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NiallNIP · 12-29-2024, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by HaRoHeGiNeLu

It felt as though her heart was trying to compete with the train in terms of speed. It wasn't beating anymore, it was vibrating. Her eyes were wide and on the cusp of tearing up.

This was all overwhelming.

First, there were SO many people - it was a real crowd on the platform and a very cramped train. It was incredulous for someone who only just learned witches and wizards really existed. Children! In the hundreds! All in one place! And Valerie was jostled to and fro by strangers who were to be her peers.

Second of all, there was this trunk. So many thick school books (spell books!), a cauldron(!), ingrediants, robes, bits and bobs.....they all added up to a weight quite beyond what Valerie was independently capable of.

And that was the third thing. She was alone. It didn't occur to her until the train pulled away from the station, but she was flooded with the realization that she won't see her mom again until Christmas. Every face was new. She had to put her trust in complete strangers. And she had to make friends...

Could she make friends? Would anyone like her? Would she like anyone? What if witches and wizards were notoriously unkind? Rude? Mean, even? What if they all had some knowledge that she did not, and she was outcasted because of it? Because they did. They seemed to. Everyone seemed more comfortable in their situation than she felt.

Valerie drew a deep breath with every five inches she was able to haul her trunk. She tried to look for somewhere to sit by herself, so she wasn't bothering anyone who didn't want her there, but as she lugged the trunk to this compartment, she just didn't have the strength to go farther. Luckily, it seemed there was only one other person there. And a younger boy, too.

With another deep breath, she knocked on the doorframe and hoped he would allow her to join him.

Maddox, of course, knew he couldn't be alone forever. Not on this train full of hundreds of kids. But he had at least hoped that whoever made their way to his compartment would be calm and quiet.

And then there was the big bundle of nerves he could feel coming from a mile away. As the girl stopped at the door of his compartment and knocked, he looked up at her with his wide doll-like eyes, grabbing a chip from his bag and eating it. He wanted to simply watch her and wait for her to keep shuffling along, but he did feel a little bad to see her struggling. He realized he had some guidance in his hands, so maybe he should let the cards decide. He fanned them out, picked one and flipped it over. The Devil, reversed. Releasing old bad habits. He sighed and pursed his lips.

His eyes went back to the girl, flipping the card around so she could see it, then looked to the seat across from him and went back to practicing shuffling his cards. That was the most acknowledgement she would get on the matter, but she was free to sit if she would like.

12-29-2024, 09:07 AM	#4 (permalink)
NiallNIP DERP Jarvey Join Date: Dec 2020 Location: Los Angeles!!!! Posts: 545 Hogwarts RPG Name: Maddox Robicheaux Slytherin First Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Felicity Morose Hufflepuff Fourth Year	Sorry Maddox is a little...quiet XD The Gay Agenda™< >Homiesexual uwu Quote: Originally Posted by HaRoHeGiNeLu It felt as though her heart was trying to compete with the train in terms of speed. It wasn't beating anymore, it was vibrating. Her eyes were wide and on the cusp of tearing up. This was all overwhelming. First, there were SO many people - it was a real crowd on the platform and a very cramped train. It was incredulous for someone who only just learned witches and wizards really existed. Children! In the hundreds! All in one place! And Valerie was jostled to and fro by strangers who were to be her peers. Second of all, there was this trunk. So many thick school books (spell books!), a cauldron(!), ingrediants, robes, bits and bobs.....they all added up to a weight quite beyond what Valerie was independently capable of. And that was the third thing. She was alone. It didn't occur to her until the train pulled away from the station, but she was flooded with the realization that she won't see her mom again until Christmas. Every face was new. She had to put her trust in complete strangers. And she had to make friends... Could she make friends? Would anyone like her? Would she like anyone? What if witches and wizards were notoriously unkind? Rude? Mean, even? What if they all had some knowledge that she did not, and she was outcasted because of it? Because they did. They seemed to. Everyone seemed more comfortable in their situation than she felt. Valerie drew a deep breath with every five inches she was able to haul her trunk. She tried to look for somewhere to sit by herself, so she wasn't bothering anyone who didn't want her there, but as she lugged the trunk to this compartment, she just didn't have the strength to go farther. Luckily, it seemed there was only one other person there. And a younger boy, too. With another deep breath, she knocked on the doorframe and hoped he would allow her to join him. Maddox, of course, knew he couldn't be alone forever. Not on this train full of hundreds of kids. But he had at least hoped that whoever made their way to his compartment would be calm and quiet. And then there was the big bundle of nerves he could feel coming from a mile away. As the girl stopped at the door of his compartment and knocked, he looked up at her with his wide doll-like eyes, grabbing a chip from his bag and eating it. He wanted to simply watch her and wait for her to keep shuffling along, but he did feel a little bad to see her struggling. He realized he had some guidance in his hands, so maybe he should let the cards decide. He fanned them out, picked one and flipped it over. The Devil, reversed. Releasing old bad habits. He sighed and pursed his lips. His eyes went back to the girl, flipping the card around so she could see it, then looked to the seat across from him and went back to practicing shuffling his cards. That was the most acknowledgement she would get on the matter, but she was free to sit if she would like.