[hr][hr][center][img]https://i.postimg.cc/4yS8QqqT/image.png[/img][hr][@BlueSky44][@FantasyChic][@Achronum][@Nallore][@Natsu][@Kirah][@TrainerBlue192][@Framing A Moose][hr][color=FFDF00][b]September 1st, 1984 - 12:10 P.M.[/b][/color][/center][hr]	At the end of the train, near compartment 30, there were five loud [i]cracks![/i] as the team of aurors apparated onto the halted train. These five were being assigned to track down the escaped Death Eaters and while no evidence indicated any of them were on the Hogwarts Express, they were not going to risk the children's safety. The team consisted of [url=https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/614975832602968087/667811704830164993/a2f2a513bcfdeefe445e64cdac1838d3.png]Lyra Burke[/url], a former Head Girl and Quidditch Captain; [url=https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/614975832602968087/667810931136397332/1a9df547f81d9aebf1a96d6623f820b7.png]Bonnie Flynn[/url], another former Head Girl and Prefect; [url=https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/385594716634349588/666161500188180480/gallery-1443465531-elle-october-15-michael-fassbender.png]Frederick Flynn[/url], a former Slytherin; [url=https://i.pinimg.com/originals/cd/51/47/cd514757181f7424af4d066f7290062d.jpg]Lionel St. Willfold[/url], the senior auror of the team; and [url=https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcTlZL2ejTql7jmUuo2s3UuGFjrNpgJHDLzeU7GCLu8NGEHGaDrT]Callum McFenwick[/url], a former Hufflepuff.

	Bonnie pursed her lips, gazing down the corridor, the ghastly green light still shining. While only one of the children on the train was her daughter, she was already prepared to protect them all as if they were her own. 

	"Shall we?" Burke asked her companions. She pulled what appeared to be a spray bottle from her pocket. It contained the same mist used at Gringotts as a security measure against Polyjuice Potion. All of the aurors had their own individual bottle today. 

	"Yes, let's," Bonnie agreed, producing her own bottle. She opened up the door to compartment 30 and sprayed the mist. Bukre did the same in compartment 29, Frederick in 28, St. Willfold in 27, and McFenwick in 26. No Death Eaters were there - the closest thing was Merula and her gang. 

[b]Compartment 1 - [/b]

	Clearly, the prefects had not been alerted in advance that the train was going to be searched. Talbott had pulled out a Sneakoscope from his pocket and placed it in his lap, watching it attentively. It had been still the entire train ride thus far. And now, it was whistling, lit up and spinning. His eyebrows were furrowed as he studied it. 

	"...Is it broken?" Penny asked timidly. Her baby sister was off somewhere else on the train and she stood up, instinctively wanting to go to Beatrice but they were forbidden from leaving their compartments during the search. "Madalyne - please tell me you saw Bea, is she alright?" Penny asked her fretfully. 

	"There's a dark wizard here," Talbott muttered, finally tearing his gaze away from his dark detector. 

[b]Compartment 15 - [/b]

	Some of those in the compartment must have been first years, as while they were in their Hogwarts uniforms, they didn't have any house colors yet. Two of them were girls - one of them with short blonde hair and a striking resemblance to Penny Haywood, another with almost pure white hair and a moon pendant on. The latter seemed rather withdrawn, having pulled the sleeves of her sweater over her hands. 

	"It'll be fine, the aurors are going to keep us safe - they'll take care of any Death Eaters and throw them in Azkaban," Barnaby reassured the frightened kids. "They can even say hullo to my parents," he joked. 

	"Aren't you two scared?" the blonde girl asked Fae, tilting her head slightly. "Are you.... Mintfree?" she then asked hesitantly. "I'm Beatrice Haywood. My sister's mentioned you."[hr][hr][center][h3][b][color=41700D]Paige Atwell[/color][/b][/h3][img]https://i.postimg.cc/mDjFfQ5N/tumblr-puqokj0-B0n1w38thpo1-250.gif[/img][hr][hr][b][color=41700D]Location:[/color][/b] Compartment 13
[b][color=41700D]Magic:[/color][/b] Charms [/center][hr]	Paige forced an exaggerated grin on her face, as she rolled her eyes at Zelda. [color=41700D]"Very funny, Zelds."[/color] She snapped her diary shut, not wanting to get more ink on Hestia's paws. Snape would kill her if she let Hestia wander all over the Slytherin Common Room with a little ink trail of kitty paw prints. She could just imagine seeing the paw prints on the glass that let them see underneath the lake, with the majestic Giant Squid obscured by Hestia's handiwork. As she went to put her diary back in her bag, though, she noticed a faint whistle. Her eyes narrowed slightly and Paige dug around in her bag, until she found the source of the problem.

	Her pocket sneakoscope was lighting up, spinning, and whistling like crazy. She hadn't seen it behave like that since... well, since her brother had last come home. It didn't even behave that way around Merula and her goons. Hestia hissed at the device, batting at it with her paw in an attempt to shut it up. [color=41700D]"Uh, guys?"[/color] Paige piped up, glancing up at Andre and Zelda.

	Andre had been petting Goose, pulling his hand back with confusion. He hadn't seen a pocket dark detector before, even with attending Hogwarts during the war. "Paige... Is that a new game or something? Did you pick it up from the muggles?" he asked, obviously confused. He knew that Paige's father was muggleborn and that she lived in a predominately muggle area. 

	[color=41700D]"Not even. It's a pocket sneakoscope. When it lights up like this and spins and makes noises... it means someone untrustworthy is about."[/color]

	The Quidditch star forced himself to relax slightly. "Oh well, Merula is on this train, right? It's probably just her - I bet the aurors are just here to take a break from looking for the dark wizards, convinced their bosses to let them hang out on the train for a bit."

	[color=41700D]"If it were Merula, then this would have gone off earlier when she was in here,"[/color] Paige reasoned. [color=41700D]"And since I share a dorm with her, I'd never get a wink of sleep."[/color] She then rose to her feet. She had promised her father that she wouldn't get in trouble. And she knew that it would be incredibly stupid to go out looking for it right now. She walked over to the open compartment door and poked her head outside, looking up and down the hallway. There were a bunch of adults down at the very end, but otherwise, she didn't see anyone. 

	[color=41700D]"They've got to be close by... Maybe in one of the compartments near us,"[/color] Paige reasoned. Pulling out her wand, she twirled it around herself and whispered the incantation for the disillusionment charm. She shuddered instinctively, as it felt like someone had cracked an egg over her head, but it worked. Paige was blending perfectly into her surroundings. [color=41700D]"Come on, let's go,"[/color] she whispered, before leaving the compartment.

	"...Paige, don't!" Andre shouted after her. Hestia meowed loudly and tried to jump into Zelda's lap. The sneakoscope was gone - Paige must have taken it with her.