Adelie walked with Rin back to the compartment, and sat next to Calvin like she had been prior, raising an eyebrow with a smirk as Rin sat with Zef and hooked arms with him. Of all the secrets she and Rin shared, not just telling Zef to ask Rin out to quell the girl’s crush was probably the hardest. The only thing that kept her from it was her integrity, and the fact that Rin would spill the beans to Cal about how Adelie felt if she ever dared whisper to Zef a clue. So, Adi stuck to smirks and eye rolls, sideways glances and shakings of her head. 

She listened more soberly as Rin recounted the conversation they had together away from the others, letting the others in on her secret. Adelie found her friend incredibly brave. Not only had she put up with these abuses for so long, she did is silently, by herself, and then had the courage to reveal them. She was just sorry her friend had to endure anything unpleasant at all.

Adelie smiled as Stella attempted to comfort Rin with food, finding it very much like her mother. When something was wrong, Adi’s mom baked. Passed out cookies and food, kept her hands busy. [b]”Aye, that looks yummy,”[/b] she remarked to Stella with a smile. 

Though Calvin stayed rather quiet, making Adelie wonder if his summer had really been that boring or if he was troubled about something… She’d have to make a point to ask if she caught him alone later as well. He was never very talkative, but when it was just the 5 of them, she could usually count on at least a little interaction. Granted, he was better at one on one conversations she’d found than anything in a group.

Her attention was brought back to Zef and Rin, who were having a back and forth that made Adelie blush and laugh at the same time watching. [b]”Wouldn’t surprise [i]me[/i] if’n there was,”[/b] Adelie giggled when Zef said Rin might have other intentions, her eyes flashing to Rin. 

She almost lost track of time before she noticed the scenery getting more and more reminiscent of last year, and retrieved her own robes. She just put them on over her clothes, and pulled her hair out from them, feeling the excitement that had been building like it always did the first day back to school, become more and more. She smiled widely as the train stopped, and went with her friends to the carriages that were invisibly pulled. 

When they were walking into the castle, Adelie was busy making her way into the Great Hall when she tripped and almost fell on her face. She stumbled, arms flailing a bit only to turn and frown heavily while Lugnut and two of his buddies laughed like idiots. [b]”Don’t make me hex you before the year even starts,”[/b] she growled, spinning back around and straightening her robes and hair before going to the Gryffindor table. She sat down with a bit of a huff, glancing up to the podium where their headmaster introduced the first years and the sorting ceremony. Adelie never minded the ceremony, but that didn’t mean it was too exciting for her. After all, she didn’t know any of the first years. Instead, she glanced to the other house tables, wondering if she and her friends should get together tonight after dark. Of course it was more difficult, considering they didn’t all share a common room, but she and Rin had never minded letting them sneak into Gryffindor. Perhaps they could do that. Or just meet after they all ate. It was just harder to talk in private when people were still wandering about the castle. Maybe they could discuss whatever they felt was wrong. Oh well. They could all decide together. 

Adi began writing on a piece of paper, saying [i]Do you guys want to meet up tonight somewhere private?[/i] in very elegant script. She then showed it to Rin before folding the paper in a plane shape and directing it with her finger towards another one of their friends to read. As it landed, Adelie looked towards Ravenclaw table, where her sister had taken a seat next to Calvin. Adelie tensed up and blood flowed to her cheeks. The blonde girl glanced up at Adelie and smirked, obviously bothering Adelie on purpose. Furrowing her brow heavily, Adi grabbed Rin’s arm and whispered, [b]“What does she think she’s doin’?!”[/b]