Thea's eyes found William's face as he turned to talk to her. 'Hi William, I'm fine thanks..' Thea stroked Maleficent, while she purred. 'How are you? Thankyou..' As Maleficent was acknowledged she raised her large eyes to glare at the boy. 'Um.. nothing really! I know my dad won't be there.. he's working.' She waved her hand, as if dismissing the idea of her father being home at all. 'I'm looking forward to meeting up with people in diagon alley really..' Thea couldn't imagine not seeing anybody for a whole summer!

" I am happy you are doing fine" William told Thea. " I am doing good, can't wait to get home and go on vacation, too" William explained to Thea." Diagon Alley is a very good place to meet new students" William said to Thea. "What is your name?" William asked the cat.

Fee made her way trhough the middle cars,searching for someone she knew.There was nothing worse than traveling on your own.The journey seemed to be way to too long when you were alone.Unfortunately the blonde couldnt find any of her friends at the front of the train and she would probably be totally frustrated if that happend with the middle cars too.

Third year had been amazing,so many things had happened again.It was really crazy how much stuff could be packed into only one year.Going back home now was really weird,the Slytherin would turn 15 in a few months,that was really weird to think of.15 sounded soooo old in her head.

As the blonde almost reached the end of the middle cars she looked through one of the compartment doors and spotted three lovely people.A smile spread on her face immediately as she opened the door."Hey guys",she beamed,"mind if i join?"She hadnt seen Kurumi or Jonathan in suuuuch a long time and being with her boyfriend always made her happy anyway.Hehe.

Ellie's question caught him off guard. He looked back at her, thinking. He'd never really told her about his family, had he? "Well, my dad's a - actually, I don't know what he does. I just know he works in an office. He's not home a lot. My mom's a teacher and she doesn't work during the summer." He paused. How much did she wanna know? "My two older sisters are married and stuff. Natalia, the older one, is actually gonna have a baby soon." Meh. "And then there's Hannah and Kinzie. They're twins. They're pretty cool. They actually surf with me some times." He smiled at Ellie, shrugging. He didn't know what else to say about them right now.

She was laughing at him. Dallin eyed her, waiting for her to say something. Then when she did, he started laughing. "Thanks. I appreciate it." He was going to hold her that, too. She better not be peeking out any windows, either.

When Dallin started to talk, Ellie put her hands on her knees and rested her chin there and watched him. He was just so cute. Ellie thought it was a little funny that Dal didn't know where his dad worked, but she didn't speak up. But when he paused, she did. "Are you and your parents close?" She wondered and then listened to him talk about his four sisters. Wow, that was a lot. Ellie noticed her eyebrows raise slightly. "Aww, uncle Dallin!" She said cheekily and then let him finish. Twin sisters? Wow, Ellie had never met twins. And they surfed, they sounded cool. "How old are they?" Well, Ellie was just full of questions, wasn't she? Hopefully Dallin didn't mind.

Ellie was quite relieved when Dallin started laughing too. She didn't feel as bad that way. Ellie grinned and turned so she was sitting next to him. She nudged him in the arm. "You'll do fine." She reassured him with a wink.

Her eyes...were full of tears. GAH. Why did her mother had to interfere with her future, now that she just needed some peace of mind? Her plans were to go to her Nana's house and spend the whole summer there, and then come back to Hogwarts. And now, she didn't know if it could happen, ever again.

She just hoped that once arriving to her house, where her mother lived, she could talk her out of the idea of taking her out of Hogwarts. After a while of searching for a compartment, she found an empty, peaceful place to be there...

If only she had someone to talk to...

And then Theo offered to help her. Where was Braeden when you needed him? But nevertheless, the blonde almost let out an "Aww" but she quickly hid that feeling with a smile. But still... Aww, that was too kind of her fellow Slytherclaw friend. Now, Miss Emma Astoria Malfoy wasn't usually the one to just sit around and let others do stuff for her. No, she had a reputation to keep up. What reputation? Emma gave Theo a warm smile and shook her head, "Thanks for the offer Theo, but I can do it," she said, winking at Theo as she watched Alfie use magic to put her own suitcase up. Ah, now that was a good idea. Why hadn't she thought of that? Ravenclaws. I swear. Pulling out her own wand, the blonde pointed it at her suitcase, used a charm, watched it as it floated up to the rack, and rested gently at the top. There we go. All was good in the world of Emma.

The Malfoy had a whole seat to herself! Well, until someone else came of course. She wondered when the rest of the gang would arrive. As Emma took a seat on the opposite side of the compartment and looked out the window, listening to Alfie as she expressed that she couldn't believe they were going home. The blonde sighed and turned her brown eyes towards her friends. "Neither can I. This term went by too quickly. And next year Alfie, you and I'll be fifth years and you, Theo, will be a seventh year. Merlin's Beard. We can't waste a moment of fun next year!" exclaimed the Malfoy. Yeah, they were going to make next term last. She didn't want to have to say good-bye to her friends then or right now.

Better get some letters? And Jay and her hate being ignored? "Nice to meet you Jay," said Emma, before pausing to answer Alfie's question. Smirking wickedly, Emma chuckled softly. "Of course you'll hear from me. You just both better right back too. Or, when I take over the world, I won't be too happy," said Emma, trying to come up with a good punishment. Yeah, last time she gave someone a punishment, the person said she ended up rewarding that person. Figures. Beaming a happy smile at her friends, she went on about her own summer. Well.. Summer. The Malfoy was having a busy summer. A very busy summer. How would she begin to answer this question?

"Well, I'm going to the Quidditch World Cup. My brother's playing. And then I'm playing Quidditch, going to Portugal to learn Portugeuse on an exchange program, visiting family, and hopefully hanging out with you guys at Diagon Alley. Oh and yes! I'm having a get together for all of us at my house and you are both invited. I just have to owl the letters!" exclaimed Emma all in one breath. The blonde paused to take a deep breath and then looked at the two Ravenclaws. "So, what about you guys? What do your summers hold for you?" she asked, dramatically. And as she looked over at Alfredore's side, she spotted Bree, who looked as if she was taking a nap. Reaching into her bag, Emma pulled out her camera. Mwaha.. She'd take pictures... Lots and lots of pictures.

Were they close? Dallin bit his lip. "My mom and I have our moments. My dad and I on the other hand... not really." Not at all, to be honest. Not for a few years now. But anyway. "Uncle Dallin." he repeated, frowning. He totally wasn't looking forward to it. He didn't know how to deal with a baby, and he wouldn't know how to be an uncle. The thought actually scared him. A lot. Thankfully Ellie had asked another question though, at it got his mind off of the fact that he would have to meet a screaming baby in a few months. "Kinzie and Hannah? They're... eighteen now. They're all moved out and stuff so it's just me, mom, and dad at home."

Dallin rolled his eyes at her nudge and moved his arm so that it was around her shoulders. He pulled her closer and leaned his head against hers. "Thanks for the confidence," he joked.

Aimée nodded once, before looking down, away from him. "Yes I do, I would not 'ave said et ozerwise," she said. She'd almost wanted it to come out as a snap, but it didn't, and she realised that she was kind of glad of that. Shrugging when he asked his second question, Aimée didn't even look back up at him as she replied, "Because I didn't want to admit eet." Right now she wasn't even sure why she hadn't wanted to admit it though.

Her cheeks flushed a little. "You zink?" She managed, raising an eyebrow. So maybe she was a little shy, but it wasn't her fault... not really.

They shook hands. So like Fee, he's in the 3rd---- er, 4th year. He's in Ravenclaw, he must be super smart. You know how the Sorting Hat works. How does he do that anyway? Read your thoughts in just a simple amount of time. Jonathan just looked at the bloody old thing as weird.

He smiled and nodded to the Ravenclaw in front of him. Before he could ask anything further, someone even more familiar came inside to join them......

...... It's Fee! Been awhile since Jonathan and Fee talked. The last time was at the Kitchens---- still. That's weird, everytime they meet or ran to each other, it would always be in the kitchen. They're both fond of eating stuffs. As for Jonathan, he's just a big fan of chocolate and pumpkin juice. He even let Fee tried the weirdest combination once.

He smiled to her and looked at Hugo "Yeah sure Fee" inviting her to come in. I'm sure everyone wouldn't mind at all with this one.

Thea smiled, eyebrows raised slightly. How could this boy be so cheerful all of the time?! 'Well that's good..' she murmered, turning her eyes back to her cat. Thea laughed as Maleficent simply continued to glare at him when he spoke to her. 'She's called Maleficent..' Thea chewed her bottom lip. 'The name's from a muggle fairy tale.. Sleeping Beauty.' She murmered again. Thea had no idea if William had heard of this fairy tale.. not many people here had. She sighed, as Maleficent's tail started to twitch back and forth.

Kurumi stopped midchew and decided to just swallow whatever remained. "I assume you read the Aparecium," she said shyly, her expression darkening. "I...I talked with Treyen. Told him how I felt and, well, he told me that he just didn't feel that way about me." She swallowed. "It's fine, I...I didn't really expect someone as fantastic as him to ever want to return my feelings. We agreed to spend some time apart, until emotions calmed down. But...I hadn't seen him in months at the feast...and...he seemed angry to see me...like I had done something terrible to him." She peeked up from under her bangs to look Hugo in the eye. "Did I do the wrong thing in telling him how I felt?"


Kurumi smiled a bit when Jonathan and Hugo became acquainted with one another. "Well, you will be a 5th year once we step off this train," she teased, sticking her tongue out ever so slightly. "You should probably get used to the idea." She bounced in her seat just a little with excitement. "Especially when you get the opportunity to take OWLs this coming term! I am so jealous!"

Kurumi leaned back in her seat a bit and thought about the term, her thoughts lingered on the polyjuice assignment. "How did the polyjuice assignment go for you all?" Hers had been a disaster. Well, she thought it had been, but it had ended up alright in the end.
"Fee! Long time no see!" the raven haired girl smiled. "Please do come and join us. Would you like a licorice wand?" She nibbled a bit more on her own. "Oh, I'm sorry Jonathan, I never offered you one!"

Rebecca sat alone in the middle cars. She kept playing with her overalls, hoping someone would sit with her.

Ellie was quite happy, actually. Or happy compared to how she'd been the past...however long it was. Felt like forever, yet not long enough. But she was on the TRAIN. And it was taking her AWAY from all that nonsense. Home. To her bed. Because as good as she was feeling, she still wasn't in the mood to talk to people. Including her dad. She'd get around to it...eventually...maybe. Right now, though, her own room sounded like the most amazing place in the world. And in just a few wee, little, short hours, she'd be there.

She was sitting right against the window, chewing her lip and watching the fields and whatnot grow larger before zipping past. Unlike all other train rides, both to and from school, she didn't have a bag of sweets, sometimes camera, with her. Her appetite was still next to nonexistant, so the chocolate would just have been unnecessary.

There was no Spike, either, but that was okay. He'd ask questions, probably. And Ellie didn't want to answer them. She'd just like to be home, thank you very much.

This boy had taken the 'Prefect' excuse to wander along the corridor and "check" most of the compartments since he left his own. He'd said congratulations to Iris, and that was the most important single thing he needed to say today. Well, in that compartment, anyway.

In all honesty, and thanks to Finn, he'd been searching for her, because Treyen couldn't possibly leave for the summer without at least saying goodbye, right? Yet there was something else he needed to say. And he was going to, it didn't matter if she'd listen or not, though he kind of already knew she wouldn't.

After a great deal of looking, he was actually walking back in defeat UNTIL he finally found her. His forever favorite Ravenclaw. Good to know Neptune never knew that. He breathed in before deciding on opening the door, "Hi," he said, eyes on her. "Do you mind if I join you for a moment?" because he'd rather close the door behind him as to not have unexpected visitors.

"You say that now because it's still fresh and you probably see her all the time at school." Mia shifted on the seat so that her back was leaning against the window and propped her feet up onto the bench seat. "Time heals all wounds, you know? You can quietly mourn the loss of your relationship with this girl but don't hide yourself away. Otherwise you will miss meeting that special someone."

Crossing one leg over the other, Mia chuckled softly at Rafe's description of her. "I'm impressed. You have me figured out already." She gave her bottle another tap with her finger. "I am very content with my life. Always have been. I grew up in a commune in Australia. There are about fifty of us and our philosophy is that life is to be enjoyed. Family is the most important thing and to love and be loved is the greastest gift ever." She laughed sheepishly. "People call us hippies."

Mia gave Rafe a startled look when he suggested a smaller animal. She didn't want Destiny taking any animal home and she was just about to tell him that when he continued on and she couldn't help but laugh. "Yes it is the same Destiny. And yes she tends to be slightly paranoid about things." And she also did very weird things. "Why was she hiding in the bush?"

Well he was right about that. In fact he would have to be the first person she had ever met that had...an affliction so to speak. "Do you think that you will get more abilities as you get older? You know maybe as you mature more." Mia was finding this whole subject of conversation rather fascinating. "Oh I'm not scared." Rafe was too nice as far as she was concerned to fear him.

You know, it would be very helpful to have a watch sometimes. As annoying as Ellie thought them to be, she had no idea when they left Hogsmeade and no idea how long they've been travelling. Keeping time was much easier when the train was moving the opposite way. When it got dark, you knew you were almost there. But it didn't get dark, it just stayed light. Continually sunny. The world was giving no indication if they'd arrive soon or not.

Staring, and waiting to see London was her only choice.

Ellie tore her eyes from an approaching bush, and towards the door when she heard it open to see just who was about to bother her. Treyen was the one person she least expected. A stranger looking for a seat, even this long (or short) into the trip was more likely.

She immediately stopped chewing her lip, though it was still clenched between her teeth. Now that she was looking at him, she couldn't look away. She kept telling herself to just turn back to the window, simple task really, but her eyes wouldn't listen.

Did she mind? She completely minded. She hadn't come to a decision, yet. She'd only been missing him and wishing to get away from him at the same time. If he was looking for an answer, she didn't have it. But she couldn't deny him a seat, could she? It was a free train. So, she silently stared at the Prefect. He was likely to do whatever he wanted anyway, right?

"I take that as a 'Yes'." That she did mind him joining her, but she never did have a choice, honestly, that's why he took those couple of steps that would allow him to be inside the compartment, and then turned to close the door.

The thing is, he didn't turn towards Ellie as soon as he'd closed the door, he remained slightly frozen for a moment, as his hand still touched some part of the windowed door. However, it didn't take him long to say one of the things he had to tell her, "I miss you," he did, immensely. More than losing a girl he liked, he lost a friend, a cherished one, and that was the worst part of it all.

The smile he'd brought inside the train when he stepped into it this morning was slightly gone, but at least his mood had improved dramatically from yesterday, and from the past couple of weeks, thanks to that one Ravenclaw boy. And, no, we're not talking about Eino, who could truly uplift Treyen's mood by calling him 'Sir Treyen'. Ha, funny little guy.

His mind went blank. He completely forgot what it was that he wanted to say, but did manage to turn his back to the door and leaned against it. Eyes on Ellie, again.

That would be correct. Good job, Treyen.

Shocked might best describe how she was feeling at the moment. Not only was Treyen here, not only was he talking to her, but he seemed completely casual. He was still smiling, he was making eye contact...all signs of normalness. Granted, Ellie was making eye contact, too, but that seemed to be beyond her control at the moment.

Gah.

This whole situation...Ellie had absolutely no idea how to handle it. He missed her? Really? That almost made her feel guilty. She had been making a point of avoiding him, after all. She made a point of avoiding most of the castle, but that was unimportant. Had he actually been looking for her, unable to find her?

And then there was the fact that he had his very own compartment he could be in right now, didn't he? So...had he really been looking for her? And had her cornered now? Because obviously she'd be on the train.

And WHY? Why was he here? Surely he had a purpose, right? Or was it just completely random that he abandoned his secret Prefect compartment and stumbled upon hers at the same time he needed a rest from 'rounds' or something?

But she missed him, too, if she was going to be completely honest with herself. And him. And...yeah, she was going to be completely honest with him, whether or not he could say the same. "I miss you, too," she said softly. She hadn't completely found her voice yet. The shock was still there. Fading, but there.

"You didn't want to admit it because you didn't want to have feelings for me..?" he asked, almost in a hurt voice, but barely noticeable. It's not like Stephen expected her to actually have feeling back for him. It would've been nice if she did, but the way she said it, he wasn't completely sure about this anymore. This would probably a good time for Lexi or Kat to pop out.

"Just a bit. Some people might take advantage of that," Stephen said. But he wouldn't, of course he wouldn't. But if she was like that, he wasn't going to change that.

So, now was the moment for running away, because his memory was completely erased at the sight of that incredibly amazing blue her eyes were. He'd missed those the most. And, even though standing here hurt too much, he was still standing, and he'd still say something as soon as words hit him. Whatever words his mind decided on.

'I miss you, too.'

THAT hurt even more. And they were going separate ways today. Yeah, he wanted to be home already.

What was he doing here again? Ah, right. "You...," he started to say, as he took one step forward, BUT quickly returned to his position against the door. He couldn't possibly manage being too close to her, right? Maybe. "You weren't in the Stands...the Pitch...for the last game," he wasn't going to bring up their last conversation. No.

That made him remember something else he wanted to say, though.

Theodore sat down, defeated, as his girlfriend had outwitted him once again. He wasn't the type of boy to take offense when a girl did something better than him; rather, he admired dear Alfiana even more for taking such initiative. He still felt like the luckiest boy in the world for having fallen for a girl as intelligent, strong-willed, and as beautiful as she. If not for her, he'd probably still be a lost, Americanized transfer student. With her fingers tugging at his own, he was putty in her hands and would do whatever she wished, even if she had wanted him to sit down on a seat made of snapping lobster claws that wanted to have his pants for dinner.

"Oh, that sounds... great, Emm! Really." Theodore was glad to see that she was doing better and wasn't putting on a show of joviality, or so it seemed. Where on earth was Brae? Or Ruby, even? If they were together off in some solitary compartment, Theodore felt the urge to punch them both. Well, maybe not Ruby because who knew what limb she would tear off and Theo didn't hit girls or anyone, really, even in quidditch, but Braeden for sure. His girlfriend was here, so why was Ruby suddenly the center of his attention? For once, Theodore felt like he had more bawls than his favorite Gryffindork did. If something was really changing in the dynamic of Brama and Braeby, Theodore felt like the mature thing to do for the trio would be to talk it out and if worst came to worst, for Brae and Emma to split up. That was better than the silly games that they were playing for the moment. The worst part of it was that summer was just around the corner: would they all want to pass two whole months in emotional distress because of the childishness?

"Plans? Erm..." He scratched his chin, side-eyeing Alfie and resisting the urge to wink as a smirk came onto his face. "Well, besides us hanging out," He playfully elbowed the small 'claw in her side, their fingers still intertwined, "I... I don't know. I'll definitely try to make it to your shindig, Emm. I wouldn't miss it for the world. And... maybe you could help me brush up on quidditch?" He laughed lightly, but on the inside thoughts began to swirl around as if caught in an emotional tornado. Alfie and he had promised to see each other, but the logistics seemed a bit tricky and risky. What if, on his broomstick, he was caught in a summer storm on the way to see her and was struck by lightning? Not as if it would keep him away, but it would put a damper on their festivities along with a number of other obstacles in their possible traveling paths.

Theo involuntary gulped with minor worry. He had been wanting to do something for a while but hadn't mustered up the courage to do so. He hadn't ever done it in his life and was waiting for the right moment, and now was the last moment that he and Alfie had before they lost each other on Platform 9 and 3/4 when finding their respective families. Would it have been a lie to say he had practiced in his mirror with his pillow? Maybe, maybe not. Either way, something had to be done. And the nervous adrenaline pumping through his veins told him that the time was right. There was no time to check his breath, his hair, or his shoelaces. "Hey," He addressed them both, his voice surprisingly cool and controlled, "I think I want to take a trip to the food trolley before it gets too crowded. I don't have enough pockets to bring everything back, so... would one of you...?" Squeezing Alfie's hand, she was the obvious choice for the mission. It would have been quite awkward if Emma had agreed to go, considering what was on the boy's plan for the jaunt to the trolley. Emma would keep company with Bree and Jay; with her camera in hand, she looked like she would have fun with the two animals. And if Brae miraculously showed up, Ruby-free or not, even better.

Ellie frowned slightly when Dallin talked about his parents. It was obvious that they had some differences. She looked at him with sympathetic eyes. "What happened between you and your dad?" Ellie asked softly before she could stop herself. "You don't... have to tell me." She quickly added. "Talking about family can be rough, I know." Ellie reached for his hand and gave it a gentle squeeze. Ellie also noticed his frown after he repeated 'Uncle Dallin', but she didn't question him on that matter because there seemed to be enough sensitive family talk already. Ellie nodded. Just him and the parents. And Ellie imagined that since he and his mom only got a long sometimes, and he and his dad didn't, Dallin might have been excited to get out of the house this summer.

Laughing lightly at his eye-roll, Ellie gladly leaned into his hold and smiled when their heads rested together. "You're welcome." She said teasingly and kissed him on the cheek. Ellie wrapped her arm around his lower back and sighed.

She didn't see that. The step. Her eyes were entirely focused on where they initially fell - his eyes.

Surprisingly, they didn't leave him even after he mentioned that. Now she definitely felt guilty. She began chewing on her lip again, hesitating to respond. Not that it needed a response, technically. That was a statement, was it not? An observation? "You noticed?" Personally, Ellie didn't pay too much attention to the stands. They were merely something to avoid colliding with. She couldn't possibly scan them during a game, picking out familiar faces. Her attention was needed elsewhere. And after the match she was either too disappointed or too happy to bother, depending on who won, of course.

That was a dumb question because he obviously noticed or he wouldn't have said anything. And she was feeling guilty about it. Hadn't she promised to be at all his games. Even if she had really not wanted to see him at the time, she'd broken a promise. That was as bad as lying.

Dallin bit his lip. "It's a bit... hard to explain," he told her honestly. "I don't even know really. We were never too close as it was, when I was growing up." Heh. That made him sound like he was old. "I remember, I used to be so happy whenever we would spend time together. But then... it just got worse. We got further apart." He shrugged, turning his head slightly to look at Ellie. "That was about the time I learned that I was a wizard. Then I spent most of the year at school and wasn't home. That made it worse, I guess." He bit the inside of his lip; he had said a lot. Ellie probably wasn't looking for a whole back story there.

Ahem. He smiled when she kissed him, then he quickly kissed the corner of her mouth. He couldn't help it; he just liked to kiss her. "So," he said, his voice suddenly cheerful, "What do you think your mom will think when she sees me?"