Log: Hogwarts Express

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WHO: All Hogwarts students
WHAT: The train ride from King's Cross Station to Hogwarts School.
WHERE: The Hogwarts Express
WHEN: The train leaves the station at 11am on Thursday, September 1, 2011

The platform is bustling with students and their parents. Excitement permeates the air, as well as some nervousness from the incoming first years. The

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CAR #1: PREFECTS ONLY.

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CAR #2

[findthecourage]

Quirrell ended up getting on the train as fast as he could. As much as he loved his mother, he didn't think he could stand her smoothing down his hair anymore or hugging him. You'd think she'd be used to this by now. At least she didn't stand out as a Muggle. His father always made sure of that. The last thing Quirrell needed was a fight with some jerk over his Muggle mother, especially since he was a Prefect. Top of the class was his aim, not to mention the House Cup.

He didn't feel like putting much effort into picking a compartment, so he picked one close to the prefect car so he wouldn't have to travel as far for the meeting. He slid the door closed with a sigh and put his bag on the floor with a thump. Looking around, he took in the familiar curtains, seats, wall, etc., before rummaging around in his bag for his book.

After tossing his bag and trunk on the rack above, he settled in with his book to wait for Christoph.

Compartment #2

[prettykittylady]

Dolores did as was expected of her as a Prefect: She stood there, arms crossed over her chest, and watched as students milled about. The silver and green P badge gleamed on her chest, standing out against her pink cardigan. She answered questions as they came, giving every student a honey-sweet smile and calling them "my dear" and pointing them in the right direction.

Then she claimed a compartment as her own (chasing out a third year Hufflepuff pair in the process) and settled in for the train ride. Oh, she couldn't wait for the Prefect's meeting! How interesting it would be to finally get to have a hand in the governing student body of Hogwarts!

Compartment #2

[gossiprag]

It hadn't taken Rita long to find Dolores and, really, she knew that the other girl was possibly the only one she could sit comfortably with the entire trip. Not that her own house mates were horrid, but, well, perhaps they were just a bit horrid in her eyes. She had to spend the rest of the year with them, why not enjoy herself before arriving?

"It's finally September," she muttered, taking a seat across from Dolores. "Honestly, I thought this day would never come. Sometimes my family is quite irritating." She gave a smile. "So how was your summer? Very interesting, I assume? You've got quite the badge now."

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CAR #3

Compartment # 4

[very_big_boned]

The large boy pushed his way through the throng of students, making his way to an empty compartment. He lucked into finding one in the third car. With a smile on his face, he shuffled into the compartment, pulling out some beef jerky from his pocket as he did so. Hagrid settled into the seat as he chewed on his tasty treat, wondering if anyone else would end up coming by to see him. It would be a pretty lonely trip otherwise.

Re: Compartment # 4

[dreamily_gifted]

Luna didn't float down the 3rd car for long before she saw Hagrid sitting by himself. "Hello, Hagrid! Nice to see you again!"

Re: Compartment # 4

[very_big_boned]

He was about to take another bite when a wistful voice reached him. With a large grin, he looked up to see Luna nearby. "'Ello Luna! Hos goes yer day?"

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CAR #4

Compartment #1

[teddy_black]

Maneuvering the corridor of the train was always tricky for the first five minutes while the train was pulling out of the station. But Teddy managed it, deftly stepping out of the way of a pair of first year girls, already in their robes and chattering excitedly. Shrugging his bag higher onto his shoulder, he ducked into the first empty compartment he came across, hoping one of his friends would find him eventually.

Content to wait - given the sheer amount of chocolate his grandmother had shoved into his bag, he was sure that she thought he was best friends with everyone at the school - he pulled out a beaten up paper back copy of Casino Royale and started reading while he waited.

Re: Compartment #1

[shabby_marauder]

While he wanted nothing more than to just sit down and give his aching leg a break (he no longer had a limp, but it would start to hurt if he stood on it too long; the cuts hadn't looked that deep!), his duty as a Prefect (and a 7th year) came first and foremost. And so Remus spent a good part of the first hour of the train ride help other students find their pets, stow away their luggage, and find other Prefects.

Once he was certain that there were no more calls that needed his answering or pets that needed finding, Remus lugged his trunk down the narrow halls in search of somewhere to sit before he had to get right back up again for more Prefect duties. Luckily, that somewhere came complete with a Teddy.

The first thing he said as he closed the compartment door behind him was, "If anyone is looking for me, I'm not here." And with that, Remus plucked the shiny P badge from his jumper and slipped it into his pocket. Of course, this would be the one and only time he shirked Prefect duties. He claimed injury

Re: Compartment #1

[teddy_black]

Without even realizing it, Teddy had gotten sucked into his book, making it almost halfway through it before he was interrupted. Looking up from his book, he grinned widely at his boyfriend. "I'll throw my cloak over you," he promised, setting the book aside and scooting over to make room for Remus next to him. "You can pretend to be the upholstery." He reached out to take the other boy's hand, tugging at him gently. "Sit," he commanded. "You already look tired."

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CAR #5

Compartment #5

[salems_witch]

Unsurprisingly, the last compartment of the last car was taken. But the one in front of it wasn't, so Amelia slipped in there, shoving her trunk into a corner. (Yes, she could have charmed it, made it light enough to put in the rack above the seats, but she didn't bother.) Slinging her shoulder bag onto the seat, she hurled herself down next to it.

And after a moment of sitting and watching the trees fly by, she dug into her bag for The Picture of Dorian Gray, leaning back against the window and stretching her legs out across the seat in front of her.

Re: Compartment #5

[charmingly_pure]

Salazar wanted to get as far away from the prefect car as he could for the first bit of the trip. Not that he wanted to shirk his duties as a prefect, but he wasn't ready for anyone to seek him out for cupcake feeding, either. As he'd mentioned in his journal that he was a prefect now, he knew it was wiser to be on the other end of the train for a little peace and quiet.

He slid the door open to see Amelia and smirked, bringing his small side bag in and moving to sit by the window across from her as though he didn't see her there. It was not part of his plan to sit in the same compartment with her, but he supposed it was wiser to pretend it had been as he rummaged through his side bag. "Mm..." he hummed curiously, charming a length of rope to wiggle much like a snake.

Re: Compartment #5

[salems_witch]

Honestly, she was so caught up in the book - a classic she had reread several times at this point but never failed to enjoy - that she didn't notice he was even there for a few minutes. She looked up, wondering if she had remembered to put a bottle of water in her bag before she'd left, and startled to see someone else sitting in her quiet compartment. And even more startled to see who it was.

She closed her book with a snap - her perfect memory allowing her to remember where her place was without a bookmark - smiled across the compartment at Salazar. "Sorry, I didn't notice you there. You should have said something."