Why was it time again? Why? He wasn't ready to go back.
He had enjoyed his training with his uncle and the vacation he took with his family,
but now it was time to go back to school. Eddie wasn't wanting to go at all, but his little brother was now there with him, that helped. Miranda was going back too, so he could annoy her again and maybe use her with the potions instead of dropping them in random places.

His uncle had given him some tasks to do this term to work on his skills. He would be focusing on those more than anything else. He wanted to be the best and he would be the best. He looked around the train once he had gotten on and found an empty compartment up front. So he moved to sit in it and pulled out his notebook. Flipping through he needed his notes he had come up with over summer.

Even though she'd done the majority of her shopping before their birthday slumber party like two weeks prior, when Skylar had seen the shiny green badge in Vivian's room she had all sorts of mixed emotions going on in her head. But most of all, she was BEYOND stoked about this new order of business and having a PREFECT in her dorm room. But not just any prefect; her bestest of friends outside of Hattie, but Hattie was a different sort of best friend. Which made her what? Sidekick? What was the best friend to princesses called? Because that was kind of how she felt; like she had to be all dressed up nicely and pretty, but without some of those extra responsibilities. Not to mention having a best friend in a position of student leadership totally gave her free passes when it came to snogging her boyfriend, yes?

"I think you're this way," Sky called behind her making sure the Slytherin was still behind her. Yes, she WAS planning to walk her all the way to the Prefect's Compartment. Vivian Fairfield was a VERY IMPORTANT PREFECT (VIP) now, which meant her safety was of utmost priority.

"V-I-P. COMING THROUGH," Skylar called, as she made her way down the front half of the train. Basically, anyone in the way better skedaddle .... or else.

Flynn had lost his sister in the crowd - go figure - and had been doing his laps around the train to find her. Having come to the conclusion that she had disappeared into thin air, he went about finding the least crowded compartment he could find, which landed him here.

He stared into the compartment that held the younger Slytherin, whose name escaped his memory. Was his name Fred? Ehh, that didn't sound right. Jimmy? Ernie? Patrick? SpongeBob?He knew he could give himself a headache trying to remember the name; thus, he decided he didn't care enough to remember it.

Knocking on the door, he let himself in. "I'm joining you." He sat down in the seat across from the boy and placed his shoulder bag full of goodies beside him.

Merlin's beard.

So perhaps a lot of things happened during their sleepover, and one of those events were all thanks to Vivian's obviously clumsy self. Not that the blonde wasn't going to tell Sky about receiving the prefect badge because she was one of the few people she wanted to tell the news to. Gladly that was out of her chest! But apparently, Sky just... wouldn't... stop.

Now, Vivian was trying to conceal her face because her best friend just so happened to be yelling through the corridor that she was a V.I.P. and OH GOSH, as much as the blonde was flattered by all this, she kinda wanted Sky to maybe tone down a bit. If anyone looked close enough, they'd see that Vivi was slightly pink on her cheeks. As for those free snogging passes, Sky would better hope that Vivian didn't catch them along the corridors then. She did not want to see her best friend or anyone snogging for that matter, just saying.

"Uh... Sky," the Slytherin said, keeping her head down and following her dorm mate through the corridor. "I... I'm not a V.I.P." Vivian looked apologetically at the other students and mouthed 'sorrys' to them.

Okay, so perhaps she was a bit loud.

But honestly, she was SO VERY proud of Vivian right here and now and she just wanted the blond to realize how so very important moment in their Hogwarts history this was. She also vaguely wondered if Felicity and Junia knew yet, considering they hadn't been at the sleepover and how bashful Vivi was being about the whole thing.

Shaking her head at the Slytherin's pleading, she smiled coyly. "Please, Vivi, you're the most V.I.P. that any V.I.P could be. Very important prefect. Now come on. My mum told me the prefect's compartment is located in the very front of the train." Because of course she'd have told Savannah about the news of her roommate, who no doubt told Noah, maybe. Who probably told Noelle. All that wasn't important, but rather what was, was the prefecty advice that her mum had told her to pass on to Vivian. "Now do you want to make your appearance or not? Because we still got a few compartments yet to pass." And people loitering in the corridors was not helping things; honestly, how hard was it to just pick a compartment?

Another year at Hogwarts? Vi couldn't wait. She had bid her Dad goodbye at the airport as he had another meeting to catch and said her goodbyes to Simon on Platform 9 and 3/4. She had made sure to reassure him that she'd be okay and this time instead of Simon insisting that she wrote home to him at least every three weeks, he simply smiled and wished her good luck. She'd miss him. The summer had flown by so quickly and she had enjoyed spending most of it with him.

As soon as she had stepped on the train, she knew that this year was going to be awesome. Shorter hair, slightly taller (like an inch... okay half an inch so now she was barely 5'4), a new locket necklace from her grandmother, and the new tattoo on her wrist made her feel incredibly confident. And the fact that she was sixteen helped too. Sixteen and proud. And also the fact that she'd see a lot of her friends and a very special person indeed. She'd have to stop by and see him, Etta, Noelle, Kitty, and Henry. They'd probably all be in the Prefect Compartment. She'd also have to find Vivian and Mel.... Where was Mel? Probably with Kirk, she mused.

VIP Coming Through? What was a very important person doing on the train? She wondered. Olivia had just caught that phrase and saw two familiar faces barging towards her. Skylar and Vivian. Merlin. Skylar definitely looked like a girl on a mission whereas Vivian looked as if she wanted to hide. What was going on? she wondered, watching the whole scene with an amused smile. Shenanigans surely. She was about to smile but then decided that she would move an empty section and out of the way. Ah better. Now she wouldn't get run over by the two Snakes on a mission. "Hey Vivi! Skylar!" she called, offering them a smile and a salute cause they looked like they were in a hurry to go wherever they needed to go. "Good luck on your mission." She didn't want to get in there way but made a note to catch up with those two later.

In the meantime, Vi settled into her seat and pulled out her songwriting journal. And of course, the pen that was inside the journal fell underneath her chair. She groaned and then got to her knees, searching for the pen. Merlin. Barely on the train and she already was losing her things.

Gosh, Skylar Diggory. What did Vivian do to deserve all this flattery? Perhaps this was all payback for all that teasing with Brent from the previous term, when the dormie and the older Slytherin started dating. Was it that? Because Vivi felt as if all her teasing was crashing down on her, thanks to this prefect badge which she had pinned onto her shirt. Her mum wouldn't allow her to hide it, and said she should show it with pride. Yes, she was glad she got the badge but... yeah, people like Sky happened.

But of course, that 'very important prefect' title made her laugh a little. Just a little. It was so amusing, okay? There were many things to be thankful for, and one of those would be having a loud and crazy bestie like Sky. "Yeah, my auntie told me it'd be one of the front cars," she said. Auntie Elise had been the Quidditch captain during her Hogwarts years, so the younger Fairfield was absolutely thrilled to know she'd somehow be following her footsteps. Appearance, though? The blonde blinked at her bestie. "Appearance? Do I look bad?" She immediately placed a hand on her face, and another hand on her head. She didn't have a bug on her face, did she?!

With wide bewildered eyes, Vivian looked to her side and saw Olivia. Oh, phew! The blonde smiled towards the Gryffindor and lifted her hand off her face to wave at her. "Hey!" Because they were friends and obviously sweets shopping buddies. That was a totally different level of friendship for the fifth year. And... MISSION?! Vivi looked back at Sky, and then turned pink again. "Uh... it was... nothing. Mission? What mission?" PSSSSH, no such thing!

Cue the innocent Fairfield smile.

Seventh year coming throuuuuugh! Charlotte still liked to be as close to the front of the train as possible, so that she could be one of the FIRST to get to Hogsmeade station ready to start the term. The tall blonde snagged a compartment, and set herself up in there, making sure to leave space on the seats so that her friends could join her. But also? she had snacks already. And magazines. And a portable wireless which she turned on - not loud enough to disturb other compartments but loud enough to make hers fun and festive. YAHH. Back to schoooool!

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Seventh year coming throuuuuugh! Charlotte still liked to be as close to the front of the train as possible, so that she could be one of the FIRST to get to Hogsmeade station ready to start the term. The tall blonde snagged a compartment, and set herself up in there, making sure to leave space on the seats so that her friends could join her. But also? she had snacks already. And magazines. And a portable wireless which she turned on - not loud enough to disturb other compartments but loud enough to make hers fun and festive. YAHH. Back to schoooool!

Scarlett couldn't believe she had only TWO MORE YEARS of school to go. Her OWL results had been impressive, as she had expected - but it was hard to get excited when she knew it didn't really MATTER. After all, NEWTs were what employers really got excited about. Or maybe she'd go to uni after school - ugh, she hated thinking about the future. She wished she could be like other people and just turn that part of her brain OFF.

The train was regrettably already full, so it looked like she was going to have to buddy up with someone. She turned into the nearest compartment and saw an older girl in there - her name was Charlotte, if she remembered correctly. She didn't think she had ever talked to her, though. Ah well. Time to make friends!

"Hey! Mind if I join you?" she asked her with a smile.

Skyler was so nervous to be on the train. She wished more than anything that her brother could have been here as well. The look he gave her when the officially departed was one of pure hatred. She couldn't help it, it wasn't her fault she was chosen and he was not.... but she could use a friend right now to tell her where to go and sit and what to even do while riding the train.

Ugh, so none the less here she was all on her own finding a compartment. She took a seat and waited for something to happen.

Emma headed down the train looking for a spot on the train. She really didn't want to sit alone but also reallly didn't want to join a compartment full of a ton of students. Peeking into one of the compartments she saw a younger student and gave her a small smile. "Hi" she said softly. "Do you mind if I join you?"

Skylar was both amused but also taking this role as Prefect's Best Friend very seriously. Which apparently, Vivian was not. Yes, she remembered her aunt had been a Quidditch Captain, but captain and prefect had very different responsibilities, did she not know? Well thank goodness she had Skylar to fill her in. "You look gorgeous," she said shaking her head. Honestly, appearances was just a fancy way of saying presence, did she have to explain EVERYTHING?

And before she could stop off, they were interrupted by none other than an older Gryffindor, Olivia, who caught them off guard. Yes, they WERE on a mission and thankfully Olivia was aware of that and didn't want to keep them too long. Probably something to do with her being all googly-eyed for the Gryffindor Prefect, which gave her that sense of knowing about urgency or something. "Olivia, hey, yes. Yes, we'd chat, but Vivian's safety is of utmost priority right now, so I'll catch up with you later after Vivian gets situated, yea?" And maybe she'd try to find that boyfriend of hers, but eh. She liked his presence and all, but wasn't as if they had to be around each other EVERY.WAKING.SECOND. Goodness, no, she definitely did not want to be that girl.

Watching as Olivia settled into a compartment, Sky walked a few paces up the corridor as she realized they had reached the front.

"Well, you ready? Do you need me to come in with you? Or, I can meet up with you for the carriage ride and to lead you into the great hall?" Honestly, did she expect just loud announcements to end with their first train ride? Skylar HOPED not. Reaching her arms to pull the shorter girl into a hug, she smiled. "I'm proud of you, you know?"

SHE WAS AT THE FRONT OF THE TRAIN!

Always the best place to be, she thought. Whenever she went anywhere she tried to get to the front. Of course on normal trains the first class carriages were in the way, and it seemed this time it was the Prefects one. But no matter because she was as far at the front as it was possible for her to go and SHE WAS EXCITED.

Already she'd walked through a wall. An actual wall, made of brick that lead to a platform she had no idea existed before. Gotten on a steam train that looked like it was from one of those old movies her mummy liked to watch, and been surrounded by other magical people with their owls and cats (she sneezed a bit going through the middle carriages) and even some of those colourful puff ball things she couldn't remember the name of.

Of course she had got on at the back so she could leave her MASSIVELY OVER PACKED TRUNK in the luggage compartment. She'd told her mum she wouldn't need so much stuff, but she hadn't listened. It really was a wonder she could lift it at all. But it meant she had to fight her way through the throngs of people lining the carriages, shouting her excuse me's and sorry's as she stepped on their feet.

But now she was where she wanted to be, opening the door to a compartment and marvelling at the old interior. "OH MY GOSH THIS IS SO COOL!"

Miranda was ready for the term to begin.. She was tired of being under a microscope at home... She needed space away from her parents and her siblings and luckily the main thorn in her side would be back where he belonged.... The Dungeons..
Her younger brother, Eddie, was a Grade A nuisance and would be voted Most Likely to Become a Dark Lord by his fellow classmates if they had that as a superlative for the Hogwarts yearbook.

And Eivan was joining them this term as well... Time would tell where he would make his mark.. Hopefully he'd make a positive mark..

Randa made her way past the compartment she saw her brother duck into and kept right on going to one of her own. She stowed her trunk and pulled Eragon out of his cage and cuddled him on her lap. Hopefully she'd be left alone by her brothers and Rian or someone would find her.

He had just flipped through his notebook to the page he needed when someone came into the compartment. Looking up he closed the notebook completely not needing eyes on it that shouldn't. Hoping it was his brother so they could start planning out some things he frowned seeing some older kid from his house.

"You think you are. These seats are taken." He could make up names if he had to, but he would be getting this guy out or he'd put him on the try to poison list. "Don't you have friends to sit with?" His eyes moved to the door just to see his sister. Getting up he opened the compartment.

"Miranda in here."


He really didn't want to sit with her, but if it got this kid out of the way he'd deal with kicking his sister out later. Looking back at the boy he wondered if he'd move now.

Olivia beamed at Vivian and was about to reply to her question about the mission or some mission when Skylar agreed and then mentioned something about Vivian's safety...? WHAT? Olivia's eyes widened almost to the size of tea cup saucers (well they were pretty wide at the moment). MERLIN. SAFETY. WAS SOMETHING OR SOMEONE coming after Vivian? They had just boarded the train, right? Nothing serious could have come after her right? No dementors... Crazy first years. The statement had certainly intrigued her. She pursed her lips. Something else was going on, wasn't it? Perhaps Ace or Noelle would find out as they were headed in the direction of the Prefects compartment.

"Sure," she nodded to Skylar and then cast her blue eyes over to Vivian. She wondered if everything was okay and why they were acting a little strange but instead of probing, she bit her lip momentarily and then smiled happily. "Stay safe!" Though she couldn't help but wonder what else was up....

In the meantime... Where was her pen? Seriously. It wasn't even the first day and she had already lost it. And it was not just an ordinary pen, it was a nice bright purple one. Then she found the pen. Perfect.

Vi was just about to take her seat when she heard someone exclaim that this was so cool. A first year (Dahlia perhaps? The voice was coming from some distance away so she stood up and went to investigate. Peering outside of her compartment, she saw the kid and smiled. Oh yes, young girl who seemed very excited and amazed by everything. It reminded her of her first time on the train and she couldn't help but grin more. Tucking the bright purple pen behind her ear, she approached the other girl. "It's really cool. Just wait until you get to the castle," she said.

"Sure!" Charlotte said before even looking up. Mostly because, if she was being honest, she was happy for anyone to join her without even needing to know who was asking. But when she DID look up, she smiled brightly. "Scarlett right?" The younger girl was in Char's boyfriend's house - queue taking a few seconds to dreamily think about Henry- "Make yourself comfy. Hope you don't mind the music!" Because she was keeping it onnnn.

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SHE WAS AT THE FRONT OF THE TRAIN!

Always the best place to be, she thought. Whenever she went anywhere she tried to get to the front. Of course on normal trains the first class carriages were in the way, and it seemed this time it was the Prefects one. But no matter because she was as far at the front as it was possible for her to go and SHE WAS EXCITED.

Already she'd walked through a wall. An actual wall, made of brick that lead to a platform she had no idea existed before. Gotten on a steam train that looked like it was from one of those old movies her mummy liked to watch, and been surrounded by other magical people with their owls and cats (she sneezed a bit going through the middle carriages) and even some of those colourful puff ball things she couldn't remember the name of.

Of course she had got on at the back so she could leave her MASSIVELY OVER PACKED TRUNK in the luggage compartment. She'd told her mum she wouldn't need so much stuff, but she hadn't listened. It really was a wonder she could lift it at all. But it meant she had to fight her way through the throngs of people lining the carriages, shouting her excuse me's and sorry's as she stepped on their feet.

But now she was where she wanted to be, opening the door to a compartment and marvelling at the old interior. "OH MY GOSH THIS IS SO COOL!"

Derf had PEOPLE to see and loads of them. There was Natalie who was going to have the time ol' answer to the riddle that had been plaguing him all summer about WHY Donald Duck didn't wear pants when Mickey Mouse and Goofy DID - okay it wasn't really THAT time ol' and he had only really learned about Disney things when she mentioned she was going. Chloe too because he had found ANOTHER unicorn recipe he wanted to try with her this term that involved ICE CREAM. Of course he need to see Stasya to check in on creature things and also FREAK OUT at Emmeline because he had SEEN those posters. Also Juniper...and Faith...and Regina because THAT Hufflepuff and him had a pillow fort date in the common room ... Zoryn too...but he kinda wanted to avoid her right now for REASONS...and Jessa...OH! And of COURSE his new friend Bel because he wanted to see how she was settling in and REALLY wanted to show her around the train...OH THERE WAS EMMA TOO WHO WAS STARTING HER FIRST YEAR AND....

"Flaming salamanders," he muttered to himself as his attention waned faaaaaaar from the chocolate frog in his hand leaped out of the box and went for a jovial hop down the corridor.

"Oi!" he called out to anyone nearby - which just so happened to be a youngerish girl. "Help me catch him?"

Especially since some of the chocolate had kinda sorta melted on its feet and had made the chocolate frog card stuck to its confectionery webbed feet. He was PRETTY sure he did NOT have that one in his collection and Newt Scamander help him if it jumped out the window before he got the card.

And also, you know, wasted the chocolate.

Again, what did Vivian do to deserve the friendship of the ever so flattering Skylar Diggory? The blonde definitely appreciated how her now taller friend tried to make her feel better. Sky's comment about her being gorgeous made her turn slightly pink, which usually didn't happen. Perhaps it was just an after-effect of being broadcast to the entire population gathered on the front cars of the train that she was a 'very important prefect'. Sure, it was kind of a big deal but she was trying to be lowkey about it. "Thank you, Sky," the prefect replied with a tiny smile. "You do, too," And no, Sky didn't have to explain everything. She can totally just blame the awkward and rather insecure girl that was Vivian Fairfield.

Now, they were talking about her safety? What?! Vivian blinked. Honestly, she didn't feel like she needed any saving from anything, but maybe Sky just wanted to play along so she was going to do just that. Her blue eyes looked at Olivia a little concerned, but Vivi managed a small smile towards the Gryffindor. Yeah, sorry for her loud bestie. "I... I'm okay, Vi, don't worry," she said to reassure her that nobody was coming after her. Thankfully. "Sky's got me covered." Because that's what bestie were for, yeah?

Oh good Merlin, were they already here? Outside the prefects' compartment? Vivian was never nervous, no! But apparently and oddly enough, she was a little unsure today. The brunette's offer genuinely made her smile. "N-nah, it's fine," Vivian said, nodding for reassurance. "I think... I hope... uh, yeah." And Baby Fairfield was out of words? Since when? This was totally not what was normal for Vivian, who was naturally loud and lively... but she couldn't help but feel fidgety about this badge she had pinned, okay? The hug was most definitely appreciated as the blonde wrapped her arms around Sky. "Thank you. You're the best, y'know?" Vivian reminded her that almost every time. "I'll see you on the carriage? I might make rounds later, if the head boy and head girl, whoever they are, give us patrolling duties." Not that Vivian minded, but it was more of an opportunity to hang with her friends while making sure the firsties weren't flinging dung bombs around.

Walk with poise. Be graceful. Don't eat all your food at once. Be nice to the older students. Be nice to the other first years. Be kind. Do not crash the prefects' compartment. Try and get some sleep, but read if you can't. Write in your diary. Keep your head held high. Over and over her fathers' advice swirled in Philippa's head as she sat in her compartment at the front of the train, all alone for now. Dad said that people usually share compartments, but Papa seems sure that no one ever walked into an occupied compartment. In any case, she'd gotten to the train really early so she'd definitely have her own compartment to eat in, and then she'd just go looking for Emma after or read a book.

Daintily munching on her sandwich, napkin over her lap to protect her (gorgeous) dress, Philippa kicked her feet out in front of her and squeed a little. She looked so GOOD on her first train ride! She already had her schedule planned of course, she'd wear the dress (did she mention gorgeous?? straight from the 2093 autumn collection!) until the sun started setting, which would give her enough time to change into her uniform and fix her hair. Then they'd get to Hogsmeade and it would be time for the feast, and the SORTING.

!!!

She'd better get Ravenclaw or Slytherin. She already had a speech planned for the hat if he DARED to consider the other two houses. Slipping a hand into the inside pocket of her cashmere sweater, Philippa checked that said speech was still there. Good. With a pang of sadness, she remembered who she'd used to talk to about the houses most, and wished once again that Liv still went to Hogwarts and not in America. Sigh.

Philippa took another bite and patted the corners of her mouth to get rid of crumbs, staring out into the countryside as the knot of excitement in her stomach continued to build with every passing mile.

F i n a l l y.

He had expected the first train ride to Hogwarts would have been more....spectaculair.... Ok the running through the wall thing had been amazing. And the hugs and kisses from his dad and grandparents on the platform had been an embarrassment. But now that he was inside of the train he had been a bit dissapointed that it was just a train.

What was so magical about this train anyways?

He had dumped his luggage at the luggage compartment like his dad had told him to and Dorian was currently walking around, trying to find some place to sit. He had no friends yet. Well , he had become friends with this older Gryffindor girl named Zoryn, or at least he thought that they had become friends....she HAD promised to talk to Levi about giving him his autograph. Because Hogwarts champion and all that. He might go search for the other champions as well, get all of their autographs minus the Ilvermorny students and the ones who had already graduated. Shame he could never get them all....

Still in thought, Dorian opened up an compartment door only to find that it hadn't been empty like he had thought it would be. He looked at a girl eating a sandwich and a small smile appeared on his face. "I like your dress" he said the first thing that came to his mind. Not hello, not can i sit here?

He continued to stand at the door. Completely lost at what to do and wondered if he could enter or not. What if he sat down and she snapped at him to go away 'cause she had been saving the seats for her friends?

She was so entranced that she hadn't even moved from the spot she'd rooted herself to. People were moving around her and Dahlia was staring out the window at the passing scenery, oblivious to everything and slack-jawed at the disappearing view of London, as they started their journey towards Hogwarts. The magical castle she would be spending most of the next year at.

Talking of which, an older girl seemed to be talking to her, mentioning the very castle she was just thinking about. Turning to look at her, and finally breaking her gaze from the window, Dahlia beamed brightly and gripped the doorframe a little bit tighter to help with her giddy excitement. "I bet it's beautiful, isn't it? I love castles anyway, but this one, being magical and all is just going to be AMAZING, I know it."

Suddenly there was shouting coming from down the corridor, and Dahlia looked up from her conversation with the older girl to see something hopping towards her and a boy, not much older than her she was guessing, running after it.

Squinting to get a good look, her mouth dropped open upon seeing it was a frog. A dark frog. Like nothing she'd seen before, and it looked to have something stuck to it's feet. Cardboard? Was that cardboard? Were those feet.....melting?

"OH MY GOSH WHAT THE HECK IS THAT?!" Dahlia frantically scooted out of the way, until she heard the call to catch it. Catch it? Catch the weird melting frog thing with the cardboard for feet? Oh my gosh. Okay. "WAIT A SECOND I'M ON IT!"

She was closer and quick and small, so even though it had gone past, and there were people all in her way, she was off after it, dodging 3 people and suddenly making a lunge as the thing headed for an open door at the end of the corridor. She just about managed to grab it in the end of her fingertips, and scrambled to her feet triumphantly, clutching it tightly and holding it in the air for the other kid to see.

"I GOT IT, I GOT IT!!" And it was still melting. All over her hand. "Oh. Poop."

Happily dreaming about her previous ballet recital and how she would show all her new friends at Hogwarts what an amazing dancer she was, Philippa's head snapped to the compartment door as it slid open to reveal... a boy. Hmm. She hadn't quite made up her mind yet about boys, especially ones she didn't already know. But Papa and Dad said to be kind.

"Oh!!" Philippa gasped with a hand over her mouth, eyes wide as she smiled brightly at the boy. Ohmymerlin, he liked her dress! It was the first thing he noticed! "Thank you very much! I like your.... um.... ," well, she didn't actually like anything he was wearing, but he shouldn't stress because Papa said some people's fashion sense on kicks in later in life. She would help this boy.

"What's your name?"

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"Sure!" Charlotte said before even looking up. Mostly because, if she was being honest, she was happy for anyone to join her without even needing to know who was asking. But when she DID look up, she smiled brightly. "Scarlett right?" The younger girl was in Char's boyfriend's house - queue taking a few seconds to dreamily think about Henry- "Make yourself comfy. Hope you don't mind the music!" Because she was keeping it onnnn.

Scarlett chuckled and shook her head. "Don't mind at all. And yeah, you're Charlotte right?" she asked. She was glad the girl recognized her, because it made her feel more confident that her hunch about the girl's name WAS correct, for some reason. Thankfully she had been around these kids for so long, she at least knew almost everyone's name at this point. WOO HOOO!

"You're older than me, right? NEWT year?" she asked with an eyebrow raise. Exams weren't one of her favorite conversation starters, but when you had nothing else up your sleeve...

Oh wait, there was something!

"Lots of LOUD kids this term, huh?" she chuckled, hearing the screeching of someone who was DEFINITELY young coming from a nearby compartment. What in the name of Merlin was going on there...?