Prequel by Syriana
Chapter 8: Back to school
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Terra couldn't concentrate on packing her things. In a few hours, she would meet up with the other mages on the train. She watched as Lily ran around the room, looking for little things she had misplaced. She sighed and finished packing up. She could feel the power flowing into her as the sun outside warmed the snow, allowing the grass to peek through once more. She slammed the lid of the trunk closed. Lily stared at her.
"Something on your mind?" Lily asked, staring at her intently.
"No, nothing," she replied, and Lily went back to her packing. The girls shared very few words after that, simply getting ready for school, ready to see their friends again.
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"You okay in there?" James knocked on Ahlia's bedroom door. His sister had locked herself up in her room, and was refusing to come out.
"I'm fine!"
"No you're not! Why aren't you coming out?" James asked, exasperated. Sirius came down the stairs, pulling along with him a large trunk.
Lia? Why aren't you coming out? Sirius thought, hoping that she would let him through.
I don't want to, she thought back. They had discovered the mental connection between the elements 5 days before.
We have to go back to school, Sirius thought, sighing deeply in concentration.
I don't want to go back, Sirius, she thought.
Let me in then?
A few seconds later the door clicked open. Ahlia sighed, and pulled her trunk out with her. She said nothing, just went downstairs and into the car.
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Rachel snuck out of the house, trunk in tow, at 10:00. He didn't see her as she began her long journey to Kings Cross Station. Lucky me, she thought as she walked swiftly down the street.
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Lily and Terra said goodbye to Lily's parents and entered platform 9 ¾, looking around for their friends. They immediately located Ahlia, James and Sirius. Ahlia ran over to them,
"Hey. I was wondering when you would show up!" she said, and they both hugged her.
"Let's go look for a compartment," Terra said, pushing her hair over her shoulder. The three girls boarded the train and found a compartment near the middle of the train. The three sat down, chatting, and soon the other mages arrived. The 8 mages passed the time playing Exploding Snap, eating sweets, and chatting. They barely noticed the time passing. When the train came to a halt, they came back to reality.
"It's over already?" Lily asked, coming out of her thoughts.
"Yeah. We better get inside," James said, and they all walked outside and into the horseless carriages, the boys in one and the girls in another. They all ate together in silence, then finally began to talk in the Common Room.
"Time has passed so quickly," Ahlia said, leaning against Sirius.
"Yeah. It feels like we just met yesterday," Sirius mumbled.
"But so much has happened. All I know is that we will be friends forever," Terra said.
The 8 friends fell asleep on the couches there, cuddled up with one another. They may not have known each other long, but they had already effected the lives of all of the others enormously.