Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2013 3:47:43 GMT -5
hogwarts express || first year
Benji was kind of scared. He'd never been around this many people before and wasn't sure exactly how to act. Platform nine and three quarters was a mass of families. Some new to the wizarding world and some old. There was one thing that was certain, this was all scaring the heck out of Benji.
Smoke billowed out of the steam engine and Benji jumped back a little in slight fear and instinctively reached for his mothers hand, but it was not there. She slipped it around his shoulder and brought her other hand across to rest on him. Nikola was Benji's rock. Without her he knew he would be a total mess at the moment. He really did not like crowds.
People were climbing on board the train as Benji put his lugage to one side to be boarded. he had an extra bag with his change of clothes in and some snacks his mother provided for the journey. He had some coin too incase eh wanted anything from the trolley but he was certain his mother had packed him an adequate amount of food for the journey.
Benji's mother started ushering him towards the train. There was little said between the two and Benji felt as though his heart was breaking leaving his mother behind. With father in Azkaban she would be alone. She never went anywhere except the library and that was usually because he asked to go. He felt terrible to be leaving her alone, he'd even asked if he could be home schooled but she had insisted he needed the experience. Travelling to London had been silent and now it seemed there was barely any more to say than what was said on the ride here.
With a long hug and a bit of attar Benji squeezed his mum tightly. he felt her squeeze back and he let go. Before he could reach to wipe his own face his mother had done it for him with her delicate silk handkerchief. He heard a couple of boys snicker as they climbed on board the train but he didn't care. He was close with his mother and now she would be alone.
With a final farewell and a kiss to her cheek, he bid her farewell. He wanted to find a carriage that would have a good view of her but could see that they were all taken. He tried to enter one but was kicked out by a group of sixth year girls that were gossiping about boys.
This was it. That had been the last time he had seen his mother and tears started to well in his eyes at the thought. "Little baby gonna cry again?" Said a large boy as he pushed past Benji. His friends followed the biggest one that had spoken, they all made little sobs and 'boo hoo' noises before they left. Benji clamped down on his jaw. He'd never felt so angry in his life.
The train made a loud whistling sound followed by another. This was it. He was leaving for Hogwarts and he had to find somewhere to sit though it looked as though he might be sitting in the corridor. Still he wouldn't mind. He had a book packed with him and he would settle into that. He turned around and just as he did, the train started moving. he jolted a little and tried to regain his footing but just as he nearly got it, he fell into the wall, smashing his face against it and then tumbled to the floor. Slowly he felt the creeping of warm blood starting to trickle down his nose. His eyes were watery and he wasn't sure but he thought he was crying a little. His first day of school was not going the way he had planned.
T A G ;; Rose Erynn Weasley
N O T E S ;; Benji and Rose! Woo!
W O R D S ;; SixThreeTwo
R A G S ;; Benji I