<div style="margin: auto; max-width: 500px; background: #111; font-size: 12px; color: #fff; --accent: #fff;"><div style="background: url(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/f0/d3/13/f0d313157caa2292046c221f90547cac.jpg); background-size: cover; background-position: 50% 25%; filter: grayscale(100%);"><div style="padding: 20px; background: rgb(0, 0, 0, 0.6); text-align: center; font-family: Abel; text-transform: uppercase;"><div style="padding: 20px; background: linear-gradient(to right, var(--accent) 1px, transparent 1px) 0 0, linear-gradient(to right, var(--accent) 1px, transparent 1px) 0 100%, linear-gradient(to left, var(--accent) 1px, transparent 1px) 100% 0, linear-gradient(to left, var(--accent) 1px, transparent 1px) 100% 100%,  linear-gradient(to bottom, var(--accent) 1px, transparent 1px) 0 0, linear-gradient(to bottom, var(--accent) 1px, transparent 1px) 100% 0, linear-gradient(to top, var(--accent) 1px, transparent 1px) 0 100%, linear-gradient(to top, var(--accent) 1px, transparent 1px) 100% 100%; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: 15px 15px;"><div style="font-size: 25px;">chapter one:</div><div style="font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 2px;">an unexpected gathering</div></div></div></div><div style="padding: 20px;"><div style="width: 100%; height: 200px; overflow: hidden;"><div style="height: 100%; width: 200%; overflow-y: auto;"><div style="height: auto; width: 50%; box-sizing: border-box; text-align: justify; line-height: 20px;">Another year is beginning at Hogwarts University, and it is one that will likely be filled with the formation of new bonds as well as various threats of danger. The students heading into this may not know it yet, but the next few years of their lives aren't going to be easy — and passing one of the hardest sets of exams any accomplished witch of wizard has ever had to pass will be the least of their problems. <br/>
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Our story begins at the place where most friendships are first formed. Hogwarts Express is filled to capacity with several eager students who are either returning for another year of learning, or are taking their first steps toward a higher education. <br/>
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Four young first years find themselves in the same train compartment by fate. Everywhere else is already full so they'll have to make do with what's left. Meeting new people can always fun, but how these encounters go depends on how quickly and efficiently rumours spread. Maybe there are things they've heard about one another. Maybe they know nothing. <br/>
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Either way, this is only the beginning for all four of them. The school year has much more in store, but perhaps it'll be easier to get through with friends because without a support system by their side, this year could very well be the last one for any one of them. <br/>
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