It was a time that Kurumi had been wishing for for most of the term. For it all to be over and for summer to come so that she could have a chance to emotionally and mentally refresh herself. Perhaps completely start anew and just forget all the pain and negative things that had happened since the end of last term. Only now she wasn't sure she wanted it to be the end of her sixth year.

Surprisingly, it had little to do with her being on the verge of her seventh year. The moment her feet touched the ground at Platform 9 3/4 she would be one...a seventh year. But this thought was so far removed from her mind right now, as was the reality that the seventh years were now officially Hogwarts graduates and would be off to bigger and, hopefully, better things. Her mind wasn't even entirely focused on the news they had received at the feast about departing professors and Headmaster Tate. Nor was it registering that Walnut was now clawing up one of the seats in his attempt to get comfortable.

Setting her small bag on one of the overhead shelves, Kurumi took her usual window seat and simply sat there. She was excited for summer, much more so than she ever had previous terms - which caused her cheeks to flush noticeably - but she was also incredibly nervous.

One of the first to board the train, Keefer easily made his way to the front where the Prefects gathered. He smiled as he remembered the chaotic adventure in this compartment that had marked the beginning of his seventh year. Walnut.. No doubt the feline royalty would be present once more.

Keefer slid the door open and noticed that, sure enough, Walnut and Kurumi were already there. Hefting his rucksack onto the overhead rack, the seventh year graduate sighed and took a seat, but not before clearing it with Walnut. "May I sit here, Your Majesty?" Yes, the statement was made in all seriousness, not in jest. "Hey, Kurumi," he added as an afterthought. "Lewis coming?" He hadn't spoken with Lewis at the Feast because he knew he'd have a chance on the journey to London.

Hearing the door open, Kurumi turned her head and saw Keefer enter. She smiled weakly at the former Quidditch captain and sat up a little more straight in her seat while Walnut began to swish his tail back and forth. Every year it was harder and harder saying good bye to the seventh years - although the hardest term for Kurumi had been saying good bye to the likes of Josh, Salander, Lexi, and Evelyn for sure.

Although saying good bye to Treyen had been very difficult as well.

"Hey, Keefer," she managed to somewhat chirp in greeting. "He should be. " Because she STILL had something that she needed to show him and had been wanting to for quite some time now. Of course, she would have rather have done it in some private corner of Hogwarts, but right now she just wanted him to see the message her mother had left him. "He is putting his trunk in the luggage compartment," she nodded, her cheeks flushing obviously.

Ah, yes, this yellow person knew how to address King Walnut and earned a purr for his efforts. Walnut may have lifted his head or made more of a gesture had there been tuna involved. Some humans just never learned.

Though Ellie didn't get her usual, mandatory nine hours of sleep last night, she was as energetic as ever. She was finally leaving! She was free! She graduated and had recruitment letters and was FREE!

But the most exciting part, the reason for her lack of sleep, for the abundance of energy now, she got to see Treyen!! Their meeting was just HOURS away now! After six loooong months, she'd finally get to see her boyfriend. And talk to him. And kiss him. And then literally EVERYTHING in her life would be perfect. She couldn't wait.

The graduate bounced into the Prefect compartment with Bunny in her pet carrier. "HEY!" she greeted the......two people in there? Well, she was early, wasn't she? Oh well. The sooner she'd gotten on the train, the sooner she'd get to London. Or so she liked to think.

She took a seat near the door, though, because she doubted she'd be able to stay in one place for too long, and would probably be pacing all over the train. Especially if twenty thousand cats would be in here again. Not to mention if she was closest to the door, she'd be the first out when they got to King's Cross.

Evelyn made her way towards the Prefects Compartment, feeling quite excited. And, her excitement stemmed from the fact that she was leaving for Scotland in a few days. She was done with school and now.. she was looking forward to something bigger. A new life, actually. Although, she was going to miss a few people.. A LOT and she had absolutely no idea how she was going to cope without them..

With a small smile on her face, she entered the compartment. "Hey, you guys." Oh, wow. She was early. Oh, well. Although, she couldn't help but frown a little when she noticed Walnut. She still couldn't understand why people at Hogwarts didn't have dogs as pets.. Weird. Eyeing the cat, she carefully took a seat next to Ellie, wanting to stay as far away as possible from that monster of a cat.

"Excellent. I missed him at the Feast last night, so I hope he hurries up." Mostly because the guys tended to be late arrivers and he didn't feel like being surrounded by emotional or crying girls for too long.

"Walnut, you're looking regal as usual." The cat earned himself a luxurious scratch behind the ears as Keefer took a seat.


Then the second redhead Captain walked in. "Hey, Ellie. Great day, eh?" Yes, she appeared very happy, and he had a shrewd idea of why... Treyen. Wonder if I'll get to see him..? And since it couldn't hurt to ask.. "Anyone meeting you on the platform, or are you like me and your parents figure you're old enough to get home yourself now?"

He was also sorely tempted to ask if she'd gotten any recruitment offers yet, but refrained. No need to bring up a potentially sore subject. She'll tell if there's something to say.



After several moments, in walked Evelyn. Another female. Lewis better hurry up.

"Hey, Evelyn. Alright?" She seemed in a good enough mood, but if he saw any signs of weeping and wailing, he was off to the food trolley quicker than you could say Mimbulus Mimbletonia.

Ellie smiled in greeting when Eve walked in. Now the people she liked were in greater number than those she didn't. Unless you counted Walnut. But...cats didn't count. Pets didn't count. Or if they did, Bunny would count and still outnumber Kurumi and her kitty.

"Feet up, remember?" she said to Evelyn while pulling her own feet onto the seat.

She GRINNED at Keefer. "Excellent day! The BEST!" Or, as she told Vickers, it was in the top three. Or four. Honestly, she was no good at picking favorites. But as this day was currently happening, it was allowed to be the best.

"Treyen is!" She was extremely quick to answer, by the way. Though her smile faltered a bit at the end of the former Hufflepuff's sentence. "You can get home yourself? Can you Apparate, then? I can't. Someone has to pick me up." Which she'd be embarrassed about if she wasn't so excited to see that face as soon as possible.

Gideon finally made it to the prefect's compartment, his trunk dropped off on the way for safe keeping in the luggage compartment. The only thing he still carried was his broom complete with passenger raven, the creature still tagging along with him and he wasn't about to leave broom and bird somewhere alone. Two captains and two prefects (besides himself) were already there as he entered and not a Slytherin in sight. And if he wasn't mistaken, he and Kurumi were the only non-seventh years of the bunch. That might make for an interesting mood.

"Hey all," he greeted with a polite smile as he moved further into the compartment, hoping to drop off his charge onto an overhead shelf. "Hi Kurumi," he added to his friend and fellow prefect before noting her familiar there as well. "Hi Walnut." Setting the broom on the shelf, he looked at his own familiar. "Ye behave..." he warned the raven before turning back to the group as a whole. The last thing they needed was bird and feline going at it. Scenes in the common room were bad enough.

Corvin cawed softly once not exactly liking being put down were he was. Hoping once, the raven moved from the broom tail to the actual shelve and looked at his master as he was spoken to. Yeah...he'd behave...if the cat did.

Well, from that cheery answer, he assumed that yes, she was going to get to see Treyen later. He didn't even need her affirmation of that to know. It was high time, by his watch. And hers, too, I guess!

He chuckled. "I wondered..." Not that it hadn't been obvious, but still. "Well I hope you can spare him for a minute or so, just so I can say hey myself. Don't worry, it won't be long." But her smile fell briefly. "Oh, yeah I can. Passed my test over Christmas holidays." But no one would ever know, because Apparition didn't work at Hogwarts. And there was no reason for him to go around bragging about it, either. "But I bet you're not too disappointed, since you're so excited about who that someone is." He raised his left eyebrow a bit.



Alright, another guy!

Gideon marched in, feathered friend in hand. Am I the only one that isn't going to have a pet with me? Keefer just used the school owls and couldn't be bothered with caring for a toad or cat. "Hey," the graduate intoned. "Good term, Gideon?" He didn't really keep up with the Gryffindor that much, so hopefully this friendly question wasn't going to backfire on him.

Keefer settled into his seat, leaning back to get comfortable as the train prepared to start its journey. Closing his eyes briefly, he took in the cacophony of cawing ravens, purring cats, and chatting humans. Yes, he was going to miss this.

Gideon looked over at the Hufflepuff captain as the seventh year responded to his greeting, only then registering that they were the only guys in the compartment. "Aye....for the most part," he answered, giving the best wording he could think of. His near break up at the beginning of the term had been a rough start and the freezings were admittedly worrysome, not to mention the last hurrah in Hogsmeade. "Though not entirely looking forward to having to stop at Olivander's this summer for a new wand."He'd be the outcast amongst all the incoming new students getting their wands for the first time. One would normally hope that one would last until one graduated.

Speaking of which. "How about yers?" he asked returning the favor. "Congrats on the House Cup by the way," the prefect added. That at least was a nice send-off even if it wasn't the quidditch cup for the captain. But seeing as there were two graduating quidditch leaders Eli and Keefer couldn't both be that happy of their success.

The door to the prefects' compartment slid open, and a blank-faced Sierra Greingoth stepped inside. She'd actually wanted a compartment to herself, what with having to deal with everything she was told at the feast, but the whole place was crowded. This compartment was at least limited to a smaller amount of people.

She glanced up and halfway met the eye of those nearby. She attempted a smile to at least look good on her part, but it only turned out to be a nice effort with no good results. Her kneazle, Hissy Fit, made way into the compartment right after her. The kneazle hissed at every human and pet in the vicinity, and then headed after its owner with hair raised straight up and back arched.

Sierra headed to a seat toward the window, sat down, and just looked out the window without another word. She was just ready to go home and make sure her mother was alright. Having to ride the train just because she was a prefect was...well, usually annoying, but heartbreaking today.

Max felt like throwing up, mostly. His eyes were red; he had been slowly pacing the corridor near the front of the train for quite awhile, trying to figure out what to do with himself and letting a few tears escape every time he could hide it. His time with his best friend had run out - how was he supposed to deal with that? He almost thought he should pick a random compartment toward the back of the train, curl up in the corner, and sleep the whole way home so he would not have to deal with a conversation he knew needed to happen.

But that was just it. He knew he needed to talk to her. He couldn't just hug her goodbye on the platform and leave it at that.

He needed his best friend, and he needed her now.

Max finally made his way down the corridor to the prefects' compartment. He was anxious about disturbing them - he NEVER would have approached this compartment when he was younger - but, as he gave a few knocks on the door, the only feeling that lingered was despair. He slid the door open partially, only enough to let his voice carry into the room.

"Sorry to interrupt-" He caught sight of Sierra, who seemed as though she wanted nothing to do with anyone, and he shared her frown. "But Ellie..." he pointed. "I was wondering if I could steal Ellie away for a bit? Please?" His tone wasn't pleading - it was tired, defeated. He couldn't fight off his emotions much longer.

Kennedy Escalante made his way to the Prefects' compartment with Oliver, the gray bengal cat, in front of him. It was as if the cat had already learned it's way to their designated compartment. It sort of impressed Kennedy because half the time Oliver showed no signs of a brain.

The cat pawed at the door when they arrived and as Kennedy opened it zoomed right in. Yep, he definitely knew they belonged there.

"Hi, everyone," he greeted, his green eyes making a round of the compartment, only to end up upon Sierra. She still looked down and it was pretty obvious why...well, at least to him anyway.

The Prefect forgot all about keeping his eyes on Oliver and took the seat beside her. Merlin, he wanted to do something to cheer her up. "Hey," he said with a slight grin. Kennedy wanted to ask how her mom was doing, but there were people around, so no. "How are you holding up?" A common question, right? Right, yet still he whispered it so no one else would hear.

Oliver was in da HOUSE!

The great, big cat strutted inside the compartment, his tail tall and proud. M'hhhm. Feast your eyes on this babe. He saw his master sit and meowed. He forgot him! He...oh...

Well. Who was that a pretty kneazle. Hiiiisss to you too.

Ellie wiggled her fingers at Gideon when he entered. The redhead didn't know that Gryffindor at all, really, so...there wasn't much of a greeting. But he still got a smile, of course. Everyone was getting a smile from her today.

...Until Keefer went and caused it to fall again.

Spare him? Spare Treyen? "P-Privately?" Her heart started to race a bit, and she was just short of a frown, bit on her lip to conceal it. She...didn't want Keefer to take him away. She wanted Treyen for herself. At least today. She hadn't seen him for six months, she didn't want to let him go already. Even if he'd be nearby. Even if it was just for a minute.

But before Ellie could give Keefer a proper answer, before she could even comment on the Apparating, Sierra walked in.

In none too good of a mood, it seemed, surprise surprise.

What was worse, was that the Slytherin was accompanied by a kneazle. So that was two felines, a bird, her bunny.... That spelled disaster. Just like the train ride here.

Maybe her and Keefer should find another compartment to talk in?

Only, that wouldn't happen. Because soon after Sierra entered, came Max's voice. Max wanted her. He sounded funny, too, like last night. And you can bet Ellie was more than willing to go with him. Not only would he serve as the distraction she needed to keep herself from getting impatient that they weren't in London yet, but he was wanted company. As opposed to certain Prefects in here.

"Of course," she said, giving Max a small smile and standing. But before she walked out to him, she turned to Keefer, "'Course you can see Treyen," she said, nodding slightly. Who was she to stop people from seeing her boyfriend if they wanted to? She'll just have to deal. Or maybe Keefer wouldn't mind if she clung to Treyen for dear life while they talked.

She grabbed Bunny's carrier, gave the rest of the compartment - and particularly Eve, they'd have to meet up over the summer - a small smile, and then went out to join her bestfriend. Good timing, too, as another cat seemed to join the party. Thank Merlin for Maximus James.

Sierra was vaguely aware of the compartment door opening and closing. She heard somebody call for Ellie, and Sierra briefly thought about looking up and giving Ellie a small goodbye. She didn't have the strength to, though. She owed the girl an apology really, but even Sierra knew she'd never actually give it. She could at least say goodbye and wish the girl well, though.

...but then the compartment door had opened and closed again, and she knew Ellie had left, even without looking. Hissy Fit hissed a few times, but Sierra didn't really seem to notice. That kind of thing was just typical for the kneazle. It was only when Sierra heard that voice, his voice, that she decided to look back.

Kennedy.

He sat down beside her, and she so naturally scooted toward him a little. "I'm...alright," she whispered. Then she hesitated and added, "...maybe. I'm just distracted, is all. I'm really just ready to get off this train and go home and just..." Cry? Yeah. "...maybe nap. This has been exhausting." It wasn't all about her, though.

"Kennedy?" she asked, looking him in the eye. "Where will you...be this summer?" It was the first time she'd cared where someone would be and what they'd do in between school years.

Hissy Fit arched her back at the new addition to the compartment. Her eyes narrowed downward. She was about as friendly as her owner, which...wasn't saying a whole lot, really.

Yes, that was about the best anyone could hope for. Especially with all the chaos that had happened this term. Then again, when is there not chaos at Hogwarts? This thought made him smile and chuckle internally. "Eh, new wand? What happened to the one you had before?" Keefer understood what a sad thing it could be. Last summer, his dad had lost his wand of thirty years. Keefer had been saddened to see his dad struggle to perform relatively simple spells for awhile before the wand and owner were familiar with each other.

My last term. It had been.. eventful. "Well, I missed our first match with spattergroit, got to make friends with an awesome new girl, and survived my NEWTs. I'd say it was pretty good." Especially the end. "Yeah, that Gobstones Championship and House Cup didn't hurt either." Wink.


The Captain sensed the other Captain's uneasiness. "No, of course not. I don't need to tear him away from you so soon after you get back to him!" That would be absurd. "I just thought I'd catch up for a minute or so. Not too long, I promise." And he meant it. He knew how much Treyen was wanting to see her, so he figured she must feel the same way. If not even more.

Before he could add anything else, Ellie was being requested away. "Go for it," he said so she wouldn't have to feel like she was being rude. And she got a, "Thanks," when she said he could see Treyen.

Kurumi was momentarily distracted from Keefer when Ellie walked into the compartment. Kurumi really did want to be on semi-decent terms with her, for Treyen's sake ONLY, but nothing...nothing Ellie ever did in regards to the Gryffindor gave her the signal that that was even possible. So instead Kurumi simply bowed her head in greeting and made a note to herself to stay away from Ellie on the platform. Kurumi would be seeing Treyen soon enough anyway. He WAS coming to stay with her for a day or two in August.

Oh? Whaaaat do we have here? Walnut's tail began to swish back and forth eagerly...and huuuuuuungerly at the contents of whatever-her-smell was girl's carrier. Rabbit...it WAS a delicacy in some countries you know.

Which is precisely why Walnut did not notice - nor particularly care that a crow had entered the compartment. He had caught enough birds during the school term. It was RABBIT SEASON NOW! *gleam*

Waving at Evelyn and Gideon when they entered, Kurumi did a quick check on Walnut just to make sure that he wasn't about to jump off the seat and go towards the Hufflepuff to...do whatever it was he was going to do. "Hey Evelyn...Gideon" she smiled before turning her attention back to Keefer.

"I know he wants to see you too," Kurumi nodded, the blush on her cheeks intensifying just a bit more. "So...Keefer...what's next for you?" Kurumi was actually a lot more interested in what people were doing after Hogwarts since, well, her own decisions were now close on the horizon. She did sort of already have her mind set on attending university, but she still wanted to keep her options open. Think things over and explore options although there was very little that could cause her not to change her mind about university.

Yep. We liked this dude. We liked him very much. Not as much as Peppermint Boy, but we did like this one. To show just how much he DID like this one, Walnut lifted his royal hindquarters off the seat and strut over to Keefer where promptly flopped onto his lap. Yes, you may now proceed to pet the cat.

Kurumi did hold her breath when Walnut stood up, but then Kennedy came into the compartment and Kurumi offered him a small wave before yet another person entered - Sierra.

Chewing on her bottom lip nervously, Kurumi simply watched Sierra as she sat down and couldn't help but wonder if it was really...okay for her to be here. Especially with Professor Lafay not turning up at the feast and the general mood of her absence not being the most...pleasant of moods. Only Kurumi didn't say anything and instead shifted her attention back to Walnut, who was busy purring up a storm on Keefer's lap.

Kurumi tried not to snort at Ellie's possessive nature over Treyen, but it was hard, and instead played with Walnut's tail as it continued to swish back and forth. Woah...wait...did he just growl? Probably because Ellie had stood up and had to walk past him to leave the compartment. He did not like the Ravenclaw very much.

She was alright...maybe? Yeah, she really wasn't and he could tell. That pull was there again. The pull of wanting to hug her and comfort her. The pull of wanting to hold her hand to let Sierra know that he was there for her. And he would've done it, except they were in a compartment full of people, and Sierra and him weren't official, so it might seem too forward.

Then he thought about it. Who cared what people said?! It wasn't like he was doing anything wrong. He was comforting her in time of need and he wasn't going to back out just because a few pair of eyes. Plus, they all seem to be in their own little world. With a small grin, Kennedy reached for her hand and laced his fingers with hers. If Sierra did mind then she could pull away whenever she'd like.

Kennedy also wanted to ask Sierra if she got to see her mother and how she was doing, yet again, the presence of an audience loomed over them. Not that he minded, but he'd like to be able to talk to Sierra without worrying about others over hearing.

He glanced down at her, locking eyes as she spoke again. Where will he be this summer? Hmm... As far as he knew he'd be at his father's and that's if plans went accordingly. "I'll be in Scotland with my father," he answered. Which -- if things didn't change -- was lucky because that meant he'd be in the same country as Sierra. That was if she was staying at Hogsmeade. "What about you?" he said. "Would it be alright if I owled you?" He normally didn't offer to owl people, but he wanted to keep in contact with her over the summer and maybe plan something out, but that'd have to wait depending on her mother's condition. He also wanted to be there for her in case anything came up.

Oliver hissed at the kneazle, but it was more of a lazy hiss. He then flopped himself over his master's foot, his tail swooshing about, still keeping his yellow eyes on the mean kneazle. Hiss. Hiss. Meow.

That's when he received a small nudge from his owner. Fine. He got it. No hissing...for now.

Good. Cuz Lewis couldn't stay hidden in that luggage compartment forever. And.. it was THAT question again. "Well, I'm not really sure yet. Everyone keeps saying I should pursue Quidditch, but I haven't gotten any offers yet." And yes, it kept hurting his pride every time he had to admit this. "I'll probably just end up helping my parents at home with the Abraxans until I find something else." Summer was always busy because it was calving season. They usually had ten or fifteen babies every year. "But if nothing happens for awhile.. I've been thinking. Well.." It was sort of a silly idea, a pipe dream. "I'd like to try to start breeding thestrals as well. You know, branch out a bit." He wasn't sure why he was telling her this, since it was definitely a bit of a strange desire. Hopefully she doesn't laugh at me.

"Walnut!" he said in surprise as the feline settled on his lap. Keefer commenced with a kitty equivalent of a full-body massage, and Walnut's motor began running at full speed. "I'd say he's in his element," he said with a small chuckle.

"What about you, Kurumi?" he asked, bringing the conversation back to the topic at hand. "Have you put any thought into life after Hogwarts at all?" And if not, that was totally okay. But if he knew her at all, he was pretty sure she had at least partial plans already.

Kurumi couldn't help but feel as though she hit a nerve. Not a bad one where Keefer was going to lash out or groan as if in pain or something like that, but more that her question had been a sort of sensitive subject - which his answer somewhat confirmed. "Just because you were a Quidditch captain doesn't mean you HAVE to pursue Quidditch after Hogwarts," Kurumi replied gently. She was sure others would disagree with her, but there was more to life than Quidditch as far as Kurumi was concerned. "I didn't know you liked creatures!" Kurumi chirped, shifting her sitting position a little so she faced the now graduated Hufflepuff a bit better. "Father is interested in winged horses, but I fancy dragons more." Not that Keefer had really asked her opinion on the matter. Kurumi just tended to ramble more when creatures were involved.

Completely distracted by their creature conversation, Kurumi didn't really notice the way Walnut was now lounging on Keefer. More important things to discuss. Creatures and her fu---

Kurumi's cheeks flushed just a bit more when he asked about what she thought she would do post Hogwarts. University was the immediate answer...but there were other factors that were also coming in to play as well. Factors involving Lewis...hence the blushing. "University," she answered with a slightly hesitant nod. "Professor Williamson made some suggestions for me. I want to study dragons and, actually, have been thinking about going into breeding as well. Only with dragons. Cross breeding and helping to repopulate endangered species of dragons being of special interest." Kurumi leaned back a little in her seat, wondering if Keefer was going to be another one of those but you are so little! sorts of people. She hadn't really shared this desire to study dragons with anyone besides Professor Williamson yet, so Keefer would probably be the first.

And Kurumi was pretty sure Lewis would be mildly alarmed at hearing that she wanted to study dragons. Of course he would also be supportive - because he always was - but she could just imagine the look of shock on his face too.

"Lots of people tell me I should go into baking...but that has just been a hobby of mine. I'm afraid I might start to hate it if I tried to turn it into a job," she continued. It sort of related to Keefer saying people were telling him he should try to make a career out of Quidditch. She just wasn't entirely sure how serious he was about it.

Spike had never been in the Prefect's Compartment before. He'd never even come close to it, even when Finn was a Prefect. But now he was allowed to, so he figured he should at least show his face.

If nothing else, he could boast about to Indy. Mhmmm.

Cautiously, Spike stuck his curls round the door...and soon the rest of him followed.

Well, this was a bit of a menagerie, wasn't it? Spike being Spike, his gaze was immediately draw to the cat, kneazle and raven already there. And now he'd just added a taranatula to the mix. Fun. Shame he'd just missed Ellie and Bunny, though.

"Hi all," he said brightly. Yup. Exams were over...he was officially looking forward to the summer. Until results day, at least. But until then, he could go see Finn and play in the woods and do all sorts of more awesome things than study.

Yay!

They were joined by a few others. One a Ravenclaw student who revealed himself to be there for Ellie's assistance. No doubt the seventh years each had their good byes and such with others not in the current compartment. "Hello," Gideon said returning Kennedy's greeting as he too entered before settling with his own business, the Slytherin prefect followed by his feline familiar. The Gryffindor glanced back at Corvin but for now the raven seemed to be behaving.

Corvin could see from his perch each and every feline that entered or simply had been in the compartment. Walnut was his own personal enemy but the munckin cat was preoccupied so not a threat at the moment. The other two were on his watch. He would not be anyone's proposed meal or plaything.

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Yes, that was about the best anyone could hope for. Especially with all the chaos that had happened this term. Then again, when is there not chaos at Hogwarts? This thought made him smile and chuckle internally. "Eh, new wand? What happened to the one you had before?" Keefer understood what a sad thing it could be. Last summer, his dad had lost his wand of thirty years. Keefer had been saddened to see his dad struggle to perform relatively simple spells for awhile before the wand and owner were familiar with each other.

My last term. It had been.. eventful. "Well, I missed our first match with spattergroit, got to make friends with an awesome new girl, and survived my NEWTs. I'd say it was pretty good." Especially the end. "Yeah, that Gobstones Championship and House Cup didn't hurt either." Wink.

He nodded in confirmation as he thought of the best way to explain the situation. "It went...the way of the troublesome bookseller. I had been the one to originally corner her and one of the nearest when she rushed and fought to escape." Not that he hadn't fought to keep his wand mind you...he hadn't made it easy. He had just been the losing side in the struggle.

The prefect listened to the captain's own tales of his year, with both mutual and singular events handled within. Gideon chuckled at Keefer's final remarks as it added some levity. "Nae I don't think they would hurt," he remarked in agreement. Though he was sure it would have felt nicer if any one or more of the three awards had been earned by Gryffindor but one could only work as hard as one could and hope for the best in the outcome.

Gideon smiled as Kurumi returned his greeting. Finally deciding to settle in for the journet, the 6th year found a seat and awaited any others, thinking at the moment perhaps Selina was on her way.

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Spike had never been in the Prefect's Compartment before. He'd never even come close to it, even when Finn was a Prefect. But now he was allowed to, so he figured he should at least show his face.

If nothing else, he could boast about to Indy. Mhmmm.

Cautiously, Spike stuck his curls round the door...and soon the rest of him followed.

Well, this was a bit of a menagerie, wasn't it? Spike being Spike, his gaze was immediately draw to the cat, kneazle and raven already there. And now he'd just added a taranatula to the mix. Fun. Shame he'd just missed Ellie and Bunny, though.

"Hi all," he said brightly. Yup. Exams were over...he was officially looking forward to the summer. Until results day, at least. But until then, he could go see Finn and play in the woods and do all sorts of more awesome things than study.

Yay!

Then there was a newcomer. A Ravenclaw prefect which he remembered playing quidditch with but hadn't seen him here in September. Thinking for a moment, Gideon remembered the reasoning for this...he had been the one promoted at the game. The match were he had been half-conscious at the end and just barely made it off the pitch without assistance.

Spike...his name might be. "Hello," Gideon said returning the greeting with a polite smile of his own.