book. He placed it on his lap and flipped to the page he had left off, as he immersed himself in the world of theoretical magic.