Thanks a bunch to emc14 for providing me with the art and CrazySue05 for editing this baby!
Disclaimer: I just recharged my bus pass. I have no money left to buy Glee or Harry Potter *wails*
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September 1st, 2005
Blaine was now a proud twelve-year old. He cheered inwardly as he climbed onto the Hogwarts train for the second time in his life. He entered the third from last compartment, the one he and his friends had unofficially reserved during Christmas break and on the way home. He looked outside the window as he looked at parents saying bye to their children. He had convinced his parents not to come in with him and leave him outside the Muggle entrance to Platform 9 ¾, though he was wishing now that he hadn't done so. Last time, Cooper had whined all the while, but he did help Blaine get onto the train. This time, Cooper had wanted to go backpacking and somehow had obtained permission from Mum and Dad. Blaine knew he wanted to be a big boy, but he hoped to all heavens that one of his friends would come so he wouldn't look so lonely and isolated.
As if someone had called her, Santana just slid into the compartment and smirked at him. She said, "You wanted to be a big boy but missed your parents too much, huh?" He jumped and warned her, "Don't do that. You perfectly know me to know you shouldn't do this now." She shrugged and said, "I only said that, because I did the same. However, I have a friend that you will also love who's only one year younger than us." Behind her was a really-thin blonde girl who waved excitedly and said, "Hey I'm Brittany, and before I ask your name, I really want to know, how many birds live in that nest of yours? It's very clever and sweet of you to keep a house for your owl on your head only."
Blaine looked at Santana, as he didn't know what to make of the girl, who just shrugged and said, "She has a point." Blaine pouted, not wanting to be made fun of because of his hair. Brittany then spoke again, "I'm just happy I got the invitation to go to Hogwarts because I'm pretty sure Lord Tubbington has an ecstasy addiction and there'll be someone there who he'll actually speak back to and can help him." Blaine sniggered at the thought of McGonagall doing her "cat on the first day" trick only to have Brittany ask her to talk to the cat. At Brittany's look, he gave her a sober look back and said, "I really hope he does kick the habit. It's not a good one to have at all."
She nodded back sagely and they sat down, waiting for the third person to turn up. They had somehow made a trio of people from different houses who somehow managed to stay friends despite the whole rivalry thing the school forced them to follow. As Sally walked in, Blaine got up and hugged her, whispering, "I'm so glad your parents allowed you to come back!" She nodded into his shoulder, hugging him back just as fiercely. Before he could let go, Santana shoved him away and hugged Sally herself, saying, "It's good to have the bitch back in our midst."
Sally laughed and said, "That's right, we're gonna rule the school!" and bumped Santana's fist. To her surprise, Brittany hugged her as well and then stated, "Both of them hugged you, so I feel you're a professional hugger. It's nice to be proven correct. You give awesome hugs." Sally just looked at Blaine, who gave a shrug and a slight pout, and realized that Blaine didn't know what to make of this girl who was slightly kooky, but affectionate at the same time.
He removed his on-the-way-to-Hogwarts novel since he wanted to finish this one first before they entered the magnificent castle and got bogged down by homework and the like. Santana scoffed at the title to which he argued, "Eragon is a nice book." Santana just flipped her hair over her shoulder as she said, "Well, I've seen live dragons and none of them talk like Saphira do." Both of them were going to get into a full-fledged debate when Sally said, "How do you know how Saphira talks if you didn't read much of the book?" She just turned to Brittany and started talking quietly as Blaine gave Sally a small high-five.
Their journey was mostly quiet, except when someone gave an excited shriek regarding something that had happened over the other's summer. The only funny moment was when the candy lady walked past asking for requests of candy, to which Brittany deadpanned, "I fed my cat nougat and sprinkles and rubbed his belly with glitter sticks so that he could poop candy bars." Blaine and Sally just stared at her, while Santana tried to mask her derision. The candy lady literally hugged the sweets, not wanting Brittany to sully them while Blaine got up and asked for two packs of Chocolate frogs to go as dessert with his sandwiches.
The train finally stopped and Santana led Brittany to the carriages. Blaine tried to interject, to which she hissed out, "Brittany is afraid of drowning... okay?" He nodded and walked with Sally to another carriage, knowing that Santana's Slytherin acquaintances would travel with her. They waited for some others to enter their carriage, however, to their luck, no one entered. As the carriage started moving, he held her hands and asked her, "How brutal were they? And don't hold back. I know you didn't say much then as Santana's friend was there." She said, "Surprisingly okay." At his glare, she hurriedly elaborated, "No, seriously. They mostly didn't talk to me, and I stayed in my bedroom for most of the time."
Blaine seriously looked at her and said, "If anything happens, anything, I want you to call me, okay?" She pacified him, "I have about nine months without them. Why should I start worrying now?" At his glare, she whined, "You could stop glaring at me every time I say something you don't like." He gave a side smirk and said, "I can't help it if half of what you say is bad." She murmured something under her breath and then continued, "Also, catching up on the previously released songs was brilliant." Silently assenting to the change of topic, Blaine nodded excitedly as they continued to catch up on music, seeing the magnificent castle loom up ahead of them.