Hogsmeade Station Platform

[Zach Fischer]

Zach climbed out of the carriage, and turned to give Nathalie a hand down. As she reached the platform, he slid his arm round her waist and pulled her closer for a kiss. They'd got a lot of snogging done on the journey, and Nat had told him all about her family. Frankly, her parents sounded like nightmares, but she was very fond of her sisters, especially the youngest one.

Zach looked around with interest. It was getting light, and the first dazzling rays of morning sunlight were casting long shadows all around them. "Looks different this early, doesn't it?"

[Nathalie Desjardins]

Nathalie met Zach's kiss enthusiastically. It felt so right being with him like this. And now that the ordeal of testifying was over, she was in high spirits. It had seemed very romantic, travelling back to school overnight, just the two of them on the train. Zach had been very sweet, he hadn't pushed her to go any further than she was comfortable with.

At Zach's words, Nathalie looked around, enjoying the freshness of the scene. "Yeah - it's nice. I love being here at school. It's so... peaceful compared with home." She smiled up at her boyfriend. "Come on - we'll be in time for breakfast if we hurry."