Amanda walked along the front of the train, wearing her brand new Slytherin robes, she passed the compartments and found an empty one and opened the door. Setting down her guitar case, her bag, her owl cage and her kitten's cage; she closed the compartment door and sat down. She opened her guitar case and took out her new guitar then started to play as Zeus was meowing in his cage.

And God, would she know how she makes me feel when she smiled back? Emiliano was trying to not freak out, really. His whole head was spinnning...his whole system was breaking down. "Of course I did...I mean, I missed my friends a lot and thoughts came into my mind this summer about not seeing you again..." He said, referring to Piper but he just hoped he would catch the deal about the constant thought of her.

He nodded his head, in agreement of his parents. "Yeah, everything is great with them. I mean, they are not here anymore with us, and Diana now is in charge of my education, but they just seemed fine about me staying with her, here at Hogwarts..." Em said, smiling to Piper.

He closed his eyes, took a deep breath and then his notebook appeared back out of the bag. There were a few drawings of Hogwarts...Karma, Reese, then her...a couple more than the usual. Eep...if she saw them, he would be screwed, right??? Emiliano gulped, he was crushing her knee again.

Selena made her way to an empty compartment and sat down. Her kitten Arielle immediately jumped off its owners' arms and made itself comfortable. She smiled and stroked the creature's gray fur gently. Somehow, it made her felt home... like when she was Lyra Tolbert. Letting out a soft sigh, she continued to pet Arielle and gazed out of the window. Platform 9 3/4 was full of parents waving goodbye to their children. And yet Rena wasn't here. Great - she must be putting Selena's luggage on to the train. Not expecting any Guardian to show up, she was totally surprised when she saw a familiar pale hand waving and making way towards her.

"Rose! Alex! Kat!" She cried happily. "What are you guys doing here? I thought you were supposed to be in LA?" Rose gave her a meaningful look. "Did you seriously think that we were that kind of friends? Besides, we could easily Apparate here." She winked, and Selena immediately knew she meant another type of transportation. Better keep cover. She held her hand out to grab Alex's. It was so warm...he always gave her a sense of security. "Manami and Theron had to hunt, they said they were sorry and wanted to wish you luck." He smiled, his golden hair glittering in the light. Sure they couldn't come, no Guardian would have wanted a bloodbath in London. Kat shuffled in her satchel and pulled out a book. "Here's our Hogwarts gift to you. Remember to send Mirare home for us, OK? We would be dying to hear news." "Make friends," Rose added. "They are very important in our lives." She smiled meaningfully at Alex and took his other hand. Ah, young love, Selena giggled mentally. "But keep an eye out for danger. We haven't had any news of Lilith yet, but Lumiere said there were signs." He continued. "OK guys, I remembered. Thank you very much."

As the time slowly passed, Amanda slowly began to become quite bored, so she stopped playing the song that she was playing and put her guitar back, grabbing her sketchbook and her self inking quill in the process. She flipped the book open to a guitar design that she hadn't finished yet and continued where she had left off.

Stepping deftly onto the train, Ott finds a compartment that only one other person is in. Seeing she is busy working on something, he takes a seat across from her and stretches out his long legs. Making sure to put them more to the side as not to disturb her.

Looking around, he wonders how long the train ride is, having not been to this school before, but not willing to ask anyone. There is pride you know... he thinks sternly to himself.

Glancing down at the pocket of his robes, he takes out his wand. Still in awe of having a wand and not a staff any longer, he twirls it in his fingers gently studying it, carefully.

All eyes were to be on her, at least, in some aspect. Karma had grown considerably more beautful, no doubt to thank that Veela blood that lay somewhere inside of her. She smiled at passersby, wondering which one would be the one she spoke to first.

Her eyes, though slightly distant, wandered about the train. She looked the same as she had last year, though something was much different about her. No one could place their finger on it just yet. Her eyes held secrets that had yet to be spilled, and glanced at people in wonder of all the new faces she had stumbled upon.

A voice rang in Karma's ears. For some reason, that voice was very familiar. Of someone she knew very well - one who would never be forgotten.

That smirk crossed her face, the ever so sly Karma smirk, as if she was planning something in the back of her mind.

She pulled her hair down from the ponytail to let it fall to its full length. No use for having it up yet, she wasn't studying. After all, it WAS her last year. Wow. Her last year, and it hadn't really sunk in until now.

Pulling back to reality, she seized herself to walk towards that voice, and grinned when she fell upon the compartment that held the owner and a friend.

"Long time no see stranger," she said, her eyes softening at Emiliano. She turned toward the other girl, and smiled as well. "Hello."

Amanda arrived back in the front of the train, pondering her apology to Gabben, well it was appropriate but it still felt weird to admit that she was wrong of all things. She began to consider why being around Gabben made her feel the way it did until it hit her like a non verbal stupefy, she liked him, but wasn't about to admit that.

Mystic was thinking of boarding the back of the train, but it was all ready packed so she wheel her two small made in Japan labeled brown and black enchanted trunks with quidditch stickers of Falmouth Falcons and Toyohashi Tengu on them into an empty compartment and set them in a corner. Then set the small enchanted travel owl cage on the luggage rack.

Mystic took off her brown coat then sat down next to the window. Now that she is all settled on the train she took off her sunglass to revile her sour green apple green lollipop eyes and her brown knitted cap. Her long bubblegum pink hair fell down to the middle of her back. She then took out two long green ribbons and wrapped her hair into two small pigtails.

Stonefaced, like an army sergeant, Ari had made her way onto the train, white cane in hand. Pushing her dark glasses close to her eyes, she felt her way along the train corridor. One of her friends had been sure to keep a compartment for her. "...five...six...seven...", Ari counted in a whisper, running her hand over the doors of the compartments. Her white cane in her right hand, it lightly skimmed back and forth over the floor of the train.

"...nine." Ari lightly rapped her knuckles against the door, before opening the compartment. It was empty. After a moment, she entered, shut the door, and sat closest to the window, ironically. She folded up her cane and concealed it in her left hand. Still stonefaced, Ari sighed, listening to the noises outside.

Hayley let out a barely audible sigh of relief. She had somewhere to sit, with someone she knew...sort of. "Thanks Jake," she said, carefully scanning the compartment to make sure there was nothing (particularly Jake's feet) that she could trip over as she stepped in. As she went to put her messanger bag up on the shelf, she looked up and frowned...at 4 ft., 5in., she wasn't nearly tall enough to get it up there on her own..unless...with an air of determination, she set down her owl Booker's cage, stepped up on the seat, and pushed her messenger bag up onto the shelf with all her might. "There," she said triumphantly, before finally sitting down. "So, how's it going?" she asked the pink haired boy.

Sarah smiled as she got a book out to read, she wondered where her sisters where. She hoped that they were okay, she thought all about them for awhile then she started to read her book. She was so lonely sat on her own, but she was sure that more people would turn up soon, well she hoped that they would.

"Hey," Jake nodded to Melanie who had just entered. He watched the cat she placed up on the luggage rack and kept his eye on it. Lolcat was round here somewhere, maybe down the other end of the train. He didn't worry Jake, for Lolcat and Charlie were the only things Jake could control. "Yeah sure... your cat... it don't mind other animals, does it?"

Following Melanie's gaze, Jake looked up at Hayley and smiled, introducing them to each other with a tad of detail. "Erm, Melanie, this is Hayley, she's a first year. Hayley, this is Melanie. She's in Hufflepuff like me and a second year... like me..." he trailed off, looking between them for a few moments.

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Originally Posted by TMHFPolska (Post 8184039) Hayley let out a barely audible sigh of relief. She had somewhere to sit, with someone she knew...sort of. "Thanks Jake," she said, carefully scanning the compartment to make sure there was nothing (particularly Jake's feet) that she could trip over as she stepped in. As she went to put her messanger bag up on the shelf, she looked up and frowned...at 4 ft., 5in., she wasn't nearly tall enough to get it up there on her own..unless...with an air of determination, she set down her owl Booker's cage, stepped up on the seat, and pushed her messenger bag up onto the shelf with all her might. "There," she said triumphantly, before finally sitting down. "So, how's it going?" she asked the pink haired boy.

Letting a little smile play on his lips as Hayley appeared to show the same height problems as he always did, Jake watched the girl as she sat down. "Oh, I'm good... It was my birthday yesterday," he added, suddenly remembering. "I'm twelve now... How about with you?"

Lizzie sighed happily as she walked through the corridor, Zara in a cage under her arm, er trunk behind her and a smile on her face. She was going back, for the third time. This year would probably be great, and she couldn't wait to see her friends again! Peeking into compartments along the way she failed to find anyone she knew very well, though she recognized a few students. Finally she entered a compartment in the front and put her things down while whistling slowly to herself. She'd find her friends soon enough.

Deciding it was best to cooperate a little he stared at the ggirl for a little before finally saying "Yes it is my first year", then spotting the cat with a cookie in its mouth he chuckled a little before continuing with waht he was going to say, "Is this your first year too?".
"As long as its better than back home" he said bluntly as he turned to face the window again as a bird flew past.

Sarah jumped when a voice spoke out at her and she quickly put the book down to see who it was and realised it was Mia. "Hi Mia." She smiled. "How are you." She asked as she put the book back in her bag and waited for Mia to sit down. "So what have you been upto lately?"

Dem walked up from the back of the train. "Hey, you." she said sweetly to Lizzie. "I thought that was you I saw." she smiled at her friend and gave her a huge hug.

"Nothing much!", Mia replied." I went to visit a friend Jason at his castle. And then I spent the last few days trying to locate all my possessions.What about you?"

Sarah looked at Mia and smiled. "That sounds interesting." She laughed. "I just spend most of my time with Brant." She giggled then smiled. "Oh and with my sisters."

"Who is Brant?", Mia thought, adding to herself that the name sounded like a brat's. "Oh yes, I met Alice Winchester in Diagon Alley. Is she your sister?"
OOC: got to go. I got volunteer commitments now. Will be back here later.

Jesse walked towards the front of the train, his trunk bumping along behind him. Much, his red pygmy puff formaly known as Ollie, was asleep on his shoulder and Robin, a green pygmy puff whom he'd received as fourteenth birthday present, was snoozing in his pocket. He passed many full compartments, some empty but he hadn't yet spotted any of his friends...That was until he came across two familiar faces. He grinned at the sight of them. He hadn't seen them all summer. Lizzie and Dem. He pushed open the door, "Hey guys," Much squeaked excitedly, now very much awake, "Mind if I sit?"

"Hi Melanie," Hayley said,taking the hand the other girl offered and blushing as she always did when introduced to someone new.

"Oh!," Hayley exclaimed upon Jake mentioning his birthday, "Happy birthday...uhm yesterday! Nothing's really new for me...'cept I'm going to Hogwarts," she finished with a smile. Nervously, she poked her finger through Booker's cage, and petted his soft feathers...he let out a soft hoot that was almost reassuring to the small girl.

"JESSSIIIIEE!!!!!" Dem ran and pounced on him giving him a huge hug. "I haven't seen you in forevers!!" she smiled

Sarah looked at Mia and smiled. "He's just a good friend." She laughed. "Yeah Alice is my sister and there is also Bee who is my sister." She smiled as she looked at Mia. "Do you have any sisters?"

Lettie was just about to snap about why the outrageously tall new student was staring at her, when the guy decided to speak. She could feel her Maine Coon's fluffy tail hitting her in the leg and she bit her lower lip to keep from smiling. Smiling was a sign of weakness now, yep...that's right.
"Yes it is my first year." Leticia said proudly and pushed her hair out of her eyes, just in case the giant decided to attack her, she wanted to be prepared. "I'm starting as a fourth year. I've been homeschooled by my aunt and grandmother mostly up until now." Lettie cringed as the train seemed to hit a wild bump on the rail and items shook inside, but that quickly passed.

"Why? What's back home?" Leticia asked before she could stop herself. Ornlu walked out from under his hideaway and right over to Ricco, stood up in his hind legs and started to knead the boy's legs with his front paws, purring loudly as though to say, 'Where are cookies?' His furry face was covered in crumbs.