"renjun!"
is all the older boy hears as his younger friend slides into the seat next to him. he rolls his eyes, crossing his arms across his chest as he turns his head, leaning it against the glass of the train windows.
"chenle, what do you want this time."
he says, glancing in the window as he sees a pout on chenle's face, and he sighs as he finally gives in. chenle's attention is suddenly torn from annoying him as his best friend, park jisung, arrives on the train.
renjun can finally sink back into his routine at hogwarts, but the summer had held many adventures for him. his parents had taken him to paris, and when he came home, donghyuck had introduced him to two boys from hogwarts.
it was a rather tearful farewell from paris, as renjun had grown to be quite smitten with the city. it was all so beautiful, whether it be from the muggle world or the wizard world.
however much it'd swept him off his feet, he knew that it'd be a log time before he could return; he, a hogwarts student, studying to be in the ministry, had no place in france after all.
he'd turned his focus to the n.e.w.t exams during this school year as soon as he'd returned home, and his father had cracked down on his study schedule as soon as their holiday was over.
he's torn out of his thoughts as jisung taps him on the shoulder. he hears the familiar voice of the trolley witch. he flashes her a smile, as her familiar face always excites him for the year to come.
"anything from the trolley, dears?"
she asks, and memories come flooding back to renjun. for every year since chenle came to hogwarts, he buys a chocolate frog for him and the younger, and then when jisung joined them a year later, himself chenle and jisung.
he buys the same thing again, and the witch soon passes. but as he watches her go, she sees a group of four of boys, including an old friend, sitting further down the train.
his "ex" friend, donghyuck is dressed in green robes, another with plain ones, while the other two are donned in red. they're striking, and renjun feels his cheeks heat up as he realises he's watching them, and his gaze instantly drops to the floor as he makes eye contact with one of them.
but then he overhears chenle's yearly summer gossip, and his attention is drawn back to their conversation.
"well i heard from donghyuck who heard from sanha who heard from hyunjin who heard from yongbok that there's a transfer from durmstrang this year."
chenle says, leaning back in his chair so that renjun can join in his and jisung's conversation. jisung pushes his glasses up on his nose, and renjun raises an eyebrow as he processes what chenle said.
"durmstrang? that's rather interesting. in seventh year, too?"
he comments, and chenle shrugs.
"that's only what i've heard, not what's actually happening is it."
the younger replies, and jisung and renjun let out a laugh. the youngest boy then hums to himself, before proceeding to open his mouth again.
"it's the tri wizard tournament this year though! are you gonna enter, junnie?"
he asks, and renjun laughs again before unboxing his chocolate frog. he shakes his head, quickly swallowing it.
"who did you get?"
jisung asks, peering over renjuns lap to see the card he'd received. renjun holds up his card, clearing displaying albus dumbledore.
"dumbledore!"
he exclaims, and jisung smiles. he crosses a leg over the other, and twiddles his thumbs together.
"so what did you do during the summer?"
he asks, and the tips of renjuns ears turn red as he shakes his head, says "nothing". jisung laughs along with chenle.
"nah, i don't believe that for a second."
he says, and renjun crosses his arms, looking aside and avoiding the younger's eyes.
"it doesn't matter, anyways."
renjun says, and he suddenly remembers that his scarf is in his luggage as a renjun shivers, leaving him with goosebumps.
he stands up to find it, and someone brushes past him, sending his wand to the floor.
it's him, and renjun can't stop the stutter that his words turn into, the blush that spreads across his cheeks. renjun turns around, apologies flowing from his mouth as he shakes his head.
they both bend down, hands brushing together and sending a tingle up renjuns spine. the boy locks eyes with him, and renjun realises that his cheeks have turned a bright shade of red.
he stutters a little, standing up as the he picks up his wand, gently passing it onto renjun and sending a bright smile his way.
renjun feels his cheeks turn a darker red, as he watches the boy walk past him, into one of the other cabins.
