WELCOME TO HOGWARTS! ♦ private, avery

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    "he does seem like the reckless type, don't you agree? and i'm sorry that he was being such a maniac. is dear chantelle alright?" she asked, genuinely concerned about the young seal point. "as for him going to hogwarts, i have a high bet that he will go there, no matter how horrid he may be. hogwarts is one of the few wizarding schools in england." ro pointed out.

    [fancypost borderwidth=0px; width: 350px][justify][size=8][font=arial][color=black]sighing, avery agreed reluctantly. "i suppose. now, where next? is that it?" it'd be nice to get brooms - but of course, in one's first year of hogwarts, they cannot simply receive a broom. it just wasn't allowed!
    ron and hermione dashed up to her. "where have you been, avery?" hermione questioned in a concerned manner. avery glanced up at her parents. "we've been looking all over for you! we thought you'd be looking at the newest advanced broom or something silly like that!" ron exclaimed, and was then nudged roughly by his wife. "ron!" she grumbled. "and who's this?"
    avery turned to face her friend, then back at her mother. "rowena scamander." she answered with a smile. "my new friend. she's going to hogwarts as well, and we decided to go shopping for supplies together. you don't possibly mind, do you?"
    hermione gaped her mouth to protest, but instead of scolding avery, she closed it. "go ahead. we'll meet you at the platform." and with that, the two weasleys walked off.
    avery waved to her parents as they looked over their shoulders and waved before turning the corner, vanishing into the distance.

    "well, we could go to flourish and blotts for our books--" rowena was interrupted suddenly by ron and hermione weasley running up to their daughter. she listened closely to the conversation about worrying parents and responsible young eleven-year-olds. when she heard her name spoken aloud, she smiled and waved her right hand, as her left was occupied by an owl cage. once hermione said "go ahead. we'll meet you at the platform." and her parents walked off, rowena said, "your parents seem nice. i think i'll like them very much." then, one of rowena's older brothers, lysander, ran up to her. "dad's been worried about ya. where have you been galavanting about to, now? oh, hello." he added, seeing the young weasley. "i'm fine. i've been shopping with my new friend, avery. tell him that i'll see him later." ro replied. lysander just nodded and ran off. "kind of nerve-racking, people worrying about your every move." she said to her friend once he finally left.

    [fancypost borderwidth=0px; width: 350px][justify][size=8][font=arial][color=black]avery nodded. "so lets head off to flourish and blotts. i can't wait to be sorted!" the weasley ran off with a grin.

    ~time skip to platform 9 and 3/4
    ro was walking to the platform with her friend. excitement surged through her veins and she pushed her trolley that held her trunk and owl. she ran into the platform and ended up on the other side, fog everywhere and a big red steam-engine in brake.

    [fancypost borderwidth=0px; width: 350px][justify][size=8][font=arial][color=black]avery ran, eventually catching up with ro. pushing her trolley that consisted of chantelle and her trunk, the weasley would walk through the platform and end up standing beside ro. "there's the train! oh, we're so very close to hogwarts! can you believe it?" her british voice rang with pure excitement. "i think i'd ought to be a gryffindor. or maybe a ravenclaw? perhaps a hufflepuff, i'll be. anything as long as i don't end up in slytherin."

    "i daresay that if i should end up as a slytherin, i'd ask for a re-sort from the hat himself. and we're so close, i feel like i can smell it." the blonde smiled at her friend as she saw both their parents and siblings standing a little ways off. "come on, i have a feeling they'll want to say goodbye to us before we board." she said, walking towards them and gesturing for av to follow.

    [fancypost borderwidth=0px; width: 350px][justify][size=8][font=arial][color=black]avery nodded, running over to her mother, father, and other relatives. rose refused to say goodbye as she carried her pet and trunk beside av. "farewell, parents and hugo." as she spoke his name, hugo would frown and cross his arms teasily. "oh, if i could be a year older at this very moment, you know i would do just that!" he grinned. "bye, avery!" hugo waved as she and rose approached the train. "good luck, avery. join quidditch, okay?" ron was once again nudged by hermione who grumbled his name. "goodbye, honey!" she called. avery exchanged a cheerful look with rose then waited for rowena to finish saying her goodbyes to her family.

    as av went up to her family, ro went up to hers. lorcan and lysander were already finishing up their own goodbyes, so rowena had them to herself for a while. rolf was the first to hug his daughter and said, "keep an eye on your brothers, alright? i don't trust their pre-teen brains right now." he added quietly with a grin. "take care of the thestrals for me, okay? and please write!" luna said in her dream-like accent. rowena nodded in acceptance and hugged her mother. as she walked toward avery, rose, lorcan, and lysander, she looked back over her shoulder and gave one last wave before joining her cronies.

    [fancypost borderwidth=0px; width: 350px][justify][size=8][font=arial][color=black]avery and her companions boarded the train with their supplies. she then looked around for a seat, rose standing on her left side and rowena on the other(?). she'd seat herself in the closest empty seat possible, rose sitting next to her.

    rowena joined avery in the compartment and sat across from the weasleys. she stashed her trunk on the rack above them and sat arabella next to her. the hogwarts express then started its engine once every child was on board. the whistle cut clearly through any noise that could have been happening, and rowena waved to her parents through the window.

    [fancypost borderwidth=0px; width: 350px][justify][size=8][font=arial][color=black]avery did the same thing ro did - waving out the window as they departed the platform. "here we go!" the weasley would squeal with excitement, placing her trunk and chantelle on the rack above them.

    "oh my, the excitement is nearly too much to handle!" rowena exclaimed. lorcan and lysander weren't anywhere to be seen -- they probably went to sit with their third year friends.

    [fancypost borderwidth=0px; width: 350px][justify][size=8][font=arial][color=black]avery agreed with a smile. "indeed! rose, what house do you think you'll be sorted in? gryffindor most likely, if i am certain."
    rose nodded. "i hope so!"

    ro smiled as they discussed houses. "i wonder what house i'll be in, considering my mum was a ravenclaw and my father not going to hogwarts?" she wondered out loud.

    [fancypost borderwidth=0px; width: 350px][justify][size=8][font=arial][color=black]avery shrugged. "perhaps a ravenclaw like your mother!" she'd say with a grin. "i hope i get-" as scorpius stopped to look at them, she stopped, and stared. "excuse me, every other seat is filled up. mind if i take a seat here temporarily?" he'd ask with a blank expression. avery waited for the response to flow out of rowena's mouth, because it certainly wasn't coming out of hers.

    the scamander girl looked at the malfoy for a while, like a predator examining its prey. finally, after balancing the situation, she said, "fine, but only if you can behave yourself. av here told me about your recklessness." ro then waited for scorpius's next move.

    [fancypost borderwidth=0px; width: 350px][justify][size=8][font=arial][color=black]scorpius blinked. "what recklessness?"
    avery tried not to flash rowena an angry glare. instead, she made an attempt to look right up at him. "you know! running over me at the magical menagerie? ignoring my questions?"
    he shook his head. "sorry mam, that information does not quite ring a bell." the suspicious malfoy would seat himself beside avery reluctantly.

    [fancypost borderwidth=0px; width: 350px][justify][size=8][font=arial][color=black]he put his pet and trunk on the rack, then faced rowena. boy was she pretty! but this avery girl bothered him. a lot.