Aurora jumped onto the train and rain into a compartment in the middle of the train...

SHE WAS GOING HOME!!!! Well, she was going to see Kryspin. She didn't actually want to leave Hogwarts but she had missed people back home...

She stowed her violin and flute case above her head with her trunk and sat down to wait for a friend, Penny or Mordred or someone.

William looks for his friends here, too.

Rose sits down in a compartment and waits for all of her friends to come and sit with her.

Nika walked around making sure to check behind her every few seconds incase she saw one of three people following her. Cove, Samira, but most of all she was trying to avoid Emily. She probably looked very paranoid at the moment, but she couldn't risk getting an even bigger headache. Her poor second year mind couldn't take anymore than what was already going on inside it. Her friend was turning on her other friend and that friend wasn't really what Nika considers a friend anymore and then another friend...

OH THE CONFUSION.


All she really wanted was someone who she could talk to without being pressured into something. Maybe a Hufflepuff or even a friendly Ravenclaw. Just someone who isn't Samira, Emily, or Cove.

After walking around for a little while longer she decided it was safe enough to find a compartment. She peeped her head into a few until she found a rather empty one. She walked in and set her stuff down then promptly buried her head in her hands. All of the sudden her head shot up as if she forgot something, "Hiya Aurora!" Yes, that's what she was missing.

"Nika! Hello! Are... are you okay?" Nika had her head in her hands... Not more upset people, she hated it when people cried... it made her sad...

Checking the train, Aimée heaved her trunk into one of the first empty compartments she came across, and used a levitating spell to put her trunk into the luggage rack. She wasn't going to struggle like all of her other train journeys, and she smiled at the memory of Dallin helping her last year. Settling down underneath it, she leant against the window and began to rearrange her blonde locks into a simple plait as she looked at the platform.

It was so weird to be going home, and she was kind of excited, even if she would miss the castle and have to spend time with her rather annoying family. At least around them she wouldn't see Stephen.

Yeah, she kind of felt guilty for her stuttered reply and hasty exit from the feast, now, and she wasn't looking forward to the awkward encounter it would be when she saw him next. >__<

Nika shook her head and forced a smile. "Me? Yeah, I'm perfectly okay. More than okay even!" She lied. Nika didn't want anymore grief for today. Maybe she'd just have a normal chat with Aurora for once that didn't start out with a random hug, or being upset because that's what there past conversations were like and she didn't really need a repeat of that. "How are you?" She asked trying to direct the conversation away from herself.

Aurora raised an eyebrow. Overkill. She didn't press on with the matter though. If Nika didn't want to talk about it that was fine by her - Aurora didn't want to talk about her awful year either.

"I'm alright, glad to be going home though!" she said, imagining her brother being better and her parents being friendly and her old friends actually wanting to see her. Hopefully.

"D'you want anything from the food trolley?" she asked as it went past their apartment. She dug into her pocket for some money.

Nika eased back into her seat out of relief. Thank Merlin they didn't have to talk about the subject. She just smiled and blinked, somewhat more than necessary, in return to Aurora's raised eyebrow.

"Yeah, I think I am too," She replied truthfully. Normally she would have loved to stay longer if anything, but this term she had enough. All Nika wanted was home, and some chocolate but that's not important.

OH! TROLLEY! Nika turned at the sudden arrival of the lady and smiled. "I think I'm going to get some chocolate frogs," She said with a sheepish smile. "I'll take.... ten please." Hehe. Yes, she liked them very much. Nika looked into her bag for the money that hadn't been spent on the wizard treats yet and noticed she had some extra. "Actually make that fifteen?" She wanted to save some for over the holiday. "Do you want any Aurora? I have plenty." She let out a giggle as she looked at her hands full of the chocolate frog boxes.

Bleah. Going home again.

Savannah's not sure whether she's happy or unhappy about going home. Maybe both...she's glad that they don't have to do any works or homeworks. So the pressure is definetly gone. But Savvy will most definetly miss Hogwarts...and EVERYTHING about it. The anicent-ness of the castle...the classes and lesson...and all the people she's met this year. And also...there is one other thing.

Whether Savvy's coming back to Hogwarts next year, no one knows. It's a possibility that her dad is taking her to Paris again(bleah) and this time...taking everybody. Oh, how Savannah wish that she won't go to that stupid school in Paris again. She barely knows any French at all. Sometimes, Savannah doesn't know what is going on in her dad's mind. Who would like Paris??

Savannah walked up to the train and looked around. She doesn't really want to sit alone, so she openned a compartment door of a random compartment. Hopefully the people sitting inside won't mind. "Can I join you guys?" said Savannah as she looked down at a Slythie and a Gryffie.

Theodore lugged along his trunk, Bree perched on top like the kitty queen that she was, her shiny, embossed collar gleaming as the sunlight streaming in through the windows reflected off of it. Gritting his teeth and pulling it along, Theodore attempted to take his mind off of the manual labor by counting down the days until his seventeenth birthday and the day when he could legally perform magic outside of Hogwarts. Reaching an empty compartment in the middle of the mauve-and-black, coal-chugging steamer that was the Hogwarts Express, the curly-topped teen dropped his trunk onto the carpeted floor with a thunk, causing Bree to hop onto a seat and glare at her weakling of an owner.

After a few more minutes passed, comprised of a struggle attempting to toss the heavy trunk onto the luggage rack near the ceiling while Bree made a game of slinking around his ankles, Theodore flopped down into a seat in the center of one of the cushioned benches, heaving a sigh and wiping his brow. This was it; one more summer and one more year until adulthood, it seemed. The idea was nearly incomprehensible.

Stephen was a bit annoyed Aimee ran off on him while he was telling her something important. Was she really trying to avoid this subject? He wasn't going to end it until everything got out there. It wasn't really fair since he was trying to be honest and open with her, something he wasn't able to do with may people around him. Peeking into every compartment he passed by, Stephen saw no sign of the blondie he was looking for. Close to giving up, Stephen passed one last compartment and saw Aimee sitting inside. Opening the door and pushing his trunk in first, he closed the sliding door behind him.

"Alright, blondie. We need to talk about this and get it out of the way. You can't avoid me forever. I'm just- I'm really sorry if what I told you made you uncomfortable in any way," he said, sitting down in the seat in front of her, with his feet on top of his trunk.

Finally, Dallin was going home. He had a lot of very mixed feeling about this fact... but one thing was for sure: he was glad to be on the train. He was ready for a nice, relaxing train ride to Kings Cross, and then a flight back home to Florida. And then... well, he'd have to talk his parents into letting him go to Ireland. As soon as possible.

But for now - Dal thought as he pulled his trunk into a compartment, his owl cage in his other arm - there were other things to worry about. He had to find Louisa and talk to her about a few things. If he didn't see her walking by the compartment any time soon he'd go looking for her.

Ellie made sure to keep her head down while she rolled her stuff down the train. She only looked into compartments if she knew they were completely empty. Which was never. But now she had to look for Dallin. Which meant potentially making eye contact with people. Peeking up a few times, there was no sign of Dallin, until- Oh. There he was.

Her face immediately brightened and a smile appeared on her lips as soon as she saw him. "I found you." Ellie said, tugging her things into the compartment.

Rafe took a seat in an empty compartment. He carried his satchel with him because it carried some very important books he would need for the summer. One of vampires, dark arts, and more. He reached in until he pulled out a book that was a powder blue with gold writing on it, "French Spells, Sacrebleu!" He chuckled at the title, but opened it and began reading.

Hearing the compartment door open, Dallin looked up. His face instantly lit up in a smile and he hopped off the seat to help Ellie get her stuff in. Then, he turned his to smile at her. "I was wondering if you'd show up," he said cheerfully before bending to kiss her.

This right here was a reason he had been so anxious for the train. The train meant that he was just that much closer to spending the summer with Ellie. And even though that meant ... some not so good stuff, there had to be good stuff mixed in somewhere. That's what he was looking forward to. "How are you?" Just a polite, casual question. No hidden reference to any curse or anything. O_O

Finally the train was here and she could go home. Mia loved when term was over. Not that she didn't like school or anything because she did but Nik was waiting for her at home and she couldn't wait to see him.

She was kind of in a daze as she walked down the corridor and walked into what she thought was an empty compartment, threw her bag up into the overhead luggage compartment and then plopped down into the seat. But instead of the usually firm bench seat, Mia found herself sitting on something squishy.

She turned her head to find that she was sitting on some guy's lap. "Oh my god!" She jumped up so quickly, anyone would think her pants were on fire. "I am so sorry about that."

Aw, he was helping her with her stuff. Ellie had great taste in guys. I mean, duh, just look at him. Ellie was about to respond when she found his lips on hers. She smiled. That was a nice feeling. Ellie was looking forward to the summer. A few days at home with her mum, and then Dallin would be over. Despite what was happening, Ellie was sure the summer would be great because Dallin would be with her.

This time, she didn't take his question quite as literally. They had already been through that at the feast. Now, they just needed to look forward to going home. Ellie sighed with a smile. "I'm okay. I can't wait to see my mum." Ellie took a seat by the window. "What about you?" She asked him.

Rafe was going over some of the spells and was lost in deep thought until..."WHAT THE..."

He was taken completely unguarded. He couldn't help but laugh as the young woman jumped out of his lap faster than she sat on it. "It's quite alright Miss. It's not everyday that a beautiful young woman falls into you lap." He tilted his head as if he was confused. She definitely seemed older, but he hadn't any idea who she was. "The name's Rafe...Rafe Lycaon." He held out his hand. It was only polite to introduce himself and he certainly didn't mind the company.

Ahem. Dal's smile had turned into a grin at some point, although probably not because of her answer to his question. He was just in a good mood all of the sudden. He sat down on the same bench as Ellie, sitting sideways so that he was facing her, and nodded. She seemed better than she'd been at the feast last night, so that was a good thing, right?

He thought for a moment before answering. He should probably say something along the same lines but... that wasn't really true. Sure he missed his parents and all but that wasn't what he was looking forward to the most. "I'm good." Yep, wonderful answer. "I can't believe I have to fly back to Florida when this is over." It was a long flight... and he'd never been on an airplane before.

Well Mia was thankful that the guy could see the funny side to it. She on the other was a tiny bit mortified by her actions. If she had done the same thing a few years ago it wouldn't have bothered her in the slightest. Maybe as you get older, you tend to get embarrassed more easily. And his compliment made her blush even more.

As he cocked his head to study her, Mia found herself doing the same. She had seen him around but they had never officially met. She took hold of his hand and shook it. "It's nice to meet you Rafe. Mia Gibbins." Easing her hand out of his, she gave him a smile and gestured at the seat opposite him. "You don't mind me sharing with you, do you?"

Rafe was grinning ear to ear as she caught her blushing. It was flattering really and rather refreshing in a way. "Very nice to meet you too Mia." Rafe raised an eyebrow as she asked to share the compartment. "I don't mind one bit." Her smile was warm and so full of life. It was nice to meet someone so cheerful considering how gloomy he'd felt in the past couple of days.

"Would you like a butterbeer or chocolate frog? I think I might have more..." He began to dig around in his satchel and found two butterbeers and put them aside. He began to dig a little deeper and pulled out a chocolate frog and a couple of sugar quills. It wasn't much, but thought he'd share what he had.

For some reason, they were just being all smiley. Which didn't really bother Ellie too much, in fact, it was quite nice. A nice change from the feast the previous night. When Dallin turned to face her, Ellie pulled her legs up and hugged her knees, resting her chin on her knees.

He was taking a plane? "Is that a bad thing?" Ellie asked, raising an eyebrow. Because he seemed a little apprehensive about flying back. But the sooner he got to Florida, the sooner he could come out to Ireland. Ellie just smiled at the thought.

She flashed him another smile and sat in the seat opposite him. It seemed every year she met someone new on the train. And Rafe seemed nice. Although she wasn't sure what he was grinning about. Maybe he was a happy go lucky person like herself.

Tucking her feet up underneath her, Mia's eyes lit up at his offerings. "Oh that's very nice you. Thank you." She wished that she had something to share, but she hadn't been up to the food trolley yet. Usually that was the first thing she did so that she could beat the crowds but instead she had decided to find a compartment first.

"So you looking forward to summer vacation?"