Lily hustled into the great hall, yawning. She had gotten her own compartment on the train somehow and had decided to take a quick nap so that she would be ready for the long night. As she walked in, she took a deep breath and smiled. She was home.

The only difference was that now she knew exactly where to sit and was preparing to see the sorting from the other side. So she made her way down to the Ravenclaw table, looked around and took a seat. Now that she was here, you could see that she was definitely excited for the new year.