Ella had been watching the sorting hat ceremony with interest, excited to see who the new additions to the house would be. She had been so nervous when she was sorted and she hoped to make whoever came over to the table feel welcome and at home.

Speaking of new additions, here was one right now. The captain smiled at the little badger who she believed was named Adi (if she'd heard the hat correctly) and waved. "Hello, I'm Ella." BEAM. "Welcome to the family."

And then there was curly hair and smiles and Ella was really happy to see Wade. It was good that the table was filling up now. "It's a miracle!" She said dramatically, throwing her hands in the air before giggling at the head boy. Seriously though, it was nice to have real silverware back. "How's Head boying so far?"

Brodie. He looked sort of familiar but Ella didn't recall having talked with him before. She returned his smile and shook her head before saying, "I don't mind at all. I'm Ella."

More and more people were arriving now and though the blonde was a bit curious as to where her boyfriend was, she was just as happy to see all the other familiar faces arrive. Spotting Elodie, the blonde's smile widened slightly. "I like your stache. It suits you."

"Things look better than alright, Min." And Ella was excited. She wanted to see house elves and then this would feel like Hogwarts again. As for her summer, the blonde smiled. "It was good. Just worked and spent time with my family. Alec came to stay for a bit too." But yeah, no need to go into detail or anything. She'd only end up blushing. The blonde's smile faltered a bit at hearing how the older badger was but at least she was hanging in there. "I don't think Alec minds. He likes helping people feel better."

And then there was a sad looking Lottie and Ella bit her lip. They weren't exactly friends but she didn't like seeing the girl upset. Instead of saying anything, she just offered the girl a small smile and a wave. That'd do for now. The other new additions to Hufflepuff got smiles too and a cheerful, "Welcome to Hufflepuff!" She was really happy they were here. And did they play Quidditch?

"Hey Laura." Grin! "I had a really great one. How was your summer?" And did she know where Sophie was? Best friend should be here by now.

And then Tobias happened. The blonde was sort of the resident Nancy Drew so she knew something was up and definitely noticed the second year stuffing something under the table. She just sort of locked eyes with him and raised an eyebrow, giving him a look that said: I know stealth when I see it and I know you're up to something but I'll let it slide cause you're cute and it'll probably be amusing.

YUP. All that in a look. Talented, right?