The Besties are Back

Date: 1st September 2024 Time: 10:55am

Interacting with: @Mahlioz Evethisawe

Speech: Cayenne Thoughts: Teal

Idril: Midnight Kay: Lemon

"I think she said she would wait on the other side of the barrier for us. Oh, hurry up Kay, you can tie your shoe-laces later!"

Irina ran beside the trolley of trunks being pushed by her older sister Idril. She had long since abandoned her brother, Kay, so great was her excitement at getting to Platform 9 and 3/4. The three of them had said their goodbyes to their parents at the train station entrance. It had been warm but brief as the three children were all keen to get to the train.

Irina turned to look over her shoulder. Kay was bending over to tie his laces.

"Oi! Flobberworm! If you don't hurry up we'll leave you behind."

"Pff, you know if you say that any more angrily, he may actually believe you," Idril grinned.
Irina idolised her in almost any way possible. There was of course the sibling tension that every sister had but Irina respected her so damn much. She was probably closer to Kay cause there was only an 18 month age gap but she was in absolute awe of her older sister. Idril was gorgeous with golden brown hair that dipped down to her elbows in messy curls, similar to Irina's, complimented by bright blue eyes. And to say she was smart was an understatement, though that was clear since she was in Ravenclaw. She had a tendency to walk with the face of someone setting out to kill but when she smiled it lit up the room. She was just completely and utterly beautiful. Irina wished she could be more like her.

Kay ran up to them, scowling lightly. "Rude," he muttered, elbowing into Irina. She grinned, retaliating, and in the span of a few seconds, the pair were fake fighting, flapping their hands around and giggling loudly.

"When you two want to act your age, we can walk through to the platform now," interrupted Idril, leaning idly on the trolley next to the tall blank wall. "Or you can tumble your way through! Your choice."
She smiled warmly at Kay and asked, "You wanna try going through on your own this year?"
It was only Kay's second time going through.
"Ha! Yea-no," he said quickly, tone cheerful and joking. "I'll go through with Reen."

Irina winked at him and grabbed his hand. Then she gave a fake sniff of despair. "It was nice knowing you Kay."
He sniffed back. "Yeah. See you on the other side."
With that dramatic line, they took a deep breath and jumped through.

Immediately, Irina's senses were bombarded by the sound of owls screeching, children shouting and the train whistling. Steam filled the platform from the bright red train and dashing figures blurred across her vision. As overwhelming as it should have been, Irina had only one thought - where was Mahlioz?
She stood on her tip-toes and craned her neck over the throng of students. There, by the bench a few pillars away where the friends had decided to meet. Irina could see a mass on curly brown hair. She grinned and, once she had checked to see Idril and Kay were still with her, hopped into the fray, ducking and dodging the pupils to get to her best friend.

After a few seconds of weaving, she emerged at the bench and threw herself without warning onto the unsuspecting Slytherin. She squealed and squeezed tightly, breathing in the vague smell of autumn and old books. The smell of friendship.
"So good to see you Mahl," she whispered, still holding on tightly to her best friend.

She finally let go however and gestured behind her. "Mahl! I'd like you to meet my younger brother Kay and my older sister Idril!"