Roleplay

Heavy rain clattered hard against the cooped up windows of the Hogwarts Express. The cozy heat inside made the glass fog up, and many of the students could be seen doodling in the windows to pass the time.

In the very front of the train, old and new Hogwarts students were pacing the corridors nervously, some were catching up with friends. The younger of the students were playing games with friends on handhelds consoles or cellphones and devouring candies from the trolley. It was a merry, familiar sight.

At the very back, the university students were having a far different time. The freshmen seemed a little less excited to be returning to Hogwarts, and were all cluttered together, fidgeting with their things like nervous children. The sophomores and juniors were having a better time, hyping themselves up for the feast awaiting them at their own little nook of the castle. And of course, most of the seniors already had their faces buried in a heap of books, and the tapping of nervous wands against random surfaces was so frequent that it almost sounded in tune with the rain.

Finally, the trolley reached the back of the train, with most of the sweets already devoured. The sweet old lady, miss Littletree as she was known, already looked dead on her feet. She handed out a copy of the Hogwarts school newsletter to each compartment she slumped by, only barely aware of her surroundings. As she passed however, she did make a point of muttering something about a fire crab infestation mentioned on page 16, very important, blah blah, disturbance in the Forbidden Forest. Who cares? Miss Littletree didn't care.

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| Tarina | Ravenclaw | Hogwarts Express | Interacting with Evelyn (@Syuzeren) |

This was Tarina's final year at university. After which, she'd be delving head-first into the "adult world", doing "adult things" such as applying for any position of education at whichever magical school was hiring, she'd have to finally put down a deposit for that apartment and oh, taxes were a thing. Right? Or was it a muggle thing? She couldn't remember. Her head felt heavy with fullness. She just wanted to sleep.

The white haired girl let out a deep, long sigh. She rested her head on her taller friend's shoulder, digging her face into her loose hanging brown strands hanging over her chest. A copy of the newsletter lay open in Tarina's lap.

"Apparently there's an outbreak of fire-crabs at school. I mean, if they're still there that just means extra work for us. I don't wanna..." She closed her eyes, a crease forming between her brows. "But, as long as the kids don't have to deal with it. One day, I'm going to be the first competent teacher Hogwarts has ever had..."

With that, her voice lazily drifted off, and she directed her gaze at the window, folding her arms together, and letting out a shiver from the cold.

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| Nadia | Slytherin | Hogwarts Express | Open for interaction |

Nadia had been flouncing through the corridors of the now-extra-long locomotive for what seemed like an hour in an attempt to scour for a snack, candy, anything. She'd even settle for one of those gross new chocolate frogs that spewed gummy juice when you bit its head off. Her stomach growled loudly, and adamantly.

Nadia had raced through Diagon Alley for her text books and supplies as soon as her legs could carry her, just so she could sneak away and grab a pint in some dark corner of Knockturn Alley before the train departed. She regretted having a drink on an empty stomach.

Eventually, defeated, she found an empty corridor and slumped down in the seat, staring out of the window with so much regret. Her legs hopped up and down, and she soon regained her composure, staring out of the empty compartment at the new and old faces passing by. She pressed her face against the glass, heaving a long sigh. Maybe it was time to head back and find her sister? But, nah, she was so comfortable. And, she had a compartment to herself, it was like she'd won the lottery, but better.

Oh, Hogwarts, Nadia mused. I wonder what this year has in store.

Lin was Stumbling down the train, tripping over his feet in a half asleep phase. His eyes blinked tiredly, and he really just wanted to watch his soap operas in peace. People chattered loudly all around him, making his ears hurt. In the pockets of his sweater were tons of candies he snagged from the trolley and the people who didn't pay attention. Some would say he had some kleptomiac-like urges every now and then.

Good lord, I really need to get some sort of sleep.. This insomnia is driving me crazy.

Lin gripped Becky, his macbook, tightly and walked into what he thought was an empty corridor. To his surprise, there was a girl sitting in one of the seats already. It'd be strange to back out now, seeing as he was already taking a seat. Then again, an empty corridor would've been nice.
As usual, Lin was oblivious to how the person felt, but really, he didn't care all that much.

Setting Becky on the table, he plugged in some off-brand airpods and started some music. There was no way he'd watch a soap opera in front of someone else- he knew how trashy and stupid they were. Yet for some reason, it was addicting, and he loved all of them.

"I hope this train has wifi..."he muttered.

| Nadia | Slytherin | Hogwarts Express | Interacting with: Lin and Dalma (@sadcreme @Zaviei) |

Nadia groaned as the compartment door swung open, and she lifted her head slowly from the cold glass, shooting an annoyed glance at the kid who'd joined her.

"Wifi's on this side, yeah." She muttered, and sat upright as if for the first time that evening she remembered that she was raised with manners. She peered over at Lin, and then without thinking twice about it, she yanked out one of his earbuds and stuck it in her ear.

"Sharing's caring."

She grinned, completely unbothered at his reaction, and sat back in her chair, ruffling up her hair in an attempt to make it neater, but with each attempt it only got more and more messy.

"Don't die on me, you've got some nice beats. Hold on-"

Nadia grabbed the stolen earbud, and tapped on it with her wand she had tucked unto her cleavage. She muttered a short and unfamiliar spell, and the earbud made a slight buzzing before completely short-circuiting. As the sound cut out, however, the compartment flooded with music, which didn't seem to be heard by anybody else on the train.

"Oh, much better! ...Don't look at me like that, I'll fix em when we get there-"

When the door swung open, Nadia breathed a soft sigh of relief. The tips of her ears were slightly red.

"Hey, come in, we've got beats and the Wifi's good!"

"hEy,"Lin said, as Nadia ripped the earbuds from his head. Sighing in defeat, he walked over to her side and sat next to her. As the sound filled the room he squeaked in surprise. It was just sO loud. He flushed in embarassment as the door opened.

"My music sucks. Your choice to come in and listen,"He said, ruffling his messy hair. It covered his eyes slightly, but seeing less of the world was better. Using the wifi, he googled some stuff about the university, as he didn't really feel like reading about the university in the past month or two. He checked his schedule, and read over some supplies that he may or may not have forgotten. Lin sighed, and decided that he'd just steal it from someone else.

"That's okay,"Lin replied, not wanting to have Damla to waste her energy on him.

His head dropped for a second, and he almost fell asleep. Almost. Sighing, he shook his head once more, and pulled out a some candy from his pocket.

"Here,"Lin said, holding it out to the two,"I don't want to be the only one eating."