Emmy looked at the little people in the pictures on the frog cards. It was so amusing to watch them move around!! Ginny had the same bright red hair that she did! She waved to Nessie and Zara as they left the compartment, then turned to hear what Serena was saying.

Muggle.....studies?!?! What! Wizards studying the life of muggles? What was so interesting about them? The usual smile on Emmy's face was replaced by a puzzled look and she shook her head slightly. Weird.......

Oakey walked down the middle car trying to find a place to sit. He walked past a few cars filled with other students in them and considered sitting alone in one empty cart he stopped at. He honestly wanted to sit alone, Oakey's foster father was seriously injured. During the Quidditch tryouts on the day Oakey was in Diagon Alley getting his school supplies, Harvey had been hit by multiple "loose" bludgers. Was his bad luck effecting others around him now, he didn't want to test this theory so he wanted to sit alone. Oakey's School year was starting off terribly.

Serena saw Emmy looking puzzled and wondered for a split second why she was, before she could ask however, an angry Comet entered the compartment, mewing anxiously. Serena picked her up and placed her on her lap. "What's wrong Comet?" she asked the small black and white cat. "Did someone step on your tail again?" To this, Comet hissed slightly, before beginning to mew piteously. Serena sighed, placed her hand into her bag and drew out a small mouse toy, placed it on the floor and let go. At once, it began to fly across the compartment. Comet was no longer mewing, but jumping in the air. Serena gazed at her for a bit.

Emerald noticed a boy enter a compartment all by himself and sit down. She frowned and walked over to his compartment. "Hey, do you wanna come sit with us?" she asked, not wanting him to feel left out and not wanting Tyler to be the only guy. Poor him. "It wouldn't just be girls; there's another guy also!"

"I'm good, thanks for the offer though." Rachel said politely, "How far away do you think we are from Hogwarts?"

Connor's eyes widened as the song began to hum along, He looked over at Kurumi and closed his eyes, wishing he could make her care for him the way he cared for her. He opened his eyes and looked across the way into her eyes and smiled as he held her hands.

"Hey Dani! Come one in, this Is Cass and this.." He spoke the words very softly and lovingly. "Is Kurumi. Ladies this is my good friend Dani, we've known each other for years."

Connor smiled and wished that he wasn't so sure he'd be in Slytherin. "That would be nice Kurumi." He said softly. He reached over and petted walnut and Caramel which were somehow cuddled together and sleeping together. He wished that he could hold Kurumi like that.

Jade wondered out of her compartment in search for food, when she noticed a girl talking to her owl. Not passing up the chance to make a new friend, she walked over to her and introduced herself. "Hi, i'm Jade. And this is Hex." she said, gesturing the cat she was holding.

Leaning her head against the wall next to her as she looked at Matt. Listening to what he had said about Raven, she shook her head. How odd, she hadn't talked like that when she'd spoken with her last. "She can't seriously do that can she?"

How could anyone be so evil? Smirking at him, she winked "And she couldn't do that while your at school, be kind of hard to make sure you're following that rule."

I'm not sure but I think we should be there soon!"

Nessie and Zara wer'e just nearly by the back when Nessie thought she saw somone she knew. She went to go see if it was ."Oakey?" said Nessie hoping she was right because if she wasn't that was going to be very embarresing. "It is you right?" the boy didn't seem to hear her it , He seemed to be talkking to somone already,probably wasn't him "Sorry!" she tried again just to make sure.

Chloe headed down toward the middle of train after spending some time in the front. Now she was moving on to hopefully greet some more of her freinds or possibly make some new ones. Whatever she was gonna make the best of it.

Amy had been soooo bored. So in an attempt to remove, said bordness, had decided to go on a sweets hunt, or at least engage in a conversation. Happily she'd found the sweet trolly and so had not had to converse with anyone and had instead stayed locked in her own music world. And anyone who knew Amy knew that if you took the music away she got EXCEDINGLY bad tempered, especially when it was one of her "ohmygod this music will last me my life" trends, like she was having now. Head down she headed towards her empty compartment *sadness* before..

BOOF!

Last time that had happened it had not ended well. She really needed to watch where she was going, especially when her iPod flew out of her hand. ARGH. She grabbed it before it hit the ground and straightened up. Sorry she muttered sheepishly.

Note To Self. LOOK UP

Ahh, Peyton understood now. Of course the kitty couldn't be healed by magic if her aunt was a muggle and Louisa couldn't either because she was under age. That was sad. "Poor Kitty." she said, pouting a bit. "Maybe...maybe my dad can heal hear." she said, her eyes brightening up. But, how would she get her dad to Hogwarts? Hmm.

Wait...her aunt didn't know she was a witch? "If your aunt doesn't know your a witch does she know you're going to Hogwarts?" what if she ran away and was living a life of adventures. Peyton would love to do that one day.

The girl nodded. She only needed her daddy and not a stupid step-mom along with her son. Peyton had many questions for Louisa like; why would her mom leave or why wasn't she living with them? But, she didn't want to make her sad. It did though, remind her of her mom. "Kinda like me," not really, but still. "My mom lives in France with my three sisters," while she lived in the US with her dad.

OOOOHH!

Peyton couldn't believe she just met a RAVENCLAW. "That is wicked cool." she beamed. If she made Ravenclaw then her mom would be happy, maybe? "I really want to be in Ravenclaw or Slytherin." like her daddy. It was a hard choice to make, so she'll just let the Sorting Hat do it's magic.

BUT, she will not allow it to place her in Hufflepuff. Her mother had warned her about that house and it was a BIG no-no for her.



Peyton scrunched up her nose a bit. She didn't really fan the name Pey. “You can call me P.” that's what everyone else she knew called her. “Thanks!” she said, “I was named after my dad.” oh yeah, and she wore that name proudly.

The girl giggled when Mel complimented Usagi. The cat loves compliments and she relished in them, but she was mean. Not to her of course, but to strangers. Peyton, although she doesn't attack, the usually ignores people.

The white Persian purred when the girl complimented her. She already knew she was beautiful, just look at her. She allowed the girl to pet her, but stepped away when she started to coo at her. She was not a kitten, she was a mature cat and deserved to be spoken to properly. But, this girl seemed to understand her pain, maybe she's been in a cage too. Those dreadful witches that had locked her up in a cage would get a very nice surprise when she saw them again.

Peyton squealed when Mel took out the puffs. They were SUPER cute! She gently took one and cuddled it to her chest, not wanting it jump off and having a bad experience happen to it with Usagi. “They are too CUTE.” she said, petting it softly. She was going to have to convince her daddy to get her one. Maybe for Christmas. “I have a gecko that's why my dad won't let me have one of these.” she said, still petting the soft fur ball.

Usagi swung her tail back and forth, not happy with the sight in front of her. Not at ALL. How could Peyton do that to her? Pet another fluffy creature besides HER. WAAAAAHH!!! That was not fair. “Meow.” the cat meowed dramatically and lay on her side. Hopefully this would get Peyton's attention.

Anne got made fun of because of her red hair? Peyton took a strand of her red hair and frowned. What if she got made fun of too? And now that she was mad with John there was no one to beat up those bullies. That thought escaped her mind once Mel told her about the guy getting hit with a slate. “That's what he deserved!” Peyton laughed. She was going to need her very own slate. “She sounds really cool.” P nodded. Of course she would want to read them!

“Really?” that was cool. She probably had much more exposure to the muggle world. “My dad is a retired famous Quidditch player.” she said, smiling proudly. “And my mom is an Auror at the French Ministry of Magic.” yep, her mom caught bad people, it was weird. Ah, Mel was lucky! “I have three sisters, but they live in France with my mom and I have a step brother.” she so wished she was an only child.

Pfft.

"Absolutely," Rowan said, nodding her head. "I'll miss my new family but it will be great to see my friends and meet some new people. How about you? I was unbelievably nervous my first year."

*sigh* Comet was in one of her moods because Serena had run out of Kitty Kibble. She was currently writhing in her arms. Serena decided to leave the compartment for now. She'd come back later when Comet had calmed down. Waving goodbye to her friends she looked for an empty compartment. Comet was still being haywire.

Adelyn had just been heading in search of an empty compartment, or better yet, someone to talk to, when she saw a girl who looked to be about her age nearly fall and drop her iPod. She certainly didn't look too happy. Deciding it wouldn't hurt to go and talk to the girl, she walked up to the girl.

"Hey, are you okay? I saw you drop your iPod...nice catch, by the way." Adelyn offered a friendly smile. "Oh, I'm Adelyn. Sorry. Are you sitting with anyone, or would you maybe like to come sit in my compartment or something?"

Ohno. She said no at first. Oops. Sticking one hand up to his mouth and shyly chewing on the sleeve of his jumper, Theo's gaze dropped to the floor. He was never really a clumsy person, but when he was, he always seemed to bump into pretty girls. And he'd OBVIOUSLY hurt this one, but she was just being polite and saying that she wasn't. "Are.. Are you sure?" He asked carefully, his eyes still scrutinising his shoes as if they would get him out of this terribly awkward situation.

Aaaaaand now they had just dissolved into silence. ERK. BUT SHE SAVED HIM. Looking up from his trainers in a way that he hoped desperately wasn't manic, he took his free hand and scruffed up his hair - a movement that just seemed to happen when he was nervous - "Oh. Um. Hey. Oh.. Theo. That is, I am. Theo. Theo, that's my name." Smoooooooooth.

Her dad? Louisa blinked. This was the first time anyone offers her a solution! Everyone else would go 'awww' and then stay silent like useless puppy-huggers. This young girl was awesome, that's it. "Thank you. I don't think Your dad and my cat can meet that easily though." She chuckled. You know him being God knows where and her cat jailed in her aunt's house? That was just... interesting. Her eyes flashed, "But maybe... when it's Christmas and Hogsmade's open for students, he could visit and teach me how to do it." A big grin stretched on the girl's face. She so was willing to use magic to save her kitten, even if it means Azkaban. A martyr she was.

"Nope, she doesn't know I'm a witch." Louisa shifted in her place, sitting on her feet and crossing her legs in the process. A meditation position, but that wasn't what she was about to do. Just sayin'. "Mom does though. Mrs. Brown thinks I'm off to school. A regular one which makes us stays in there for the whole year." She giggled at her aunt's little mind, "And believe me, I'm so happy that she rarely asks me questions. She asks mom and I just act all normal." TEEHEE.

But then.. family introduction were taking place. Louisa didn't mind those anymore, she was a big girl now- she was into the 'teen' syllable. "Did you choose to live with your dad then?" Louisa asked carefully not to touch a sensitive nerve. "Because if I ever knew my real father, I'd choose to go with him. At least he's a wizard." She sighed and looked out the window.

WOOHOO! Another firstie who's smart enough for a wise choice! Louisa nodded happily, "Ravenclaw is cool. I always wanted to be there. The other houses are fine though." She added the last part unwillingly, just to be the big girl she was telling the whole world about.

Rain looked out her compartment window to see a girl about her age wondering around. She slid open the door and looked at her with questioning eyes.
"Well...Are you looking for a seat because I'm the only one in here. The rest are pretty much full.""I'm Rain by the way" Rain looked at the snarky cat that lay in the girls arms then back at her owl. Then her eyes roamed again to the girl, surveying her. After this she sat down, creating a sign of "Come if you like but I'm not going to wait."

Lila rolled her eyes. Whatever She didn't need to deal with a mudblood anyways. She turned on her heal and walked sharply away.


"You too," Lila said, "I'm a decent flyer, so I like to fly. I dunno I'm good at wizard chess." Actually Lila couldn't help but think that she was decent at pretty much everything. She was a bit full of herself, but she couldn't help it if she was awesome. "How about you?" She asked.


"Oh well that's good." Lila seriously doubted that she would enjoy Hogwarts much if she had to be a Hufflepuff. She did not enjoy the company of sweet people very much. "You mentioned all the houses by the way." She said. What a spazz.


Lila followed Connor into his compartment and looked around. It was very full. Still she was a social person... she supposed. She sat down on the one of the seats, and glanced out the window. "I wonder if we're getting close?" She mused aloud. She wanted to get there so bad, if only to see whether or not it lived up to her expectations.

"Oh, well, just because I like to doesn't mean I can..." Ariana blushed. This just kept coming up, now didn't it?
"I'm sure you're not that bad."

"It's fine. Okay, so this goes along with that first comic," Ariana said, pulling out her notebook.



"And this is just a random story I started."



Ariana grinned nervously, hoping Rowan would like them.

ooc: NOTE- This writing belongs to me, do not copy anywhere!

Jaymie nodded at Arabella. "Yep, I know they will." Then she turned to Rowan. "I'm sooooo excited! I have been waiting and waiting for this day since I was a little girl." She nodded excitedly; she must have had too much sugar.

Connor smiled and handed her a butterbeer and an assortment of candy. "I think so, we're not far from me home." He said softly, looking out the window. he glanced over at Lila and wondered at the protectiveness he felt for her. He'd never had any siblings so he wondered if that was what he was feeling for this little one.

"Oh you live in Scotland?" Lila asked. That was interesting. She'd never been outside of England before. "So you actually have to travel farther to get to the train station than to get to Hogwarts?" She figured he probably did it magically with floo powder or something but that still seemed a little be backwards.

Rowan read the stories and became so engrossed she nearly forgot where she was. "Oh my gosh!" she said excitedly. "These are fantastic." She handed the book back to Ariana and said, "Will you let me read more as you write it? I can't wait to see what happens in both stories. You really are very talented."

occ: I wouldn't even think of it.

Rowan giggled at the girl's enthusiasm. "I would never have guessed," she teased. "So what house are you hoping to be sorted to?"

Simon wasn't aware of his companion's thoughts and it was probably a good thing since he'd likely be unnerving at this point. His own opinions of Kyle still unclear as they grew closer as friends and fellow classmates. He smiled back however as she had turned to spot him about to assist before letting her be, the captain pretending to be innoscent of anything as they relaxed into their journey once the train slowly drifted on its way.

"Even knowing him and what happened, one cant be sure whether he was ever actually scared. Though I know I myself would have been even with supposed Gryffindor courage," he admitted leaning back. Being courageuous was one thing... acting unafraid in front of an escapeable or avoided danger wasn't the best use of it.