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Veronika was early. Very, very early. It happened to be that her parents had work to do early in the morning, so they had dropped her off at the London train station at 9 o'clock. But, as Veronika passed through the barrier to Platform 9 and 3/4 with her trunk and Leo, she was suddenly glad she was.
It seemed that, in light of recent events, a security check had been put in place to board the Hogwarts Express. Veronika found it a bit ridiculous, as it would be pretty easy to tell student from fraud just by looking at them. She went along with it anyways, although pretty disgusted as she walked over to the Pureblood line and overheard some conversations. She wanted to say something about the way they were speaking about the other blood types, but figured not to considering that causing a fuss might look bad. While most were Slytherin, she kept a careful note to keep watch on some students throughout the year. Last thing Veronika wanted was students disrespecting other students, especially if they were of the same house.
As she made it to the front of the line, she hastily put her right hand on the strange rock the goblin had pointed to. She definitely didn't want to be answering questions today, especially in public, but she did it anyways.
"Name?"
"Veronika Voelker."
"Age?"
"17."
"Occupation?"
"Gryffindor Prefect at Hogwarts."
"Pureblood?"
"Why else do you think I'd be in this line?"
"Just making sure. Hometown?"
"Berlin."
The questions went on for another minute or two. Veronika guessed that most were simply an honesty testing game, but she answered them anyway. By the end it felt like the goblin knew a good deal about her, more than many she would wager. It bothered her, but, again, Veronika didn't say anything.
Boarding the locomotive, she made her way to the front of the train to the prefect section. There were only a few others there at the moment, and she predicted that most would come at the last minute. That was how most students tended to be. Even ones with more responsibility. Not that it bothered her, just an interesting observation.
It was quite obvious that by the time the Hogwarts Express left the platform that two prefects in particular had forgotten about the meeting. Interesting enough they were both 6th years and females. Danae LaBelle, a Hufflepuff that had a similar interest with Transfiguration as her, and Ainsley Aberforth, a rather curious Slytherin. They didn't really miss that much though, business was as usual for the prefects, and the biggest news was the bathroom password, which this year would be 'Scrubbing Duck'. Whoever the teufel came up with that name wanted to make sure everyone laughed at it apparently. Veronika sure did and would in the future.
The rest of the time in the cabin was mostly spent catching up with each other's summers. Veronika herself hadn't done too many exciting things, aside from doing some extra curricular studying as soon as she turned 17 and making the usual trips to Britain. Most of the other prefects had more interesting vacations, from Egypt to Japan. Veronika was somewhat jealous, although she had had a decent summer.
Hogwarts was approaching, and as Veronika left the cabin to change, she saw some of the usual ruckus coming from some students. Stopping for a moment to tell them to behave, she then proceeded to the bathroom to change into her robes. After that that was done, she proudly pinned the prefect badge onto them. Even though it was a year old it looked shiny and new, showing that Veronika had taken good care of it. Tracing her fingers over it once, she then walked back to the prefect cabin, although she only had to wait a few minutes before getting up again and leaving the train to guide the 1st years.
It seemed that, in light of recent events, a security check had been put in place to board the Hogwarts Express. Veronika found it a bit ridiculous, as it would be pretty easy to tell student from fraud just by looking at them. She went along with it anyways, although pretty disgusted as she walked over to the Pureblood line and overheard some conversations. She wanted to say something about the way they were speaking about the other blood types, but figured not to considering that causing a fuss might look bad. While most were Slytherin, she kept a careful note to keep watch on some students throughout the year. Last thing Veronika wanted was students disrespecting other students, especially if they were of the same house.
As she made it to the front of the line, she hastily put her right hand on the strange rock the goblin had pointed to. She definitely didn't want to be answering questions today, especially in public, but she did it anyways.
"Name?"
"Veronika Voelker."
"Age?"
"17."
"Occupation?"
"Gryffindor Prefect at Hogwarts."
"Pureblood?"
"Why else do you think I'd be in this line?"
"Just making sure. Hometown?"
"Berlin."
The questions went on for another minute or two. Veronika guessed that most were simply an honesty testing game, but she answered them anyway. By the end it felt like the goblin knew a good deal about her, more than many she would wager. It bothered her, but, again, Veronika didn't say anything.
Boarding the locomotive, she made her way to the front of the train to the prefect section. There were only a few others there at the moment, and she predicted that most would come at the last minute. That was how most students tended to be. Even ones with more responsibility. Not that it bothered her, just an interesting observation.
It was quite obvious that by the time the Hogwarts Express left the platform that two prefects in particular had forgotten about the meeting. Interesting enough they were both 6th years and females. Danae LaBelle, a Hufflepuff that had a similar interest with Transfiguration as her, and Ainsley Aberforth, a rather curious Slytherin. They didn't really miss that much though, business was as usual for the prefects, and the biggest news was the bathroom password, which this year would be 'Scrubbing Duck'. Whoever the teufel came up with that name wanted to make sure everyone laughed at it apparently. Veronika sure did and would in the future.
The rest of the time in the cabin was mostly spent catching up with each other's summers. Veronika herself hadn't done too many exciting things, aside from doing some extra curricular studying as soon as she turned 17 and making the usual trips to Britain. Most of the other prefects had more interesting vacations, from Egypt to Japan. Veronika was somewhat jealous, although she had had a decent summer.
Hogwarts was approaching, and as Veronika left the cabin to change, she saw some of the usual ruckus coming from some students. Stopping for a moment to tell them to behave, she then proceeded to the bathroom to change into her robes. After that that was done, she proudly pinned the prefect badge onto them. Even though it was a year old it looked shiny and new, showing that Veronika had taken good care of it. Tracing her fingers over it once, she then walked back to the prefect cabin, although she only had to wait a few minutes before getting up again and leaving the train to guide the 1st years.
