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Matt sat down at the Gyffindor table, his head hanging low. There were so many people. Hundreds...thousands. It was terrifying.
He pushed his fringe out of his eyes, and tried to focus on the splendour of food spread out in front of him. But try as he might, his nerves kept getting the better of him. That was until he finally managed to reach out and grab a large, steaming pumpkin pastie.
His nose itched threatingly. He sniffed, and poked futilely at his plate.
Ari noticed a boy who seemed to be a first year too sitting at her edge of the table, looking a bit out of place. As she felt like being pleasant for the time being, she approached him and asked sheepishly:
'Anything wrong with the food? Personally, I think it's delicious. You must try the mashed potatoes.' she said encouragingly.
'I'm Ariadne, by the way. What's your name?' she inquired.
'Have you seen our House ghost? I wonder why he's called Nearly Headless Nick. Nearly Headless.' the girl added, sounding a bit like a know-it-all. Then again, she was one.
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Rosemary McGonagall Rosemary smiled, "More or less a pure Scottish Lass!" She commented allowing her full Scottish Brogue to come out, "I'm Rosemary... Rosemary.." She mumbled her last name as she became shy again.
'Nice to meet you, Rosemary.' Ari replied with a friendly smile plastered on her face. She doubted that the girl's name was just Rosemary, but decided not to push on that.
'Happy to be a Gryffindor?' she attempted at conversation once more.
'I know I am, but I'm not sure about my family, though. They've been in Ravenclaw for generations. 'What about your family?' Ariadne hoped Rose wouldn't mind being asked rather more personal questions.