Gavin was excited... In fact, he was so excited that he was one of the first one on the train. He had plenty of compartments to choose from so he took one, put his trunk and his cat carrier in the designed space, and patiently waited for other students to walk in. He really hoped he would find Dev but he also wanted to make some new friends...

He was usually nervous and awkwards with unknown situations but he took his courage in hand. He had to do this! He COULD do this! He COULD meet new people. The other new students, especially the other first year, would probably be in the same situation as him: not knowing a lot of people and not knowing what will happen next. So, even if it was new for him, it was new for the others too.

He honestly wished he would make some good friends. So patiently, he waited, looking anxiously towards the door compartment, hoping that someone would come and share his compartment with him soon.

Orabelle sighed and boarded the stupid train. Off to Hogwarts, she'd rather be off to Beauxbatons. At least when she was going there she didn't need some silly train. No, instead there were carriages which was much more elegant and classy than this... thing.

She found a compartment, and swung the door open, closing it behind her then took a seat. Orabelle left her aviators on, not bothering to lift them up or stuff it in her new bag. Instead she reached into her bag and pulled out a copy of Witch Weekly. She had to occupy herself after all. She let out another sigh, glancing out the window at the bunch of students outside. Merlin this was weird.

She wanted to be out, asap. But where would she go? This... little... trip better not take long. With that, Orabelle turned back to her magazine, with a marker in hand, she once again started marking up the pages.

Conan pulled his little trunk along the train to find a seat. He had found one. An empty carriage for him and his trunk. YAY! Poor little Conan Taylor. He put his trunk in the shelf above his head, and sat down beneath it. He wouldn't hog the compartment, he wanted friends.

After a few minutes he noticed some students in the Front of the Train.
Hi! My Names Jordan, First Year, Gryffindor. How are you? Said Jordan with a bit of anxious excitement on his face.

Gavin heard the yell in the corridor and told himself he could do this.

He looked in the corridor and smiled.

"Hi! I'm Gavin. I'm a first year too! Want to come and share my compartment?"

Oceana hauled her trunk onto the train after saying goodbye to her parents. She quickly found several open compartments, but decided to keep going. She liked sitting in the back.

Arabella-Marie was excited and walked along to the front of the train and found an empty compartment and took a seat and left the door open in case any student wanted to join her

Her parents had told her not to be nervous, but she couldn't help it as she board the Hogwarts Express for the first time ever. The young girl was dragging her trunk behind her. For such a little person, it was very heavy. She wished that Sienna could be here with her, but her twin had decided to go to another school. She wanted to know what it was like to go somewhere unfamiliar. She could only hope that her sister would decide to come to Hogwarts in a couple years.

Looking up and down the train she couldn't find a compartment that was empty. So she just picked on. It only had one girl in it, who looked unfamiliar. But she supposed she should get to know people.

She pulled open the door to the compartment, and asked, "do you mind if I sit here?"

"Hey Gavin! I'd love to but I promised a few friends to meet them in the back of the train."

Orabelle was still flipping through the pages when she heard the compartment door open. Ugh, who was annoying her now? She let out a long sigh and looked up from her magazine, seeing some little... person there.

Who did this girl think she was? Coming into her compartment? Please, Orabelle had been here first. Therefore she would be able to say who got to sit in here, right? She eyed the girl through her shades. Orabelle was tempted to say no, she really was. But if there weren't people in her compartment... it would make her seem like a loner. But hanging out with the underclassmen? Ugh. It would be completely embarrassing.

She sighed once more. "Sure, whatever," she said, rolling her eyes and then going back to her magazine.

"Oh! Okay," said Gavin a little disappointed.
Gavin thought about moving to the back of the train for a moment but changed his mind. His trunk was heavy and he didn't want to upset his cat more than she already was.
"Well, if your friends don't find you, I'll be here," he invited with a smile.

Vienna dragged her trunk into the compartment and placed it in the corner as far against the wall as she could so it didn't roll anywhere. She didn't get the impression that this girl wanted anyone to sit with her, but she'd asked okay..so Vienna just supposed she should just be a little bit quiet. She opened up her trunk and pulled out a book that she had left on the top just incase she got bored.

She sat across from the girl, who looked older then her, and crossed her legs. A couple minutes in silence passed, and Vienna felt as if she should say something. But she didn't know what. Eventually she just settled for introducing herself. "My name is Vienna, it's nice to meet you..." she said, trying to sound confident.

Jaymie walked along the train, looking for her friends. She couldn't find anyone, maybe there weren't there yet. She could have sat with Isobel, but she didn't really want to. Jaymie wanted to meet someone and make new friends; she was good at that. At the moment she was walking past a compartment with a boy standing in the entrance. "Hello," she said with a cheerful smile. "Can I sit here?"

Feeling a little sorry for the guy, "Alright, your welcome to join us too."

Orabelle eyed the girl who had sat down across from her, peering over the top of her magazine. Ah, this girl probably was mute or something, or at least didn't talk. Which was perfectly fine with Orabelle. So she went back to her magazine. But it seemed as if, just as she did, the girl decided to talk. Ugh. Orabelle tried not to roll her eyes and just smiled again.

"Orabelle Bellamonte," she said, still eying the girl. She would return the favor and say that it was lovely meeting this... little girl but she'd pass because it wasn't that lovely, or nice. "I'm a Beauxbatons transfer," Orabelle added before going back to her magazine. Did she want to talk to this girl? Was there even anything to say?

Kita wandered to the front of the train. That's where she usually sat and that's where she usually met up with her friends.

And... she officially sounded geeky. Great(!)

But speaking of friends, she couldn't find anyone she knew. Maybe they were all late...? Funny how the roles have switched. Kita, being Kita, was usually the one that was late. London traffic and all.

Sighing, she snagged a compartment to herself. Maybe she was going to meet someone new today. That would definitely be nice. No questions about her past or anything.

Kita deposited her trunk on the luggage rack, placing her owl cage best to it, and sat down near the window.

Gavin smiled back at her.

"Yes!" he said. "Hi! I'm Gavin! I'm a first year," he mumbled nervously, backing into the compartment to give her the chance to walk in.

"Are you a first year too?"

Definitely, this meeting new people on the train was a lot easier than he thought... even if he was still nervous.

Jaymie smiled and went in to the compartment. She took a seat and turned to him. "Nice to meet you Gavin," she said cheerfully. "My name is Jaymie Newman. And yes, I'm a first year. Does that mean you are too?" He would be the first first year she had met. Jaymie needed friends her own age.

"Yes! Yes!" answered Gavin, taking the seat across from her.
He wondered for a moment how he could continue the conversation. He was not very good at conversation... He was, after all a only child and was more apt with books than people.
He smiled at Jaymie, hoping that she would know what to say next. Dev had spoken about herself non-stop... maybe Jaymie was the same way.

Thinking about Dev made him think of something she had talked about a lot: her family. Relieved, Gavin asked: "Do you have any brothers and sisters?"

Ginny waved goodbye to her parents nervously as the train slowly started to pick up speed.
She tried thinking of all the cool things she would learn at Hogwarts, such as new spells and new people. She just hoped people wouldn't tease people because of her name. It wasn't her fault that her parents had an unhealthy obsession with the Potter family...
She was relieved to see that a few other students were mingling in the front. She hadn't had time to meet people in Diagon Alley, so she wanted to meet some friends on the train.

Hateya also wanted friends. She'd met some people in Diagon Alley, but hadn't been able to find them on the train, and had the rather terrifying thought that they'd decided not to go to Hogwarts after all. The horror story of winding up like friendless-Myrtle was still in her head, and for that reason she found herself an already occupied compartment and crammed in.

"Hi!"

Good greeting, right? She started making herself comfy, as did her jarvey Preston, who'd brought a blankie for himself and proceeded to fall asleep under it, "I'm Hateya. Who're you?"

Belle came to the front of the train since she didn't like riding in the back. She did want to be closer to the food trolley to get the best snacks. She saw someone sitting alone in the empty compartment. "Can I join you?" she asked the nice girl sitting by the window.

Mina couldn't help but smile as she made her way toward the compartment she always sat in. Okay, it had been three years since she had sat there, but it was where she HAD to seat. It was tradition for her and who was she to break with tradition. She was finally coming back to Hogwarts and she needed to feel like she had never left.

Sliding the door open, she found it empty and took a seat. Yes, it was good to be finally going back to the only school she felt she belonged.

K-Lee wandered through the train, walking to the front compartments. She noticed the door open on one and entered, seeing a girl around her age who looked vaguely familiar.

"Hi, I'm K-Lee Soler, mind if I sit here?" She asked.