Originally Posted by Deniiz

Evan happily skipped to the platform 9 3/4, and he halted there, a shocked expression on his face. This was wicked awesome! The birght red train was beyond his dreams! And for the first time, he felt like he was really going to Hogwarts, the magical castle, away from all the Muggle craps and hiding and... sadly, soccer. He dismissed yet again the thought that he'd miss all the football season, and focused on how amazing being a wizard and leaving all the Muggles behind was. Yes, he'd soon be free.

He had lost Lyra in the rush of making it to the train, but he guessed she'd find him somewhere, as she always did. He turned to his parents and gave them a big hug. He'd be away for a year after all, and they were too worried. Again. He let them go, at least he tried, but his mother wasn't leaving. He gasped for air, and finally Mrs. Cartwright got the message to leave her son. She smiled sadly, tears on her cheeks. Evan got sad too, but not enough to cry, or even feel really sad. He'd had enough last year, after all, and he looked forward to being free. He hugged his father too, the man who suffered his son much, but at the end he gave him his freedom.

Evan grabbed his trunk and throwed it to an empty compartment. He then came back to finish the goodbye ceremony. "Write us weekly!" his mother said in the Scouse accent she got over the years of living in Liverpool. "Be a good boy. Study hard, and stay safe from trouble." "Your mom's right, Evan. Stay away from Peeves, and anyone who is to make trouble. Remember our conditions of sending you there." Evan nodded to show that he knew those conditions: study, keep safe. The classical. "Okay dad, mom." he said in a thick Scouse accent. "I'll." After a moment of silent awkawrdness, he added "I should better be on." The two blondies nodded as if they had just lost someone they loved very much. The two pairs of blue eyes met their son's as his blue eyes sparkled with a tear too, and then they saw the blond hair wave as he got on the train. They'd miss him much.

Evan finally got on. Despite all he had gone through, he'd miss his house, he realised at the minute he got on the train. He quickly sniffed and wiped the tear away. He never cried, and he wouldn't now either. He took some deep breaths to calm down. He walked over to grab his trunk when he saw that a girl was struggling with hers. He went to her, and asked "Do you need any help?" with a polite and friendly smile on his lips.