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Cassandra breathed out nervously as she and Eleanora arrived to Hogwarts for their first day of school. Their whole lives, they’d been homeschooled, but this year was important - the Dark Lord himself ordered for them to attend school and get close to Harry Potter, the Dark Lord having a particular fondness for the pair because of their abilities and the fact that their parents had pledged them to him when they were babies. With the thought, Cassandra could feel her Dark Mark itching, stinging, but she kept a straight face as they entered the castle. “Are you okay?” she asked Eleanora quietly. They’d been to the castle once already, over the summer to be sorted in secret, having been placed in Slytherin, and they were meant to work at Snape’s side, though Cassandra felt nervous about the whole situation.

George grinned as he walked into the castle with his brother, nudging him. “Can you believe it’s our last year?” he asked eagerly, looking forward to it. They already had big plans for their future - plans that their parents weren’t too happy with, especially their mother - but they were determined and he knew they could do it, he knew they would be successful. Plus, it would be a dream come true, and he was looking forward to it all. “Once we finish this year, everything we could ever want will be right within our grasp, Fred!” And, that was the most unbelievable thing of all. But, George loved it, he loved the idea of it, he loved that they were so close to it, so close that he could almost taste it, almost touch it. He blinked, though, when he spotted a pair of girls up ahead, and his brows furrowed. “Fred, who are they?”

Eleanora could admit that Hogwarts was absolutely enchanting, a place she'd never known she'd yearned to see until she arrived, like some sort of strange hiraeth. She'd been here over the summer with her family to get sorted - Slytherin, of course. But, she was only attending school to begin with because the Dark Lord had ordered for Eleanora and her sister, Cassandra, to attend personally, which was a big deal to each person who wore the Dark Mark with pride. Frowning with the thought, Eleanora placed a hand over the sleeve of her dark grey jumper where her Dark Mark was etched into her skin. "I'm... okay," Eleanora nodded when she heard the sound of her sister's voice, turning her head to look at Cassandra. "How are you feeling about this?" If Cassandra had asked Eleanora the same question, she was certain she wouldn't be able to answer. "Mixing with all of these... students."

Fred Weasley bloody loved Hogwarts, he could never deny it. School had been a wonderful experience, from beginning to almost end. It was the Weasley twins seventh, and last, year at Hogwarts school, and Fred was determined to make it a good one before they were unleashed into the wizarding world. "I know, it's bonkers, isn't it?" Fred grinned over to George then. "Weasleys Wizard Wheezes is only a stretch away, Georgie!" And Fred knew that the pair had some brilliant pranks up their sleeves, something for their fellow students to remember and to make sure that Filch would be mopping the floor for weeks. Grinning with the thought, Fred was pulled from his thoughts when he heard the confusion in his brother's voice, and he peered upwards to a pair of girls - identical in looks and clearly anxious. "Twins." Fred grinned. "You know, like us!" He nudged George teasingly then. "But I've not seen them around, either. Should we go and say hello?"

Cassandra offered a weak smile to her sister, not wanting to worry her, wanting to be strong for Eleanora. There was a daunting task ahead of them, but it had to be done, they had no choice. “I’m okay,” she assured with a small nod, looking ahead then, straightening a bit, wanting to assure Eleanora that they had nothing to worry about. “We can handle it.” They’d never been around this many people before, they’d never been in an actual school before, but they couldn’t mess up, they couldn’t let this bother them.

George grinned slightly, nudging his brother with the mention of it. “Who would have thought we would ever be this close to making it a reality?” he asked in a happy hum, amused, but excited and happy about it, too. They’d worked so hard to get to this point, it was only a matter of time before they finally got the chance to see their dreams become real in front of them. Still, his gaze went to the girls, watching them, admiring one, and he grinned. “I think going to say hello would be an excellent idea, Fred. Might as well introduce ourselves, make them feel welcomed.”