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Ozias Fotakis |17 | Male | Ravenclaw | Sixth Year
Mentions: Sam, Noah

Upon entering the train Ozias had planned to do what he typically did every year on the way to Hogwarts, hole himself up in one of the compartments, completely ignore his fellow students and bury his nose in a book or stare out the window at the rapidly passing landscape until it stopped. Things started out quite normal...that was until the sound of arguing erupted from the cabin behind him, making it utterly impossible to get any reading done. A hand rose to rub at his temple, a dull headache already beginning to form. The other two people occupying the seats opposite him shifted uncomfortably as the yelling increased and grew more threatening in nature, their eyes darting toward him almost expectantly every now and then.

He kept waiting for someone to move, do something, but the hallway remained empty. Sighing in exasperation, Ozias supposed if he really wanted something done he would have to do it himself. Swinging his cabin door open, swift strides quickly brought him to Noah and Sam's compartment, his eyes trailing over the anxious house elf who'd been locked outside. Trying the handle, he found the door lodged shut and his eyes narrowed. "Gentleman, you're making quite a ruckus," he called sharply, pulling out his own wand and uttering a spell he hoped would undo the curse on the door so he could pry it open. "What seems to be the problem? I'm sure we can settle this like civilized wizards, surely?"

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Jasper Montgomery | 16 | Slytherin | Fifth Year
Mentions: Iris, Celandine, Constantine

"Are you sure you'll be alright?" Vincent asked for the umpteenth time, his blue-green gaze brimming with concern. Jasper rolled his eyes, reaching out to ruffle his twin's neatly combed hair until it was an untidy mess that more closely resembled his own, much to Vincent's dismay. "You worry too much. I'll be fine," Jasper reassured him as Vincent made an attempt at smoothing his hair back into place, the train horn going off and summoning the students still lingering on the platform inside. "That's my cue. I'll see you at Christmas," he added, accepting a hug from his brother before gathering his things and following the last students on board.

His eyes scanned each cabin as he passed them, a small smirk pulling at the edges of his mouth as he heard locks click or saw the teens inside shrink back as if hoping he wouldn't notice them. 'Ah, it's good to be back.' A sudden commotion in one particular cabin caused him to pause. Now that sounded interesting, but it seemed someone had already beat him to the scene. He debated whether or not to assist, or possibly make matters worse, but he'd tangled with Ozias before and learned the hard way the other boy could be downright vicious if you pissed him off enough. Concluding he wasn't ready to nurse a bloody nose or a black eye quite this early in the year, he edged around him, winking at the disgruntled sixth-year who sent a wary glance his way as he passed.

It didn't take long before he heard much quieter, calmer voices coming from another cabin a little further down and decided that's where he'd be spending the train ride, flinging the door open quite abruptly. "Sup nerds," he greeted a little too cheerfully before plopping down on the nearest empty seat, making himself comfortable.

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Ozias Fotakis |17 | Male | Ravenclaw | Sixth Year
Mentions: Sam, Noah

The look on Ozias' face suggested he didn't believe for a second the quarrel had been resolved, all this talk of families leaving him feeling uneasy. He didn't know enough about either of them to understand what that meant. What he did know was Noah had a huge tendency for assholery and he wasn't comfortable leaving the slightly younger Sam alone with him. "You better come with me," he addressed Sam, finally managing to slide the door open. He couldn't force him to leave of course, but he didn't see why he'd want to stick around either.

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Jasper Montgomery | 16 | Slytherin | Fifth Year
Mentions: Iris, Celandine, Constantine

Ordinarily, Celandine's clear dismissal would have encouraged Jasper to pester her specifically, but luckily for her, Iris was currently the most interesting person in the room, if only because she had the audacity to insult him. He seemed more amused than anything else, snickering softly. She began to introduce herself before cutting it short and he raised an eyebrow. It didn't take a genius to figure out what she was going to say. It was a pretty common thing in Slytherin to introduce one's self with their blood status, but this girl wore a Gryffindor uniform. How peculiar.

"Jasper," he replied in turn. "Good old fashioned half-blood at your service." Her hand pulled back before he could shake it, but he didn't appear overly bothered by the fact. As she quickly switched the subject, inquiring after the fight he shrugged. "Saw a guy from Ravenclaw trying to smooth things over." Considering the yelling seemed to have stopped he supposed things must have calmed down.

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Ozias Fotakis |17 | Male | Ravenclaw | Sixth Year
Mentions: Sam, Noah

Ozias was relieved to find Sam didn't have any protests concerning abandoning his former seat and pushed the door open as wide as the frame would allow, moving aside so Sam had more room for his luggage. Even then he seemed to still be having trouble with it to the point Ozias grabbed one end of it to help him maneuver the suitcase through the doorway. A withering glance was sent Noah's way when he continued to goad the younger Slytherin and it took a great deal of restraint to hold his tongue. People like him were better left ignored.

The house elf's blatant distress saw his gaze drift elsewhere awkwardly once Sam finally exited the cabin. "If it will help your case, I can attest to this as well. It's not exactly a lie. Now come along, both of you. The train will be leaving soon and we don't want to be caught in the hallway once it starts moving." Leading them back to his own cabin, Ozias ushered Sam and his house-elf inside, the other two students still seated within moving aside to make room with widened eyes.

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Jasper Montgomery | 16 | Slytherin | Fifth Year
Mentions: Iris, Celandine, Constantine

"Where you been, girl? I am sitting," Jasper responded, stretching over to tap her knee as proof. Her lack of notice could probably be forgiven considering she hadn't looked at him since he'd arrived, but it wouldn't stop him from calling her out on it. Constantine's barely contained mirth over the exchange of insults and introductions saw Jasper hold his gaze for an uncomfortably long moment, but Iris' sharp intake of breath drew his attention back to her before long, causing him to stand again slightly so he could lean closer to the window, curious what suddenly had her so tense.

He caught a brief glimpse of some boys entering the train, but it wasn't long enough to tell who they were. "Who're they?" He inquired, sounding quite nosy. "They giving you trouble? Want me to teach 'em a lesson?" It seemed that in the short time they'd known each other, despite the wry remark she'd greeted him with, Jasper had decided he liked her. The soft mew of Celandine's cat saw his gaze drift toward the feline and his eyes seemed to brighten, his offer to beat up some guys he didn't even know the names of temporarily forgotten. "Cute baby. What's their name?"

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