Danielle Monroe, Brianne Pilcher and Jackie Sandon all made their way through the aisle on the train towards the carriage which they had claimed as 'theirs' ever since they arrived in first year and bumped into each other on their first day. They were the best of friends and absolutely inseparable.
A few carriages away from their destination, the three were stopped as a commotion began unfolding in front of them. Dani folded her arms and sighed, tapping her foot impatiently. Bri rolled her eyes and Jackie looked ahead eagerly.
Harry was fuming, although trying to hold it in. Hermione and Ron stood on either side of their friend. Malfoy stood in front of them, his arms folded and a triumphant smirk on his face.
"Leave us alone, Malfoy." Hermione snapped.
"No flashy comeback?" he teased.
"'Scuse me! Coming through!" Dani said loudly, raising her arm and walking straight ahead. Harry stepped back slightly and Malfoy frowned, looking at her as she and her friends got closer. As she passed in front of him their eyes met in a glare of absolutely fury. Malfoy dropped his gaze first.
"Blood traitor." he mumbled.
"What did you say!?" In an instant Dani had shoved Malfoy backwards against the wall and had one arm pressed against his neck. "Say it again, Malfoy!" she yelled.
"Dani, don't!" Bri called, biting her lip nervously. They'd only just started the new school year and already those two were at it again. It was almost as bad as Malfoy's arguments with Harry.
"Blood traitor." Malfoy spat.
Dani gave a small sadistic smile, bringing her knee up to slam him between the legs. He buckled in pain and she stepped back.
"Say it one more time, please." Dani said in a sickly sweet voice.
"Anyone would think you like the sound of my voice." Malfoy muttered, straightening up again and wincing.
"Oh, dream on." Dani said, a look of disgust on her face now. Malfoy raised an eyebrow and smirked, eyeing her up and down.
"You know, you look pretty good today." he commented. Dani raised an eyebrow at that and rolled her eyes, shaking her head lightly.
"Go to your carriage, Malfoy." she said.
"You know, that's a good idea. That way I can kiss Katie. Passionately." He smirked again. Katie, or Katielle Monroe, was Dani's identical twin sister. Dani's eyes widened before she squeezed them shut and shuddered.
"Ew. Um, go ahead." she waved a hand at him and stepped back to her friends. Malfoy chuckled and walked off.
"Dani, thanks." Harry said honestly. "He makes me so mad sometimes."
"It's okay, he makes me mad too." Dani laughed.
"Seriously though, thanks." Harry said. He smiled slightly and then walked off with Hermione and Ron to find a carriage. Dani turned to Bri and Jackie, grinning again.
"So! To our carriage?" she asked, putting her arms out. Jackie nodded enthusiastically and took her arm. Bri rolled her eyes but smiled, taking her other arm. The three of them continued on their way and soon made it inside their carriage.
Dani sat down next to the window and looked out at the platform where other students were hurriedly making their way to the train and saying last goodbyes to family members. Jackie sat beside her and Bri sat across from them.
Dani's hair was light brown with some blonde streaks flicked through it and her eyes were blue, Jackie had brown hair and blue eyes and Bri had blonde hair and green eyes.
"Hey, is that Tallulah and Serafina?" Bri asked, leaning forward in her seat slightly and pointing to where two girls stood holdings the hands of a young man. Dani looked to where her friend was pointing and nodded.
"Yeah, that's them." Dani agreed. They were her two sisters with her brother, Vladimir. The rest of her family was on the train, too.
Altogether, Dani had eight siblings. Three brothers and five sisters. In order from oldest to youngest their names were Vladimir, Katielle, Falk, Rudy, Izefia, Isadora, Tallulah and Serafina.
Serafina jerked on her brothers hand and pointed to the window where she could see Dani. She began waving excitedly and once Tallulah spotted her she waved too. Dani grinned and waved back at them. Vladimir did not wave.
With a slight jerk, the train began moving off.
"I wonder what this year will hold for us." Jackie said thoughtfully.
"I know! I can't believe it's our second last year!" Dani exclaimed. They were all sixteen and in their sixth year, having been there already for five years. Everything they had experienced throughout the years had been experienced together and they knew all or most of each others secrets.
"Freaky." Bri commented.
"I need to get a boyfriend." Jackie whined. Bri and Dani laughed but nodded their heads.
"We all do." Dani said. "Jackie, we'll hook you up with Oliver. Bri, uh... do you want to date Harry?" Dani ducked as Bri threw her wand at her friend. "Careful! You could kill me!" Dani screamed.
"It's your own fault! Trust me, I would never date Harry." Bri said firmly.
"Fine, fine." Dani giggled. "I'll have Harry then. But who do you want?"
"Bri, you could go out with Seamus!" Jackie teased. Bri brought her arm up but then dropped it again as she realised she had nothing to throw any more.
"Dani, could you be a darl?" she asked sweetly.
"Sure!" Dani grinned. "I'll let you assault Jackie any day!" She handed Bri's wand to her and Jackie winced, curling into a ball with her eyes squeezed shut.
"I don't wanna die..." she muttered.
"I'm joking, Jackie!" Bri laughed, pocketing her wand. Jackie relaxed and giggled.
"We should change into our robes." Dani suggested slowly. Jackie and Bri nodded in agreement and the three of them grabbed their stuff, heading to the bathrooms to change.