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Dragging her suitcase behind her, softly sobbing, Mila struggled to find a compartment. If her brothers had been here, they would have found the best compartment for her and carried her suitcase to it. Despite being surrounded by many students who would all follow the same journey to Hogwarts, the young girl felt extremely alone. As she wiped away one of her tears, she heard a voice greet her softly. Turning her attention from her suitcase to the voice, Mila had to look up a bit as the girl was a bit taller than her. Her complete focus was on the red-haired girl, causing the cat to go unnoticed by her. "Hi," she replied awkwardly before aggressively wiping away the last few tears that made their way down her cheeks.

A small but happy nod was given as a reply to the girl's question. A glimmer of hope replaced a part of the sadness in the girl's dark brown eyes. "I would love to," Mila answered, her voice less shaky now. The girl seemed really nice. The other student's pale skin and blue eyes were quite the opposite of Mila's tanned skin and dark eyes. Unsure of the girl's age, Mila didn't know if she was also a first-year or an older student. As the tears, sobbing, and sniffing slowly faded away, the young girl finally noticed the purring cat. A look of surprise appeared on her face for a second before it was taken over by a big grin. "You have a cat!" she exclaimed.

The visible excitement that had taken over the young girl made it really hard to believe she had been crying less than a minute ago. The only proof of her past sadness were her slightly red watery eyes, however, time made those signs disappear as well. Instead of asking the taller girl if it was okay to pat her cat, Mila put quickly down her suitcase, taking a step towards the adorable creature, before extending her hand for the cat to sniff. She avoided any sudden movements to avoid scaring the cat, as she waited for the approval of the cat. Her mom had taught her to always respect animals. Even if they were the most adorable thing that had to be patted and given love, if they didn't want it, they should be left alone.

Like most other cats, this one was very adorable and deserved a lot of love. Mila really hoped the cat would allow her to give it pats. The grey fur of the elegant cat was decorated by a dark spotted patern. Her knowledge on different cat breeds wasn't really big, but Mila was sure she had never seen this type of cat before. "What type of cat is it?" she asked curiously, now completely forgotten about the empty compartment. "And does the cutie have a name?" Once she had the time, she needed to sit down and write a letter to her mom, who shared her love for animals and nature, to inform her about the cat she had met. Maybe she should also write about the nice girl... The cat was way more important though.

Despite the other girl having the best intention when offering to help with the trunk, Mila didn't like it. Did the other student think she wasn't strong enough to do it herself? Luckily for Astra, she wasn't one of Mila's brothers, or she would be the victim of a dirty look. "No, thank you," the young girl replied, forcing herself to smile. "I got it." Even her best efforts to soften her voice failed to hide the harshness in her reply, some of it slipping through in the tone of her voice.

Suppressing the urge to pick up the cat, she waited impatiently for a reaction of either the cat or his owner. At first, she hadn't noticed it over the noises produced by the other students on the train, but now Mila was sure the cat was purring. After the adorable creature showed his approval by nuzzling against her hand, she stepped forward to pat the cat. Only when the other girl tried to get the cat off her back, did Mila take a step back. An Egyptian Mau. She would have to remember that to tell her mom. "Hi Hermes, nice to meet you," Mila whispered to the cat as she patted the top of his little head. "Yes! I would love to hold him!" she interrupted, too excited to have good manners. The rest of the words of the other girl went unregistered with Mila, as she was too focused on getting the cat in her arms.

Too busy cuddling with the cat, Mila didn't notice when Astra casted the levitation Charm over her trunk and moved it into the compartment. As her hand moved over the soft fur of the cat, his large golden-green eyes stared back at Mila. He was so cute. If only she could keep him and have him in her room when she wanted cuddles or to play with him. "Aren't you the prettiest little thing? So cute, so adorable," her voice high pitched as she spoke to the cat in Spanish. "You deserve all the love and cuddles and food. Yes, all of it," she told the cat while holding him like a little baby. He seemed quite content in her arms, tail twitching and loud purring. If it hadn't been for the girl's comment, Mila would have stood there for an hour, if not more.

Looking away from the cat, she turned her attention to the student. "Oh, yes. Names!" she giggled. "I'm Mila, nice to meet you! she replied with a big smile as she moved to the other side of the compartment, still cuddling with Hermes. "I'm a first year so I don't have a house yet," she added. Being careful not to make the cat uncomfortable, Mila sat down across from Astra. Even though the other invited Hermes to sit on her lap, Mila hoped the cat would stay with her.

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@Astra Norrick @Mila Wildwood

After suffering the awkwardness of waiting on the platform with her Papa and sisters, Erlea was trembling. With excitement? With nerves? Probably a bit of both. Her mother hadn't made an appearance to wish her youngest daughter off to Hogwarts for the first time, and whilst Erlea and her father understood why, her sisters did not. They hadn't been clued in to the fact that their youngest sister was now what their mopther called a monster. Something that would attack them in the beds apparently. Bloodlust when the full moon rose. Kielor had scoffed at Lillian's proposterous allegations, citing that Erlea was still their daughter. The same child who just two months ago Lillian had proclaimed to be the shining light in her life. Not anymore though.

As the train whistle blew, Erlea hugged her father hard, and gave him a kiss on the cheek. "Don't worry, Papa. I'll be alright." It wasn't untrue. She was going to be fine. She had her sisters, and apparently the school would supply her with wolfsbane. She would make it. She just had to make sure no one asked any questions. If people knew that the Bevensworth's now had a werewolf among them, well... she could kiss resolving things with her mother goodbye.

Stepping up into the train, Erlea let her sisters find their friends elsewhere in the compartments before she continued. She smiled and assured them that she would be fine. That word again. She would make friends. Have a normal first year. At last she found one. It had two younger students in it, and apprehensively Erlea knocked on the door before sliding it open, pausing at the doorway. "Excuse me," she began, "Would it be alright if I joined you?" One of the girls had a cat in her lap, looking exuberantly happy with herself and the other a wand, deciding that the window spot was hers to claim. Here went nothing. Make friends Erlea.

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While trying to think of an answer to Astra's question, Mila continued patting the cat that purred happily in her lap. "I don't think so. One of my brothers used to be in Gryffindor, just like my dad, so they both hope I will also be in Gryffindor I think. My other brother was in Ravenclaw, but I don't think I will get that," she explained. Neither of her older brothers were very similar to her, so she didn't really know where she would end up. "OH!" she exclaimed, remembering the house of Emery, her favourite cousin who she looked up to a lot. "My cousin, well of one them, used to be in Hufflepuff and she is super cool, so I would love to be in Hufflepuff!" Cool definitely wasn't a word Emery or anyone else would use to describe them but in Mila's eyes, they were the coolest person around. "They worked at Hogwarts last year," she added happily. "Now they don't anymore sadly, it would be very cool to have Emery around," she trailed off, getting lost in thought. Emery had stopped working at Hogwarts to take care of her mother. Mila's aunt had gotten sick and Emery as nurse had decided to take care of her mom. It was quite an upsetting thought, the young girl loved her aunt.

After a knock on the door, another student joined the two. Astra offered to help the new girl with her luggage as Mila's focus turned back to Hermes. "What about you? Do you like Slytherin?" she asked Astra. Nobody in her direct family had been in Slytherin and even in her extended family, there weren't a lot of people who had joined that house during their time at Hogwarts, so Mila had never heard as much about it as the other houses. If she remembered correctly, one of her oldest cousins was a Slytherin. However, they had never really talked that much due to their age gap. Unlike other people in her family, that cousin didn't really like children that much. She was mostly focused on her career as a seer and had no interest in kids. The same went for her husband, who Mila found a cold man. "I don't know a lot about Slytherin. What is your favourite thing about it?"