I ran into a bushy haired prefect a few compartments down. "Why aren't you in your robes?" I had missed changing time trying to stop the duel earlier but I wasn't going to tell her that. "Sorry I'm new. I didn't know when we were supposed to change. She just pointed me in the direction of the nearest bathroom and went on her way. I decided to change before I went to find a seat for the rest of the ride.
I had been looking around for about eight minutes before the train shifted and I went rolling through an open compartment door. "Ow. Sorry about that." I said standing up and brushing myself off. I looked around and noticed that there were only three people in this compartment. One girl and two boys. The girl was a bleach blonde and was reading the Quibbler. One of the boys was very timid looking and had dark brown hair and was holding onto a toad, the last one I had seen before. He was in the paper. Harry Potter. "Don't worry about it. I did the same thing my first time on the train." The girl spoke up. "By the way I'm Luna Lovegood. This is Neville Longbottom and his toad Trevor. And that's Harry Potter." She said with a large smile. "Hello. I'm Evangeline Patterson." I said to all three of them. Neville nodded and looked like he was going to say something but didn't. Harry smiled and waved.
"Well, Evangeline, would you like to sit with us for the rest of the ride?" Luna was very nice. I nodded. "Yes, thank you." She smiled. "I love you earrings, are they spring radishes?" I asked. It was true I was a sucker for anything out of the ordinary. My father threw a fit once when I came out of my room wearing a garlic necklace. When he asked why I said it was so the vampires didn't get me. I had been reading muggle books about vampires. He was so mad. "Yes they are. You have a very good eye. Would you like a copy of the Quibbler?" I nodded quickly as a smile came to my face. "I love to read the Quibbler. I have Thomas send me a copy weekly." And I had. Thomas was one of my cousins from the Patterson side of my family. He lived on the other side of London and had graduated from Hogwarts last year.
She handed me a copy from her bag. "I get the new copies weekly. My dad is the owner of the Quibbler so I can give you a copy every week if you want." I felt my face brighten. "I would love that!" I said. The rest of the ride was spent in silence, except for the occasional croak from Trevor. When we got to the platform in Hogsmeade everyone filed off of the train and into carriages or boats. A man who looked to be half giant told me since I was new that I had to ride in a boat.
I reached the castle in the last boat, because one of the first years that had been riding in my boat had fallen over board. We had to stop and save him because the little twerp couldn't even swim. Needless to say, since I was the oldest I was the one who had to go in a save him. So I was soaked, in a bad mood and sure to have a horrible cold the next morning, by the time we got to the castle.