Starting off with a Bang. Finished

[quote]───── The small smile on Marcee’s face grew as Camilia chattered on about her visit to Ollivanders. The girl seemed shocked at the mention that Marcee’s wand had caught on fire. Seeing her eyes widen, she quickly chimed in to explain. “Oh no no, it wasn’t anything drastic. The tip of the wand just lit up like a candle - but not in a good way I guess.” she giggled. “Mr. Ollivander had to spray it with water to take out the little flame, that was pretty funny to watch. The other wands that I tried didn’t have any reactions at all.”

── After Marcee mentioned Magical Menagerie, Camilia talked about getting a pet rabbit. Marcee nodded her head vigorously, thinking about the cute rabbits she saw there and hummed in agreement. Marcee found Camilia easy to talk to, and while the girl seemed flustered about herself talking too much, she liked listening to her interesting stories.

── Just as the conversation was starting to flow easily, Habib entered the compartment again, now dressed in his robes. “What about you, Habid, what would you get? You seem like a cat person to me.” Camilia asked and Marcee turned her head to look at him curiously. “I myself want a pet snake, something about them is so captivating not to mention every great showman needs a dangerous pet.” He replied. Marcee wondered if the boy was into theater, since he kept mentioning himself as a showman.

── Then he shared his theory about the wands, and Marcee laughed. She explained about the ‘fire’ that she mentioned earlier again, this time to Habib. “It was only a flicker, I tend to overreact. But it’s an interesting theory,” she said, noting to herself that maybe later she’d look it up in a book. She noticed that Habib must be intelligent to come up with it. The three student’s talk went on for a while and she felt herself more in ease.

── Marcee looked outside the window and noticed the train slowing down. She realized they must have neared Hogwarts, and the pit of her stomach started to bubble again in a strange mix of enthusiasm and anxiety. She glanced sideways at her new friends (and she really hoped that the other two were considering her as theirs), wondering if they knew what houses they wanted to get at the sorting ceremony. Marcee personally didn’t mind what house she’d be put in, as long as she could meet good friends. She strongly hoped that she won’t be separated from Camilia and Habib, as it would be nice to be sorted into the same house as them and see a friendly face at the house table.

──“Do you have any houses that you want to be sorted into? My dad said that the sorting hat considered our opinions in the process of sorting. I wonder if that’s true.” she asked, curiosity lacing her voice.

Habib was a bit underwhelmed when the girl said it was just a small flame. He then felt the train begin to slow down where they there already, wow he and his (hopefully) friends had spent so long talking it felt like just a few minutes. He looked out the window and saw Hogwarts coming up but this time when he saw the castle there was no apprehension or even fear just excitement this was a new theatre, with new players and he would be damned if he didn't steal the show. Habib was brought out of his thoughts by Marcee asking about what houses they wanted to be in Habib didn't even have to think on this one he answered "Slytherin for sure, they are the best house by far heck even merlin was a Slytherin how could you not want to be one." Habib was sure he was a bit biased considering most of his family were Slytherin's but it was also from a genuine love of the house that he wanted to be in, that most of his family wanted to be in and that most of all his father had been in it during his time at Hogwarts. "But hey let's make a deal, no matter what houses we end up in we still stay friends and not let any of the house rivalry nonsense get in the way. Well." Habib hoped he wasn't being over-enthusiastic as the last thing he wanted to do was turn them away.

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As the three first years caught glimpses of the castle in between the trees and lake. Camilia listened trying to show her interest in the topics being discussed by her new friends. Her eyes continued to flicker from the window back to the others. She smiled as she listened to the two talk about wands and pets. Camilia happily put in her input about Habid's theory after listening to Marcee's thoughts on it,

That's an interesting theory, but I still think there is just not enough known about wands to actually come to a conclusion on how they work or how the wizard effects them by the scale of power. Still maybe its true or maybe its not. Guess we will leave it to the geniuses out there, aye?

She flashed Habid a grin then turned as Marcee asked then about the houses and which ones they wanted to get into. This reminded her that they were approaching the final station, her eyes shut as she tried to keep herself .Taking deep breathes she tried to answer the other question about getting sorted into the houses. Habid gave a short speech about Slytherin which spurred Camilia into action.

[quote]───── The sound of chattering was loud in the compartment, and Marcee was once again listening attentively to Habib and Camilia. She had asked about the houses they wanted, and Habib was quick to answer the question. He proudly stated that he wanted to be in Slytherin, and she thought it would be fitting for the boy who held such confidence and obviously had a lot of ambition. Camilia expressed her thoughts on the topic, and she nodded along. Although she said she would like Ravenclaw or Griffindor, Marcee observed the girl to be very kind-hearted and maybe resourceful as well.

──“But hey let's make a deal, no matter what houses we end up in we still stay friends and not let any of the house rivalry nonsense get in the way.” Habib said with a wide grin. “No matter what happens next lets make sure we continue to talk to each other. I don't care if we have to write owls and plan something out. Because I really do want to keep in touch!” Camilia agreed before the train stopped and all of them stood up, readying themselves to get off the express.

── Marcee nodded her head energetically as the three walked together through the train corridor, to the boats waiting for them. “Of course, I’ll send an owl if I can’t find you at the Great Hall eating.” She joked. “But seriously, we’ll stay friends no matter what happens. See ya later at the sorting ceremony!” She flashed a huge smile at both students, waving her hand as she was absorbed into the crowd.

── It’s a nice start, she grinned to herself thinking about the new friends she made. Marcee had a good feeling; a feeling that the three of them would grow much closer into everlasting friends.

Habib knew he had definitely chosen the right compartment as Marcee and Camilia replied. Habib had actually made a group of friends. As they got off the train they saw the Hogwarts castle and it was beautiful and this was only from the outside. It was loud the hustle and bustle of confusing first years, upperclassmen and teachers. Habib himself pegged Camilia as a Ravenclaw she seemed very intelligent and kept a cool head when being teased qualities that no Gryffindor would portray. As for Marcee, he thought of her as a Hufflepuff she wasn't the first person you noticed yet when you got now her you found she was really interesting and pretty cool. She had that carefree Hufflepuff vibe as well. As Habib was absorbed into the crowd he turned around and waved "See you too hopefully at our common rooms but if not in the great hall." With that Habib turned around got on to his boat. Looking back with a wistful expression on his face. He had only known Camilia and Marcee for a few hours yet they felt like lifelong friends but as Habib saw the castle he assured himself that this was not the end, in fact, it was only the beginning.

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