"HAH! You think that I would exposite how exactly to brandish the shoe? I think not. For starters, it's facing the wrong way." Chaucer said matter-of-factly, before remembering that he had no idea what he was talking about.

"ARGH!" Chaucer clutched his thin shin, which had received a brutal beating from the... inanimate trunk. He looked up in annoyance to see where the owner was. "Oww... you beastly TROG! How am I supposed to gain victory with this limp? I'm like a wounded gazelle on the Sarengetti in this warzone!" He intook a fresh bout of air before continuing. "Well I can tell by your positively ragged features that you're my elder, so how I ask HOW am I supposed to respect you when you do not even acknowledge such an act?" He was being a smidge dramatic, but there was no question that a bold bruise would form by the end of the trip.

Damon continued looking out the train as now it appeared he was alone in the compartment again since his other friend went to the back. He got out one of his books he had brought along and just starting turning the pages slowly as he continued to gain knowledge of many things.

Ok, ok, this shouldn't be too bad. Annabelle thought, walking down the aisle of the train. Suddenly, it began to move, considering she had got on a bit late. Saying good-bye to her family had been hard. The train randomly lurged forward, sending Annabelle head long into another girl. "Oh...oh gosh...I'm...I'm so sorry." She apologized, breathless. "No, it's alright, I was just attempting to find an empty seat. Kendra Franchess, by the way." She introduced herself bravely, sticking out her hand for Annabelle to grasp. Annabelle nervously shook her hand, muttering, "Annabelle Riley." Kendra smiled, "Pleasure. Want to sit with me?" Annabelle nodded eagerly; yes, a new friend already. Maybe this wouldn't be too hard after all.

Errrr well would Drew actually tell Annie what he was thinking. Ummmm maybe if he ever got brave enough. Yeah him in Gryffindor probably no happening. But he couldn't tell her 'no' she would probably hit him or something before kicking him out the compartment. And probably not gently. "Ummm yeah I promise to tell you." He said.

"You're are more than welcome." He said once they were both in the compartment his shut the door carefully and sat down across from Annie. What was he suppose to do nowwww????

Celandine gestured at Phoebus to join them too and winced when Garret managed to attack the well dressed one with his trunk.

Honestly! She'd toooold him to put it in the luggage car!

She hovered in the doorway, back to the compartment and she frowned in slight concern, meaning to check if the trunk had done any real damage.

Cela waved quickly over her shoulder at Raiden, tossed him a bright smile and indicated she'd be just a moment.

"Easy tiger." Celandine answered from her spot in the doorway, her voice cheerful and comforting in the face of this barrage of words. "Every true warrior needs a war wound or two." She paused, friendly smile on her lips, an echo of concern in her eyes though.

"You're okay right?"

She wouldn't have to give Metal-Mouth a Demerit, right?!

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Raiden kinda... squirmed a bit. He liked Cela, but that didn't mean he liked her more than Daphne, right? He just... liked them in different ways.

"I don't know about their grades, I don't ask them. And... Daphne's in Gryffindor, Cela in Ravenclaw." He looked at her and frowned slightly. "Why would that matter?"

Neither were in Slytherin, at the very least.

Oh wait.

"Did you get sorted before coming to school, or are you going to be sorted when you get there? I've never known how transfers work."

OH OH OH. People were coming in here.

Garret... and Cela and... someone he didn't know and DAPHNE and NEPTUNE WAS STILL RIGHT UP NEXT TO HIM.

Raiden squirmed slightly.

"Garret! HI. Why do you have your trunk with you?" And not like, on the luggage car?

"I'm in Ravenclaw, too," Neptune gave him a disapproving look. Didn't he KNOW from the way she'd color coordinated? Hello? Blue? Silver accessories? Unfortunate that she wasn't in HIS House - but you know - absence makes the heart grow fonder. Raiden would just miss her ALL the time!

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Celandine's expertly cast Shield Charm kept the earplugs from hitting them, but it didn't do anything to help with blocking the audio and visual effects. He didn't need to see an earwax encrusted earplug coming from a girl he actually thought was quite cute. Men were supposed to have their delusions, and girls being perfect was one of them. His time at Hogwarts was changing that, though.

"C'mon, let's get in a compartment." He dragged his trunk, STILL uncaring when he knocked one of the fourth year ear-plug bandits in the shin with his heavy trunk, "I see Raiden's got one!"

And with that, barged into Raiden and some girl's compartment, dragging Cela, Daphne and their new friend in with him.

!!!!!!!!

"Ohhhhhhh! Raiden! You didn't mention THIS friend! Who is HE?" HE WAS SOOOOOooOOOOOOOo CUTE! Neptune's giggles filled the compartment, feeling no need to introduce herself to this NEW FELLOW. GARRETT. He'd recognize her no problem.

"He's CUTE," Neptune whispered LOUDLY to Raiden. "LIKE YOU."

Boys, why did they have to be SO complicated? Annie questioned herself as seeing Drew going oddly assertive about his answer. "Thanks..." She said, grinning and holding Copito, as she played with his paws. The kitten was not pleased a boy was being the company of HIS Annie. He was still glaring at him.

"So..." Just to break the silence, "...what are your favourite subjects?" Annie asked Drew, curious to know more about him.

"Then what are muscles? Like you have any," Thalia rolled her eyes at him, saying it in a sarcastic tone. He probably hated having a total girl compartment right now but hey, what do you expect? Thalia had a sense of annoyingness and torture. That was what she was best at. So the more girls the better. Ha ha! Oh yeah. "And for your information I can do 50 push ups mister," she referred to him. Mr. Snob was more like it. She just made herself crack up too much. Funny.

Here he went with the whole you-can't-keep-your-hands-off me argument. Now it was her turn to say something. Oooh! Maybe she could scare him.

The List of Things Mr. Snob Doesn't Like But I Will Continue To Do

Long title but eh, this was her evil scheme list type thing. So there was one thing to add to the list.

1. Parker Yorke would/does not like PDA from me (Public Display of Affection, just to remind herself)

"You're right. I just can't keep my hands off you," she smirked over at him and raised an eyebrow. This was her way to irritate him. Since he did the whole winking thing. "Why can't I use your last name? Do you despise it?" she asked him.

2. Make sure to use his last name every so often.

That list was just going to grow in her mind.

She burst out laughing he threw his hands up in the air. "I'm surprised in you Parker. You do have a way to make someone laugh. Besides yourself," she added, shaking her head and wiping a tear. "Glad you have some enthusiasm to it."

Drew just nodded to her 'thanks'. But ermmmm was her cat glaring at him??? It was almost as if he didn't like him. Was that possible. Drew tilted his head slightly still looking at the kitten. Weriiiiid.

"My favorite subjects? Hmmmm probably DADA and Potions. What about you?" He asked Annie hoping to learn more about her.

Looking over Anya saw the ruckus that was being made. There was some girl at least trying to help.
But that boy!
How rude of him.
He was obviously older and with a shield or repellent or something up so the earplugs would not hit him...but it is the thought that counts right? She nonchalantly took one plug out of her pocket and chucked it in his direction.

Damien stoped mid throw to look at Chaucer concerned. Hey you ok? Being attacked by earplugs was one thing, a trunk was completely different.

He heard a lot of caterwauling behind him, but was staring, kind of shocked at the girl who positively LIT UP like a maniacal Christmas tree the moment they walked in. He didn't know her, right?

The blush that rose from the collar of his shirt and over his neck was FIERCE when he heard her whispering to Raiden. Really. These kids needed to like... go, look at other kids.

He decided that the only way to ignore that whisper was to turn to The Melodramatic One, "Argh, quit y'er whinging, will ya and just get in the bloody compartment?"

"Tiger...? Ah me, I'm acting like a right brute aren't I? I should know better than to act so uncouth in public." Chaucer's demeanour immediately changed from 'excited boy' to 'refined snob' instantaneously - a feat he had practiced since he was old enough to wear his first waistcoat. He continued calmly, attempting to straighten out his pinstriped pants, which had bunched up on the one side, exposing his sock and scrawny white leg.
"I am fine - of course you are right about the wound. All soldiers must have one, I would be remiss to not include myself in this generality. Ah, but why am I here anyway? How childish..."

Chaucer looked over at the older boy and gave a small sneer "I'm sorry, I don't speak boor."
Straightening himself so he was as tall as he could be, Chaucer gave a polite nod and proudly sashayed into his compartment. The effect of which was completely negated, as the bits of foam bounced fitfully in his mass of hair.

"Everything's quite alright gentlemen, continue with your...game." With Chaucer in a snit, it would be a long ride to Hogwarts for the rest.

Err..err..Copito knew how to get Annie's attention and get her sight off that boy. He meowed and purred under her hand.

Annie knew what Copito was trying to do, so she just followed, and petted him, non-stop, though not getting her attention off Drew. Copito must learn that some boy has to make her mind occupied.

DADA and Potions..."I gotta say DADA, Charms and...Herbology, I work good with plants, at least with mom's..." She shrugged and tried not to think about that rose tree that she was first in charge of. It had dried off the first week under her care. Not a good record to tell about.

"And why potions? It seems so...complicated to know all the twirlings you have to do and the exact amount of ingredients..." Okay, it was complicated for her because she was too impatient for her own good. But she was curious for Drew.

"Honestly Garret." Celandine peeked over her shoulder again, eyeing her Hufflepuff bestie. Damaaaaage control you know?

"Um." Celandine held back an amused little giggle. "Nice to meet you too!"

Potential crisis type thing averted? She eyed the others in the corridor, smiled winsomely and backed into the compartment, pulling the door shut once they were aaaaall in.




Cela sat down by Garret, crossed her legs and solemnly reached into her bag to pull out some chocolate frogs.

"Anyone want some choco..." she paused and blinked at the little blonde girl... and launched into her usual approach.

"Hello! I don't know you!"

Kellen burst out laughing. A trog? Of all the insults and all the names, that was the one that first sprang to mind? Hilarity!

It occurred to Kellen that he probably should have done something similar, but he was too busy laughing. In fact, tears were starting to come to his eyes. He leaned against the wall and kept right on going. Trog!

Well, that was typical of the boy to recover so fast.

Kellen turned to face the other way as Chaucer swept into their compartment, knowing his cousin wouldn't appreciate being snickered at. An attempt to say that the tears coming from his eyes were in genuine sadness and not mirth would only go horribly wrong. Still, it wouldn't be the same without Chaucer playing too...

TWITCH. TWITCH.

"That's... Garret Crocker. And Cela." Who was excited to meet Neptune, apparently. It was normal, for her, of course. Cela was a... what was the word for it? Social butterfly, that was it. "This is Neptune Bott."

He stopped there, letting it hang awkwardly in the air for a moment. There were so, so many unsaid words. She thinks she's my girlfriend. If I say she's not, she'll pout, and I think it might kill me. HELP. HELP.

Unfortunately, he couldn't project thoughts into other peoples' heads.

"Uhm... I haven't seen you around much, Garret! How have you been?" Because... he hadn't seen him at all last term.

The way that Neptune was looking at him (and whispering that he was cute) made Raiden wonder... maybe Neptune would attach herself to Garret? Maybe? Then he could maybe breathe a little?

Jade was beginning to think she was never going to find a seat when she came across a car with only one person in it. She popped her head in the door and asked, "May I sit in here?"

Seriously, was this girl a witch or not? "Who needs muscles when you have a wand?" Thats what wands were for, to do all the heavy lifting. Parker laughed at the image of her doing push-ups. ''You? Can do how many push-ups?" His laughter grew. He wanted to see that.

Aha! He knew it! She liked touching him..which was entirely not cool! "I don't touch you, so you shouldn't touch me." He stood up, and wiped imaginary dirt off his clothes where she touched him. Filthy. He took a few steps to the door and glared out in the halls. There were a lot of students.

He turned and faced the girl with her next question. He didn't really have a reason for her to not use his last name. He smirked and took a step closer to her, "Maybe you just want to use my last name, because you want it as yours." Like he would ever marry her. Please..

He stepped away from her and sat back down. He could be funny if he wanted too. Unless she was being just as sarcastic as he was.. "Thats how happy I was." Were they at Hogwarts yet?

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He heard a lot of caterwauling behind him, but was staring, kind of shocked at the girl who positively LIT UP like a maniacal Christmas tree the moment they walked in. He didn't know her, right?

The blush that rose from the collar of his shirt and over his neck was FIERCE when he heard her whispering to Raiden. Really. These kids needed to like... go, look at other kids.

He decided that the only way to ignore that whisper was to turn to The Melodramatic One, "Argh, quit y'er whinging, will ya and just get in the bloody compartment?"

"Ohhhhh and manly, too," Neptune continued her loud whispers to Raiden. She was totally giggling right into his ear again. Garrett? HE was so taaaaaaaall and handsome.

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"Honestly Garret." Celandine peeked over her shoulder again, eyeing her Hufflepuff bestie. Damaaaaage control you know?

"Um." Celandine held back an amused little giggle. "Nice to meet you too!"

Potential crisis type thing averted? She eyed the others in the corridor, smiled winsomely and backed into the compartment, pulling the door shut once they were aaaaall in.

Cela sat down by Garret, crossed her legs and solemnly reached into her bag to pull out some chocolate frogs.

"Anyone want some choco..." she paused and blinked at the little blonde girl... and launched into her usual approach.

"Hello! I don't know you!"

Neptune's eyes only briefly detoured from Garrett to the older blond girl. "You probably do, actually," was all she offered dismissively. She went right back to fiddling with her NEW bracelet and EYEING up Garrett... Garrett. Garrett was a good name.

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TWITCH. TWITCH.

"That's... Garret Crocker. And Cela." Who was excited to meet Neptune, apparently. It was normal, for her, of course. Cela was a... what was the word for it? Social butterfly, that was it. "This is Neptune Bott."

He stopped there, letting it hang awkwardly in the air for a moment. There were so, so many unsaid words. She thinks she's my girlfriend. If I say she's not, she'll pout, and I think it might kill me. HELP. HELP.

Unfortunately, he couldn't project thoughts into other peoples' heads.

"Uhm... I haven't seen you around much, Garret! How have you been?" Because... he hadn't seen him at all last term.

The way that Neptune was looking at him (and whispering that he was cute) made Raiden wonder... maybe Neptune would attach herself to Garret? Maybe? Then he could maybe breathe a little?

Neptune wiggled her fingers at the PEOPLE in her compartment. Yes, there IS a BOTT in your presence.Wiggle wiggle and MORE GIGGLES!

Crocker was actually a better than than... Kuri... whatever. Hmmm. HMMM!

"I never get caught, Nems." she said as he embraced her still. She broke the hug and looked at him, a great big goofy grin on her face. "Sure is nice to know somebody wants me around" she said without thinking. DOH!

"Yeah, right. I think my mum would say that's more by good luck than good management." He snorted with laughter at his own joke.

Her statement made him sad. He pullled her as close as he could, as though he was trying to get her to melt into him. He kissed her on the top of the head and then whispered in her ear; "Always."

Arya laughed at her friend while she got up to crack open the window,letting in a small gust of wind that felt good blowing threw her hair."You won't freeze Allison" she winked at her friend before ploping back down on her seat.

"Hey Katherine! this is Perseus just in case you were wondering" Arya looked at the book Katherine was reading with little care until she heard what it was about."At twelve really? he must be an amazing wizard. What was his patronus?" This was the one spell that Arya really wanted to learn as she had seen it so many times from her father and Noah.

Arya and Perseus both looked at the candy as it floated into her hands. As she took the candy out of the air she looked at Allison's wand. It was a nice one and she wondered what it was made of. "Allison, what kind of wand do you have."She opened the candy and bite it inhalf and looked in the center as if she expected somthing to happen.

Arya looked at the book, not the first book she would pickup to read or want to read for that matter. But she still gave a small smile to Anastasia, "Doing some reading before classes?" Arya had her fair share of books for school and pleasure in her trunk, but she didn't plan on doing any reading while on the the train.

"Yesss!"Words couldn't begin to discribe how excited she was to finally be going to Hogwarts, she had to talk herself out of wearing her robes on the train."What do you plan to do when you get there?Are you a first year as well?" Arya looked at the girl more closely, she seemed to be there age, but she wanted to be sure. She held Perseus, petting him as he purred with content.

"Yeah come on in" Damon said to the other student. "sit where you like" Damon waved his hand to the nearest seat. He hoped his other friend would be back in the area soon. his friend had lots of friends in the back of the train.

"Erm," the way the girl was eyeing him was as if he was a prime steak and she had been a forced vegetarian for years, so he reached up and rubbed the back of his VERY warm neck as he awkwardly took the empty seat beside Cela and waited for Daphne to join them. The whole affair with that weird small fourth year toff was entirely forgotten as he tried not to look at Neptune Bott, "Hi, me name's Garret Crocker."

It came out as a grunt, rather. Very Neanderthal-like of him, which was probably only going to work against him as Daphne was already convinced he was some son of a murderer and his brother was Willie Crocker, "So, Bott as in the beans?"

Make conversation. Distract the crazy girl eyes, Garret, that's right.