[center][u][b]A Few Days Earlier[/b][/u]
"[b]Come on. Don't be scared, Olivia.[/b]" A female voice sang out as a trio of girls rode their brooms to the old Hogwarts building, which was basically nothing but ash but also protected by Dementors. Olivia looked at the two girls, who were teasing her as they landed on their feet and stared at the rubble before them. "[b]So, let's see who can get the closest.[/b]" A girl named Natalya cooed as she skipped closer to the rubble then turned to face her friends. "[b]Whose next?[/b]" She giggled as Melinda shrugged her shoulders and walked a little bit past Natalya as they now eyed Olivia. "[b]This is stupid.[/b]" Olivia said as Natalya and Melinda looked at each other and laughed then taunted Alyssa. But they didn't know that Dementors were scaling behind them. Olivia froze with fear as she stammered but raised her index finger then screamed as Dementors began sucking the lives out of Melinda and Natalya. Olivia turned heel, only to fall on her face then had multiple Dementors tower her and began sucking the life out of her as well. It was really a gruesome sight to witness and their bodies have not been found till this very day.[/center]

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[center][h3][color=olive]Tate Cummings[/color] & [color=green]Tatum Cummings[/color][/h3][/center]

Tate had just got done packing his bag as he muttered a checklist to himself, making sure he wasn't forgetting anything. After he was finish with everything, he picked up his bags and exited his room, running down the stairs. Tatum was already downstairs, having himself a small breakfast as he eyed his brother with a head nod. Tate dropped his bags at the door and walked over there towards him, looking into his bowl of cereal. "[color=olive]Did mind fixing me one, huh?[/color]" Tate said with a chuckle then Tatum got up from his seated position and dropped his bowl in the sink, rinsing it out and staring at Tate. "[color=green]You got two hands, bro.[/color]" He snickered while looking at his brother again.

"[color=green]Are you okay?[/color]" Tatum asked Tate sincerely. "[color=olive]I don't want to talk about it.[/color]" Tate said while eying his brother a little and sighing a little bit. "[color=olive]I'm not even hungry anymore.[/color]" Tate walked off and grabbed his bags, slinging them over his shoulders but having one in his hand. Tate walked out the front door and Tatum slowly trailed behind him as they packed up their bags into their vehicle. "[color=green]I didn't mean to bring it up.[/color]" Tatum said while getting into the passenger seat and buckling up his seat belt. Tate looked at him, a little bit angrily but sighed instead of speaking.

As they neared their way towards the train station after buying and getting all of their necessary supplies for the school year, Tatum saw that the train station was nearly empty. "[color=olive]I am going to guess that we're early.[/color]" Tate said as he grabbed his bags along with Tatum, whose eyes trailed all over the train station. "[color=green]Guess so.[/color]" Tatum shrugged his shoulders while walking towards the train station and going the route where the platform 9 3/4 was located. "[color=olive]This is our last time going through this.[/color]" Tate eyed his brother with a soft smile as Tatum agreed with him by nodding his head with a sigh. "[color=green]Here we go.[/color]"

Tate was the first to run through the platform and Tatum followed shortly behind him. The train station was emptying but platform 9 3/4 was booming with first years and their parents, along with the returning students. They didn't really look around for anyone that they knew since looking for seats were a tragedy so they did that first. After looking for their seats, they realized that there was an extra seat in their compartment. "[color=olive]I hope no one tries to come and sit with us.[/color]" He asked while sitting down and immediately plopping his head against the window. Tatum got up and locked their compartment door, ensuring that no one will get in. "[color=green]Dude, you've got to cheer up. I'm sorry what happened to Olivia but you've got to look towards the future.[/color]" Tatum said sincerely while sitting back in his seat as he stared out of his window.

Seeing the first years get a kiss from their parents and eventually made their trek onto the train, which departed when everyone was on board. The train ride took longer than usual, simply because the school was rebuilt right down the road, a few blocks down. They did pass through the old Hogwarts and most of the kids stared at the gruesome site and couldn't imagine being there during that battle. As the train came to a screeching halt, Tate realized that they didn't have to take a boat to the new school and that it had a train station on the outskirts of it. "[color=olive]Well, bro, this is it.[/color]" Tate said while getting up from his seat and unlocking their compartment.

Tatum followed behind him as they were pushing their way through the sea of kids and eventually ended up off of the train. They both stood there and glanced up at the new school, seeing if anything had really changed. Nothing. It was almost an exact replica of the old Hogwarts but the only thing different were the pictures. Tate and Tatum stood just a few inches in front of the doorway, basking in the new school year smell.