First Years of the Future

[BOA SLYTHERIN-WOOD]

Coral Slytherin was standing as close to her mother as she could without clinging to her arm the way she did when she was a tot. Coral was small for her age and very much like her mother in appearance. Coral was different though, she was extermely shy, very sensitive and very girly which made it very hard for her to connect with her mother at times. She always more of a daddy's girl and loved it when he pampered her. On a leash sitting by her feet was her new pet kitten. He was puffy little orange thing and Coral had been to indecisive to name it yet.

Boa Slytherin was waiting at the edge of the portal of platform 9 3/4 with her daughter Coral. It was Coral's first year to attend Hogwarts and she was very nervous that Coral would not be able to handle the change. Her sons were now 3rd year and rambuctious as ever. They found it more than easy to play tricks on their little sister and Boa wondered how much worse it would get now that she would be with them all year round again at Hogwarts. She was also worried that Coral wouldn't get into Slytherin house which would give her siblings and peers even more fuel to tease her. Boa looked down at her watch. It had been a present from her husband. She knew he was busy at work and it wasn't the kind of job one could leave on the fly... but she hoped he'd make it to see Coral off to school.


Setsu arrived with Harmony. Harmony was her first born and so she was having a very difficult time sending her off to school. Setsu had indulged Harmony's every demand when they were getting her packed for school. Setsu now was beginning to regret the decision as she realized how much stuff Harmony was actually taking with her to school. She lost her husband in the mass of parents and kids so she looked around hoping to spot him.

Harmony was dressed to the nines today. She didn't want to put on her uniform until they were almost to school. She was a sucker for fashion and didn't want to miss this opportunity to show off her sense of style. Harmony wandered through the crowd hoping to find one of her many cousins.

Piper was so excited to be at the train station. She had always dreamed of riding the Hogwarts expresse since before she could remember. She was eager to go and wondered if her brother Gerard would let her tag along... or if she would end riding with the other first years. Either way nothing could get her down. She already had a broom. Technically as a first she didn't "need" it but she was more than excited to show off the skills she already had on her broom.

[GWENDOLYN WOOD]

Hunter was swamped at work and kept trying to pull away. He finally called his most competent nurse over and told her take care of things and hold down the office till he returned. Things had been going so well with him and Boa lately, nothing was going to screw it up. He hung up his work coat and slipped on his black trench coat. Making sure he had his cell phone and wallet he flo powdered to a fireplace at the train station. He was afraid he was late, looking at his watch he knew he should still have a few minutes to catch them. Seeing the top of Boa's head he ran to her, in front of her was there beautiful daughter Coral. Her back was to her father so he came up behind her and lifted her off her feet, swung her around. "Hi beautiful girl." He put her back on the ground and spun her around, dropped to one knee. "Are you excited Princess?" He kissed her cheek and looked up at his amazing wife. "Sorry I made you think I wasn't coming. I had to see my daughter off for her first time to School."

Oliver couldn't see his wife or daughter and finally spotted them. "Harm, is it really needed to have allllll this stuff?" He held the world all out for a long time. "You know you don't need everything while at school right?" He laughed. "Did you take this much stuff with you when you went away to school Setsu?" Oliver had sisters but his daughter had packed so much stuff.

Talon stood with his wife as their children boarded the train. "How did they grow up so fast?" He missed having his baby girl. Looking around, so many of the children running around where faces he knew. Kids who had been babies just a short time ago. "I think we are getting gray hair." Talon sighed.


OOC: I need ages. LOL So how old would the triplets be now? And Gwens baby? She doesn't even get to be a mommy lol.
Does Andrew and Kimi have kids?
Bianca and Gabe?

[Kris Linford + Family]

OOC: I'm guessing on ages, I can fix it later if i have to

Kris stood on the platform with Emma and Ron. The twins were both 5th years. Emma was the shier of the twins, sticking close to her mother, while Ron ran off to meet up with other members of his house quidditch team. It was no surprise that Emma had been sorted into Ravenclaw as a first year, while Ron was sorted into Gryffindor. The prankster nature seemed to have stuck with Ron as he grew up, and it wasn't unlike him to be causing trouble in the hallways of the school. Emma was the complete opposite - her nose buried in a book, and a stern enforcer of the rules. She had opted to not play quidditch, while ron was an excellent beater for the team. The two were complete opposites, and it definitely kept Kris on her toes. She had gotten separated from Kenji in the crowd, so she wasn't sure where he was at. "Em," she started, looking at Emma who had already pulled out a book, "Why don't you go find your friends?" she asked, trying to remain optimistic. It hadn't been easy for Emma to make friends with anyone outside of her family. "None of them are here yet," emma replied without looking up from her book. "Besides, I have to study. I know there's going to be a quiz sometime this week, and I want to be prepared," she added, and Kris chucked, being reminded of stories that her parents told when Kris was a child.

Kyla arrived on the platform with her parents and brother. She had most of her stuff in her trunk, as well as some items in a backpack on her back, her owl in it's cage under her arm. It was Derek's first year at Hogwarts, while she was going into her 4th year. Kyla had been sorted into Hufflepuff, and she had managed to settle in well. She was good at Defense Against the Dark Arts, but that was about it when it came to practical subjects. Ask her to recite a potion or charm, she was great at it. Actually executing them? Not so much. Even despite her struggles in school, she was still fairly smart. Kyla looked at her parents, happy to see both of them on the platform. Tabitha hadn't been there since Kyla was a first year, and while she understood why Tabitha rarely left the bakery or the house, it was still disappointing that her mother's paranoia and poor health kept her from living life like her friends' parents. She wondered if her mother would ever give in and go stay at St.Mungo's for a while for therapy like the family wanted, but she also knew that Tabitha was incredibly stubborn, and wouldn't do anything unless it was on her own terms.

Dorothy was on the platform with Reid, Ruby, Roxana, Renee, and Riley(OOC: name is temporary until i find something else. This is the last of the jack/dori kids, and he's 6). Reid and Ruby were the only two in school, the others still had a little time to wait. Reid was in his second year of school as a Hufflepuff, while Ruby was a 4th year Hufflepuff. Reid had grown out of his shy stage as a kid, and was quite excellent at being the qudditch team Keeper. Ruby had taken to quidditch as well as the team seeker. Both kids loved the sport, and Ruby also had an interest in the muggle sport of soccer. Dorothy was glad to be able to get the day off to take her kids to the train. She still worked at St.Mungo's, but was now the head of the pediatrics unit, and the best part of being in charge of the whole unit was that she could make her own schedule. She normally kept things fair, but the 1st of September was always a day that she made sure she had off.

Alana stood on the platform with Ethan, who was entering his 3rd year as a slytherin. Hope was with her, as her and sol's youngest child(OOC: who doesn't have a name or gender at the moment). Ethan had loved every minute of being at hogwarts, following in his mother's footsteps of being a chaser on the quidditch team, and an all around troublemaker. Hope was only 10, so she stayed at home with her sibling and parents. Alana was home more now, only working when she needed to photograph weddings or a sports event for the prophet. Trying to work in Gwen's shop as well had left her with too little time at home, so she ultimately gave the job up to be at home with her family. "Momma, why can't I go with Ethan?" Hope whined to Alana. "You're not big enough yet, Hope. Next year you'll be able to go, I promise," alana said gently, but the answer didn't seem to satisfy Hope. Alana hated how bratty Hope had become. She wasn't constantly bratty, but it was definitely obvious that Hope was a pre-teen girl. A lot of times it made alana wonder if she had ever been that much of a pain to her parents.

OOC: I will add elle and olivia in later

[BOA SLYTHERIN-WOOD]

Coral had been mindlessly looking into the crowd... her thoughts wandering.. her nerves racing as she thought about being at Hogwarts without her parents when suddenly she was lifted off the ground. When she saw the man's face she knew immediatly who it was an embraced him tightly. "Dad! I was scared you weren't going to come"

Boa couldn't hold the scowl on her face. She couldn't help but smile when she saw the way her husband treated her children. He was truly the best father there ever was. She was honored to be his wife and she was always puzzled with how blessed she had been in the past few years. "it's ok Dr. Wood" she said as she tugged herself closer to him, pulling his tie.

Coral was getting squished by her parents and wiggled out to pick up her kitten. She held him close, her nose touching his little pink one. "I'm not sure if he will like living at Hogwarts Dad..."

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Harmony looked up at her father, one eyebrow raised and her mouth slightly dropping "Of course I need all this da! You only live your life once you know... I have to be ready for anything." she wiggled her nose for a second and then added "Da.. how much money are gonna give me? What if I go shopping or something? Aunti Kimi was telling me you can buy candy on the train and Suzu said that sometimes we get to go into Hogsmeade. I need to stay on top of the trends... and I can't look like I'm poor... people might think I'm a Weasley or something"

Setsu rolled her eyes "Harmony... how many times have I told you not to say things like that? You are just a red hair short of being a Weasley yourself you know. They are just as good as anyone else. It's not your money that makes. Its your ambition"

Harmony rolled her eyes back "whatever mum"

Setsu then smild at Oliver "I certainly did not bring this much stuff... then again I wasn't spoiled like this child is"

Harmony squinted her eyes. She hated when she was called spoiled. Even if it was true.

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Lyra shook her head at Talon "I have no idea how these kids grew up so fast. it's amazing though isn't it. I hope Piper doesn't miss me too much" she added the last bit with a drop of sarcasm. She knew Piper would be running the school without a care in the world. "When is your sister getting here? I can't believe how old her kids are getting too"

Piper was holding onto her broom. She whacked her dad on the legs with the end of it, not hard but just enough so he knew she was there. "When do I get to fly my broom?!!! All the other kids are going to be jealous" she cackled to herself. "I wonder what house I'm going to be in? Do you think I will be a Ravenclaw like Gerard, dad?" she scratched her head "Dad did you go to Hogwarts" she had never thought about this before. She knew her mum hadn't cuz she was a squib. She wondered if the other kids would try to tease her because of that. It had happened before and she hoped it wouldn't repeat itself.

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Gerard had just finished catching up with some friends of his when he saw his cousin Emma. "Emma" he said quietly as he got close. He and she were both 4th years and in Ravenclaw house and so they saw each other a lot. Gerard looked more like her twin Ron, both of them sporting the ginger hair and freckles... but his personality was definatley more in line with Emma and so they both usually got on very well. "Studying already? What book is that?"

Kenji founded Kris in the crowd "There you are lovie" his warm smile greeted her. "I can't believe it's another year of school? Do you remember when Suzu and the girls (Dori & Alana) were still at Hogwarts? It seems like a life time ago..." his voice got quiet "I hope Em makes more friends this years. Maybe you should make her join a club or something?" he suggested.
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Braeden squeezed his wife's hand to reassure her everything was alright. He knew how much she hated the crowd and could bet that she was feeling rather uncomfortable at the moment. He knew how much she loved her children though and how much effort she had put in to be stable enough to take Derek to the station for his first year. Braeden looked at his daughter. She was getting to be so pretty and very much like her mother in appearance. "What class are you most excited for this year Kyla" he asked her. He knew he had to make the small talk today because Tabby probably wouldn't be up to it". Then he gave Derek a gentle noogie and said "What house do you think you will be sorted into?"

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Jack was really excited for this year. It was going to be his first year teaching at Hogwarts. It was something he always wanted to do and he was finally going to do it. He was teaching Ancient Runes and he couldn't wait to watch his own children squirm in his class. He loved being a dad and with that he loved embarassing his children with public display of affection. Jack was also proud of his kids in their quidditch accomplishments and couldn't wait to be able to see every game they played. He had been so busy in the past playing in a professional team he often had to miss out on his children's matches. Jack could feel this was going to be a good year. He could tell that Ruby wanted to take off to go to her friends. He smiled at her and sarcastically said "Don't forget to save me a seat Princess".


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Sol had been m.i.a for the best couple of minutes and when he returned he had a sack filled with chocolate frogs. "Look what I got sweetie" he smiled at his wife. "I got these babies from the trolley lady. She gave me a discount. I think it was a smoldering good looks...don't you?" he asked in his normal joking way giving his wife his best smoldering face.
Sol then heard his daughter whine to Alana "It will be ok Hope. We are going to redecorate your room this year. That'll be fun right?" he thought to himself... maybe this is what Alana was talking about when she said that he spoils their daughter too much.

Py & Phin saw their cousin Ethan who was their age and all in Slytherin house with them and they waved at him to join them.

[Kris Linford + Family]

Emma heard someone speaking to her and looked up from her book to see her cousin Gerard. "Hi Gerard!" she said, a smile crossing her face. Gerard was easily her favorite of the cousins. The two were practically the same - similar interests, similar personalities. They were also both in the same house, so she always saw him around more than her other cousins. "I'm reading the transfiguration book for this year. I just know we're going to have a test this week and i'm not going to be unprepared," she said, showing Gerard the cover of the book. "I figure too if i get a head start on schoolwork, Ravenclaw might just have a chance at winning the house cup this year, too" she added. Emma was easily one of the ones at the top of her class, constantly winning points for answering questions correctly, but Ravenclaw always seemed to fall short in the standings for house cup. It annoyed her.

Kris smiled when she saw Kenji. "There you are. I was wondering where you went," she said, kissing him. Even after being married for almost 20 years, the two were still a romantic couple, even if the twins were constantly grossed out by their parents' public displays of affection - a hug or kiss here and there never failed to rile Ron up, much to Kris' amusement. It was one of her favorite things about being a parent - the idea of embarrassing her kids after so many years of them embarrassing her. "The summer went fast, it's hard to believe the twins are 5th years now," she said. "Seems like it wasn't that long ago when suzu was a 1st year," she added. She heard Kenji express his concerns about Emma, and frowned slightly. "I hope so too. She's so shy, I'd love to see her make at least one friend," Kris said back to him quietly, not wanting Emma to overhear, although at the moment, she seemed to be caught up in conversation with her cousin. "I've tried to get her to join clubs, but she's uninterested. Maybe she might be up to it this year, we'll see," she added. "One of the new teachers wants to run the herbology club this year, so maybe em might be interested in that," she said with a small smile.

Kyla sighed when her father asked what class she was excited for. "Defense Against the Dark Arts, daddy. It's the only one i'm good at anyways," she said, sounding a little disappointed that she wasn't better in school. "But, I guess that's okay, cuz I wanna be an auror when I grow up anyways," she added, trying to be optimistic. Kyla looked like her mother appearance wise, but that was almost where the similarities ended. After the last deatheater attack that almost killed Kyla's mother, Kyla was determined to become an auror. She wanted to protect her mother and family any way she could, and was resistant to other suggestions for a career. Kyla knew the risks, and it still didn't change her mind. Unlike many of her peers, Kyla had actually seen deatheaters up close, had seen Dante up close, and it was all the more reason for her to want to protect her family. She still had the occasional nightmare about the last attack, but having woken up and calmed herself down on her own for so many years as not to worry her parents, no one even knew she was still affected by it.

Tabitha winced a little bit, hearing the news again that Kyla was still interested in being an auror. It had taken months for her to come out of the coma that happened nearly 10 years prior, and she had nearly died. She hadn't really been the same after that. She was glad that braeden still stuck around, but it always worried her that the stress of caring for her would be too much, and braeden would leave. she smiled a little at Braeden when she squeezed her hand. She knew the family was proud that she was able to see Derek off for his first year, and it made her feel a little better. She still seemed on the edge of a nervous breakdown, but that had been the case for years, so everyone was used to it. "I bet...I bet you'll wanna play quidditch, right...Derek?" she said, talking slowly. Since the coma, her speech had been what was affected the most, causing her to have to work harder to make sentences. She had weekly speech therapy, working on getting her to speak without so many breaks in her words, which seemed weird for someone who was almost 40.

Derek smiled, seeing both of his parents on the platform. "I really wanna be a gryffindor!" he said excitedly to Braeden, his face lighting up. Derek had been the least affected by the state of the wizarding world. He had been too little to remember the last attack, and didn't remember the few months that his mother was in a coma. As far as Derek knew, Tabitha had always been the way she was, and he was okay with it. "Do you think Connor's gonna be lonely all by himself at home? Why can't he stay at school with me and Kyla?" he asked. Normally Derek and Connor were there to see Kyla off to school, but this year Connor was down with a cold, so he was staying with Tabitha's parents for the day. He heard Tabitha ask about quidditch, and beamed. "I wanna be a seeker!" he said happily. Derek loved everything about quidditch, and from the time he could fly a broom, had dreamed of being a seeker for his house team.

Ruby turned red at her father's comment. "Dad! You're embarrassing me!" she said, her blue eyes wide as she practically ran off to find her friends. Dorothy chuckled, finding it amusing how often her daughter claimed she was being embarrassed. "I'm proud of you, Jack. You're gonna be a great teacher," she smiled, excited for her family. Riley and the twins attended wimblebee's during the day until they could attend hogwarts, and both Ruby and Reid were doing well in school. "She's such a drama queen," reid said, rolling his eyes. "Reid, be nice," Dorothy scolded, but Reid ignored her. "Dad, are you gonna be able to see mine and Ruby's games now that you're a teacher?" he asked excitedly.

Alana laughed at Sol's 'smoldering face'. "Sorry hon, but that face makes you look constipated. I bet she gave you the discount out of pity," she joked playfully, taking the bag of chocolate frogs. "But thank you for the frogs. I might save one for you," she joked, sticking out her tongue as she handed one to Hope and Nicole. She heard Sol tell Hope about decorating her room, and while that had satisfied hope for the moment, it made alana a bit concerned. Sol had always been the one who spoiled the kids, and while sometimes it really annoyed alana, she couldn't be too mad. Hope had been so disappointed about still not being old enough for hogwarts that the both of them wanted to do something to make her feel better, especially since Nicole's room had been redone over the summer. Ethan spotted Py and Phin waving at him and walked over to his cousins. "Hey! Ready for another school year?" he asked. "I found my mom's prank charm list over the summer, and i'm dying to try some of them. It's gonna be great!" he said, showing his cousins a piece of parchment that had various hexes and charms written on them in Alana's handwriting.

Elle was on the platform with Olivia, who was chattering away on her phone in french to a friend. Joshua and Isobel were with them as well. "Olivia, why don't you tell Kaitlynn you'll talk to her later?" Elle asked in French, causing some looks from
the people around them. Olivia sighed. "Fine," she said in english, hanging up the phone. "Why do I have to go to hogwarts, anyways?" she said irritably. Elle, Viggo, and the kids had moved over the summer from France to England, and Elle took that as an opportunity to move Olivia to Hogwarts. Beauxbatons wasn't quite the same school as it had been when elle attended, and she wasn't about to let her oldest daughter get an education at a place that was currently overrun with corruption and issues. Hogwarts just seemed like the better choice.

Perry entered the platform with Carver, Samantha, Kaiden, and Brittany. Hannah and Sidney, his wife, were hopefully going to be joining the rest on the platform soon. "Carver, you happy for this to be your last year?" he asked as Carver nodded. "You bet! I can't wait to get signed to a quidditch team as soon as school's out!" he said excitedly. "well, don't forget to still keep up on your studies," came sidney's voice, who had caught up with the rest of the family, bouncing Hannah on her hip. Carver was going into his 7th year, Samantha her 5th year, Kaiden his 2nd year, and Brittany her 1st year. "You'll make sure to look out for Brit, right guys?" Perry asked with a smile, and then kissed his wife on the cheek. "Do I have to?" Samantha sighed, but Carver elbowed her in the side. "Yes, dad, we'll watch out for Brittany," carver smiled. "Good, because you know she's shy," Perry added, ruffling Brittany's hair. Carver noticed a few teammates from Gryffindor and made his way over to them while Kaiden told his younger sister all about hogwarts. Hannah seemed entranced by the train, which had pulled up and was just now allowing people to get on board.

[GWENDOLYN WOOD]

Oliver looked down at his daughter. Is this really what he had raised? Sometimes he wondered if he was gone too much during his daughters life and if Gwen had been around her too much. He knew Gwen was a role model for his daughter as for many young girls in the family but he didn’t like how his daughter thought everything should be handed to her. “You think you can talk like that young lady? You DO know that Andrew Weasley, your uncle is a Weasley and he is a very important wizard?” Oliver did not get mad with his daughter very easily but to hear that from her hurt him. “Who did you even learn that from? And you will get money when you get to school after your mother and I talk about it. I don’t think you will be allowed to make trips to Hogsmead this year. I don’t think you are ready.” Oliver looked at his wife, not sure what her response will be.

Hunter laughed at his daughter and then at his wife. His family was perfect. He stole a kiss from Boa and then went down to one knee to be eye level with Coral. “I think he will love it there. Maybe I will find a nice bed to send to him and you can make him a comfy spot under your bed for when you are at class. Maybe he will find a friend to play with, but the best part is he will be there when you get back everyday and you can hug him like you are hugging me and mommy.” He wrapped his baby girl in his arms. “I love you Coral.”

Talon gave a loud laugh. “I think you might be a Hufflepuff but maybe you will be a Ravenclaw, the only one to know is the hat.” He took the broom playfully and spun it in his hands. “Nope, not me. I went to a school in America where your Aunt Peyton and I grew up, but a lot of your other Aunts and Uncles and Grandparents all went to Hogwarts. A lot of stories come from that place. I also hear a lot of mischief. Are you going to cause trouble?” He raised an eyebrow and teased her, giving her the broom back.

Peyton walked behind her kids. The teenagers who couldn’t be seen with their mom. Edward was the only one who clung on to Peyton’s hand. It was his 2nd year but he still missed his mom when he left. Sophia kissed her mom on the cheek before running on to the train to find her friends, Brooke waved and went in the opposite direction and Rogan hung back to wait for Edward. Peyton saw Lyra and Talon and waved. “Hey there. Piper!!! I love your broom! Did your dad make that for you?” Talon had branched out into broom making along with his flying skateboards.


Katie and Ian stood with Cailley and Ireland. Katie hated that it was Irelands first year. She didn’t want her baby to be all grown up. She clung to Ian. “How did we get so old? I remember when I use to ride this train to school.” Katie would be teaching this year at Hogwarts but wanted to take Ireland to the train like ever first year is supposed to go. Katie had a special place at the castle for her and Ian to stay when he wanted to. OOC: I can change all this.

[BOA SLYTHERIN-WOOD]

Gerard nodded with a smile on his face as he listened to his cousin talk about tests and winning the house cup when they hadn't even boarded the train yet. "Emma how did you even find out about the test this week? We haven't got the syllabus yet." he chuckled. It always amazed him how his cousin always seemed to know about tests long before anyone else saw them coming. "I think we will totally win house cup this year. The odds are in our favor right? We have to win sometime."

Kenji sighed "Well at least she has family at Hogwarts. There sure are enough cousins and such running a muck on your campus these days" he winked flirtateously at his wife. He then spoke in whisper "Maybe she'll be chosen for the Tournament this year". It was a secret only a handful of people knew that this year there would be a Tournament just for the Hogwarts students. It had been a deathly hard secret to keep with their huge family around 24/7. He couldn't wait to present the news with Kris at the first dinner after the kids had been sorted into their houses.

Braeden had mixed feelings about his daughter's desire to be an auror. He thought it was noble and brave aspiration but he couldn't shake from the idea of his daughter purposely putting herself in dangerous situations he and his wife had tried so hard to protect her from. Braeden brushed his hand thru his daughter's hair "Kyla you are good at many things. You just need to stop being so hard on yourself." Braeden then pulled out his pocket watch. "The train should be leaving any minute." Braeden heard his wife trying to converse with their son Derek. He knew how much she was struggling and it killed him inside. All he ever wanted was his family to be happy and healthy. Sometimes he wondered if he was just fooling himself that he was capable of such a task. He tried to put on a face "Of course Derek will want to play Quidditch. He will be great at it too. Gryffindor huh? Well as you know Harry Potter, was a Gryffindor... but whatever house you get sorted in there are many great wizards and witches to look up to." Derek asked about his little brother "Connor will miss you guys, but he'll be fine, don't you worry." He then smiled at his kids "Do you two have everything you need? You better hurry and get your seat on the train before it leaves without you"

Jack loved to make Ruby squirm from time to time. Watching her dramatic outbursts always seemed to make him laugh. Reid then asked him if he'd see their Quidditch games "You bet Reid! I will watch every single game." he gave his son a knuckle sandwhich "grab your stuff son" he said pointing over to where he had dropped everything in a pile the way he did at home. "It's time for you guys to get on the train"

Sol loved how sassy his wife could be at times. "Pssshhh whatever" he remarked after her snarky comment. Then he heard the train whistle blow. "I love that sound" he added. He was going to say 'we should go soon' but knew his wife probably wanted to wait til the last moment so she could wave the children off.

Py and Phin smiled at their cousin. Py snatched the parchment from Ethan's hand so he could get a better look "Awesome. Your mom made these up?". Phin said "Mom told us she used to always get into nasty fights with your mom when they went to Hogwarts. They'd hex each other silly until they had to be sent to the hospital wing"

Viggo knew how much Olivia missed France. He understood that. He grew up in Bulgaria and there were times he wanted nothing more than to be back in his homeland speaking the language that came most naturally to him. "Olivia, Hogwarts is a great school. You know I went there for half of my school. After the Tournament I transferred because it was so good". Of course he didn't mention most of it had to do with what he thought was the love of his life behing a student there at the time. Olivia was young and didn't need to think about love. "There are some excellent teachers, and the Headmistress is the most down to earth professor Hogwarts has seen in ages."

Harmony did not appreciate her dad getting mad at her in public. "Dad you are being so dramatic. You are embarassing me." Then when he said that she wasn't ready to go shopping at Hogsmeade she crossed her arms "You are so mean to me! I'm leaving! Goodbye. Sinara" Harmony then grabbed her belongings and headed for the train. She hated being scolded. She was ready to be off on her own at Hogwarts away from her annoying little siblings that got whatever they wanted and her parents who treated her like a baby.

Setsu frowned at her husband. "Maybe she just needs to cool off. Going to Hogwarts will be good for her. She will see how hard life can be when she doesn't have mum and dad giving her everything she wants all the time". She was trying to keep a straight face. She felt so bad that she let their child turn out so bratty. She felt like the worse mother ever.

Coral smiled at her dad. He was the best. She very much enjoyed being the baby of the family. She milked it really well too. Coral was geniunly sweet and adorable though and so it was very easy for being to want to make her happy. She heard the train whistle blow. "Ahhhh I have to go" she screamed, starting to panic. "What if it leaves without me". Boa laughed "Its going to be ok Coral. Look all these other kids need to board the train still too. It's not going to leave you." She then looked around trying to see if the twins had boared yet or what mischief they were up to.


Piper gave her dad a tight squeezing hug. "I guess the whistle means I should get going. I wish I could go to school in America. American kids are so cool." she sighed. She really hoped she would end up to be a dorky kid like her brother. He was such a book worm. Piper loved and admired her brother with all her heart but sometimes she wondered why he always had to have his nose buried in a book.
((ooc: who is talki9ng to piper? I'm confused))

Ian smiled at Katie "Sweetheart you are not old. You will never be old. You are as beautiful as the day I met you." He kissed her forehead "Actually even more beautiful". He loved to compliment his wife. He was so lucky to have her.

[Kris Linford + Family]

Emma shrugged at Gerard's question. "It's just a guess, really. I know all the other years we've had tests the first week. I'm just not sure this year, though, with there being so many new teachers," she said, putting the book in the messenger bag that hung off of her shoulder. When Gerard said that the odds were in Ravenclaw's favor for house cup, she chuckled a bit. "You know, we think that every year, and then Gryffindor or Slytherin end up winning. I know Ravenclaw has to win sometime, but it'd be nice if it was before I graduated," she said, sounding a little disappointed. She decided after a moment to change the subject. "So, are you still planning on playing quidditch this year?" she asked, hearing the train whistle as it pulled into the station. The whistle was so loud, she wasn't even sure if her cousin had heard her question.

Kris laughed at Kenji, and kissed his cheek. "running amok is an understatement. Did you see the pile of discipline referrals and house point deductions on my desk that had the last name Slytherin on them from last year? Or better yet, the ones with Ron's name?" she asked with a laugh. She loved her family to pieces, but a good portion of them were absolutely horrible at behaving while at the school. "I would love to see Em be picked for the tournament,but we will have to see when the names are drawn," she said, lowering her voice when Kenji brought up the tournament. They had been planning it for a few years, but with Kenji being promoted to the minister, now seemed as good as a time as any to actually put on the tournament. It was the hardest and best kept secret that the two had, and Kris was amazed that both had been able to keep the news of the tournament from leaking to the rest of the family. Not even Ron and Emma knew, and Emma was able to find out anything about anyone. The train pulled up, and Emma hugged both her parents while she grabbed her trunk and owl cage. Ron's stuff was tossed on the ground, waiting for him to come pick up his stuff, which he did after a few minutes. "I'll see you both at school, okay?" Kris said, hugging them once more before they got on the train. "I have to go do some things before the feast, but I will see you there, okay?" she said to Kenji, kissing him before she left to go to the school.

Kyla looked up at Braeden when he said she was good at things and to stop being hard on herself. "You have to say that cuz you're my dad..." she said. "Remember, I'm the one who caught the potions lab on fire last school year," she said and sighed. "You're gonna come to one of my quidditch games, right?" she asked, wanting to change the subject, and fast. At least she was okay at quidditch. She looked at both her parents, hoping that maybe her father could get her mother to come to at least one of the games.
"Really?" Derek asked Braeden when he said that there were great wizards and witches in all the houses. "I still wanna be in Gryffindor, though. They have the best house colors," he said excitedly. Both kids heard the train pull up, and Kyla hugged her father first, then hugging Tabitha. "Love you, mom," she said, making Tabitha smile. "You too," Tabitha replied back. Derek hugged both of his parents as well as they gathered up their things to get on the train.

"Yes!" Reid said excitedly when Jack said he would watch all the games. "What about you, mom?" he asked. "I'll try. You know my schedule's hectic," Dorothy said with a reassuring smile. "Well, i'll mail you the schedule when I get it, okay?" he said. "That would be great," Dorothy said, hugging Reid as he went to go gather his things to get on the train. "You think Ruby will come back for her stuff, or that we'll have to put it under the train like last year?" she asked Jack with a chuckle, noticing that Ruby was still conversing with her friends instead of getting ready to get on the train.

"Heck yeah," Ethan replied to Py's question. "Everyone knows she was one of the best pranksters of her time, aside from dad and uncle seth and your mom," he said, beaming. He heard Phin say something about Boa and Alana's hex fights and nodded. "Yeah, mom has all kinds of stories of her and your mom hexing each other," he added as he heard the train pull up. "I gotta go grab my stuff. Save me a spot in the compartment!" he said before wandering over to his parents.

Alana smiled, happy that he had remarked to her joke. She heard the train pull up, and waited for Ethan to come back to get his stuff. It took a few minutes, but he eventually did. She waited to Ethan to say his goodbyes, and get on the train, and then leaned in to sol. "You know...he thinks he found my charm list," she chukled, having heard some of Ethan's conversation. "Everyone knows I have about 20 lists, and all the best ones aren't even written down," she said, amused with herself for being so clever.

"But all of my friends are still in france," Olivia pouted. "I don't want to have to make new friends," she said to elle in french, and sighed. "I don't think we're going to get anywhere on this one," Elle said to viggo quietly. The train arrived, and Olivia hugged both Elle and Viggo before sulking off towards the train. Elle was quiet for a moment, watching people take their kids to the train. "Is it weird being here around," elle said, and then paused, looking for the right words. "...that woman?" she said, finishing her thought. She was referencing Boa, who Elle knew was viggo's ex-fiance. Both Elle and Viggo had that in common - an ex-fiance. Elle's ex-fiance, Michael, was Olivia's father, but after Elle and Viggo married, she had sent Michael the papers to sign his rights off on Olivia so that Viggo could adopt her. It didn't surprise Elle when he sent them back within the week, allowing Olivia to have someone to call dad, even if she was 8 at the time.

One by one, the Stephens kids all hugged their parents and little sister, and made their way towards the train. Carver couldn't wait to get on board to talk quidditch with his friends, while Brittany seemed apprehensive. Samantha and Kaiden were excited to get to school as well. "It's okay, I'll be there when you arrive, and I'll get to see you be sorted," Perry told Brittany, kneeling so that he could get down on her level. Perry was great with his family, but anyone who knew him as a colleague in the workplace had a totally different opinion of Perry Stephens. Perry had taken over the potions teaching job 5 years prior, and he was as ruthless as they came. He was incredibly strict with the students, and demanded perfection from the 2nd year on up. He showed some mercy with the first years, but once the basic concept was taught, he was not the person you asked if you needed help. It was no surprise that some of the higher level potions classes had low attendance. Of course, he wasn't that way with his own kids, and it caused some friction with their peers, who thought that Perry played favorites with his kids. Many of the teachers thought that his teaching methods were a bit harsh, but not many of them fought him on that. It was no secret that before Perry began teaching, the potions program was a mess due to one unqualified teacher after another, but noone had wanted the position after Severus Snape had left the spot vacant. Sidney, however, was the complete opposite when it came to teaching. She taught at Wimblebee's, and wasn't strict at all with her students. She always made sure that each class of 10 year olds was ready to begin Hogwarts, and one of the plus sides of that meant that the first years could get into some of the more difficult materials sooner.