Both Theodore and Alexander Nott had been absent at Platform 9 3/4, meaning it was only Pansy who waved goodbye to the two remaining children studying at Hogwarts. It would be weird for Ana without Alexander there, not that they ever communicated, but just knowing he was there was somewhat comforting. It made her feel more at home. Of course Allyson was still at Hogwarts but her sister abandoning her on the train to find her own friends spoke for itself. Anastasia wasn't wanted by her siblings.
Instead of following her sister, as she had done the very first time Ana boarded the Hogwarts Express, Ana chose to head in the opposite direction. She wasn't sour, nor bitter towards her sister but the further away she was the better. Ana was in a mood with Ally. Theodore, Pansy and Alexander had forced Anastasia to go onto the pure blood social, said that she needed shaping up, learning the mindset of a pure blooded witch. Ally on the other hand got a free pass. She said she'd attend, catch up with her brother and sister later but did she? No. Were their parents mad? No. Were her parents mad when Ana had tried to wriggle out of going? Yes. Of the hypocrisy of the Nott house.
This year at Hogwarts was going to be different for Ana. She'd finally come to terms with the fact she'd never outsmart Alexander or get as good grades as Ally but she was determined to show off what she was good at, use those skills to her advantage to win her Fathers approval. Her first objective was to get on the Gryffindor Quidditch Team.
Ana adored the magical sport more than almost anything in the world. Everytime she flew on her broomstick it gave her a rush. The sensation of air blowing against her face was one that, given the choice, Ana would allow to last forever. Alexander had been on the Slytherin Quidditch Team so she wouldn't be the first of the Nott children, meaning the chances of impressing her Father with his news if she got a place were next to nothing, but if Gryffindor won, well, maybe it would sway him to give her a pat on the back for a change.
Trundling along the Hogwarts Express Ana stopped here and there to greet old friends, engage in small talk about each others summer and admire peoples new haircuts and marvel at how much they'd all grown in comparison to the excited first years scurrying around. Whilst doing so Ana paused at each compartment door. Anastasia was looking for one person in particular.
'Hit!' Ana cried, sliding the door open and swinging her trunk, broomstick and two animal cages (each home to her brown Owl, Edwardo and her persian cat: Ambrosia). 'Finally! You have no idea how long it's taken me to find you.' It would be have been a lot quicker had Ana not stopped for chats but this was Anastasia Nott.
'How've you been?' Ana asked, hoping for a full blow by blow update of Hitame's summer. Of course Hit had been at the pure blood social at the Zabini's too, thankfully or else Ana would have died of boredom but the two hadn't been able to talk properly with so many other people around them.
(ooc: I know in the pure blood social thread they haven't spoken yet as the Notts are still outside but I figured it'd be inevitable that Ana would speak to Hit at the pure blood social, but seeing as we haven't RP'd them having a conversation I figured i'd just write that they didnt get much chance to talk? Hope you didn't mind?!)
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