Kirah

Forsaken Children of War (Kirah and McHaggis)

Kyle smiled back at Siobhan as the train moved. The movement was new and exciting and it was just the pair of them. He was thankful for that. Kyle didn't care that much for large crowds, at least not until he was comfortable with the place he was at. His sister's pranks rarely took too long to happen, it had been long enough now that he had no fear of the window on the train popping off while they sped through the English countryside. Soon the pair of them was used to the movement of the train and she spoke again.

"When Alistair went to Hogwarts, I just hung around with the dragons."

Kyle's eyes widened, Siobhan wouldn't be able to tell if it was fear or surprise or a dozen other types of emotions, most of which had passed through him as he contemplated the fact that Siobhan had 'hung around' dragons. He had never seen a dragon before. The thing spit fire and could fly, and she had hung around dragons. She was familiar with them. He had a million questions try to tumble their way forward but the one that came out first was, "Aren't they dangerous?" His question wasn't toned with derision, but instead genuine concern for his new friend. His eyes quickly darted to examine her exposed skin for burns or other marks of injury that he hadn't noticed on his first glance of her.

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Tessa - Great Hall

"Absolutely," Tessa's face lit up with shear joy. She worked her way through the rest of her breakfast mostly in silence.

"What else do you have planned for today?"

Tessa pulled her bag over a shoulder. "After the class I've got classes, but during my free period I was going to see if there was a spell that does localized aging so I could test the quality of two inks. After dinner I was going to fly some laps." The unspoken line there was as long as none of the houses had decided to have quidditch practice. Tessa finished her orange juice and glanced at her watch. They had time still, "You?"

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Tessa - Great Hall

Tessa deftly caught it. Her reflexes fast enough for a quaffle easily dealt with the heavy bag. "Sorry. I'll remember it eventually." She smiled as Beth sat down beside her. The warm bread radiating a smell that spread delicious memories through her. "Absolutely." She tore of a piece from the end and slathered butter onto it. She watched the butter melt for a moment before taking a savory bite.

Tessa, even though she was easily distracted, loves animals and plants, she was exceptional with plants and decent with animals. This year being her fifth she had to make some hard decisions, such as what she wanted to do with her future, as of yet she didn't have a good plan. She thought briefly of maybe horticulture, or maybe a vet for magical creatures. Or a scientist, the muggle raised part of her brain thirsted for understanding. She shook her head and finished the bite she had taken, washing it down with some orange juice.

"You going to the special class today?" Tessa finally asked, her friends were used to this episodes of her in deep thought. Because Tessa and Beth were separated by a year they had never had a class together, this would be a chance for them to enjoy class time together. Tessa hoped her friend would go.

Forsaken Children of War (Kirah and McHaggis)

The wedding was amazing! It was super small, but that was lovely.

Forsaken Children of War (Kirah and McHaggis)

Kyle listened as Siobhan spoke. He liked her, he decided. Kyle hoped she'd end up in Slytherin like she wanted.

"I think so too." Almost as soon as Kyle agreed with the imminent departure of the train the whistle blew. His eyes widened as the train lurched and started moving. He moved closer to the window to watch the scenery pass by. He had to move Rix, his owl, for a better view. He watched as people waved goodbye to the train. He gave a small wave, not seeing his parents but hoping maybe they saw him. Then he gave Siobhan a big smile and leaned back into the seat. "This is exciting." He didn't want to tell her his heart was pounding. Surly just from the excitement of finally getting to go to Hogwarts.

"You sound like you have quite a large family. It's just my sister and I, though we have quite a lot of cousins. Not all of them have been to Hogwarts. Some live in other countries. I know some of my cousins went to Drumstrang." Kyle found that it was easy to talk to Siobhan. She was just like him. She wanted nothing more than to be in Slytherin, she was a first year, and nervous about the whole being away from home thing too.

Forsaken Children of War (Kirah and McHaggis)

Kyle stared surprised at the blonde girl for a moment before saying "Yeah it's fine. I met your brother once." Kyle told her. "My name is Kyle McCarthy." The McCarthy family was a well respected Slytherin family, had been so for generations back. Nearly as far back as recorded history on it went. There were a few outliers, as with any family. Even Kyle's mother's family was pure blood back all the way, and all Slytherins.

"Everyone in your family Slytherin too?" He asked, he only knew of Alistair. Kyle knew he'd be sorted into Slytherin, there was no where else for him...but there is always the slight tingle of fear that he might not be.

The boy was nervous. He wanted to make friends, but at the same time was afraid to. Friends could disappoint. This girl though, if she were related to Alistair, who his sister trusted, and even admired, she must be okay. She must be going places too. That's what mattered of course. That and how the outcome of the war went. Kyle like many others saw only the future where Voldemort won, that was the only future for his family. This future meant that Kyle wanted friends that would matter.

Forsaken Children of War (Kirah and McHaggis)

How tragic for you to have to look through so many pictures.

I had a really hard time for Kyle actually...so many mug shots *face desk* Racism is alive

Anyway I won't be able to give a good response until later. I'm about to go down for breakfast and then my sister will be here to take me to the wedding.

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Tessa 6:00 am Hufflepuff Dorm

Tessa snapped awake at precisely 6 am. Her head pounded for a moment as she gathered her wits about her. It didn't matter what time she fell asleep she always woke up at 6 am on the dot. Pushing her dreams away Tessa sat in the bed and stretched reaching for her toes. She made a mental schedule for the day. First on the list, after her shower, was breakfast. Most of her friends wouldn't be awake yet.

Tessa took her morning shower and dressed. She dressed without particular care for what she put on, her socks were mismatched. She wasn't thinking of her outfit, but instead a plant. Not just any plant, but this one spat ink if it were poked. She wondered if the ink were better quality than squid ink. Tessa decided she'd have to test that out. Under what parameters? Obviously one of the key parameters for the quality of ink was how long it stayed bright and clear. She didn't have time for a test that would take years. There had to be a spell to magically speed up the time on a single space, such as on a piece of paper.

Tessa was so wrapped up in her thought process that by fifteen to seven when she found her way in the Great Hall she still hadn't realized she had forgotten her bag. Tessa took her accustomed seat. Tessa is a creature of habit. She always sits in the same seat, nearly always eats the same breakfast, and never, absolutely never drinks pumpkin juice.

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Kyle stood next to his luggage and his parents. His older sister, Maggarina (Maggie to literally anyone who spoke with her), was already on the train having met up with friend Alistair.

Kyle had no reservations about going. He was just nervous about the train. He had never been on one before. He was taking the sight in when his father knelt down beside him. "Son, you'll do just fine." His mother kissed the top of his head. "Just stay out of Maggie's way." Kyle had had no intention of bothering his sister, she had already made it abundantly clear they weren't going to be friendly at school. Not that they were friendly anywhere else. His father fixed his collar. "You stay out of trouble. Things will be changing soon and I don't want you to appear to know too much just yet." The older man stood and Kyle's mother took his place. Kyle's father noticed one of his acquaintances, Malfoy, and stepped over to speak with the other man.

"Kyle, study hard okay, and write often." The dark haired woman tightly hugged her son and gave him a slight push toward the train. Kyle clambered onto the train, awkward in his growing body, glanced back and gave a small wave.

The train was bustling with students of all ages. Kyle was shoved around a bit by older students greeting friends. He felt so alone. In his family one didn't make friends with people that weren't destined for the same fate as they were. Greatness. All of his playmates had been carefully picked for him, and none of them were to be found right now. Finally he slid into a carriage that was empty, as he struggled to put his trunk up on the rack his sister stepped into the room.

"Squirt." Kyle looked at his sister and nearly dropped his luggage. Maggie caught it and pushed it the rest of the way onto the rack. "Listen, Mom may have said some nonsense about, find where you'll be happy, but dad will disown you if you aren't Slytherin."

"Maggie, come one, the rest of us have taken over the back carriage." A male voice, probably Alistair called from the hall.

"Not that I care." She let her many braids fly as she turned around quickly to head back into the corridor. Kyle slumped down into the seat. It was true his father would disown him, Kyle knew that. Kyle had no inclination for any other house though. His sister may joke at him that he'd be Hufflepuff for sure, but in reality Kyle knew what he valued most. He leaned his head back only looking up with the train car door opened again, he hoped it wasn't Maggie again.

Forsaken Children of War (Kirah and McHaggis)

Lol!
Yeah no ninjaing in this.

Okay. Cool, that gives our characters even more reason to gravitate to each other, especially in the beginning.