Snitch and Pippa walked down the aisle of the train. Rose had gone off with some other 2nd year Gryffindors that she knew, and James had done the same. Soon, they came across an almost empty compartment, and in this compartment sat Willow Davies, Lysander Scamander and Lorcan Scamander.
Pippa and Snitch didn't even ask if they could sit there, they knew that they were welcome. So they walked in, put their luggage on the shelf and sat down. Lysander, Lorcan and Willow on one side, Snitch and Pippa on the other.
They all started talking about what the year would be like, Quidditch, classes, professors... Then, Stella came knocking at the compartment door; Willow went to let her in
"Can I please sit here? Scorpius" friends are being horrible!" pleaded Stella
"Sure you can!" replied Willow
Stella went to sit next to Pippa, and they all started chatting animatedly.
After a few minutes with Snitch talking about all the new Quidditch moves that she learned, there was another knock at the compartment door, this time it was Albus. Pippa went to talk.
"Umm, hey Pippa, I can't find James, do you think I could sit here with you guys?" Albus said nervously.
"Sure Albus, that'd be great!" replied Pippa
The rest of the group groaned, they DID NOT want Albus Potter in THEIR compartment!
As soon as Albus came in, Lysander and Lorcan left, muttering something about "having to go do...something"
Stella and Snitch moved over to sit next to Willow, while Pippa and Albus sat across from them.
The rest of the train ride was quite awkward, with Snitch constantly sending death glares towards Albus and Pippa, Willow avoiding everyone's gaze, for fear she might accidently burst and yell at Pippa for letting him come in, Stella trying to communicate, but failing, Pippa always trying to start a conversation and Albus nervously sitting in the corner of the seat, scared of the looks that Snitch was giving him.
It felt like a very long time, but eventually, they arrived at Hogwarts. They all had already got their robes on, and as soon as the first sight of the castle, Stella, Snitch and Willow grabbed their luggage and impatiently waited outside the compartment for the train to stop. Pippa and Albus sat inside, finally starting to talk to each other, without the others around.
The scarlet steam engine stopped at Hogsmeade station, and all the children ran off toward the carriages that were pulled by invisible horses, except for the first years of course. Willow, Snitch, Stella and Pippa had lost their other friends, so they hopped on the carriage with their friends Storme Longbottom, Viahn Pepper and Trang Mackillop. Storme's hair had got even more red than brown, Viahn had got a lot taller and Trang looked like her smile hadn't left her face all summer.
The girls were all excited to see each other and didn't even notice when they had arrived at the magical Hogwarts castle.
