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A Perfect Beginning Finished

September 1, 2022
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French
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Celeste
Victor
EmmaLee speaks with a light French accent.



EmmaLee woke up early on the morning of September 1st, as did everyone else at Hogwarts' summer camp, in order to pack up and get to the train. It was the official last day of the summer camp and the first day of school. She showered, dressed, and gathered all of her things, including taking down the sheet curtains that she had made around her bunk bed for some privacy. She had said goodbye to her foreign tent mates yesterday. It had been a fun experience here at camp and she was glad to have been here. With a wave to her Hogwarts tentmates, she headed out of the quidditch stadium to meet her parents at the station.

Today she had chosen to wear a light, blue summer dress with white sandals and she had put her curly white hair half up in two pigtails. The rest of her hair flowed down her back past her waist.

Her mother and stepfather were standing at the entrance to Kings Cross Station as she approached, rolling her butterfly covered trunk behind her. Her mother was holding one end of a bright blue leash and the other end was attached to EmmaLee's cat, Minx. The cat was a large, fluffy, silver thing that pulled on the leash and ran to her girl. Minx was fully grown at four years old and was definitely too big to sit on EmmaLee's shoulders any more, but the cat tried nonetheless and knocked EmmaLee down on her butt instead. EmmaLee laughed and stood up with lease in hand. Minx gave an excited "mew" at being reunited with her E.

"Hello, Maman, Victor." EmmaLee said, beaming and jumping herself into her mother's arms for a hug. "I missed you both."

"We missed you t0o, mon étoile." Her mother said, chuckling a little at the reunion of daughter and cat. "Minx was absolutely miserable at the hotel. She wouldn't even eat the first two days. I am so glad that she is able to go with you to school. I don't think she could bear you being gone for a whole school year." Celeste pouted sympathetically at the animal and turned to head inside the station. EmmaLee nodded, gave her faithful companion a pat on the head, and followed after her parents.

"Admittedly, I am confused on how exactly we get to platform nine and three-quarters." She continued as they all walked inside and headed towards platform 9. Since Beauxbatons students arrive by carriage, this train ride was foreign to her.

"I'm sure we will figure it out." Victor, EmmaLee's stepfather, said, holding up EmmaLee's ticket and scratching his cheek thoughtfully. "I'm sure it is probably similar to getting to the Ilvermorny train, but it looks like we can probably just watch someone else find it." He gestured discretely towards a family walking by that had an owl on their cart. "Those people seem to know where they're going."

EmmaLee and her family followed this family and watched as they all walked straight through the pillar between platform 9 and 10. Victor nodded and made a sweeping gesture towards the pillar for the ladies.

"Yep. That's about it." He said, adding a small bow to his gesture. "After you m'ladies." The woman and girl nodded walked through the pillar and onto Platform 9 3/4. EmmaLee's mouth opened wide at the sight of the magnificent train. ~Mon Dieu!~ She thought. ~I've never seen anything like this before. If this is the way to get there, I can't imagine what the school will be like.~ Her mother gently closed her mouth for her and chuckled.

"It is a beautiful train." Her mother said, putting a hand on her daughter's back and guiding her stunned child towards the train. EmmaLee turned her attention towards the other people milling about, saying goodbyes, and getting on the red express. Once past the wall, Victor waved his wand so that EmmaLee's trunk floated daintily in the air behind her and Minx leapt up onto the luggage and laid down on it for a ride.

The train gave a loud whistle, signaling that it was time to go and EmmaLee turned, suddenly teary-eyed, to hug her mother goodbye. "I'll miss you." She said, hugging her mother as tight as she could. "I will write as often as I remember to." She said. Celeste laughed.

"Then I suppose I will not hear from you until Christmas." She teased, hugging her daughter back. "Have fun at school, mon étoile." EmmaLee moved to hug Victor, who ruffled her hair. She batted his hand away in fake annoyance and hugged him tight as well.

"Don't cause any trouble now, at least more trouble than I would have." He said with a wink, hugging her back and waving her off.

"Bye!" EmmaLee said, grabbing the handle of her trunk and waving behind her as she rushed onto the train. Her parents waved as well, but she didn't see them. She also didn't see her mother place a hand over her stomach or the broom that Victor pulled out of his pocket and enlarged for them to ride home.

EmmaLee instead kept her eyes forward and made her way onto the train and into an empty compartment. "Je pense que nous allons nous plaire ici, Minx. Je suis très excité." I think we're going to like it here, Minx. I am very excited. She said, as she gently pushed her floating trunk up onto the luggage rack. She wasn't sure how she was going to get it down once they got to the school and Victor's spell had worn off, but that was future E's problem. Minx leapt down from the luggage and up onto one of the window seats. She put her large paws of the window as EmmaLee sat down across from her so they both could watch as all the other students boarded the train.
Last edited by EmmaLee LeDames on 28 Sep 2022, 15:09, edited 2 times in total.
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ST: 9 | EV: 9 | STR: 3 | WI: 8 | ARC: 9 | ACC: 11
Caretaker: A. P. Finch | iNPC: Yasha V.
A Perfect Beginning Finished
Keith had boarded the train and was now looking for someplace to sit. He had got on at the front of the train, so he walked towards the back. He walked past a lot of compartments. There were the older kids in the front, they were noisy. He walked past one compartment and saw two girls cuddling, "that's cute" he thought. He loved seeing couples who openly give each other attention while others are around. He walked past another compartment that had a group of Slytherins, who looked to be in their 5th or 6th year, in it, but it was full. He was sure he would be put in Slytherin, but he was nothing like his parents, so he wasn't sure.

He continued walking, then he saw a group of Hufflepuffs, they looked to be in their 7th year. They all were cuddling together, he wondered why. He was never super close to any of his friends from the muggle school he went to. He remembered hearing someone say the Prefect's cab was the very last one, so he would have to stay out of that cab.

He continued walking, dragging his stuff behind him. He only had a trunk and a tote with some extra parchment and stuff like that. He walked then finally saw a compartment that wasn't full. He looked in and saw a girl, who had very pale purple hair. He knocked on the door and then opened it a little, "May I sit with you, I think all the others are full." The girl nodded her head. Keith walked in and lifted his trunk and tote to the compartment up top, then sat down.

He looked at the girl, "My name is Keith Moore, what about you?" He asked.

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"Have a carrot, please, calm yourself"
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A Perfect Beginning Finished
September 1, 2022 | 10:30am
Interacting with: @Keith Moore
wc: 316
French
English
EmmaLee speaks with a light French accent.


EmmaLee turned and smiled as someone knocked on the compartment door and opened it. The boy who opened the door looked to be about a head taller than her, with soft brown hair and green eyes. She gave a small nod when he asked if she could sit with her. She pushed her white blonde hair over her shoulder as she sat down properly on her own seat. She had be sitting on her knees on the cushion in order to look out the window better. Short as she was, it was hard to properly people watch.

She wasn't surprised that all of the other compartments were full. She had chosen one closer to the back so that she could people watch out the window as everyone arrived and boarded the train. It figured that not many had ventured back this far with their heavy school trunks and menagerie of animals and she was glad to meet someone new.

"Hello, Keith." She said, smiling warmly and giving her new compartment friend a wave. "My name is EmmaLee LeDames, and this is my lovely cat, Minx." She continued, gesturing to the large silver cat. Minx gave a small 'mew', dipped her head in a 'hello' kind of gesture, and then twirled around the second window seat and laid down, as if officially claiming what she knew would be the sunniest seat.

EmmaLee had placed her own trunk, a midnight blue thing of beauty with stars, the moon, and blue morpho butterflies painted over it, under her seat since she hadn't even tried putting it in the over head. Thank Merlin for considering short students and providing both over head and under seat storage.

"So, are you a first year, Keith?" She asked, noticing that he seemed to be closer to her age than some of the other students she had met over the summer. "Are you excited?"
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ST: 9 | EV: 9 | STR: 3 | WI: 8 | ARC: 9 | ACC: 11
Caretaker: A. P. Finch | iNPC: Yasha V.
A Perfect Beginning Finished
SPEAKING


Keith now could get a good look at the girl, her hair was blonde, not pale purple. She had big bright blue eyes, to him they looked full of knowledge. He looked at her cat, it was a very pretty white color. Keith bowed his head to say hello to the cat. He was feeling a little shy, he hasn't really talked to girls before. His parents always controled who he talked to, and when he was with his aunt he mainly talked to boys.

He looked up, "Yes I am a first year. And I am very excited, but nervous at the same time. " He turned to look out the window, then thought, 'I should start some kind of conversation, aunty told me to make friends. What should we talk about though? Oh, what house we think we will be in, yeah, that's good.' He turned to to look back at her, "I don't know for sure what house I'll be sorted into, both my parents were in Slytherin, but I'm told I'm nothing like them. My aunty thinks I'll be in Gryffindor like she was. What house do you think you'll be sorted into? "

Sam and Colby vs. The world
"Have a carrot, please, calm yourself"
It must be nice, to have washington on your side
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A Perfect Beginning Finished

Interacting with: @Keith Moore
wc: 338
French
English
EmmaLee speaks with a light French accent.


EmmaLee nodded as Keith talked and then made a thinking sort of humming sound when he asked about which house she thought she'd be in.

"Well, none of my parents or family went to 'Ogwarts and so we don't 'ave a lot of first 'and knowledge about the different 'ouses, but I did read..." She took a deep breath as she noticed that her nervousness was dropping her 'h's. "Hog-warts: A Hi-story over the summer and I think all of the houses seem suitable." She said, reaching up to a loose strand of hair off the side of her face and twirling it nervously instead. Not that she would admit it out loud, but she was nervous about fitting in at Hogwarts when she clearly stuck out like a sore thumb in more ways than one. It was always in the back of her mind that someone might be mean enough to pick on her for being out of place, especially since she could speak clearer, but definitely could not hide her accent.

"I do think that I am most suited to Ravenclaw, I think. I love learning and working out puzzles and mysteries." She said with a smile, putting her hand back in her lap and sitting up a little straighter. She was a little more confident moving onto a topic that she was interested in. "My friends and I used to solve little mysteries around our condo complex and I am hoping to poke into some of Hogwarts' mysteries as well. What kind of things did you like to do?" She asked, reaching up to twirl the strand of hair again. She got the sudden feeling that she was talking too much and so pressed her lips together, but it was about two seconds before she blurted -

"Um, though, you can pet Minx if you want. She's very friendly. Just, ah, don't pick her up. She's rather heavy and likes where she is." She said, stumbling over her words, before blushing and closing her mouth again.
Fearless | Calming Presence | E.L. | Prodigal Transfiguration
ST: 9 | EV: 9 | STR: 3 | WI: 8 | ARC: 9 | ACC: 11
Caretaker: A. P. Finch | iNPC: Yasha V.
A Perfect Beginning Finished
SPEAKING

Keith was very good at reading people, so he could tell she was as nervous as he was. He watched her as she spoke, she played with her hair a lot. Keith wondered what her blood status was, as he himself was a pureblood.
What kind of things did you like to do?" She asked
"I like to read and draw. I also like to wrestle with my muggle friends, they are fun to be around. I have read mystery books but never have solved one in real life. Maybe we could go on an adventure together sometime this year," he responded looking down at his nails. He had recently started painting them, blacks and reds. Although he was a little scared of how kids at Hogwarts would react, he decided he was going to keep painting them.

He looked back at EmmaLee.
reaching up to twirl the strand of hair again. She got the sudden feeling that she was talking too much and so pressed her lips together, but it was about two seconds before she blurted -"Um, though, you can pet Minx if you want. She's very friendly. Just, ah, don't pick her up. She's rather heavy and likes where she is." She said,


Keith stood up to sit on the other side of the compartment, where the cat was sitting. He turned his whole body to face the cat. He put his index finger in front of the cat's nose, he had read somewhere that cats say hello to each other by touching noses, and a human can say hello to a cat by putting their fingertip by the cat's nose.

He then pets Minx, the fur was really soft. He looked up at EmmaLee, "What's your family like? If you don't mind me asking," he asked, nervous about everything that would happen soon, like the sorting, not seeing his aunt for a really long time, and how people would treat him.

Sam and Colby vs. The world
"Have a carrot, please, calm yourself"
It must be nice, to have washington on your side
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A Perfect Beginning Finished
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Interacting with: @Keith Moore
wc: 469
French
English
EmmaLee speaks with a light French accent.


EmmaLee smiled and nodded as Keith told her his hobbies. It sounded like he had a good time when he was outside of Hogwarts. Having muggle friends was cool, too. Whatever her stepfather did, honestly she wasn't quite sure, they had both a muggle and a wizard department, so EmmaLee did have some experience with muggle despite living in an all wizard condo complex in London and the village where she and her mother lived in France had been all muggles.

"I grew up in a village that was entirely muggle expect for my mother and me, but here were only a handful of children and they were either very much older than me or significantly younger. So I was always the trail-behind." She said with a small shrug as if to say that it couldn't be helped. "It's nice to know that you have a good batch of friends at home."

She watched as he moved to sit next to Minx and extend his hand for her to sniff. Minx lifted a lazy head, sniffed his fingers, and bopped them with the middle of her head before putting her head in the crook of her furry arm and purring as the new boy began to pet her and ask another question.

"Ah, well. My father was a potions master, but he died in an explosion when I was three. I am told that he was very kind and studious. He and my mother attended Beauxbatons." She started, counting her family on her fingers. 1, 2, 3. "My mother is a medicinal herbalist. She can make both magical and non-magical herbal remedies that heal people." She smiled in an affectionate way when listing her mother and her job. It was clear that they were very close and that she admired her mother a great deal.

"Then there's my stepfather, who is a business man. Although, I'm not exactly sure what his business is." She put a thoughtful knuckle to her mouth and paused before continuing. "He attended Ilvermorny. I don't have any siblings, but I am kind of hoping that my mother and stepfather will have a baby of their own some day and I'll get one." She drifted off to look out the window at the last remaining students saying goodbye and hoping onto the train. It appeared that her family had already left as she could not see them in the crowd anymore. She turned abruptly back to Keith and asked, "What is your family like?"

A loud whistle blew signaling five minutes to departure. The last of the stragglers said goodbye to their parents and rushed onto the train before it left without them, with the odd two or three still running through the portal itself, forgoing goodbyes, and boarding the train.
Fearless | Calming Presence | E.L. | Prodigal Transfiguration
ST: 9 | EV: 9 | STR: 3 | WI: 8 | ARC: 9 | ACC: 11
Caretaker: A. P. Finch | iNPC: Yasha V.
A Perfect Beginning Finished
AVERY MCCALL
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Date: 09/01/22 | Time: 10:55 | Word Count: 295
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─────A brief thud sounds just outside of the door followed by muffled cursing. A silent pause follows before a gangly first year appears in the clear window of the door, cheeks slightly flushed. Blue eyes peer into the compartment for a moment, taking in the sight of the boy and girl situated inside. Letting out a breath she didn't realize she'd been holding, Avery adjusts the grip on her luggage with one hand and lifts the free one to rap a knuckle lightly on the frame of the compartment door. Allowing for a quick pause, the free hand shifts down to slide the door partially open.

Her clothing is slightly ruffled from the journey, the collar of her blue flannel partially lifted up on one side. The sleeves are haphazardly rolled up above the elbow, the top three buttons unclasped to reveal a black shirt beneath, the logo mostly obscured. Washed out jeans lead down to a pair of well worn ankle boots. Short reddish-brown hair refuses to be tamed, though an attempt has clearly been made.

Hesitating, the first year eventually allows a small smile to settle across her features as she glances between the other two students. "Uh, hey there. Do you guys by chance have room for one more?" she ventures, a lilting Irish accent carrying across the words. She swallows heavily before continuing, cheeks still flush with barely contained nerves. "Most everywhere seems to be filling up now, and it sounds like we'll be setting off soon." Avery's gaze briefly shifts to the cat beside the boy, smile widening, before looking back to the students.
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𝑰𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑾𝒊𝒕𝒉: @EmmaLee LeDames @Keith Moore
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Avery ⌯ Nikolai
sta • 9 | eva • 15 | str • 14 | wis • 5 | arc • 4 | acc • 11
A Perfect Beginning Finished
SPEAKING

Keith had been listening to EmmaLee, getting ready to answer her question, when there was a knock on the door,
"Uh, hey there. Do you guys by chance have room for one more?"
a girl said. Keith had expected the other cabs to be full, so it was no surprise to him. He saw the girl look at the cat, then back at him and EmmaLee.

Keith looked over at EmmaLee, who slightly nodded her head, then back at the girl, "Yeah, come on in, My name is Keith! What house do you think you'll be in and what's your family like? I mainly stay with my aunt, she lives near a lot of muggles. She was in Gryffindor when she went to Hogwarts. I'm going to miss her a lot. My parents are both purebloods, and they think they're better than everyone else. They were Slytherins when they went to Hogwarts. They work a lot, so I don't see them that often. " Keith stopped, thinking he was talking too much, so he turned to pet Minx.

He couldn't help but ask, "Um... what kind of games do you guys like to play?" Keith then stared out the window and saw his aunt waving bye. He got up waved out the window then sat back down. He would miss his aunt and his muggle friends, but unless something happened he planned to visit at Christmas time. Keith was nervous but hid it well. 'What if they get really mad if I'm not in Slytherin? Will they accept any other house? Aunty said I can stay with her if they don't. Hopefully, I make a friend or two,' he thought to himself. He looked at the new girl, "Do you need help with your bags or do you got them? There is space under the seats if you'd rather put your stuff there." Keith said, trying to be polite. He looked towards EmmaLee, and smiled, "Your cat is so fluffy."

@EmmaLee LeDames @Avery McCall

Sam and Colby vs. The world
"Have a carrot, please, calm yourself"
It must be nice, to have washington on your side
He/him
A Perfect Beginning Finished
September 1, 2022 | 11:00
Interacting with: @Keith Moore, @Avery McCall
wc: 364
French
English
EmmaLee speaks with a light French accent.


EmmaLee once again turned her head as the door opened to a taller girl this time. She was quite pretty with her short, red hair and blue eyes. EmmaLee wondered for a moment if she could pull off the same short pixie cut, or just shorter hair in general. She had always had long hair and had never thought about cutting it, but maybe she might consider it some day. It had actually been black when she was born and had faded over the first few months of her life. EmmaLee smiled widely and nodded as the girl asked if she could join.

"Of course you may." She said, gesturing towards the last empty seat. "My name is EmmaLee, and the cat next to Keith is mine. Her name is Minx." She continued.

The train blew its final whistle and thrust itself forward to head towards Hogwarts. Minx, seeming to understand that their compartment was filling up, stood up, stretched forward with a yawn, and then gracefully hopped from the seat to the floor to EmmaLee's lap to curl up there.

"We were just talking about Hogwarts houses and our families, if you'd like to sit. I'm the first in my family to attend Hogwarts." She finished before turning to listen to Keith's answer to her previous question. Her mother's family were those kinds of purebloods. The only times she had ever seen them was when they popped in to try and convince them to leave "this Godforsaken muggle hole you call a town" before her mother married her stepfather. Her mother just served them tea and shoo-ed them out. She had no idea about her father's family. Her mother spoke often of her father, but never of his family.

She giggled a little behind her hand and ran her hand over Minx's silky fur. "She is very fluffy. I try really hard to take care of her. She has her own brush and everything." The owner said with a small laugh at herself. "I mostly play mystery and card games, but I'm open to a lot of other games, even sports. My favorite sport is Quodpot." She said as she pet her cat.
Fearless | Calming Presence | E.L. | Prodigal Transfiguration
ST: 9 | EV: 9 | STR: 3 | WI: 8 | ARC: 9 | ACC: 11
Caretaker: A. P. Finch | iNPC: Yasha V.
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