Bottom Deck, Front - The rocking and the swaying didn't impact Georgina as much this time, as she managed to stay firmly in her seat. Unfortunately, the same couldn't be said for those around her. Hagrid was by no means a
small person and Georgina had moved into range so to speak. He tumbled forward and would have crushed her, had Penny Haywood not pulled Georgina out of the way quickly. "Wotcher, Georgie!" Hagrid exclaimed. "Whatcha mean, yer saw someone die?" he asked, confused.
But unfortunately, he didn't have much time to talk. He picked Chiara up from the ground with one hand, holding his puppy Fang with the other. "I got to dash - first years and all, they need lookin' after... But come by me hut, okay? I've got tea and rock cakes any time, Georgie," he promised, before disembarking the Knight Bus. The vehicle seemed to shudder as he got off. "First years, follo' me!!" he shouted, waving his hand and indicating that they go to follow him.
"You're going to love the boats," Penny promised Chiara and Beatrice. "I expect you both to be Hufflepuffs, but if you're not, I'll sneak by during the feast and check on you," she promised them.
Bottom Deck, Back - Poor Fae, abandoned without so much as a word. With the final series of lurches and bumps as the Knight Bus materialized at Hogsmeade Station, Fae lucked out. She managed to stay in one piece, not going flying, not hitting her head, everything was coming up Fae! Maybe it was her beating skills, eh?
Middle Deck, Back - They weren't quite at their destination yet - the Knight Bus was still thundering along, rapidly changing size to squeeze in through a narrow gap. There was another loud
BANG! as they suddenly appeared at Hogsmeade Station, the bus screeching as they barely stopped in time. Outside the windows, everyone would be able to see the stern yet worried expression of the Gryffindor House Head and Deputy Headmistress, Minerva McGonagall.
For this round of bumps and bounces, the locks on Mary's luggage burst open, threatening to spill her belongings everywhere. Madalyne was sent flying, hitting the windows with her face,
hard. One of her teeth was knocked out from the impact. Apollo was unscathed. His twin, though, was having a positively horrible day. With the rocking and wild motion of the bus, he ended up hitting his broken wrist against the side of his chair.
"That was positively wicked!" Tonks cheered, her form shifting as she once again looked like an eleven year old girl, although now she had spiky blue hair and golden eyes.
Location: the Knight Bus: Top Center -> Carriage One
Magic: Pocket Sneakoscope
The Knight Bus suddenly squeezed before there was another dramatic
BANG! and the brakes squealed as they came to a halt at Hogsmeade Station. Outside, Professor McGonagall stood waiting for the students. A little further down the road were the thestral drawn carriages, although only those who had seen death could see the creatures that pulled them.
The sudden change in momentum didn't mix well with Paige.
"It's like they think you're their-" she began, before she was flung from her chair with impressive air clearance. She hit the floor roughly about ten feet from her chair, her luggage at least staying in one place. Hestia didn't even meow, unaware that her owner had been tossed like a rag doll.
"...mum," she groaned. Paige waited for a moment to make sure that the Knight Bus really had stopped moving, before picking herself up. She knew her knees and elbows were going to have horrid bruises on them from that tumble.
Unfortunately, Zelda was
also tossed from her chair and ended up going smack into Andre Egwu, ending up on top of him in a compromising position on the ground. The Ravenclaw seeker and keeper giggled a little bit, as the two beaters started whispering rapidly, no doubt having made bets on when this would finally happen. Elizabeth was almost thrown out of her chair, just barely catching herself in time, though the sudden motion would hurt her neck.
She then heard Professor McGonagall's voice booming, clearly under the influence of an amplifying charm.
"The following students are to report to Professor Dumbledore at once. Georgina Locke, Artemis and Apollo Harrington, Mary Winthrop, Zelda Flynn, Paige Atwell, Elizabeth Flame, Madalyne Crane, and Fae Mintfree. The first two carriages are reserved for those nine and they are to go straight to the headmaster's office upon arriving at Hogwarts. All belongings will be collected from the Knight Bus by staff." Paige raised an eyebrow.
"Why would Dumbledore want to talk to us? And with those losers too, really?" she said with a sigh. She made sure that Hestia was secure in her carrier before walking down the staircase and stepping off of the Knight Bus. The carriages sat four to five students and Paige took a seat in the back of the first carriage, where the bench was a bit roomier and could deal with three (with two sitting in the front).
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