Originally Posted by scarsandtetris

Charley slipped into the common room, amazed that she answered the riddle correctly. Lessons were hard work already. She still didn't have a roommate, so she didn't think she should just head to her dormitory; she began looking for a place to sit. That was the only bad thing about not being in the same house as her brother: she really didn't know anyone.
She saw a girl she was pretty sure that she recognised sitting in an armchair over by the fire. She saw that a chair close to her was unoccupied, so she briskly walked over to it and quickly sat down, being careful not to collapse into it for fear of someone noticing.

"So, did you enjoy your lessons today?" she said meekly as she put her bag on the ground by the feet of the chair.