The entire ride to the witches' meeting place had an atmosphere that made me feel like I was going to Hogwarts, not some random place in a forest. When I came to the train station at the appointed time, all Orion Coven was there already, with backpacks and bags, as well as what felt like at least three more covens I didn't know.
The witches completely overwhelmed the numbers of the few people who took trains anywhere in the Wednesday morning, making the Platform 4 feel like Platform 9 3/4. The fact that many dressed not in the civil clothes, but in all sorts of more eclectic costumes: traditional Slavic dresses, long pointed hats, old school goth black and and silver and so on, only enhanced the feeling.
