Freya couldn't help but laugh a little bit, "I'm sorry, I'm very picky, and paranoid." she said with a cheerful face. "It's nice to meet you Lillianna. Enjoying the feast so far?"

"You know," Freya said to the girl who seemed to be watching everyone else at the table, "things are a lot more fun if you just butt into a conversation. I won't mind." she said with a witty smile.

Lillianna laughed as the Freya did, "Eet ees ok." she said to her smiling, "Eet ees very interesting at Beauxbatons eet ees all girls so I am not used to seeing so many boys in one place." she added giggling.

"An all girls school?" Freya asked, "Well, I'm sure you won't hate having a few guys around. Am I right?" Freya said with a crooked smile. "I'm just glad to be around other students, it's all I could have asked for."

Lillianna smiled, "Oui, Beauxbatons ees and all girls school so haveeng guys around eel not bee a problem for me." she said giggling. "Are you new 'ere as well?" she asked politely.

"Yes, I am." Freya said straightening up a bit more in her seat, and peering over at the Gryffindor table for a moment. "I've been homeschooled until this year. I persuaded my mother to let me come. I'm seventeen, but I am starting as a sixth year, since all of the post-graduate programs I want to attend would like me to have two years of 'formal education'." Freya looked down at Lillianne again. "There are quite a few new students here, so don't feel like an outsider. Half of us still have no idea where to go in this place."

Blinking, Claira looked over at the girl and gave the smallest of smiles. "I don't want to really butt into conversations, it's classed as 'rude' and my mother told me I had to try and be somewhat polite when in Hogwarts." she rolled her eyes as she mentioned her mother. Her mother always gave out to her about being rude and unpolite and then she tells her to be polite when at Hogwarts; Claira doubted her mother had been polite to her classmates when she was in Hogwarts. "My name's Claira Anima... Nice to meet you." It was hard to tell if she was forcing herself to say 'nice to meet you' or if she was just finding it difficult to sound happy, something she rarely ever was around others.

"Aha," Freya said brightly again, "'Somewhat polite' is the key." she continued, eyeing the girl. "Nice to meet you Claira, I'm Freya Skyler. I'm supposed to be polite too, but that didn't last very long...as you've probably noticed." Freya said, clearly acknowledging that she was well aware of the young girls' eavesdropping.

Smiling at the girl, who she now knew was called Freya, Claira put her fork down and turned her attention to Freya. "Politeness is annoying. It keeps you from saying what you want, because sometimes you want to say things that aren't considered polite and then you're just a bit messed up. And anyway, I'm away from my mother, my step-dad and my annoying brother so I really don't even know why I was trying to be polite in the first place. I guess I was a bit afraid she'd bugged my clothes or something!" Laughing, she leant back a bit on the bench to gaze around. Staring at the Staff Table, she frowned.

"I'm guessing you're not a first year, am I right? If you aren't, then I figure you know which Professor is Which, right?" She asked Freya, not actually looking at her but more so scanning the Staff Table and taking in each Professor's appearance.

"That's it, vent it all out." Freya said as she listened to the girl. "And, sorry to disappoint you, but it's my first year coming here. I'm starting as a sixth year though, but I'm already seventeen. I don't know who the staff at the table are, but I'm willing to bet that the woman in the center chair is the headmistress." Freya glanced up at the ceiling as well, it really was beautiful. "I expect we'll find out soon enough though."

{ooc-back later, I got classes, boohoo! }

Claira let out a soft 'Aaaaaah!' of understanding as the girl told her it was her first year in the school, even though she was starting in sixth year. "I'd of figured you'd of been in here alot 'cause of your age and all, I didn't think about you being a possible transfer from another school or anything." she muttered, looking back at Freya as she said this before turning her glances back to the Staff. "I want to know who the Defense Against the Dark Arts Professor is. And maybe Potions too... I guess I'll just have to go check after the Feast, shan't I?" she smirked.


(ooc: Kaykay.)

Nancy had to supress a laugh when she saw the look on Demetrius' face. . She still found the fact that he was afraid of cats highly amusing. But he was doing better and better. Stroking Chistery in her lap she said, "Oh, really? I really wouldn't have guessed!" She smirked at him nodding at his Slytherin robes, but then she smiled at his obvious nervousness. He was talking really fast so she had to listen hard to catch everything.

"Yes, it's Chistery." Demetrius was obviously trying hard not to think about his fear of cats. He even maybe was going to "healed" at the end of the term. But only maybe. He was still more into owls, though. "Oh, yes, Phinneas is a really nice name."

Nancy looked over to the Ravenclaw House Table. Where was Nick? She hadn't seen him since the day they had bought her broom at Diagon Alley. Where was he? Looking away again her gaze drifted over to the Staff Table. She was already looking forward to the headmistress' speech.

Turning back to face Demetrius she said her last thought out loud. "I'm already excited to hear the beginning speech. You, too?"

Ack. Evangeline had thought that perhaps this badge would make her softer side go away, but so far, nothing. Nope, it was still there. She still chuckled when little Rai laughed. Bleh - weren't Prefects meant to be mean?

"That's a really good thing to have if you're clumsy like m.." She caught herself before actually saying 'me' and coughed to disguise it. Clumsy Prefect's weren't cool. "...like some people I know. At least you'll never hurt girls."

Surprised, she noticed that she was blushing in embarrassment when the little boy asked if she really hadn't noticed her name rhymed. Really, was she that distracted? An eleven year old noticed it the moment she said it, and yet she hadn't. Not even once in the fifteen years she had lived with the name. Eh. "I didn't, no." She chuckled sheepishly, getting some chips out of plate and munching it. Argh. Noisy.

She smiled softly when he mentioned the songs again, remembering about the one song that someone had written to her. It wasn't about her rhyming name, but it was equally nice. Heck, it was amazing. "I dunno. It could happen, I suppose." She nodded absent mindedly, her mind wandering off to that one person.

The person that was just passing by.

Evangeline blinked once, wondering if she was going mad. How weird. She had been thinking of him, and now there he was! And smiling at her! Immediatelly, she smiled back and waved, motioning for him to come and sit with her and Raiden.

Erm.

Her smile fading away slightly, she looked questioningly at him as he sat down on an empty bench and patted the empty seat next to her again. Why didn't he want to go and sit with her? Was it because he didn't want to be seen with a Prefect? EEP! Maybe!

But he had sounded so happy! Bleh.

Evolette chuckled as she watched the eyes of the new male prefect, following around her face, and then headed straight past her shoulder. Ah, so he was going to pull that move eh? Well he picked the wrong girl for that. Evolette knew every line and trick in the book, she had used this particular move a couple of times, but mostly when she was flirting with more than three boys at one time.

"I think you will find-" Evolette started, reaching behind Nicholai and placing two fingers on each side of the boy's chin, "That the person you are addressing is not to be found outside that window." She gently tilted his head until he was looking at her, and then she let go, "The pleasure is all mine."

At his last comment, she was slightly surprised. Evolette McKenna alone? Perish the thought. Evolette was never alone, she loved to surround herself with people, of course people who adored her and hung on her every word, but people none the less.

Besides that, there was one too many ticked off girlfriends of the boys she had flirted with in the past that Evolette was sure they were plotting her demise. "I have always found it prudent to carry a bodyguard or two." she added with a wink, turning her attention to Miles again.

She shrugged at his question, "Nothing that I was not expecting." she replied honestly, it was far from overwhelming to her, she liked everything about it. Smiling at Miles she glanced around the hall, allowing her eyes to skim twice. Once for Terry, and again for Hugo. Where were her boys?

Vannie giggled as she put some mashed potato onto the plate in front of her. Now Miles had no excuse to say that she was trying to steal his. "Nope. I wasn't" She grinned as she ate some of her potato. "Not unless you want me to," So maybe she wouldn't sit at her own table, it wasn't like she knew anyone in hufflepuff that well anyway. "And maybe slythie pudding is better," She smirked at him before she at some more mash.
"Ooooh. There yummy too!" She giggled, knowing that it sounded like she liked a lot of pudding. Well maybe she did like all the pudding.
She followed his gaze around the slytherin table and spotted Evolette as he did. She knew that this was one of Miles' close friends. "Hi Evolette"

Bored. The lines on Hugo's forehead tried to deepen, but the beauty of the Great Hall was dazzling him beyong words. His emerald eyes scanned the hall once, twice and three times. A pout pulled his lips together as he couldn't quite find Miles, Terry or Evolette amongst the babbles of students. And then...HURRAH! "Lettie!" He called, and made his way down the Slytherin table to see her. Plonking himself down beside her, he grinned.

"Hey! I've been looking everywhere for you. Isn't it....amaaaazing?" Hugo crooned.

Looking around the table as more people seemed to appear from nowhere and sprung up around the Slytherin Table to talk to all their friends; Claira decided to first let her eyes scan around at the girls at the Slytherin House table for anyone she did know before scanning the lads for any boys she'd like to get to know. Staring around for a moment, she had to blink as it all suddenly struck her roughly. There were so many people in this school! And everyone who was in Hogwarts was in this room right now, right?

Completely Mad. She thought with a grin. I think I suit this place right down to the ground then!

As a boy(Hugo) walked past her end of the table down a bit further to meet his friends, she couldn't help but follow him for a moment with her eyes before returning to her potatoes she'd put upon her plate and popped a piece in her mouth. She smiled slightly as she swallowed. No wonder her mom liked Hogwarts.

Ears perking and heart beating faster, Evolette turned and took in the sight of her best friend, "Hugie!" she squealed, wrapping her arms around his neck and giving him a hug. "Pssh. What could be more amazing than Evolette McKenna and Hugo Jermaine Woods?" she added, sniffing.

Upon hearing a female voice, Evolette swirled around back to Miles. "Oh hello Vannie." she said sweetly, waving to the girl.

Wow. Way too many people and much too much twirling.

Evolette seemed bored, but her reply was far from bored. She liked it here, atleast she wasn't miserable that she was at Hogwarts. Miles also noticed that she was making friend's easily, as always. Maybe he should leave her to it? "I know. That's what I thought when I arrived." He smiled slightly, but then decided. He'd leave her to make friend's. She could talk to him any other time. Plus, it looked as if she was more interested in looking for someone else, which Miles thought might have been Hugo and Terry.

Feeling a little ... bummed out now, Miles turned back to Vannie, who had no one to talk to at the moment apart from himself. He snickered as she got her own food, finally. Hehe. He scooped up more potato and quickly eat it. Wait, go back to her own table?? Miles would tie her here before she thought about it more.

"NOO!" He said, his eyes wide and he gripped her hand. "You stay here." He smirked. She would leave if he went with her, he wasn't in the mood in staying at his own table, on his own. "They are." Miles nodded, letting go of Vannie's hand and slowing down on the eating. He could feel his stomach starting to get full.

Vannie watched as they Hugo guy came and sat down next to Hugo. Oh dear not him again. She really hoped that he wouldn't start insulting her again, especially not here. She looked away from where he was sat, knowing that it wouldn't be long till he recognised Miles and her sitting next to him.
Eating some more potatoes she smiled at him. "I want to stay here," She smirked as she set down the fork onto the table. Really she just wanted to stay with him but he didn't need to know that. It was probably more interesting here anyway. "Well we'll just have to wait and see," She stuck her tonuge out at him. The puddings would probably be here soon and then they could see if the slytherin puddings were better.

Nikki looked up and replied "Hi, I'm Nikki. I'm sure you can see I'm a first year." Nikki turned and saw the other girl she was pointing to "Hi Lucy."

Paige considered her answer before she spoke. Taking into the half-a-day she had been here, she had learned to fall in love with the place within the first few hours of being here. "Its amazing, the dorms, the Great Hall, the atmosphere, its loads to take in!" She finally answered, a smile spread across her lips.

But when Evolette's attention was taken, Paige was left to sit back and watch her interact with some guy named Miles. Her eyes drifted across the Slytherin table. Yeah Hogwarts was great and all, but Paige really did wish she wasn't a fourth year transfer. Everyone already knew everyone else, she felt like she had been dragged all the way back into first year. Not cool.

"Actually, I was homeschooled up until now, but you get the picture." Freya said looking at the staff table. "Yeah, you'll find out when classes begin anyway. Do you have any subjects that you specialize in, or strike you as the most interesting?"

Freya smiled widely as the boy made his way down the table. She couldn't help herself, the energy in the air was doing her good for once.

Hugo's arms snaked around her middle, squeezing her tightly in the best of affectionate hugs. "Heeey Lettie." He cooed, tucking a strand of her silky brown hair behind her ear. He knew how it annoyed her when it got in her face. "True." He contemplated, reaching for the jug of pumpkin juice and pouring himself a hearty cupful. First just a few sips, and then a gulp. Boy was he thirsty. Travelling really took it out of him. Phwooar. The golden flecks in his sea green eyes were more prominent under the artificial night sky that beamed down upon them from the ceiling. Extroadinary.

Freezing mid-sip, Hugo peered over Evolette's shoulder and spotted Miles. "Miiiiiles!" He beamed, the breath taking smile lighting up his face. "Oh." The corners of his mouth drooped as he noticed Miles' midget girlfriend tagging along behind. Gah.

He was SO not putting her on his Christmas card list.

Honestly.

"Hi small person...I mean Miles' girlfriend." He couldn't for the life of him remember the fool's name. Or perhaps he was never told. Meh...whatever. It wasn't like it mattered. "Long time no...see." Not that he was bothered about that. In fact, if he didn't ever see her again, he wouldn't bat an eyelid. "How've you been?" The question was directed at Miles, but Hugo had no doubts that the silly little Hufflepuff would chime in some way or another.

It was to the girl the other side of Evolette that Hugo's attention turned to next. A cheeky grin spread across his gorgeous lips as his eyes scanned her face quickly. FWOR. Not bad. "Hello lovely." He greeted, holding a hand up to acknowledge her. Now why hadn't Evolette introduced him before?

Claira raised an eyebrow at Freya. Home schooled? She was taught about Charms, Dark Arts, Potions, Herbology, Magical Creatures and such for as long as she could remember so... "I guess you could say I am the same. My Mother taught me all she said I needed to know for now, and I'd learn the rest when I got in here. Thanks to my mother, I can make Love Potions quite well, but they never last too long though. I know about Defensive spells and all. I guess Potions and Defensive Against the Dark Arts are the subjects I'm interested in. How about you?"

Spotting Freya smiling at the boy as he walked by, she smirked. Oh well now. Turning to watch the boy from afar, she noticed he looked older than she was, which made her nose wriggle in thought. Then she noticed the fact he was hugging a very pretty girl, and he was part of what looked to her like a large group. What a shame. But, it was expected that a lovely looking boy would have a group of friends to hang with.

Turning back to Freya, she sighed with an air of happiness to it. "A lot of pretty boys around here, eh?"

Evolette smiled, her mood brightening considerably now that she had her best friend at her side. Swiping the cup from his hand, she sipped it and smirked, "Where have you been? I was beginning to think you were only in my imagination."

She did not fail to notice that he was looking at Paige, ah yes, she couldnt believe how off of her game she was just now, she had not introduced her bestie to a pretty girl.

"Paige, this is Hugo." she told the girl with a smile, "Hugie, this is Paige, we met on the train." She brushed her hair off of her shoulder, "And as far as I know, she doesn't have a boyfriend." she added under her breath, sure that Hugo would catch it. They had set up quite a system over the years.