Kelly walked through the train, not really paying attention to where she was going. No motivation, no smiles, no mauve. Dressed in all black the Slytherin walked through the corridors. Peeking in here and there, but she didn't really want company.

This new year was starting just the right way, maybe it was tome for a personality change too. New term, new Kelly.....caught up in the tangled web that were her thoughts the blonde almost walked past an empty compartment. Walking backwards quickly, she opened the door and flopped onto one of the seats. Music on, world off.

Summer was over, it was a cliched thought and Aslan was well aware, but that hardly revoked the truth behind it. Summer was over, Egypt was now a craving instead of a dream and the money she had spent the better part of last term gathering up was, well, spent. Gone. Poof.

In retrospect she considered herself immensely foolish for not accepting Bastien Toussaint's monetary gift, if she had said yes... She would have felt indebted, and poor, and foolish in ways she would never have forgave. No, it was better this way. Better to be broke and have kept her shredded dignity than to be owe a friend what she might never be able to return (even if it meant less money for Adrastos to spend on Honeydukes).

Indebted. Indebted. Everyone was indebted in one way or another to the people around them. Friendship was a debt to be repaid, or that was the way it seemed to the Laconic Gryffindor. She had participated in many friendships over the course of these five years. Many had faded, some had endured, but all were a battle of give and take. It was fascinating, occasionally frustrating and in certain cases... Comforting.

Aslan reached up, her small fingers itching to busy themselves with her hair, the string of her peasant blouse, or the small garnet dangling from her choker, but she stopped herself, instead sticking her hands back into the pockets of her jean shorts as she walked in search of Brian Woods, Hazel Haddock or even Esme... Whatever her last name happened to be. She had left Adrastos to his own devices and despite being a solitary creature, Aslan felt her time on the Hogwarts express would be best wasted away in the company of another.

Peeking into compartments, she found most to be empty or at least, empty of those she hoped to find.

Clucking her tongue, she carried on in her search, her foot falls light, her mind heavy.

There was only one person she wished not to meet, but soon she would see that Fate had other ideas.

She had just left Roman and entered the train. This was hard! She wasn't ready to go back, no, summer was to fun. She liked her summer job and the Sirens playing. She was definitely not ready for this.

Holding Storm close she walked around trying to find Kelly. Best friend time was a must. Finding herself in the middle of the compartment Natalia she thought she saw a familiar blond duck into a compartment. Finding her way there she looked in. "This seat taken?" A small smirk on her face she made her way in to sit down.

"So this bites." They were both. Thinking it Nat could see it on besties face. Why did they have to go back?

Azura settled into one of the middle compartments, it was empty and quiet for now. Which was fine with her, it gave her some more time to work on her music.

She put her stuff away and then pulled out her music notebook and started to read some of the sheet music she had in there..

She hummed a little bit as she read.. Just happy to be going back to Hogwarts..

Kimi was wandering the train he was wanting to meet as many people as possible and seeing a girl who looked as though she was reading sheet music alone and said "Hey there may i join you?"

Azura's humming came to a stop as she hears a voice and she smiled up at the boy who stood in the doorway with a smile.

"Of course you may join me. " She said as she gave him a warm smile before she gathered up her papers and put them back in her notebook. She placed her hands on top of the blue bound book and looked back over at the boy.

" I'm Azura. " She said by way of introduction. " Are you a first year? " He looked pretty young.. So it was either that or a small second year?

Kimi smiled at Azura and took a seat across from her and said "Nice to meet you Azura and i am a first year" Kimi was so excited to be actually now on the train to school but he missed his home a lot but he would see it next summer once school was over

Azura leaned back in her seat as the boy took a place across from her. She pushed some of her Raven hair behind her ear before giving him a smile.

"Ohh! So you are a first year? How exciting! " She could still remember her first train ride, when she had met Jasper on the platform and they had become instant friends. And then of course the feast, with the food right and the rain..

It had all been so magical.

A slightly nostalgic smile crossed her lips for a moment before focusing her attention back on the male in front of her.

"Are you hoping for any specific house? Are you excited about coming to Hogwarts? Scared? Nervous? " She asked him curiously.

Kimi smiled at Azura and said "Well i am kind of hoping for Hufflepuff and well i am a mix of the three at the same time"

That he had had an eventful summer was an understatement; indeed, every one of Daxton's summers since starting at Hogwarts had been 'eventful', and never in a particularly good way. The last couple of months had been a time of uncertainty and instability, and he had not had much time to settle into any of the places he had stayed.

The last few weeks had been spent with the Kettleburns, thanks to Daxton's own moment of weakness wherein he had confided in Char about his situation, and she, in turn, had offered a temporary solution. Now, however, since the events of the last few days had played out, Daxton was no longer sure just how temporary a solution it was likely to be.

Now traversing the train corridor alone, Daxton took the time to reflect on how strange it was that he could be so resentful of the fact that he was going back to Hogwarts, and yet feel almost relieved to be in familiar surroundings, heading towards a familiar location, and surrounded by familiar people. He resented that, too; the idea that only familiarity should be any source of 'comfort' to him. That was not the kind of person he wanted to be.

Treading his way through the middle section of the train, tired and only really half-present, Daxton kept his eyes fixed on the hair of the girl walking a little way ahead of him, focusing on the way her brown locks cascaded down her back, occasionally glinting in the early September sun that shone through the train windows. It was what Daxton would have considered to be an inordinate amount of time before he finally snapped back to reality enough to realise just who it was he was following.

Aslan.

The revelation made him hesitate slightly mid-step, bringing his foot down half a beat late and interrupting the steady rhythm of his gait. In the next moment, he had lengthened his stride, as though to catch up with her, though there was no sense of urgency in his movements, and he did nothing to actively gain her attention.

Kaycee walked down the hall while adjusting the snapback she was wearing. She was already pretty much in uniform (minus the robes, which were effort). She even had her Prefect badge pinned to her shirt.

What she didn't have, however, was a chocolate frog. Where was Dante when you needed him? That kid always seemed to have at least two on him at any given time for whatever reason.

And so, the prefect set off on a journey through the hallways trainways? in search of the food trolley.

The front cars just didn't seem adventurous enough.

The back cars just seemed way too crowded for Ariadne's liking.

...and so the middle cars it would be! The brunette third year, who had unexpectedly grown a good bit over the summer, walked down the aisles of the middle section of the train. Her school books and supplies were safety tucked away in the luggage compartment. She would NOT be getting those out now. She'd head to the food trolley later on, but for now, all she wanted to do was get settled. Just WHERE that would be was the question...

So many students walked passed him, leaving him and Obiwan little space to navigate his way to any available compartment. He kept Obiwan propped securely on top of his shoulder, so she wouldn't be bumped into. Silas wondered if he could find a compartment in this crowded area but everywhere seemed full. Oh well, he guessed he could share then. Hopefully, they weren't too allergic to cats.

Silas was too preoccupied trying to find a compartment for them and accidentally bump into someone. "Woah...sorry, didn't see you there...are you alright?" he asked the girl.

Back to Hogwarts again. And this time, for her second time around.

In all due honesty, Vivian wasn't really sure if she was just as excited as she was in her first year. Of course, it was her first last term. She was supposed to feel excited... but now, the twelve year old sort of wished the summer had been extended. She wanted to spend time with her aunt, and her twin baby cousins who turned one this summer, her sister, parents, and well... that Romanian boy. It made her sad for the last few days of her summer, that she wouldn't be seeing him again.

Here's to hoping Aunt Elise would keep her word and not tell dad and Uncle Chris about said boy, yeah?

Trying to keep her positive vibes all around, Vivian forced a smile on her face. She'd be able to see her Hogwarts friends again, and her favourite professors, and all that. Merlin, she also missed the house elves and their great food too! Guess there were other reasons to be happy about, so the blonde kept her mind on that.

After she found an empty compartment, Vivian settled her things. Marshmallow, her Kneazle, was with her. She also tuned her new guitar - the one she got from her parents for her twelfth birthday. Music was her company for the next few hours, unless a friend came by. Would be really comforting.

Whoa. Suddenly person and cat in her face. "Yeah. I'm fine." she said squinting and taking a step back. This school sure did have an obsession with these furry creatures.

She, of course, preferred dogs.

"Are you alright?" That was the polite thing to ask.

Silas shook his head. "Don't worry about me. Obiwan here is okay I think. I'm really sorry for bumping into you..."he apologised once again. Silas had never been onboard the Hogwarts Express before which explained much of his current dazed state. It was all very new to him. Silas noticed the girl had already put on the school dress robes. He wondered if he had to wear them too? "Do we have to wear our uniforms already?" he asked.

How was it that the school term seemed to take forever to end and yet the summer holidays seemed to fly by in the blink of an eye? Not that Trixie didn't enjoy going to Hogwarts but you know...who wouldn't rather be holidaying somewhere?

With her trunk packed away in the luggage compartment, Trixie made her way along the aisle of the train, peeking into each compartment as she went by looking for someone that she knew or perhaps someone new to talk to.

She shifted the box she was carrying, a going away gift from her father, from her left hand to her right and slowed to a stop when she spotted one Ariadne Greingoth looking rather indecisive.

"Hey Ariadne." Trixie greeted the girl. They didn't really know each other but they had a couple of classes together. The third year glanced into the compartment they were standing in front of. "Did someone let off a dungbomb or something?" Is that why she wasn't going in?

SPOILER!!: HAI KAYCEE! HAI SILAS!

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Whoa. Suddenly person and cat in her face. "Yeah. I'm fine." she said squinting and taking a step back. This school sure did have an obsession with these furry creatures.

She, of course, preferred dogs.

"Are you alright?" That was the polite thing to ask.

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Silas shook his head. "Don't worry about me. Obiwan here is okay I think. I'm really sorry for bumping into you..."he apologised once again. Silas had never been onboard the Hogwarts Express before which explained much of his current dazed state. It was all very new to him. Silas noticed the girl had already put on the school dress robes. He wondered if he had to wear them too? "Do we have to wear our uniforms already?" he asked.

Making her way down the corridors after making a brief stop to tuck something in her trunk, Paige fiddled with the chain of her necklace by running her thumb along it as she made her way down the corridors trying not to get in anyone's way as best she could. Something that became a bit difficult when her single weaving maneuvers were halted by a pair blocking the corridor.

"Excuse...oh, Silas! Hello," she smiled at the transfer. "And to you as well, Obiwan." Gentle behind the ears kitty scratches for you. "Looking forward to your last term, Kaycee?" she asked with a tone of familiarity towards the Gryffindor prefect that gave no real indication that this was in fact one of the first times they had ever spoken with one another. Save for when Paige needed to clarify some yearbook related matters. Paige had read quite a few interviews and inquired about others about her fellow seventh year often enough that she felt as though she knew her.

A problem with journalistic writing...sometimes at least.

He's done it again. Cornelius Orion Baltazar has lost Mustard, the bearded dragon, again! The boy kept telling himself he did not lose the Mustard. The Mustard lost itself. It wasn't his fault, really. Cornelius had provided the lizard with different options of settlement. There were his pockets, which thanks to his dad's help were made roomy for the lizard. There was his hair, it made a great bed, soft and bouncy. Then there were his shoulders. Room everywhere. But did the Mustard appreciate all of that? No.

Hands tucked into his pockets and ignoring the empty feeling, Cornelius strolled down the corridor, not freaking out yet. If Mustard didn't turn up in a while then that's when he'll allow himself to lose his beans.

That's when he heard a soft faint tune. Music. Cornelius had to find! Taking larger steps towards the sound, the boy poked his curly head into the compartment. "Is that a guitar I hear?"

Oh, heeeeey!

"Hey, Vivian." Long time no see.

Vivian was just casually singing along to honestly whatever song came into mind. But maybe it was a bit too loud that it could actually reach the eardrums of whoever was outside. But, of course, why would Vivian ever think of it that way? She was so engrossed at strumming to the chords and humming to certain parts of the song she didn't remember the lyrics to. When someone poked in her compartment, the Slytherin abruptly stopped, blinked at the boy standing in front of her, and turned pink.

Oh, Merlin, that was sort of embarrassing.

But good thing it was a familiar face! Otherwise she would've turned as red as a tomato and crawled her way inside her luggage and hide there. Err... right. "Hi, Cornelius!" the blonde said and moved her guitar to her side. "Was my jamming a little bit too loud?" Or was her fail!plucking evident? She had only learned how to play this a couple of weeks ago!

"Wanna come sit?" Company would be greatly appreciated, anyway, despite her loudness.

... Another year here... WHY WAS HE HERE?! That was really the only thought in his head. He'd rather have just stayed home and been with his girlfriend and stayed with his family. No... He didn't want to come back to Hogwarts... Not without her... And plus now he'd have THREE siblings there, so if he did anything remotely frowned upon by his parents, rest assured one of his annoying sisters or brother would go and tattle on him.

He sighed and sat down in one of the compartment with a huff. He didn't care how childish he seemed, he was in a bad mood and if anyone bugged him, he couldn't promise to be his usual 'Hufflepuff' self. He was just grouchy... and had he mentioned yet that he didn't want to be here this year?

Cherry was just relaxing on her hand at this point. Dora knew better than to let her wander while on the train. The last thing she wanted was a squished spider, after all. One wrong jostle and things could get BAD. The blonde had to go snooping around though. See if she could bump into anyone worth speaking to.

This train ride had, as of yet, proven to be a rather boring one and Dora intended to change that. Pronto. If she could. Ugh. Where were the cool kids at? Or she would settle for semi interestING at the mkment.

Lizzie can't believe it! She was finally heading to Hogwarts!!!! She is been waiting impatiently ever since she first got her letter over the summer. She kept bugging her uncle to tell her all about Hogwarts.... not that he told her anything.

She made her way to the middle cars, her uncle's favorite from what he says. She found an empty compartment, so she open the door and let herself in. She took off her bad and tossed it on to a seat, before following it. She giggle when she realize it was bouncy. She bounced up and down for a few minutes, before stopping, getting distracted by the scenery outside. She placed her head on the window, and watched the scenery go by, daydreaming about her new home

Chloe's summer had been in-cred-i-ble. Interning for Ellsberry was, like, a dream come true for the newly minted fourth year. And after spending the whole summer with Josh, her absolutely fabulous supervisor, she had been exposed to so much beauty and fashion and culture that she felt sparkly new. Or at least she did most days when she was in higher spirits. The back half of the summer had been less than pleasant.

But she was feeling extra special this morning. She had her sister at her side after nearly a whole summer apart and she was going back to Hogwarts. There was nothing better than school. The Ravenclaw longed for her favourite, quiet spot in the library all summer.

Linked arms with Clara, the twins searched for seats on the train. When Chloe spotted Dora. The blonde smiled lightly and called her friends name, "Dora!"