Ivan listened to Michael

“No, I only read some of the school books before the train. And I’ve also been raised without magic, and I don’t know about magic DNA.” Michael nervously started tapping his pencil against his leg, and offered,
“I could try to find out, if you’d like.” Michael thought briefly, then quickly turned to the girl and said, apologetically,

"I have read some of the books, well mostly the historical ones information is important, especially coming into a new world like this one, even if I don't see why they still use this ancient thing for transport. I will ask around hopefully there is a class that teaches about the customs or at least a club that talks about it.
Maybe they have a computer with all the information on it or something that's easier to search then a book index" he stops and thinks before adding "Thank you for the offer but I will try to find this out for my self, it could prove to be an interesting past time."

Looking down he writes a few notes for himself before going through his list mentally and physically down the line with his pen focusing back on the compartment just in time to hear the question about the name
"Ivan Solarus, now that we have your attention , do you mind us sitting here or would you like to be left in peace with your notebook?"

Looking over to Violet and the book he says "That one is about the history fo the magical world if you want Hogwarts information and history you will need Hogwarts, A history which conveniently is also on our book list" saying that he stops and slaps himself on the head saying "I am a fool, and a court jester to boot, one moment"

He quickly gets up opening his trunk and pulling out another book and a notepad, sitting down and quickly going through the index and the pages he shuffles the book stopping at a certain page and reading through it slowly he finally says in a crestfallen manor
"Muggle technology, such as mobile phones and laptops, cannot be used within the grounds of Hogwarts. That means they don't have a computer and I will have to do the research manually, okay... That will be less then fun" he rubs his forehead and looks down on the book before looking back to Violet.

"Hogwarts, A history, its says that, so no music and no phones, this school better be worth it, because for others raised in non magical terms it will be torture, me included"

"Hey I am Violet, thanks for allowing me into your compartment. I have never felt so anxious before and its my first time traveling alone."

"What is Gryffindor? I thought were going to Hogwarts a school for wizards and witches?"
With big eyes she realized how clueless she must have sounded and quickly put her hand at the mouth to keep it shut.
"Is it your first time going to Hogwarts?" She asked looking into the direction of Ivan, he seemed so calm, trying to get a grasp at what the book was about he held in his hands.

Atlas smiles a bit at Violet, wanting to calm her nerves a bit. He had wanted to answer her question, and got a little frustrated when Ivan managed to beat him to it. He frowned slightly, but it really wasn’t a big deal.

"I read up a bit, the history of the magical world, as well the one of Hogwarts, both books we were supposed to buy for the supplies, Gryffindor is one of the 4 "houses" that exist something like a class in essence, but we are sorted according to something or someone I skipped through that information on purpose. And yes we are going to Hogwarts the too long to repeat name school. And yes it is my first time, reading up could be good to be prepared more he smiles and takes a long breath before saying "Having read about the blood issues and the last war, just wanted to say. I don't have a clue. I am adopted by non magicals, and have been raised without magic. If that means anything to any of you "

"Any of you know if the Gringotts offers some way to check you family tree with magics, some sort of a DNA swab or genetics test, but for magicals? Are there any books you would recommend to read as a new person in magic?"

“No, I only read some of the school books before the train. And I’ve also been raised without magic, and I don’t know about magic DNA.” Michael nervously started tapping his pencil against his leg, and offered,

“I could try to find out, if you’d like.” Michael thought briefly, then quickly turned to the girl and said, apologetically,

“Oh, and I didn’t quite catch your name. Sorry. And do any of you have preferred pronouns?”

Then Atlas realized that all of the others here were raised without magic, that was good to know. He didn’t see it as disappointing. At least they wouldn’t be bullying him for not being pureblood like the people he’d grown up around, so he’d better make the most of it.

"I have read some of the books, well mostly the historical ones information is important, especially coming into a new world like this one, even if I don't see why they still use this ancient thing for transport. I will ask around hopefully there is a class that teaches about the customs or at least a club that talks about it.
Maybe they have a computer with all the information on it or something that's easier to search then a book index" he stops and thinks before adding "Thank you for the offer but I will try to find this out for my self, it could prove to be an interesting past time."

"Muggle technology, such as mobile phones and laptops, cannot be used within the grounds of Hogwarts. That means they don't have a computer and I will have to do the research manually, okay... That will be less then fun" he rubs his forehead and looks down on the book before looking back to Violet.

He laughed aloud when Ivan seemed sad that muggle technology wouldn’t be allowed on campus at Hogwarts. He definitely had a lot to learn, and Atlas was eager to seem knowledgeable. He didn’t know the most about muggle technology, but he did know what the internet was, and what a phone was, since he’d been in muggle london before, following his foster siblings to spy on their parents who had been going to the ministry. They passed all sorts of muggle shops, that he had a look at.

“Well, unfortunately, I hear the library is kind of hard to navigate. But the summoning charm will help a lot when we learn it. We’ll be able to summon things to fly into our hands. As for phones, we typically contact people via the floo. You could probably use it to contact your muggle family too, though… it might give them a fright when your face appears in the fireplace.” He chuckled at that.

“We have radio for listening to music or other things, and our newspapers and books can have moving pictures. Some can even talk. Same with the pictures in Hogwarts. So those can be a good source of information, if you find some related to what you want to learn about. I don’t actually know if Gringotts has a wizarding DNA test, I suppose it’s possible. But it’s not like it matters. I’m from a wizarding family, but I don’t really care about those things.”

Violet chuckled as Ivan scolded himself a jester putting her right hand infront of her mouth to cover it. She watched him as he got another book from his backpack and waited for him to continue.

"Muggle technology, such as mobile phones and laptops, cannot be used within the grounds of Hogwarts. That means they don't have a computer and I will have to do the research manually, okay... That will be less then fun"

The youngster rubbed his forehead and for a brief moment their eyes met.

"Hogwarts, A history, its says that, so no music and no phones, this school better be worth it, because for others raised in non magical terms it will be torture, me included"

She pulled out her phone to check the connection but it wouldnt work.
"Looks like its dead, I guess I wont be able to write Mum and Dad then." Violet felt truly alone at that moment. "I guess well have to resort to Letters then, but what if theres no post office? I guess this is how the people a hundred years ago must have felt when travelling."

Atlast jumped into the conversation and said:

“Well, unfortunately, I hear the library is kind of hard to navigate. But the summoning charm will help a lot when we learn it. We’ll be able to summon things to fly into our hands. As for phones, we typically contact people via the floo. You could probably use it to contact your muggle family too, though… it might give them a fright when your face appears in the fireplace.” He chuckled at that.

“We have radio for listening to music or other things, and our newspapers and books can have moving pictures. Some can even talk. Same with the pictures in Hogwarts. So those can be a good source of information, if you find some related to what you want to learn about. I don’t actually know if Gringotts has a wizarding DNA test, I suppose it’s possible. But it’s not like it matters. I’m from a wizarding family, but I don’t really care about those things.”

With big eyes she listened to him. Summoning charm?! That sounds incredible, I really hope I will be able to learn it one day. Violet felt terrified of the 'Floo' and imagined how it would be when her face appeared infront of her parents without the rest of the body.
Her thoughts wandered back to Ivans question and she recapped about her knowledge regarding the magic abilities in her.
"For me it was in January when I found out I had a magical talent, my mother told me openly she had no idea something like that existed when we were visited by a professor from Hogwarts at my 11th Birthday. My father also denied any knowledge of the matter and the professor explained that it can sometimes happen that " and she made a quotationmark "'muggles' as he called my parents can have children with magical talent."

She listened to the sound of the wagon the voices of other students passing by the compartment and decided it would be best to go out for a stroll. "I think I will go out a little and explore the train, I catched some rumours that there is a snack vendor in the train. I dont want to miss out on what she has got to offer."

The girl stood up and returned the book to Ivan, put the bag around her shoulder and opened the door of the compartment. "Do you guys want to come along? I have never been in such an old Locomotive and maybe in the front section we will find a restaurant or the vendor."#

"For me it was in January when I found out I had a magical talent, my mother told me openly she had no idea something like that existed when we were visited by a professor from Hogwarts at my 11th Birthday. My father also denied any knowledge of the matter and the professor explained that it can sometimes happen that " and she made a quotationmark "'muggles' as he called my parents can have children with magical talent."

Atlas nodded as Violet explained her story. Honestly it must be awfully shocking to be pulled into this world like that, so he was glad he at least knew what was going on here and had been preparing for his whole life.

She listened to the sound of the wagon the voices of other students passing by the compartment and decided it would be best to go out for a stroll. "I think I will go out a little and explore the train, I catched some rumours that there is a snack vendor in the train. I dont want to miss out on what she has got to offer."

Exploring the train wasn’t a bad idea. Atlas had heard the pumpkin pasties were top notch. He’d already tried most of the wizarding candy that would be offered, but it would be pretty funny when the kids who were in muggle families ran into them. Though maybe he ought to at least give Violet a warning, since she seemed a little on edge and it might make it worse if for example, her candy frog began to jump away. He didn’t get how muggles could live without spells.

“Sure, that sounds like a good idea. I could use a snack. But wizarding candies are different from the ones you’re used to, probably. The chocolate frogs will jump. But don’t worry, they’re not alive.” he paused. “Oh and personally, I’d skip the jellybeans. Some of the flavors are horrible. I had one that was tripe flavor before, blech.”

He returned his book to his trunk, placing a bookmark in it before and zipped it up, before getting up to follow Violet. He was already a bit hungry, having rushed out the door without eating breakfast because he was so excited to finally be Hogwarts bound.

Ivan too caught up in his own thoughts and revelations listened to Atlas explain the magical school and library furiously writing down notes as he was talking, once done Ivan turned to him

... So those can be a good source of information, if you find some related to what you want to learn about.

"So you are telling me that the magicals are as good with information as using an outdated steam train amazing, but what about these paintings wouldn't they I don't know speak in a different language depending when they are from, surely the English language thousands of years ago wouldn't be the same as now? Do they have some sort of a translation magic in each of them or do they have to learn a new language always? Are they conscious that they are a painting and are dead or do they think as they are alive?

Even as he was asking these questions he was adding more down choosing to continue to listen for the moment and think on everything

and she made a quotationmark "'muggles' as he called my parents can have children with magical talent."

Ivan smiled and said to Violet"I refuse to call people that if not necessary i think it's better to call them non magicals, i might be wrong but it seems like a slur to me to say so. Perhaps the magical world doesn't know better but I think most non magicals would call it offensive"

Taking his book and seeing that the time for reading has passed he stored his books in the trunk taking with him his notepad and pen

He turned towards Michael and with a flamboyant and over exaggerated bow and a grin said "I thank thee for thy hospitality, I shall be back for mine own trunk smiling still he goes outside to follow after Atlas and Violet

Michael looked expectantly at the girl who was looking out the window and waited for an answer, she looked at him and said,

"Hey youre finally awake, I thought you had fallen asleep, my name is Violet nice to meet you."

Then she turned to better face everyone and crossed her legs, book on her lap.

Ivan looked up from writing and said,

"Ivan Solarus, now that we have your attention , do you mind us sitting here or would you like to be left in peace with your notebook?"

Then Michael watched as Ivan spoke to Violet for a moment, then as he slaps himself on the head while saying,

"I am a fool, and a court jester to boot, one moment"

Michael watched as Ivan suddenly rushed to his trunk and pulled it open, grabbing what looked like a book and a notebook, and sitting back down. Quickly flipping through the book and stopping at a page, Ivan said out loud in a crestfallen manner,

"Muggle technology, such as mobile phones and laptops, cannot be used within the grounds of Hogwarts. That means they don't have a computer and I will have to do the research manually, okay... That will be less then fun" he rubs his forehead and looks down on the book before looking back to Violet.

"Hogwarts, A history, its says that, so no music and no phones, this school better be worth it, because for others raised in non magical terms it will be torture, me included"

Michael was slightly disappointed that there weren’t any electronics, that might make it a bit harder to find books to research things, though he thought that he’d be okay.
Michael heard Atlas laugh, realized that there was a gap in the conversation, took his chance and said,

“No I don’t mind, all of you may stay if you’d like. Oh, I don’t think I’ve said yet, my name is Michael Phillips.”

He watched as Violet pulled out a phone and tried to turn it on. When it didn’t she said,

"Looks like its dead, I guess I wont be able to write Mum and Dad then." Violet felt truly alone at that moment. "I guess well have to resort to Letters then, but what if theres no post office? I guess this is how the people a hundred years ago must have felt when travelling."

Michael considered that and nodded, people probably felt like that throughout time. Atlas spoke up,

“Well, unfortunately, I hear the library is kind of hard to navigate. But the summoning charm will help a lot when we learn it. We’ll be able to summon things to fly into our hands. As for phones, we typically contact people via the floo. You could probably use it to contact your muggle family too, though… it might give them a fright when your face appears in the fireplace.”

Atlas chuckled and continued,

“We have radio for listening to music or other things, and our newspapers and books can have moving pictures. Some can even talk. Same with the pictures in Hogwarts. So those can be a good source of information, if you find some related to what you want to learn about. I don’t actually know if Gringotts has a wizarding DNA test, I suppose it’s possible. But it’s not like it matters. I’m from a wizarding family, but I don’t really care about those things.”

Michael grinned happily, pictures that move and talk? How do they do that, are they alive and have the memories of that person? Or merely paint that acts like how people perceived that person? Don’t languages change over time? Though if new students go every year with new words and meanings, the pictures might catch on, it would be hard though. And Michael decided he’d rather send letters to his parents than to stick his head in a fire.

Michael listened to Violet’s story, Ivan’s point about the word ‘muggles’, and as Violet said,

"I think I will go out a little and explore the train, I catched some rumours that there is a snack vendor in the train. I dont want to miss out on what she has got to offer."

Michael watched as Violet stood up and handed a book to Ivan, put a bag around her shoulder, and opened the door. Then Violet offered,

"Do you guys want to come along? I have never been in such an old Locomotive and maybe in the front section we will find a restaurant or the vendor."

Michael stood up and picked up his bag where he keeps his drawing supplies, put his pencil and sketchbook in it, and put it over his shoulder. He watched the other two boys stand up and put some stuff away, then Atlas said,

“Sure, that sounds like a good idea. I could use a snack. But wizarding candies are different from the ones you’re used to, probably. The chocolate frogs will jump. But don’t worry, they’re not alive.” he paused. “Oh and personally, I’d skip the jellybeans. Some of the flavors are horrible. I had one that was tripe flavor before, blech.”

Violet and Atlas left, and Ivan grinned and gave Michael a flamboyant and over exaggerated bow and said,

"I thank thee for thy hospitality, I shall be back for mine own trunk

Michael gave him a bow in return, saying,

“Of course, good sir. I trust it was to your liking?”

Then Ivan left. Michael thought for a second, and caught up to the three of them, saying,

“May I come with you? I kind of want to see a chocolate frog.”

"So you are telling me that the magicals are as good with information as using an outdated steam train amazing, but what about these paintings wouldn't they I don't know speak in a different language depending when they are from, surely the English language thousands of years ago wouldn't be the same as now? Do they have some sort of a translation magic in each of them or do they have to learn a new language always? Are they conscious that they are a painting and are dead or do they think as they are alive?

Atlas kind of waited until Ivan stopped talking, then he tried to explain more. "Hmm, I'm honestly not sure about that one. I haven't yet seen any talking portraits from times when English was completely different. They also aren't as sentient as us, and they don't necessarily represent the entire person that they're of. They're a bit limited. I don't know if they think they're alive or not. Maybe they do, and think we're the ones in paintings? I know they can move between different paintings. So it could be that they only have certain views of our world like we do of theirs?"

He realized he was rambling a bit and felt his face grow hot. "Uh, sorry about all of that."
He hoped that he hadn't seemed too weird. Knowledgeable was good but not flat out crazy or nerdy.

Ivan smiled and said to Violet"I refuse to call people that if not necessary i think it's better to call them non magicals, i might be wrong but it seems like a slur to me to say so. Perhaps the magical world doesn't know better but I think most non magicals would call it offensive"

Atlas never thought of the idea that the word muggle would be a slur. He didn't really know any personally, but maybe they did? It wouldn't hurt to not say it, he supposed, though basically everyone else in the wizarding world did, so that might be hard, or confusing to people. Hmm.

"Huh, I've never heard that one before. I guess I can not say it." he responded to Ivan, shrugging a bit.

Atlas and the others walked back through the train, Atlas stealing a glance at his foster siblings in their compartment. Still deep in conversation, looking like they were having fun. He quickly turned away. He needed to focus on himself. Soon enough, Michael caught up to them, and he asked:

“May I come with you? I kind of want to see a chocolate frog.”

"Yeah, of course." Atlas nodded. "A lot of people collect the cards in chocolate frogs too. I have a few of them. Sometimes the picture will leave though since it has somewhere else to go. Always a bummer."

Ivan absent mindedly followed the group writing notes in his notepad on the way Often bumping into a student or door as he wasn't looking up he did comment a few times

"Wizards and their trains... Candy that can jump, what is wrong with this place... I am mad for coming here it will be worse then everything else...

After a while of following the group Ivan stopped and turned around going back to the train compartment he had way to many things on his mind and even more notes to go through.
He sat down back in his seat taking out his book and notebook continuing his research into the few subjects that he wanted to find out, spending the time and the alone time to completely focus and find the information he wanted and needed in a way.

The rest of the ride he spent in his book and notes focusing hard to tune out everything around him, even the kind girl Violet, she didn't deserve it but he needed to do this before this new crazy school got its claws in his mind, maybe he can change that slight against her later, but for the moment he was researching and enjoying the trip.