xx✮Wʜᴇʀᴇ Aᴍ I?Platform 9¾ xxx✮Wʜᴏ Is Wɪᴛʜ Mᴇ?Aina, Ella, and Lyric xxxx✮Wʜᴀᴛ's Gᴏɪɴɢ Oɴ?Back to school! xxxxx✮Wʜᴀᴛ's Iɴsɪᴅᴇ Mʏ Hᴇᴀᴅ?I can't wait to see everyone!
Almost as soon as she broke her hug with Ella, there was a voice from behind them that she immediately recognized as belonging to her other best friend Lyric. "Lyric!" She practically tackle hugged him too, smiling brightly. He'd been one of the three to accompany her to her parents' house and he'd been one the friends she'd now been able to visit and hang out with over the summer. "You're not interrupting! Welcome in." She turned back to Ella, beaming happily at her best friends. Ella asked how her summer was and she grinned. Aina, meanwhile, noticed that Ella had been crying and signed, "Ella was crying. Is everything alright Ella?" However, in her excitement, Alice had missed that her cousin was signing to her. Alice grinned and started to ramble about her summer. "Well, I told you about how the confrontation with my parents went and about Aunt Erin and Genie making up a room for me. But also I worked for Uncle Seamus in his greenhouse. Oh and I got to visit Seb a lot at Diagon. Lyric came over and I also visited him at home too. And I saw a bunch of our other friends. It was just so relieving to be able to be myself. I tried a whole bunch of recipes too and I found some I wanna show you too! Oh, like this no bake cookie recipe! It was so tasty." Alice could keep rambling on but she needed to stop and take a deep breath.
Now here I go again, I see the crystal visions I keep my visions to myself It's only me who wants to wrap around your dreams And have you any dreams you'd like to sell? Dreams of loneliness
🌕Rɑvenclɑw Second Yeɑɾ 🌖 Amɑteuɾ Libɾɑɾiɑn 🌗 Seeɾ 🌑
*ੈ✩‧₊˚༺☆༻*ੈ✩‧₊˚Anaís nodded in agreement at Clover's comments that there were too many people in the city. She enjoyed the convenience of most places she'd want to visit were within walking distance but it was superseded by just how crowded it could become. The preteen grinned in return and followed her friend as she chose a cabin and gratefully walked in taking a seat but leaving a large space for Clove to take and have the perfect view of the soon passing landscape.
Anaís couldn't help but giggle a bit as the other girl mentioned that she was still learning the names of places and that it was weird but that she had a map that could hopefully help. She most definitely agreed with that; it was especially annoying when the names were similar or worse, the exact same but the only difference being "123 Avenue A" or "123 Avenue AB" and you'd think they were next door but no! It's like 3 blocks over!
"I completely agree with that. I used to get lost allot whenever I was learning how to go places. I got really lucky that I don't have to use the tube just to go to the library or park." Anaís explained, even giving a fake shudder at the thought. She would've really been in a pickle had she had navigate the underground!
Like a heartbeat drives you mad In the stillness of remembering what you had And what you lost And what you had Oh, what you lost
If I'ma be sad, I'ma do it with pizzazz And shake these feelings off my a** They'll find me in some glitter if I crash (Do it wit' pizzazz) 'Cause if the feeling never pass Then at least I flipped this s**t into some cash
🍀☯🌷☮Just as Lyric opened his mouth to answer, he'd been pounced upon by an exuberate Alice. He just laughed and gave her a single spin as he tried to get his equilibrium back from the force of her "attack" before releasing her from the hug. When he turned his attention back to Ella and (gods dammit, he felt bad he'd forgotten the younger girl's name, he knew it started with an A...he was pretty sure it started with an A) Alice's cousin who was signing something that the older girl missed. He was still in the beginning stages of learning BSL since it not only seemed like a handy skill to have but it was also just a good way of being accessible to allot more students at the school.
All that to say, while he didn't know a lot of words, he was pretty sure she had made the sing for "crying," and since Alice was her happy grinning self and he'd just gotten there, Lyric was willing to bet his sour gummy worms that she was talking about Ella. She had turned her face away from them and just seemed...sad? It was more than sad, but he just didn't know how to explain it. He has already made up his mind about as the blonde teen decided to take some much needed breathes making him chuckle from just how hyper she was.
"Easy there Alice, you've got like, six hours to tell us how awesome your summer was." Lyric grinned though, honestly relieved that she had seemed to have the relaxing and enjoyable summer she deserved after all those years of stress and repression. He'd enjoyed actually being able to visit her and hang out like the kids they were, and he knew Eula liked he was acting his age for once. "Mine was pretty good, nothing really exciting happening. What about you, Ella? How was your summer?" he asked as he slipped his hands into his jacket, hoping to bring the brunette our of her self-imposed shell.
Every hour spent in isolation makes it easier to face annihilation (I'ma do it wit' pizzazz) Either you gon' shake or be shaken And I just ain't the type to keep waitin'
Cinnabun Gryffie
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Posted: Thu May 29, 2025 8:40 pm
xx❀Wʜᴇʀᴇ Aᴍ I?Platform 9¾ xxx❀Wʜᴏ Is Wɪᴛʜ Mᴇ?Alice, Aina, Lyric, and Sebastian xxxx❀Wʜᴀᴛ's Gᴏɪɴɢ Oɴ?Preparing to board for school xxxxx❀Wʜᴀᴛ's Iɴsɪᴅᴇ Mʏ Hᴇᴀᴅ?Oh my
As Alice's attention was redirected to Lyric, Ella felt a bit of relief. If they were focused on each other, it would buy her time to continue squishing her emotions way down deep. She looked at Aina as the girl asked if she were okay, shakily responding she was fine. If Aina told the others, they'd definitely clue in. But thankfully, Alice was in way too chipper a mood to notice. She instead began to indulge in her excitement over summer. The blonde had already sent all of this by letter, excitement in every word. Ella's, meanwhile, were clipped and cryptic. She hadn't been able to explain things in a nice, concise method, so she just avoided it all. She hadn't even told anyone she'd gone back to Romania, lest of all everything that happened there.
Ella almost didn't notice the latter half of Alice's ramble, only returning to focus when Lyric's voice interrupted. His explanation of summer was far shorter, but he directed the question back over to Ella, who looked startled to have it sent her way. "Oh... I... um... It was..." she stammered through the words, her dark eyes trying to focus anywhere other than Lyric's gaze. Thankfully for her, salvation came in one particularly pink-haired package. "I'm not late! I'm not late! Hey Lewis! I'm not laaaaaa---!!!" Echoed through the ever loud room, followed by a crash and the screech of a cat. "Oh Sebastian!"
"Oh thank goodness, a distraction." Ella said, adding a sigh of relief before realizing her words. "I-I mean, 'oh thank goodness, Sebastian'?" Yea, those two kinda rhymed. Sebastian was up on his feet and happily heading over, his weary mum in tow. "Hi guys! I made it! Almost barely, but I'm here! Hah!" Oh good, another entirely chipper person. "Sorry we're late. Someone almost forgot to pack.... everything." Kinzlie sighed, looking at her son, who, in his own good graces, had the smarts to look embarrassed about that. Good. Now the group could focus on the Moons and maybe she could slip away into the shadows before anyone noticed?
Okay. Seb was officially running late. It wasn't entirely his fault. He'd forgotten to time out the final day for work, which had led him to suffering through a double shift yesterday, then getting home way too late to be able to pack up. Then when Mama woke him up, they both realized he'd maaaaaaybe not done his packing. Working together, they quickly packed up his clothes, books, quidditch gear, and Zoot's things. They'd had to eat cereal rather frantically in order to make it to King's Cross on time. Thank heavens for instant magical transport? Right?
They'd both practically sprinted onto the platform, causing Seb to trip on his feet and fall rather ungracefully in front of everybody. Zoot had maybe also gotten a tiny bit thrown. But he was fine!! Mama had collected him while Lewis helped Seb up to his feet and magically repaired his glasses. He was also kind (and tall) enough to direct the Moons over toward Alice, Lyric, Aina, and Ella. Once there, they discussed his lateness. "S'okay. We're here, the train's still here. 'Sides, Liss wouldn't let the train forget me. At very least, she'd have called Miss Nora to get me to school."
"Uh-huh. Anyway. You kids have a great year. We'll get together over Winter and do something fun, okay?" She pulled Alice into a hug, followed by Seb. "We'll have great fun! Y'know, studying and doing responsibilities and stuff." Seb cackled when Kinzlie simply sent him a look of disbelief. She did head off, having to head off to help at work. The messy-headed werewolf turned to his friends, making sure to sign this next question since Aina was along. "What were we talking about? What did I miss?"
xx❀ Wʜᴇʀᴇ Aᴍ I?Hogwarts Express xxx❀ Wʜᴏ Is Wɪᴛʜ Mᴇ?Anaís xxxx❀ Wʜᴀᴛ's Gᴏɪɴɢ Oɴ?Going back to school xxxxx❀ Wʜᴀᴛ's Iɴsɪᴅᴇ Mʏ Hᴇᴀᴅ?Yay, magic!
Clover smiled when Anaís nodded in agreement with her, then smiled even brighter when she giggled at Clover's comment regarding needing a map to learn places. It seemed that she was already opening up so much more than when they'd first gotten together about an hour ago. When the girl mentioned "the tube", Clover tipped her head to the side like a curious doggie. What kind of tube was she talking about? Was it another magical thing that Clover had not heard of yet? They didn't have any tubes at Hogwarts, except for the weird metal ones under the sinks. Clover had been very curious about those and someone had to explain "plumbing" to her. She wanted to ask what the tube was, but she also didn't want to seem like she didn't know the magical world. Oh, her curiosity was killing her! Gah, fine, she'd ask! "I have to know, what is 'the tube'? Is it some magical thing I'm not aware of?" When plumbing had been explained to her by the very confused girl in the bathroom, Clover had learned it was a Muggle invention that wizards had co-opted. This might the same thing? But wizardkind also had floos which used fireplaces, so maybe it was something like that? Oh man, this question was really gnawing at her.
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I ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴜɴᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ! Sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ sʜᴀʀᴘ, sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ɴᴇᴡ Iᴛ's ɴᴏᴛ sʏᴍᴍᴇᴛʀɪᴄᴀʟ ᴏʀ ᴘᴇʀғᴇᴄᴛ, ᴜᴛ ɪᴛ's ʙᴇᴀᴜᴛɪғᴜʟ ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴛ's ᴍɪɴᴇ I ɢʀᴏᴡ ʀᴏᴡs ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴏᴡs ᴏғ ʀᴏsᴇs, ғʟᴏʀ ᴅᴇ ᴍᴀʏᴏ, ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍɪʟᴇ I ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴘᴇʀғᴇᴄᴛ, ᴘʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴄᴇᴅ ᴘᴏsᴇs, sᴏ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ʜɪᴅᴇs ʙᴇʜɪɴᴅ ᴍʏ sᴍɪʟᴇ Wʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ I ᴅᴏ ɪғ I ᴊᴜsᴛ ɢʀᴇᴡ ᴡʜᴀᴛ I ᴡᴀs ғᴇᴇʟɪɴ' ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ? Wʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ I ᴅᴏ ɪғ I ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴋɴᴇᴡ ɪᴛ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴘᴇʀғᴇᴄᴛ? Iᴛ ᴊᴜsᴛ ɴᴇᴇᴅᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ? Aɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇʏ'ᴅ ʟᴇᴛ ᴍᴇ ʙᴇ? A ʜᴜʀʀɪᴄᴀɴᴇ ᴏғ ᴊᴀᴄᴀʀᴀɴᴅᴀs, sᴛʀᴀɴɢʟɪɴɢ ғɪɢs, ʜᴀɴɢɪɴɢ ᴠɪɴᴇs Pᴀʟᴍᴀ ᴅᴇ ᴄᴇʀᴀ ғɪʟʟs ᴛʜᴇ ᴀɪʀ ᴀs I ᴄʟɪᴍʙ ᴀɴᴅ I ᴘᴜsʜ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ! Wʜᴀᴛ ᴇʟsᴇ ᴄᴀɴ I ᴅᴏ? Cᴀɴ I ᴅᴇʟɪᴠᴇʀ ᴜs ᴀ ʀɪᴠᴇʀ ᴏғ sᴜɴᴅᴇᴡ? Cᴀʀᴇғᴜʟ, ɪᴛ's ᴄᴀʀɴɪᴠᴏʀᴏᴜs! A ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴡᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴅᴏ! I ᴡᴀɴɴᴀ ғᴇᴇʟ ᴛʜᴇ sʜɪᴠᴇʀ ᴏғ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ɴᴇᴡ I'ᴍ sᴏ sɪᴄᴋ ᴏғ ᴘʀᴇᴛᴛʏ, I ᴡᴀɴᴛ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛʀᴜᴇ, ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ʏᴏᴜ?
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Posted: Sat May 31, 2025 7:39 pm
xx✮Wʜᴇʀᴇ Aᴍ I?Platform 9¾ xxx✮Wʜᴏ Is Wɪᴛʜ Mᴇ?Aina, Ella, Lyric, and Sebby♡ xxxx✮Wʜᴀᴛ's Gᴏɪɴɢ Oɴ?Back to school! xxxxx✮Wʜᴀᴛ's Iɴsɪᴅᴇ Mʏ Hᴇᴀᴅ?I can't wait to see everyone!
Alice squealed a little when Lyric picked her up and gave her a little twirl, then set her back on the ground. Gosh, she was just so excited to see all her friends again! The blonde simply couldn't stop smiling. She nodded along as Lyric said he summer was good but that nothing interesting happened, then she glanced over to Ella again. Her other best friend seemed a little more distant than usual and that did make her a little concerned. Had she not noticed that before? That was a little bothersome to the blonde, since she was usually the first to notice when her friends were in distress. She started to explain her summer when there was a commotion from the area where the floos where. Blue eyes looked over to that area and she spotted her boyfriend arriving with Momma Kinzlie. "Sebby!" Alice squealed, then reached out to squeeze Ella's hand before rushing over to greet him. When Alice raced over to greet Seb, Aina glared at her cousin as she ran off. Did no one see her signing?! Did Alice forget that Aina's ears were turned off and she couldn't participate in the conversation. Sighing heavily, Aina stepped over to the the girl and signed slowly, "Is everything alright Ella? I noticed you were crying when we got here." Hopefully Ella's signing had improved enough that she was able to communicate with her. Everyone was talking too fast for Aina to read lips and she could feel the vibrations from the platform enough to know it'd be too loud. Alice was happy to receive a hug from Momma Kinzlie, then walked the few steps back to their friends with Seb's hand in hers. When he signed as well as spoke his question, Alice hummed happily. "We were talking about summer break. Ella was just starting to talk about hers, I think." She reclaimed Seb's hand and happily held it in her own.
xx❉Wʜᴇʀᴇ Aᴍ I?Platform 9¾ xxx❉Wʜᴏ Is Wɪᴛʜ Mᴇ?Too many people xxxx❉Wʜᴀᴛ's Gᴏɪɴɢ Oɴ?Trying to look nice? xxxxx❉Wʜᴀᴛ's Iɴsɪᴅᴇ Mʏ Hᴇᴀᴅ?I wish we didn't have to do this
After an exhausting week of exams, Csuri was back in a constant state of panic. She'd avoided Vikram as much as possible, knowing he'd want to talk about... well, everything going on. Their lives had been flipped upside down, causing only shades of worry for her. Even reading about her... situation behind transfigured book covers wasn't helping her feel better. In fact, a lot of it just made her feel worse. It definitely didn't help to find out that Hes had known for months, but then Vikram found out that Moon had too. No wonder Hes and Alice had been so pushy on her going to the hospital wing.
When it was finally time to go home, Csuri walked alongside the Prefects for the final time. It was weird to think that this was her last time as Prefect. Somewhere in the middle, she sat with Vikram for lunch. She'd packed them bento boxes with butter curry and naan bread she'd made. Before she could escape, he reminded her that she was going to his house that night for dinner. Despite trying to wiggle out of the obligation, Vikram seemed really set on it. So instead she said she'd go home to drop off her things, then return so they could go. Sure, she didn't want to do this right now, but hey.
As the train rumbled to a stop, Csuri got her backpack, then her trunk and apparated home. Part of it was a greeting to her Baba, and part was changing into nicer clothes. She also grabbed her cell phone and pushed that in her pocket. She knew Vikram's house was muggle enough to allow for electronics, and she wasn't sure if she'd need immediate communication with anyone. Sighing at her mirror, Csuri undid her hair from the scrunchie, letting her messy curls free. The teen brushed them, trying to make herself look somewhat presentable, even if she didn't want to do this. Vikram had asked, so she had to do this. With a word of encouragement to herself, Csuri apparated back to the platform, now looking for Vikram so they could get this nightmare started.
xx✮Wʜᴇʀᴇ Aᴍ I?Platform 9¾ xxx✮Wʜᴏ Is Wɪᴛʜ Mᴇ?Everyone? xxxx✮Wʜᴀᴛ's Gᴏɪɴɢ Oɴ?Waiting for Csuri xxxxx✮Wʜᴀᴛ's Iɴsɪᴅᴇ Mʏ Hᴇᴀᴅ?This is going to be fun... sigh
The last week of school was over and that meant it was time to go home and face the music. Vikram had been planning this moment for over a year, but now his plans had had a major wrench thrown in them. For Csuri, this was just telling his parents that they'd been stupid and gotten pregnant, but for Vikram, this was interrupting an arranged marriage that had been set since he was five months old. His original plan had been using his love for Csuri to say that he couldn't marry Indira, but the pregnancy was definitely a major wrench in that arranged wedding. Vikram had been stressing over what he was going to say to his parents and how he was going to use this to weasel out of marrying a girl he'd never met. The train ride with his brother and some of their friends was spent in a quiet reservation, totally out of character for him. But he was focused so heavily on maintaining his cool to keep his head from exploding. As the train began to pull into the station though, that cool started to break and he started to get the nervous shakes. Kavi asked him if everything was alright, but he waved away his little brother's concerns. After they'd gotten off the train, Vikram gathered their stuff and shrank it.
"Alright, let's go Vikram," Kavi said excitedly, ready to get home and relax into his Muggle comforts. "Not yet," Vikram remarked, looking around the platform. "We're waiting for someone." He let out a breath he hadn't realized that he'd been holding, then squeezed his hands into fists to stop them from shaking. When he finally saw Csuri making her way towards them, Vikram swallowed a nervous lump in his throat and smiled at his girlfriend. "There she is." Kavi threw a sidelong glance at his brother and said, "Really? Why is Csuri coming with us?" Vikram shushed him as the curly-haired girl who'd stolen his heart finally arrived. "Are you ready to do this, babe?" he asked, which drew another glance from Kavi. The youngest Bhattacharyya was wondering exactly what was going on and why Vikram was suddenly acting so nervous. Uncurling his hands, he took Csuri's in one and Kavi's in the other, then apparated them to the Bhattacharyya Estate.
Meallan was feeling a mix of emotions about going home. While he loved his family, they could also be pretty... overly worried. The only good thing was that it would be way quieter at home than at Hogwarts - most of the time. Ever since the big blow up between Bryn and Rian, things had been tense. He was just glad that Lewis was able to help get everyone out of trouble. And sure, Mea was pretty confident that Rey was upset he'd called Lewis in at all, but something this big needed someone that knew all the right words to say! He couldn't just let his little brother have detention for the whole rest of the year!
On the train ride home, Mea handed out lunch boxes to his siblings and cousins, having made fancy sandwiches, which were packed alongside some apple slices and grapes. A nice healthy meal. They had a nice chat, though Meallan's hearing was going in and out throughout the trip. He definitely agreed to something Wen had asked that made the Ravenclaw look confused. Oh well, he'd figure it out later. When the train began to slow, Mea grabbed his backpack and pushed all their lunch kits back inside. Perfect. Of course, then the train whistled, causing the teen to drop his bag and clutch at his hearing aids. Lately loud noises had been absolutely killing his head. Hopefully he could get away from loud noises over the summer. Then he'd be totally fine.... probably.
As they all moseyed onto the platform, the loud clatter of people becoming immediately overwhelming. He reached up with shaky hands, desperately trying to adjust the volume. He almost didn't notice his family until Wen grabbed his elbow and led him over. "Heykids how wasschool?" Mea frowned, trying to get his receivers to work. Everything was cutting in and out weird, and he couldn't really make out what anyone was saying. He froze when a hand set on his shoulder, and Mea looked over to see who was grabbing him. "Hey, are you okay? Are your ears bothering you?" Uncle Dris signed, and Mea nodded. His hands were shaking as he signed back. "My ears are being weird. Too loud in here." He couldn't even sign correctly. His head was swirling in pain with the constant screeching sounds echoing in.
Teary green eyes looked up when he felt warm hands fiddling with the receivers to his hearing aids. Within a second, the sound stopped. Blissful silence took over, and Mea realized his uncle had disconnected his hearing aids. "Wen told me that your ears had been being weird. Let's take them off for now, then when we get home, we'll talk to mums, okay?" Mea nodded, trying to wipe his eyes. "I didn't want to ruin our first night home. Wen was just being overly cautious, I think. I'm fine, okay?" He looked at his uncle, who nodded once. The man glanced over, and Mea followed his gaze, seeing his mum and granna talking quietly and looking over at him. "I could really use a distraction." At that, Uncle Dris grinned, nodding happily. Pretty quickly, green eyes watched the tall man step over and lift Wen up, causing... well, a distraction. Perfect.
Racheal 'Rey' Eir Ross-Heulwen Hufflepuff │ Fourth Year │ Fourteen Years Old │ Single
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Rey was looking forward to being home after a long and eventful year at school, and yet not so much. She was looking forward to getting to sleep in her own room and sitting up in her window with a nice breeze wafting through the screen. She knew Rosie was looking forward to it as well. As nice as the Hufflepuff dorms were, they were still underground, and there were nights she needed to camp out in the Common Room to be able to breathe comfortably and get away from her three roommates. However, not seeing Alice every day, or … Finn …
After all the big things that happened this year, there was Bryn’s run-in with another kid, Rian, which resulted in a fight, and she and Mea had to intercede on Bryn’s behalf. It bothered her greatly that Mea felt they needed Lewis’s help to talk to Professor Clarke. They were the senior Heulwens at school now; it was their job to do for their younger siblings and cousins what Lewis and Su did for them. Calling in Lewis to help was basically an admission that she and Mea couldn’t do the job of looking out for the younger Heulwens and Abrams. If Mama and Nani couldn’t count on them to handle this, what could they rely on them to do? Besides, Lewis had an entire Quidditch team looking to him to lead them; it had to be a bother for him to come back to the school to help them. Being a bother was something Rey didn’t like being. Worse, Bryn had been bullied all term by this kid, and Rey had known nothing of it.
Rey pleaded for clemency for her younger brother, citing that he needed Chabbit as his go-between, as the world got a bit much for him, something she was quite familiar with, and for him to have Chabbit abducted and for Rian to shove her brother into a closet, he might as well have stolen his face and stuffed him into the boggert cupboard for good measure. She hadn’t discussed her feelings on the subject with Mea; however, she figured they could do it when things were a bit less crazy.
The little redhead knew Mea was making sandwiches for a meal for the trip on the train, and she wanted to contribute something to the cause. Rey made a container of potato soup as well as a batch of her mac and cheese, a favourite meal in the house, and then for dessert, she made her pastry twists with sliced almonds, cinnamon, and honey, with homemade icing drizzled on top. The ride back was pleasant enough, and as the train started to slow, she got out her noise-cancelling headphones and wordlessly offered a spare pair to Mea just as the train whistle blew.
When they got onto the platform, Rey took care to have Rosie safely in her carrier, even if she didn’t like it, and she had hold of Mea’s hand, as she was worried about him, and the way his hearing aids were acting wonky. Rey signed to him, “I’ll be your ears for you.”
OOC: Taken by Finneas ‘Finn’ MacDavis-Grey
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"I've faced my demons, Wrestled these angels to the ground And all that I could find, was a thin line between All the saints and villains, it was crossed in my own eyes
Someday I'm gonna find it, wish I knew what I was looking for Inside the disarray
I woke up this morning, don't know where I'm going But it's alright, I wouldn't have it any other way "
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We're young and in love And we're running like the wind, we got it all We're never alone If we got each other, we can save the world Explosions in the sky, I see colors fly It's like the Fourth of July in your eyes
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.¸¸.•´´¯`•Laili was trying very hard to outwardly show her usual bubbly and upbeat persona but she had a feeling that everyone around her knew it was just a façade. In all honestly, she probably wouldn't have even bothered to try but she knew if she showed just how distraught she was when the kids arrived, all the emotions would start to topple and that wasn't fair to any of them. But could you really blame her?! Mea had apparently been having hearing issues for at least a few months (she and Nani had been told only about the past few weeks but having lived with both Abrams and Heulwen's, she'd read between the lines and extended that time frame a bit). And don't even get her started on Bryn, her emotions swayed between sadness and helpless frustration. Laili could never be upset with her son for finally standing up for himself, she was mostly upset it had even gotten to that point in the first place-and she'd had no idea! She figured individual talks were going to be necessary throughout the holidays with each of their children, which would probably be the last thing two teenagers and a preteen would hope to do during the summer but she'd make time for it. Maybe even make it a full day; it'd been a while and she was sure they'd at least be up for that.
As the train whistle blew and the train arrived, Laili felt the first real smile lift onto her face at the sight of all the kids coming off, but it then faltered at the pained expression on Mea's face. She watched Dris go over first to aide him and saw as he removed the teen's hearing aides and as Rey hovering close by with Bryn right beside her. She could only barely make out the hand movements as she began walking closer to greet them but it ultimately didn't matter since Dris then began swinging his own kids around which. Yeah that seemed about right.
"Hi lovelies! I hope the ride was ok. Mea, are you feeling aright, sweets?" Laili signed as she happily greeted her kids giving individual hugs and smooches before questioning her eldest son's obvious discomfort.
Old enough, old enough, old enough to know that We are young in love, young in love, young and in love You and me, we can see, time will stand still If we stay young in love, young in love, young and in love Yeah, we are young and in love
Meallan watched as his uncle proceeded to cause a ruckus and get eyes off him.... or so he thought. He glanced over when Rey took hold of his hand, even signing that she'd be his ears for now. "Thank you. It is just too loud on the platform." He single-hand signed over, wanting to give her some comfort. Her last few weeks at school had been arguably more hectic than his. Rey had more responsibilities, plus a boyfriend, while he just... hid in the greenhouses most of the time.
Just as he was about to tell Rey she didn't have to stay right beside him, their Mama stepped over. Mea gave her a half hug, shrugging nervously when she specifically asked if he was alright. "It's just loud, nothing wild." He signed back, perhaps a bit too quickly. He felt fingers tap over his shoulders, causing him to spin to see Mum there too. "No chance your ears are causing problems? That's one of those things you should share, if true." Nani kissed the top of his head, causing him to sigh. "I'm fine! I don't need all this attention. My ears are just a little wonky. Probably a messed up battery or something. It's fine." He shook his head, wondering just how much his parents knew about the situation. He'd already tried both pairs of his receivers, with both sets having the same problem.
Unfortunately, he also knew how much of a pain it was to get in with the audiologist. He'd seen his mums talking about it once, shortly after he was adopted. He wasn't even sure they'd remember the conversation, especially since he wasn't supposed to be privy to it. He didn't want to add any extra stress to the family! Right now they should be focusing on Bryn, not on him. Bryn and Wen had been involved in a whole mess, not him! Besides, he wanted to try and make things easier on his family, not a million times more difficult!
Racheal 'Rey' Eir Ross-Heulwen Hufflepuff │ Fourth Year │ Fourteen Years Old │ Single
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Seeing Dris put Wen up on his shoulders caused the little redhead to chuckle softly, and she vaguely recalled one of her fathers doing that with her when she was tiny, although she couldn’t remember which one. She glanced back to make sure Bryn and Chabbit were there and offered a spare hand to make sure they weren’t lost in the shuffle and bustle on the platform. Rey smiled back at her brother and signed in response, “That’s okay, it’s too loud for me as well, and for Rosie,”
As if on cue, the miniature bobcat let out a particularly piteous meow to let the world know just how miserable she was. She was stuck in her carrier when she’d rather be on her human’s shoulder, and her tufted ears were folded flat atop her head as there were too many strangers, loud noises, and disagreeable smells for her feline sensibilities. Rey said soothingly to the half-Kneazle in her soft-sided carrier, “It’s okay, Rosie. We’ll be home soon.” After the long ride down to London, Rey would have been happy to go home, open her windows, and stretch out on her bed, while Rosie lay up on the sill, enjoying the breeze. As her efforts to supplement lunch resulted in leftovers, Rey was also thinking about pouring some of her soup over the biscuits she scored from the school kitchens before leaving. She wanted to decompress.
When Mama approached, she let go of Mea long enough to reach up to hug her, returning hers with equal affection. Nani asked if Mea’s ears were okay, and Rey gave her brother a wide-eyed and worried look when he insisted that he was okay. She knew he had been hurting for months, and when she cast a Diagnosis Charm, she could find nothing physically wrong, so she inferred it had to do with the implant, especially when he tried both his receivers and got similar results. She kept her peace, knowing here and now wasn’t a good place to discuss such things, and she didn’t want to be the one who wrecked their homecoming.
OOC: Taken by Finneas ‘Finn’ MacDavis-Grey
Cinnabun Gryffie
"I've faced my demons, Wrestled these angels to the ground And all that I could find, was a thin line between All the saints and villains, it was crossed in my own eyes
Someday I'm gonna find it, wish I knew what I was looking for Inside the disarray
I woke up this morning, don't know where I'm going But it's alright, I wouldn't have it any other way "
The Braybrookes all trailed through the barrier between platforms nine and ten, the Hales also following not far behind them. They had been tasked with helping get the new American family to the platform and get the kids on the train. Amelia didn’t mind. The oldest, Luke, was going into the same year as her, so she was happy to show him the ropes. She couldn’t imagine starting at a new school in a different country.
It helped that Amelia was feeling a bit better heading to school than she had the past few years, now that Molly, her new assistance dog. Molly had been trained since she was little more than a puppy in deep pressure therapy and crowd buffering. She was the bestest girl. Especially in her cute little pink vest. It didn’t mean Amelia wasn’t anxious, but between Molly and Mum having her hand on her shoulder as they went through the crowd, she was managing, though her heart was beating quite hard still.
They were all talking, and Amelia made out part of Clara’s conversation with her parents. “I think you should have made my middle name ‘Voyance’. I probably would have been a seer.”
“You know, you’ve probably got a point,” Leah agreed, and Amelia also couldn’t argue. Names seemed to be especially powerful in the wizarding world.
There was a moment of quiet as they headed towards the train, making sure everything was arranged and ready to go. The owls were all sitting contentedly in their cages, and Molly was happily on alert. Luke and Lylah were just over her shoulder, talking to his parents. She was plenty used to hearing American accents because of Uncle Jack, but they still stood out very obviously on the platform full of accents from all over the UK.
“Alright,” Matthew started,“Are you girls sure you have everything?” Amelia gave a quick nod, wrapping her hand tightly in Molly’s leash. Clara also answered in the affirmative.
"Americans, you all good?" Mum asked with a coy smile.
"Aye aye, ma'am," Luke said with a salute and a cheesy smile.
