Tay smiled- "Yeah, I think i'm going to!" she said to Freya excitedly- she was really looking forward to that- it was about time she could prove she was more than just a pretty face, well she defiantely knew she was, what with her powers and all, little did all her friends know. Seriously. She was one powerful girl- but it wasn't like she could tell anyone. No way. "I can imagine you will be then? she asked kindly with a big smile.

LATE!!

Iris was late!

She totally didn't mean to oversleep ... Well, she didn't mean to stay up all night either. But Iris couldn't help the fact that she couldn't sleep. And now she was late!

Making it onto the platform with only ten minutes before the train left, Iris dragged her trunk onto the train. She didn't have Luna with her, having forgotten her in the mayhem of the morning. Iris didn't really mind though. Not having a cat to look after this term would be helpful.

Her hair was, to be quite frank, a mess. She didn't have time to tame it, so there was lots of frizz... and even more curls. Make up was missing, too. Iris was wearing jeans and a plaid shirt, which to anyone who knew her, shows that she DEFINITELY got up late. Yes, she's a witch. But she's also underage. Her mum was at work, so she couldn't help. And Robert... well, his help wasn't very helpful at all... So she was stuck looking like a tramp until she was on the train, where she'd be able to fix her appearance.

Walking down the train, Iris looked into in most of the compartments to see if there was anyone she knew. Most of them were full, unsurprisingly. Then, from a few compartments away, Iris heard some familiar voices talking about a broomstick.

She smiled, and pulled her trunk along behind her.

Opening the door, Iris peeked her head into the compartment. "Heeeeeey there, Mr Quidditch Captain." Iris smiled and then looked at the other person. "Hey Fallon!!" Ignore the lion-like hair... please ignore the lion-like hair...

Fallon looked down at her cat. Snuggles was really insane, but she loved him and it just wouldn't be Hogwarts without him. She giggled when Aaron started to rub the cat's belly and Snuggles started to purr louder. She just shook her head at her crazy cat.

Fallon grinned widely at Aaron's question. "Really? I'd love to try it out Aaron. Thanks." She managed to give her friend a little sideways hug.

Then the door was opened and Iris walked into the compartment, her hair somewhat out of place. "Hey Iris!" She picked the cat up and set him on the seat. He didn't actually seem to mind because he just laid down. Fallon wrapped Iris in a big hug. When she let go, she took in the unruly hair. "I can help you fix that if you want." No one wanted to walk around with bed head.

Jamie walked on the train and felt the butterflies in her tummy. First year and she knew it in her bones that she was going to epically fail at it. She walked into the nearest compartment and plopped onto one of the empty seats. At times like these nothing made you feel more better than a bar of chocolate.

Arabella-Marie put her book down beside her and sighed she missed her mum already and what her mum said to her before getting on the train made her feel sad she didnt want to have to be away for a whole year but she knew that the elves at home would be able to look after her mum quite well

Swiftly moving down the isle, so as to be out of the way, a tall, slim girl with very short red-brown hair toted a cart behind her, which she pulled in her left hand. On the cart was a trunk, which she did not trust with the rest of the luggage, and a black cello case. In her right hand, however, was her wand, which pointed towards her feet, twitching up on occasion.

She wore dark skinny jeans and a white tee-shirt with red trim that hugged her waist. On her feet were her knee-high converses--her "Rock star" boots--laced all the way to the top. But on her face were a pair of black sunglasses, so close to her eyes that no one around her could possibly see them, and they contrasted with her pale face.

Walking past the compartments, she could hear voices inside each as she passed, or else hear the movement inside. But she found one that made no noise. Letting go of the cart, she knocked twice on the door of the compartment. No answer. She knocked again. No answer. Opening the door, she wheeled her cart inside, placing her wand on the seat. She lay the cello case on the floor, and lifted the trunk onto the rack above her head.

Pushing the cart into the corner, she picked up her wand to sit down, pulled the case upright, balancing it between her feet, and sighed, touching a hand to her glasses, turning her face toward the warm sunlight.

Alex smiled warmly when he noticed Naiomi. "Hey there Adventure Girl." he chuckled walking up to her. And just like that, he had come up with a nickname for another one of his friends. Awesome.

"How are you Nai?" he smiled.



Yes Alex was late, yes he overslept, yes he was grinning like a mad man and no his friends wouldn't be surprised. He had been like that since he was five, always oversleeping but at least he arrived and didn't miss the train. That was the important thing. It wasn't his fault that he liked to sleep, it wasn't his fault that his uncle didn't use magic on him when he wanted to go back to bed that morning.

Spotting some of his closest friends all chattering away he decided to go over there. "Hey guys!" he grinned.

The answer was yes, he had to fight the very strong urge to pick up both Feeflower and Littlecousincass and spin them around. He wouldn't do that because well you know, he might knock some first years down. And he was all nice.

"I see you're all in time." he chuckled hugging Fee and Cass, eeeh what the heck he hugged Freya and Taylor too. Yeay, hug party!

Alex dragged his case with him running a hand through his already messy hair absently. He wanted to meet all his friends again but first he needed to see his little sister. It was her first time, well his too but still she was so small and all adorable. So yes, he was scanning the area for the redhead he had come to adore so much.

"Lil' Redbird I'm so sorry I'm late." he grinned when he saw her. He made his way over to her giving her a hug with his free arm. "I overslept." he mumbled. "So how are you? Excited?" he grinned with a wiggle of his eyebrows.

"Hey Alex." Tay said kindly as he approached- and then hugged them all. He seemed kinda hyper- but that just seemed like a normal thing with him lately. Oh well. At least he was happy!

"Ready for your first year at Hogwarts then?" Tay asked, folding her arms and leaning against the nearby wall of the train. She smiled at him and played absent mindedly with the charms on her bracelet.

Zoey walked down the aisle, dragging her trunk behind her.

By that time, she was nervous. Probobly overly nervous seeing as she already had butterflies in her stomach. She was going to Hogwarts. And the only way she could describe the feeling was awful.

She wanted to go home to Alaska and stay there. No England, no Hogwarts, no Aunt Maggie- just her, Eli, and Alaska. However, against her will, she was going to have to stay here. Oh the joy.

Zoey continued wandering down the hallway in search of a compartment. Really, she didn't want to sit with anybody- but seeing as how many people were here, that was unavoidable. And there were no empty compartments. Crud. It was looking like she was going to have to pick a compartment and ask whoever was in it if she could sit with them.

Oh, just kill her now.

Alex frowned slightly looking down at his trunk. "Well ready I'm not sure actually." he chuckled. Just because he had packed his trunk the same morning on two minutes. "But excited? Yes." he smiled.

"How about you Taytay?" Nickname, teheh. "Ready for your second year?"

Alex noticed a girl walking down the hallway alone, he didn't know her but that hadn't stopped him before. Besides, friends were always good. The more the merrier, or perhaps she was on her way to her friends, probably. He stepped forward anyways because well you know, he didn't have anything to lose. Except his dignity

"Hello there, looking for a compartment?" he smiled warmly nodding back to his and his friends'.

Tay laughed- "A bit unorganised there?" she asked him, folding her arms and smiling at him- she could bet he'd forgotten something or other. That was why she liked to be prepared- she guessed Alex had just thrown all his stuff in there ten minutes before he had to leave or something. Such a boy thing.

"I'm glad you're excited!" she laughed- Taytay, she really liked that nickname, it was cute! "And yeah. As ready as I'll ever be- but as soon as it gets a couple weeks in, i'll be ready for the next holiday!" she giggled. "It'd be cool if you could hang out with Draven, y'know- cause he's new too and stuff- and i'd love for him to be friends with all my friends!" she said with a big smile to him.

Zoey blinked as one of the compartment doors opened and a boy asked her if she needed somewhere to sit. "Oh uhh..." Say something stupid! On the one hand, it looked like a bunch of twelve year olds and she'd have to ignore them the whole time. On the other hand, she did need a place to sit.

"I mean, it looks like you guys are pretty crowded." *facepalm* Oh jeez. How was she gonna get out of this one? "I can find somewhere else to sit, it's no problem." Eh, well she didn't totally fail.

Zoey gave the boy a small smile in confirmation of what she'd just said. Actually, she really wasn't sure what she'd just said. So... Hmm.

"Perhaps." Alex admitted with a grin. "But then again at least I'm here and that's good." He nodded. Not like he could forget to bring himself on the train... Erm, right.

He grinned and nodded sitting down at a seat. "Always like that." he said with a small roll of his eyes. Holidays were the best parts of school. Did holidays even count as a part of the school time? Probably not since technically you weren't in the actual school on them. Unless you were there during Christmas or something. People did that... Trailing off again.

"Sure yeah." he smiled. He didn't know Draven that good but the more friends he had the happier he was.

Alex nodded with a shrug. "Alright if you say so." he said with a polite smile. "Perhaps I'll see you around at Hogwarts then." he told her before closing the door. They were people inside their compartment but it wasn't like there weren't coming some more... Like Ellie! Eep, he had to introduce his crush fourth year Claw to his friends.

Zoey gave him a smile before saying, "Yeah, I'll see you around." and venturing off again.

She continued on down the row until finding that nearly all the compartments were full. Siiiigh. She should've just taken the boy's offer and sat with them. Oh well, no going back now.

However, further down the row of compartments, Zoey found one that was nearly empty.


She politely pushed the door open, revealing only one girl inside. "Hey, uh, you mind if I sit here?" She looked the girl up and down. Knee high sneakers, sunglasses, and some sort of instrument case. Hm, cool. Zoey herself was wearing the one pair of knee high, black leather boots she owned, white leggings, and a grey sweater that was nearly falling off one shoulder.

If she got lucky she'd be able to sit here. *snort* Right.

Rene walks onto the train still shocked at how her summer had started and how the amazing time she had spent with Rex. She walked along the train searching for an empty comparment and came across Rex sitting along waiting for her and some other friends. She opened the compartment door " Hey baby, how are you? You missed my parnets on the platform." she said as she took a seat next to him.

Tay laughed at him- he was too sweet. "Good. I'm glad. So... how are things with a certain girl named Ellie...?" she asked, winking and laughing. "She's so, so sweet. Alex, if you try anything you better treat her good! Because I know she's crushing on you!" she giggled- Ellie was really nice, and her and Tay were becoming quite the good friends now. So if any guy hurt any of her friends- they'd know about it. "Or is the case how are things not going?" she asked, watching him with a warm smile.

Alex was all smiling and then Taylor mentioned Ellie, he glanced at the other girls in the compartment and then back at Taylor again.

"Ellie?" he repeated scratching his neck. Whoa, whoa, whoa, wait a second. Taylor knew Ellie? *Gasp* Perhaps it's not his Ellie and Taylor is just trying to do some matchmaking... Yes that had to be it. "Who are you referring to?" he asked frowning slightly confused.

Yes he was very keen on not meeting Fee's gaze right now, that would so totally give him away!

Tay laughed and watched Alex- "Yeah, Ellie.. ya know. Ellie Johanson. Ravenclaw. Fourth Year." she said, smiling at him- knowing that he knew she knew this Ellie- phew. "My friend- and your friend Ellie!" she said finally, narrowing her eyes at him slightly and grinning- aww, he was so crushing on Ellie!

Lexi had already gotten her trunk and cages settled into her compartment and was patiently waiting for... Ivan. Hehe. Her short blonde hair was tucked behind her ears, her jeans were ripped, and her Converse were untied... as per usual. Smiling she picked Juniper up from her cage and set her on her shoulder. Where was that boy?

Ivan was feeling mildly claustrophobic with all the people around. People he didn't know. People everywhere and not the one person he wanted to see. Looking into random compartments he had to apologize to a few people and finally found Lexi in the last compartment he looked in. "There you are. Do you realize how many people are on this train? It's ridiculous." Closing the door behind him to block out the noise he sat down on the bench across from her and sighed. "Now I know what a caged animal feels like," he said with a smirk and looked at her. Speaking of caged animals...why was that furball out of it's cage?

Emily dragged her trunk to the front of the train.
"Here's a compartment!" Emily told Beth, who was behinde her.
She dragged her trunk in and stored it above her in the luggage rack.
"I'm excited! How about you?" she smiled at Beth.

Lexi was bouncing in her seat as Ivan came through the door. Giggling she listened to him rant about the train and rolled her eyes. "Seriously, Ivan... what did you expect? This is the train to Hogwarts after all," she said, stating the obvious.

Figuring Ivan wouldn't want Juniper near him she bent down and stuck the poor darling back in her cage and then launched herself across the compartment onto the seat next to him. Smiling she said, "I thought you were never going to make it in time. You know how dreadful this train ride is with no one to talk to but your animals? Trust me... it's harsh." Snuggling into his side a bit she kissed his cheek gently and smiled.

"Yes, I'm excited about it," Beth said. "After all who wouldn't be?" She hurried behind Emily into the compartment so that she could finally stop lugging her case around behind her and put her feet up. "So, how much do you already know about Hogwarts?" Beth asked hoping that she could learn something more about the place she was going to.

Dragging her luggage, Carson made her way along the train looking for a place to sit. It was hard to find many empty compartments and her arm was getting veeeeery tired, so she decided to go for one of the half-full compartments instead, even though she didn't know anyone in it. "Is this seat taken?" she asked with a small smile.

Pulling off his jacket Ivan watched as Lexi bounced on the seat, "Well...I don't know. More room?" Yeah that could have helped a bit. Or people actually staying in the compartment. Standing up he set his jacket carefully on the overhead rack and sat back down.

A smile came to his face as she put her puff thingy back in its cage then sat beside him. "I'll have to take your word on that. I almost didn't seemed that my mum talked to Miles or his wife Fia or...someone and she found out it wasn't as harsh a punishment as she thought. I convinced her after having bought everything it would be a waste of money not to go," he smirked and wrapped his arm around her pulling her close to him. "How are you?"