There was a hint of sadness on Aurora’s face as she boarded the train alone for the first time now that Ariadne had graduated. It wouldn't be for another eleven years that another Ackerly would be heading for Hogwarts by which time the current youngest would have been long gone, that Ackerly hasn’t even made their presence into the world yet but it would only be a matter of days before they did. That was another thing that had affected her mood, she would be away from her Mum’s and her new baby brother and not able to meet them until she was back home. She’d spent the last week practically begging for him to come on his due date but a typical boy he was LATE and she was forced to board the train and miss it all.

Thankfully the unhappy face wouldn’t last too long as soon as she spotted a familiar face or someone she could bombard grace with her presence. Her blonde hair down over her shoulders in natural waves (a change from her braided pigtails in an effort to look more ‘mature’), the fourth year padded her way from the front and peered into the carriages until she happened upon someone who wouldn’t mind her joining. Not that she often gave them a choice of her company. The first person she came across was one she was very familiar with and if the chaos of her second year antics were to go by would obviously not mind her joining.

“Hi!” the fourteen year old beamed sitting in the seat opposite Vera and folding her legs underneath her bottom to get comfortable.