The sound of clicking heels filled the starkly lit corridor leading to the platform at Kings Cross as someone scurried hurriedly through the early morning crowds. The clicking was accompanied by the swish of petticoats and soft little pants as the person swung around a corner, giving a little wave to one of the many commuters who she almost barged into, who chuckled and shook his head, saying something about the madness of the youth of today.   Hands gloved in black velvet reached up to straighten a black bobble hat upon her head, fully covering her ears and the rim just above her startling blue eyes, before fiddling with the crow skull broach at the collar of her brocade coat and patting  down her full skirts. Little black lace up boots skidded to a halt at the platform, from which inside she could hear the chatter of Londoners going back and forth and the noise of train engines.<br/><br/>Taking a deep breath, the young woman removed a large cage that she had strapped to her back which contained a huge, grumpy looking Eagle Owl and placed it on the floor next to a blue and purple carpet bag. Gryna Lox placed her hands on her back and stretched with a sigh, ignoring the funny looks she received, well... more her owl than her.<br/><br/>"Bloody hell, Byron... you don't half weigh a ton. I think I'm going to have to put you on a diet if this keeps up!"<br/><br/>The owl fluffed up his feathers and glared at her in indignation, causing her to laugh.<br/><br/>"Oh, you silly thing! You know I'm joking! Right, lets get to the train shall we? Will do no good for us to be left behind, Mother will have a fit!"<br/><br/>The young witch strapped the cage back on her back and picked up the small carpetbag with a lot more effort than it should have been for a bag of it's size. Humming happily to herself she made her way to platform 9. It had taken a bit of getting used to, but she was now no longer nervous about getting to platform 9 3/4, she had done it so many times that it had become second nature. Checking that there weren't too many people paying attention, she ran at the barrier and came out on the right platform, smiling up at the Hogwarts Express.