After the food cart came around, they separated into boys and girls so they could change out of muggle clothes and into their robes before dinner.
While getting changed Hermione asked, "hey which house are you going to be in?"
"I'm not sure, Ravenclaw sounds great but Gryffindor wouldn't be to bad either…" Amanda paused to draw breath before continuing, "Then again if I get put into Gryffindor I'll be in the same house as Harry and Ron, they're so brave they have to be in Gryffindor. Which house are you in? Hufflepuff?"
"Actually me and Ginny are both in Gryffindor," feeling slightly angry with Torque's remark.
Amanda smiled at Ginny "well of course you are your Ron's sister, you're actually rather pretty you know, especially your face!" Ginny blushed at this compliment so quickly turned her head so nobody saw and out the window she could see Hogwarts.
"Welcome to your new home Torque."
"Wow it is so beautiful and don't be silly Ginny, you can call me Amanda."
Hermione feeling left out decided to say some thing, "hey you guys where is Luna?"
Ginny answered her question told her "she said she thought she saw an injured Walama-dane."
Hermione snorted, "of chasing invisible animals again."
"Actually Hermione a Walama-dane could very easily be around here, they love coming out to feed on Briskets Trees, especially this time of the year at dusk, I don't know how it got on the train though," Amanda corrected Hermione. Hermione flushed as was starting to get very frustrated; she hated feeling like an idiot.
"Could it of jumped from a tall tree on top of the train Amanda?"
"That is very possible considering they have long thin claws which help them hold themselves onto the branches of the trees, I reckon they would be strong enough to cling into the metal of the train."
"Sorry to cut this chat short Ginny but I should go help Luna find that Walama-dane, over the summer I did an magical creature first aid course and we learnt about Walama-danes," Amanda lied. As soon as she finished chatting she left to go find Luna. Leaving Hermione and Ginny behind to talk about their crushes Ron and Harry.
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At the back of the train there was a small room that was used for excess luggage, the room was only about six square metres.
Amanda waited quietly in the back corner out of sight. The door slowly opened and Amanda saw the outline of someone.
"Lumos," a male voice said. "Mandy, are you here?" The same voice asked.
"Draco, what have I told you about calling me Mandy at Hogwarts? Call me Torque!"
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Nice, sweet, Amanda Torque knows Draco Malfoy, find out more about their, "relationship" in the next chapter. Also isn't she a bit of a smart arse, she knows like everything, how annoying would that be. But you find out later why she's so smart but not for a little while.
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