☆Heavy Eyelids☆

Word Count: 475 words
Interacting With: @Adeline Sprinks & @Karina Eaglewood
Dialogue: #503516 for Lisa & #ba564f for others
Thoughts: Italicized

Addie responded sheepishly to Lisa stating that Karina ripping her pants was also quite amusing to her as well. This put some ease on Lisa as she realized maybe she wasn't just being cold and condescending after all. Lisa managed a smile toward Addie showing an act of kindness towards the girl in hopes that she would reciprocate. Addie smiled back easing the tension in the room and making the whole encounter a little less awkward.

Soon enough, Karina burst back into the cabin her arms overflowing with an assortment of sweets and goodies. Lisa assumed this was also her attempt to show friendship and create an alliance by bribing both her and Addie with sweets to sugar them up. Lisa politely declined the invitation to eat some Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans with the other two girls. The last time she had tried those she received a Hippogriff dung flavored bean and still now cannot stand to even attempt the bean challenge.

Still, it was quite amusing to watch the other two try different flavors. Before Lisa knew it Karin spoke up, "Well, you guys, looks like we are almost there. It's getting dark outside. " Lisa glanced out the window as they passed through the fields of the Scottish Highlands. This really was quite a change from all of the commotion of downtown London. Lisa had grown so used to the big city and Camden Town that it was sometimes hard to find time to relax in silence. Nevertheless, the sun was indeed setting behind the hills creating a beautiful glow that painted the sky. They were approaching Hogwarts quite quickly without Lisa even realizing it. In fact, she almost forgot how tired she was earlier before the whole robes ripping situation occurred.

As Lisa sat and talked more with Addie and Karina, she began to realize how much she was enjoying being around them. Of course, she wouldn't admit this, Lisa was a loner at heart and held too much pride with being independent. She didn't want to make any enemies of course but wasn't going to easily open up to anyone. Soon enough, Addie smiled and said, "Just a moment longer and we will be there..."

"What house are you guys hoping for?" Lisa asked to the two of them. "My parents were both Hufflepuff, so that would be nice, but I can honestly see myself in any of them." This was true, Lisa secretly had hoped maybe she'd be put in Ravenclaw just because she liked the color blue but knew that wasn't enough to convince the sorting hat to put her in there. Maybe all three of these girls would be put in the same house and then Lisa wouldn't have to worry about meeting a whole bunch of new people as well. That would be nice at least.

Karina nearly fell asleep while waiting to arrive to Hogwarts. The ride seemed to last forever.

Karina looked at Addie, who seemed to have been enjoying the sweets until her face did a twist. She looked as if she had swallowed a worm. Was the bean that bad? Karina grinned, curiously. She wanted to plopped another bean in her mouth, this time she'd observe carefully, not to get another 'glue-flavored-one'.

"This one seems fine." She said to herself as she picked up a pink bean. Hoping for a strawberry or raspberry one, she confidently put it in her mouth. Ever since they left the station, she hadn't had much luck with her bean flavors.

"Well this is...delightful..." Karina said, squinting. She didn't like the flavor she got, but she didn't hate it. It was ham flavored.

"Well my luck is just bursting with pride today, isn't it? I got ham."

Suddenly Lisa asked a question, that never caught her attention before.

"What house are you guys hoping for? My parents were both Hufflepuff, so that would be nice, but I can honestly see myself in any of them."

Karina tapped her chin. Then looked out her window. Only about 25 minutes left of the ride. She was hungry, but should she test her luck once more?

"Care for a bean?"

Karina said, handing Lisa a red bean, and Addie a brown colored one. Karina thought that Lisa might get either a tomato or possibly a cherry flavored one. And as for Addie, she probably might get Toffee or even toast. Hopefully her guesses were right, 'cause she plopped a blue flavored one into her mouth, hoping for blueberry.

Karina's face brightened. She was right! She got blueberry! It was an amazing taste! It tasted so realistic.

She eyed Addie and Lisa, as she placed their beans on their laps.

"Well, as what you were saying, Lisa. I don't mind which house I get. My Dad was in Hufflepuff and my Mom was in Slytherin. As long as I get a house, I'll be happy."

Karina's insides turned. She never had focused on this topic so much before. What if she didn't get a house? What would she tell her parents? Her face looked like she was going to be sick...