Picture of the twins for the interested. (Zephyr is on the left, Arion on the right. Ignore the super-long names; I cut those down for this RP.)
A girl wearing a sapphire coloured sweater and jeans was walking down the length of Kings Cross Station, flanked by two tall twins, roughly 6’4” in height. One of them bore a pair of sleek glasses and blonde hair, while the other possessed ebony tresses, consistently dyed that colour as a method of distinction from his brother. Since Aurora’s aunt and uncle were both overloaded at work, the twins had gladly offered to accompany her to the station. They were happy they could be seeing her off, the three of them being quite close. The males were talking rather animatedly to each other and to the girl between them as she wheeled along a trolley full of random luggage containers and a broom. The blonde, Zephyr, was toting a cage with a cat inside, who was relatively quiet despite the hustle and bustle on the platform.
“—Yeah, remember that time Robert transfigured the taps in the girl’s toilets into snakes?” Zephyr reminisced with a laugh.
“Oh, yeah, that was a grand prank, that one! They were squealin’ for hours—don’t worry, Rory, he graduated with us,” said Arion, snickering and patting Aurora on the back in mock-comfort. His younger cousin shot him a warning glance; she wasn’t easily frightened, but he loved to tease the girl, treating her like the little sister he never had.
Zephyr continued, tucking a long lock of hair behind one of his ears. “He was really all right, just a jokester. But there’s some
real pricks slinking around the school, especially that—“
“—Vender kid?” finished Arion. Being twins, they could not only converse effortlessly, but complete each other's thoughts before the syllable even formed in the other’s mouth. “I know, eh? Piece o’ work, that one; never liked the jerk.”
“Steer clear of him if you can,” Zephyr advised. She gave the blonde a short nod, making a mental note.
After a bit more chatting, the trio arrived at their destination of Platform 9 and ¾. Aurora looked tensely at the brick wall and frowned; once she had thrust herself through the invisible barrier, she would be alone. She had a few friends at the school, but no one who she felt particularly close to. Her cousins finished Hogwarts last year, and so the only chance she’d have of seeing them next would be at a Hogsmeade visit. Zephyr was placing Tinkerbell’s cage on top of her luggage trolley, while Arion was double-checking that all her things were tightly secured.
After that, Arion easily picked up the girl and swung her around a few times (a ritual of theirs), making her laugh for the first time since they left the house that morning. “Now that’s
much better! You shouldn’t hide that pretty smile, short stuff.” He grinned and ruffled her auburn hair. A few seconds later, Zephyr wrapped the girl in a tight hug. “Stay safe, alright? Write us when you’re feeling up to it. Derek and Liam want to hear from you, too.” Derek and Liam were the two roommates that the twins lived with.
Releasing herself from the hug, Aurora looked up at the boys, trying to force a weak smile. “I’ll miss you guys a lot... Hogwarts is going to be really different without you two.” She looked over towards the brick column, picturing the scarlet train that was waiting for her with excitement and anxiety, the feelings competing with each other furiously.
They didn’t want her to be late for the train, so after a few more reassuring words and comforting gestures, the boys soon found themselves calling, “Bye, Raven, good luck!” to her retreating back. She was making quick paces towards the seemingly solid brick wall with her trolley, and gave one last look over her shoulder at the young men, producing a wave and a smile before disappearing through the barrier.
Instants later, she was facing the Hogwarts Express. One of the train’s attendants helped her heave her things into the storage compartments, and she went to board the train with just a backpack (containing the robes she’d need to change into later as well as a few other items) and the cage. “I’ll let you out soon, Tink,” the girl told the cat, and the animal’s ears perked up at hearing her name. Softly sighing, she started to trudge towards the Ravenclaw passenger car. She was hoping she’d miraculously find an empty booth to sit in, but that was highly unlikely given the amount of students who attended the school every year.
"I said this before. The only way to live a good life is to act on your emotions."
- Heero Yuy