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Min's brow furrowed and she frowned. "I hope it doesn't have to be four, I think he means that it can't be any more than four in one boat." She looked over at the boats. They looked small, surely that must have been what the tall man had meant...

Eli shrugged. "Whatever it means, we get to make more friends! If you two want to stay together I don't mind going in a different boat - we'll meet up back on land anyways, and we'll have the whole year to hang out together!"

Min was comforted by Eli's confidence, and was relieved she would get to ride in a boat with at least one of her new friends. She looked up, and saw that they were being approached by a trio of students, two boys and a girl. 

"Hey," Carter called out in a friendly tone. "I'm Carter. Do you guys mind if we split boats with you guys?" He really hoped he would get to sit with Liqin and Ishbel, but as he was an extrovert, he didn't really mind sitting with others.

Eli nodded happily. "Sure," he said happily. "I'm Eli, so great to meet you guys." He beamed at the others before getting into a boat. "I'm happy to ride with anyone," he said excitedly.

Min hesitated, before turning to Bryn, who she had quickly felt a strong bond with. "Which boat do you want?" she whispered to her.

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Maddie looked shocked and scared at her friend's statements, She has known Sebastian had been injured in class and that the Notts had petitioned for the professor to be fired, but she couldn't [i]believe[/i] this man standing before her was the one responsible! She made a mental note to ask Vivienne what class it was, so she could avoid taking it. "C'mon, let's get a boat before all them are gone."

Jacob walked over to an empty boat and got inside, and yelled out at a nearby boy to come sit with them. The boy walked over and got in the boat next to Jacob and sat down. He turned to the girls and reassured them, "Don't worry, he's a Pureblood. Aiming for Slytherin too, our dads work together." The boy waved at the girls kindly. Jacob held out his hand to Maddie and Vivienne to help them in the boat.

Maddie graciously accepted his hand, ducking her head to avoid him seeing her blush, before sitting down in the boat and scooting over, leaving room for her friend beside her.


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Archie nearly tipped the boat over as he practically jumped into it beside Ben, completely oblivious to the other boy's outstretched hand. He sat down and grinned at Nadia and Gus. "Come on, get in guys! The faster we're in the boat, the faster we get to Hogwarts, and the faster we can eat!"

Nadia signed. It would be rude to leave now, for another boat, so she took Ben's hand and allowed him to help her into the boat. She sat opposite to Archie, refusing to sit beside him. She drummed her fingers on the side of the boat, anxious to arrive at Hogwarts and get the Sorting Ceremony over with.



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Saoirse smiled at Thanh. "I'm sure he just means we can't be more than four," she reassured them. "Look how little these boats are...we don't want them to sink, but I'm sure the kind squid would help us if we did." 

She looked around at the boats filling up quickly, and managed to spot one empty boat near them. "I see one!" she exclaimed, before rushing over to the boat. She climbed inside and waved at Olivia and Thanh. "Please sit with me, the ride will be lovely," she called to them.