SpellBound

(Izaya's P.O.V)
I yawned and stretched as we walked to platform 9 (3/4). My pest sisters we're chatting happily(well, Mairu was) as father and mother were discussing something. My arms are starting to hurt since pushing a a hunk of metal with a load of stuff on it isn't really my thing. Plus going into 5th year means I have my O.W.Ls, and that means more stupid books. On top of that I had to carry my suitcase here since luck is against me as the handle broke. I hate being underage. I can't wait to be able to Apparate. Speaking of which, why didn't we Apparate or use a Portkey or something to get here? We are a high-class family, so what gives?!
"Dear, I'm just wondering why we didn't use a Portkey, it would've saved so much time and money." mother inquired. 
Thank you mother, for asking. I would like to know as well. Mother is a young looking lady with a slim figure and chestnut eyes. Her hair is a dark brown. 
"It was for experience, love. Personally, I thought it was exciting to see how Muggles travel." father stated happily. He has brown eyes, black hair and is pretty tall. 
Geez, I swear father is the only pure-blooded Slytherin to ever say that. Probably the only pure-blood. Remember when I said we we're high-classed? Yeah, that's only around other pure-bloods. Outside that, father turns into... this. As much as I love him, it's rather annoying. Oh, and if you couldn't guess before, I'm in Slytherin as well. So are the pests but, I'm not sure how. It's most likely because of their blood line. 
Finally reaching the pillar with the sign 'platform 9', I walked through it smoothly. I've always wondered how Muggles never notice when some witch or wizard walks through it. Such stupid things, they are. At least they aren't a disgrace like Mudbloods. Well, better get on the train. Before I could step on mother pulled me into a hug. Not again. Why is it always me? 
"You be careful, baby! Please don't get into any fights! And remember to write once a week! The summer went so fast! I'm going to miss you! Oh, you must come back for Christmas and..."
This always happens every year. She always does this. I'm 15, for God's sake! The train is leaving in 5 minutes! Quickly, I twisted out of her grasp, grabbing my case and rushing onto the train. Now, where was my...? Oh yeah, Kururi has my precious little feline. Poor Serapha, she's probably gotten one of her 9 lives scared off her. I spotted a compartment with a few of my friends in it. I slid open the door and sat in an empty seat by the window, not bothering to greet them. Shiki-san and Akabayashi are in a year above and are in Slytherin, like me. Dota-chin is in the same year as me but is in Gryffindor. Shinra, is also in the same year as me, just in Ravenclaw. Shinra is a half-blood while the rest of us are pure-bloods. Our group don't exactly get along all the time, but we're all friends... Sort of... 

"Yo ho, Izaya! It's rude not to greet someone." Shinra chirped happily. He turned to Shiki. "Isn't it Shiki-T?"
Shiki clucked his toungue in annoyance. "I told you not to call me that, Kishitani. It's Shiki or Shiki-san. For a Ravenclaw, your pretty stupid, are you sure your not a Hufflepuff?"
"Hey! Don't be like that!"
As they continued to bicker I looked out the window. Other people were rushing to get on the train. I pitied the ones who we're desperately trying to escape their mother's grasp. The sound of the train's whistle alerted the few remaining kids to dash onto the train. My parents we're waving at me, mother's eyes we're slightly red and puffy. I gave a small flick of my hand to say goodbye and turned to Akabayashi, who was grumbling unhappily. The train slowly started, gaining speed quickly. Soon, we had pulled out of the station and on our way to Hogwarts. 
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Timeskip... 
(3rd P.O.V)
"Izaya-kun, please talk some sense into Bakabayashi!"
"What did I tell you about that God-forsaken nickname?! I am not an idiot! Why do you even give people nicknames?! It's stupid!"
Izaya sighed as they kept fighting. Shinra just loved to get on everyone's bad side, and the black-haired teen was always the one who had to rectify it. It was around the time the lunch trolley was making its rounds and Izaya was getting a bit peckish. He decided he'd go for a Cauldron Cake or a Pumpkin Pasty since he wasn't a fan of sweet things. Suddenly the door of their compartment slid open, only to reveal a smirking Draco Malfoy. 

"Hello, Malfoy." Shiki greeted. "Care to join us?" He gestured to the remaining seat. 
"I suppose I will for a while, to get away from Parkinson." He shuddered a bit while he took a seat. The boy then looked at the Ravenclaw and the Gryffindor with a great amount of disdain. Draco and Izaya didn't exactly see eye to eye, since in his mind, Slytherins shouldn't hang out with other houses. But that doesn't mean they didn't get along completely. They had quite a lot in common. Both hated Muggles, and both thought Mudbloods were an abomination to wizardly world. Actually the only reason they weren't best friends was because of Draco's strong sense of 'house rivalry', which Izaya didn't care for in the least. 
"Still got Pansy on your tail, eh~?" Akabayashi spoke, a sly, wicked grin spreading across his face. The younger boy glared at him in reply. "You have no idea. Every year she gets worse. I swear last year she was practicing some kind of charm to 'woo' me. Stupid girl, though we're probably bound to get married. Over the summer my parents were thinking of an arranged marriage..." Draco huffed unhappily, cringing at the thought to marrying the nuisance of a girl. "How about your summer?"
"I went to New Zealand." The red-head stated proudly. "We saw a Atipodean Opaleye. It really is the most beautiful dragon."
"Did it breath fire at you or anything?" Shinra asked, amazed. 
"Well it didn't see us, so no, but if it had... I wonder what would've happened?" He folded his arms, trying to think what would've become of him. Izaya sighed. Is he the only one smart enough to know it was the most docile dragon? 
"It would've probably left you alone." 
Akabayashi stared at him incredulously. "It was a bloody dragon, Izaya! One of the most dangerous creatures out there!"
"Yes, but it rarely kills, only if it needs to. It is not that aggressive and most of it's diet consists of sheep." Kadota pointed out. Draco turned his head to face him. 
"And how would you know that, Gryffindor?" He sneered. 
Kadota shrugged. "I remember reading it in a book... Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, I believe. It was pretty good."
For a while they sat in silence, not knowing what to talk about. A rumble from Shinra's stomach resounded. 
"I'm sooo hungry." he complained. "I wonder what's taking the trolley so long." 
"Glasses has a point. It's taking longer than usual." Draco grumbled. The silence continued. After a while Shiki started twirling his wand absentmindly and Kadota gazed out the window. Shinra took out a book and began to read while Akabayashi fell asleep. The platinum blonde-haired boy tapped Izaya on the shoulder, who had begun to doze off. 
"What?" the black-haired teen looked at Draco, unimpressed by the sudden attention. 
"My father said that someone from Durmstrang might be transferring to Hogwarts."
"So?" Izaya lazily examined his nails, which were becoming more interesting by the second. 
"Don't you find it odd? Students are never transferred unless something really urgent came up. Or sometimes it's because they were too dangerous but couldn't be expelled. I wonder if he's a threat..."
"Why are you only telling me?" Izaya folded his arms and stared at Draco, who rolled his eyes. 
"Because if I disturbed Akabayashi or Shiki, they'd get pissed... And they don't exactly like me already, I think. Plus I really don't want to tell the other two, for obvious reasons..."
The auburn-eyed teen really didn't get what was so bad about the houses. It didn't effect your life at all. Sighing, he stared out the window, watching the scenery fly past. 
"Does anyone want some food from the trolley?"
At this, Shinra slammed his book shut and stood up, carelessly throwing it onto his seat. It missed its desired location and hit the sleeping teen beside him, who growled out lowly. 
"The hell was that for?!" He fumed, but stopped as he saw the food. He rumaged around in his pocket and pulled out a few coins. "I'll take a bit of everything."
"That will be eleven Sickles, please." He handed her the money after she'd given him all the goods. The red-head promptly started stuffing his mouth, to the distaste of Shiki and Izaya. 
"You know, it wouldn't hurt to share." The older male stated, one eyebrow raised. Akabayashi paused and offered a chocolate frog to him, which he accepted. Shinra had bought a stack of Pumpkin Pasties and offered one to Draco, who looked at him with disgust and went to buy a Liquorice Wand. The brunette shrugged and shared them with Kadota instead. 
"Do you want anything yourself, dear?" the trolley-lady questioned Izaya. 
"I'll take a Cauldron Cake and some iced-pumpkin juice." the ravenette said, idly pulling out some money. 
"That will be two Sickles, please."
Handing her the money and thanking her for the food, he started sipping the pumpkin juice. The six of them talked about other things, jabbed a few crude insults (courtesy of Draco Malfoy) and relented the upcoming O.W.Ls. They weren't looking forward to them at all. At about 6:00pm they decided to change into their robes since they could see the faint outline of Hogwarts. 
"My father said a transfer might be joining us."
'What was the point of telling me if you were going to announce it?' Izaya thought, sighing and rolling his eyes. 
Kadota stared at Draco. "A transfer? But schools rarely transfer a student because they might spill some secrets to others."
Draco posed a thoughtful expression. "That's what I thought." he mused. "So I figured he was either a loss or was too dangerous for Durmstrang to handle. I tried to ask about it later and father scolded me for prying."
"That is interesting." Shiki stated. "Why would he tell you that if he wasn't going to talk about it?"
Draco leaned back into the seat. "He probably wanted to give me a heads up. "
"But for what?" Shinra asked. 
"I don't know, were you even listening?" Draco said, exasperated. "I just said when I asked later he dodged the whole thing. Aren't Ravenclaws meant to be intelligent?"
"Being intelligent has nothing to do with your attention span!"
"Then how do you learn in class if you don't listen to the teacher?"
"... I ask for notes..."
"I'm gonna guess your the only one in your class who does this at every subject." Draco smirked and crossed his arms. 
"I still get good grades and that's all that matters!"
"He has a point there." Shiki pointed out. 
'Why do all of my friends do nothing but fight?' Izaya thought gloomily. Draco stood up suddenly, a look of realization on his face. 
"Sorry but I have to go back to my group of idiots." He stated quickly. "I need to make sure they actually changed, which they probably haven't, and hopefully that useless nuisance of a girl is gone. See you at the feast." And with that, he left. 
"After that he is either going to provoke the Weaslys or Potter and his gang." Akabayashi said gruffly. 
Looking out the window, they could see Hogsmeade in the distance, as well as Hogwarts. Izaya was still thinking of this 'transfer' and if he would show up or not. 
"This year just might be interesting, ne~?"
_______________to be continued...