Tay smiled at the girl's manners. "Well Marie Shamira Faris, first year at Hogwarts, I am Taylor Belle McIntyre, third year Ravenclaw." Taylor laughed and nodded, "It is fine. I get mistaken for a lot of different people." She giggled.

Aaaand, another girl came towards them. Wait, what? Her name's Sophie? Doesn't sound familiar. Hmm. Then he realized it was just a mistake. He couldn't help but smile a bit. Little kiddos. Focusing back at the other girl, he still had that smile on his face from the mistake of the little girl. "Oh, right. Taylor. Yup, I'm Zeke. You've got a good memory." Or he just had a really awful one.

Zeke looked back at the little girl. Seemed like a first year. "Hey there, Marie," he greeted. This guy was too nice to young people. It wasn't his usual self. A little too kind.

Tay laughed and smiled, "I am good with names since i have so many family members that i have to remember the names of, so yeah." She shrugged. "So how was your summer, if you dont mind me asking."

See? she was right, she knew she shouldn't have bothered to wake up oh-so early just to catch the train. The platform wasn't even crowded yet!

The blonde sighed as she pushed her trolley forward, her shoes clicking against the ground as she looked around the semi-deserted platform, looking for a familiar face.

"See, I told you we were early." Cass told her mom as she frowned up at the woman who was standing beside her impassively.

Catharina shrugged and answered "It's better early, at least you can pick your compartment. You and your friends would have a compartment to yourselves, don't you want that?"

"My friends aren't even here yet."

"No matter, they'll be here soon, I'm sure they wouldn't want to miss the train." Her mother said with a smile. Then she crouched down slightly to hug her daughter and said "I've got to get to work, you'll be ok, right?"

The blonde rolled her eyes at her mother and smiled "I'll be fine, mother. I'm 16, not 11." and with that, Catharina walked out of the platform, leaving Cass to simply lean against the wall to wait for any of her friends to walk by. She didn't really want to go in there alone.

Zeke simply nodded, slightly losing interest now. "Ohh, I see." With a forced smile at her, he looked straight ahead again at the students with trolleys passing by, at the people everywhere having conversations whether they were seated or standing, at the parents reassuring their little kids that they would do great in Hogwarts, at some kids running around, and at a lot of different things around that was too much to keep up with and too much to actually make Zeke pay attention. He did see the girl he met at the cafe with those freakish color-changing umbrellas that was there probably to attract customers, though he didn't buy anything at all there. Cass was her name. Cass Prewett. At least he remembered.

"Summer was all good. Short, but it was okay for me," he remarked, still looking at Cass from afar. Who was she with? Someone who looks like her...her sister maybe or mother or aunt. "I've paid a visit to Diagon Alley too. Just bought some stuff...like a new wand." Enough about him. To follow the rules of being nice, he asked back, "And you? How was your summer?"

"That is good that summer was good and i agree it is a tad short." She shrugged, "Drama, threats and fights but i doubt that you want to hear any of that..." Taylor felt like he rather not talk to her, "Am I bothering you?" SHe tilted her head.

"Yes...Short..." he said, distracted. Wait, bothering? Being himself again, he looked back at Taylor. "Oh! No, no. I just saw someone I knew. Sorry about that." And directly after the apology, he cast one last glance over at Cass, then at Evie and Lyssie. Okay, all these people he knew. But they weren't exactly his friends. Except for Evie, though he wasn't so sure anymore now. He wanted to accompany her over to cross the barrier but she's already done that. Oh well.

"You said something about fights right? Do you mind telling me more about that?" Maybe that would keep his mind off things. And Taylor could release some of those feelings she had inside. It's what people did to feel at ease, right? Zeke wouldn't know anyway, he's never shared anything to anyone. If he did, that would be a miracle and whoever that person is, I'd congratulate them and literally throw a party over.

"Oh." She laughed and smiled. "Um more about fights?" Tay messed with her hair a little, "Well my boyfriend," Tay gestured to the boy she had walked with, "kept snapping at me off and on for how much i hang with my newest cousin by marriage. He says my cousin likes me." Taylor rolls her eyes, "He also was upset that i found it awkward that his father and my mother started dating each other." She sighed. "Oh and my uncle had forced me to promise to not talk to my cousin but now everyone is mad at him....." Taylor bit her lip, "Oh sorry. You probably only had asked that to be nice....." Tay blushed and sighed.

Tag sprinted out of Saxon's hands and wasted no time in running towards the station. His spirit and legs were running so fast and high he never even felt the sensation of him brushing into people's suits or baby carragies. He could care less. Well, he did care, but his mind had one goal. Tag's little leprechaun feet would stop at nothing.

The kid had super Dash Incredible running powers, because in a matter of minutes he had been at the entrance of the train station now at the location of where he had decided on ending up.

He stopped at the North end of the platform and began to swirl around turning into a green tornado. Well, it suited him since he loved to dance. Tag was turning into a nervous puppy looking this way and that way. Where was she?

"Tag! Wait up!!" Shouted Saxon running after him, a good 50 feet away. She'd lost sight of her little brother and was beginning to get worried until... Saxon stopped and scooped up two gray nikes' off the floor. Shaking her head slightly she realized he had ran so fast that Tag's shoes had slipped right off and he had never noticed. Excitement was boiling in him.

"Where is she?! Where is she?!" Tag cried out in a desperate, anxious voice as he hopped up and down.

Anya had NEVER been more excited in her life. ALL her favorite people were now going to be at Hogwarts. Alec. Asher.

But now. Now she could see the super awesome boy that she met at her brother's quidditch matches.

Her eyes darted around the platform. That Little Irish Man PROMISED he'd meet her here. HE PROMISED!

And so Anya, darting away from her family, finally spotted the crazy blonde mop of her favorite Irish person (sorry Ellie!).

"TAG!!!" she practically screamed as she ran to him. And then, not even bothering to slow down, she running!hug!tackled him to the ground.

"TAG! You're it!" Or him. Or whatever. Anya didn't even care if she was making sense. Because it was Tag!

And Saxon! She gave the boy's older sister a cheesy grin. She'd say hi later. After she figured out how she was going to untangle herself from the ground.

He heard his name! HE HEARD HIS NAME! His eyes darted back in forth in between all these people but they needn't dart anymore. She found him. She came up jogging to him. Wait. No. Running to him, like a American Football player and crashed into his arms.

Tag was it? He hadn't been aware that they had decided on playing Tag You're it, before they got here but he went along with it. "Oh... I get it cause my name's Tag and I'm it!" He said in a giddy, loud voice as if he figured out what E=Mc2 actually meant, but he did'nt. Well, if he was it he didn't want to be 'it' for long so he pet her hair back. "You're it now!"

Ok. She had literally thrown herself onto him and he was losing his balance, he didn't care. "Anya! I'm so excited..I can't believe I get to hang out with you all the time now!" Talking loud was good, very good. Tag hugged her back tightly, a wide spread smile still plastered on his face.

"You, girl...Hello!" Saxon tried to say in a authority voice but it ended up sweet. She walked over to Anya's said and ruffled her hair. No point in attempting to try and split them up, Anya was super glugged to him and Saxon just might get herself trapped into the hug also. Now that Tag was 'done' with his part of meeting his new friend, Saxon looked up hopefully through the crowd to meet her new 'friend'. Now where was Mr. Normal guy?

Alyssa laughed, "Yes I brush Nerfball every day. In fact I brush him every chance I get. He squirms around a lot in my pocket and that's why his fur gets entangled alot. So for now, I'm just leaving it tangled until we get on the train and then I'll be able to take him out and give him a proper brushing. Thanks for letting me sit with you. I think there's a bench where my stuff is."she told Evie as she walked back to her trolley looking back to make sure that the younger girl was following her.

"Your brother and sister aren't going to come back to you? Wow! you are really brave to be standing here by yourself. The first time I was here, I felt totally lost and alone."

It was then that Alyssa spotted Zeke speaking with a girl she knew. Taylor was her name. She wasn't sure how Zeke would welcome her but since he was nice to her at Adeline's birthday party, she figured that she'd wave hi to him.

"Hi Zeke. Hi there Taylor. It's good to see the both of you here too. Evie, this is Zeke and Taylor. Zeke's in Gryffindor and Taylor's in Ravenclaw."

Anya giggled to the point that her eyes were watering. But whatever. This was great! She couldn't wait to introduce him to EVERYONE! And to teach him how to build sundaes. And to... gah... EVERYTHING!

Who would have thought that quidditch was a brilliant way to make friends?

"I know! she squealed. "I think Carter was starting to get tired of me always wanting to come to all his matches." She felt like she was always going over there to see Tag.

She separated herself from Tag. She grinned and flattened her hair. "Saxon." she greeted happily.

She then turned her attention back to Tag. She bounced a little on the balls of her feet. "We need to find Alec! And Asher!" she said. And then they could ALL be bestest best friends forevers.

"And I can show you Jeffrey!" She then spun around in a circle. Where was Jeffrey?!

Oh. Sweet Merlin. His little sister was mental. Literally. Like... his parents should go get her checked out. Now. And separate her from all these boys.

Did Anya even know any girls?

"It would help if you actually remembered to grab Jeffrey..." he commented holding out his little sister's knarl.

"Tag. Saxon." he greeted with a nod. "It's a bit harder to navigate the platform nowadays." he commented nodding toward the baby he had balanced against him with his arm.

"And you." he said looking at his little sister. "Mum and Dad expect a hug before you get carried away and forget about them."

Boyfriend? Seriously? At that age? People these days. Zeke constantly nodded as she began telling her story.

Boyfriend. New cousin. Marriage. Dating. Something about being mad. Okaaaaay. That was a lot of information to take in. "Ohh, that's a pretty.." what was the word? "interesting life you have. Definitely a lot of things going on." Cause the most exciting thing he'd ever get at home would be.....NOTHING. Plain nothing.

Turning his head to follow the direction of the voice, Zeke saw Lyssie about a few feet away over at the other bench. Faaaaaaaaar away. But her voice was still audible, there wasn't much people around anyway. He attempted a smile and tried to wave. "Hey," so she knew the Taylor girl too. It wasn't a surprise. Lyssie knew probably almost everyone. "Yeah, I've met Evie already."

Evie giggled and reached out the pet Nerfball. "Can I brush him somedays if I see you?" Because she was certain her kitten wouldn't be pocket-carrying size in a few weeks. He'd already grown a bit and she'd had him a week. "It's okay, I like sitting with people!" Especially if there was a chance they might have sweets or friends that she could be friends with!!!! Evie followed Alyssa closely, and sat herself down next to the older girl.

"I promised my Grandaddy I'd be brave, and not cry, and not keep following them around." Well, Hollis had added that last one in. But he hadn't mentioned holding his hand when she saw him around the castle. And Evie knew she would do that.

"I know Zeke," She offered quickly, but raised a hand in recognition of the other person. Taylor? And she was a Ravenclaw. WOW.

It was definitely obvious that Evie was happy to see Zeke because she squealed after waving, and dove into his lap to give him a big old HUG. "ZEKEEEEEEY! Look! LOOOK! I brought kitty!" The unnamed one. That he'd assisted her picking out.

Uh. She was not so happy about going to Hogwarts. She had been to a private school in Germany before her parents were moving to England. She didn't have much problems about moving to a different country but why England? As far as she could tell it was boring at the candy there wasn't so great. Not that sweets were everything but it felt quite dull.

She saw a girl leaning against a wall looking fairly bored. If she had friends with her she wouldn't go to the girl but she did. As she walked closer to the girl her heels were making her hurt. She only wore them because she was so tiny at 5'3" but anyway.

"Do you actually know where the train is?" she asked. Why would they hid it if they wanted students to come?

Carter was getting tired of having to have Anya at his games just so she could see Tag? What was this?! There must've been another reason why Carter was getting annoyed. "Cheesecake boy lies." Tag announced. Then he put his left palm up, vertical to him and pointed his right hand pinky towards Saxon's direction. "Its the fangirl..I know it is..Literally dragged me out the door when I mentioned a date for a match." he whispered about his sister.

His eyes got big at the mention of Alec. His big 'brother' as he called him. This day couldn't get any better. Meeting his greatest friends in the world, he thought it'd never come."Alec!" He said shouting his hands into the air."Jeffrey! I wanna see him!" Tag spoke up expectantly as he began to rub his hands in anticipation.

Saxon, who to this point had been pretty calm, minus the running after her brother to keep an eye on him, had a smile that reached to Ireland.So her 'friend' was here. Oh no. Her hair was all messed up and she was red in cheeks before she should be. In a frantic rush she tried to flatten her hair but it only got more tangled and what not. She gave up hope.

"Hi Carter..Oh my poptarts... Is that your's?The baby? Or is it a new addition to Anya's ' i want to adopt this cute baby' list?" Saxon asked. It did sound and seem like something Anya would put up her brother to do. Bending down she began to play Peek- A -Boo with the baby. Yeah, forget about the fangirling. Besides, Carter probably saw more of that than he needed from Saxon.

Anya hid a giggle behind her hand. Tag might have a point. Saxon did go a bit crazy anytime she saw Carter. And she was happy that Tag was just as happy as she was about this upcoming year and all the adventures they were going to have.

After accepting Jeffrey from her older brother, she handed him over to Tag. "He's only the cutest knarl in the whole wide world."

That. And the only knarl she'd ever seen.

Oh. Right. Mum and Dad. She made a mental note to hug them in a bit. And to get her trunk. She'd need that.

"Your... poptarts?" Carter repeated with a raised eyebrow. He looked around. He saw no delicious pastry anywhere.

And he kind of wanted one now.

"Yeah. She's mine. Her name is Olivia." he said shifting the little one a bit. She was now balanced on Carter's right arm while his left one kept her from falling forwards.

He then blinked. "Anya... has an adoption list?" he asked with a raised eyebrow. What did that even mean?

And where was... Devon. (That was his name, right?) It was weird seeing Saxon without her "other half."

Whoah whoah WHOOOOOAAAAAAAAHHHHHH. Blink. What just happened?

Waving, squealing, diving...WAAAA? What Zeke knew is that now, little Evie was hugging him. Aww, so I guess she still is his little sister after all. He couldn't help but smile....and feel loved.

"That's really cute little Evie, have you decide to name it--her--him--" what word to use? "the little...kitty..yet?" He smiled at her and hugged her back. Too cute to resist. But he realized he was showing his vulnerability and the other two--Lyssie and Taylor--were seeing through his stone personality. Guess that isn't important now. He was with his precious lil' sis. And to be honest, that's all that mattered.

Tag smirked because he knew that Anya had understood what he had meant about his err, passionate obsessive fan Saxon was with Carter. It only showed how well their friendship was.

When he began to pet the little,mini porcupine he inched his fingers backward when he made contact with the spikes. Wait, were they supposed to hurt or was he making himself believe that? Whichever it was Tag thought it was the most adorable thing in the world. "He's cute. You know what they say, pets take on their form of their owner..So you called him cute..." Or maybe that was just something Devon said to trick Tag so he shut up.

Mom.Pop. Tag was beginning to get watery eyed when Carter addressed to Anya to say goodbye to her parents. His hadn't been able to come because of work load and now he felt empty inside.

"Its like Oh My Gosh..Oh my Poptarts." She translated for him. She probably made the cheesecake boy hungry now.

"That's a unique name. You don't hear that name around as more." She said with an easy smile. Oh no, the boy got easily confused with the 'list'. "No,no..It just sounds like something Anya would make up, you know cause she loves everyone."

Devon manuvered through the crowed with a graceful ease, as if he were floating, and he stopped up at the sight of the two blondes."Did someone say PopTarts?" It was only his calling. Devon Strudel. He greeted his two friends then caught sight of "Quidditch boy." He said giving Carter a stern, but kind look. "Ready for an adventure of adventures?" Devon asked the 'celebrities' sister.

After sneezing for five minutes, William, eyes watering and nose running profusely, sat up and saw a girl who looked to be his age come up and give him a packet of tissues. How great! Just what he needed!
"Hey– BLRRRRRRR" he had to blow his nose before continuing. "Thanks for these!" He finished wiping his nose but the girl had already began to walk away. She looked upset. Frowning, and feel slightly lightheaded but better altogether, William stood up, got behind his trolley, and began pushing it towards the girl. He finally reached her, and his suspicions were correct.
"Thank you," he said, his voice having a nasally tone, as usual, from the change-of-season allergies. "Are you alright?" He looked at her through his rather large, thick-framed glasses. "Aren't you happy to be coming back to Hogwarts?" He never thought about it, but he supposed there were some people who didn't like going away from their family for months at a time. Being such a bookworm himself, William couldn't possibly be happier!

It was early, too early and summer sluggishness had dictated that her brain was still asleep at the moment, especially after that sleepless night of last minute packing that she did last night.

Yawn.

She had to stay awake though, there was someone talking to her..--wait, what? Cass snapped up as her eyes focused on the girl standing in front of her, as if asking for directions.

"The train?" She repeated, just to make sure that she had read the words from his lips right. Yup, she most certainly said train. Cass then looked over the girl's shoulders and peered into the smoky air, trying to see past the people that now littered the platform. She then raised her hand and pointed forward at the barest hint of black and scarlet "It's right over there." She said with a smile "If you look through the smoke, you'll be able to see it."

She then turned her attention back to the girl and said "You must be new around here." Well, to the platform at least. The blonde then held out her hand and said "I'm Cass Prewett, it's nice to meet you."

Alright? Evelyn gave a small frown. From the look on Kurumi's face, it looked like her summer wasn't alright at all..but that was really none of her business. They hardly knew each other and it would be extremely nosey if she asked what the matter was. She just hoped whatever it was..it would turn out okay for the Gryffindor.

How was her summer? Horrible. Listening to her parents talk about how evil magic was every single day..was well, terrifying. Talking to Trey did make her feel slightly better though. "Erm..it could have been better, I suppose." She said, with a small shrug. It could have been LOADS better frankly.

And, why was the girl constantly rubbing her cheek? "Is something the matter with your face?" Evelyn asked, a little concerned.

Cardigan held onto the straps tightly; wishing for Hogwarts to come faster, wishing for it to go away. This was the last time she would see her best friend...for a while. That, my friends, is not a moment to be anticipated. They hadn't really confirmed seeing each other again, but, she knew it would happen. Best Friends always worked something out. Either way, it always went right in the end. That's what friends were for.

Hopefully she brought a lifes supple of lollies with her. She would hate it if Hogwarts (what a strange name) confiscated them. She would get so angry at the people she wouldn't care if she got detention, as long as she had her precious lollies filled with gummy bears, jelly snakes and jelly babies.

Thankfully the girl with her mother was kind and respnded. Why in Merlin's beard would they want to hide a train station if they wanted kids to come? It wasn't their first idea to go through smoke and go through walls was it? Without anymore question Liesel just nodded.

What? Oh the girl had just said something! Her name was it? It was Cass Prevet or something? Uh, she didn't care anyway. The girl put her hand out as she shook it she told the girl her name "Elisabet Walther, feel free to call me Liesel though." she said with a nice smile. Elisabet sounded more posh especially with Walther which had been the reason she told her that.