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Post by Kait on Nov 14, 2003 19:23:24 GMT -5
(No, this isn't just for first years. Anyone can join.)
*The whistle sounded. It wasn't long before the train was moving. Kaia Donnovan stared out of the window at her parents. They simply smiled and waved, not understanding the anxiety their daughter was experiencing. Soon enough, platform nine and three-quarters was out of sight. Kaia sighed and turned from the window, slouching in her seat. She didn't know what to expect now. How could she? She hadn't even been to the U.K. until a few months ago. Now she was going to live here for the next seven years. Maybe for the rest of her life. How would the other students treat her? She hadn't even been liked much in America. Would these children treat her the same way? She took out her willow wand, turning it over and over again in her small hands. She stared at it in silence, suddenly reminded of all of the other difficulties she was up against. What house would she be in? Would she be a decent witch? What would her father say if she failed? She groaned softly at the thought and closed her eyes, not wanting to think about anything further. It wasn't until the door to her compartment opened that she opened her eyes again. Another student entered, which Kaia found rather odd considering the fact that she was alone...*
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Post by Sweety8587 on Dec 1, 2003 12:58:51 GMT -5
Eileen pushed a loose strand of her hair out of her eyes as she pushed her trunk into the train with the help of her father. She sighed slightly relived that she had found an empty compartment. "There is an upside to coming a bit early..." Her father smiled at her and hugged her, "I hope that you have another good year. And please don't let us get another owl saying that you somehow managed to blow up some of the plants in the Greenhouse."
Eileen's dark green eyes twinkled as she glanced at her petite mother who replied, "If i recall correctly Angel, hadn't you 'accidentally' got one of your roommates to sprout feathers and a beak?" Eileen gasped as her father looked slightl flustered but a slow grin spread across his features. "Can you teach me how you did that?"
Before her father could reply, the loud whistle resonated through the station and Eileen hugged her mother and father and then her younger sisters with a "Next year you'll be coming with me" She clambered aboard the train and waved as the platform began to drift away.
She sighed slightly and realised she was in the wrong compartment and made her way back to where she had placed her trunk. She smiled at the girl who was sitting across from her trunk and said, "Hey. I left my trunk here. Mind if i sit here?"
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Post by JohnJimJoeBob on Dec 1, 2003 17:26:45 GMT -5
"I'll see you at Christmas, Dad." Brian Conall smiled and waved to his father, then boarded the large, red train dubbed the Hogwarts Express. He yawned slightly, not having enough sleep last night from anticipation, and started down the hall, looking for a familiar face.
Ten minutes and several compartments later.
Brian sighed and slowly opened the door to another compartment, hoping to find one of his friends. And once again, no one he knew. "Bloody hell..." He rolled his eyes and closed the door, moving on to another. It was really quite strange, since he had made so many friends last year. The next compartment was a completely empty one. No way he was sitting alone...
Onto door number three. This one housed two girls, one about his age, the other probably a first year. "Gah... I give up... mind if I sit here? I can't seem to find any of my friends..." He moved through the door to let a couple of other students pass through the hallway and waited for an answer from one of the girls.
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Post by Kait on Dec 1, 2003 17:57:32 GMT -5
*A girl that looked to be older than Kaia entered the compartment. The stranger smiled at her before speaking.*
"Hey. I left my trunk here. Mind if i sit here?"
*Kaia smiled nervously and shook her head, her black hair falling into her eyes. She quickly brushed the dark strands behind her ears as the girl took a seat. Kaia was silent for a moment, a little shy since she was thrown into this completely new situation. Finally she spoke.* "My name's Kaia... What's yours?" *The girl gave her another smile.*
"Eileen."
*Kaia wondered if this girl noticed her American accent... She always had worried too much about what other people thought... But this year, she supposed that would have to change. She would stand out because she was American, but even for an American, she was pretty odd. It was who she was and she liked that... even if other people didn't. There was no point in worrying about what Eileen thought... Perhaps she wouldn't mind Kaia's oddities that much... Or at least that's what Kaia hoped.* "So, I'm guessing you've done this before...? This is my first year." *Before Eileen could say anything in response, the door opened once again. This time an older boy stood there.*
"Gah... I give up... mind if I sit here? I can't seem to find any of my friends..."
*Kaia looked to Eileen. Seeing no real signs of disapproval on her face, she turned back to the boy.* "Come on in."
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Post by Sweety8587 on Dec 4, 2003 5:24:41 GMT -5
Eileen nodded and brushed her hair out of her eyes as she replied in an accent which held a touch of Irish and a grin, "Aye I have. But i'm just in me second year. Beleive you me, you'll fit in quickly."
She blinked slightly surprised when Brian said, "Gah. I give up. I cant find any of my friends" And replied, "Sure you can sit." She looked at him carefully and asked, "Which house are you in? I'm in Ravenclaw."
The trio looked up at the door again as two girls, one redhead and one brunette, said, "Leen, we can't find seats anywhere else. Can we stay with you?" Eileen rolled her eyes in slight exasperation. "Fine." She pointed at each of the girls in turn "These are Kiana and Aisling Roarke. My younger sisters. They're the same year as you Kaia."
Kiara's dark eyes shone behind her glasses at the glee of finally finding someone in the same year as her while Aisling merely re-tied her golden hair into a ponytail, with a brown streak falling on the side of her face and asked Brian, "Which year are you?" while Kiana asked Kaia, "Are you from a wizarding line? That didn't sound too offensive did it?" She added worriedly.
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Post by JohnJimJoeBob on Dec 4, 2003 17:09:46 GMT -5
Brian smiled and slid his trunk between the seat and wall, then sat down next to Eileen. "Thanks. I'm in Ravenclaw too. Second year." He looked to Kaia and asked, "You're a first year, I'm guessing? What house?"
At that moment two other girls appeared in the doorway, younger it seemed. "Leen, we can't find seats anywhere else. Can we stay with you?" Eileen agreed and introduced them as her younger sisters. The one named Aisling turned to him and asked "Which year are you?" He replied, "Second year. Ravenclaw."
Kiara and Kaia started a conversation between themselves, but he didn't bother listening. He tilted his head back and closed his eyes, letting out a deep sigh. "Not enough sleep," he said before anyone could ask. He opened his eyes again and looked to Eileen. "So... what year are you in?"
((My posts seem so much longer than they really are until I preview them...))
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Post by Sweety8587 on Dec 5, 2003 2:16:16 GMT -5
"So...what year are you in?" Eileen smiled slightly, "Second year too. I think I had you for my potions partner...once or twice remember? I accidentally poured in essence of lion fish spine into the potion and it burst. Turning the dungeon a nice shade of orange? Boy did Snape get back on me for doing that...."
Brian chuckled, "Yeah. Two weeks detention AND extra homework for just a long time." Aisling raised an eyebrow, "You turned the dungeons orange?" Eileen chuckled slightly, "Snape's robes had a nice few blobs on em too..."
"Brian, are you going to try out for the Quidditch team? I even brought my broom this year. (Firebolt)"
((i know what you mean....-_-))
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Post by Kait on Dec 8, 2003 13:48:28 GMT -5
"These are Kiana and Aisling Roarke. My younger sisters. They're the same year as you Kaia."
*Kaia smiled at the two girls, glad to finally meet someone her age. While Eileen and Aisling spoke with Brian, the girl known as Kiana turned to her.*
"Are you from a wizarding line? That didn't sound too offensive did it?"
*Kaia smiled and shook her head.* "It's fine... Actually, my mother is a muggle... My father is the wizard in the family. What about you three?" *Kaia turned to see the others laughing and couldn't help but wonder what was so funny. However, she decided it wasn't her place to interrupt and turned back to Kiana.*
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Post by Sweety8587 on Dec 10, 2003 11:46:49 GMT -5
Kiana wondered if Eileen was telling the old Snape story again. And replied, "We all are from a wizading line both sides." She frowned slightly, "The bad side of it being that we are related to the Malfoy family.... not my favorite family." She opened her trunk and pulled out a photo frame of her family. She blushed slightly as her mother and father kissed lightly while the sisters rolled their eyes and wandered out of the frame."Ahh..don't mind them. They still tend to act like the time they first met...."
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Post by Kait on Dec 14, 2003 16:04:54 GMT -5
"We all are from a wizading line both sides. The bad side of it being that we are related to the Malfoy family.... not my favorite family."
*Kaia raised an eyebrow, wondering what was so bad about this Malfoy family. She watched as Kiana opened her trunk and pulledout a photo. She giggled slightly as Kiana's parents kissed.*
"Ahh.. don't mind them. They still tend to act like the time they first met...."
*Kaia smiled.* "I understand completely... My parents are the same way." *She hesitated a moment, wondering if she should ask the question that had been on the tip of her tongue.* "Um... Could you tell me a bit about the houses at Hogwarts? My parents really didn't know much about them and I'm new to the country... I don't exactly understand how it all works..."
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Post by Sweety8587 on Dec 17, 2003 7:04:52 GMT -5
Kiana nodded,"Sure I can tell you. But there really isn't a whole lot to tell to be truthful. There are four houses. Gryffindor,Ravenclaw,Hufflepuff and Slytherin. The best house is said to be Gryffindor. Those with courage and bravery go there. Dumbledore, the pincipal, was one. Ravenclaw is pretty kool too, with the smart kids. Hufflepuff now. You'll find some pretty decent, hard working folks in that house. But slytherin...." She shook her head slightly,"Not many people in there are nice. You Know Who used to be in that house too. They are said to be cunning and pretty well....sharp."
"But you don't have to worry when it comes to being Sorted into a house." She nodded towards Eileen, "She used to scare me and Aisling that we had to fight a troll or a banshee to get Sorted. Turned out all you have to do is put on this hat. And it tells you where you're gonna go." Aisling, hearing her name came over and asked, "If you don't mind me asking Kaia, but where did yah come from?"
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Post by Kait on Dec 17, 2003 19:03:48 GMT -5
"She used to scare me and Aisling that we had to fight a troll or a banshee to get Sorted. Turned out all you have to do is put on this hat. And it tells you where you're gonna go."
*Kaia felt a wave of relief wash over her. So it wasn't going to be anything difficult at all. She hoped to be in Gryffindor... Or maybe Ravenclaw... Her thoughts were interrupted when Aisling spoke to her.*
"If you don't mind me asking Kaia, but where did yah come from?"
*Kaia smiled a little and shook her head.* "It's fine. I just moved from the U.S... Georgia to be specific." *She glanced out of the window at the landscape rolling past them.* "Although I might as well come from another planet."
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Post by Sweety8587 on Jan 16, 2004 12:04:39 GMT -5
Both Aisling and Kiana's eyes widened as they skipped over what Kaia had said after Georgia, "Georgia? USA? Wow! Thats so great!"
Kiana's chuckled slightly at Kaia's expression and pointed towards Aisling, "Shes always wanted to visit the States. But father was *in an uncanny immitation of her father* "You can't go there until you are 18. And even then you must have an escort!" Naturally, Lin didnt like that clause a whole lot." Aisling grimaced, "I would go with Leen or Ki here but neither of them want to! They both prefer to visit Egypt or Indonasia or Australia! Whats Australia got that the States doesnt?"
Ki retorted, "Cuter guys and great waves." Aisling rolled her eyes and asked, "Which house do you think yah might be sorted inta?"
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Post by Kait on Jan 16, 2004 17:25:56 GMT -5
*Kaia was surprised that anyone would show such interest in the states. She had never really thought about how the U.S. must seem just as exciting to some people as the U.K. was to her. For a moment, she was actually proud that she was foreign.*
"Which house do you think yah might be sorted inta?"
"I don't know really... But I hope it's either Gryffindor or Ravenclaw... Hufflepuff and Slytherin don't sound like they're really for me... Especially if Slytherin is as bad as you make it sound." *She shuddered slightly at the thought of being put into Slytherin. Surely not all people in Slytherin were bad people... but still...* "What about you two? Any idea where you'll be going?"
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Post by Forchette on Jan 29, 2004 8:13:05 GMT -5
"Dans que je me suis recu? Ce Hogwarts n'est pas pour moi. Ceci est horrible." Chole just purred and rubbed her head against my hand. I should be at Beauxbatons, with Emelie and Jeanne. I didn't think you could switch schools in second year. I miss my friends. *Sigh* I need to work on my english. "I am Aurelie Delacroix." The sounds of laughter reached my ears. Tears clouded my eyes so that i could no longer see my English book. Chole shifted on my lap and put her head on my shoulder. Her massive paws on arm she rubbed away the tears that had slid down my cheeks."Oh Chloe, de comment je jamais ferai ami ici?" The jag just looked back at me, her silver eyes staring into my blue ones. " I know vu are my fvriend." I listened to the laughter as i fell asleep. Dreaming of the times i'd miss with Emelie and Jeanne.
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