This was where Scarlett was going to spend HER ENTIRE JOURNEY TO SCHOOL, ALRIGHT.

It was the time BEING RICH PAID OFF.

"I WANT ONE OF EVERYTHING, PLEASE."

Because she was LOADED and yet POLITE.

AND ALSO VERY HUNGRY.

Since leaving her mother at the station, this whole situation suddenly became more real and a little scary. Remy liked to think she had shown independence as she shopped for all of her Hogwarts things in Diagon Alley, but now she was well and a truly, alone. Meep.

Feeling too nervous to find a compartment to sit in all by herself, Remy picked the safe bet of lingering by the food trolley. She even considered trying to befriend the trolley lady. The blonde rummaged in her pockets and had a few coins to buy herself something for the road, hmmm...

Remy staaaaared at another young girl who was giving off maximum energy. Was she okay? "One of everything? You must be rich." She commented without even thinking if it could come across as rude.

Scarlett hadn't had time to collect ALL of her TREATS AND SNACKS when she heard someone speaking right behind her. She had just finished stuffing her pockets and was now working on a pile of different flavoured cauldron cakes on her right arm when she turned to see WHO was speaking to her.

"I AM, LOOK." She told the girl, casually holding out her money bag for the girl to look inside. She had just spent LOADS and there was still LOADS in there, COULD SHE SEE????????? That was very handy as she could get ALL of the SNACKS. "What are you GETTING???? I's all VERY DELICIOUS." Scarlett informed the girl as she resumed making her cake pile on her arms.

OMNOMNOMNOM.

Remy widened her eyes, not only at the amount of coins, but at how she was so open about showing it off to her. She couldn't help but feel a little... annoyed at how she was boasting about it? It was a good job Remy had money with her as well, or she'd be pretty jealous. "You're gonna spend that all on sweets?" JUDGY EYES.

"Uuuummmm..." She dragged out the 'umm' the whole while she looked at what was on offer. "I'm just gonna get some sugar quills, I think." Remy nodded to her favourites when she spotted them.

"Do you know how long it'll take to get there?" Because she was ITCHING to get off of this train.

See, Scarlett had Catherine as an older sister, she couldn't even SEE judgy eyes anymore. Or she did and was pretty good at ignoring them. "Noooooooo, Of COURSE not!!!!! ...................At least not right now." She could always change her mind, you know.

As the girl 'uuuummmmm'ed and looked around the trolley, Scarlett ACCIDENTALLY dropped a few CAKES. "OH NO!!!!!!!!!!!!" She shoved some of the ones that were in her arms right in her mouth so she had more ROOM in her arms and picked the ones on the floor up. "Five second rule!!!!!!!!!!! ALL GOOD!!!!!!!!!" EHEHEHEHE.

Was that ALL the girl was going to have???? Scarlett eyed her and tried to see if the girl was only getting sugar quills because she didn't eat MUCH or because she didn't have much money on her. See, Scarlett wouldn't MIND buying some treats and snacks for the girl, but there would be NO WAY she would share some of HER TREATS with the girl later because SCARLETT DIDN'T SHARE FOOD.

So with her mouthful she asked "YOU'RE NOT HUNGRY?????" before stuffing her face some more. OMNOMNOMNOM.

And how long it took them to get to the Castle? "We'll only get there at dinner time!!!!! You'd better get some MORE!!!!!!!!!!!!" was her CUE to see the girl's reaction.

Scarlett watched the girl while eating MORE cakes. OMNOMNOMNOM.

Juliette was not ready to go back to Hogwarts for another term. She didn't know what she was thinking telling her mum that she was. She hadn't thought too much of it when she packed her trunk nor did she fuss about it when she had reached King's Cross. It wasn't until she had boarded the train that had once excited her that she felt a sense of dread.

How many of her friends were even going to be coming back? Before even looking for a seat, Juli decided it was best to get something to snack on first. Jelly slugs always had a way of distracting her.

She approached the trolley lady like she had countless times before. The familiar face soothed her. "Some jelly slugs please..." she started as she looked at the rest of the cart. "And maybe the pumpkin pasties and a sugar quill..." she added. PAUSE. "And I'll also have the Bertie Botts and four chocolate frogs." Cause if she ran into Pete she'd need to make sure she had a chocolate frog for him. "And I'll also have a licorice wand."

Was that all? Juliette stared at the rest of the sweets on the cart, trying to make up her mind and possibly spend all the money she had earned over the summer.

Lisa Nam was SO EXCITED for Hogwarts. She just wanted to be there already and didn’t want to spend all her time on the train. She just wanted to teleport and be there like NOW. However, she also wanted to experience the train especially when she had learned that there was a food trolley on it. Thus black hole Lisa had been awoken as she followed some students to where the trolley was. She joined the queue right behind an older brunette (Juliette) who’s make up was beautiful. She stared briefly and then abruptly looked away just in case she turned her way. Lisa was just going to admire this goddess from far, far away. She continued staring before she heard the older girl order delicious treats and thus her mind became fixated on what she get for a snack.

She was so so excited that she already had changed into her new swanky robes (she felt pretty fly, y’know?) but kept her favourite bright pink gum boots. It was certainly a LOOK but it was pretty. Lisa wasn’t ready to hang up the boots and trade it for the plain black ballet shoes that her parents had purchased for her for school. Ah but the line was moving and she was in her boots so she was happy and fine!

She reached into her purse to pull out some coins to pay but.... she couldn’t find any. Her eyes widened as a pit formed in her stomach. Did she stow her wallet in her trunk? Noooooooooooooooooo. This meant that she couldnt have any delicious snacks!!!!! How would she survive?

Her eyes wandered to the pretty older girl who was pausing and Lisa saw her chance. She took it and stepped forward. She cheekily added, “And an extra pumpkin pastie too please!” The she turned to the older girl and gave her a bright smile. “Heyy you ! I thought I lost you!!!”

Juliette really needed to think about how she was even going to carry all of this instead of continuing to add things to her list. She was oblivious to the younger girl in the pink boots as she pursed her lips trying to decide if she really needed another box of jelly beans... It was a long ride after all and she really didn't want to get up from her seat once she had settled in. Just as she was about to say she wanted another box of Bertie Bott's, she heard the voice of a younger girl.

A perfectly done brow raised slightly.

Did she know this kid?

She looked at the girl in the bright pink boots with the very plain robes. A first year. Did Juliette know any first years? Maybe this was the child of one of the artists at the makeup studio she had apprenticed at all summer? So Juliette smiled right back at the girl and pulled her close. "There you are, I was afraid you had wandered off too far!" she exclaimed, feigning worry - just in case this was one of her colleague's daughters. "And yes, two extra pumpkin pasties for her," she added before paying the trolley lady. "And you will help me carry some of this," she added as she handed some of the sweets she just purchased from the trolley lady to the young girl.

Immediately after, she pulled the girl to the side and lowered her voice, "Who are you?"

Had she just... kidnapped someone? No, right?

Oh? This girl was playing along? Excellent. Lisa made her smile EVEN bigger when she heard the older girl’s reply. “You know me... always getting lost!” she said before turning to the trolley lady and ignoring the bizarre look that she had given Lisa. Shush. Mean Lady. Lisa was running a con.... Let the artist work. Mhmm.... “Took me fifteen minutes to find you.....” she continued the charade and then beamed even more when Juliette threw in TWO PASTIES! Yoda was smiling down on her today.

Happily taking some of the sweets when the oldest girl passed them to her to hold, she considered briefly darting down the corridor with arms filled with sweets but she decided against it. Too early to make an enemy on the train. If this older girl gave her food for just being cute and fun, then maybe this older girl could help her out again? Her little mind was at work as she plotted away. “Absolutely. That’s what I’m here for..... don’t worry not child labour... She’s paying me with sweets and her awesome make up skills. I’m her mini me. A protege or Padawan.... you pick.”

Lisa turned to the older girl and was about to give her a wicked smile when she asked her who she was. “Someone who wants to learn your awesome make up skills and spend time with you. I’ll be your dummy model. Don’t even have to pay me,” she beamed. “Lisa Nam. First year... uhhh no house. And you are?”

Fifteen minutes?

Juliette really was starting to wonder if maybe there was something wrong with her. Perhaps it was the lack of sleep? She just kept smiling at the younger girl and at the trolley lady. No there was nothing wrong here. No one would know. "I'm sorry it took you so long, you just got lost in the sea of kids," she lied.

Her blue-green eyes widened when the younger girl mentioned child labor. She gave a quick glance around and smiled at all the other students walking by. "You are definitely my mini me... a cute little Padawhatchamacallit," she said, as a small smirk crossed her lips. She could do a lot with a mini me. Especially one who was this exceptional at lying. If this was one of her colleague's daughters, Juliette was certain she would've remembered her from day one. "Don't worry, she is paid very well in sweets," she said to those passing by and giving them curious looks.

Juliette wasn't sure if she should be impressed or... a little scared of this ball of energy and wondered if she was like this at such young an age. And when the girl stated her surname, Juliette let out a little "ah". Noah Nam's sister.

It seemed like they had infiltrated the school, hadn't they? "Well, I can definitely teach you how to do your make up." Mentally, Juliette added when the girl was older. A first year didn't need to be putting on lashes or anything of that sort. "Juliette Zabini-Riddle, Sixth year, Gryffindor. Aka the most awesometastical person you'll ever meet."

Remy was pleased that the girl wasn't completely idiotic enough to spend all that money on sweets. Sweets were cool but they would rot her teeth eventually and who wanted that? She smiled at her 'not right now' comment. Maybe befriending this girl just for this train ride would be a good idea to get sweeties shared with her. Just a few, obviously, because of the teeth rotting thing.

The blonde jumped a little when the girl dropped cakes on the floor and bellowed at them. She had so much energy that Remy felt exhausted speaking to her. "URGH." She blurted out loud. "You can't eat those! Imagine all of the filthy feet that have been walking on this floor today." More of the judgy eyes.

"Umm... I am a little hungry, I suppose." She scratched her head and then twiddled with a curl of her hair. Was this train ride really going to be that long? She kinda fancied something other than sweets. "Actually, I'll take a pumpkin pasty as well, please." She asked the lady behind the trolley. Mmmmmm. Also, she felt pretty grown up buying one of those instead of a billion sweets. AHEM, unlike others.

"Are you a first year, like me?" She asked.

She bat her eyelids at Juliette. “I did. You know I get ah... acrophobia.” Her eyes widened at her mistake. No no she wasn’t afraid of spiders. Just rats and mice. What had she read in that large book. “Agoraphobia.” That was the fear of crowds. Man, this story weaving business was hard and she was beginning to hit a road block. She wasn’t sure how much more she could keep up but silence was an option now.

Padawatchamacallit? Lisa turned to look at Juliette with narrowed, confused eyed. Did flawless make up girl not know what a Padawan was? She chuckled to fill the silence before smiling at the lady handing them the goods. “Mhmm... we’ll just have to watch Star Wars again.... ” Man. She’d have to hook this girl up with the best SERIES of all time. Good thing she brought her lightsaber with her....

As they walked in silence briefly, Lisa kept eying the candy and then the sixth year to her left. She noted her reaction when she had mentioned she was a Nam. Now... what should we say...? Silence against

At the offer to teach her to do her own make up, she beamed widely at Juliette. Make up? Yes!!! Then she could also help with Maya’s make up too. Her nose crinkled at the use of the word awesometastical. It was funny to hear but she kinda liked how catchy it was. “Awesometastical-ness,” she said back with a nod. “Awesometastical to meet you, J!”

Misa wandered around the train halls. She was trying to get a sense for what this school would bring and who she should hang out with and what would be considered detrimental to her social well-being.

Her eyes scanned around before landing on a food cart. Interesting. She'd heard of a few of these snacks before, but she was definitely not at Beauxbatons anymore.

Her eyes watched some of her fellow new schoolmates to see what was the popular food choice. If it was something she'd never had before, perhaps she'd give it a try.