Holly narrowed her eyes slightly, the biggest part of her wanting to shrink into the furniture and be gone from this situation. The smaller part, however, was determined not to let the older boy(Flynn) get the better of her. Straightening her back, she looked straight at him. "Courage? You bought courage? It appears you forgot to bring some with you this year" she replied. She glanced around at the room, her eyes once again falling on the younger boy(Patrick). Although she had no real idea why. He didn't look like he was going to say much in this situation. And she couldn't blame him. In fact, she admired him for keeping to himself. If only she was actually able to do that.

Turning back, she shrugged. "You know, being mean to younger students doesn't make you courageous, it makes you look small. And no, my bear doesn't have magical powers. Just the ability to make me feel at home in a huge castle full of people I don't know"

Holly turned her attention to the older girl(Skylar) as she spoke her own opinion. The smallest of smirks made it's way onto the first year's features. And then the attention was back to her. She smiled at her fellow student, "Thank you" she replied.

Then another studentVivian spoke up. Holly looked in the girls direction and smiled at her. She smiled a little at her before bowing her head slightly. Something told her she was only poking the bear more by responding to everything, but if she was going to survive in this school, then she couldn't just back down. She wouldn't just back down.