Quote:
Originally Posted by
Grangerfn1 
The new arrival Becca didn't mind at all. A fellow Ravenclaw. Ravenclaw Quidditch player, at that. Even more power to her. "Nice to see you again, Mariel. How was your summer?" Maybe if she just ignored the Slytherin from then on, she'd just leave. Hm.
Oh good, Becca did not seem averse to her presence at all. Although she did seem a bit... distracted? Not really the best word for it, but the first word that came to her mind. Slightly confused by what Becca would be 'distracted' about, Mariel glanced over to her from her seat and noticed another girl in the compartment that she had failed to see before. And Mariel thought she was observant, which was obviously not the case today. The third year was unfamiliar with this girl and gave her a smile and polite nod before turning back to Becca.
"My summer was great, thanks," she replied. "The first part was plain boring. That's the part that I got to spend at home, but I just got back from a holiday in America with some of my friends. And that was fun. We rode horses and played Quidditch all day. How was your summer?"
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Cassirin "Copernicus Kettleburn," he bowed his head at her as well before reaching for her trunk. "Let me help you with that." He was actually pleased the littlest Ravenclaw in the car was sitting next to him. She wasn't about to make him all nervous the way Parker and Greenwood would.
Copernicus, was it? That name sounded very familiar. She was sure she must've had class with him last term. Flying class maybe? At any rate, she thought he had a very cool name. "Nice to meet you Copernicus," the thirteen year old said. Leaning a bit closer, she looked at him appraisingly and added, "So are you named after the astronomer, Copernicus?" Being one of her favorite subjects, that would be even cooler.
And she had forgotten all about her trunk sitting on the floor next to her until Copernicus reached for it. "Oh! Thanks," she said with slight surprise, turning into a grateful smile. "Aren't you charming?" That's what Hogwarts was missing - polite, thoughtful boys like Copernicus. Many of them could use a lesson.
Quote:
The eleven year old threw the compartment door open ruthlessly and walked into the middle of the group of people. “Ay!” His Australian accent rang out. “I need someone tah’ make this invisible.” He waved the whoopee cushion in front of everyone. “Quick quick, she’s gonnah be hea’ soon!” By ‘she’ he meant Katie.
Mariel looked up, startled, as the compartment door flew open and a little boy walked in. She stared at him blankly while trying to decipher his accent. Invisible? She shrugged as she glanced around the compartment. Maybe someone else knew that spell because she surely didn't. Evanesco, yes. But that would make it disappear completely and she was sure he didn't want that.