A FAMILY AFFAIR

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[ CHAPTER TEN ; "BACK AT HOGWARTS..." ]

[ SOL'S POINT OF VIEW ; ]

"Hurry up!" Hy practically yelled at me as I turned around in the busy corridor of the Hogwarts express, where kids tried to push and shove their way out of the way to get outside and on their way to Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry.

"Move out of my way, little termites!" I could hear Brandy's voice yell as she shoved her way through a throng of first years. "Don't call them termites..."  I could hear another voice scold, I was eighty-two percent it was either Treech or Coral who was scolding her.

"Why not?" Brandy replied. "Hy?" I called out, trying to spot his face or hair through the crowd of potentially Gryffindor kids. "Hey. Look!" I heard Brandy shout. "Look! It's Sol!" She smiled, I felt someone jump on my back and didn't have to guess who it was.

"Oi. Get off me, will ya?" I replied, shoving her off my back. "Oh, cheer up." Brandy rolled her eyes. "Don't you have some first years to taut?" I replied. "Aw, you lost your boy toy?" Brandy teased. "He's not my boy toy." I frowned at her words.

"No, no, you're right. He's just the boy who you've known forever and would literally do anything for you because he's completely terrified of you." Brandy smiled. "Oh, lay off it, Brandy." I replied. "Fine, whatever." She scoffed.

"Hey, Sol." Coral nodded. "Hey, what's up, guys?" I smiled. "Mizzen. You have to go with the other first years." Coral told a young boy, who was practically stuck to Coral's side. "Oh. O- okay..." The boy, Mizzen, mumbled as he awkwardly started to leave her side.

"Poor guy..." Treech  mumbled as we watched Mizzen nervously walk away from Coral and into the rest of the crowd of first year's waiting near Hagrid. "Who was that?" I ask, frowning. "That's Coral's little brother, Mizzen." Tanner explained. "Oh, dip. I didn't know you had a brother." I mumbled.

"Who has a brother?" Hy asked as he approached us, I smacked the side of his head. "Where the hell have you been?" I asked. "I went the other way because of all first years crowding the doors." Hy replied. "You act as if they're repulsive." Coral frowned. "They are." Brandy and Hy replied in unison.

"I mean, except for Mizzen." Brandy quickly added when she got a look from Coral that meant murder. "Who's Mizzen?" Hy frowned. "Haven't you been listening? Mizzen is Coral's little brother." Tanner scoffed, rolling his eyes.

"Right, right. Got it." Hy nodded, scratching his head. "Come on, let's just get on the carriages..." I sighed. "Race you there!" Brandy exclaimed, before she could move, Mizzen came sprinting over, nearly tripping over his robes.

"Coral! Coral! Coral! Coral! Coral!" Mizzen screamed as he ran over, Coral having to catch him before he ran into the Hogwarts express. "Oh, brother..." She muttered. "Ha. It is your brother." Brandy smiled. "There's a reason why you weren't sorted into Ravenclaw..." Treech replied.

"Hurtful." Brandy mumbled, firmly. "Truthful." A Ravenclaw boy, Reaper Ash, muttered as he walked by. Brandy turned to face him, with an offended look. "Oi-" She began. "Don't even try to fight him on that, we all know it's true." Tanner cut her off.

"What is it, little fish?" Coral asked. "I- I... I made friends!" Mizzen panted. "That's awesome but you have to go with Hagrid before they leave without you." Coral warned him. "Okay. See you inside!" Mizzen smiled as he kissed her cheek and ran off. 

Mizzen went running over to two girls around his height, one of the girls had brown hair tied in two plaits, and the other was coughing into her elbow. "Great... he made friends with girls." Tanner grumbled. "You made friends with girls, too." Brandy replied, smacking the back of his head.

Treech snickered at the siblings bickering. "What are you laughing at? We have the same friend group..." Tanner snapped. "Yeah, but I never denied it." Treech shot back. "I never said I denied it!" Tanner hissed, defensively. "You kinda did..." Hy shrugged. "No, I didn't!" Tanner snapped. "Typical boys to start bickering..." Brandy shook her head.

"You want to join them, don't you?" Coral smirked. "More than anything." Brandy nodded. "Well, go on then." I urged her, she smiled from my encouragement and joined in, I laughed alongside Coral as we watched Tanner, Hy, Treech and Brandy all fight and argue.

I took notice that Treech faulted when a red headed girl from Ravenclaw exited the Hogwarts express and walked over to Reaper, I knew that girl. Everyone in the wizarding community new that girl for a two different reasons.

The first being her father is the first ever muggle born Minister of Magic and the other is the fact that her mother had been one of Grindelwald's followers. Her and her brother, Marcus Mason. She was Lamina Mason.

Coral nudged me out of my thoughts when it started to drizzle. "Come on, let's go up to the carriages." She said. "Ha! The first years have to suffer in the rain!" Brandy laughed. "Mizzen will be fine. He loves the water." Coral replied with a bittersweet smile.

"You miss him, don't you?" I teased. "Shut up." Coral replied, nudging me and almost making me fall into a bush. As we made our way to the carriages, the rain started to come down harder, casting a dreary atmosphere over the platform.

Coral huddled closer to me, trying to shield herself from the rain with her robes. "Merlin's beard, it's cold..." She shivered. "Yup." I nodded, huddling closer to her for warmth. "Dear, gods. I can't wait until we're back at Hogwarts." Hy shivered. "We are back at Hogwarts." Brandy teased. "You know what I mean." Hy shot back.

"Do I?" She smirked. "Just shut up and get in the carriage." Tanner snapped. "Rude." Brandy replied, poking her tongue at him as she climbed into the carriage, I followed suit, Hy, Coral, Tanner and Treech followed after me.

"I hate when it rains..." Tanner mumbled. "Aw, you big baby. Get over it." Brandy replied. "Gods, you two are impossible..." Coral rolled her eyes. "The rain's going to ruin my hair." Treech frowned. "That's superficial." I smirked. "You were gonna say the same thing, I know it." Treech shot back. "Yes, I was." I hummed.

"What are you complaining about? You got a hat to protect your hair." Tanner muttered. "Jealous?" Treech teased.