I got into a carriage with Second-Year Hufflepuff girls who were oblivious to my tragedy and were only too excited to have a ‘big’ girl sit with them. They kept smiling all the time, discussing their vacations and other school trivialities all the way.
It felt good to sit with people who didn’t judge you.
Okay, that’s total crap. Actually, I was trying to avoid Remus Lupin and this was the best place to hide.