<strong>Elizabeth Shadowstar</strong><br/><br/>Liz turned around when she heard a voice behind her. Apparently, she wasn't the only one who had heard Symphony talking to herself. Karin, a girl from her own house had just come aboard the Hogwarts Express. Neither Karin nor Symphony was paying Liz any attention, but she was used to being invisible. She shrank a little further back when a taller boy approached them, though. Even among the Slytherins, Rabastan Lestrange was known to be one of the more prominent 'mudblood' haters.<br/><br/>There was a little crowd of people gathering around them, including a Hufflepuff boy, and Gryna, who had thankfully offered them solace. But Liz did not dare move, for fear of drawing attention to herself... She stood, like a deer cornered by headlights, her heart beating wildly.<br/><br/>It was with relief that Liz watched Lestrange turn and leave. Thinking it might be better find a compartment as far away as possible, just in case Lestrange came back, she followed Symphony. When the Hufflepuff slipped into an empty compartment, Liz followed her with an apologetic smile. "Sorry, don't mind if I hide in here too..." she whispered, her voice still shaky. "Err, do you always talk to your owl like that?" she asked, desperate for something to distract herself.<br/><br/><strong>Sirius Black</strong><br/>Sirius smiled pleasantly as Barty Crouch approached them. "Why, are you offering yourself for the position of hex victim, Crouch?" he asked him politely. "Because if you are, I don't mind obliging you!" He frowned when Barty mentioned his family in response to Remedy's question, and allowed his attention to wander from the conversation. No need to remind him about his family now.<br/><br/>But as luck would have it, as he looked around the platform for more people he knew, Sirius' eyes fell upon Regulus and Severus. He clenched his fist, determined not to show emotion, although he really did miss his brother...<br/><br/>Forcing a grin on his face when James noticed Severus too, Sirius replied his best friend. "Yeah, speak of the devil, eh? But let's get on the train first. Too many adults around here."