Year 2: Of Lions and Hexes: A CaitVi Hogwarts AU

“Oi, Vi! Over here!”Vi turned her head just in time to see Mylo and Claggor hanging out of a compartment, waving her over. Claggor grinned as he leaned against the doorframe, and Mylo smirked like he had some kind of joke already prepared.“Took you long enough,” Mylo said as Vi shoved her trunk inside.“Yeah, figured you got lost,” Claggor added.Vi rolled her eyes.She collapsed onto the seat across from them, stretching out her legs as Mylo rummaged through his bag for something.“Where’s Caitlyn?” Claggor asked, glancing toward the door.Vi tensed for half a second before answering. “Dunno. Just saw her with her parents.” She exhaled sharply, slumping further into her seat. “They seemed thrilled to be dropping her off.”Mylo snorted. “Rich people.”Vi huffed a laugh, but the uneasiness in her chest didn’t go away. She couldn’t shake the way Caitlyn had stood so still in front of her parents, or the way she had barely said anything before stepping through the barrier. It felt… wrong.The compartment door slid open before she could dwell on it any longer.“Mind if I join you?”