Platform Nine and Three Quarters, 9:37AM: (PLEASE REMEMBER, only I am posting time, so that way we can keep everything organized and so that we neither go too slow or too fast. Everyone's post does not have to exactly match the timeframe, it just has to be close enough so that we can all stay chronological and organized while also never going too slow)

Joshua wondered, did the train leave at 9:45AM simply as a coincidence, or was it deliberate. The station was Nine and Three Quarters after all. And why was it Three Quarters anyways? Joshua wondered if they named the station after the time the train left. Because otherwise, Nine and a half would be more accurate. Either way, Joshua was looking out the window, waiting for his only Childhood friend, Sao. Her full name was Saoirse Andromeda Penelope Adelrik-Lysias, but he just called her Sao (pronounced "Sayo"), at least when her mother was not around. They had a lot in common. They both had over controlling people in their family. She had her mother like Joshua had his grandfather. And her mother absolutely refused to let anyone call her anything other then Saoirse.

Joshua came from a very old, very prestigious pure blood family. Now, most of his family was actually pleasant to deal with, at least most of the time, but then there was the most prestigious and most influential of them all, his grandfather. He and his grandfather did not see eye to eye, on anything. His grandfather just wanted to use him to elevate his own status, while otherwise just keeping him locked away out of sight so Joshua did not embarrass him. Taking him to fancy parties to show off. That was technically how Joshua met Sao. They were both trying to sneak away. Joshua was more of a "skinny dip in the river" person then a "Fancy Ballroom Party" person.

He looked out the window again, waiting to see when she would show up. He was actually the first DeBell to attend Hogwarts in a long time. Most of the time they were homeschooled, partly because of their prestige, and partly because of the DeBell bloodline train. They were a special form of Metamorphmagus, where while they could only shapeshift into a certain number of forms, they had other perks to make up for it. They also have their downsides, such as they could not shapeshift their clothes like an Animagus, and they have to do it a certain amount of time that changes for each DeBell after their last transformation or feel exponentially increasing pain. Technically, Joshua should morph at least one to two times a day.

He took out his notebook, and began drawing the station while he waited. He wanted to capture all of its detail. He didn't bother putting his glasses on either. He only needed his glasses to read, but not always to draw. Only if he was drawing something close to him. However, to read anything either close to him or far away from him, he needed them. As he finished, he heard a knock on the door, but he knew it wasn't his friend. So he decided to have some fun. He quickly changed, and turned into his wolf form. The person opened the door, saw him, and quickly yelled, shut the door, and ran away.

(I hope you don't mind this next part SuperRoo, I would have asked you if you came online after I had this idea, but you didn't, so I figured you would want to return able to post immediately instead, considering this was based on what we talked about).

Before anyone else came though, the door opened again, and it was Sao. She looked at Joshua, laughed a little, and then entered and then closed the door behind her. "We have not even arrived yet and you are already getting us into trouble?"

Joshua turned back into his human form, and started getting dressed as Sao sat down. They were best friends, so he did not care anyways. "Hey, worried you entered a different train car entirely. Besides, no one knows my family's secret but you, so the conductor will just think he is crazy. Plus, you gotta admit that was hilarious. Even more then that time we went skinny dipping in the river, and you decided to climb a tree, but accidentally got stuck and wound up hanging upside down, naked, from a tree. And then, after making a sketch, I tried to help you, and got stuck as well".

The train then made its starting noise, and began to depart. As he finished getting dressed, he grabbed his notebook and showed her the sketch of the station. "What do you think? My best yet?"

(So, rahter longish, but the first post always is! Anyways, let the posting begin! Also, yes, me and SuperRoo did a lot of discussion about our characters histories, and decided they where best friends growing up)

"Wir sind spät," Lilly said angrily while running to catch the train, "Das ist deine Schuld Jake!" (We are late, this is your fault Jake) Jake laughed at his sister, it was funny when got mad. Her angry German combined with her French accent made it hard for Jake to take yet seriously.

"Lilly chérie, ça va, vous ferez le train." His mother told her.(Lilly darling, it's fine you'll make the train.)

"Aber, Mutter,"(But, mother) she started to complain, Mariah looked at her and she stopped. When they reached the train, the twins waited for their mother, step father, and step brother. Mariah kissed the tops of their head and told them to be good, before giving them hug and saying goodbye. They waved to their step father and followed Percy on the train.

"See Lil, we're early." Jake teased, he hit her shoulder playfully. She showed no signs of acknowledgement or emotion as she punched. "Güte Lil. Das tut weh."(Goodness Lil. That hurt)

She glared at him and he put up his hands in mock surrender. "What do we do know. Percy left us." She looked at him expectantly.

"Why are you looking at me, I don't know anything." He responded dramatically. She nervously played with her faintly pink hair. He grabbed her hand and began to lead her through the train."We'll find a carriage with other first years, and all will be well." Jake told her. 'I hope' he thought, but decided not to tell his sister that part.

"Hilf mir." She muttered.(help me)

"What was that?"

"Nichts." She fake smiles.(nothing)

"Your forgetting I speak German to, are you?"

"That's ridiculous, of course not." She flips her hair. "What are you doing?" She asks him. He walks over to a carriage door.

"There are first years in here I can tell."

"If your wrong?"

He shrugs and knocks."Jake don't-" she cut her self off as the door opens.

((Yay!! Finished, I wanted it to be so that Jake knocked on Joshua and Saoirse's carriage door, but I didn't I want to write for those characters so I'll leave it here I guess.))

Keoni

Keoni sighed loudly when he finally found Platform Nine and Three Quarters. The boy looked around to see if anyone was looking then silently disappeared into the brick wall. Miko was shifting uncomfortably in Keoni's backpack. The creature hated being cooped up, but it wasn't common at all for a young boy to be walking around with a raccoon in a train station. Keoni's dad didn't come, but he didn't really mind. It gave him the freedom to run on his own schedule. He pulled himself into the train and let Miko out. The little raccoon stretched and started sniffing around, looking for food most likely. "Miko, come on," Keoni said and started peeking in the compartments, trying to find an empty one.

He only had to walk past a few to find one that wasn't occupied; he got to the station rather early. Miko climbed up on the seat across from him, then jumped off and began searching underneath for crumbs. Keoni reached into his pack and pulled out a little sack and shared a cookie with Miko. "Here, it's double chocolate fudge your favorite," he said as he dropped it on the floor. "I doubt we'll get to be alone much longer so we're going to have to enjoy it while we can," Keoni sighed and looked out the window, watching all the wizards and witches appearing from the brick wall.


Saoirse

For the most part, Saoirse was having a good day. She was allowed to wear what she wanted, as long as she pushed her hair back with a head band the way her mother liked. Saoirse was holding onto her cat and glancing around the platform, looking for Joshua. Her mum was telling her something about being safe and to study hard, but the girl wasn't paying attention, just nodding. When she finally spotted her friend boarding the train, she said goodbye to her parents and followed after him. Just as she was walking down the hall, she heard someone scream and go running from a compartment he was just looking in. Saoirse's curiosity got the best of her and she went to look what could be inside. Not to her surprise, she found Joshua, morphed into a wolf.

Saoirse glared at Josh for bringing up that story, but she couldn't help but let out a small giggle. It was a pretty fun night. "That wasn't that funny. We almost got caught that night since it took us so long to get down," she crossed her arms and tried not to smile. Her star ws quickly broken when he showed her his picture. She always loved his drawings. He was always so careful about the details. Looking at the drawing made her think how cool it would be to bring it to life. She didn't remember seeing anything about that in anything she'd read before, but she figured once they were a little higher up in school, they'd start learning how to do things like that. "It's beautiful," she complimented, taking the picture to look at it even closer. Just as she was about to ask him to draw the caste when they arrived, there was a knock at the door. Saoirse glanced at Josh and then opened the door. A boy and a girl were standing there. They looked a lot alike, so Sao assumed they were brother and sister. She clenched her jaw and looked back and forth from their faces. "What?" She asked, trying not to sound too mean.
She hoped they didn't want to sit in there, she was really hoping for some time with Josh. She glanced back and Josh gave her a look that almost said [i]'be nice'[i]. She bit the inside of her cheek and sat down next to Josh, making room for the girl and boy to sit down. She thought she recognized them, but she couldn't quite place their faces and why they looked so familiar. "What are your names?" She asked dryly, not seeming actually curious about who they were.

Irma

Irma stood alone at the train station. Her mother told her to go through a wall on Platform Nine and Three Quarters. She saw a couple others go through, so she followed after. As soon as she was inside, she let Tink and Luna out of their cages. Luna perched up on her shoulder, and Tink curled around her legs. She picked her up and dragged her luggage behind her, searching for a compartment to enter. She found one with a single boy in there, and decided she'd enter. Irma opened the door and sat down after she had put her luggage away. Tink layed down on her lap, and Luna sat on the windowsill. "I hope you don't mind me sitting here. The other compartments are pretty crowded..."

The boy had brown, curly hair and tanned skin, a raccoon near him. "My name is Irma, but you can call me Izzy or Iz." She smiled in hope of meeting her first friend that attends hogwarts. She didn't want to have to be alone again. It was a very negative thought, and she had to stay positive. Irma shook her head and smiled once again, holding her hand out for him to shake. She was excited to start Hogwarts, and meet other kids her age..

"Hurry up dad the train's almost leaving! We are going to be late," Anna shouted at her wildly put together dad. He was juggling Anna's owl who did not seem happy to be in her father's jostling arms. Her father was also dressed quite oddly, as most wizards do in public. Anna had given him a few pointers, but he'd mistakingly worn a tie and dress pants with a graphic t-shirt and sneakers. He'd managed to combine her advice and form this strange outfit. Anna however was perfectly fine, wearing a cute little sundress perfectly acceptable for walking around at this time of year. The scrambled through the entrance to platform 9 and 3/4, barely even glancing around before they shot through.

Anna was clutching a "Hogwarts, A History, Revised Edition" book in her hands, ready to do some last minute reading before she got to Hogwarts. She wanted to know everything she could about this place. Once they were at the platform, they released her owl which she named Nudge (her owl nudges people with her head when she wants owl treats or a little scratch between her wings) from her cage. The owl fluttered lazily to her shoulder on which it perched happily, while her father pulled out his wand.

"Reducio," he muttered, and the owl cage shrunk to a small miniature one no bigger than the palm of her hand. He tucked it into her trunk. "Now," he said, placing his hand on her shoulder. "I tucked instructions on how to make the cage big again once you are in a location safe to practice magic. If you can't fix it by the end of the school year take it to a teacher you trust and I'm sure they'll do it for you. But I really want you to get it. Think of it as a school assignment from the old man." Her dad ruffled her hair and gave Nudge a pat on his head.

"Bye dad I love you! Tell mom I said bye!" Anna shouted to her dad before picking up her trunk and stepping on her train. Almost immediately she opened her book again and pressed her nose into it, immersed. They were a couple scragglers running late like she was, but for the most part, everyone was already in a compartment, looking out the window and waving to their parents. Anna didn't care, she was currently reading about some of Hogwarts' changes after the war. The amount of enchantments protecting the place was unbelievable. Anna wasn't really paying attention to her surroundings an older boy rushed into her, practically knocking her over but she didn't mind. Nudge however, hooted angrily as she was knocked from her shoulder.

Anna grabbed blindly for a compartment door handle and pushed the door open, all the while reading her book. She shoved her trunk in and closed the door not really paying attention. She plopped down in a seat not wanting to be disturbed until she finished the page. She immersed herself for a minute longer then closed the book and looked up. She noticed two people watch her expectantly. One was a girl with dark hair kind of like hers, and the other was a boy with spectacularly curly hair and dark skin. They looked like they were also first years, but you never know.

"Sorry, I'm Annabella. But you can call me Anna. Or Bella. Or Annabell. Or Ann. Or your supreme leader, whatever works for you." Anna smiled, staring and the girl and then the boy. She started to giggle and then apologized. "But no seriously call me whatever you want I don't mind. Are you first years as well?"

Hogwarts Express, 9:47AM

Joshua smiled with mischief. "Yeah, but we avoided the entire ballroom dance part, so I think that overall it was still great". That was when the knocking happened. As she answered, she gave him a glare indicating not to make trouble. As a result, he acted all accused. "Me? Trouble? Never!"

When she let them in though, Joshua had half a mind to turn into a Drake. Cause, what is scarier then looking down the mouth of a future dragon? Not much. As they entered, Sao sat down next to him. He just looked at the others, and got all sorts of fun ideas in his head. He looked out the window, and watched as this breathtaking landscape appeared as they exited the tunnel. He quickly took out his sketchbook, and quickly drew what he saw. Despite the speed, he managed to capture pleanty of detail.

"What do you think?" he asked Sao when it was done. That was when his bag litterally landed in the center of the room, and his ferret, Scout, peeked his head out and ran up and onto his shoulder. "Scout! How did you get out of your carrier?"

Scout just looked at him.

"Scout. Don't give me that face" he mentioned as he looked towards Sao. "What? I couldn't risk leaving him at home now could I?"

Keoni
Miko was licking his tiny fingers trying to get every last crumb from his fur. He looked up suddenly when the compartment door slid open. He hopped into Keoni’s lap and glared at the young girl. Keoni watched as she put her luggage up on the rack next to his. She sat down and her cat curled up in her lap. Miko was not a fan of the owl and he began hissing violently. Keoni grabbed his muzzle as the girl began to speak. “I hope you don’t mind me sitting here. The other compartments are pretty crowded.” Keoni shrugged at her with wide eyes. She was pretty. “My name is Irma but you can call me Izzy or Iz.” She smiled at him expectantly, with her hand out stretched. He couldn’t shake it of course or else the Miko would get free.

After a few moments of uncomfortable silence, Keoni realized he should introduce himself. “Names Keoni,” he grunted, struggling to keep hold of Miko. “This is Miko. He doesn’t like birds. Thinks he a bloody dog,” Keoni let out a sharp breath, sounding almost like a chuckle, but it was hard to tell with the snarls from Miko. “Miko, damnit if you don’t settle down I’m going to throw your oversized rodent ass—“ He caught himself and looked at the girl. “Stop it,” he finished, pinching Miko hard on his neck. The restless thing squealed and whimpered, but finally settled down in Keoni’s lap. He felt bad for his language but it was hard for him to control it. Not long after another young girl stepped in reading her book. She put her luggage up top, not acknowledging either of them. She sat down and continued reading. He stared at her, wondering if she would ever talk to them. Not that he minded either way. The train had just begun moving and he was looking forward to looking out the window. Miko lifted his head and sniffed at the girl but after getting scolded earlier, he didn’t do much else.

“Sorry, I’m Annabella. But you can call me Anna. Or Bella. Or Annabell. Or Ann. Or your supreme leader, whatever works for you.” She giggled and Keoni clenched his teeth to avoid rolling his eyes at her. What was it with girls and all their nicknames? Just say what you want to be called, jeez. “But no seriously call me whatever you want I don’t mind. Are you first years as well?”

Keoni blinked at her and scratched his head, making some of this curls stick out to the side. He nodded to her question. “Keoni,” He simply stated and began petting Miko. He glanced back and forth between the two girls. He wondered what house they wanted to be in. Then he began wondering what house he would be put in. Surely not Slytherin, he wasn’t quite “good” enough for them. Ravenclaw was his first choice and he thought he had a pretty good chance considering he was very intelligent for his age, despite the way he spoke and his general lack in social skills. Well, it wasn’t that he lacked them; it was that he’d just rather not talk to others unless they were his friends. He let his mind wander back to his mates in the city. They were probably headed off to school today. Were they missing him? If they didn’t notice at school, surely they would notice his absence when it was time to play soccer later on in the afternoon.


Saoirse

The two others sat down. They looked alike. Maybe they are siblings. She wondered, without much care either way. “I’m Saoirse. This is Joshua,” she smirked. They introduced themselves then began to argue in another language. Definitely siblings, she concluded silently. The girl didn’t recognize the language but she thought she heard a hint of a French accent. She took French classes all growing up, although she refused to speak it because it just reminded her of her horrible mother.

“What do you think?” Joshua asked, showing her his quick sketch. The corners of Sao’s mouth twitched as she admired his artwork. It didn’t last long before Scout fell from above. "Scout! How did you get out of your carrier? Scout. Don't give me that face.” Josh said as he looked up at Saoirse. "What? I couldn't risk leaving him at home now could I?" He asked innocently.

Saoirse shook her head and let a smile peek at her friend. “What can I say to you? I brought Salazar,” she shrugged as she pet her cat. Salazar initially hated Scout, but he has now become indifferent to the ferret. Joshua smiled and plopped Scout down from his shoulder into his lap.

Sao was about to say something when an exclamation of annoyance came from one of the two siting across from them. The sister had crossed her arms and was glaring at her brother. I wonder what he did.. Saoirse idly imagined what it would have been like to have siblings. Slowly her fantasy reached the dark parts of her thoughts. She worried if she would dream about one of these two people. More people she met just meant the more possibilities for bad things for her to see. She felt a nibble of fear, but swiftly pushed it away. Not the thought, just the fear. She had grown accustomed to things usually shifting like that in her head. It wasn’t that she favored the darkness, just she didn’t mind too much when it came impeding in her mind.

“What’s wrong?” asked Joshua. Sao shot him a look. She wasn’t in the mood to make conversation with strangers, but then again, when was she ever. She bit the inside of her cheek and decided it wouldn’t hurt to get to know them.

"Jake don't-" Lilly cut herself off when the door opened. Inside was a boy and a girl. The girl looked hesitant and annoyed with the twins, Lilly didn't understand how or why they were related. The girl let them in and sat down next to the boy. She and Jake took the spot across from them. They introduced themselves to each other. Saoirse started talking to Josh.

**This next part is in German, I'm to lazy and it will take forever to translate**
"You are an absolute idiot. What if these were seventh years?" Lilly tells him.

"They aren't so it's fine." He responds causally.

"Do you have no sub conscience what so ever, no sense of wrong from right?"

"No, your being ridiculous Lilly."

"Yes, it ridiculous to think that we could have gotten in trouble on the first day." She says sarcastically.

"Lilly, calm down."

"Why should I?"

"Because nothing happened?" He responds questionably.

She narrows at her eyes at her brother. She didn't believe that he actually cared about staying out of trouble. She crossed her arms and glared at him.

**end of German**

"What's wrong?" Joshua asks. She notices Saoirse shot him a look.

"Just sibling stuff." She says not wanting to get into it much. She pulls her book and reads, she always enjoyed reading mythology, heroes, monsters, gods, it was an escape for her. Out if the corner of her eye she saw Jake look at her, worry evident in his eyes, then turn to stare out the window.

(Pssst, the two of you are up!)

Irma

As the boy stared wide-eyed at her, Irma waited for him to shake her hand. And after a couple of minutes, she gave up. He finally broke the awkward silence between the both of them. "Names Keoni. This is Miko, he doesn't like birds. Thinks he a bloody dog." Keoni struggled to keep the constantly snarling pet of his in his arms. "Miko, damnit if you don't settle down I'm going to throw your oversized rodent ass-" He stopped in his tracks. "Stop it." he translated, as Irma shifted uncomfortably in her seat. Soon after, another student entered. It was a girl with her face buried in a book, as she quietly got comfy. "Sorry, I'm Annabella. But you can call me Anna. Or Bella." Irma lost her after 'Bella'. She unoticably scoffed at her choice of a nickname. 'Your supreme leader' seemed quite snobby to her. She let it slide for the time being. "Keoni.." Keoni introduced himself, looking as confused as she was. "It's a pleasure to meet you Bella. I'm Irma, but you can call me Izzy or Iz if you like. I won't mind." Her manner skills were kicking in. She needed to refrain from that side of her so she would seem normal and fit in around most of the other students. Irma decided she would keep her surname from being discovered, for she didn't want to be seen as a superior to the one's whose family wasn't famous in the wizarding world.

"We're leaving the station soon, so I guess we should get to know eachother- or you know.. nevermind.." Irma atempted to strike a conversation, but she failed, and she blushed madly at her mistake. She still had to work on her social skills, since she wasn't much of a talker. Guess being alone most of the time didn't help at all. But now that she is around kids her age, it's her chance to finally work on becoming a social person. She already completely failed her first try, but maybe if Keoni or Bella started a conversation instead...

Anna watched expectantly as she introduced herself, and was noticeably crest fallen as they both seemed a bit disgruntled by her greeting. She wasn't very good at talking to people. Sometimes she got overly excited or too quite. Conversations with her were quite sporadic and disjointed. She wasn't the best at making friends. Better stick to books... Anna thought to herself. Anna watched curiously as the boy she now knew was Keoni struggled to hold back his raccoon. Anna frowned, the raccoon seemed to be looking at her funny. Almost like it was glaring at her. Most animals did kind of know something was off about her, and tended to be curious to her when she was in her falcon form, but this raccoon just seemed very eager to pounce on her face.

She smiled happily as Irma addressed her as Bella. Kind of snobby sounding, but also sort of sweet. She liked it, for the most part, and listened as Irma kept talking. "We're leaving the station soon, so I guess we should get to know each other- or you know.. never mind.." Irma trailed off, noticing how nobody jumped in to start a conversation.

Anna shrugged. "This is Nudge," she said, pointing to the sleepy owl on her shoulder. It had one eye closed and the other just barely opened, keeping an eye on the raccoon. "I heard there was a lot of changes to the school after the battle." She held up the book she was reading in explanation. With that she promptly stuffed her nose in the book again, read another page, and then realized she was probably being rude. Her dad had told her that it wasn't very nice when you read while other people were trying to talk to you. She mumbled a sorry and tucked the book into her trunk. So far, her trip to Hogwarts wasn't going so smoothly. She would have preferred flying there, but the distance was just too great and how would she get her trunk there? She frowned slightly and looked out the window. She was never good at making friends.

Keoni
Keoni listened to Irma as she said something about getting to know each other. His mind wandered back to soccer and his friends in London. Then, Annabelle began to speak, saying something about her owl. Miko was getting a bit restless in Keoni's lap. He was pawing at Keoni, pleading with him for something. He looked at Annabelle when she mentioned something about Hogwarts and how it had changed. She held up the book, one that Keoni had already read, and then began reading. Once again, his raccoon was requiring his attention. He was acting a bit strange and he didn't seem to like Anna all that much. Most likely because she smells like her bird. That one too, he thought, feeling rather annoyed. Not at the girls, but at the fact that Miko was so misbehaved.

"Alright fine," he grumbled, scooping him up. He reached across Annabelle and slid the door open. He tossed Miko out in the hall. "Don't kill anything," he commanded and shut the door again. "Sorry he can be a bit restless sometimes. And like I said, he really can't stand birds." With that, Anna was putting her book in her trunk and looking uncomfortably out the window. Keoni sighed and decided none of the three of them were very social beings. But then the thought struck him, who better to be friends with? Once they were friends they wouldn't have to worry about forcing conversation. They could contently sit together and preoccupy themselves. And he wondered if either liked soccer.

"I've read that book before, and you're right. About the changes," he commented. Of course he was just going off of what he had read in the book, so she knew just the same as he did. "Do either of you like soccer?" The question came out rather quick. He wasn't used to leading the conversation, he would normally just jump in with a snide remark here or there. He didn't want to risk saying anything too rude to these girls. They seemed sweet. And they were both very beautiful after all. Irma was hard not to stare at, considering she was sitting right across from him and her hair looked so soft. But he could tell Annabelle liked reading, or learning, or both. It would be nice to find someone his age, but also on the same mental processing level as he was. He would have to talk to her more to find out. He remembered when the twins had their first kisses. It was all they could talk about for weeks. Especially since it was with another set of twins. Since his dad never spoke to him much, he learned all he knew about girls from his friends. And man did they tell him a lot of stuff. "You can't just stand there. You gotta do something with your bloody hands. And they normally don't like it when you start snogging right away. Unless they're older. Don't smoke before either. Most girls don't like the taste. Tell her she has soft lips. Touch her hair... He sighed inaudibly and wondered if either of these girls wanted to kiss him as much as he wanted to kiss them. "Oh and I'm a first year, by the way."

((So in my head Keoni is sitting by Annabelle and Irma is across from them. Sorry if that's not how you're picturing it in your head... ))

9:57AM, Hogwarts Express

(So, I could not help but notice something, which has resulted in some plot development)

Joshua looked out the window again, and for a moment, he thought he saw two or three figures, following the train. But, the train was moving so fast, and cloaked with magic, so how could that be possible? Plus, whatever he thought he saw was gone now. He looked over to Sao anyways. "You see anything out there? Could have swore I just did....but, it seems to be gone now".

Before anything else could be said, the cart came by and offered them some things. Joshua asked for a newspaper, and knowing he was out of his grandfather's earshot, some chocolate frogs, a Rosecrystal Snack, and some Every Flavor Beans. "Oh yeah, this is the jackpot right here!" His grandfather would say all of this was "Below the status of a prominent pure blood family".

"Our keepers would hate us to eat any of this" Joshua said as he passed her a chocolate frog before eating one himself. "Freedom tastes sweet, I would say". Joshua refered to her mother and his grandfather collectively as keepers. As he ate some more chocolate, he looked out the window to see anything moving. He was so sure he had something.

At that point, the train started to pick up speed as they sped towards Hogwarts. Joshua looked at the newspaper, and on the front it read "Pure blood haters Wizard group escapes Azkaban. Wereabouts unknown". Joshua was a bit shocked, but that prison had dropped the ball repeatedly over the years. Supposedly it was inescapable, but people had escaped several times over the decades. But what were the chances they would strike Hogwarts, the most well protected and defended place anyways? If anything, they would be safer at Hogwarts then literally any other location.

Right?

(Sorting hat will come in the next post, just a forewarning)

Aaron was furious. Beyond furious. But he was too nice to yell at his mother. You'd think with all the pampering and simpering that he would grow up to be a great wizard, get into slytherin, and be bloody fantastic, she'd actually manage to get him to the train on time! But no, the train was actually just starting its crawl out of the station when Aaron hopped on board. Aaron was currently fuming in the corner of a cramped compartment. Four other kids were in there, none of them too pleased that he was there. It was three fourth years and two fifth years. He was scared witless as they all sort of ignored him. He was trying feebly to read one of his spell books. The three fourth years were gryphindoor girls, and they were chatting loudly about quidditch. Aaron wanted to give a few quips about the sport, but figured he should stay out of the conversation. The two fifth years were a boy and girl, and they didn't really talk much. They just snogged next to him, which made him terribly uncomfortable. So Aaron was stuck, staring out the window, when he saw a couple figures outside the train, almost as if following it. Aaron furrowed his brow and squinted out into the distance, but the next second, they were gone.

"Huh, hey did anyone else..." Aaron started to say, before trailing off when he noticed no one was listening. He sighed and got up, taking his owl Remy and his puffskein Alfie with him. He quickly exited the compartment and made his way down the corridor, peeking in rooms, hoping to maybe find some other first years or at least a less crowded compartment. A few compartments down he found one with only three kids inside, all looking fairly young. He knocked hesitantly on the glass before pushing open the door a bit.

"Er, excuse me, do you mind if I come sit in here? I got here late and got stuck in a compartment with five other people, all way older than me. My name is Aaron Wicks," he said, smiling. Please let me sit here, please let me sit here, please.

Saoirse

Sao nodded to Lillian and Jake. So I was right about the sibling thing.. Joshua was staring intently out the window and Sao saw a flash of confusion and worry come across his face. He asked her if she saw anything, looking concerned. She leaned over and peaked out the window. "There is nothing there, Josh," she said, rolling her eyes. She couldn't see anything, but she didn't write off that he had seen something. Maybe he had, she knew he wouldn't make it up. With that thought, she added, "Well, at least not anymore."

She took the chocolate frog and played with it for a minute before scarfing it down. She licked the melted chocolate off of her fingers and smiled at Josh. "Thanks. Hey, do I have chocolate on my face? Yes?" She giggled. Yes, freedom did taste sweet. She had bought some candy of her own and carefully tucked it away in her bag, except a simple pastry, which she shared with Salazar. "If only the keepers could see us now," she smirked wiping the chocolate from the corners of her lips. She glanced at the newspaper he bought and felt her heart sink, although her face remained stony. She racked her brain, trying to think of any dreams she had recently, and if any of them involved wizards hurting other wizards. Her dreams always told her exactly what was going to happen, but a lot of the facts were hidden and were only clear after the fact. For instance, when she dreamt of a muggle terrorist attack, it never quite showed where it would happen, but a few times throughout her dream, there had just been stacks of money. Naturally a week later there was a bombing at a bank. Since she didn't quite know what she was doing, it was hard to take seemingly unrelated things and make sense of them. They always came together after it was too late.

Not being able to think of anything slightly related, she tried to clear her mind of it, but instead contented herself with daydreaming about what could happen if they went to Hogwarts. "JD what if they come here and kill us all? Oh, that would be just dreadful. Blood all over the castle, muggleborns and halfbloods running terrified through the corridors," she let out a weird half sigh-half laugh. "Since when did we become the targets?" She sneered and continued talking about scattered limbs and screaming children. Professors with half of their faces blown apart. Of course, Joshua was used to her voicing her dark thoughts, it was almost normal for them. Suddenly she remembered the siblings sitting across from them. "Wouldn't it be awful?" She glared at them, ignoring whatever horrified or disgusted look they might have been giving her.

Jake watched as his sister pulled out her book. He looked at her for a second, he was worried about her, not that he'd ever admit that. He turned to stare out the window. She shut everyone out, never talking about her problems, preferring not to worry anyone with her 'petty' issues as she called them. He knew that by not telling anyone what was going on with her, it got worse. He looked back at his sister, she didn't have her legs crossed or pulled up to her chest. She was bouncing her leg, it was clear she didn't notice. He felt bad for her sometimes, she had it worse, diagnosed with anxiety disorder and ADHD while there was nothing wrong with him.

"Im amende Jake, honnêtement." she said quietly, not looking up. She stopped bouncing her leg, he could tell it was forced.(I'm fine Jake, honestly.) He loved the little quirks about his sister, when she was happy, angry, or excited, she slipped into German. When she was upset or sincere she spoke French. He nodded in response, not wanting to get into another argument. He looked out the window again, he listened to the rhythmic sound of Lilly's page turning. She flipped the page again, but this time was different. He turned to face her, she set her book down and picked up a envelope.

"This wasn't here before." She whispered, "I should know." She turned it over in her hands, on the other side there was writing. " To Lillian Elizabeth Taylor Anderson and Jakob Mathew Anderson." She read, turning it over in her hands. He moved closer to his sister and put his arm around her reassuringly.

"Open it." He told her. She bit her bottom lip, and opens the envelope. Inside are two pieces of paper, neatly folded. She takes them out, one has his name on it and the others hers. She takes the one with her name and gives Jake his. He watches as she quickly reads it, tears forming in her eyes. She runs a hand through her hair and leans into his arms. He hugs her as she silently cries. He is able to read the bottom part of the letter. His eyes go to the bottom of the paper. There the name Reid Fields is written in neat cursive. Their father.


(I needed some way to make their father a part of their lives so yeah.)

(It has been two days since the last post, so as a result I am posting again) (If you have anything you want to finish up before the sorting hat, you can put it in the first half of your post)

Joshua looked over back at Sao. He knew, deep down, she probably did not mean it. It was her mind, and her unique gift. And she covered pretty well. "Yes, it would. Sao, you know you don't have to pay so much attention to detail right? Especially since they are not here to scrutinize everything. You can just relax, and not go into as much detail as you just did".

Joshua hoped his little tale helped pull attention away, as the train went forward. He looked back towards his friend. "No matter what house either of us is placed in, friends for life. Agreed?"

Whatever time it usually is After the Boat Ride, Hogwarts Interior, First Floor, Great Hall, No you do not have to add as much detail as I have usually in this. Besides, only I should be posting the times:

As everyone went through the doors of the great hall, the sorting hat sat in front of them. This was it. The moment of judgement. Joshua's grandfather demanded he go into Ravenclaw, and it took his whole family several times to remind him the hat chose for them. Joshua himself figured he might actually try to bribe the hat anyways. His grandfather thought Hugglepuff was a joke, even though they stood with Gryphindor at the battle of Hogwarts, Slytherine was currently in a bad light thanks to all the Voldamort stuff, and Gryphindor he thought was too flashy and pointless. He figured in Ravenclaw, Joshua would not stand out and just blend into the shadows. Personally, Joshua wanted anyone but Ravenclaw because of this, and because his Grandfather could not do a thing about it.

Of course, Joshua's name was called first. He had doubts that was by accident, making him wonder if his grandfather actually had bribed the Sorting hat. Somehow. But as the hat came down, he heard it speak, but softly so no one else could hear but Joshua. "Ah yes, a young, bright mind. Intelligence, curiosity. But I see traits of other houses to. Loyalty to friends, cunning to sneak around and away, and courage to stand up for youself. You cannot hide your marks from me, in fact. You were dealt many wounds by your own grandfather, because you stood up to him. Because you had the courage to speak your mind. Therefore, there is only one house to place you in.....GRYPHINDOR!"

The Gryphindor table cheered as Joshua jumped off to join them. He felt exposed, the hat saw right through him, saw the scars. But he also felt relieved, and accepted. He looked over to Sao, and wondered what house she would be sorted into. He kind of hoped his house, it would be nice having a friend he knew with him. But he guessed he would have to wait and see.

Still, he was just glad they were both their.

Saoirse

Saoirse enjoyed the boat ride to the castle. She wondered whether she would be able to see the thestrals because of her dreams. It turned out she couldn't, and she figured it was because she hadn't seen anyone die with her own two eyes, just in her mind. She was sort of relieved by this because she was a little bit scared of them. When they got further out on the lake, the mysterious carriages left her mind and she began thinking about the sorting ceremony. growl. She felt her stomach rumble. The feast was going to be wonderful.

When they got to the castle the first years were shuffled into a group outside the great hall doors. She held Salazar tightly in her arms. Almost everyone looked nervous. Of course, even if they weren't showing it, everyone probably was. This was about to decide the next 7 years, and possibly effect them for the rest of their life. She gritted her teeth and kept her face emotionless. She couldn't let her future classmates see her falter. Her mind drifted to Joshua. She gave his arm a squeeze, but kept her eyes forward. She knew his grandfather wanted him to be in Ravenclaw, but she couldn't help but hope he would be in Slytherin with her. She was almost sure she would get the house she wanted. She didn't fit anywhere else. Joshua's name was called and she watched her dear friend walk up in front of everyone. She smiled at him and gave him a slight nod. The hat thought for a moment, mumbling things in Josh's ear. "GRYFFINDOR!" The hat bellowed. Her heart sank into her stomach. First she felt sorry for herself then she realized how angry his grandfather would be. As his new house cheered and clapped, she caught his eye for just a moment before he had a seat with the rest of the new first years in Gryffindor.

Saoirse was pulled from her thoughts when she heard her name called. She dropped Salazar and he slinked over to Joshua's feet, careful to avoid everyone else. The cat didn't particularly like anyone else, but he was used to Josh and that was good enough. Sao sat on the stool and the Sorting Hat was placed on her head. She had a fleeting moment of worry for her hair but the thought soon left when the hat started speaking. "Ahh... a bit vain I see," he chuckled. "And smart too. You must have done some studying... but I see an adventurous side too. Hmm what's this? A proud pureblood with a deep rooted desire to be the best.." I am the best. Sao thought, correcting the hat. "Hmm yes... Why didn't I see it right away. Someone with your drive, pride and ambition belongs nowhere but SLYTHERIN!"

The tips of her mouth quirked up as her house bellowed and cheered for her. They were on their feet wooping and hollering as she walked over to the table. She let a smirk slide across her lips as her new family greeted her and welcomed her to the "Purest and Best House" in all of Hogwarts. She glanced at Joshua and softened her gaze. She was sad she wasn't going to be with her best friend, but she figured it wouldn't change anything. Salazar left the safety of Joshua's feet and began weaving his way over to his girl. Someone tried to pet him and he hissed fiercely, batting a paw at their hand. Saoirse picked him up and set him in her lap. "This is Salazar. Named after Salazar Slytherin," she said to the witch she was sitting next to. The next person was making his way up to the stage. His name was Keoni.

Keoni

Holding on to Miko was proved difficult on the boat ride to the castle. Keoni was mumbling to himself about a pesky rodent as he rung out the sleeves of his robes. "Of course you had to jump in the water. Don't you think it's a bit cold for a swim. It's late at night! I could have lost you, you bloody..." He trailed off as the dripping raccoon paced around his feet. Keoni was just about to grab him and put him outside, but the other first years were gathering in the Great Hall, waiting to be sorted. "Don't think you're getting away with this," he said as he turned his back and followed the other witches and wizards. He wasn't paying much attention to the ceremony. He didn't mind which house he would be sorted into, really. He liked the thought of Ravenclaw, because of his desire to learn. But Gryffindor didn't sound too bad either.

Soon enough, name was called to go up in front of everyone. He was feeling a little nervous now, especially since he had been day dreaming about the pretty girl that went up before him. Damn twins, now I can't stop thinking about snogging and I ain't even done it yet," he thought, feeling rather annoyed. He adjusted himself on the stool, waiting for the hat to begin speaking. "Wise beyond your years I see..." the Hat commented. Yeah well that happens when your pap don't do a bloody thing for ya Keoni thought, rolling his eyes. "A bit feisty too. Never mind that, no doubt a brain like yours can't go unnoticed. With your passion of knowledge no doubt you'll be the top of your class, if you keep that fire in you. And maybe take some of that love for the muggle sport, soccer, and try to play some quidditch. I think with some practice you could make a very talented chaser for... RAVENCLAW!"

Keoni smiled and hopped off the stool. He made his way to the Ravenclaw table where he was met with cheers and high fives. A few of them were patting his back, welcoming him to the House, and Hogwarts itself. He thought about what the Sorting Hat told him about Quidditch, and he figured if he got a broom and learned how to ride it, he'd give it a shot. But he definitely wasn't going to give up soccer anytime soon. Or ever. He soon found himself in the middle of a conversation about Charms with some 3rd years. They didn't seem to mind he was 2 years younger than him, especially since he could keep up with the conversation.

Aaron was watching nervously with the rest of the first years, Alfie's muffled humming drifting up to him from inside his pocket. His train ride has been significantly improved once he'd switched to the other compartment. Keoni, Irma, and Annabellla were all fairly decent people. Aaron wasn't sure what to expect from the sorting ceremony. He wanted to say that he was sure he'd get into slytherin- everyone else in his family had. They were an ambitious family, and Aaron would love to do something good with his life. However, a small trickle of fear and doubt nibbled at the back of his mind. What if he got Ravenclaw instead? His family would probably be ok with that, but not as pleased. There were a few Ravenclaws in his family. He just had to hope for one of those too. Surely if not Slytherin then Ravenclaw, right? He was... smart? Aaron frowned suddenly. What if he went up there and the hat told him he wasn't meant for any house. What if it told him he was a squib. He'd never really tried to much magic before... Suddenly Aaron was very frightened.

"Aaron Wicks!"

Aaron's head popped up, eyes wide, staring madly at the professor that had called his name. There it stood on its stool, the sorting hat. Aaron hesitantly walked up to it, sat in the stool and placed the hat firmly on his head. "Yes... very interesting. Very successful pureblood family, passion I see, to follow in your family's footsteps. Clever, courageous. I see many aspects of every house in you." The hat paused, as if trying to draw out the suspense for its own amusement. "But I see greater motivations for you, loyalty, kindness, passion, love, sacrifice. You want to please your family because it would make them happy, not because you want to be as ambitious as them." Aaron closed his eyes, wishing silently the hat would say slytherin. "In that case.... HUFFLEPUFF!"

Hufflepuff? Hufflepuff?!?

Aaron sat dumfounded for a second before the thundering chorus of cheers greeted him from the merry hufflepuff table. Aaron wobbled out of his seat and walked feebly to his table where he was clapped on the back by some older kids. Aaron flumped down into a seat and frowned. Hufflepuff? His parents would disown him. They wouldn't pay for his school supplies. They'd never love him after this. A hufflepuff. What a disgrace to the Quicks' family name. Yet oddly, Aaron was glad. He didn't want to be a slytherin or even a raven claw. He looked around, smiling laughing people. People looking at him concerned because he was frowning. People caring about a person they just met just because he didn't look as happy as everyone else. Sure he may be a Hufflepuff, but he finally felt like he belonged.

The rest of the train ride to the castle was very pleasant, with their awkward group getting along pretty well. Anna was extremely excited for the sorting. She really didn't care what house she was in, and she didn't really know herself. She was practically bouncing on her heels as she waited patiently for her name to be called. She gave a thumbs up to Keoni when he was determined a Ravenclaw, though she wasn't sure he saw her. She was also mildly surprised when Aaron, from the highly reputable slytherin family was sorted into hufflepuff. A few others were sorted that she didn't know, but maybe some day she will. Finally, her name was called and she practically fell into the stool before sitting down and letting the hat sit on her head.

"Curious.... very curious I see. " The hat mumbled into her ear. "Couragous enough to get yourself into trouble often enough, but smart enough not to do something you shouldn't. Very difficult. You'd make an excellent Gryphindoor. But I sense something more. Not just bold curiosity, but intelligence, and a longing to learn. A creative yet ambitious mind. A difficult choice." The hat said to her, before pausing for a very long time. It sat on her head for a full minute, occasionally mumbling out words like "curious" and "intuitive." Eventually, after several suspenseful seconds, the hot finally spoke up. "Yes I do believe I have made a decision. Though you'd do well in gryphindoor, sometimes your intelligence is what holds you back from bravely charging into a situation. You are much to curious for your own good, but maybe it will put your learning mind to ease. Very well.... RAVENCLAW!"

Anna smiled broadly and hoped down off the stool and made her way to the cheering table. She spotted Keoni and made her way over to him, as he was the only one she remotely knew. She plopped down beside him and offered a high five. "Looks like I'll be seeing you a lot! What classes are you excited for?" She asked, hoping maybe she could make a friend in this new and exciting school.

Post Sorting Ceremony, Great Hall:

Once the sorting was finished, Headmistress McGonnagal stood up. "Now students. As I know you are aware, because I heard you whispering about it even now, due to recent events some temporary rules will be in place. One: No one is to leave School Grounds unless accompanied by a teacher. Two: No one is to be alone after dark inside the school. This is more of a formality, since it takes an army to break into Hogwarts, but it has been made clear to us of two things, Caution is always best, and not a single person ever paid attention to the old cerfew rule. And finally, Three: trips to Hogsmede must be made with a Prefect, a Teacher, or consist of at least two Seventh Year students. Now that we got all that boring formality stuff out of the way, get some food in you, and then get ready to walk to your house dorms!"

Joshua looked back at Sao. They might have been sorted into different houses, but at the very least they had the same schedules. So they could find time to hang out. As he wondered though, he noticed something strange. He had always heard of the four houses having this point system, but what puzzled him is that there were five spots. One was empty. He wondered why that was.

As everything finished up, the Prefects then led the first years to the Common Rooms. Joshua found the moving staircase to be....well, it moved without any notice. As it finished moving though, and they entered the common room, he almost had this strange feeling he was being watched. Scout crawled out of his pocket (Joshua was not even sure how he got in there), and sat on his shoulder, something off about him too.

"Its probably just that new school feeling is all Scout" Joshua mentioned, moving away from the window and to the boys dorm. It was going to be a brand new day tomorrow.

(Woot! Next Post, the first day of classes start!)

Saoirse

Sao didn’t continue her conversation with the witch sitting next to her. She looked to Josh, all of a sudden feeling very sad. No, they couldn’t go in each others rooms, but if they were in the same house they would at least have the common room. She sighed and held Salazar as the Slytherins were led down to the dungeons. The prefects taught them where and how to get into the dormitories. Girls were on the left, boys on the right. Her face lit up when she saw the lair-like room. There were a few different fire places, with black leather chairs and couches set up around them. There were green throw blankets and black pillows. The floor had a giant tile design of the Slytherin crest right in the middle of the room. It looked to be charmed give off light, making the room seem like it was glowing green slightly.

She found her trunk in one of the last rooms. Her bunk was closest to the wall and she was happy about that. She sat in the windowsill for a while, wondering what Josh was up to and looking at the school grounds. She couldn’t wait to go out adventuring.

Keoni

Keoni clapped along with the rest of Ravenclaw when Annabelle was sorted into their house. She came and sat next to him. “Yes, I guess you’re right,” he said in response to her commenting about how they would see a lot of each other. “All of them I guess, but I suspect they’ll all be bloody easy,” he shrugged and started feeding Miko crumbs under the table. The raccoon hopped up in his lap and began pawing at the table. Keoni flicked his paw to get him to stop, but continued giving him scraps. “I want to be outside, so Care for Magical Creatures… Potions since its easy. Just follow instructions. Who could mess that up?” he chuckled and shook his head, imagining what numbskull was going to blow something up the first day. “What’s your favorite?” he asked her, hoping she’d have the same opinion as he did.

He was afraid of learning to ride a broom. He wasn’t sure if he was afraid of heights, and he didn’t even have a broom of his own. He wondered if he would make a friend to practice with. When she had answered his question he asked her, “Do you have a broom? Do you know how to ride?” He wasn’t going to let on that he didn’t know how, he just wanted to know about her.

Anna pondered what classes she might like. "I'm pretty excited about all the classes, but I think Transfiguration will be pretty cool. I'm not sure I guess we'll just have to find out. And yeah I suspect some of the classes will be pretty easy. As long as you read the lesson you should be good, right? My dad told me potions is a lot like cooking when you follow a recipe." Anna wasn't sure how she would do in her classes, she was just excited to learn how to do magic. Learning fascinated her. She watched Keoni as he fed his raccoon bits of food and smiled. She couldn't help but feel like the raccoon disliked her. First chance she got, she would go into her falcon form and introduce herself to the raccoon and explain. Sometimes she made animals really nervous.

Anna perked up when she heard Keoni mention a broom. "I know how to ride, it's extremely fun. I think I'm pretty good, but I've never really practiced with someone else so I don't know. And yeah I have a broom but its a really old model..." She said glumly. Her family wasn't the richest, and didn't put as much emphasis on material things, but that also meant some of her equipment wasn't in the best shape.

"What about you, have you ever tried flying? You can borrow my broom if you don't have one, though I'm not sure you'd want to," she said. It would be smarter to sell her broom somewhere and ask that if she got second hand robes next year, then maybe she could get a newer model. Anna loved to fly, and heights certainly didn't bother her. She just worried that someday something might happen and she'd fall from her broom and have to fly away as a falcon and be in serious trouble.

Soon enough, the feast was over and they were walking to their dorms led by the prefects. Anna alternated between having her nose shoved int her book and having her head tilted upward looking around amazed at the school. She couldn't wait for tomorrow to come.

Irma (OOC: Sorry havent been posting, school started. UGH)

At the Ceremony.. (since I missed it, it wont be long)

Irma loved the boat ride, but aside from that, hogwarts was beautiful in person. Almost like a castle. She waited for her name to be called for the sorting, and Keoni and Anna got Ravenclaw, unlike Aaron, who was put into hufflepuff. A voice interrupted her.

"Irma DoloHov."

Irma anxiously sat in the chair, putting the sorting hat on her head. "A bright young girl I see, innocent and clever, nothing like a Slytherin. Possibly fit for a Ravenclaw perhaps, or even a Hufflepuff? Your mother wants you put into that house in particular, hm? A little scared she would criticize you? You have hope too, hope you won't become a slytherin. You hold kindness in your heart. This proves you are fit for.." Irma crossed her fingers for a reason she could not interpret. She tensed up but soon had a smile on her face for the hat had announced, "...HUFFLEPUFF!" She walked over to the cheery table as she immediately felt welcomed by her new family.

Present...

She sat beside Aaron, and she smiled. "It's nice to be in a house with a friend... if we are friends.. I mean.." Irma nervously chuckled, twirling a strand of her hair in her finger. "So, you excited about classes? I'm especially excited for herbology. I love nature." She played with her fork, moving around the food on her plate. Soon after, they were led to the dormitories. The theme was a cheery yellow and a nice black to go with it. They learnt how to get there and enter, and Irma looked for her bed. She entered a room, and she saw her luggage by a bed that was near the window. She let out Tink and Luna, as Tink jumped up onto her bed, and Luna perched on the windowsill. Finally classes would start soon enough.

Aaron smiled brightly at Irma, at least a face he recognized. Although he couldn't help but think he'd heard the last name from somewhere. He shrugged, like family status really mattered. His family... well they wouldn't be happy to hear what house he'd gotten into. Irma sat down beside him and couldn't help but feel a blush creep into his cheeks. She was rather pretty, but just friend he told himself.
"It's nice to be in a house with a friend... if we are friends... I mean.." Irma said nervously. Aaron smiled happily and patted her on the shoulder.

"Yeah, we are friends," he said, even though they'd just met today. Aaron looked around at the other people at his table. He'd make friends with everyone. He plopped Alfie on to the table because he didn't take up much space and because it was uncomfortable to have him in his pocket while he was sitting. Alfie promptly nuzzled under Irma's hand and began to hum happily. Aaron chuckled "It doesn't take much to make him happy," he said. Aaron dug into the food set before him. everything was so fantastic. Aaron briefly wondered who had made it. He'd like to thank those people. He'd heard that the kitchens were near the Hufflepuff dormitories. Maybe he could find out later. But for now, he ripped a piece of parchment off a large pad of it and quickly scribbled a note saying how wonderful the meal was, signed his name and placed it on his now empty plate. He didn't care if others found it peculiar. He remembered how happy he had made his aunt one time by telling her how wonderful of a meal she had made. Aaron looked up suddenly. No wonder he was put into Hufflepuff. He's about as threatening as a cinnamon roll.

"So, you excited about classes? I'm especially excited for herbology. I love nature," Irma said. Aaron thought for a moment "Well I think care of magical creatures could be quite interesting. And Broomstick training will be fun. I am quite curious about Dr. Lune's class of random knowledge. I mean, how random are we talking? I've never been that great with plants though so we'll see how herbology goes," he said. He was excited for his new classes, but a bit worried for a couple of subjects.

Soon enough they were lead to their dormitories and Aaron was very pleased. It was comfy and warm, and he could slightly smell the leftover remnants of the feast wafting to them from the kitchens. Maybe he'd ask a prefect where they are. Unless they weren't allowed to go into the kitchens... Rubbish, he'd find them anyway. Aaron nestled into his bed. His owl had flown off to the owlry and his puffskein was humming softly next to him in bed. Tomorrow would be amazing.