<span style="color: #FF40FF">"Come on Aidan!"</span>the voice of the sixteen year old Ravenclaw called up the stairs to her twin brother Aidan as she closed her last bag, double checking that everything was there.<span style="color: #FF40FF">"We're going to be late!"</span>Jocelyn insisted as she heard her brother rustling around for a moment, followed by the clunking of his luggage down the stairs.<span style="color: #BF0040">"I'm coming, I'm coming!"</span>the deeper voice of her brother called back.<span style="color: #BF0040">"And will you quit worrying? We'll be fine."</span>the young man insisted, knowing full well that it would do no good. He was pretty sure the girl was about as incapable of not worrying as she was giving up on something she really wanted, it wasn't going to happen.<br/><br/>Jocelyn hurried her brother out the door and the pair joined their mother, who took them to Kings Cross Station, saying her goodbyes to the pair before they entered Platform Nine and Three-Quarters.<span style="color: #BF0040">"Going to go find your boyfriend?"</span>Aidan teased, earning him a glare and a smirk from Jocelyn.<span style="color: #FF40FF">"Yes, well, at least I have a boyfriend."</span>she smiled sweetly before disappearing, leaving her brother gaping in disbelief for a moment before he regained his composure and sulked off to find his seat on the Hogwarts Express.<br/><br/>Jocelyn changed into her robes before finding Ed in his compartment with his cat, presumably waiting for her.<span style="color: #FF40FF">"Hey you!"</span>she grinned as she slipped in, shutting the compartment behind her before giving him a quick kiss and taking a seat next to him. She was happy to be back, both because she loved being at Hogwarts because it was a home away from home for her, but also because she got to see Ed again. She leaned head against his shoulder.<span style="color: #FF40FF">"How was your summer, darling?"</span>she asked sweetly. It wasn't as though they hadn't spoken all summer, they'd exchanged owls, but there was only so much you could convey that way, so she was happy to have a real conversation with him, and to get to see him and touch him. She had missed him immensely, so she was more than happy to be here and excited for the year to come.<br/><br/>--<br/><br/>Avery King was playing out in the large yard behind her family's estate, climbing up into a tree despite her grandmother's protests that it wasn't lady-like to climb trees in a dress when she spotted an owl flying overhead.<span style="color: #00BFFF">"Look!"</span>she shouted it, almost losing her grip on the branch as she pointed to the bird. She hopped out of the tree and rushed over to her grandmother as the older woman retrieved the letter. Avery squealed with excitement when the letter was opened. It was her invitation to Hogwarts. She had been expecting it for months now. She grinned at her grandmother before snatching the letter and taking off for the house, hearing the older woman scolding her.<br/><br/><span style="color: #00BFFF">"Mooooom!"</span>she came sliding into the main room where her mother and her older brother and sister were sitting. "Look!" she waved the letter in the air as she slid across the floor, managing not to lose her balance before she jumped into her mothers arms.<span style="color: #00BFFF">"I'm going to Hogwarts!"</span>she exclaimed with clear excitement.<span style="color: #40FF00">"That's wonderful, honey. I knew you would."</span>her mother replied with a kind and cheerful smile. Avery looked to her brother and sister, her sister not paying any attention to the girl, but her brother gave her a small smile.<span style="color: #FFFF80">"Great job, Av."</span>he congratulated the young girl who giggled and gave her mother a big hug.<span style="color: #00BFFF">"So we get to go to Diagon Alley tomorrow, right?!"</span>she slid out of her mothers arms and bounced excitedly.<span style="color: #40FF00">"Of course, darling. We'll go first thing in the morning."</span>the woman smiled brightly at her daughter, who hooted and took off back outside.<br/><br/>The next morning Avery woke early and dressed herself before hurrying down the stairs, her list in hand, waiting patiently for her mother and her siblings to show up. Once they were all ready they left for Diagon Alley through the floo network. She had a blast picking out everything from new clothes to a broom, books and other various school supplies, even picking out a snow white owl to take along with her, but the wand was by far the most exciting part for the young witch. It took a couple of tries before she finally found the right one, a solid 9 1/2" cherry wand with a dragon heartstring core.<br/><br/>After hurrying around all morning to make sure everything was in order for the coming year, Avery and her mother arrived at Platform Nine and Three-Quarters. Avery bounced excitedly as her mother chuckled at the young girl. The excitement in her eyes was evident as she took in everything around her, a grin on her face and her big green eyes sparkling. Her older siblings were there as well, but neither of them held the same bright-eyed look of joy that the young girl held. Perhaps because she hadn't yet been forced to spend so much time with her father, training for what she was to be. She was forced to take lessons from her grandmother on how to be a proper lady, but for all the lessons she received, the girl was still wild, rambunctious, and bright-eyed, which her mother adored.<br/><br/><span style="color: #40FF00">"Alright you three, off you go. The train will be leaving soon."</span>the gentle voice of their mother hurried the children off. Before reaching the train, Avery spun around and darted back to her mother, giving her a big squeeze and a carefree grin before darting back toward the train, brunette curls bouncing around her. She was so focused on where she was going that she almost ran into another girl. She abruptly halted herself just before she collided with the dark-haired girl.<span style="color: #00BFFF">"Sorry!"</span>she exclaimed apologetically to the girl, about her age, who had been taking everything in.<span style="color: #00BFFF">"Are you coming?"</span>she questioned to the girl, not at all shy or caring that she didn't even know her. She gave the girl a bright and cheerful grin, giving her mother one last wave before darting off into the train, finding an empty compartment and taking her seat, waiting for whoever might join her, or just for the train to start moving so that she would be closer to her new life.