<strong>Sirius Black</strong><br/><br/>Sirius shrugged as he followed James on board the train, but it turned out, as Remus had predicted, Peter was on the train, waiting for them in an empty compartment. "Good boy, Peter!" Sirius complimented him, clapping him on the back. Peter Pettigrew wasn't exactly the kind of person Sirius would have chosen to hang out with, but he had grown used to his quiet presence. "Had a good summer?"<br/><br/>The train had begun to move; it appeared that they had just gotten on in time. Sirius lounged lazily, his legs stretched out onto the seat opposite. Shaking his head at Remus' offer, Sirius yawned widely. "Nah, I think I'll take a nap. Wake me up when something interesting happens."<em>Or when Snivellus shows his pale face,</em>he added mentally with a grin.<br/><br/><strong>Elizabeth Shadowstar</strong><br/><br/>Liz listened to Dean's boasts quietly. Symphony had mentioned how Fudge had been becoming the popular choice for Minister, but Liz had placed her hopes on someone else. "There's still Dumbledore... He'd make a good minister in these dark times..." she said mildly, a soft smile on her lips as she talked again of her hero.<br/><br/>She listened as Symphony described Durmstrang to them. "So your parents don't really care about you getting a 'cultured education'?" she asked bluntly. She didn't mean it in a bad way, of course; better Hogwarts than Durmstrang. From the way Symphony described it, she didn't think she would like it very much there, even if Defence Against the Dark Arts was her worst subject.<br/><br/>As she was still thinking about these things, Symphony left the compartment, and returned with an armful of candy. She watched wide-eyed as the Hufflepuff offered them some of her load, but shook her head shyly. "No, thank you." She didn't think she knew Symphony enough to be taking her food.