This was probably the first start of a term that interesting events didn't follow her. And it was awful. Serena had been stuck in a train compartment with ALL of her cousins the entire time. You mix Baltazars, Walkers, Escalantes AND Dos Santos into a single cabin and it's chaos. Pure chaos. She's pretty sure Perseus was set off to a bad mood from playing referee between Violeta and her. That girl was irritating. Too vain and too into Serena's business.

So, yes. She entered the Great Hall in a bad mood, but unlike other times, she tried to take a deep breath and not take it out on anyone else. Last term a first year ended up crying. Serena did not want a repeat.

Striding towards the Slytherin table, she took a seat next to V. "Where were you?" She wouldn't have this aching headache if they had sat together. Also, "Hi, I missed you." Wow, look at her expressing herself. Her therapist would be so proud of her. >__>

As for the rest of her table, Serena gave them a curt nod, Bella received a small smile. A gift Serena gave to her fellow housemates she's grown along with. "Hello, welcome to Hogwarts," she said solemnly. She had to play nice, remember? "Yes, that man is the new Headmaster, and no. He did not teach here before," she answered the firstie's (Sophia) question. At least, that man has not taught here since her time at Hogwarts.