First-Timer {open}

[carter]

It was the first time Carter was heading toward the massive castle known as Hogwarts.
It was the first time he was away from his only family - his Uncle Alex.

Taking a deep breath, he leaned his head upon the window watching all the other students hug their moms and dads goodbye.

His Uncle stood a few feet from the window - a large grin present on his aging face - which suddenly fadded as he motioned for Brody-boy to open the bag that was by Carter's feet.

Remembering that it felt a little stranger then normal, and his Uncle had told him to be gentle with it - Carter immediatly picked up the parcel and lifted the flap.
Hoot
A smaller-then-average owl was stowed safely in there, hooting happily at him.

Looking up at his Uncle, who's face still had a large smile across it, Carter mouthed, "Thanks sooooo much!!!"

His uncle gave a polite nod, as other people crowded in front of him.

Carter was all alone in his compartment...since he didn't really know anybody at the school - yet. Which he planned to change as soon as possible. He hated not knowing people.

Placing the owl cage next to him, he slipped his hand inside and stroked the little guy, who hooted happily and nibbled slightly on his finger.

'This should be fun...' he thought, as he heard someone approach his compartment.

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[ariellaci]

Aly waved goodbye to all her little brothers and sisters as she tried to hug her parents goodbye. They'd be missing her so badly very soon. 'They had always been like that.' Aly thought. Unfortunatly she wouldn't be going home over Christmas so that her parents would have one less person to worry about.

Aly walked down the corridor opening one ever so often and finding it full with friends laughing and making plans for even next summer already. Aly just wanted to make it through her first year at least.

After searching through the train for a while she came across one compartment that only had one person in it. Aly opened the door and said, "'Ello, I'm Aly Linkin. I'm new here, and I'm guessing you're new too because you down have a House Crest on your robes." Aly sat down on the couch in the compartment across from the unknown person.

"What's your name?" Aly asked.

[carter]

A girl walked in to his compartment, seeming nice enough.

"'Ello, I'm Aly Linkin. I'm new here, and I'm guessing you're new too because you down have a House Crest on your robes." she said.

"Yup. I'm a first-year too." he smiled.

The girl sat down across from Carter
What's your name?" she asked.

"Well, Aly Linkin, I'm Carter Brody." he introduced, wincing slightly, as his new un-named owl decided to bite a little harder on his finger that were still inside the cage.

Pulling his hand slowly out of the cage - since he didn't want to scare the little thing - he set it on his lap. His finger was bleeding.
"Eh...do you have any pets?" he asked, putting pressure on his new wound.
"I aught to name you Teether." he whispered to the owl, who was staring at him with large round eyes.

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[ariellaci]

"Eh...do you have any pets?" he asked, putting pressure on his new wound.
"Yea, I have my owl. But she's delivering a letter for me so she'll meet me at Hogwarts. That's why I have this empty owl cage." Aly said.

"So, do you have any brothers or sisters? I have 4 sisters and 3 brothers. It's crazy in my house!" Aly exclaimed.

[ariellaci]

"Teether is a good name for that owl. You should probably get that wound cleaned up, you know." Aly suggested.

[carter]

"Yea, I have my owl. But she's delivering a letter for me so she'll meet me at Hogwarts. That's why I have this empty owl cage." said Aly.

"Ah..." he replied, taking another glance at his new owl, who's gaze hadn't left Brody-Boy.

"So, do you have any brothers or sisters? I have 4 sisters and 3 brothers. It's crazy in my house!" she continued.

'Now...to make her uncomfortable or be vague...' he thought, not wanting to place any of his familiy issues on a nice girl he just met.

"Well I had one sister." he replied, not removing the pressure from his finger.

'I hope that was vague enough...' he thought, half hoping she wouldn't question the had. That was from a dark part of his life which he tried not to look back on.

"Teether is a good name for that owl. You should probably get that wound cleaned up, you know." said Aly.

"I just got 'im...so that might actually turn out to be his name." he smiled, taking a handkerchief his Uncle had forced him to take, and ripping a corner off of it. He tied it around the wound - loose enough so it wouldn't turn his finger purple. Carter would have used magic...but he didn't know any medical spells...yet.

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[jonesyjobie]

Jeremy Zadius had just now gotten on the train to Hogwarts after the long journey to the platform. He found a compartment with only 2 people in it. Since most of the compartments were full he went in. He sat down next to the girl stranger. He was wanting to meet the 2 people, but wasn't sure where to start. "Hello. My name is Jeremy, Jeremy Zadius."he began clearing his throat.

[carter]

Carter jumped slightly when someone else entered the compartment. The jumpy feeling caused by already bleeding even though he hadn't even reached campus yet.

"Hello. My name is Jeremy, Jeremy Zadius." the guy began clearing his throat.

"Hey Jeremy," Carter greeted, "I'm Carter Brody and this is..." he stopped, allowing Aly to talk for herself. He never thought someone should talk on someone else's behalf...unless the situation demanded it.

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[ariellaci]

"And I'm Aly, Aly Linkin. So, do you have any pets, or brothers and sisters, Jeremy?"

"I have an owl, she's delivering a message though. I also have 4 sisters and 3 brothers." Aly answered.

[jonesyjobie]

"Yes, I do. I have a cat and a hypocrit, but no siblings. My Mom died when I was 12 and my Dad was murdered when I was 4."Jeremy answered. He tried to smile and act like it had no affect upon him. He held a tear back at the thought of watching his mother and father's death again.

[ariellaci]

"Oh, I'm so sorry. I didn't know, I wouldn't have asked about your family if I'd known. Completely sorry!" Aly persuaded.

"I have one owl, Keiko, my little sister named her that. She's an albino owl. Meaning she's completely white. Her eyes though are different colors. The left eye is bright blue and the right one is a purple-ish color. They're pretty cool. At home my family has including my owl; 3 owls, 5 cats, 6 dogs, 2 turtles, 12 hamsters, 14 fish, 4 toads and 2 parakeets. I only take care of the owls at my house because they're my pets. The other two owls are staying at home because they carry letters for my parents. Okay now I'm done babbling about my pets. So, either of you guys hungry?" Aly asked.

[carter]

"And I'm Aly, Aly Linkin. So, do you have any pets, or brothers and sisters, Jeremy? I have an owl, she's delivering a message though. I also have 4 sisters and 3 brothers." said Aly.

"Yes, I do. I have a cat and a hypocrite, but no siblings. My Mom died when I was 12 and my Dad was murdered when I was 4." answered Jeremy.

Carter studied the other boy for a second.
"I know how hard that must be..." Carter replied, almost under his breath.

"Oh, I'm so sorry. I didn't know, I wouldn't have asked about your family if I'd known. Completely sorry!" she apologised, "I have one owl, Keiko, my little sister named her that. She's an albino owl. Meaning she's completely white. Her eyes though are different colors. The left eye is bright blue and the right one is a purple-ish color. They're pretty cool. At home my family has including my owl; 3 owls, 5 cats, 6 dogs, 2 turtles, 12 hamsters, 14 fish, 4 toads and 2 parakeets. I only take care of the owls at my house because they're my pets. The other two owls are staying at home because they carry letters for my parents. Okay now I'm done babbling about my pets. So, either of you guys hungry?"

Carter gave a nod - since he and his Uncle had nearly been late for the train, he hadn't had time for one last meal.

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[ariellaci]

"So, either of you guys hungry?"

Carter gave a nod - since he and his Uncle had nearly been late for the train, he hadn't had time for one last meal.


"Good, 'cause I'm starving! Does anybody come by and sell us food or something because I'm starved." Aly practically shouted out randomly.

[jonesyjobie]

"I'm pretty hungry,too. I didn't have time to eat this morning because I had to pack."Jeremy declaired.

[carter]

"Good, 'cause I'm starving! Does anybody come by and sell us food or something because I'm starved." Aly shouted, obviously wanting a cart to show up just outside their compartment.

Carter smiled from her bluntness.

"I'm pretty hungry,too. I didn't have time to eat this morning because I had to pack."

[/i] declared Jeremy.

Since neither of them moved, Carter sighed and pushed himself to his feet - Teether hooting as his cage was placed aside. Peering into the hallway that was between all the compartments, Carter glanced both ways to see if someone was coming. Sure enough, there was an older witch coming along with a large cart filled with treats.

"Be with you in a moment, deary." she smiled at Carter, as she passed a few chocolate frogs through the doorway of another compartment.
"Thanks." he waved back, as he slid his head back into the compartment.

"She's coming." smiled Carter, taking his seat back next to his owl.[/font][/blockquote]

[jonesyjobie]

Jeremy had reached into his pocket and pulled out 10 knuts. "I hope it doesn't cost to much."

[carter]

Carter watched the other boy in the compartment pull out some money, "I hope it doesn't cost to much." Jeremy said.

Brody-Boy shrugged, "It shouldn't. This is a school-train, meaning that they're dealing with student wallets...meaning not a lot of money. If it is pricey...there is something seriously wrong with them." Carter laughed, picturing the nice, older witch come to their compartment and charge them everything they had for a single chocolate frog. Stupid imagination.

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[jonesyjobie]

Jeremy laughed, coughing hard. "Sorry, I've had this really bad couch for about a week now."he said. "I wish I could get rid of it, though."

[sourmapl3]

Kiera walked through the long train; she had just finished saying good-bye to her parents and needed a seat. Most of the carts were full or had 3 people inside but the 4ths person’s seat was full of their things. She heard a small meow and looked down at a long furred gray cat, with emerald green eyes, A.J. She patted her head lightly, and stopped walking finally seeing a cart that had only 3 people inside. Kiera opened the door, and stood at the doorway. "Hope I can join, everywhere else is full..." She said stepping in, closeing the door, and taking a seat beside a boy that had an owl. Once again her cat meowed, and she set her down to her left, away from the owl.

OOC: Joining late..

[carter]

"Sorry, I've had this really bad couch for about a week now." Jeremy said., "I wish I could get rid of it, though."

Carter watched him with a slight disgust...since he had no desire to get sick so soon.

"Hope I can join, everywhere else is full..." said a girl who appeared at their doorway.
"Come-on-in." smiled Carter, motioning with his arm, "I don't bite but my owl does." he smiled, happy that his finger had stopped bleeding, "I'm Carter, that's Aly, and that's Jeremy." he introduced, motioning to the people as he said their name.

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