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Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

Damian Griffin

Interacting with - @DayDreamz @Cio @Hitman @josephb

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Damian listened in as Halle went on to go talk about her summer to Piper. Damian smiled slightly as she explained what television was to Piper. Believe it or not, there were some things muggles actually did better than wizards. Inventing the television was one of them. Damian agreed with Piper as she spoke of the television and how she wished the magic world had them. Instead, we got stuck with moving newspapers.

Damian's mind began to wander as he petted Jax's cat Sandstorm, the cat started to purr next to him. Looking around at the students that filled the compartment with him, he sighed quietly. They all had been going to the same school as him for 4, going on 5 years now and this was probably the most interaction aside from Jax, that he's ever had with them. He smiled a little though, perhaps this was the start of some great friendships.

Damian had snapped back into reality shortly as Piper went on talking about her family reunion, and how they had been pestering her about a boyfriend. Damian chuckled slightly at that, he knew that feeling all too well as he recalled his mom doing the same thing about a girlfriend. He always shrugged it off though, as he did with most things. Whenever it happens, it happens.

Halle turned her attention towards Damian, addressing his question if she was ready for the school year. "This year? I mean, we have OWLs this year, right? That's cool. But also kind of nerve-wracking. I mean, I totally bombed Potions last year and now I'm kind of worried that I'm going to fail it this year _{and the same thing with Herbology they're tough classes and even the other classes that I did well in will be harder so I don't really know if I'm going to make it next year to move on with my education but overall I'm excited, but a little nervous, but excited."} Damian listened as intently as he could. The Hufflepuff rattled off words, in what seemed like one breath. Dame smiled at Halle, she seemed so bubbly and he envied that trait. Wishing he could harness only 5% of the energy she had, he wouldn't need to take his naps every day.

Halle's cheeks started to turn red in a blush as she realized her rambling ways. _{"sorry, I do that a lot,"} she said quietly as she sat down. Damian chuckled a little, "No need to worry Halle, You're very talented. I've seen you in charms, and you're a natural." Damian scratched his cheek as he continued, "And hey, I bombed potions last year too. So if you ever need someone to bomb with, I'm here for it. We can drown in our disappointment together." Damian gave her a smile as he joked around. Well actually, I bombed more than potions last year. He thought to himself, but she didn't need to know that.

"Ow!" Piper cried out, apparently, she had put her finger in the cage absent-mindedly as she listened in. Damian laughed at that. If he had gotten 1 bronze knut for every time he did that with his Owl Rondo while he zoned out. He would be a very rich man. Piper chastised the bird, "Not cool man, not cool." She was met with the Owl pushing his head against the cage bars, trying to get a pet. After Piper wiped the speck of blood off her finger, she went between the bars to give the Owl as he pleased.

"Anyway, I hope you guys are ready to get crushed in Quidditch this year. We Puffs are taking the House Cup," Halle boasted, "You don't stand a chance." Piper was the first to speak up on the matter, "You wish. Mark my word: I take no enjoyment from it, but I will hit you hard with a Bludger if necessary." Damian once again shuddered at the memory of one of her bludgers hitting his back, "Yeah trust me. You don't wanna get hit by one of those."

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Damian was going to go on and boast of his own quidditch team, Ravenclaw and their chances of winning the house cup this year. He was interrupted, however, with the start of the train. Damian looked out the window, to spot one of the large clocks overhanging off the side of one of the pillars. 11 O'Clock. Damian thought to himself, time really flew by since he first sat down. All the conversation must have made time fly by. He shrugged, as he looked to the people that filled the compartment with him. "I guess we're off."

The loud train whistle bellowed throughout the platform, looking out of the window Damian watched as all the parents waved their students off. The Hogwarts Express was on the move, once again leaving right at 11 O'Clock without fail. The same destination it made it's way too every year. Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

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@unicorgi back of da train fo da cool kids

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

This literally happens everytime, I write up a post and reread it for spelling/grammar errors and it seems fine in the preview screen.

Then i reread it in the IC as a official post and all i see is errors everywhere lol come on now

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Loving all the posts so far!

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

Damian Griffin

Interacting with - @Daydreamz @Cio @Hitman @josephb

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Damian had been looking out the window for a good while. He felt at ease as his mind wandered off watching the chaos that ensued on the platform outside of the train. Students and Parents all filed onto the platform in no time, a cluttered mess of goodbye hugs and kisses. Damian actually was relieved he got onto the train early, as it started to fill up slowly he realized the compartment he still sat in was empty. He sighed silently, he wished he brought his owl on the train for some company. The owl was situated at home for the moment already knowing how to get to Hogwarts. Damian decided it was optimal to not bring the Owl along on the train, as to keep his luggage down to the bare minimum.

Staring out the window once again, zoned out in his own head he heard a voice from outside his compartment door. "Hey, were you saving seats for your mates or can I come here? I'm desperately tryin' to avoid having to sit with the newcomers,"

Damian turned his head towards the compartment door to see a fellow 5th-year student of his. Piper Ward, one of the few Slytherins that seemed to not have a bad reputation. Piper was one of the beaters for the Slytherin quidditch team, and Damian recalled a time she launched a bludger his way. The bludger struck his back forcefully, somehow able to keep his balance on his broom Damian had completely gotten the wind knocked out of him. His back was sore for a whole month after that blow from the bludger. As Damian recalled this incident he shuddered inside. He didn't hold anything against her for it. He actually commended her for it, she was a hell of a beater. Sad that she played for the other team. Other than that, they never really had any interactions.

Damian gave Piper and her owl Barnaby a quick smile, Barnaby gave a small chirp as she finished talking. "Yeah su-.." Dame was cut off by another faint voice in the background. This time it was familiar to him. ”Piper! Thank magic I found a friendly face, the rest of these guys are CRAZY.” The voice came from Jaxon Chaucer. His old dorm-mate throughout the years, and probably the closest friend he had at the school. A chaser for the Ravenclaw quidditch team, he's watched the talented Wizard score many goals with the quaffle over the years. Way better to have Jax on Damian's team than the opposing team, Damian would hate to try and stop him from scoring on the pitch. Although he was a great quidditch player, he also was a great duelist. Albeit Dame never cared to join the dueling club. as Quidditch was already enough on his plate, he admired Jax's drive for it. After dueling club, Jax would return to the dorm telling Dame of the duels he had won, or the lessons he had learned from the club.

”Oh, hey Dame! Don’t mind starting our ‘share a space’ early hm?” Dame saw Jax's head pop out from the side of the compartment door. He had grown a little over the year but still seemed like the same ole' Jax to him. Damian gave Jax a brief smile, as he did Piper earlier. A student brushed past Piper quickly, she lost her balance for a split second but regained it. Barnaby sure didn't seem appreciative of the turbulence. "Jaxon!" Piper exclaimed, she bent forward a little eyeing down Jax's cat. "... and of course Sandstorm."The cat gave out a small hiss to Piper. I guess they aren't on the best of terms. Damian chuckled to himself. "Hey Jaxson. Long time no sees." Damian now went from his slouched position to a straight up position, to make himself more presentable. "Here guys, get in. Make yourself at home."

The crowd of students behind them had grown larger than before now, all trying desperately to find their own compartments with people inside. Piper noticed this, grabbing Jax in the process and tugging them both inside of the compartment that Damian was in. "I don't know what I was thinking earlier, trying to sit with a bunch of Gryffindors. At least you Ravenclaws don't have it out for me," Piper said, as she started to put her smaller luggage in one of the hat compartments. Damian shrugged, "Yeah. That's gotta suck to have a quarter of the school hate your guts based off the patch you wear on your robes. Glad Hufflepuffs aren't that way with us."

"That said, I hope you're ready to get your arses kicked in Quidditch this year," Piper joked, as she sat down across from Damian. Damian chuckled softly at the joke, "Yeah with you sending bludgers my way, I wouldn't be surprised if you did somehow manage to beat us this year." Damian joked back, recalling the time he got the wind knocked out of him by a bludger sent by her. "And will this be finally the year you convince me to join the Duelling Club?" Piper eyed Jaxson with the question.

Not a few moments passed before another voice came from the compartment door. "Piper! Is there room back here?" Another girl appeared this time. A Hufflepuff named Halle Moore. Halle was the keeper for the Hufflepuff quidditch team, and she was brilliant at it. She was quick to dodge bludgers, and even quicker to stop shots. Damian always held a type of respect for his fellow 5th-year, as she always helped Dame whenever he needed it. Whether it be giving Dame some ink for his quill during class, or helping him in charms class when he started falling behind, she was always there if you asked. They've been on good terms throughout the years, and near the end of 4th something started to feel odd between the two. Damian couldn't put his finger on it, but the few conversations they held near the end of the year always left more questions than answers for Damian.

Halle used her wand to throw her luggage on top of the compartment on the rack. A suitcase was half dangling off the rack, which Halle didn't seem to mind. She held onto her Owl cage which housed Gawain, her Owl. "Did you have a nice summer?" Halle asked Piper. Damian opted to look out the window, getting one last look of the platform before Halle noticed him and Jax inside the compartment too. "Nice to see the two of you, too," Halle said as she pocketed her wand, giving us a friendly wave. "Hope you had nice summers, too." Damian turned his head from the window to her, giving her a small wave back as he smiled, "Likewise Halle. You ready for the school year?"

Another student soon entered into the compartment, noticing Halle off the bat "Hey Halle." he said, making his way to a seat as he noticed Jax. "Alright mate. How've you been?" Elliot said as he sat down next to Jax. Damian didn't know the student's name off the top of his head, but he looked vaguely familiar. A few seconds past and Dame remembered he was the seeker for the Gryffindor quidditch team. Dame had played against him a few times in the past years, and he was very agile on his broomstick. Very hard to keep up with, just like any seeker. Other than that, Damian didn't know him all too well.

What a cast of characters. Damian thought to himself as he looked around the compartment once more. Maybe this school year will be the most interesting yet.

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@Cio Ahaha, I was literally changing my post to a better fit for some RP. Do what ya sees fit though!

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Platform 9 3/4

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The Hogwarts Express. A large steam-powered locomotive train that dutifully carries students too and from Hogwarts at the start and end of every school term. The express is the mainstay of platform 9 3/4, being the only train that comes and goes through it. Throughout the year's many students of all shapes and sizes have boarded this train, eagerly awaiting their arrival to the famous Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry.

Today is September 1st, the start of another school year at the prestigious magic school. New 1st year students wait on the platform anxious of what the next seven years hold in front of them, while more experienced students prepare for the trials and tribulations that stand ahead in their respective years. At 11'o clock this morning, the train will depart towards the school. Passenger carts filled to the brim with the future of wizards and witches. Welcome to another year of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry!

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Damian Griffin

9:53 AM

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Dame tiredly yawned as he strolled through platform 9 3/4. He had always hated the fact the train left at 11 o'clock sharp. Dame never had been a morning person, having to set a few alarms for early in the morning to even get out of bed on time. Damian has a love/hate relationship with this day. He loved the part of Hogwarts, but the hassle of getting there was brutal to him.

Getting there an hour and some change early was a first for Damian, he would usually make the train by the skin of his teeth. The platform was oddly scarce of people to him. He never had the luxury of seeing the platform like this, by the time he arrived it was packed with parents waving goodbye to their kids. But now there were a few students boarding the train, probably trying to get the best seats they could. While other students stayed back, milking the final moments they had with their parents until a break occurred.

Damian gave out a small yawn once again. His eyes drooped low as he gave another look-over of the platform. Deciding to make his way to the caboose of the train, he scrambled onto the cart. Looking down the rows of seating compartments, Damian spotted an empty one at the very back. Throwing up his luggage lazily on the rack above the compartment, he slumped down in one of the window seats. Staring out of his window, he awaited the rest of the students to board the express and make their way towards Hogwarts.

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@TheHangedMan
I was going to start it off on the train ride to hogwarts, just to get into the swing of things. but if people want a set time it should start, i.e. Diagon Alley. i’m not opposed to it.

@unicorgi
sure, your friend can join in