Text Cut: Alexia and Isla
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macaroni 
Isla had mentioned another word Alexia had never heard of. Muggleborn. At least this one was easier to decipher than the last word. Kneazle. She still wasn't entirely convinced that kneazle was a real word! Although, she guessed if she had to describe the animal that Isla was pointing at, kneazle fit. But this word:
Muggleborn.
Born as a muggle.
A muggle had to be something that described her, but didn't fit Isla. Something you were born as. And something that she had been talking about this entire time for Isla to get it so quick.
Oh!
It was so obvious!
"Yeah, both my parents are normal -er- non wizardy people." Was saying normal like that offensive? Was it implying that they weren't normal? It felt oddly offensive. "No offense, but I'm kind of glad I am." Yes, Alexia knew how that sounded. Her point was going to make sense. She swore it. "You guys have like this whole world going on, so it's really cool to get to see that with, like, new eyes." Yeah, that didn't sound any better. "At least this way I can never get bored." She let out a chuckle and took a quick glance out of the window before looking back at Isla. How fast was this train going anyway? How soon would they be at Hogwarts? She liked talking to Isla, but she was getting slightly fidgety. She had to use the restroom. And the fact that she didn't eat a lot yet today was starting to make itself known in her stomach.
She decided to just focus in on what Isla was saying. There would hopefully be a bathroom and food when she got there. That was like, the law, right? There had to be bathrooms and food at school.
"Any house will do, I think." She giggled again. Alexia assumed that all of the houses did something for her education. So any house where she fit in. Fitting in was quite important, you know. "I'm kind of more excited about meeting the people." She kind of swept her hand across in a circle when she said people, as if highlighting a large group. The people she was going to have fun and good times with.
Alexia was glad that there were so many clubs and activities to do at Hogwarts. It would keep her from getting bored, and keep her occupied so she wouldn't get homesick. That was kind of her worst fear going forward. That she was going to get homesick and have to go home and then be the person who dropped out of a cool new school. That wasn't her.
"That's sweet, that the cat keeps you from missing your mom." She had something similar in her bag to keep her from missing her mother, folded up in one of her sweaters. It was a family photo, her favorite family photo actually.
Alexia was thinking about more things to ask about Hogwarts when she heard someone push open the compartment door. Not expecting anybody else, she turned her attention towards the door, where another person was standing. Was this one of Isla's friends?
"Oh, hi!" Alexia waved the hand closest to the newcomer in a rainbow motion, checking out her chipped green glitter nail polish as she did. It felt like it was on her nails forever by now. Why was it that the last bits of nail polish never wanted to go away?
Alexia didn't see a reason why this person couldn't join their little group.She seemed nice as well, if not nervous. Or was she fidgeting because she had to use the bathroom as well? However, it still felt polite to ask Isla. After all, she was here first, and she might have people coming later that she reserved seats for. She glanced at Isla, trying to gauge her reaction before she said anything
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Anna Banana
There was a moment's hesitation, in which Isla questioned if she'd said something wrong. But then Alexia carried on the conversation as if nothing out of the ordinary had been said. She smiled. "That makes sense then. I mean, you seemed so confused with the kneazle and all," she explained. A thought came to her mind, and she decided that now was the best time to ask about it. "So what's it like when a muggleborn finds out about Hogwarts? I'm a pureblood, so everybody on both sides of my family knew I'd be going to Hogwarts." She thought it'd be kind of amusing to watch when a muggleborn found out they were magical.
It was slightly surprising when she mentioned that any house would do. In the end, Isla felt the same way, but seeing as her mom was a Slytherin, and her dad was a Gryffindor, she'd kind of expected to be in one of those two houses. Granted she'd thought it'd be Gryffindor for her, but Slytherin wasn't a complete shock. She was still waiting for all those 'cunning and ambitious' traits to show up.
They were so deep in conversation, that when the compartment door suddenly slid it open, it ended up startling Isla. Not too much, though. She didn't jump or anything like that. However, their new companion did look a little nervous, so Isla tried to give her the most welcoming smile she could. "I'm Isla," she said, not offering her full, entire name like the girl had. "Second year Slytherin." She gestured for the girl to come on in and even scooted over a little, so she could sit down. "You new to Hogwarts?"
What was she thinking?
She realized she made a complete fool of herself there. She wanted to slap herself.
Lou Ysobelle Hopkins? Not a very great way to make a first impression.
Why was she nervous all of a sudden. She had no idea. Perhaps the thought of not fitting in hit her the moment she slid the door. She seemed to have startled them, how rude of her. She could have knocked.
Well, you could have knocked, Lou Ysobelle. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath to regain her sense of normalcy.
Hold yourself together! She thought.
She felt like a fool but she shook it off her mind. It's not her usual self to be this nervous. She's usually a bit more comfortable. She loved being around people. Not a lot of people.
Lou was glad when she heard the two girls respond to her despite all of her awkwardness. The wave, the hi's, the smiles. They felt warm and Lou began to ease a bit.
Lou didn't get the name of the girl who waved. Did she say her name? Or not? With all of Lou's nervousness, she didn't know. The other girl's name is Isla.
Isla! She was taking a mental note in her head.
"I apologize for just barging in," she smiled back weakly.
"I didn't mean to startle you guys."
Isla is a second year. A second year what? Something S. It sounded like sliding or something. Lou went to seat beside Isla and spoke,
"I'm sorry but you are a second year s..sl... Sli..." She couldn't say it.
"I didn't quite get that last thing you said. Sorry!"
She has so much to learn about this new world. She didn't bother learning her books before this. She opened some of them but she just couldn't remember all of the things she read. Was she the only one out there who is non magic? She didn't know.