Verlin got off the train wagging her tail enthusiastically, and gave out a whoop of joy. On the train she had taken off her trench coat, and replaced it with her modified robes. She was truly a Hogwarts student once more. She took Ester from her place on her shoulder, and tossed her up in the air and caught her a few times, and then placed a kiss on the cats head. The cat whined pathetically as if to ask 'why me.' In her enthusiasm her tail and ears disappeared leaving her a normal girl with odd yellow eyes. She thought about redoing the transfiguration, but then decided against it. She knew the teachers, and staff didn't always appreciate her canine appearance, and thought it might be a better omen for the start of her year if she didn't appear in her canine attire for once. She spiked her hair up so it all stood straight (think Vash the Stampede from Trigun). She then looked to Isaak. "Let's get a carriage together. You're the only Slytherin of our year that talks to me." 

 She remembered her mother's urging to make friends, and grinned privately that she could actually tell her mom she had made one. She led the way to an empty carriage, but not before she caught a glimpse of those creepy looking horse creatures. One turned its head and looked straight at her. She wanted to scream. She knew why she could see the horses. "Daaaa..." She whispered to herself. She shook her head and snapped out of it, and boarded her carriage.