Originally Posted by stubbyone

Sara was lonely, but it was time to take things into her own hands. Her best wizard friend, Drew, had been sorted into Gryffindor, so, here she was all alone...again.

Taking the 'bull by the horns', Sara slowly stood up and announced, in her loudest voice: "Hi Everyone... my name is Sara Lyons...I am Muggle born, and I hope to make a lot of friends, over the next 7 years!" 'Bold but effective', she thought.
Then, blushing, Sara sat herself back down...What more could she do? At this point, any new friend would be nice to have. After all, seven years, without any friends, would be a long 7 years.