Eliza laughed. What did she look like to him? ''No I'm a big, tough, scary sixth year.'' She replied, her voice like bells. ''Well, Hells Belle, I have some more if you'd like.'' Not waiting for a response from either cat or owner, she reaches back into her suitcase and pulled out some more fish. ''Here ya go. And I think Mukura is one strange name. Where're ya from?'' She asked the strange child. Not getting a response, she rolled her eyes and looked at the others.

Mukura ignored them entirely after that, his thoughts having strayed to the people in portraits. Did they have feelings and emotions, too? Did they remember things from their past? Did they even have a past? He supposed a portrait of a person would do, but what if the person was made up? What then?

Sami watched Hell's Belle snack on the fish, amused. "Yeah, I'm a first year," she replied absently, her attention slowly traveling to Mukura, waiting for a response. She was curious abut him, which was unusual since she'd never cared much about peoples' pasts. If they were someone worth being around at present, why did it matter what had gotten them there? When he didn't reply, she stared at him for another heartbeat before looking away.

Zakary's attention was not at all on Mukura; he wasn't the least bit concerned with the other boy. Eliza held his focus. He watched her feed the strange cat intently, smirking at her comment.

His musings about portraits and living things and history and pasts done, Mukura turned his attention to the area around him. He heard people laughing loudly in other compartments, and wondered what was going on. Probably nothing much. Sighing, he reached into his bag and pulled out a tattered copy of 'Mythical Beasts and Beings~ Vol I'. Should any other wizard glance at the ti
tle, they would know instantly it was a muggle book, simple due to the word mythical. He made sure the ti
tle wasn't seen, then, and instead opened it up on a rather dog-eared page about Wyverns.

Eliza left the cat finish its small meal, and her eyes wandered arounf the compartment, curious about her fellow first years. For some reason, though, her eyes kept straying to Zakary, no matter how she tried to help it. Shaking out any notions from her head, she glanced at her watch, and realized it was pretty late. ''I'm gonna take a nap. obody try and mug me while I'm out.'' She said jokingly, before pulling her legs up next to her, placing her suitcase on the other side, and resting her head on it. Though she tried to sleep, she found her thoughts strayed in a similar manner to her sights.

Zakary found himself watching Eliza as she settled down, then quickly looked away, afraid that she would notice. He turned his attention to Mukura, who was now reading. "What's that?" he asked, trying to make conversation.

Sami had fallen silent, bored again, and was now staring out the window. Hell's Belle, her snack now finished, jumped onto the seat close beside Sami and curled into a ball, dozing off. Sami absently stroked the cat, lost in thought.

Mukura looked up from his book for a moment, before replying quietly. ''A book. What else?'' He said, speaking softly, but his tone clear. He turned the page to that on three headed dogs, bored. He'd read the same things hundreds of times before.

Eliza finally fell into a light sleep, but even her dreams did not stray away from Zakary. Why couldn't she stop thinking about him?

[[Shall we time skip to the school? oxo']]

(Sure)

Zakary rolled his eyes. "I know that, genius. What's it about?" Sami turned her head slightly, listening to the conversation, curious. If it had anything to do with the mysterious Mukura she was interested.

***Time Skip***

Sami looked up at the school, eyes wide with amazement. "Wow," she murmured under her breath. It was beautiful, nothing at all like she'd been expecting. Zakary stepped up beside her, nodding.

"I know, right?"

Eliza ran up behind them, crashing into Zakary and Sami as she tried to stop. She fell backwards, but got up again with a laugh. ''Hehe, sorry.'' Looking up, her jaw literally dropped. She closed it quickly, before she looked like an idiot. Or, at least, before she looked like much of an idiot. ''It's... stunning...'' She murmered.

Mukura, on the other hand, took one glance at the building, and no more. Sure, it was impressive, but it was just a school. He was more interested in this 'Forbidden Forest' he'd heard of. Ignoring the little trio, he slung his bag over his shoulder, collected his suitcase, and headed inside, wondering what House he'd be put in. He hoped it wasn't Slytherin. He'd never liked snakes much, one of the few creatures he disliked, in fact, and their name reminded him a lot of them.

Sami glanced over her shoulder and smirked at Eliza before turning away, nodding her agreement. She spotted Mukura passing and, on a whim, followed him. She clucked once to Hell's Belle, who quickly darted to her side, as she increased her pace to catch up to him. "Hi," she greeted him, trying to soud friendly. "So, what house do you expect to be put in?"

Zakary glanced at Sami's retreating back, somewhat glad that she and her demon of a cat were gone, before turning to Eliza. "It is," he agreed. "I mean, I've seen pictures and everything, but it's different when it's in person, y'know?"

Eliza smiled back. ''Yeah, I know what you mean. It... takes your breath away...'' She said, her voice full of wonder and awe. She picked up her suitcase, and headed in the direction of the school, trailing it after her. ''You coming?'' She teased.

Mukura kept walking for a moment, didn't realize she was talking to him. ''What? Oh, I don't really care.'' He replied, trying to get out of what would surely be a long and meaningful- and boring - conversation. He only glanced back for a moment, before he kept walking on ahead.

"You don't?" Sami was surprised. From what she'd heard, everyone had a house they hoped to be placed into. She paused and tilted her head, thinking. But, then again, this boy was different, but in a way Sami liked. She broke from her thoughts and hurried to catch up to him. "Well, I hope to be put in Gryffindor. My father was, so I probably will."

Zakary nodded and grabbed his suitcase, following. "Of course I'm coming," he replied with a smirk. "I don't know about you, but I hope I never see that devil cat of Sami's ever again," he muttered.

''Hehehe, I liked it. It was pretty cool.'' Eliza replied, standing in line at the big oak doors, behind everyone else. She played with a lock of her hair, twisting it and turning it with her finger absent-mindedly.

Mukura smirked inwardly at her surprise, but didn't show anything on the outside. Instead, he remained placid and calm, a still surface above a raging current. He sighed as she continued to follow him and adger him, rolling his eyes, and muttering something along the lines of ''If we were all so lucky...'' at mention of her father. She wouldn't have heard, though. He said it too quietly. Standing in line, he kept hold of his bag and waited.

[[Wanna be the teachers? o.o I'm no good at them. >.<]]

(I can try...can't promise anything good.)

Sami crouched to pick up Hell's Belle, who wiggled out of her owner's arms to perch on Sami's shoulder. Sami rubbed the cat's ears and looked around for someone to talk to, annoyed by Mukura's lack of response.

Zakary snorted, shaking his head. "It was evil. I could see it in its eyes."

(I'm braindead -_- Shall post better post next time)

[[Hehe, be better than me at them, anywho. And braindeaded-ness is fine. ;3]]

''Aha. Suuure it was evil. You're not going nuts. Never.'' Eliza replied mockingly, giving a slight laugh to show she was joking. ''Hey, where are the teachers?''

Makura was once again deep in thought. Did those screaming plants scream because they were in pain, or simply because thy were angry? Maybe it was a bit of both.

Zakary opened his mouth to reply, but just then the large doors to the school opened. Before the crowd of first-years stood a tall, skinny woman. Her black hair was pulled back into a tight bun and she wore a black cloak.

"Quiet down, quiet down," she commanded in a stern voice. The crowd fell into silence. "My name is Professor Lessos. Welcome to Hogwarts Schoolf of Witchcraft and Wizardry. If you will follow me, you will be taken to the Great Hall, where you will be sorted into your houses." With that, she turned and led the way into the school.

Sami grinned and hurried forward, pushing through the crowd. Zakary smirked and followed the Professor, turning to look at Eliza. "Coming?"

(Yay! Totally random professor that I made up! And yay for fantasy name generators!)

[[Hehe, I AM a fantasy name Generator. xD]]

Mukura listened to the professor. He didn't need to quiet down. He wasn't even talking. Shaking his head, a few locks of hair fell over his eyes, which he pushed away with his hand before following the professor along with the other students.
Eliza grinned. She always had good timing when it came to asking questions. '' 'Course! What house d'you wanna be in?'' She asked, her voice full of eagerness and excitement. Stepping on several toes in her haste, followed by several 'sorry, woops, sorry there!'' she followed Zakary, eventually reaching him before outwalking him and ending up in front.