Blake had lost Bernadette in the shuffle .. plus she would be going to sit by her own house at the start of the feast. Blake was so excited to actually be at Hogwarts this year. Seemed so odd that though he had one year of education under his belt he was just as green as the first years coming in.

Being in the actual great hall for the first time was fun. He was determined to break out of shell a bit more this year, he was going to make new friends and not be such a stick in the mud. Maybe he'd even break some rules this year ... no .. okay .. well no he probably wouldn't do that, but none the less he was going to make his mark!

And with that he plopped a pile of mash potatoes on his plate and began to look around. Was Claudine in he hall yet? ...... what about that other kid he met on the train?? What was his name?? What house did he even end up sorted into.