Silvia stepped onto the train, using a levitation spell to get her trunk up the steps. She would miss being able to use magic once the train finally pulled into London.

It seemed that she was one of the first on board, so she settled for a compartment near the front of the train. After storing her things in the overhead rack, she tossed a few owl treats into Ptolemy's cage before sitting down next to the window.

The nearly third year was glad to be going home, spending the summer with family, and having a break from classes. Yet it was still a bit depressing to be leaving Hogwarts. She enjoyed being at the castle and would miss it; and next year, several of her professors, not to mention the Headmaster, whom she had come to like wouldn't be there. She sighed and hoped that the new staff would not disappoint.

Silvia knew that she was in for what would probably be another long, boring summer.

Before Nate entered the train he looked back at Hogwarts. He would miss this place, even though it would only be a summer until he's back. He then took a moment to remember this place. After he was done taking that moment he remembered what had happened before he left. So he walked in to an empty compartment, and stared out the window. Tears started streaming down his face. He didn't want to draw to much attention, so he made not even a single sound.

Carigan held her trunk handle in one hand and dragged it down the corridor of the train she had just borded. Her Raven, Hamlet, sat on her shoulder. She sighed to herself. Another year at Hogwarts had come to an end and she was going to miss her friends. Of course she was probably going to visit Laura's house again and see Ella and Sophie there.

Carigan knocked on the door of a compartment where she saw Nate sitting alone. She slid the door open before a response from within and smiled at Nate, whom, she noticed, was crying. "I'll miss it too." she said before she laid her free hand on Nate's shoulder. She hoped she hadn't startled him. She removed her hand from his shoulder and used all the strength she could muster to get her trunk up into the upper compartment then, with a sigh of relief, she sat herself on the seat across from Nate.

Keeping her eyes peeled at the window while resting her head on her seat, she could easily figure out who comes in and out the door. Well, in her case, she had no one yet to share her lot. All she needed to do is to wait for someone, someone she would spend the whole train ride home. She was too happy she couldn't contain it, for she would be seeing her family again. The real one, the happy one.

However, she really wanted to have that certain person to share it with. But, maybe she wasn't available.

After Nerida reached the front of the train all she needed was a compartment and someone to sit with. She detested sitting alone, it was so boring and she would not sit with her brothers. She already saw them enough at school and now she would have to see them at home! She opened a compartment door to see someone she didn't know. She walked inside and asked "Mind if I sit with you? It was always polite to ask first if she said no than Nerida would just think rude and leave. She was happy, she was finally going home to see her parents and her little sister. Ah it would be great!

OH. A girl. She saw her at the window but she wasn't paying attention, the reason why she was startled by the sudden sound. Most certainly a Ravenclaw. Yes, of course she know her. One of the three people from Ravenclaw who froze.

She smiled towards the girl, she was her age, Erin was sure, "Hi Nerida." Since she already knew her by name, it wouldn't hurt to call her by that. "Sit here," she smiled even wider removing her purse from the opposite seat.

It was the last time Stella was ever going to set foot on the Hogwarts Express, and yet, she couldn't quite get the feeling of lasts to stay in her head. It was an end, of course, but she knew it was a beginning, too. A beginning to her life outside of Beauxbatons and now Hogwarts, going to WADA and exploring her relationship with Matt now that they wouldn't have distance keeping them apart. Of course, there was still a few more days until she was supposed to be seeing him, but just the fact she would be seeing him after the last few months apart was keeping her from being sad about leaving Hogwarts. That and the fact she had Nuage cuddled up against her neck yet again, humming like the pygmy puff habitually did when she was with her mistress, as she'd headed along the corridor to look for a compartment. Finding one near the front and levitating her trunk to the rack before settling in with her pets for the journey back to King's Cross.

Of course, the pygmy puff didn't help her forget the idea that Professor Williamson wasn't going to be back at Hogwarts next term either. Or Headmaster Tate, and she imagined several other professors were included in that speech as well. That and the drama that had occurred at the feast not long after she'd returned to her table from the memory book made her wonder just how many professors were outlasting her final term. It shouldn't bother her, but it was making her quiet. It was like the end of her few terms at Hogwarts was the end of some odd era, and she wasn't going to be around to see what was next. She'd be in London, of course, but WADA and everything else would take her time from trying to see what news came from the school. She didn't think there was anyone who wouldn't at least be pensive about that.

So goodbye hogwarts...
That was what Jonathan been thinking the moment he woke up and got ready to go home. This ride wilk be his last, that much he is certain of. And he is finally ready to do so. Ecerything was packed up, he couldn't afford leaving stuff at the common room. No. It's not like he can be able to come back to it after three months.

Jonathan readied himself and walked towards his favorite part of the trqin. Now, there are various reasons as to why he alwqys chooses to sit on the front but for the most obvious reason, it is the most quiet. The back part is like a jungle with eceryone rubbibg around like it is their first time riding a train. He hated a lot of noise except when his with friends.... That, is a different story.

As soon as he found an empty compartmebt, he tossed his bag to the side and sat comfortably on the couches. For once he is not that sleepy, he wanted to see his ride way home. So his eyes drifted outside the window.

Finally! The train had arrived and as much as Nessie loved Hogwarts she couldn't be more happy then to finally be going home. Hopefully this would make her feel less helpless with Thomas gone and everything. Here she couldn't do much, but maybe at home she could help Tom's brother out or at least do something. It was the worst feeling ever being able to doing nothing whatsoever about something really important to you.

Trying not to think about it too much, Ness hopped onto the train carrying her brown bag and luggage with her in her left hand and in her right carrying Aya. As always Puffles was sitting right up high on her shoulder, bouncing every now and then when he saw some students. He was in a very odd mood.

Finding an empty compartment near the front, Nessie walked in and took a seat placing Aya beside her and placing her luggage neatly under the seat. She then sat for a while only to feel something jerking at her hand. She looked down at it to notice she was still wearing the bracelet that her and Thomas both had. Aya, silly owl was busy poking it as thought she wanted it or something.

Nessie moved her hand away and frowned at Aya. Did she miss him too? Maybe she was beggining to realise he was gone by now. "Aya..don't..not now." was all she could say to her owl and then began getting a little teary.

Ahh, the end of the term was here. That must've been one of Tag's quickest school years ever experienced in his life. Then again, he'd never been to any type of magic school, and with Saxon pestering him and talking about it all last summer he had been dying to come here and experience a new world.

An what a world it was. New challenges, friends, people, experiences, and learning of all different types of magic. Hogwarts was a magical, welcoming, wonderful place. Tag found some of his best friends here that he'd never forget, and he would do exactly that this summer. Never forget any of them.

But, he wasn't there yet. Feeling slightly down on his attitude, the leprechaun, after much bother from his friends, decided to be on his own to have a breather for himself. Until he found a redhead with an owl. Not any redhead. It was Rennie.

Forgetting all about wanting to be alone Tag opened the compartment door, swinging his backpack off his shoulder, tossing it on the floor, and sat down across her. No questions asked. At least, he thought she'd be all right with that. When he sat down he noticed she wasn't looking too well. So he got up and began to do his Taggie Waggie then sat back down with a little grin.

Oh gosh! Not now. Nessie was really not in the mood of getting all teary about this now. She needed somthing to distract her and something quick!

It was then that Taggie came into the compartment, and at first Ness wasn't sure it was a good idea he sit and stay, in case these tears did get worse, but what he did next seemed to have changed her mind about that very quickly.

As the little blonde got up and did some sort of a jiggle, couldn't help but giggle at him already feeling a little better. He was just so cute and even that little dance of he's had managed to make her smile more than anything else.

"Hey Taggie." she said wiping her eyes, making sure they weren't messyor anything. " I apreciate that." she beamed at him.

Tag smiled a little seeing that she was smiling. Good. A happy person was a great person. Now that she was smiling he felt better that he managed to at least, in a small way, make her day better. He sort of turned aside and looked out the window while she wiped away the beginning tears.

"Oh, your welcome." He said with a little smile. "If you want, I can teach you some of my moves, maybe next year. Maybe now-but they're pretty complex." Tag started off, sticking out a tiny smidge of his tongue. "I can teach you the little dance I did, or we can talk. Whatever you prefer." The little leprechaun suggested with another grin. All he wanted to do was make sure that Rennie left for the summer break with a little smile on her face. Not tears, because someone as wonderful, caring and sweet as her did not deserve tears. For no reason.

Awww! JUST WHAT A CUTIE! WHAT A CUTIE!!

Renesmee's smle just grew and grew, and her thoughts about her bestie missing were just fading away. Taggie was her perfect distraction right now and so were all he's dance moves. He actually wasn't that bad, and that was a good compliment coming from someone that danced as a hobby.

"Well I don't mind, they do look quite cool. How about you teach me some of your dance moves and then maybe I'll teach you some..." she pouted. She would have said Ballroom or ballet, but then she realised Taggie wouldn't like that one bit. " some..hip- hop! There we go." That she could teach him, and hopefully it was cool enough for him.

Dancing! Yes! It always made Renesmee happy and if she could marry it the chances are she would.

She was growing happier and happier by the second. Even Tag's hidden disguised bad tempered mood was beginning to subside as he smirked at her willingness to want to dance just as much as him. "That sounds like a deal." He said happily, as he roughly shook her hand.They were both ready to dance the hours away, as much as they could, until the train ride ended.

Hip Hop. Tag nodded his head at that. All he really knew was to do was a simple foot shuffle and moving his behind side to side. Real complex, not. He couldn't care less though. The boy was forgetting about all his worries, even if it was for a few hours. "Great, I don't know any hip hop. I just move in whatever way my mind tells me too."

So, he got up and put both of his hands into loose fists and began to shake them in a circular motion for a while. "Just move your wrists side to side and your hips in opposite directions." As he stood there repeating the move until hopefully, Rennie would get it down, he realized, although their was no payment involved, he was, indeed, having his first dance lesson with someone. Something he had thought of in the beginning of the school year."Simple enough, yeah?"

*beam*

Accepting Tag's handshake, Ness stood up and got ready for some hours of fun and dance. Hopefully the motion of the train wouldn't bother them, it usually didn't move that much. "Lets do this!" she said getting all amped up now and now that she thought of it, she hadn't danced in quite a while.

"That's good though, that's called feeling the music. Some professional dancers even lack that and it can make you loose out on a lot." Now she was being to talkative again, but she couldn't help herself. It was dancing, one of her favorite things and if Taggie had a problem with her ramblings surely he'd shush her up.

Oooooh! This seemed easy, a bit like some of the dance warm ups she used to do. Ness lifted her wrists up in the air making her hands into loose fists like tag. She then copied him and moved her hips too. She couldn't help but giggle about. It was just too funny and if anybody had to walk into their compartment right now, the two of them would probably look like mad people that needed to get some help. But they were having fun and Nessie didn't care if anybody saw. She was happy for a change.

"Like this?" she asked Taggie, to see if she was right.

Alex could not believe that her second year at Hogwarts was over.....but here she was boarding the train for home. Home...the thought brought a smile to her face. She couldn't wait to see her family. She had missed them so much. Yet she would miss school and all of her friends too.

Dragging her belongings through the train corridor, she began to peek inside compartments as she passed them. Finally, she spotted a familiar face and opened the door. "Hi Silvia", Alex said. "Do you mind if I sit with you?". She hoped that Silvia wouldn't mind. After all, Silvia had been one of her train buddies on their very first ride on the Hogwarts Express.

She just couldn’t believe another term was over. With that thought in her mind, the Ravenclaw made her way along the train corridor, trying to find a compartment. She looked around, hoping to see her friends somewhere, or at least the people she had been meaning to talk to at the feast… Though, with all the students around, it was hard for the girl to actually notice the people she was hoping to meet. Hmm… The train corridor was getting very crowded, and Gwen still hadn’t decided to go in one of the compartments.

Hmm. Where to?, she asked herself as she gave a quick look around. Since the train corridor was getting very crowded, Gwendolyn decided not to go much further and just enter a random compartment. Since she stood quite close to a door to a compartment, without being able to move any further, the fourth year decided to go in. ‘Is there a seat…’, she started saying as soon as she opened the door.

Though Gwendolyn stopped talking as she noticed who was in the compartment. ‘Hello Erin’, she greeted the other Ravenclaw with a small smirk. Even though their previous conversations hadn’t been exactly the best, Gwen hadn’t thought about leaving the place and continuing the search for another compartment. ‘Hi’, she greeted the other girl, who looked kind of familiar to Gwendolyn, but, despite all efforts, the fourth year couldn’t figure out her name.

‘Meyow’, a black cat called out and made his way in as the fourth year held the door open. Time for a nap…Heh. Jinx, Gwen’s cat was ready to make himself comfortable on one of the chairs. They were finally returning home. Yes. The place where the owner wouldn’t forget to feed him. Smh. ‘Umm… mind if I join you?’, she asked the two girls before making her way in.

Another sound came from the door before the new girl could even take a seat. OH. It was Gwen. Cooool! Compartment of pretty Ravenclaws. She couldn't help but giggle about this fact. "Hi Gwen," Erin responded. Though, she couldn't call her as a friend YET, she's a Ravenclaw and she's more important than any other acquaintances she'd be having today.

"We don't mind," Erin smiled. "Here. Take this seat." The Ravenclaw moved nearer the window to show that empty space. "Hi Jinx!" Erin waved towards Gwen's cat. That was all Posy needed to come play with its fellow.

"So, how will you spend your summer?" Erin started just to strike a conversation. She'd love to share her summer plans too.

Erm. Gwen just took notice of the fact that Erin started giggling. Why? The Ravenclaw had no idea, and decided to just let it go. As the other girl responded that they wouldn’t mind, Gwen gave a small smirk and decided to take a random seat in the compartment, but in the next moment, Erin was nice enough to show her the empty one. ‘Thanks’, she said and took a seat, with Jinx coming in as well and looking curiously at the two girls.

Erin seemed to remember the black furball. ‘Where is Posy?’, Gwen asked and gave a quick look around. Surely the cat had to be there. Before she could locate the fashion furball, the fourth year heard her friend… err… were they friends? Anyway- she heard Erin ask something.

Hmm. What plans did she have for the summer?

‘I will be going to France with a friend for a couple of weeks. I don’t know if my parents have something planned yet…’ But surely they did. ‘Other than that, I’m going to meet my friends over the summer’, Gwendolyn said enthusiastically. It was going to be the best holiday ever. With France and all. Heh. ‘How about you… Anything interesting planned?’, she asked Erin.

‘I’m sorry…’, she started saying as she drew her attention to the other girl. ‘I don’t believe we met before’ No. Definitely not… ‘I’m Gwen’, she said as she extended her hand. And now back to Erin- Gwendolyn looked back at the Ravenclaw as she waited for her to enumerate her holiday plans. Judging by Erin’s facial expression, the fourth year could tell that she was really looking forward to the summer.

Cassia was so glad being on the train. Though she was feeling a lump in her throat for leaving Hogwarts. She really grew attached to her new school. And despite the fact that she missed her family she still found it hard leaving Hogwarts. She had very good times this term and was hoping that her second year will be as interesting as this one.

As she wandered around the train. She couldn't found any of her friends. But she didn't want to sit alone. So she started walking until she came by a girl leaning on her seat and accompanied by two other girls. She stepped closer to them and spoke, "Hi, Can I join you?" stepping closer more. she really hoped that they wouldn't mind. She could use some company.

She eyed every bit of Gwen's movement heading to her side. At the most, she wasn't really into this Ravenclaw girl, and she couldn't exactly understand their relationship status as Hogwarts' students. Surely, they weren't just classmates or housemates but they weren't friends too. And this thing was making her really confused. Maybe, all she needed to do was just to enjoy the train ride home with her and the other girl.

"Posy is there," Erin pointed towards her already fashionable cat. Like master like cat. ^__^ She smiled as she watched Jinx and Posy rubbed their faces together. Sweeet!

France? Cool! "Where in France?" What are you talking about Erin? You couldn't even differentiate cities from states. "I'll be spending my summer at home, here in London with my family and I'm bringing Elise with me. I assume you know her. She's a housemate too." Erin beamed. Surely, she would know her. Elise is a Quidditch player.



Whilst talking to her housemate, another girl came by the compartment door. A little girl. Scratch that. A cute little girl. But she was a Snake. And Snakes weren't really the best company right now. With all the annoying ones she had just met in the past few days. But what could she say? This girl was just so tiny and so cute.

Yes, of course, they would love to have another one. "Hi! Suuure!" Erin threw a wide smile. But hey, are you a She-Snake? Erin would like to add but whatever!

Louisa didn't get enough sleep last night -surprise surprise- but she gulped down enough tonic potions to keep her awake for at least another 48 hours. Only she was now on edge, her eyes were bloodshot with dark circles around them and a faint red shade on her upper eyelids. At least her hair and clothes were neat and making her look alive. Her tabby cat strolled behind her as she dragged her trunk through the train corridor.

This time she wasn't going to step into the Prefects' Compartment, for her mental health's sake and Paulie's. She managed to dodge him at the feast, despite her anger and annoyance that she couldn't tell him goodbye, and now at the train too she was going to continue dodging him. So he got to be in the Prefects' compartment. Louisa could find herself an empty one...

... or not! "Jon!" She squeaked to herself, sliding the door open and stepping inside, her eyes watering instantly and without a word she left her trunk on the floor before bending down and hugging the snake. "Jonathan," aaaaand she was crying again. Her cat, Viola, would've rolled her eyes at her owner if she knew how to so instead she jumped up on the other seat and went to stand on her behind legs and stare out the window. Meow.

It was always usual for Jonathan to fall asleep in the train but not today. This would be an exception. He has never really took a glance on their way home neither as to their way to school. Although he did sleep on their way to Hogwarts, now, he won't do that. He'll just have to enjoy of this last joy ride home. It's sad to think about it, actually leaving and never coming back next year. There are a lot of pros and cons when graduating...

...and here is one of them.

Jonathan's head swiftly shifted when the compartment door slid open. He saw Louisa with a rather different aura. Not her usual fun and spunky that she gives out to Jonathan. Well maybe, not today as well.

Blink. Blink.

Jonathan at first just stared at her, not knowing what exactly to say. She was getting teary eyed--- WHICH he is seeing for the first time because normally, Louisa doesn't show much vulnerability in her face. The next thing he knew was that Louisa immediately hugged him. As he spoke his name in such a sad tone, Jonathan felt upset as well. Taking a few deep breaths, he patted Louisa on her head with his free hand. Now, he knows she hated that and he can fully remember about it too but right now, it just felt right.

"Louisa" he wanted to make a witty and yet funny comment but he was out of it. He couldn't. Not like this. And then, he hugged her as well "You promised, no crying" adding a motivational smile.

Cassia grinned at the girl who by her tie was a Ravenclaw. She's meeting a lot of Ravies, Cassia thought to herself. Though she was stiil upset that Ravenclws won the Quidditch cup she couldn't deny that they are not really bad. But of course Snakes are the coolest of all the houses.

Nodding at the girl, Cassia settled down across the girl and peered at the window. She smiled at what she was seeing remembering her trip to Hogwatrs how excited and nervous Cassia was. Then she turned to the girl and inhaled preparing for a chat. "I'm Cassia by the way,"She introduced herself. Cassia noticed that she had seen the girl earlier ,probably at classes or in the feast or something. "So are you excited for the summer?" She wondered excitedly for she was so eager to start her summer vacation.