Solitaire {Open}

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Curtis had said his goodbyes at home, getting far too many hugs from both Flynn and Heather before his dad finally managed to nudge him out the door. Flynn had been crying, but Curtis promised to write to him every week, and even send some photos of the school if he could get some. His youngest brother was growing more and more curious about the school which was fair enough since it wasn't too long before he'd be heading there himself. Well, he was nine, so there was another two years till he was going, but in the scheme of things, it wasn't really that long. It did kinda suck that Curtis would be finished with school before Flynn started, though.

At the station, he and his dad had stopped by a little muggle cafe for coffee, and it was nice to just sit and talk for a while - something he wished they were able to do more often. It felt good to just sit there, just the two of them, for a little while. But sure enough, eleven o'clock approached, and it was time for more goodbyes.

The platform wasn't overly crowded when Curtis stepped through the barrier, but it was starting to get busy. It looked busier than it probably was because of all the parents of first years who were hanging around, double checking their child had everything they needed and reinforcing their 'be good' set of guidelines they'd probably never shut up about for the whole summer. 

He took his case onto the train with him, as well as the cage that held the tiny kitten he had acquired just a few weeks earlier, and he sound himself an empty compartment midway along the train, and slid the door shut before sitting down. He didn't expect to get far through the journey before someone else found their way in, but it was worth a shot. Pushing his case out of the way, Curtis reached into the cage and pulled out the sleepy kitten and placed it on his lap. "Wakey, wakey, Ianto. We're on our way to Hogwarts." The little kitten mewed and curled back up into a little ball on his lap. Curtis couldn't help but smile down at the furball that he'd grown attached to very quickly.