Right after Chris left, Angie started changing as quickly as she could, and she only still had to get her shoes on when Chris came back. "Come on in," she called after he knocked, starting to put them on.

"Oh," Jezz said looking away and out the window, "I'm sorry, I...I didn't mean to..." She felt guilty. If she had known that his parents had died she would've never asked him about it. She continued to look out the window, her parents were alive but never in her life, but if they had passed away she'd still be sad.

Cardigan walked around the back of the train,hoping to find someone she knew.She didn't know much people which made it harder to find them.Really all she knew was Vlimia and Logan.Logan,she thought mindlessly in the middle of the hallway.Cardigan went back to earth and found herself an empty compartment.Before charming her trunk up to the storage,she pulled out some Bertie Bott's leftover from D.A. and a Witch Weekly,settled down with her stuff,and charmed her trunk up.What work!

Vlimia was officially lost. She had gone into dozens of compartments, and there was nobody she knew! Finally, after a minute that seemed like five hours, Vlim found Cardigan in a compartment alone. Putting her trunk in the overhead storage, Vlim sat down next to Cardi. "Hey Cardi. It's pretty crazy here, isn't it? I got trampled by a million seventh-years out there!" Vlimia exaggerated, pointing to the somewhat chaotic hallway of the Express. Once she had got her breath back, Vlim opened her copy of Quidditch Illustrated, reading a passage about the Holyhead Harpies. She wondered idly if one day she could become a Harpy player... that is, if her parents allowed it - wait, what was she thinking?!? Her parents didn't control everything she did! And plus, she knew they approved of Quidditch.

Justin had needed some time to himself. He wasn't right minded enough to be around his friends. He had shouted and flipped out on those he loved the most. They probably would be better off if he weren't around them just yet. He walked into their compartment and was about to stow his trunk when he noticed that the compartment was full up. So, he began to leave the compartment to find an empty one. He really did need to go and be by himself. He walked halfway down the corridor until he found an empty one. Once he put his broom and trunk away he let Persius out of his cage so he could stretch and spread his wings. Justin just sat there stroking his owl's head. " What do you think I should do? Hmmm Persius? " he said to his owl as he looked out the window.
He had a feeling that this term was going to be much different than last. So much had changed including himself. And that was going to be the biggest change of all.

Harvey smiled when he saw Justin come to their compartment.. and Harvey looked around.. it WAS quite full but maybe they could fit him in.. just as he was about to help Justin with his trunk. Justin left.. he went back to Mins "Hey Sweetheart.. I will be back in just a moment" he said kissing her on the forehead he then turned to everyone else "Er... you guys carry on I will be back in just a moment" he said and with that he followed Justin to an empty compartment.. he watched him stow his trunk and let Persius out of his cage.. he then sat there and asked his owl what he should do.. Harvey went in and sat opposite him "About what?" he asked him outright "Justin what is going on between you and Ame?" he asked Justin..

"It's okay, Jezz. Really, don't worry about it." Logan said, waving a hand. He cocked his head slightly as she looked out the window. "You okay?" he asked.

Logan notice Cardigan walk by their compartment and stood up slowly. "Be right back, Jezz." he said, walking to Cardigan's compartment. "Hey, Car. Wanna come sit with me and my friend, Jezz?" he asked.

Ryan had wandered through the train for about 10 minutes now before he saw people who looked like First or second Years.He opened the door and said''Eveyrhweres busy do you mind if I stay here.''He said with a smile.

Vlimia looked up from her issue of Quidditch Illustrated to see a boy of around her age, if not a little older smiling at her. "Yeah, sure. Make yourself at home." Vlim replied, putting down her magazine. The quiz 'Are You A Beater or A Bludger?' would just have to wait. "I'm Vlimia. What's your name?" Vlim asked, saying her name a little slower than usual. Most people asked what her name was again because it was so exotic. So, to fix that, she dragged out the syllables in her name slightly longer than normal when meeting new people; VLIM-eeh-uh.

As Jez's head hit his shoulder, Nate let his own head lean over onto hers and he drifted off. The last thing he consciously did before his nap was say over to Elliot, the girl who was so keen on using full names, "Nice to meet you. May I call you Ellie?" His voice faded out and he drifted off, leaning over on Jez with his arm still around her shoulders. He was oblivious to everything else going on around him.

Jez woke up with a howl. She jolted upright, accidentally throwing Nate off, looking around wildly as though expecting to see a dementor or something. All she saw were her friends, the compartment, and a very startled-looking Rowena. She slumped back in her seat, lifting a hand to rub sleep out of her eyes and finding her cheeks were wet. She brushed the tears away, pretending she was pushing her fringe out of her face. "This seems to be the compartment for bad dreams," she remarked, smiling to cover the momentary lapse in her 'wall'. The colour was returning to her pale face, which helped pass over the sticky moment. She rubbed her arm, looking out of the window without really seeing the scenery. She hated how she couldn't keep up her wall when she was sleeping.

Justin half jumped when he heard the compartment door slide open. He looked over his shoulder and saw that Harvey had followed him. " Hey, Harv. What do you mean about what? " he asked back. ' Great now he's gonna ask loads of questions. How am I gonna explain it to him? ' Justin thought to himself. " Don't know . I just don't know. " he shrugged with an indifferent expression on his face.
Alot had changed since last term. Especially Justin....

Nate fell forward onto his trunk--which he had left in the middle of the floor--momentarily, but quickly caught himself and set himself upright on the seat as he glanced around the compartment. "What was it, Jez?" he asked. She had better open up to him, of all people...

"Definately!"Cardigan replied as she looked out the compartment door.She already knew it would be a death trap out there!Good thing she had a stash of candy since she would never make it to the front of the train.

Cardigan shot a glance at Vlimia.She was worried that Vlim wouldn't want her to go.After all,they had basically just got here.But she had to go."I promise I'll meet back as soon as possible,"she promised as she gave Vlim a bear hug."I'd love to,"Cardigan said to Logan.

Jez looked away from the window to Nate. "Sorry about that," she said sheepishly. She hesitated, her emotions battling it out inside her again. She sighed. "It was ..." Jez trailed off, shaking her head. "It was nothing. Just a nightmare." He didn't need to know about the dream, how it had escalated from her family's deaths to his as well. She always woke up when Jared came toward her with his wand outstretched, ready to kill her too. Des always said dreams meant something, but Jez had laughed it off. Dreams were just your imagination running wild, right? Her mind moved to Pam's dreams, which had been frighteningly real in the Room of Requirement, but she pushed the disobedient thought away. Dreams were nothing but a way of tormenting her.

Vlimia frowned a little. She had thought Cardi would invite her along. "Er... okay." Vlim replied, letting Cardigan hug her. She gave a hurt glance to Cardi when she was released.

Nate shifted so he was square to Jez and looked deep into her eyes with his piercing blue ones. "Tell me," he said softly and seriously. Nobody had anything to hide from Nate. Did they? They ought not to have, he was not only always there for them, but he was just as much of a target as them. Well, Jez and Pam at least. He really needed Jez to start telling him more, otherwise he would never be able to get past her wall, or so he felt.

That was really great to meet Erin since she was just like a sister of Tiffany's, at least she thought in that way.

"Really great and I am feeling much much better to have come back here for my second year's adventure!"she chuckled. Well...kind of a great adventure, she decided it to be."How's your summer then, Erin?"she asked.

Indeed it was really crowded here, so Tiffany decided not to take a seat since she thought it would be proper to do so and making others feel uncomfortable.

''Thanks.''He said sitting down accross from her.''Hi Vlimia.''He said smiling.''I'm Ryan,Second Year Gryffindor.''

Logan noticed the hurt look on Cardigan's friends face. "She can come too! There's plenty of room!" he said smiling at the girl, then at Cardigan. He didn't want to leave this girl all alone by herself!

Jez held Nate's gaze, a thing she always found hard. Her eyes were usually the weakest point in her wall, and having someone else look into them made her feel vulnerable. He was using the soft voice again. The one that always melted her resolution. This time it wouldn't work, she wouldn't let it work ... "You're like Than," said Jez quietly. Bon voyage resolution - again. "I keep seeing him in you, and it's ... I don't know." She loved it about Nate, but at the same time it was unbearable. She knew she was being stupid, and if they had been anywhere else she would have made like a hippogriff and run. But they were on a train in a little compartment, and she didn't have anywhere to run. So she just let it spill out. "I just keep seeing them dead, and wondering how Than killed Dad, and what would happen if Keegan died because I bet Des wouldn't take custody of me, and what would have happened if I'd just let Than take what he needed and live again, and if Jared had killed you or Pam in Diagon Alley because that was my fault, what if it happens again?!" Jez was speaking in a rush, trying to get everything out before she either lost her nerve and put her wall up again or burst into tears. "What if it's yours or Pam's parents next? You'd both hate me if something happened to them and it was my fault!" A lump in her throat stopped Jez from saying anything more, so she just stared helplessly at Nate.

Jayden had been exploring the corridors of the train, and had been just outside the door, waiting to see if anyone was awake yet.. when she heard bits of a conversation between Jez and Nate.... hearing then talk of dead parents and such startled her completely, and then immediately made her angry. She barged through the compartment, her robes almost getting caught as she slammed the door shut and woke up her owl Snowflake.

"Oi! What are you both playing at?!?" She bellowed, her eyes flickering angrily.

"Why are you hiding things from me? I thought we were all friends!"

Cardigan looked down at her feet and thought,Great job Cardigan.Great job.She should've asked her best friend to come along.How dumb was that?
"Great!"Cardigan said with a giddy smile.But inside,she was whooping and ddancing to that random music that comes on when she's very excited.What if Logan didn't want Vlim to come ause they didn't know each othe?She was pretty sure they didn't know each other.But that didn't matter.All that mattered was that Vlim was coming(hopefully).

Logan smiled. "Cool, you coming?" Logan asked the girl. He still didn't know her name yet...

Glenn pulled her trunk behind her, as she fought through the crowds of students. Her hair was in a long braid that hung over her shoulder, the curly blond wisps of hair framed her face. She'd managed to lose her brother within seconds of boarding the train, and now faced herself with the mission of finding a compartment with seats left.

As she reached the back of the train she found a compartment; it was empty. She sat down and let her small kitten out of her pocket, who went and fell asleep on the seat opposite herself. She leant against the window and brought her legs up so they rested on her seat. Glenn watched the students filing into compartments and braced herself for company, hopefully this year at Hogwarts was better than the last.