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There were only three at first.
Hiccup, the twig (who was supposedly a viking); Merida the skilled archer with an explosive temper and fiery red hair; and Rapunzel, who's golden locks stretched all the way down to her ankles in silky threads.
They had met during initiation at Hogwarts six years ago, when the sky was at its greyest and the wind its coldest. While everyone else had seemed to fit in quite well, these three were left. Not that they were left overs in any sense, they had just felt… different. In separate houses and from separate lives, yet together like glue; It was odd, anyone who looked at the trio would think so. They stuck out in a crowd much like cat in a dog park. If someone needed to find them, well just look for red and golden hair.
Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III had the demeanor of a limp noodle but the intelligence and inventive brain of an architect. He gave off the impression that he'd just been dumped almost all the time because of his incessantly sweaty palms and 'dead inside' smart alec attitude. Most of the time, his fists spent the day shoved in his pockets with his head hanging low, like he was bored of everyone no matter what the circumstance.
He wasn't fairly liked by many - they thought of him as a wimp, when in reality he never gave up on anything he believed in. He was assertive and tough despite what everyone thought of him. His interests consisted of three things: Inventing, drawing, and Dragons. Though fellow students gave him a hard time about it, he spent most of his nights up late, studying them like the end of the world was coming. He took Dragon Training at the Hogwarts arena as a sport (which he wasn't very good at) and had a tendency to bring up his 'direct line of viking ancestors' at any given time. Even with his quirks, his friends loved him dearly. He was one of them after all.
Merida Dunbroch was almost the opposite. While Hiccup could take what people threw at him, Merida had a hot-headed temper that was on the brink constantly, if anyone said or did anything that Merida thought was unjust or cruel she had a hand in their maiming.
Instead of Dragon Training, Merida took archery. This she was incredibly skilled at - she was well known for it. If anyone dared take on the red-haired lass they were sure to end up humiliated - or crying. Her abilities had sprouted when she was very young after her dad had given her a bow of her very own. She was good at many things but school was not one of them. She hated rules and she hated staying inside - and those were both things that Hogwarts enforced heavily.
Rapunzel Gothel was what many would call naive. She was like a child, filled with wonder and love and excitement. She was self conscious of herself and the way that everyone saw her, as if she was weak and not as strong as everyone else. She knew she wasn't inadequate and she wanted to prove that to others dearly. Despite this, Rapunzel was almost always happy. People loved her, adored her because of how sweet-like-candy she was. Nobody had ever seen her without a smile.
She liked to be outside, in the grass and the flowers while she bathed in the sun. Her favorite thing was to watch the animals. The deer, the birds, the rabbits and the horses - anything. She was the human projection of the happy feeling someone gets when they look at puppies. Her many, many, many enjoyed activities centered around reading, art, being outside and exploring. She loved adventure and wanted nothing but to be outside and be free. Her mother, however, had different plans. On the account that she didn't get out much, she liked to wander outside without her shoes (to feel the grass under her feet of course) and would constantly leave her dorm without them - accidentally.
Both Hiccup and Merida were jealous of Rapunzel, though she had no idea of it. They wanted her patience, her forgiveness, her happiness, her ability to make everyone like her, but most importantly they wanted her friendship. They loved everything about her, and each would do anything for her.
The three were inseparable, at least that's what everyone thought.
What they didn't realize was that everything was about to change, and it all started.
With Jack.