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Technically there was no such thing as a ‘proper’ Ravenclaw unless you traveled down the stereotypical route. Aurora herself deviated from that path significantly although others had been commenting more recently on how Clawish she was which obviously delighted the blonde. “Umm.. book smart and witty and clever and loves to learn.” The latter of which was actually relevant to herself just not in the reading and theory type way.
Oh! Well that was okay then, she’d be prepared for Hogwarts winters if she was used to snow although her US geographical skills were less to be desired and she had no idea where Indiana was on the map. “It’s rainy here too and sometimes because of the mountains the fog rolls in across the lake and you can’t see five feet in front of you.” It just added to the mysterious atmosphere that the school exuded. Cosy winters were something to look forward to and were made even better when there were marshmallows to roast.
As Alissa started describing Ilvermorny, the blonde plopped herself down on the nearest bench and folded her legs crossed underneath her listening to every word. The idea of other magical schools fascinated her but she wouldn’t have chosen any of them over her beloved Hogwarts. “Are the Professors nice or stricter? Do you learn all the same subjects? Are there those clique things like in the muggle films? Do you have cheerleaders?!” There were so many questions that it sort of came out all in one excited breath and she actually found herself gasping for an intake of oxygen by the end. The next question from Alissa was received by a deep, thoughtful expression before she shrugged. “I don’t know, I don’t remember ever visiting.” The Flemings lived in the UK now after all. Perhaps she’d have to ask her when she was home for the holidays.. that was if she remembered to.
Witty and clever and loves to learn. Alissa considered that.
"I like learning. I suppose I'm the first two as well. I guess that's why the hat put me in Ravenclaw." She smiled a little at that.
"I was a Horned Serpent at Ilvermorny. That's the house associated with the mind, so it's similar. I got to choose between that and Thunderbird."
Alissa followed Aurora to the bench and sat next to her as they continued to talk.
"A bunch of fog sounds kind of cool. Like...spooky in a way, but in a fun mysterious way." It was the sort of thing that happened in books, sometimes with a murder mystery. Hopefully without that part at Hogwarts though. She was eager to learn more about Hogwarts, but also happy to talk about Ilvermorny.
"Uh, I'm not sure the professors are more or less strict here. About the same, I guess. It just depends on the person. But we don't call every teacher a professor in America, so that's new. We have mostly the same classes. Especially the core ones. The extracurriculars are different sometimes. There aren't really cliques like they're shown stereotypically in films. I suppose that's what houses are like because that's how students tend to group themselves. And there were cheerleaders for the quidditch team."