It seemed that the vast majority of her housemates were invested in books which if she had the patience or the inclination to, she was sure she’d be able to find some titles she’d enjoy. But the truth was that it was just not her cup of tea. “My Ma says I have a really vivid imagination so I guess I’m good at making stories up. I like fairytales but I prefer watching them on Ma’s TV rather than reading about them.” Especially if there was singing and dancing involved to capture her attention. As for audiobooks, Alissa needn’t worry whether the magical community had them as Aurora was equally as part of the Muggles as she was in the Wizarding World. Her grandparents on her Ma’s side were Muggles after all. “Maybe I’ll ask my Grandma if she’s got any.” Perhaps it could be something to help her sleep at night?

She’d heard of the creatures the Ilvermorny houses were named after although she wasn’t particularly familiar with them as they weren’t native to the UK, at least to her knowledge they weren’t. “A Wampus is a cat, right? My Ma has a cat.. one of those with really short legs so her belly almost touches the ground!” She giggled. Not quite the large, wild cat like creature the Wampus was but close enough that it would probably be the house she favoured.

Although she could see the appeal of sitting by a fire nursing a hot chocolate with marshmallows and lots of squirty cream, she’d much prefer the bright sunshine that allowed her to skip around the lake without much care in the world. “And it gives you an excuse to eat more. Because eating stops you from being so cold.” Or at least that was what she was telling herself anyway, her mums might disagree. She gasped at the next statement. “MAYBE we could ask the Professors if we could start our own cheerleading club! Wouldn’t that be so much fun? We could charm the Pom-poms so they erupt glitter when we shake them and we could make up little chants like.. umm..” She’d work on that.