Holly was not impressed that they were staying in a Broom Closet for a whole year. Even if she was intrigued by the French brooms that they had to walk past to get into their common room. Even if she was happy that they didn’t need to listen to other students talking away in a variety of European languages that she didn’t understand, and would probably have assumed meant they were talking about her behind her back. EVEN if she was happy to be a Slytherin-only group.

She still wasn’t happy about being in a broom cupboard.

Having scoped out the bedrooms already [and two whole years of girls together spelled disaster, honestly] and having tried to get a bed against a wall so that she only had one girl next to her (hopefully Alis or Jorgie got it - though after last nights misstep, she doubted Jorgie would pick to go next to her… so hopefully Alis was there AND THEN Jorgie).

As it was, there were too many girls in that single room trying to get their things sorted out -- which meant that Holly Tamesis was back in the common room, trying to get used to the sunlight. Sunlight and the mix of dark greens and blacks just didn’t seem to go. She missed the lake and the candlelight that seemed to just make everything more homey… This pure amount of sunlight… was weird.

But, given all of that, the fourth year still picked a comfortable chair by the window and sat down with her Runes textbook.