Ellinia clutched her snow globe close to her chest as she peered through the compartment doors. Hogwarts. She had never thought that would happen. Ellinia had spent most of the summer helping her parents move into the new house after moving from California. She had not been expecting to move anywhere remotely close the magical school at all. Nope. She didn't even know that she would be moving here. If she was supposed to go to a magic school, she was pretty sure she would've ended up in Salem. Because surely that school was closer than a whole ocean.

Nope. She ended up moving across that ocean and large land mass and ending up here. She was on a train. A magic train. And it was going to be a magic school. Magic. Ellinia Calypso Lexington had magic. She had not been expecting that all.

Cradling the snow globe carefully under one arm, Ellinia slid open a door to an empty compartment and sat down. She placed the snow globe on her lap before shaking it. The snowy white glitter sparkled before it landed on a castle. The Hogwarts castle. Her mommy had given her that as a good luck present for her first year away. And it was sparkly.

Oooh... snow...

Lucy made ​​her way to the back of the train carriages .. she did not want to leave her snowy owl too long alone and a certain point, as she passed in the corridor, she saw something gleaming, a white and gold glitter.. she turned around and saw a girl holding a snow globe in her hand .. Lucy, overlooking on the door of the compartment, said: "It' s really wonderful your snow globe..it is very sparkly! I love so much the snow globes!The snow globes make me daydreaming!..Oh I'm Lucy,this is my first year here and I'm a first year..What's your name?"said Lucy, giving her hand to the girl..

Now Leah and her kneazle made their way to the front of the train, and randomly peeked through a door. It seemed vacant at first, but a closer look told her that there were two girls in there, probably introducing themselves. The second year skipped into this scene. "Hello, do you mind if I sit down?" She pointed at the seat opposite them.

"I hope I wasn't interrupting," she apologized, "Er... I'm Leah, second year, and this is my kneazle, Filomena." Leah thought that it was not right to stay quiet when one girl was introducing herself already. "Nice snow globe you have there." She commented.

Ellinia looked up from her snow globe when she heard the intruder speak. Eyes wide in surprise she didn't know what to say. Instead, she jumped slightly in her seat before standing and smoothing out her clothes with one hand. If they could even be considered clothes - she was wearing her first year robes. Her mommy had said they would be pretty and magic-y. Ellinia just found them itchy.

"T-thank you," Ellinia muttered, shaking the girl's hand. WAS HER HAND SWEATY? She really hoped not. The girl quickly sat back down and placed her snow globe back on her lap, causing the fake snow in the globe to spin around before settling slowly. "I'm Ellinia and I'm also a... uh... f-first year," she said, giving the girl a small smile. People were talking to her. That was weird. Hogwarts people were nice like her mommy had said.

She held her snow globe a little bit closer when she heard the door open.

Another person was here. Was she popular now? Was it the snow globes? She knew her sisters were wrong when they said that she'd be weird if she kept carrying around a snow globe. "Oh, uh, no, please sit down," Ellinia said, gesturing to a seat before quickly grabbing her snow globe. She didn't want it to flop and crash to the ground. That would be horrible. And the girl had a kitty. Except the girl called it a kneazle. What was a kneazle? Was it a common thing? She'd pretend it was. "I'm Ellinia," she said. "It's nice to meet you," Ellinia added quickly. Because the girl was older. This Leah was a second year. That meant she had been at the school for two years.

So it would be manners. Right? "That's a really nice kneazle," she said.

Bree really wanted to make friends around here being on this whole new journey, she certainly did not want to go it alone. She found a compartment with a few girls who looked about her age and entered it. Hi, I'm Bree, mind if I join you girls.", Bree said as she noticed one girls snow globe of a castle that looked just like one in her letter. "Oh my gosh, is that a Hogwarts snow globe. That's so cool!", Bree exclaimed lightly trying not break the sound barrier. Seeing a more 3d model of Hogwarts was making her all the more excited to see the real thing.

"Hello Bree, nice to meet you!", said Lucy .. Lucy was really happy and excited ..a short time ago she was sitting alone and now she was in the company of all those girls her age! She looked at her schoolmates and said, "I hope that we are all in the same House!"

Derry was pretty unimpressed with today, Hugo had woken her up at stupid o'clock, and then she'd spent hours waiting around for her dad to take her down to London... which he hadn't. Her parents had both been pre-occupied and things were running over and she was getting later and later...

So she'd come by herself in the end. Not impressed. Her last year at Hogwarts and she'd come to the station by herself. Great. She got her trunk on the train, then searched for an empty compartment. It didn't take her long, and she hadn't had to scowl at anyone for being in the way yet, so at least that was a small victory.

She found a compartment and closed the door behind her, chucking her bag on a chair and falling heavily into one of the seats by the window. Well, at least she was sat down now. Derry grabbed one of her lollipops from her bag and unwrapped it quickly, hiding the rest of them. She wasn't in the mood to share sweets today, people. Not in the mood. Grump. Huff. Grr. Time to stare out the window dramatically and attempt relaxing.

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Derry was pretty unimpressed with today, Hugo had woken her up at stupid o'clock, and then she'd spent hours waiting around for her dad to take her down to London... which he hadn't. Her parents had both been pre-occupied and things were running over and she was getting later and later...

So she'd come by herself in the end. Not impressed. Her last year at Hogwarts and she'd come to the station by herself. Great. She got her trunk on the train, then searched for an empty compartment. It didn't take her long, and she hadn't had to scowl at anyone for being in the way yet, so at least that was a small victory.

She found a compartment and closed the door behind her, chucking her bag on a chair and falling heavily into one of the seats by the window. Well, at least she was sat down now. Derry grabbed one of her lollipops from her bag and unwrapped it quickly, hiding the rest of them. She wasn't in the mood to share sweets today, people. Not in the mood. Grump. Huff. Grr. Time to stare out the window dramatically and attempt relaxing.

Caleb couldn't find Sophie anywhere, but not that it mattered - she was a big girl and he didn't need to be with her ALL the time. In fact, he kind of liked being alone sometimes - no one would judge him when he had conversations with his owl or his rat. Beans was sitting happily in his pocket, snoozing away, and Scooter had been stored cage and all with his baggage. The owl had been asleep so he probably wouldn't mind.

Carrying his trunk along, Caleb looked for an empty compartment but most of them seemed to be full already. Blehhh. That meant he had to SHARE. A few compartments later, however, he noticed a familiar face and slid open the door. "Hey Derry! Mind if I join you?" Caleb asked his fellow snake and Quidditch teammate. She didn't look too...erm...ENERGIZED today, if that was the right word for it. Ah well, she would surely cheer up in the company of his awesomeness, yeah?

Derry was beginning to relax a little. It was nice to be out of the house, even though she'd been there for the sum total of about two weeks for the whole summer, and she was almost relieved to be going back to Hogwarts. At least if she got annoyed when she was at school she could go flying or something, back home she was questioned at every single turn, even if all she wanted to do was take her horse out for a ride.

She closed her eyes and leaned her head back, wishing they could just get going already. It felt stupid to come down to London just to head all the way back up to Scotland again, but at least she'd see her friends... probably... if they turned up... though to be honest it was probably her fault for not looking for them. But she still had gifts to give them from her travels. Eh, oh well. Derry's eyes snapped open when she heard the door go and she crunched the rest of her lollipop. Oh... "Hey, Caleb." she said, smiling a little at the boy. "Yeah, sure, sit down, it's fine." She sat up a bit so she wasn't spread out over three seats - thank you lanky legs - and chucked her bag on the floor. "You alright?"

Bree looked toward the girl who addressed her and smiled, "Thanks, so what's you're name". The same girl was soon saying she hoped they all ended up in the same house. That would certainly be nice but what were the odds. Just be positive, who knows what can happen "That would be awesome, so what house would you guys like to be in or are in?".

Which house I'd like to belong.. Lucy muttered.."My father was a Hufflepuff but he always has said that I'm not patient rather I'm a little nervous and I'm not hardworking.. but I really love the plants.. My mother is a Muggle and she says that whatever Sortin Hat decides will be fine .. I think I'm a combination of many different things and I don't know which house could suit me .. But I really admire the courage and audacity of Gryffindors and so I'd feel proud to be part of that house..And you?"

Gary was not pleased. NOT pleased at all. As he found himself an empty compartment after pushing some people off his way, he was wondering why his parents always insisted that he took the train to the school every year. The train was filthy and it was full of annoying people. Always crowded. Gary hated crowded places.

Really, did he have to suffer this twice every year? Was not there any transportation service to take him to the school? He bet there would be even if such a thing didn't exist if you paid enough for it. Sighing his frustration out. The Slytherin boy tried to get more comfortable on the filthy compartment seat of the filthy train. As he did so, his eyes met his, kind of small yet vicious looking owl with a sharp beak, owl's who seemed to be glaring at the people outside the compartment, reflecting her owner's mood.

Meh...

Penelope walked around, looking for a compartment to sit in. Spotting a compartment with a few girls who looked her age, she entered the compartment. "Hi, I'm Penelope. Can I join you?" she asked, looking around the compartment. One of the girls had a Hogwarts snow globe. "That's a pretty snow globe," she said.

"I don't know. I only recently found out I was a witch. I grew up with a muggle family who adopted me when I was 6 months old. I was told my parents died in a house fire but the truth is my parents were bad wizards who set up the fire, but were caught soon after and now reside in Azkaban. and I am lucky to be alive thanks to muggle authorities. They were both Slytherins. I at first thought that is the last house I would want to be in but reading up on that house I see that Slytherin values are not horrible and that they could do good with their sly and cunning if they use it against evil. If I do become Slytherin I believe I could help the Slytherin house earn a good rep and perhaps prevent future bad witches from sliding down that slippery slope they think is their only option".

The time had finally arrived! Valon was that much closer to stepping on Hogwarts grounds. Leaving his mother was the toughest part of all this, not because he was going to miss her but because he didn't want her to be alone. They were still new to England, after all.

After securing his trunks he made his way to the compartments, there were crowds of people and all he wanted was a place to sit and probably read a book or play with his cat, Gatinho.

Looking left and right compartments were filling up quick! My goodness there were lots of people here. The new soon-to-be Hogwartian spotted a compartment, upon all the chatter going on around him he smiled and settled for the empty compartment.

First things first, Valon arranged his carry-on next to him and placed his cat on his lap. Sighing and feeling a tad bit nervous all of sudden, the sixteen year old looked out the window and traced his name on it.

A girl with bright red hair had scoured the train thus far and hadn't found a compartment yet that she could sit in. She was throwing glances into the windows. Each so far was full, or was occupied by someone she knew she did not get along with. She passed one compartment that was empty except for one boy, and she thought she spotted a cage.

Kanna backtracked, unsure if she wanted to venture further down the train and risk being crammed into a compartment. Tapping politely on the glass, she poked her head in, pulling her shoulder bag close to hers o people could still walk by.

"Excuse me," she said, "May I join you?". She did not recognize the boy, which she liked, but he did not appear to be the most jovial right now, which discouraged her. She was ready to politely nod and leave, something that she needed to be ready to do more often.

The compartment she had entered was getting crowded. Too crowded for Penelope. She exited the compartment and went to find a compartment with fewer people in it. Most of the compartments were full, but she found a compartment with two other people in it and entered the compartment. "Hi, I'm Penelope. I'm a first year," she said, "What are your names?"

After spending the majority of the Summer holiday away from England Ana had been happy to return to spend the few weeks left of Summer holidays with her boyfriend. She was even happier now though to be settled on the train back to Hogwarts. It was her sixth year and Ana had been delighted that her mother had kept her promise and not pulled her from the school to send her back to Durmstrang, despite the fact that her first school would always hold a special place in her heart.

Ana had managed to lose Terry somewhere in the mass of students and parents on the platform but she wasn't unduly worried about it. She'd see him at school if not beforehand and she didn't mind sitting by herself. Maybe she'd even see some friends on the train? Who knew. Entering the front cars Ana found an empty compartment and dropped down inside it, leaving the door open in case anyone needed to join her, getting out a book to read on the journey.

Having spent a lot of the train journey so far with her boyfriend, Cris, and Jasmine, Lux decided that it was a good idea to maybe get up for a little while and walk around a bit. She would come back to the middle of the train of course, but she wanted to explore some more and see if she could spot other people she knew in order to say hello.

As she reached the front of the train, she saw her good friend Ana sitting alone in one of the compartments, which made her smile because Ana was awesome.

Heading over to the doorway, she stood in the threshold, knowing that the polite thing to do would be to ask to join instead of randomly walking in and sitting down. "Hey, Ana. Mind if I join you?"

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Having spent a lot of the train journey so far with her boyfriend, Cris, and Jasmine, Lux decided that it was a good idea to maybe get up for a little while and walk around a bit. She would come back to the middle of the train of course, but she wanted to explore some more and see if she could spot other people she knew in order to say hello.

As she reached the front of the train, she saw her good friend Ana sitting alone in one of the compartments, which made her smile because Ana was awesome.

Heading over to the doorway, she stood in the threshold, knowing that the polite thing to do would be to ask to join instead of randomly walking in and sitting down. "Hey, Ana. Mind if I join you?"

Ana had opened her book to the chapter she'd gotten up to last time she'd been reading, quickly getting lost in Solzhenitsyn's masterpiece. Aleksandr had given her the book at the beginning of Summer, though Ana hadn't really had the time to read much of it but she was loving it so far. Solzhenitsyn was almost on the same level as Tolstoy!

Just as Ana finished the chapter a voice interrupted her reading and she looked up, a welcoming smile on her lips. "Of course you can Lux," she said warmly, happy to see the younger girl again. "You don't need to ask," she added, as she marked her spot in the book with a piece of ribbon before putting it down on the seat next to her so that she could give her friend her full attention.

As soon as Ana had given her approval, Lux bounded into the compartment and took a seat beside the other girl. "I thought it was good to be proper," she said with a laugh before pulling her friend into a hug. Even though they had seen each other recently, it had felt like ages. Besides, Ana gave some of her favourite hugs though of course Bay's were the nicest.

Stretching her legs out in front of her, Lux got herself comfortable on the seat. "So you excited to go back? Where is Terry?" She had not spoken much to him, and always felt that it would be great to get to know him better. Hopefully that would happen this term, and no one else would start ageing again because that would be dreadful. Once was enough, and Lux never wanted to witness it again.

Things at Hogwarts were going to be perfect, she kept telling herself.

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As soon as Ana had given her approval, Lux bounded into the compartment and took a seat beside the other girl. "I thought it was good to be proper," she said with a laugh before pulling her friend into a hug. Even though they had seen each other recently, it had felt like ages. Besides, Ana gave some of her favourite hugs though of course Bay's were the nicest.

Stretching her legs out in front of her, Lux got herself comfortable on the seat. "So you excited to go back? Where is Terry?" She had not spoken much to him, and always felt that it would be great to get to know him better. Hopefully that would happen this term, and no one else would start ageing again because that would be dreadful. Once was enough, and Lux never wanted to witness it again.

Things at Hogwarts were going to be perfect, she kept telling herself.

Ana laughed softly at Lux's enthusiasm as she bounded into the compartment. It was always refreshing to see the excitable girl. Ana returned the hug gladly, squeezing Lux slightly before letting go. The girl had said that she liked squishy hugs and Ana liked them too. Then again Lux hugs were pretty great, Terry hugs were best but the little girl could come a close second. Maybe third since Sasha gave awesome hugs too. Which she didn't get enough of anymore since she never got to spend much time with him. "Having a boyfriend has turned you into a proper lady," Ana teased, smirking slightly as Lux mentioned being proper.

"I am pretty excited. I can't wait to see people again and all that, although I do hope this year I wont be forced to look like my Babushka because some healers are idiots and don't run tests before deciding to give people new cures," she added, frowning at the thought of all the aches and pains she'd had to suffer through, as well as at the broken ribs since her bones had been more brittle than they would normally be. At least the experience had cured her of her fear of the healer though. "As for Terry I don't know. I lost him in the crowd earlier and figured we'd find each other eventually," she told Lux, waving her hand slightly to indicate her indifference. It wasn't that she wouldn't love to be spending time with Terry, because she would, but time apart could also be good especially since they'd been living in each others pockets for the past few weeks and she didn't want him to start to think that she was clingy or anything.

"What about you? Looking forward to third year? And where is Bay? I haven't had the chance to see him in ages." She'd been going to attempt to arrange a meet up with him last week but then Terry had surprised her with a trip to Cornwall and she hadn't had the time.

Gareth scoffed and started to watch outside from the window. Maybe if he tried to sleep this journey in this stupid train would pass quickly and he could bear the time it took that way until he could get rid of it. Where was he going to lean his head to sleep though? He had no doubt that, as filthy as the train was, it must be dirty and filthy everywhere and he was not going to lean his head on filth.

He was annoyed. And when he heard the tapping on the compartment door, he was even more annoyed. What did they want? With a deep frown on his face, Gary stared at the girl who just...asked if she could join her. The Slytherin boy eyed the girl from head to feet. She didn't look stupid, like a mess or whatever he didn't like. And actually...she could be considered a pretty girl, so why not? Plus if he couldn't sleep, having a conversation with a girl could make the journey kind of bearable.

He gave her a polite a nod and shifted his gaze on his owl. "Careful with the bird, though."

And someone else walked in. Gareth raised his eyebrows at the small girl. Oh...she seemed to be brave walking into his compartment like this, not knocking or else notifying him of her existence before talking to him. So, she was a firstie. Well, that explained things a bit but still they needed to learn, did not they?

"What do you want?" Gareth told the little one curtly

"Yeah, pretty good summer - considering that we hadn't died and stuff from old age," Caleb said with a chuckle. He took his trunk and lifted it up onto the luggage rack and then plopped down oppose of her. He leaned back and propped his feet up, hoping that she wouldn't mind if he made himself comfortable - he was wearing new trainers so it's not like they were dirty or anything.

"So, ready for your last year?" he asked with a small smile. He wasn't sure if she was upset about leaving or excited - it was always one or the other with seventh years, it seemed.