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Some Mystical Girl
It had been very hard for Isla to have to leave her parents behind on that platform. She quite honestly felt like one of the first years, and in some aspects, she was very much like them.
This was the first time that she was going to be away from her Mum and Dad for an extended period of time and she wasn't quite sure how she felt about it. Of course, this was an adventure. She was finally getting to go and experience life in a school. It probably sounded quite sad really, that she was genuinely excited about all aspects of her new school life. She didn't even know what it was like to have a formal lesson in a classroom, it was going to be a first for her. Her parents had been very well equipped to teach her though and so she wasn't behind academically.
However, socially, she probably was behind. She had friends, but not an army of them. It was nice to get to meet new people now, perhaps she'd remedy that situation.
As she made her way down the corridor, she nervously peeked into the different compartments. Right, now this was a bother. Where on earth could she sit? She didn't know any of these people and didn't want to get into trouble with anyone on her very first day. Undoubtedly there would be people whom wouldn't want her barging in and sitting with them in a seat reserved for one of their friends. And so, she kept walking until she found someone whom she happened to recognise. She knocked before slowly pushing open the door and peeking inside.
"Hi," she said softly as she pointed at the seat on the other side of the compartment. "Do you mind if I sit in here with you?" She didn't really wait for an answer before swiftly moving inside and plonking herself down on the seat. She ran a hand through her hair as she reached into her bag and pulled out a book to read. "Nice... cat," she complimented his pet somewhat politely. Although it was probably clear that she'd never really been too fond of cats; they were sneaky and one had scratched her rather nastily before. And so she tended to avoid them, which was probably understandable.
Rob looked up as the compartment door was knocked on then opened. He smiled as his new friend Isla entered the compartment. He had not seen her in a few days, well since the bowling game. Which he lost royally to her. He had been amazed at how good she was at it considering she said she was not so good.
"Hi Isla!" He grinned a little as Tigger softly padded over to her purring and rubbed his little head against her hand saying hello before turning around three times and plonking down between them and immediately falling asleep.
"Thanks! So how are you? Excited about school?"