 *rearranges* ^^ urine trouble | Pat's Strong Confident Other Half | Pees Like a Champion Unicorn Racehorse
It was hard to miss Zoryn Spinnet when she entered the room and Lucas didn't. But, while he smiled and even raised a hand to give her a wave - because she remembered him, didn't she? You don't work together on a bandaging task and FORGET the other person - she...... uh, walked past.
.........
Oh. Okay. Uh.
The smile vanished and he awkwardly pretended he'd wanted to pat his hair. Yeah. That's what he was doing. Patting his curly hair and looking down at the table, trying and failing not to look as awkward as he felt. Or as stupid. Or, or-
His thoughts were broken off by the sudden LOUD announcement from someone. Eyes widened as he just looked at the Captain, a slightly taken aback look on his face. Sure, this was normal for her and he knew that now, but that still didn't mean he wasn't surprised. Especially when she shouted like that. He tried not to squirm in his seat and just..... ignored her.
Sorry. No Quidditching for this Dakest.
He didn't think he'd ever be grateful for a complete stranger (Harri) choosing to sit next to him but he was. This time. Just this once. Maybe. It meant a distraction from the Captain and her loudness but it still didn't mean that Lucas felt any less awkward. Just relieved. "Hey! Welcome to Gryffindor!" He wanted to tell her that not everyone was as loud as, well, you know, but he figured that that might be something she could find out on her own. "I'm Lucas, by the way. Are you excited?" He certainly was and it was his second year here!
More and more people were starting to appear - this table was getting PACKED and he....... wasn't sure how to feel. There were a lot of 'hello's to go around but all he wanted to do was go to bed. It was probably because of this that he only really gave a wave and a smile and maybe even the smallest of "Hey!"s to Prefect Stasya and then Rylee when they appeared. They, uh, did recognise him, right?
Prefect Abra, however, got an even bigger smile and a slightly bigger wave and a bigger "Hey!" because...... uh, just because. He didn't know what to ask or say - even if he wanted to ask and say something - or where to start so he just.... smiled. Just smiled. Hello.
Hard to believe? Lucas nodded enthusiastically at Stella because it was hard to believe, wasn't it? "It was good! I had a lot of camping trips with my siblings." Granted, it was in their back yard but it still counted as a camping trip. "How was yours? Are you ready to be back?"
It wasn't long before other newly sorted people were being sorted into Gryffindor as well and he..... had a problem. While he wanted to greet the newly sorted Gryffindors and was on a role so it was EASY, he was also starting to feel more and more uncomfortable as time went by and there were new faces and and-
Breathe.
One new Gryffindor (Isla) he greeted by giving her a smile and a wave and even a, "Hey! Welcome to Gryffindor. I'm, uh, Lucas, by the way." Hello. But then there was another new Gryffindor (Melody) he...... didn't say anything to. Not because he didn't want to but because she looked like she didn't want to be disturbed so he just.... smiled. Awkwardly. Hello.
It was a relief, another relief, when another familiar face showed up and sat down near him. "Hey, Jó-"
..........
UH. Was that a SLING?!
"What happened to your ARM?!" he blurted out before he could help himself. But he couldn't help himself because look at his arm! His eyes found the Captain again and he found himself asking something else before he could stop himself. "Are you still going to be able to play Quidditch?" Because he needed to make banners. Big banners for Emma and Jó during their match-
..........
And then there was commotion.
Lots of noise, lots of talking and even a great big THUMP.
Lucas froze where he sat, his eyes as wide as galleons and his heart going THUMP THUMP THUMP as he sat there. He tried to make sense of what was going on around him but it took a while for his brain to catch up but once it did......
...... was that....... a house elf?! Woah! He hadn't seen many of them around Hogwarts before.
Curiosity got the better of him and he tried to sit up straighter to get a better look at the elf when he approached the girl sitting near him (Harri). And they...... knew each other?! What? How did someone who had JUST been Sorted know a house elf who worked at Hogwarts?! How?? Lucas didn't understand.
He opened his mouth to ask - because he HAD to know, okay?! - but the girl was screaming about a toad and he..... uh, he shook his head and decided to drop it. As for the elf - who was called Toddles, according to everyone and the elf himself - he didn't do anything. Or say anything.
But he was still confused.
And there was a creature on the loose?? A pet? Called Fluffsies??
UH.
Lucas stole a glance over at Jó to see how he was taking this. A silent glance that said a million and one things even if he didn't. He was learning a lot during this one feast - like how house elves have PETS - and it was starting to feel too much for his brain
Was the food coming soon?
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