Anna and Newt stepped onto the platform, she'd wound up staying with the Scamander family, this time though it was longer than anticipated. Her own parents being called off on business elsewhere. Anthea seemed to adore having another girl in the house and made the young Hufflepuff feel more than welcome.

"You two have a good fourth year, Theseus told me they're hosting the Tri-wizard tournament at Hogwarts."

"Yeah, I over heard the professors talking about it last year with Headmaster Black." She remembered Dumbledore telling her the next time she wanted information to talk to the portraits and a small laugh escaped her.

"Oh, wonderful, so you already knew." Anna nodded, leaving her trolley with the train attendant as they walked towards one of the open train doors.

"Well, you'll have to write me when they announce the champions, Maybe it'll be Thes." Climbing onto the train newt hugged his mother good bye and the two teens set off searching for an empty compartment.

"Newt, Anna!" A familiar head of dark hair poked out of a compartment, motioning them inside.

"How was your summer, Leta?"

"I went to Paris for a while, it was interesting learned about some of the wizarding culture over there, and we met a Veela. What about you two, then?"

"Oh, I spent a majority of the summer with Anna, her parents got called away on hospital business." Leta looked at Anna.

"I didn't know your parents were doctors, I bet you know a lot of medical things then, are you good at herbology?" Anna bit back laughter, at least Leta was being friendly now, a complete 180 from last year.

"No, I'm rubbish at Herbology, but Newt's been helping me, I think we actually have it together this year, what about you. What are your classes looking like?" Newt Leaned back in his seat, relieved the two females were getting on.

"I have defense against the dark arts with you and Newt, and I did opt into the dueling club, I look forward to your and Dumbledore's lessons, Anna. I think I might also have potions with the two of you as well."

"I'm not going to go easy on anyone during dueling demonstrations, I expect you both to do the same." Newts ears perked up.

"Anna, did you tell her?"

"Tell me, tell me what?" Anna grinned. "We're putting our names in for the tri-wizard tournament." She looked less than excited.

"People die in that tournament, Anna." Leta thought the brunette out of her mind.

"You only live once, right?"

"Newt, talk some sense into her."

"Why, it'd only go in one ear and out the other, she's been dead set on this since last year when she found out."

"And you're just going to go along with it?"

"Of course, I'm not going to break my promise, Leta." The dark-skinned teen just shook her head, "You two are the daftest Hufflepuff's I've ever met." In her mind she was already working out ways to stop them as the familiar countryside rolled past them like a memory.

Once the sorting of new students had finished and they'd gone to their assigned tables Headmaster Black stepped up to the podium.

"Students, before we begin our annual welcoming feast, I have an announcement." Murmurs already echoed in the hall.

"This year will be a very special occasion, we're hosting the Tri-wizard tournament and our sister schools. Ilvermorny and Castelobruxo will be joining us on our campus. I urge you, upon their arrival to be welcoming and accommodating. They will attend lessons with you as well, so please help your fellow witches and wizards, as we await their arrival to our school, I am pleased to announce classes will be delayed until next week to give them and yourselves a chance to settle in and catch up with your friends as well as make new ones." The murmurs grew,

"Lastly, you'll notice a small change to your schedules, if you have a free period you'll take dancing lessons with your respective head of house in preparation for the Yule Ball, it's an ancient tradition and as much a part of this tournament as the challenges themselves. Now, with all that out of the way, enjoy the feast." Anna slammed her head down on the table, Newt patted her back.

"Hey, it could be worse."

"How, how could it be worse?" she turned to look at him. "You could…You could be…yeah, I've got nothing. But you did fine dancing with me at the three broomsticks last year." Anna hid her face at the memory.

"No, I stepped on your toes."

"Only the one time." Her green eye peeked out to look at him, "Is that suppose to make me feel better, I'm a rubbish dancer, Newt."

"Oh come on, Anna. It's not that bad, we'll be learning together so we can laugh at each other at least." Nothing, she didn't even twitch at his joke.

"Come on, eat something. The other schools will likely be here tomorrow, and you don't want to look sickly, do you?"

"Leave me here to die, Newt."

"Always with the melodramatics." Leta suddenly plopped down in front of them.

"What's wrong with Anna?" she looked at the brunette whose hair was shifting to black,

"She's none thrilled about the dancing announcement, we've both got two left feet I'm afraid.

"Anna, come on, it won't be that bad, and if it is you can just laugh it off." She flicked a pea at her friend trying to get her to at least lift her head off the wooden surface.

"You shouldn't waste food, Leta. There are starving children in the world." Leta quirked a brow at the girl's statement and Newt was just at a loss for words as to how to respond.

"What?" their shared question went unanswered as Anna started piling food onto her plate.

The other two schools would be arriving today and everyone was chattering in the corridors and through lunch.

"I Wonder what the other schools are like." Leta was excited.

"I hear Ilvermorny students don't get their wands until they are sorted, and that if more than one house wants them they get to choose."

"That's certainly better than having it chosen for you." There was a sudden rumbling of footsteps from the entry way.

"Think that's them?"

"It has to be. I'd guess everyone else is here in the great hall." Newt did have a point, attendance to tonight's feast was mandatory unless you were ill.

"Before we begin tonight's Feast, let us welcome Ilvermorny and Castelobruxo." The doors to the hall opened and kids in Blue and Cranberry colored robes swept into the area, heads held high to show their school pride, they'd been told it was 4th years and up in terms of participation so they were all kids in the 14-17 year range.

"Huh…our uniforms are pretty similar, only they all share a color." Anna was unimpressed as she watched the students divide up, some of the older ones taking places in the front of the hall, wands pointed towards the ceiling, a spell cast to show the four houses of Ilvermorny.

"Show off's" Leta scoffed under her breath, Anna spared her a glance, intrigued by the strange animals displayed in the enchanted starry night above their heads. The students split off taking seats at random tables after that.

Suddenly, vines slithered along the floors, Anna quickly lifted her feet, remembering a particularly nasty incident during her first year herbology lessons, she'd gotten too close to one of the venomous Tentacula plants set aside for a later class and it had not ended well.

"This must be Castelobruxo, their students have always been well versed in Herbology and Magizoology. Newt. You might make some new friends." The idea did sound appealing, they were two of his favorite subjects. The students of the Brazilian school popped out of some rather large flowers that sprouted from the intricate vine work in robes of bright green, it set off nicely against their more sun kissed skin.

"they're very…tropical." Anna smiled, admiring the use of plants to make an entrance.

"Welcome to our fellow wizarding schools, we hope that you enjoy your stay with us for the school year's duration. Now, without further ado, enjoy the feast." The food appeared in an instant and soon the hall was filled with chatter.

Needless to say, lessons were a mess it had been a week and the Ilvermorny and Castelobruxo students were still assimilating to not only the time zones but different school layout, Anna could count the amount of times a student from one school or the other had stopped her to ask directions, occasionally they'd be going to the same place, which was helpful.

"So, Anna." She nearly jumped out of her skin as Newt spoke, her mind had been on a potions essay and she hadn't even heard him step next to her.

"Geez, Newt, you startled me." He let out a chuckle, "Already working on that homework?"

"Of course. So, what did you want to talk about?"

"Was wondering if you wanna go put our names in while we have a break."

"Our names?" she was confused for a moment before she remembered, "Oh, right! Yeah, I have time."

"I wonder what the tasks are going to be, I've read about past events, apparently they had an issue with a cockatrice once." The two walked towards the great hall where the Goblet of Fire was sat, this week was set aside for entries, and come start of next week the school champions would be chosen.

Tearing off a small sheet of parchment paper she scribbled her name across it, waiting for Newt to do the same when a couple of Ilvermorny students stepped in, Anna didn't pay them much mind.

"Ready?"

"As I'll ever be." The two grinned and stepped forward, dropping their names in, Anna wondered if something would happen, but all that did was the fire grew briefly and then once more died down.

"Well, that was anti-climactic."

"Well, not everything in the wizarding world can be fantastic." Anna frowned at him, "That's like saying all your beats can't be exciting, Newt. I'm a muggle-born." He looked taken-a-back at her statement. "Take that back, magical creatures are all fantastic."

"Oh really? Including the Grindilows?"

"All right, I'll concede on that one. Grindilows are terrifying." Anna laughed at his comment, It had been nice since their unofficial break up last year, things had gone back to normal and neither spoke about it, it was like they'd just forgotten it had ever happened.

"So, I still have free period since dancing lessons don't start until next week, and I suppose my essay can wait, I've got time." The two set off outside the castle.

So, yeah this chapter was pretty crap, I'd love to hear from my fellow witches and wizards, I'm just really exited to get into the tri-wizard tournament, Also, YES I am aware it is a tournament only meant for the European schools but I wanted to change it up a bit, No, Tina and Queenie won't be int he story until the events of the films because Tina was born in 1901 and would only be 10 and queenie was born in 1903 and would only be 7 years old so neither would be at ilvermorny school just yet.

I have so many ideas that I'm working towards right now, the story itself should finally slow down with these newer chapters. I do plan to go back and rewrite things (Eventually) to make the first 2 years of their friendship more interesting but for now I am hashing out the entire plot before I go back in and add things. I already know how the story ends, and none of you are going to be happy with me...