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Clara felt a tickle through her stomach and she and Amelia boarded the train. Her feelings were all over the place, but it didn't stop her smile. Soon enough she'd be at Hogwarts, settling in. However, she found herself biting her bottom lip a little. The girls continued down the hallway until Amelia found a free carriage. She also noticed that her sister had gone quiet so Clara let out the first question that came to her brain. Hopefully, it would distract her from being anxious.

“You think Noah will be okay without us?” Clara asked Amelia as they moved into the compartment.

Amelia smiled. “Yeah, he’s got Evie to keep him company. She might have a stuffy for him too. Plus three dogs, six horses, and how ever many magical creatures he sees at work.”

It was true. There was never a short of creatures, magical and otherwise, in the Braybrookes' lives. She sat down next to Amelia and crossed her legs. She then let her owl, Marshmallow, climb onto her leg as she began rubbing the downy feathers on her belly. She was preparing to ask Amelia another question when the cabin door opened and she heard a small voice.

Another girl, probably the same age as Clara, came through the door and asked to join them. "Sure! We've got plenty of room." They could probably fit at least four more people in if they needed. As the girl got closer Clara noticed that her eyes were all red. A sure sign of crying. She thought about asking what the matter was, but if she were anything like Amelia that wouldn't get her anywhere. "I'm Clara and this is my sister Amelia." Clara thought for another moment, she then grabbed her new plushie. "This is Moochi. Would you like to hold him for a little bit?" Maybe some snuggles would help with whatever the girl's problem was.

"Nice to meet you Róisín," Clara said. Amelia gave a little hello as well. "Oh, our brother's girlfriend just gave him to me. She brought one for all of us. Amelia got BB-8," she said motioning to the crocheted droid on Amelia's lap. "And my other sister Charlotte, she's Head Student so she's off in a different carriage being responsible and stuff, she got a penguin." The girl probably didn't need details about all the gifts but Clara didn't want the three of them sitting in awkward silence. If she had something to say, she was going to say it. At least until someone told her to stop. "It's kinda weird since tauntauns are like...furry lizards, but I think they're really cute." As Róisín struggled with her next question, Clara gave what was hopefully an encouraging smile. She'd grown up with magic so words like "muggle" were second nature to her, but she had to imagine hearing it all for the first time got a little confusing. Clara decided it was best just not to acknowledge any of her stumbles.

"Half. Dad's a muggle. Mum's a witch. Plus, Mum's a muggleborn so that helps on the Star Wars front." Although, she wasn't sure how her grandparents felt about that particular series. In fact, she wasn't even sure if there was a television in Chalford House...
"I guess this means it's your first year too, then?" Clara asked. Hopefully that meant she was already starting to make friends with her classmates. She'd happily spend time with both her sisters, but it was probably also a good thing to be around kids in her year.