[center][h2][i][b][color=0072bc]Damian Griffin[/color][/b][/i][/h2][/center]
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Damian had been looking out the window for a good while. He felt at ease as his mind wandered off watching the chaos that ensued on the platform outside of the train. Students and Parents all filed onto the platform in no time, a cluttered mess of goodbye hugs and kisses. Damian actually was relieved he got onto the train early, as it started to fill up slowly he realized the compartment he still sat in was empty. He sighed silently, he wished he brought his owl on the train for some company. The owl was situated at home for the moment already knowing how to get to Hogwarts. Damian decided it was optimal to not bring the Owl along on the train, as to keep his luggage down to the bare minimum.

Staring out the window once again, zoned out in his own head he heard a voice from outside his compartment door. [color=39b54a]"Hey, were you saving seats for your mates or can I come here? I'm desperately tryin' to avoid having to sit with the newcomers," [/color]

Damian turned his head towards the compartment door to see a fellow 5th-year student of his. Piper Ward, one of the few Slytherins that seemed to not have a bad reputation. Piper was one of the beaters for the Slytherin quidditch team, and Damian recalled a time she launched a bludger his way. The bludger struck his back forcefully, somehow able to keep his balance on his broom Damian had completely gotten the wind knocked out of him. His back was sore for a whole month after that blow from the bludger. As Damian recalled this incident he shuddered inside. He didn't hold anything against her for it. He actually commended her for it, she was a hell of a beater. Sad that she played for the other team. Other than that, they never really had any interactions.

Damian gave Piper and her owl Barnaby a quick smile, Barnaby gave a small chirp as she finished talking. [color=0072bc]"Yeah su-.."[/color] Dame was cut off by another faint voice in the background. This time it was familiar to him. [color=6ecff6]”Piper! Thank magic I found a friendly face, the rest of these guys are CRAZY.”[/color] The voice came from Jaxon Chaucer. His old dorm-mate throughout the years, and probably the closest friend he had at the school. A chaser for the Ravenclaw quidditch team, he's watched the talented Wizard score many goals with the quaffle over the years. Way better to have Jax on Damian's team than the opposing team, Damian would hate to try and stop him from scoring on the pitch. Although he was a great quidditch player, he also was a great duelist. Albeit Dame never cared to join the dueling club. as Quidditch was already enough on his plate, he admired Jax's drive for it. After dueling club, Jax would return to the dorm telling Dame of the duels he had won, or the lessons he had learned from the club.

[color=6ecff6]”Oh, hey Dame! Don’t mind starting our ‘share a space’ early hm?”[/color] Dame saw Jax's head pop out from the side of the compartment door. He had grown a little over the year but still seemed like the same ole' Jax to him. Damian gave Jax a brief smile, as he did Piper earlier. A student brushed past Piper quickly, she lost her balance for a split second but regained it. Barnaby sure didn't seem appreciative of the turbulence. [color=39b54a]"Jaxon!"[/color] Piper exclaimed, she bent forward a little eyeing down Jax's cat. [color=39b54a]"... and of course Sandstorm."[/color]The cat gave out a small hiss to Piper. [color=0072bc][i]I guess they aren't on the best of terms.[/i][/color] Damian chuckled to himself. [color=0072bc]"Hey Jaxson. Long time no sees."[/color] Damian now went from his slouched position to a straight up position, to make himself more presentable. [color=0072bc]"Here guys, get in. Make yourself at home."[/color]

The crowd of students behind them had grown larger than before now, all trying desperately to find their own compartments with people inside. Piper noticed this, grabbing Jax in the process and tugging them both inside of the compartment that Damian was in. [color=39b54a]"I don't know what I was thinking earlier, trying to sit with a bunch of Gryffindors. At least you Ravenclaws don't have it out for me," [/color] Piper said, as she started to put her smaller luggage in one of the hat compartments. Damian shrugged, [color=0072bc]"Yeah. That's gotta suck to have a quarter of the school hate your guts based off the patch you wear on your robes. Glad Hufflepuffs aren't that way with us."[/color]

[color=39b54a]"That said, I hope you're ready to get your arses kicked in Quidditch this year,"[/color] Piper joked, as she sat down across from Damian. Damian chuckled softly at the joke, [color=0072bc]"Yeah with you sending bludgers my way, I wouldn't be surprised if you did somehow manage to beat us this year."[/color] Damian joked back, recalling the time he got the wind knocked out of him by a bludger sent by her. [color=39b54a]"And will this be finally the year you convince me to join the Duelling Club?"[/color] Piper eyed Jaxson with the question.

Not a few moments passed before another voice came from the compartment door. [color=fff200]"Piper! Is there room back here?" [/color] Another girl appeared this time. A Hufflepuff named Halle Moore. Halle was the keeper for the Hufflepuff quidditch team, and she was brilliant at it. She was quick to dodge bludgers, and even quicker to stop shots. Damian always held a type of respect for his fellow 5th-year, as she always helped Dame whenever he needed it. Whether it be giving Dame some ink for his quill during class, or helping him in charms class when he started falling behind, she was always there if you asked. They've been on good terms throughout the years, and near the end of 4th something started to feel odd between the two. Damian couldn't put his finger on it, but the few conversations they held near the end of the year always left more questions than answers for Damian.

Halle used her wand to throw her luggage on top of the compartment on the rack. A suitcase was half dangling off the rack, which Halle didn't seem to mind. She held onto her Owl cage which housed Gawain, her Owl. [color=fff200]"Did you have a nice summer?"[/color] Halle asked Piper. Damian opted to look out the window, getting one last look of the platform before Halle noticed him and Jax inside the compartment too. [color=fff200]"Nice to see the two of you, too,"[/color] Halle said as she pocketed her wand, giving us a friendly wave. [color=fff200]"Hope you had nice summers, too."[/color] Damian turned his head from the window to her, giving her a small wave back as he smiled, [color=0072bc]"Likewise Halle. You ready for the school year?"[/color]

Another student soon entered into the compartment, noticing Halle off the bat "Hey Halle." he said, making his way to a seat as he noticed Jax. "Alright mate. How've you been?" Elliot said as he sat down next to Jax. Damian didn't know the student's name off the top of his head, but he looked vaguely familiar. A few seconds past and Dame remembered he was the seeker for the Gryffindor quidditch team. Dame had played against him a few times in the past years, and he was very agile on his broomstick. Very hard to keep up with, just like any seeker. Other than that, Damian didn't know him all too well.

[i][color=0072bc]What a cast of characters.[/color][/i] Damian thought to himself as he looked around the compartment once more. Maybe this school year will be the most interesting yet.