𝕰𝖒𝖒𝖆𝖑𝖎𝖓𝖊 𝕬𝖛𝖊𝖗𝖞

5’2 but my attitude is 6’1 // 𝕊𝕦𝕘𝕒𝕣 💙

[arlenetravers]

The Little Ladies United

“Mum!” Arlene shrieked as her mother, Cassiopeia Travers, shoved a biscuit in her mouth. “I'm not hungry!”

“Oh, but you will be,” said her mother, calmly, watching her daughter as she chewed the snack with great difficulty.

“I'm 𝘴𝘪𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘯,” Arlene protested, frantically glancing around to see if anyone was watching this embarrassing exchange. Fortunately, no one was. “Practically, 𝘢𝘭𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 legally, an adult. I'll be a graduating soon—” She went on to continue, only to have her mother shove another biscuit into her mouth. “MUM!”

“Cassie, I suppose that's enough pampering to last the entire day,” Antonio, her father, said to his wife good-naturedly, a chuckle escaping his lips. He then glanced at Arlene with a wink. “She can take care of herself, can't she?”

“𝘉𝘶𝘵 she cannot ever wake up in time and finish her breakfast to save her life,” Cassiopeia supplied, pursing her lips. “Can she?”

“That's beside the point,” Arlene retorted, with a roll of her eyes, not missing a beat. Sleeping the night before her return to Hogwarts had always been hard; there was so much to look forward to — so many thoughts clouding her mind and keeping sleep at bay until dawn. Oversleeping wouldn't be a hard thing to predict.

Arlene quickly gave the both of them a tight hug. “I need to go now. I'll miss the train with your theatrics.”

“Be good, okay?” Antonio said, with a smile. “Stay out of trouble.”

“Write to us once you reach,” Cassiopeia gently reminded, kissing her forehead. “And take this packet with you!”

Arlene groaned, reluctantly taking the packet of biscuits along with her. Clambering on to the train, she waved at them before walking to the very first compartment. With all her luggage carefully stored in the chambers below their seat, this compartment had, since her very first year, been hers to reserve for her best friends and herself. It was a good strategy to acquire the best of the treats from the trolley witch.

Arlene plopped down on her seat and glanced at her snowy owl, Amaryl, who hooted in her cage beside her, as if reciprocating her excitement about starting fresh at Hogwarts. She couldn't wait for her friends to arrive.

( @emmaaveryrp @aliceburkerp )

[emmaaveryrp]

Start of term has always been hard for Emmaline, she was excited to see her friends but that meant being away from her family whom she loved more than anything in the world and always missed them greatly. She hugged them all, deciding to hug her eldest brother last, he was her favorite, since both of her parents were healers, he had to look after them and take care of her and her siblings, so she developed a strong bond with him, leaving him at the beginning of each term made her feel sad. Her older brother, Davian, called out her name telling them they’ll be late. She reluctantly let go of her brother and pressed a kiss on his cheek, making him promise he will write to her before joining her brother and making their way into the train. She waved goodbye at her brother as he made his way to another compartment to meet his friends, her best friend, Arlene, usually came earlier than them to reserve a compartment, it was the best in her opinion since their compartment is the first stop for the sweets trolley. She slid the door open and at the sight of her best friend, she dropped her bag onto the ground and rushed to hug Arlene “ARLY! I MISSED YOU!”

[aliceburkerp]

Alice, her mother Sigrid, and their house elf Rigsbee arrived behind schedule at the Kings Cross Station. Alice was running along the station like there was a race while her mother and the elf were jostling to catch Alice’s pace.

“Alice Cerise! The train won’t leave you!” Sigrid exclaimed. The three of them finally nearing platform 9 and 3/4.

As Rigsbee had been placing Alice’s trunks at the train luggage compartment, Alice bid her goodbye to Sigrid and hugged her briefly but tightly. “You take good care of yourself, my darling.” Sigrid said, her hands cupping Alice’s cheeks. She will surely miss her dearest mother but she certainly did not want to cry so she gently took her hands off her face and replied “Of course I will mother! Now, finish your fresco painting back at home and stop worrying about me or else THE TRAIN IS GOING TO LEAVE ME!” One last quick hug and she hopped inside the train.

In her hands were pink boxes that were enchanted to fit more than it could. She had curated these boxes herself from her travels during the break. Alice has always been thoughtful towards her friends, she loved spoiling them and giving them a peek of what she experienced in her tours. Inside was a variety of food and random trinkets — chocolates, coffee beans, pastries, tea bags, lipsticks, socks, jewelry, head bands, scented candles, soaps, bath bombs, a pajama set, even small bottles of liquor, and other posh things you could think of.

Alice waltzed towards the usual compartment of the little ladies. Her face radiated upon seeing her friends already settled. She was struggling the open the cabin door so she kicked it aside for it to budge a little and used her bum to slide it open. Looking haggard but still fashionable, she greeted her friends in a cheery tone, “Hello girls! Miss me?”

She then sat on the seat across Arly and Emma before handing them her presents.

“It’s just a little something, a little token...” she grinned.

[arlenetravers]

Arlene grinned as the door of their compartment slid open to reveal Emmaline walking in with her luggage. She couldn't help but laugh at how dramatically her best friend dropped her items and rushed to hug her. Emma and her theatrics were both always precious.

“You saw me only last week in Diagon Alley,” she said, with a giggle, as she got up from her seat and embrace the blonde. “But I missed you too!”

No sooner did she step out of the hug than the door of the compartment slid open again, and in came her other best friend, Alice, with great difficulty.

“Whoa, Ali,” Arlene laughed, giving her a quick hug before the three settled down. Considering how her fiery red-haired was all over the place, it wouldn't take a seer to predict that she had been rushing — as usual. “Did you run all the way up to the train or something?”

She smiled, glancing at the small rose-pink boxes as Alice handed them their presents. The ladies had a tradition of exchanging gifts every year at the onset of their academic calendar — a token of love for each other. She was glad the war hadn't wiped this tradition out.

“Oh, come on,” she said, with a grin. “We know it's not little. You always go over the top.”

She then reached for her satchel from beside her and produced two small black velvet boxes before handing them to the girls. One of them featured a tiny, four-petal pendant with glistening pink diamonds, dangling from a rose-gold chain — for Alice. The present for Emmaline had a charm bracelet, featuring a sea turtle with an aqua-blue cut-out diamond as its belly. Both the jewelry items were made of rare diamonds, and she had them custom-made according to the likes of her best friends.

[emmaaveryrp]

Julliet Hansen:

Julliet finally made it to 9 3/4 up to the Hogwarts express. "you'll write to us, right kitty?" Derek said still cynical about all of this. He knew what his baby sister had been through after the war and he didn't want her ptsd to take over. "yes, puppy. You know, I will" She said sweetly before hugging him. Derek clasped his sister in his embrace and kissed her temple before hesitantly letting go. "Take care, bunny." Evan smiled towards his younger sister. "I will, moose" she said softly with a smile towards her huge figure of a brother. That's where the nickname came from. They gently hugged each other and again, reluctantly let go. "I'll write to you the second I step into my dorm." she reassured them. "Alright. Bye, kitty. Stay safe" Derek softly told her. "Noted, Bunny. Now go educate yourself" Evan chirped towards her. She grinned at them and made her way into the train. The compartments were already filled with students.. That's what it takes for being slightly late. You won't find an available compartment just for you and the quiet. Due to Juliet being anti-social, she wasn't one to come up to you and ask if it's OK to share the compartment. But.. Luckily... She already saw a familiar red-head in a compartment close to the sweet-trolley. A bright smile curled up before she gently slid the compartment door and held a nervous smile while feeling her heart beating with nervousness. "Urm. Hi... All the compartments are filled. Would you mind if I stay with you 3? I won't be a bother, I promise" she said quickly and nervously but quite in a gentle and apologetic tone.

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Emmaline Maeve Avery:

Emmaline smiled sheepishly at Arlene when she said that they only met last week, it felt like forever, she was used to seeing them more often than that and she missed them so much. She whipped around when she heard Alice’s voice and let out a squeal before rushing out to engulf her in a hug. After she was content with the hug, she let go and took a seat beside her friend. She felt her heart warm as they both exchanged gifts, she reached into her bag which had an undetectable extension charm and pulled two glass domes with enchanted flowers in them, charmed by her eldest brother to never die and always look fresh and smell fragrant. “I hope you like them. Tommy enchanted them to stay like that forever” She handed the violet flowers to Arlene and the Pink flowers to Alice. She then proceeded to open her own gifts, they were so beautiful, it made her feel giddy to have such amazing friends. She then opened Arlene’s gifts, her jaw dropping at them all. There was so much of it! Her eyes narrowed in confusion as she heard the compartment door sliding open. Who were they? And why were they interrupting their time, her eyes softened when the girl said she couldn’t find any other spot. She glanced at the rest of her friends not sure if she should say anything, her friends are always telling her she is too nice and she didn’t want to be rude even tho she is not happy about this girl ruining their sacred tradition.

[aliceburkerp]

Alice giggled at Arlene’s remark. “Uh, for sure! The things I got you are from all over the world,” she agreed with a bat of her lashes.

She decided to show them some contents of the box but the coffee beans were the one she’s most interested in talking about.

“Those coffee beans are from Brazil,” she shared. “And the wizard who was selling them actually looks as fine and strong as his beans,” she emphasized. “You see, if only I was more confident around males he would have been inside that box too.”

———

Alice showed deep gratitude upon receiving Arlene’s gift. She knew that pink diamonds are expensive so she cannot help but wonder how much galleons did Arlene lose just to buy her something this expensive. Alice also appreciated Emmaline’s gift for she also loves flowers and thought it would make a good ornament for her vanity table back at home. She thanked her too and gave Emmaline her sweetest smile.

“Anywho, let’s talk about our activities during the break!” she suggested, her natural plump lips pouting as she searched through her purse to find a bottle of jellybeans.

She first turned to Arlene and before popping a jellybean into her mouth she asked, “Arly, what exactly happened in your business voyages? How was it?”

She chewed on her jelly bean before looking over at Emmaline, “How about you Emma? I’m expecting to see Hogwarts’ boring walls painted pink later when we get there!” she let out a chuckle.

Her gaze moved from Emma to a pink haired girl. She was the one she met at Diagon Alley during the break. “Oh, hi, Hansel,” she greeted her. Alice smiled awkwardly but she gave her a tiny wave. She wasn’t too sure about her name but she believe it sounded similar to that.

Now she would be shy to tell the rest of her stories since a girl she’s not really close with would be joining them.

[arlenetravers]

Arlene opened Alice's gift box first, sporting a big smile on her young face as she glanced at its contents. The gifts she had curated were well thought out and generous. There was no doubt she had used the undetectable extension charm on them, considering its contents would easily need about five boxes of the given size.

“It's a shame you can't make an illicit use of magic like that,” Arlene jeered, giggling at Alice's story. “Imagine the amount of men you'd have entrapped in that box by now if that weren't the case. I shudder to even imagine.”

Next was Emmaline's gift. The charmed purple coloured flowers made her smile as she glanced at the glass dome in her hands. The enchanting floral smell from the outlet wafted into her nose and she sighed happily. Placing all the gifts beside her, she turned to them and said, “I 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 all the gifts!”

When Alice asked her about the chain of business voyages she had to accompany her parents to, she made a sour face. “𝘌𝘹𝘩𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨,” she said, emphatically. “The amount of sleep and sightseeing I had to sacrifice for my damned ambitions... Adulthood is a 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘮.”

She shook her head, sobering. “It was worth it though. And a funny thing happened, actually—”

Arlene paused midway, her eyes following the trail of Emmaline to see a dark-skinned witch with pink hair enter their compartment. She cocked an eyebrow at Alice, who seemed to know her, before glancing at Emmaline only to discover that the blonde was already looking at them expectantly.

Trying not to roll her eyes, Arlene shrugged at the stranger. “Sure,” she said, nonchalantly. Indeed, this compartment had been theirs traditionally, but she couldn't let the poor girl stand all the way to Hogwarts. “Come on in.”

[emmaaveryrp]

Julliet Hansen:

Juliet felt her cheeks blush as soon as Alice remembered her. "oh. Alice. Hi. It's Hansen, but close enough" she chuckled shyly looking down at her feet feeling slightly awkward and shyly. The second the Raven haired girl spoke she grinned a toothy grin and exhaled in relief "Thank you. I don't want to intrude, please carry on what you were doing" She gracefully got in the compartment and slid the luggage under her seat after she got out her book. She sat down at the side of the door and just offered them a smile before immediately exporting herself into the book and minding her own business

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Emmaline Maeve Avery:

She looked at Alice then back at this new girl, how do they know each other? Now that she had a better look at the girl, he recognized her, she has seen her around Hogwarts, she was a Ravenclaw but that didn’t explain how Alice knew her. “Hi! I’m Emmaline or better know as Emma. Nice to meet you!” She hummed to herself when the girl told them to carry on what they were doing. She shrugged and did just that “Ali, I still don’t understand, why would you want to put a man in a box? What did they do?” She asked ignoring everything else that was said, that made no sense to her.

[arlenetravers]

The Little Ladies United

“Mum!” Arlene shrieked as her mother, Cassiopeia Travers, shoved a biscuit in her mouth. “I'm not hungry!”

“Oh, but you will be,” said her mother, calmly, watching her daughter as she chewed the snack with great difficulty.

“I'm 𝘴𝘪𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘯,” Arlene protested, frantically glancing around to see if anyone was watching this embarrassing exchange. Fortunately, no one was. “Practically, 𝘢𝘭𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 legally, an adult. I'll be a graduating soon—” She went on to continue, only to have her mother shove another biscuit into her mouth. “MUM!”

“Cassie, I suppose that's enough pampering to last the entire day,” Antonio, her father, said to his wife good-naturedly, a chuckle escaping his lips. He then glanced at Arlene with a wink. “She can take care of herself, can't she?”

“𝘉𝘶𝘵 she cannot ever wake up in time and finish her breakfast to save her life,” Cassiopeia supplied, pursing her lips. “Can she?”

“That's beside the point,” Arlene retorted, with a roll of her eyes, not missing a beat. Sleeping the night before her return to Hogwarts had always been hard; there was so much to look forward to — so many thoughts clouding her mind and keeping sleep at bay until dawn. Oversleeping wouldn't be a hard thing to predict.

Arlene quickly gave the both of them a tight hug. “I need to go now. I'll miss the train with your theatrics.”

“Be good, okay?” Antonio said, with a smile. “Stay out of trouble.”

“Write to us once you reach,” Cassiopeia gently reminded, kissing her forehead. “And take this packet with you!”

Arlene groaned, reluctantly taking the packet of biscuits along with her. Clambering on to the train, she waved at them before walking to the very first compartment. With all her luggage carefully stored in the chambers below their seat, this compartment had, since her very first year, been hers to reserve for her best friends and herself. It was a good strategy to acquire the best of the treats from the trolley witch.

Arlene plopped down on her seat and glanced at her snowy owl, Amaryl, who hooted in her cage beside her, as if reciprocating her excitement about starting fresh at Hogwarts. She couldn't wait for her friends to arrive.

( @emmaaveryrp @aliceburkerp )

[emmaaveryrp]

Start of term has always been hard for Emmaline, she was excited to see her friends but that meant being away from her family whom she loved more than anything in the world and always missed them greatly. She hugged them all, deciding to hug her eldest brother last, he was her favorite, since both of her parents were healers, he had to look after them and take care of her and her siblings, so she developed a strong bond with him, leaving him at the beginning of each term made her feel sad. Her older brother, Davian, called out her name telling them they’ll be late. She reluctantly let go of her brother and pressed a kiss on his cheek, making him promise he will write to her before joining her brother and making their way into the train. She waved goodbye at her brother as he made his way to another compartment to meet his friends, her best friend, Arlene, usually came earlier than them to reserve a compartment, it was the best in her opinion since their compartment is the first stop for the sweets trolley. She slid the door open and at the sight of her best friend, she dropped her bag onto the ground and rushed to hug Arlene “ARLY! I MISSED YOU!”

[aliceburkerp]

Alice, her mother Sigrid, and their house elf Rigsbee arrived behind schedule at the Kings Cross Station. Alice was running along the station like there was a race while her mother and the elf were jostling to catch Alice’s pace.

“Alice Cerise! The train won’t leave you!” Sigrid exclaimed. The three of them finally nearing platform 9 and 3/4.

As Rigsbee had been placing Alice’s trunks at the train luggage compartment, Alice bid her goodbye to Sigrid and hugged her briefly but tightly. “You take good care of yourself, my darling.” Sigrid said, her hands cupping Alice’s cheeks. She will surely miss her dearest mother but she certainly did not want to cry so she gently took her hands off her face and replied “Of course I will mother! Now, finish your fresco painting back at home and stop worrying about me or else THE TRAIN IS GOING TO LEAVE ME!” One last quick hug and she hopped inside the train.

In her hands were pink boxes that were enchanted to fit more than it could. She had curated these boxes herself from her travels during the break. Alice has always been thoughtful towards her friends, she loved spoiling them and giving them a peek of what she experienced in her tours. Inside was a variety of food and random trinkets — chocolates, coffee beans, pastries, tea bags, lipsticks, socks, jewelry, head bands, scented candles, soaps, bath bombs, a pajama set, even small bottles of liquor, and other posh things you could think of.

Alice waltzed towards the usual compartment of the little ladies. Her face radiated upon seeing her friends already settled. She was struggling the open the cabin door so she kicked it aside for it to budge a little and used her bum to slide it open. Looking haggard but still fashionable, she greeted her friends in a cheery tone, “Hello girls! Miss me?”

She then sat on the seat across Arly and Emma before handing them her presents.

“It’s just a little something, a little token...” she grinned.

[arlenetravers]

Arlene grinned as the door of their compartment slid open to reveal Emmaline walking in with her luggage. She couldn't help but laugh at how dramatically her best friend dropped her items and rushed to hug her. Emma and her theatrics were both always precious.

“You saw me only last week in Diagon Alley,” she said, with a giggle, as she got up from her seat and embrace the blonde. “But I missed you too!”

No sooner did she step out of the hug than the door of the compartment slid open again, and in came her other best friend, Alice, with great difficulty.

“Whoa, Ali,” Arlene laughed, giving her a quick hug before the three settled down. Considering how her fiery red-haired was all over the place, it wouldn't take a seer to predict that she had been rushing — as usual. “Did you run all the way up to the train or something?”

She smiled, glancing at the small rose-pink boxes as Alice handed them their presents. The ladies had a tradition of exchanging gifts every year at the onset of their academic calendar — a token of love for each other. She was glad the war hadn't wiped this tradition out.

“Oh, come on,” she said, with a grin. “We know it's not little. You always go over the top.”

She then reached for her satchel from beside her and produced two small black velvet boxes before handing them to the girls. One of them featured a tiny, four-petal pendant with glistening pink diamonds, dangling from a rose-gold chain — for Alice. The present for Emmaline had a charm bracelet, featuring a sea turtle with an aqua-blue cut-out diamond as its belly. Both the jewelry items were made of rare diamonds, and she had them custom-made according to the likes of her best friends.

[emmaaveryrp]

Julliet Hansen:

Julliet finally made it to 9 3/4 up to the Hogwarts express. "you'll write to us, right kitty?" Derek said still cynical about all of this. He knew what his baby sister had been through after the war and he didn't want her ptsd to take over. "yes, puppy. You know, I will" She said sweetly before hugging him. Derek clasped his sister in his embrace and kissed her temple before hesitantly letting go. "Take care, bunny." Evan smiled towards his younger sister. "I will, moose" she said softly with a smile towards her huge figure of a brother. That's where the nickname came from. They gently hugged each other and again, reluctantly let go. "I'll write to you the second I step into my dorm." she reassured them. "Alright. Bye, kitty. Stay safe" Derek softly told her. "Noted, Bunny. Now go educate yourself" Evan chirped towards her. She grinned at them and made her way into the train. The compartments were already filled with students.. That's what it takes for being slightly late. You won't find an available compartment just for you and the quiet. Due to Juliet being anti-social, she wasn't one to come up to you and ask if it's OK to share the compartment. But.. Luckily... She already saw a familiar red-head in a compartment close to the sweet-trolley. A bright smile curled up before she gently slid the compartment door and held a nervous smile while feeling her heart beating with nervousness. "Urm. Hi... All the compartments are filled. Would you mind if I stay with you 3? I won't be a bother, I promise" she said quickly and nervously but quite in a gentle and apologetic tone.

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Emmaline Maeve Avery:

Emmaline smiled sheepishly at Arlene when she said that they only met last week, it felt like forever, she was used to seeing them more often than that and she missed them so much. She whipped around when she heard Alice’s voice and let out a squeal before rushing out to engulf her in a hug. After she was content with the hug, she let go and took a seat beside her friend. She felt her heart warm as they both exchanged gifts, she reached into her bag which had an undetectable extension charm and pulled two glass domes with enchanted flowers in them, charmed by her eldest brother to never die and always look fresh and smell fragrant. “I hope you like them. Tommy enchanted them to stay like that forever” She handed the violet flowers to Arlene and the Pink flowers to Alice. She then proceeded to open her own gifts, they were so beautiful, it made her feel giddy to have such amazing friends. She then opened Arlene’s gifts, her jaw dropping at them all. There was so much of it! Her eyes narrowed in confusion as she heard the compartment door sliding open. Who were they? And why were they interrupting their time, her eyes softened when the girl said she couldn’t find any other spot. She glanced at the rest of her friends not sure if she should say anything, her friends are always telling her she is too nice and she didn’t want to be rude even tho she is not happy about this girl ruining their sacred tradition.

[arlenetravers]

The Little Ladies United

“Mum!” Arlene shrieked as her mother, Cassiopeia Travers, shoved a biscuit in her mouth. “I'm not hungry!”

“Oh, but you will be,” said her mother, calmly, watching her daughter as she chewed the snack with great difficulty.

“I'm 𝘴𝘪𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘯,” Arlene protested, frantically glancing around to see if anyone was watching this embarrassing exchange. Fortunately, no one was. “Practically, 𝘢𝘭𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 legally, an adult. I'll be a graduating soon—” She went on to continue, only to have her mother shove another biscuit into her mouth. “MUM!”

“Cassie, I suppose that's enough pampering to last the entire day,” Antonio, her father, said to his wife good-naturedly, a chuckle escaping his lips. He then glanced at Arlene with a wink. “She can take care of herself, can't she?”

“𝘉𝘶𝘵 she cannot ever wake up in time and finish her breakfast to save her life,” Cassiopeia supplied, pursing her lips. “Can she?”

“That's beside the point,” Arlene retorted, with a roll of her eyes, not missing a beat. Sleeping the night before her return to Hogwarts had always been hard; there was so much to look forward to — so many thoughts clouding her mind and keeping sleep at bay until dawn. Oversleeping wouldn't be a hard thing to predict.

Arlene quickly gave the both of them a tight hug. “I need to go now. I'll miss the train with your theatrics.”

“Be good, okay?” Antonio said, with a smile. “Stay out of trouble.”

“Write to us once you reach,” Cassiopeia gently reminded, kissing her forehead. “And take this packet with you!”

Arlene groaned, reluctantly taking the packet of biscuits along with her. Clambering on to the train, she waved at them before walking to the very first compartment. With all her luggage carefully stored in the chambers below their seat, this compartment had, since her very first year, been hers to reserve for her best friends and herself. It was a good strategy to acquire the best of the treats from the trolley witch.

Arlene plopped down on her seat and glanced at her snowy owl, Amaryl, who hooted in her cage beside her, as if reciprocating her excitement about starting fresh at Hogwarts. She couldn't wait for her friends to arrive.

( @emmaaveryrp @aliceburkerp )

[emmaaveryrp]

Start of term has always been hard for Emmaline, she was excited to see her friends but that meant being away from her family whom she loved more than anything in the world and always missed them greatly. She hugged them all, deciding to hug her eldest brother last, he was her favorite, since both of her parents were healers, he had to look after them and take care of her and her siblings, so she developed a strong bond with him, leaving him at the beginning of each term made her feel sad. Her older brother, Davian, called out her name telling them they’ll be late. She reluctantly let go of her brother and pressed a kiss on his cheek, making him promise he will write to her before joining her brother and making their way into the train. She waved goodbye at her brother as he made his way to another compartment to meet his friends, her best friend, Arlene, usually came earlier than them to reserve a compartment, it was the best in her opinion since their compartment is the first stop for the sweets trolley. She slid the door open and at the sight of her best friend, she dropped her bag onto the ground and rushed to hug Arlene “ARLY! I MISSED YOU!”

[emmaaveryrp]

𝓘𝓷𝓽𝓻𝓸

The last year has been difficult for Emmaline’s family, she managed to leave with the students right before the battle but her family was back to Hogwarts tending to the wounded and helping rebuild the school.

Her eldest brother didn’t want her and Davian returning back to the same school after all the trauma they have been subject to, but this was her second home, all of her friends were there so she insisted until he gave in and reluctantly agreed to stop arguing with them regarding this.

Emmaline hasn’t been able to see her friends after the war but they tried to keep in touch through owls, it was not the same but it was better than nothing.

She smiled as the man in Florence Fortesque, handed her a cup of chocolate chili ice cream with rainbow sprinkles. She has been craving this for so long and it took months of begging to get her brother Davian to bring her.

Her brother left immediately after dropping her, telling her that he will back to pick her up at a certain time. She didn’t mind because she with her friends now, finally together eating ice cream.

She was excited to see and start the year again, she knew many were unhappy about repeating the year but she thought of it as one extra year spent with her friends all in the same place.

[theodorenottrp]

House Party

Theodore threw his bag onto his bed and quickly changed into something more fitting for tonight’s event, it has been a while since he had a chance to relax or blow off some steam, he couldn’t wait. Once he made sure he looked good, he made his way downstairs to the common room where he was supposed to meet @daphnesreign

The corners of his lips turned upwards when he spotted her sitting on one of the couches, she didn’t look happy but she really does know how to dress for the occasion, ‘’Such a wasted opportunity, I was actually looking forward to dragging you to the party kicking and screaming, it would have made one hell of an entrance.’’  

He extended an arm for her to take ‘’Shall we?’’

[daphnesreign]

After Theodore left, Daphne had reluctantly paraded back to her dormitory in order to discard her Slytherin robes and change into something appropriate for the house party. She was in no mood to attend any social gathering — especially considering just how much the earlier events drained the energy out of her. Her four-poster bed had never looked more inviting than it did right then, but she knew her best friend enough to conclude that he would not go easy on her.

Her trek back to the common room was a relatively shorter one, and Theo managed to make it back not much later. It took a couple of minutes for him to freshen up and get ready before he assembled there as well.

“Too bad. You’re not getting to experience the ecstasy of that anytime soon.” Daphne rolled her eyes at his comment, waving a hand dismissively. “Well, at least this isn’t one of those countless Sacred 28 gatherings. Those are hellish. Smiling for hours and indulging pretentious elites for hours,” she reasoned.

You’re soon going to marry one, a voice inside her head reminded, unhelpfully. Daphne shook her head, trying to push those thoughts to the very back of her mind. Maybe she really needed to get away.

Getting up from her seat and latching an arm around his, she crisply enunciated, “I better not see you complaining if I end up drinking in a corner by myself.”

[theodorenottrp]

‘’You never know, I might just pick you up now and carry you to the party, but I don’t want to ruin my jacket, just had the house elves press them.’’ To many they might think he is joking but both theo and daph knew that he wouldn’t hesitate to carry on his threat if he had to. He really wanted his friend to have a good time, she really deserved it, he understood more than anyone how it felt like to be helpless and hopeless.

Finding this alternative lifestyle has helped him cope with his life better, he realized it wasn’t very healthy but indulging every now and then wasn’t harmful either.

‘’And don’t worry, Blaise and Draco will be there, it’s in Blaise’s honor anyway so If I find better company than you, I’ll just throw you at them.’’

The trip to the Room of Requirements was a short one, once they arrived near the tapestry, theo closed his eyes thinking of the party until a door appeared across from them. He opened the door leading Daph inside, it looked just like the Slytherin common room but much bigger with what looked like a place for dance and a mini bar for alcohol, he grinned at the sight and made a beeline to the bar to get them a glass of whatever they were serving.

[daphnesreign]

Daphne let out a sigh for the umpteenth time, her free hand busying itself in smoothening the French lace of her dress as they arrived across the intricate tapestry. As the door to the Room of Requirement slowly appeared in front of them, the corners of mouth quirked up rather involuntarily in a dainty smile — bold in it’s entirety, but failing to reach her eyes regardless.

The room at once was buzzing with excitement as they stepped in. She let Theo shut the door behind them and lead her to the miniature bar. Daphne’s eyes lingered around the room’s interior where students danced around in merriment. Some busied themselves in drinking, while the rest seemed to be occupied in carrying active conversations with their peers. Her eyes hardened as she regarded the jovial mood of the entire venue.

“The man of honour is nowhere to be seen, though,” she replied to Theo nonchalantly as she fetched a bottle of Ogden’s finest old Firewhiskey from the shelf in front of her. She took a seat on one of the stools and helped herself with a glass of the drink, feeling the back of her throat burn deliciously as she downed it in one go.

[theodorenottrp]

He helped himself to a glass of malt whiskey, his eyes involuntarily closed as the alcohol made its way down his throat, he had been trying to cut back on his use of alcohol once he was made aware by one of his closest friends after he made a complete fool of himself. It hasn’t been easy, but he liked to think that he was doing a good job at it.

The idea of becoming a slave to alcohol terrified him, he did not want to become his father especially not after everything he put him through. He refused to become his father.

He was pulled out from his thoughts by Daphne’s voice, he scanned the room looking for Draco and Blaise ‘’He’s probably somewhere around here, all we need to do is look for a platinum blonde hair.’’ His eyes fell on said hair as soon as the words left his lips ‘’There!’’ He exclaimed pointing at his friends.

[davidavery-rp]

David stood awkwardly in a corner with his friends, almost all of them were in the quidditch team so it wasn’t even an option when they informed him about the party. He did not feel comfortable around large numbers of people, he rather spend his time preparing for his exams instead of nursing a glass of Berry Ocky Rot, it tasted sweet but if he wasn’t careful, it would get him drunk really fast.

Every now and then he would glance at the door, a certain someone still hasn’t come yet and he wondered when they will, he will never admit it to them but he missed them, he hasn’t been able to spend much time with them lately, he however hoped it would change tonight but he needed to be careful because his friends can’t find out, no one can.

A certain figure appeared in front of the door catching his attention, he frowned when he noticed them heading directly to the bar, he caught himself before anyone took notice and dawned his glass. His now empty glass gave him an excuse to make his way to the bar.

Once he reached his destination, he cleared his throat and politely asked theodore to pass him the bear, his lips curled into a half-smile as their eyes met.  

[arlenetravers]

Arlene stepped away from the dance floor, feeling her feet wobble slightly as she made her way past the swarm of buzzing partygoers. A layer of sweat sheathed her forehead and neck as she tried to regain her breath, using her hands to fan herself. She’d clearly underestimated the heat of the dance floor when she heard her favourite song being played and dragged @emmaaveryrp along with her.

She pulled her best friend away with her, raising her voice an octave higher over the blaring music, “Let’s go to the bar counter! I’m thirsty.”

Arlene was well aquainted with the fact that Emma wasn’t overly fond of parties — particularly the ones which didn’t involve activities which fit her idea of fun. However, it didn’t sit right with Arlene to leave her best friend fending for herself while she enjoyed alone — it would be boring without her bubbly presence. Besides, a little merrymaking once in a while never hurt.

As they reached the bar counter, Arlene quickly grabbed a mug of chilled bear and plopped down on the nearest stool, oblivious to David’s presence right behind her. Taking a rather long gulp of the malty concoction and visibly shivering at the crisp, citrusy flavour, she muttered to Emma with a dramatic flail of her hands, “I swear to Merlin, a single minute more on the dance floor would have made me pass out.”

[daphnesreign]

Daphne tossed her head around, using her free hand to tuck a loose strand of hair that somehow kept escaping her pristinely styled ponytail behind her ear. Her movements were practiced and meticulous as she let her eyes follow the direction Theodore pointed at. She could see a stolid Draco settled on a velvet sofa, much secluded from the rest of the company. Beside him was Blaise, who seemed to be engaged in a conversation with the former.

“Ah,” she drawled, turning her head back in Theo’s direction. She refilled her glass with the drink, clutching deftly in her hand and getting up from her seat. “It would only be appropriate to congratulate him, then. Stop drinking and come on!”

[theodorenottrp]

Theodore turned his head upon hearing a very familiar voice, a part of him wanted to grab him by his collar and kiss the living daylights out of him, it has been so long since they were able to spend time together and he missed it, they have been lovers for a year now but they have been friends for much longer. They have an understanding of each other that he doesn’t share with his other friends and he often found himself wanting to go to him, but David has made it very clear that he did not want anyone even thinking about the possibly of them let alone talk about it.

At times, he didn’t understand what was so wrong with being with him but then he realized it was much bigger than that, if his father was not in prison, he would have been terrified of the same thing, he had no one to please or worry about so it was easier to be himself and not worry on what it could lead to.

‘’Only because I’m feeling nice today, next time get your own damn beer.’’ He drawled as he passed him the bottle, ‘’I’m not your servant’’ he then winked discreetly  

It took all of his will power to not lean and whisper ‘But I can be…. under the circumstances’, instead he turned his attention back to daphne and reached for her hand ‘’Not now, I want to dance first!’’ Before she had a chance to reply, he pulled her in the direction of the dance floor and while making his way over, he made sure his hand brushed against David’s.

[davidavery-rp]

Dave felt his breath catch in his throat and the feeling of terror gripped his insides as he quickly glanced at his friends to see if they noticed their interaction, but fortunately they seemed to be unaware of his inner turmoil.

What was he thinking coming over? It was him who insisted they keep their relationship between them, he couldn’t allow anyone to find out and have the news reach his parents, his greatest fear was disappointing them.

He filled his glass with bear and returned to his friend’s side with a smile plastered on his face as his mind screamed at him for being like this, why couldn’t he just be normal? Why can’t he just declare his feelings to the world?

This is going to be a long night, he was certain that he will get through it however, after all, feeling this worthless was not new, he can silently watch his lover dance the night away in someone else’s arms and pretend it didn’t affect him so.

[emmaaveryrp]

To say Emma was unhappy, would be the understatement of the year, she had plans of going to the lake tonight and maybe play music but her best friend seemed to ignore her desires in favor of this boring party where the music was dumb and the dancing even worse but she wouldn’t be herself if she didn’t try to make the best of the situation.

So she danced with Arlene, until both of them where red in the face with excitement. She giggled at her friend as she grabbed a glass of orange juice for herself before taking a seat beside her ‘’It would have been funny if you did’’

[emmaaveryrp]

𝓔𝓶𝓶𝓪𝓵𝓲𝓷𝓮 𝓜𝓪𝓮𝓿𝓮 𝓐𝓿𝓮𝓻𝔂

Age: 16

House: Slytherin

Year: 5th

Personality: Emmaline is fun, bubbly, and outgoing. She loves being the center of attention and the life of the party but she can be very childish so many may find her annoying or overbearing but she doesn’t let that stop her from being herself and enjoying life to the fullest.She is a sensitive soul and is very vocal if someone hurt her feelings, she has a tendency to do so in songs which have led to some awkward encounters, but only fuels her desire to continue doing so.

Bio:She grew up in a loving household with three older brothers who are very protective of her, as the youngest child and the only girl, she was spoiled rotten by her family causing some friction between her and her brother Davian as he was the youngest for two years until she came along and took his place as the favorite child. They fought occasionally but both loved the other fiercely, no matter what, they were always there for each other.

Both of her parents work as healers while her older two brothers work in the ministry and her third brother is in his final year at Hogwarts.

She knows her parents have high expectations of her, they want her to either follow in their footsteps or her brothers, but her passion is music, her parents have been supportive of it but she wasn’t sure if they would support her decision if she decided to pursue it as a career, she however is sure that she will have her brothers support in whatever decision she makes.

She is a hopeless romantic, yet she does not understand how romance works and has no interest in sex, she identifies as asexual. She is however open to the possibility but she prefers dedicating her time and energy on The Weird Sisters, their lead singer, Myron Wagtail, is her favorite person in the entire world and she will kill if she had to in order to sing with him some day.