CL A New School Year, and New Friends PV Justin W, Katie N, and Mariana O.

Everyone was very kind and welcomed Mariana into the compartment.
Bailey sat, cross legged and held Twinkle in her lap. Petting twinkle, she smiled at her new friends and thought this is not who I thought I would be in a compartment with- but I’m not mad at it! There will be time to meet up with @Kim Sato, @Colin McCoire and the others once we get there.
Justin then introduced Marple, and Monica introduced Kiwi.
Marple was a cat, a cute one too, and Kiwi was rat, defiantly curious like Monica mentioned.
“Pets, and cats in particular can be possessive. And it’s just our nature to love them!” Bailey said to Justin, smiling down at twinkle and then glancing up at him.
Sighing, Bailey asked “Are y’all excited to go back to school? I am, but at the same time im going to miss my family and brothers and my other pets and just… being at home, you know? Or is that just me..?”
Worried she was the only one, Bailey chewed on the inside of her mouth, a random habit that wasn’t the best for her.
ahh the train is fine but the emotions always involved are kinda the worst she thought, sighing again.

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Chit chat began to grow in the compartment... as did those occupying the space. Monica had no real plans for who she wanted to travel to Hogwarts with. Her plan, if any, was to sit with familiar sorts... or just flat out make new friends, so being here with mostly new faces was a treat for sure. However hard to remain engaged with. Monica found herself slumping in her seat, Kiwi even beginning to drift off in her arms. She looked out the window watching the world pass by.

Justin began to speak about his cat, and Bailey commented on the topic... Monica just sat, enjoyed listening. She perked up when the question was posed about the level of excitement for school. After sometime, no one jumped in, so Monica felt it was part of her job to keep the conversation going... even just to fill the empty space.

"Well I am looking forward to getting back to school." Monica dwelled on her thoughts for a moment, wondering how honest she wished to be with these travel mates..."I will of course miss my family, but I love learning about magic... makes me feel connected to a missing part of myself, if that makes sense." She would miss her family, but since getting back home after the first year at Hogwarts, home felt... different. Like she was a stranger at her parents house. She didn't connect like she used to, and Monica, try as she might, just felt like the black sheep, un-welcomed. So going back to Hogwarts was the only thing that brought her joy over the summer, aside from summer camp. There was something up with her family, and she didn't know what it was.

"Anyone signing up for sports or clubs this year? I am planning on giving duelling a shot myself!" At this point the journey seemed to fly by, yet still remain at a snails pace. Hogwarts was coming up, but there was still plenty of time to fill the space, so Monica tried to continue the conversations.... no sense sitting in silence for the rest of the trip. She got enough silence at home.

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