Tadeo Diaz
Location; Platform 9 3/4, On The Train
Interacting With; Wyatt Blackwood
@Heathen
Teddy couldn't really believe it. There, right in front of him, was the famous Hogwarts Express. The impressive scarlet engine stretched the length of the hidden platform surrounded by young witches and wizards going off to school. His new school. Hogwarts.
He'd been looking forward to this day all summer. In fact, he'd convinced his parents to London a day early just so he could be sure to get here on time. He'd ended up regretting that as his first time on a Muggle airplane hadn't agreed with him. Gus in particular had not enjoyed the trip. All the charms to conceal his presence on the plane had put him in a worse mood than usual. Their goodbyes at the platform had taken longer than any back home as this time he'd be farther away. Despite his protestations that he was usually really far from home anyway, his mother had insisted on an extended lecture, warning, blessing, and last-minute packing list check. But what could be done? It was just her way. Still he'd been rewarded for his trouble when she passed him a bag of chocolate frogs with a smug grin. "Just don't eat them all on the train..." she had sighed as he stuffed them in his bag. Another round of hugs later, his parents walked through the barrier once more leaving Teddy to board the train.
Teddy zipped up the light hoodie he was wearing, conscious of the chillier weather. It was easily a good twenty degrees colder here than it was back home. Of course no where near as cold as King Cove, but he always did take some time to acclimate to colder temperatures. He wore the white hoodie over a green henley he had bought when discovering he would be a Slytherin. He also wore a pair of dark blue well fitted jeans and some brown chukka boots. Thinking about King Cove made him wonder what his friends would get up to this year. In just a few hours they'd be starting their own journey to school. Of course they planned to write, but everyone knew how that went. Hopefully they wouldn't have too much fun without him.
Tadeo wheeled his luggage cart to the train, ready to board it and meet some of his fellow students. He drew a few curious looks as he had expected. The older students clearly didn't recognize the new young wizard. A quick glance at the two snapback caps bearing "Houston Rockets" logos would likely inform them of his status as a transfer. He didn't mind the looks, in fact some of them were quite pleasant looks from some of the young witches. He of course returned a friendly "Hey" or "Hello" anytime he made eye contact. These were all potential friends, potential allies, interesting people no matter what. And there was no chance he'd still be a stranger by the end of the term.
He loaded his luggage, giving a helping hand here and there, taking only a small bag and Gus's cage with him into the rest of the train. He glanced into a few compartments, seeing groups of friends catching up and recounting their holidays. He noticed a compartment with some students about his age with room for one. He had planned to try and join them when the boy immediately ahead of him said something into the compartment across from it. Suddenly the boy walked right into a door and fell... twice.
Holding back a grin, Teddy approached the boy and helped him to his feet.
"You all right there, man? Looks like you got turned around a bit." He bent over and picked up a few knuts that had fallen out his pocket, holding them out.
"I'm Teddy, by the way. I just transferred from King Cove." He stood there with his hand outstretched, ignoring an exasperated sigh behind him since the two were blocking the passage. The other boy glanced at the knuts then up to Teddy's face, his eyes narrowing. He still seemed a bit dazed, but he reached out with both hands and carefully took his coins.
"Thanks..." he mumbled, then turned around, muttering something about Mudbloods and foreigners, and something that sounded like Godzilla?
Teddy peeked in and found a blonde boy dressed all in black sitting alone with a cat. The girl behind him grumbled some more about the blocking the corridor so he slipped halfway into the compartment to let her pass.
"So, can I sit here or are you just confunding anyone who tries to come in?" The charm had piqued his curiosity, as it seemed to have been skillfully done from his view. He just wasn't sure what the guy had done to deserve it. Not waiting for a reply he entered the compartment and set down his bag and Gus's cage. He took a seat then reached out and pet the cat softly on the head. He recalled his friend Alice had told him that he should ask before touching someone else's pet. But he was already doing it so there was no point now.