Adriane boarded the train and sat down in the last compartment. She watched out the window of her compartment as others got into compartments with their friends.

Legend loved going to the back of the train. The back allowed him to avoid the massive amounts of people who were swarming around the Food Trolley and the Front. Laying peacefully in the blond's arms was his sleeping pet fox- certainly a thing that would cause commotion of a big group of people saw him. Pushing an empty compartment door open as best as he could he laid the fox down on the ground, closer to the window.

Leaving the door, opened Legend plopped down. Another year over. Only one more to go.

Caroline boarded the Hogwarts Express. She was ready to go home, well earlier today she wasn't wanting to go home. If she could she would stay at Hogwarts all summer. She wanted to go home and seen Casey, Starr and Sarah. She was ready to sleep in and stay up as late as she wanted. She wanted to riding Katty, and she missed that horse even if the mean thing knocked her off like all the time. Most of all she wanted to see her mum, not becasue she missed her but because she wanted answers. Answers to the letter that she recieved from her.


Caroline found an empty compartment and sat by the window. Her cat Salzar come into the compartment behind her and curled up beside her.

Aimée couldn't believe that her first year at Hogwarts was over. That was the only thought running through her head as she dragged her trunk all of the way from the front of the train to the back. She was one of the first to board, which meant the majority of the compartments she past were empty, but she carried on pulling her trunk further down the train, until only a few compartments from the very back she stopped. Letting go of her trunk for but a moment, she dropped her bag and Tansy's owl cage onto a seat and then proceeded to force her trunk into the compartment.

Now was just the attempt of getting it into the luggage rack. Aimée wasn't particularly strong - she was thin, not muscular, but she's been able to do it on the way here. Her trunk was heavier than she remembered, though, and she struggled. Had she gained extra books over the year or something?

Kyle Manning wasn't in all that mood to well be all to social right now but if asked to sit with someone she'd join. She was in an oddly tranquil mood, pushing her way quietly to the back of the train dragging her trunk with her. She huffed it was rather heavy, and the wheel wasn't exactly working at the moment. Stopping infront of the first compartment she could find, she pulled her wand out remembered she'd get reprimanded and put it back away. Huffing she looked into the room there was someone with a fox in their arm sitting there, wait he was on the Gryffindor Quidditch team with Simon - really Simon was the only other team member she'd personally met.

"Er, hi do you mind if I join, my trunk wheel just broke?" She asked smiling. "I'm Kyleigh Manning - you can call me Kyle if you want." She smiled thne she saw her friend step into the compartment across, "Actually its fine, um never mind" she bit her lip smiling still.

With her trunk flopping wildly behind her, Destiny slowly made her way on the train, happy to FINALLY be going home. Not only was she looking forward to the summer, her mother is a Healer and she would be able to take care of her black eye quickly. Stupid Marie. Always dealing with problems using her fists.

She would have preferred using her wand, that way whatever happened to her wouldn't be considered 'violence.' That and she really wanted to give the ex-pink haired girl hairballs. Marie was acting more and more like a muggle.

Not that she had a problem with that or anything. She found muggles to be quite the interesting.

Sliding into the first empty compartment she found, Destiny threw her trunk in the middle and laid herself across the seat. It was sulking time and if anyone wanted to sit with her, they were going to have to sit across from her.

There should be a sign on the door.

'No Marie's allowed.'

SULK.

Satine hurried down the back of the train. She always got on at the back of the train because she knew there was always empty compartments back here. Her truck was hovering behind her when she finally found an empty spot. She headed in levitated her trunk to the shelf above the seat and sat down. As soon as the train started moving, she would get up and wander around to try to find a few faces to say good bye to. There were a couple of cute ones that she had to say goodbye to in person....one she had kind of already and the other she hadn't seen since before his Quidditch accident.

She pulled out a bag of licorice wands and began nibbling on a few as she waited.

Legend was all lost in thought about the things that he had to do during the summer. First get a hair cut that was for sure. It was getting difficult to walk, because his hair was constantly in his eyes. Second make sure his father did not give him a buzz cut when he did tell him that he needed a haircut. That man for some reason had a problem with his hair. And Legend knew for a fact that his father's hair used to be quite long. Hypocritical if you asked him.

His thoughts were cut short though when a girl entered the compartment. "Sure, It's no problem." But then just like that she was gone again.

Huh.

Just like he ALWAYS said, females were strange creatures.

Running a hand through her back to normal and newly cut hair, silently thanking Merlin that THAT was possible, the tired Slytherin girl dragged her feet to the train station, and then onto the Hogwarts Express. Poof was supposedly following her, though Evelyn didn't care if she was or not. Just as long as she was ON the train when they left.

Ugh, she had been up ALL night, keeping an eye on Marie. Just because her hair wasn't pink anymore, and her own was back to normal, didn't mean she wasn't going to try anything if she fell asleep. Yush, we were watching you Marie. WATCHING YOU!

Raising a brow, the Slytherin stopped, and backtracked her steps before peaking into the compartment she just passed. Huh. Scooting her trunk inside, Evelyn sat across from Destiny before...laying on her back on the seat. Hmmm. "Destiny..." she muttered, crossing one arm over her eyes to block out the light. "Close the door."

Kyle had been almost out of earshot when she heard Legend speak, and like the little minx that she was she was back. "Really? Thanks - Sorry I disappeared like that...I'm well...I am trying to be less shy" she added quite honestly. A breath of fresh air honesty or a complete smack in the face at times.

"Your in sixth year right?" She asked, smiling, "I am too" she added smiling still. "Anyways thank you." She stepped into the room lifted the trunk over her head and put it up on the rack above the seat. Her owls cage she placed next to her, Chester was asleep soundly inside.

Whoa. One year was over, and Dal was on his way home. He could hardly believe it, really. Hogwarts had been so different for him in just the one year he was there. Of course he couldn't wait to go home, but for once he was excited to go back to school.

He wandered to the back of the train, looking in a compartment every once and a while. He thought about finding one for himself, but decided that he wanted company. Whenever he was alone, he thought about what had been going on with Satine at the end of term feast... and he just got confused and stuff. So he wanted to talk to somebody.

He picked a random compartment and decided to look in it. He poked his head in, and grinned at who he saw. "Need some help with that?" He asked Aimée, motioning to her luggage. He drug his own trunk and owl cage into the compartment without asking if she minded.

Oh! And she was back again. Legend grinned lazily. "It's alright, really." Girls were weird. But it was not her fault she was born a girl.

The blonde blinked. How did Kyle know that he was a sixth year? Before he could say anything she responded. Oh. So they probably had class together. That made sense, Legend was blind to other people at times so that was probably why he didn't recognize her. "Cool. My names Legend Chosen by the way and that's Pluto." He said jabbing his thumb in the direction of the fox sleeping on the ground. "He wouldn't hurt a fly, just so you know."

Legend watched as the girl-Kyle (was she alright with having a boys name?) placed her owl beside her. "So what House are you in?"

Okay, she could so do this. She hadn't gained anything extra. Except for maybe a few bits from Hogsmead. Make that a lot from Hogsmead. Or maybe she'd just lost all of her muscle tone or something. She didn't have any muscle in the first, but that wasn't the point. Shaking her head, she cleared her thoughts and got back to the 'task' at hand.

Grabbing onto the trunk with one hand, Aimée started a little when she heard a voice behind her. Turning, a smile was already lighting up her face; she knew that voice, the American lilt clear. "Dallin," she couldn't help but say, pausing for a second before registering what he'd said. "I am fine," Aimée replied, shaking her head and turning away.

Tugging a few more times on the trunk, she sighed and gave it up as a lost cause. That and the fact that she didn't want to embarrass herself anymore than she already hald done by not being able to lift it in the first place. "On second zoughts... please?" she said, forcing a weak smile onto her face. Oh dear.

Perhaps laying down was not such a good idea. Especially since she was supposed to be on look out duty still. Who knew what kind of muggleish tricks Marie could pull. 'Twas the reason none of them had slept the night before.

But, despite the fact that Marie could run in the compartment at any moment and teach her other eye a lesson, Destiny found her eyes closing slowly. And if it wasn't for the sound of the door opening, she probably would have been asleep.

OMG! SHEWASUNDERATTACK!

Her eyes shooting open, she tried to raise her arm to flick out her wand, but it just fell limply to her side. Meh. Luckily though, she didn't even need her wand since it was only Evelyn, who THANKFULLY had her hair back. Turning her head to the side, Destiny staaaared at her friend. Close the door? CLOSE the DOOR? "Why didn't you close it?"

Merlin! She was too tired to talk.

Since as far back as Katie could remember they had always chosen a compartment in the back of the train. It was where they had wandered to on the train ride to Hogwarts for the first time and six years gone, nothing had changed. Her feet guided her through the train aisle as if on their own without much thought process behind it, weaving her small frame through students here and there, Katie held her backpack gently but carefully to her chest with one arm.

Dark brown eyes glancing briefly from one compartment to the next as past them, it didn't take long for an all too familiar voice to reach her ears, her feet knew where to go. Despite the chatter in the air, following his voice wasn't hard to do after all this time. Had it been anyone else, she knew it would have been an entirely different matter.

The compartment door still left open made it easy for Katie, not to have to shuffle her backpack or Waterfall around to slide the door open, she simply stepped inside. She was well aware that Legend wasn't alone from the start, having heard an unfamiliar female's voice as well as the fact Legend typically didn't talk to himself, Katie offered the girl a small, friendly smile in greeting. Setting her frog's container on the seat next to the wall opposite from Legend, Katie leaned over to give the Gryffindor a quick kiss on the cheek. "Hey you."

Dallin raised an eyebrow, smirking slightly. He lifted his own trunk - which was considerably lightweight - onto the rack. At Aimée's change of mind, his smirk turned into a smile and he nodded. "Yeah, sure thing," he said. "You grab that side, I'll grab this side?" He grabbed the side he was by and his eyes widened. "Wow," he muttered, making a face. "Yours is heavier than mine!"

Once that was taken care of, he sat down on one of the benches, bringing his feet up on the seat and crossing his legs. "So how was your first year at Hogwarts?" He asked curiously. He hoped her answer would be sometihng along the lines of 'great,' and that she was coming back.

"Aw thanks" she smiled. And as he introduced Pluto she smiled, he was a cute little fox. "Aw, thats nice I actually think Foxes are amazing creatures" she smiled. Honestly if Pluto ate Chester she probably wouldn't care too much nature and all - and Chester did have a bad wing right now. But, the cage would protect him.

"And thats good to know, I have a dog named Chelsea - well we call him Wonky because he has a lazy eye and well...he doesn't hurt anything ever really." She added with a smile. Odd girl, odd indeed.

"Oh Ravenclaw, I'm in Ravenclaw" she smiled. "Oh and if you want you can call me Kyleigh - full name is technically Kyleigh Elizabeth Manning...its just easier to write Kyle Manning on homework and everything really." She smiled. Reaching into her pocket she pulled out a bag of lemondrops she loved lemon flavored things. "You want one?" She offered smiling her little goodybag from the night-before was above her next to her trunk.

Kyle looked up to the girl who had just walked in and given Legend a kiss on the cheek. "Hi I'm Kyleigh you can call me Kyle if you want." She wasn't sure if Katie knew her name but if she did eh well she heard it again, if not, then hear she heard it.

"Well, the trian is finally here" Rex told Kyle. " I am going to miss you a lot" Rex said to Kyle. " I am going through the train to see everyone" Rex explained to Kyle. " I will be back" Rex smiled.

As she finished turning and changing her mind, Aimée caught Dallin putting his own trunk into the luggage rack. That was good - at least she didn't have to ask him to stay; she wanted him too, and now she knew he wanted to, which was good. She hadn't really felt like spending the whole journey on her own. "Zank you," she said gratefully, half smiling as she tugged on the end she was stood by. "Sorry," she admitted, when they'd put it in the rack and was no longer on her tiptoes. "I guess I 'as more... stuff." Because she didn't know what she'd have more of; clothes probably.

Sitting down opposite Dallin, she smiled as he crossed his legs and she herself tucked her feet under the bench, tucking a loose curl behind her ear. "My first year... my first year was great," Aimée admitted with a little laugh. And she realised it really had been - the lessons, the people. Everything. "'Ow was yours?" She hoped he'd agree with her, and would be coming back.

Kyle looked up and saw Rex, and waved. "Yeah I'll miss you too" she smiled, he was a nice guy. A good friend, and was leaving after today she realized with a sigh. She figured Rex knew the people in the compartment already since one was a Gryffindor and the other a well-known Hufflepuff. Well more well-known than Kyle was atleast.

I am back" Rex told Kyle. " I have not seen anyone I know except you" Rex said to Kyle. " You are such a great gal" Rex explained to Kyle. He gave Kyle a freindly peck on the cheek.

Kyle couldn't help but chuckle with the friendly peck on the cheek. "Er, well if you want to sit with us you can, if thats alright with you Legend" Kyle smiled being polite was one thing she always tried to do. After all they were in the same house, unless it was like the Ravenclaw girls she saw feuding the day before.

"You're welcome," He said cheerfully. He laughed lightly when she apologized for havng a heavy trunk. "It's okay, I was just sayin'..." He shrugged. He thought it was funny that his trunk got lighter, and hers got heavier, though.

He grinned when she answered him, but looked quickly away so she didn't see how happy that made him. He forced his face into a more natural smile and looked back up to answer her. "Mine was great, too," he told her. "For once, I'm actually excited to go back to school next year." He was sorta hinting that he wondered if she was too.

Kurumi wandered the train looking for a quiet place to just sit down and think.

The last week at Hogwarts, no, the last NIGHT had been a complete whirlwind of emotions and developments and Kurumi just wanted to be at Platform 9 3/4 right now so she could run to where her father was staying and spend the first few weeks of the summer holiday with him and not think about anything.

Especially not how much Adam had hurt her.

Finding an empty compartment, which seemed very rare at this stage, she opened the door and took a seat near the window where she hugged her knees to her chest and rested her head on them. She had left Walnut with Simon in the front of the train for now.

She just wanted to be alone and think.