22 Nov 2020, 19:48
On the train ride there
Oliver kissed his mum and dad and stepped on the train suitcase in hand. He tripped on the door on his way in; making certain that everyone knew just how embarrassed he was to be in this position. Oli looked for an empty car and took his seat hoping that he could just slip by for at least a little longer. As the train started to move Oliver was already looking through his lunch for the fruit snacks he had packed. He waited a bit, but it didn't take long for him to lose his patience and attempt to explore a bit. Immediately after opening the door to walk out of his car he heard a larger lady pushing a sweets cart instruct everyone to "TAKE YOUR SEATS KIDS!!!" Oli quickly took his seat and tried to relax and hopefully fall asleep. In all fairness he did have to wake up at 2:30 in order to make it to london on time, so he is super tired, but drowsiness is just out of reach and he just ends up fidgeting for half an hour or so. Oli thinks to himself wishing that he had sneaked his DS on just for the train ride so that he would have something to do. What feels like hours is just a few terrible minutes. After about one hour or so Oliver attempt to get up and see if anyone would let him sit with them, but again he is met with immediate denial. This time from what looked to be a professor, but Oli didn't linger on their details as he raced back to his personal confinement when suddenly he heard a knock...
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23 Nov 2020, 01:47
On the train ride there
@Oliver CharlstonElzabeth nervously carried her things behind her, waving at her father from the train window. It was a miracle she had even gotten the chance to come back after her last year at Hogwarts, especially after the shenanigans she had gotten herself into.
From a group of ragtag friends that created their own order to having her head busted open after confronting a girl in the hallway, her already apprehensive mother pulled her out of Hogwarts and continued to teach her from home.
It was hell for Elzabeth, she wanted more than anything to reach out to her friends and tell them she was sorry for leaving on such short notice without even a word but her mom wouldn't allow it. Until Elzabeths mother felt her lesson had been learned she had no contact with the wizarding world.
If it weren't for her father she wouldn't have come back, but he managed to convince her mom and made Elzabeth promise she would write nearly every day to make sure she would stay out of problems.
The train lurched and Elzabeth tore her eyes away from her dad, walking down the long hallway to try and find an empty seat. Other kids were already laughing with their friends, catching up on summer activities, and joking around with each other. Elzabeth started to wonder if she would ever find her friends again or if she truly was going to have to start over.
"One day at a time." Her father would say. Eventually, she will find her place at school, for now, she just needed to find a place on this train.
Elzabeth stopped at the closed door of a compartment, shifting her bags to free one hand. She wasn't quite sure who would be inside but judging on the lack of noise she presumed it was either empty or occupied by only a few people. She knocked quietly on the door, peeking her head through to see if she could possibly sit.
A young boy was curled against the old seat, he seemed to be around Elzabeths age which was rather comforting. The last thing she wanted to do was bothersome old kids or worse yet, a professor.
"Oh, I'm sorry to bother you, are these seats taken?" Elzabeth asked politely, a small smile resting on her face.
E. Gillan