What? Why was he saying ‘sorry’? Jory really didn’t have to apologize just for laughing. Because if people should say sorry just because they had mocked someone or were laughing, then Gwen would have to apologize to way too many people. Erm. Wait-what? Looked funny. ‘Yeah’, she mumbled. She probably would have laughed if this had happened to Jory instead, so mehhh.

Hmmm. Didn’t see her play? That’s probably because I have never played, the seventh year thought. Never. That didn’t sound good. ‘Well… I’ve been thinking of joining the Quidditch team for a while… but I actually haven’t thought much about playing Gobstones’, she admitted. But anyway- ‘Maybe…’, she added with a small smirk.

Hehe. Apparating all around. That was probably what everyone was doing as soon as they got the license. Gwen had annoyed her parents by apparating all around the house. So funny. The only bad part was that she had scared Jinx by apparating all of a sudden next to him. But anyway, as a reply, she only gave a small nod to Jory.

Sure? Alright then. ‘So… umm…’, she started saying. Ugh. She really needed advice. Hmph. And she was a Ravenclaw. She was supposed to figure out things easily, no? But this was not school related and it had been on her mind for a while. But was it necessary to ask Jory? Ummm… ‘Will you please help me with Muggle Studies this year? Since erm... NEWTs are coming up’ That wasn’t it. She just backed out as subtly as she could.

She barely got to finish the sentence when she noticed everyone was boarding on the train. Alright then. Time to go. She made her way to the train, and headed first to the luggage compartment, this time CAREFUL not to stumble over something. After that, she got Jinx and her sketchbook and started walking along the train corridor, looking for a compartment. She eventually stopped in front of a compartment and waited for Jory to arrive there was well.

Sky was on the hunt. The hunt for a compartment that was firstie free. And at the very back of the train, she finally found one. Figures, right? Anyway, she sat in one of the seats and placed her carry on (since, you know, she'd left her trunk in the luggage compartment) in the one beside her before pulling out a big bag of Sugarplum's candy. Of course, she wasn't about to eat it all right then. That would be completely irresponsible, considering that it was meant last until she could get to Hogsmeade. She dug out a Sugar Quill, opened it and popped it in her mouth, waiting for someone to come join her.

Christmas was looking for someone to sit with on the way up to school and saw an older girl sitting alone and said "Hey may i join you?"

Brodie instantly headed for the back cars as Taylor had told him to do, he chose a compartment, waiting for her to get there. He smiled, excited and nervous for his first year at Hogwarts.

With the luggage put away Lex was now back to pulling Lottie along the train looking for the perfect compartment. It couldn't be one that was full and it couldn't be one with idiots in it. She was allergic, the ride to school would be uncomfortable...and not necessarily for her either.

It had hardly, if at all, occurred to her that the girl was in a bad mood and in fact the glares back on the platform, she missed those too. Not her fault. She usually saw what she wanted to see and those didn't strike her as anything to concern herself with. Nah. Lottie was probably being plagued by people out there anyway. Like, Lex might have saved her brain from dying slowly. You are most certainly welcome Lottie! BEAM.

She finally came to a stop when she found a perfectly empty one. This was good. She could work with it.

"We'll claim this one and practice spells on anyone who tries to sit with us...unless we like them then I guess we can't." She flopped down on one of the seats and had Felix curl onto her lap only seconds after. "And you know that like might not even have to be a mutual kind of like, just so long as one of us can stand them." That was a risky condition because she was sure that Lottie appreciated certain people that she did NOT but it was kinda necessary because...you know...certain other people that Lottie didn't like one bit might show up and she didn't fancy practising anything on him--okay maybe she did but nothing harmful.

In all this, Lottie's mood was still unnoticed.

It'd taken him QUITE a while to find an empty compartment (just HOW MANY students were there?!) but he succeeded at last towards the end of the train with his family following him from the windows outside. His tears had just dried off and he was glad to say a final goodbye to his family tear-free. So, hands on the window, he grinned at his brother, father and mother as they waved at him back. His brother and father were discussing something he couldn't hear (he couldn't think of opening the window) so he held his mother's gaze instead with both of them smiling broadly.

Smiling until the train started, that is.

As it started to move, his grin was replaced with a face fighting to keep the smile as new tears formed in his eyes. He'd promised himself not to cry, but he couldn't help it and he even sobbed once, believing he was still alone inside the compartment. He started to wave frenetically as he craned his neck to see them (but he failed). He saw them all saying something, but he couldn't read their lips and before long, it was stupid to keep standing at that funny angle as they weren't visible from his compartment. He fought the urge to run out to the very end of the train, and simply sat next to the window, looking out and silently sobbing to himself.

"it is easier to carry your trunk on your head, even though it is more sore" thought Sarah to herself as she made her way through to the back of the train. She never knew why she went to those cars in particular.
She then noticed a solitary figure by the window, and her heart went out for it. Sarah had a phobia of seeing lonely people and people left out so she walked up to him.
"Hey you!" she called friendly giving him a big smile. "What is your name?" she asked. "My name is Sarah Edwards, I am a third year.. no fourth year now. I am in Gryffindor." She then berated herself for talking to much. she just got so excited when she met new people.
The boy was shaking... it was not the vibrations from the train though. The boy was crying. Sarah then removed the trunk from her head. "Can I sit next to you?" she asked.

Forget Gobstones. Jory was interested upon hearing what Gwen said. "Really?'' He had never really pictured Gwen playing Quidditch. "Then you should try out, then,'' he said. Why not? He had never seen her fly maybe except a few terms ago but she must have gotten even better. "So, which position would you try out for?'' If he tried out, it would definitely be a Chaser. Or beater. No keeper or Seeker, though. Too much pressure on those two.

That was all? "Sure,'' the badger said enthusiastically. "And any other subject you need help with.'' If he was any good at the ones Gwen wanted help on. Definitely not Arithmancy though..

And at that moment, the Train pulled up. Time for that last ride to Hogwarts. He followed Gwen to the luggage compartment to stow his luggage and the cages. Done with that, Jory headed back out to the corridor looking for Gwen. He finally spotted her standing in front of as compartment with Jinx the Cat in her arms along with her sketch book.

"This one, then?'' he asked indicating to the empty compartment.

Forrest tried his BEST to stop the sobs, but he just couldn't help it. This was the first time he would be away from his mother for a LONG time--in fact, he didn't remember even one night when she wasn't there for him. If only she could be here to help him... no, he should stop thinking about her, or else he'd really cry...

Hey you...

His head snapped to the direction of the sound and he saw a girl smiling at him. Trying to control his breath, he wiped his face with the back of his hands and didn't smile or anything. He couldn't even answer her questions, because it felt like too much of an effort to do anything but be SAD.

But he did notice the trunk over her head.

"There's a place to put it," he said weakly, pointing to her trunk with his finger.

Minerva walked onto the train. Time to get geared up for another term and she seemed to be ready. Finding an empty compartment on the other hand might find to be more difficult. Walking through the corridor Minerva finally found an empty spot. She knew Bay would be behind her soon, well she hoped the young girl wouldn't change her mind from sitting with her. She wasn't sure where Laura had went, maybe she should look for her.. She put it in her memory to look in a second.

Finding an empty compartment, Minerva walked into it and sat down. Ethan had gone to do his prefect thing with his prefect people and she hadn't seen anyone else. Where was Jory, or Taylor, or even Ariana. Shrugging it off she knew she would find them later. She frowned a little even though she was super happy, but it was sad knowing Damon wouldn't be coming in to sit for this train ride and the fact that this was a preview of next term when Ethan wouldn't just be up at the front of the train.. Shaking that thought of her head she looked out the window a bit...

'So that boy really had been crying' mused Sarah. He must be home sick. Sarah could not understand how a person could be homesick. She kind of got sick of home, at home there was no Alexa or Penelope. No magic, no hogwarts.
"Thanks..." she said, by now she was eager to use magic again. She did a quick levitation spell and put it up. Thankfully she still had her bulging satchel on her.
"Silence is a form of agreement, so I guess I will sit next to you" she said still smiling. She flopped down on the seat opposite him. Mentally she did a quick check, she had put Angelina away already, her trunk was on top of her and her satchel with her.
"so, if you don't like talking I don't mind. You see I like talking, yet I hope I am not intimidating or something so feel free to talk back." Sarah rummaged in her satchel, and found a container. "here are brownies, do you want some?" she asked

Forrest watched her every move closely as she performed the very spell Daichi had shown him on Diagon Alley. He was HUNGRY for magic, and it was the best way to soothe him now. He didn't know whether she did it on purpose (like reading his mind to find the best way to soothe him) but it definitely worked for him to be more talkative.

"I'm--new to this--magic," he explained in a stronger voice as he opened his hands to indicate 'all this'. Or else, he was talkative, okay? Sort of. If he liked the person. And currently, he liked her. Especially if her brownies were tasty too. He knew it was rude to take one without saying his name or anything, really, but he didn't care now. He'd just said goodbye to his family and--

Stuffing the brownie inside his mouth, he chewed it hungrily to keep his mind busy. Once he was done, he said "Tasted amazing, thanks." He even offered her a smile, a heart-broken smile that is because his family was--

"I'm Forrest." Did she say she was from Gryffindor?

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With the luggage put away Lex was now back to pulling Lottie along the train looking for the perfect compartment. It couldn't be one that was full and it couldn't be one with idiots in it. She was allergic, the ride to school would be uncomfortable...and not necessarily for her either.

It had hardly, if at all, occurred to her that the girl was in a bad mood and in fact the glares back on the platform, she missed those too. Not her fault. She usually saw what she wanted to see and those didn't strike her as anything to concern herself with. Nah. Lottie was probably being plagued by people out there anyway. Like, Lex might have saved her brain from dying slowly. You are most certainly welcome Lottie! BEAM.

She finally came to a stop when she found a perfectly empty one. This was good. She could work with it.

"We'll claim this one and practice spells on anyone who tries to sit with us...unless we like them then I guess we can't." She flopped down on one of the seats and had Felix curl onto her lap only seconds after. "And you know that like might not even have to be a mutual kind of like, just so long as one of us can stand them." That was a risky condition because she was sure that Lottie appreciated certain people that she did NOT but it was kinda necessary because...you know...certain other people that Lottie didn't like one bit might show up and she didn't fancy practising anything on him--okay maybe she did but nothing harmful.

In all this, Lottie's mood was still unnoticed.

Lottie limited herself to follow Lex. That was it. Though, she'd been looking around everywhere they went, because you never know, right? And she tried her best not to move her bag too much because Mags was in there, you know? Poor thing.

GLARES to the one in front of her were still going on. This wasn't how Lex felt whenever Lottie was being entirely honest rude, was it? No, because...never mind, compartment let Lex find you.

FINALLY!

Lottie didn't take a seat, yet she did place her bag on the seat in front of Lex. She stood there, arms crossed across her chest, not glaring, but close enough. "I think I know who you speak of," as if she needed a reminder. Lottie had actually thought about it while on the platform. But NO, she had something else to say. "That was incredibly rude, you know?" Chances were she didn't know. "I was talking to a friend on the platform and you...you didn't even let me say 'see you later' or something." Bid her goodbyes, that.

Her position didn't change one bit. Why, yes, she looked rather annoyed, one might think that Aidan had joined them.

After a moment of shifting Felix around she kicked her feet up. This would be fine because Lottie threw her bag on the other seat which meant this whole one belonged to her. That being the case she would make it even more clear that they didn't want almost anyone sitting with them.

She glanced to the window and the moving scenery for a minute, still not realizing the ever sinking mood of her friend but finally, when Lottie didn't sit and Felix began eyeing the bag her attention was drawn back to the door. She thought to ask if there was something wrong. Now that there was no rush she could detect something like a glare on the girl's face. Why though? She hadn't done anything but get her into the train so they wouldn't get left at the station--it was literally 7 minutes 'til departure. Yeah, she was still waiting on the thanks.

A thanks she realized wouldn't be coming once Lottie got to speaking. "Oh?" She sat up in the seat and gave the girl a puzzled look. "Were you? I didn't see anyone?" She tried thinking back to the platform but really, all she could see where clusters of people and the train itself. Who had Lottie been talking to?

Her brows furrowed when she couldn't think of anyone. "I suppose, I'm sorry then. You could have said something." How odd. She didn't think she was that oblivious and she kinda didn't care either because she got Lottie into the train and they'd both be going back to school.

Max was both annoyed and excited to be on this train, he missed his friends and would be happy to see the ones he missed but there were also those few people he didn't really WANT to see again...meh

He walked through the train alone..or so he thought. His cat, Tiberius had been following him around, Max left him home over the summer while he and Elliot went on vacation and the cat didn't like being left alone, not at all. So he was following Max around, EVERYWHERE. Max was bored, Elliot was asleep and he was hoping to find Ariana, Maybe Dylan..someone..

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After a moment of shifting Felix around she kicked her feet up. This would be fine because Lottie threw her bag on the other seat which meant this whole one belonged to her. That being the case she would make it even more clear that they didn't want almost anyone sitting with them.

She glanced to the window and the moving scenery for a minute, still not realizing the ever sinking mood of her friend but finally, when Lottie didn't sit and Felix began eyeing the bag her attention was drawn back to the door. She thought to ask if there was something wrong. Now that there was no rush she could detect something like a glare on the girl's face. Why though? She hadn't done anything but get her into the train so they wouldn't get left at the station--it was literally 7 minutes 'til departure. Yeah, she was still waiting on the thanks.

A thanks she realized wouldn't be coming once Lottie got to speaking. "Oh?" She sat up in the seat and gave the girl a puzzled look. "Were you? I didn't see anyone?" She tried thinking back to the platform but really, all she could see where clusters of people and the train itself. Who had Lottie been talking to?

Her brows furrowed when she couldn't think of anyone. "I suppose, I'm sorry then. You could have said something." How odd. She didn't think she was that oblivious and she kinda didn't care either because she got Lottie into the train and they'd both be going back to school.

Hi, Felix, thanks for your attention. The kneazle got a smile, actually. And her eyes went to her bag. Mags is one smart pygmy puff, she knew she couldn't get out, else she'll be eaten. But she'll place the bag in the upper part of the compartment, she'll be safe there.

Now that Lex was more than comfortable, then they could talk, right? Right.

Yes, exactly, Lottie had been right, she didn't even notice. The glaring look disappeared, she was now staring at her in disbelief. "Yeah, I was talking to Garrick," it didn't even occur to her that Lex probably had no idea who Garrick was, though quite frankly, she probably didn't know him, otherwise she would've noticed, right? Wrong, the only person whom she could've possibly recognized was...OH, apologies.

"You must apologize to him." Especially him, because he was very keen on apologies. And now he probably thought Lex was the rudest person ever. She didn't care about that, actually, she found herself caring more of what he thought of her. "You...sort of didn't let me," did she not remember all the pulling? And then the following of Lex, because Lottie wasn't too fond of being pulled, apparently. Not when the direction was to take her away from that one fourth year Ravenclaw.

Minerva heard someone near her compartment door. Thinking it was Bay, Laura, or someone she liked she turned, Hey... frown What was he doing here.. She sat up a bit straighter.. Greeeattt she was here alone in the compartment and Maxwell well wasn't the person she wanted to see. What if Ethan came back and saw them together, would he think something was up again. NO he needed to go.. just go away.

She gave a small nod so not to be rude, but turned her head back out the window. Yes she was ignoring him, it was the best option, but it was going to be a short option as Fluffy jumped down off her shoulder and bounced over towards the cat, probably thinking it might be Elise out in the corridor, but it wasn't it was Maxwell's cat... Looking back over she sighed, "Fluffy get back here.."

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaait!

Stop. No. Just no.

How in Merlin's beard did Felix get a smile for eyeing her pygmy puff and all Lex got for ensuring they both got on the train was a glare-y looking thing that wasn't very friendly, or warm, or grateful or anything like that???? This, it wouldn't really work. Kneazles never got more love. That wasn't how it was meant to work, OKAY LOTTIE???

She would have called her out on it too but then the glare was gone and Lottie was looking more like she'd seen a mermaid on land or something else that was hard to accept with standard logic. This was questionable too--"Oh that dude! Was he on the platform too?" Someone else that had run into him besides her and that other guy. That dude got around quickly. "Are you sure?" Seriously. She would have noticed something like tha--....no. No she wouldn't. Neeeevermind.

She wasn't completely convinced about this but if Lottie said it was true then it was probably at least half true. She wouldn't question it. Instead she pulled a cauldron cake from her bag and go right to. The first bite went down just fine, thanks for asking. THE OTHER NEARLY HAD HER CHOKE TO DEATH! "Apologize? To who exactly?" She took a moment to get the clump of cake down her throat before raising an eyebrow at her. "Ahem. No. There are very few people I apologize to and even less without some form of coercion. He, him, that boy, no." And there was a shake of the head to cement that.

There were certain things she just didn't do. Read and APOLOGIZE.

"Oh right, sorry again." See that? Lottie gets an apology because she's one of the few people. The circle wasn't getting any bigger any time soon. NOPE.

Max heard a door open and thought that maybe it was Ariana...he was really hoping to see how her summer had been but then no one came out...he took a step forward, Minvera. She seemed content to ignore him, typical.

He nodded back since she was at least acknowledging the fact that he was breathing.. then Fluffy was bouncing around Tiberius. The fat cat getting a bit dizzy, trying to keep up. Max looked down and sighed because he knew she was on her way out here, crossing his arms, feeling the rich leather of his Dragonskin Jacket. "Minerva." He greeted her with raised eyebrows. "You might want to hurry before your master thinks we're actually friends again."

"That sounds pretty nice." She smiled at him. "Do you have any plans of what you'd like to do after you graduate this year?"

"That's the one. It's okay I guess, I kinda suck at French so it wasn't the best experience over all, but I'm sure it would have been fine otherwise." Ali said trying to just shrug it off. "I'm entering my fifth year now, and no I don't really know which house yet. I mean my brother was in Ravenclaw but I don't really know about the houses or which I would really belong in or anything like that."

Minerva stayed sitting, but she knew shew as going to have to get up. Fluffy who use to be so antisocial other then towards Damon's pets was now miss social butterfly.. Aww maybe she finally learned from her human mommy, or maybe Elise just brought it out of her she wasn't sure which. The only thing Minerva knew was she was going to have to go fetch the little fur ball and that meant facing Maxwell face to face again. It wasn't that she hated him, no she knew she didn't, but she didn't like him very well either.

Walking out of the compartment she shook her head and laughed at her cute little puff bouncing all around Maxwell's cat. She was about to head back into the compartment without saying a word and taking the advice of Thumper, if you can't say anything nice.. when Maxwell spoke. So the boy never watched Bambi that was obvious.. Glaring at him she turned, "My master?" she laughed at the thought of someone actually being that towards her. "Ethan is up at the prefect compartment since he is a prefect this term." It did come out a little snobbish, but she didn't care she was proud of him and she knew Maxwell would never come close to something like that. "and he is not my master I am not a dog.."

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Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaait!

Stop. No. Just no.

How in Merlin's beard did Felix get a smile for eyeing her pygmy puff and all Lex got for ensuring they both got on the train was a glare-y looking thing that wasn't very friendly, or warm, or grateful or anything like that???? This, it wouldn't really work. Kneazles never got more love. That wasn't how it was meant to work, OKAY LOTTIE???

She would have called her out on it too but then the glare was gone and Lottie was looking more like she'd seen a mermaid on land or something else that was hard to accept with standard logic. This was questionable too--"Oh that dude! Was he on the platform too?" Someone else that had run into him besides her and that other guy. That dude got around quickly. "Are you sure?" Seriously. She would have noticed something like tha--....no. No she wouldn't. Neeeevermind.

She wasn't completely convinced about this but if Lottie said it was true then it was probably at least half true. She wouldn't question it. Instead she pulled a cauldron cake from her bag and go right to. The first bite went down just fine, thanks for asking. THE OTHER NEARLY HAD HER CHOKE TO DEATH! "Apologize? To who exactly?" She took a moment to get the clump of cake down her throat before raising an eyebrow at her. "Ahem. No. There are very few people I apologize to and even less without some form of coercion. He, him, that boy, no." And there was a shake of the head to cement that.

There were certain things she just didn't do. Read and APOLOGIZE.

"Oh right, sorry again." See that? Lottie gets an apology because she's one of the few people. The circle wasn't getting any bigger any time soon. NOPE.

Oh, that dude. Yeah, she eyed Lex curiously. At the very least she knew one Garrick. Was he the same? "You know him? Ogden?" she asked, tilting her head to one side, gradually coming closer to her designated seat. She was much less upset by now. And when Lex asked her if she was sure, she couldn't help but smile some and look out the window. "Definitely." She was definitely sure it'd been him.

On that moment, Mags broke free and went to the upper part on her own. She was safe from Felix. And Lottie took a seat.

Eyes on Lex now. But she didn't seem to be upset anymore, she was only disappointed. "To Garrick, of course," but Lex wasn't one for apologies, was she? However, she'd apologized to Lottie lots of time by now. "Why not? You were rude to him by taking me away from him." By making them stop holding hands, which was something she learned she enjoyed quite a bit.

But then she smiled, and nodded. Apology accepted. It wasn't so hard was it? Apologizing?

Max watched the little thing bounce around, eyeing it, his arms still crossed he scoffed a little at her words. She was so...different from the person he knew, He knew he was as well but he hadn't stooped to praising prefects and acting like Elliot was the supreme ruler of his life.

Max nodded. "Yes, your Master, Ethan." He moved his eyes from the bouncer to her and watched as she seemed so prideful. "Oh, He's a prefect now? So he's joined the ranks of the goody-two shoes point pushers?" Max didn't like prefects to be honest, he knew a few and he just didn't trust them, now he REALLY had to keep on eye on Ethan. "Good for Mr. Perfect..Well, Mrs. Perfect Prefect..i have better things to do than be looked down on." He bent over and picked up his (Rather Heavy) Cat.

"Hm? Yeah him. Ran into him down in Diagon Alley, almost walked away without shaking his hand too." 'Cause he had been unnecessarily rude and she didn't much think that she wanted to have herself acquainted with him. She had better things to do with her summer. "There was this other dude who knew him too, said his family owned firewhiskey." She had yet to see the significance of that but maybe Lottie would know and explain it to her sometime.

What was more important was that Lottie was finally going for the seat! Yay! Even more proof that this compartment was FULLY taken.

With Mags perched where she was Lex put a firmer hand on on Felix. He was a pouncer and she was sure Lottie wouldn't have appreciated that very much, especially now that she was back in a good mood. Good enough to be smiling through windows. Riiiiight. There would have been questions about that but then Lottie went clarifying and bringing him up again.

"But we've just established that I didn't do it intentionally so technically I wasn't being rude, simply oblivious. I don't think I should have to apologize for who I am." Lottie never had to apologize when she was being terribly honest with certain people so she was most certainly NOT going to apologize to someone she hardly wanted to be acquainted with in the first place.

This was quickly dismissed by another of the girl's smile. Awesome, no more annoyed friend! "Enough on that though, we can find other," more important? Interesting? Intelligent? "things to talk about." BEAM.