<strong>Sirius Black</strong><br/><br/>Sirius laughed to himself as Gryna comforted the poor kitten. "I suppose kitty might want to play with Peter though. Doesn't that sound fun, Wormtail?" he asked, turning to the quiet little boy sitting in the corner. The boy shook his head wordlessly, and Sirius laughed again.<br/><br/>As he looked back at Gryna, he noticed that his skin seemed to sparkle a little. Did it always do that in the sunlight? Sirius couldn't remember, but he dismissed this, thinking that Gryna must have put on some glittery cosmetics. It was all he could do to stop himself from rolling his eyes. He didn't quite get the female gender's obsession with beauty. Especially Gryna. She was cute enough without having to resort to any beauty charms or potions.<br/><br/><strong>Elizabeth Shadowstar</strong><br/><br/>Elizabeth raised an eyebrow when Karin mentioned seeing Remus hex a few people. "I always think he'd have turned out to be a decent boy if he hadn't met Potter and Black," she commented as her fingers worked to undo the catch that kept Artemis' cage door shut. Once the door had swung open, Artemis lept out and went straight to Gulliver's cage. "Play nice now, Artemis!" she told the pure white cat firmly.<br/><br/>And now the other two girls in the compartment were lost in their own thoughts. Liz followed Symphony's gaze and saw the first-year students. She wondered how many of them were Muggle-born, like her, and feeling lonely in this strange new world. Thinking of Voldemort and his regime, Liz was grateful that she hadn't entered Hogwarts at the height of his reign, when she, with the other Muggle-borns, would be subjected to the most prejudice and ridicule. At least she could defend herself somewhat now, if the need arose.