Jeanne also felt shy since it's been awhile since she came back into Hogwarts. She had to start fresh and make some new friends again. Luckily, people at Hogwarts were not as snobbish as the people back at Beauxbatons. She's happy to be back wearing her blue and bronze tie.

Was it her fault? Jeanne's face got turned from smiling to concerned "I'm sorry." she said taking out her wand and wanted to fix it but before she could even say the spell, the boy quickly fixed it himself. "Sorry" she repeated. Looking at the book she felt a bit uneasy. Great, that's not how you make friends with people.

"Nice meeting you Theodore." she smiled at him "It's Jeanne... actually." she added. "What year are you in?" she started a conversation. Well she didn't know what else to say so she started off with some basic questions instead.

Niko looked up at the staff table as he grabbed a pastry from a plate in front of him. He put it in his mouth, chewed slowly and then looked back at Hateya and shrugged. "Not really." he said, some pastry still him his mouth. He swallowed the rest and then shrugged again. "Like, I looked at my textbooks when I got them. Well the pictures at least. He wasn't about the start reading anything, specially before any classes.

"My parents aren't witches or wizards, so I really don't know anything about... well any of this." he explained.

"Oh, no, don't worry," He laughed a bit nervously, "I'm just a bit... clumsy." Laughing it off, he stowed away his wand in his pocket and closed the book, marking his page. The brunette had an accent that was a bit different from everyone else. Of course, Theodore sounded distinctly American, but it was always a pleasant surprise for him to find others that didn't possess accents native to the United Kingdom.

"Oh, a sixth year." He smiled proudly, a bit overtly so to mask his lack of confidence. Taking a look at her, she seemed as if she was the same age. "Are you a sixth year too?"

One side of Hateya's nose lifted a little at the talking-with-food-in-his-mouth thing, but she was too excited (and a little overwhelmed) by all of this to point it out. Maybe at breakfast she would, if he did it again.

"I looked at my friend's History of Magic textbook, and it's huge. Honestly, I don't know how they expect us to carry it, never mind read it." Did Hogwarts have a back specialist in the healer's wing? Somehow she didn't think so.

"Don't worry about the parents thing," Hateya shrugged. "I was pretty much raised in a closet, so I don't know much either. I'm sure we'll be fine. Since we're in the smart house and all."

It had taken sooooo long for him to find out his name. Though, in reality, he kind of forgot the boy existed once Ellie stopped hanging around him at the Quidditch party. It was only now that he remembered he had failed to get to know the boy, who goes by the name of Dallin.

Got it.

But, look! The boy was super nice to Treyen, and whilst his tone had been a friendlier one, his intentions...not so much. It was like Maya all over again. Maya. His eyes wandered off to the table only to notice her absence, and they were back on the Ravenclaw table before he could be sad about it. "Dallin." Nod, nod, "It is very nice to meet you," though, he'd wanted to say 'finally meet you', but, yeah, whatever.

"What year are you in?" now he was only being friendly.

You know what? Ivy had a bunch of free space next to her, she could...scoot over, no? No, because he'd intruded into their table, and their conversation.

Now that he finally took a moment to think it over, it was the stupidest thing he'd ever done, "Sorry, Ivy." Surely, she understood, right? That he didn't mean to do it? He was going to have a VERY hard time trying to explain if the fellow Prefect asked any questions on the matter.

He was wrong. Intruding wasn't the stupidest thing he's ever done. Failing to greet her...WAS. There was no way he could make it right. NO WAY.

Treyen should've stayed in his table, wondering where Arya was, and waiting for the speech. But NO, he had to figure other things out. Things that didn't matter to him now. Great.

Sigh.

Mistakes. He hated them.

At least he learned from them, that's why he was smiling towards Ellie now, "I'd never do anything to your camera," she should know better, after all, he only tried to convince her not to carry it around wherever she went. She didn't need the camera.

"How's my favorite Ravenclaw doing, by the way?" he asked, eyes on Ellie. Dallin and Ivy completely forgotten on the other side.

"You think we would learn something that like... would carry our books for us?" Niko thought about it, well they were going to learn magic. Could you not do anything with magic? "Maybe like our books will just appear in our classes for us." That would have to take all the hard labor out of everything for sure.

Really Niko had no clue what they were going to learn. "Yeah, my ma and pa and me, we didn't even know magic exsisted until like... well not even a year ago. We all thought we were getting like... punk'd or sumthing right?

Sighed. At least he didn't get mad about it. It's bad enough that because of her he nervously destroyed his book. Still, Jeanne felt bothered by it and wanted to make it up. "I owe you." she smiled to him "If we ever visit Hogsmeade, i'll buy you a hot drink or butterbeer." she insisted. She knows that it was not much big of a deal but she she felt guilty by shocking Theodore.

Jeanne shook her head when Theodore asked him if she was a 6th year. "fourth year." hmm... 2 years younger than he was. "Did you transfer here?" she couldn't help but ask him that question.

Mina stopped for a moment just as she entered the Great Hall. She hadn't really expected it to change or anything, but she wanted to just look at it and take it all in. It was settling in that she wasn't dreaming now, she was actually back at Hogwarts again.

Taking that brief moment, she smiled and continued on her way toward the Ravenclaw table. Of course, she didn't know anyone she saw seating there. Some of them looked vaguely familiar, but no names popped out at her yet. She was drawing a blank as she continued down toward the other end of the table. It wasn't like she was going to seat at the end were all the new students and firsties did. No, she wasn't new at all. Yes, she hadn't been around for two years, but she wasn't new to this place.

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After decided that the food wasn't going to appear just yet, He brought his head up, and looked around. Many people had joined, and all the new little eagles were now all sorted.

Wait... Did he hear his own name?

Jacob looked around, and saw no one was directly speaking to him. Well, better not to dwell on it. Most of the time, when he heard his name without being directly spoken to, it meant people weren't happy with him. So Ignoring the situation was always the best option.

He watched more new first years join the table, Jacob nodded his hello to all of them. And gave an occasional "Welcome to Ravenclaw" But other than that he simply listened and observed, hoping there would be no trouble around him... If it was around Ivory or Finn, then it was fine. They could deal with it... if it happened near Jacob, he'd faster wrestle them to the ground than take them to a teacher or just break the trouble up.

Spotting a familiar head, she skipped over and seat down beside the one Ravvie that always made her laugh. She could still remember the last time she sat beside him in that very hall. He was banging his head against the table and it made her giggle.

"Hello again, Jacob."

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Theodore walked into the great hall behind a crowd of other students clad in uniform black robes, which grazed the floor as they each padded along the stone floor toward their specific table. In the pocket of his freshly-ironed trousers lay his wand and in his right hand, he clutched a copy of Hogwarts, A History tightly. He was new to this school, a transfer from New York, and had recently been sorted in an impromptu ceremony before the term had officially begun. Seeing students who bore the same blue badge on their breasts, that of an eagle within a bronze and blue crest, he followed them to a table in between two others; others wearing the same symbol for their house sat at the table. Taking an unassuming seat at the end, he plopped the book down next to an empty, golden plate and looked around eagerly.

Looking up, he had to keep his jaw from dropping at the sight. What magic was it that could have made the sky appear on the ceiling? Figuring that the best way to uncover the mysteries of this new school would be to tear through the textbook, Theodore carefully opened the cover and began to pore over the table of contents.

Settling into her seat, she glanced around the Hall and smiled. Yes, it was good to finally be back home. Glancing up and down the table, her eyes stopped on a boy with a book open. She remembered doing the very same thing once upon a time and with the very same book as well.

Coughing softly into her hand, she smiled. "It's a rather interesting book, isn't it?"

"Yes..." Dallin answered when the boy repeated his name. He was beginning to think that other boys were just as weird as females when Treyen spoke again.

Was he just talking to him to be polite, since he'd kind of inturrupted their conversation? Not that Dallin minded, because Ellie could talk to whoever she wanted to talk to, but whatever. "Fifth year," he replied, giving the easy version with no further details. "And you?"

And then the Puff's attention was no longer on him, nor was anyone else's at that moment, so Dallin had no idea what to do. He glanced from the Puff, to Ellie, and then to Ivory, catching the smirk on the prefect's face. He wasn't even going to wonder what that was about.

He turned his attention to Ellie and Treyen, who seemed to have forgotten about everyone except the girl he was talking to. He listened long enough to hear 'favorite Ravenclaw' before deciding it was none of his business. He turned back to Ivory, a curious look on his face.

'What's up with them?' he mouthed silently, motioning to the two beside him. He thought that maybe Ivory would understand since she was a girl and all.

SPOILER!!: Ellie

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Giggle. "No worries, though." Cuz he had a friend in her. And Ivory. BAM. And probably others that she didn't know, but they were of NO importance at this current time.

Meh. Ellie shooooook her head, "But I DO. To learn and stuff and stuff."

She glanced up at the Staff dias AGAIN. Little Professor should get here STAT. Now.



Ellie BEAM!GRINNED when she noticed the Hufflepuff coming towards their table. It had been FOREVER and a DAY since she saw him. AND even moreso, he sat RIGHTTHERE.

Right there...

...and didn't talk to her. "Watch the cameraaaa." Sure it was between her legs, but Treyen could have easily stepped on it, right? ...Maybe she should put it in her lap now?

And hi to you too, Lockhart. HMPH.



"True." So much truth was in that uberrrr long statement. So much.

"Bet that's a lot of fun. Answering First Years' questions." That was...sarcastic. Ish.

Though, if she remembered correctly, she went to Cela for a lot. Or at least considered asking Cela a lot. In her first term.

SPOILER!!: Treyen

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It had taken sooooo long for him to find out his name. Though, in reality, he kind of forgot the boy existed once Ellie stopped hanging around him at the Quidditch party. It was only now that he remembered he had failed to get to know the boy, who goes by the name of Dallin.

Got it.

But, look! The boy was super nice to Treyen, and whilst his tone had been a friendlier one, his intentions...not so much. It was like Maya all over again. Maya. His eyes wandered off to the table only to notice her absence, and they were back on the Ravenclaw table before he could be sad about it. "Dallin." Nod, nod, "It is very nice to meet you," though, he'd wanted to say 'finally meet you', but, yeah, whatever.

"What year are you in?" now he was only being friendly.



You know what? Ivy had a bunch of free space next to her, she could...scoot over, no? No, because he'd intruded into their table, and their conversation.

Now that he finally took a moment to think it over, it was the stupidest thing he'd ever done, "Sorry, Ivy." Surely, she understood, right? That he didn't mean to do it? He was going to have a VERY hard time trying to explain if the fellow Prefect asked any questions on the matter.
He was wrong. Intruding wasn't the stupidest thing he's ever done. Failing to greet her...WAS. There was no way he could make it right. NO WAY.

Treyen should've stayed in his table, wondering where Arya was, and waiting for the speech. But NO, he had to figure other things out. Things that didn't matter to him now. Great.

Sigh.

Mistakes. He hated them.

At least he learned from them, that's why he was smiling towards Ellie now, "I'd never do anything to your camera," she should know better, after all, he only tried to convince her not to carry it around wherever she went. She didn't need the camera.

"How's my favorite Ravenclaw doing, by the way?" he asked, eyes on Ellie. Dallin and Ivy completely forgotten on the other side.

With a grin, Ivory nodded. Sarcasm aside, it actually was fun sometimes to help the first years.

Oh gosh. Had her small little peal of laughter escaped? Feeling horribly embarrassed now, Ivory resisted the urge to cover her mouth with her hand. You know, just in case some more wanted to spill out.

But she had other issues to attend to like scooting over a little to her left without endangering the small first year there. Flahsing the firstie a little apologetic smile, she gathered up the edge of her robes as she inched away from Dallin. Didn't want to be sat on and then get up quickly later and find herself on the floor, tripped by her own captured robes. True story. It'd happened before.

Giving Treyen a little wave, she gave him what she hoped was an understanding smile that said Hey, it's cool. Because it was, she understood. Maybe not from personal experience but...well that was neither here nor there. Best to not think about that now.

Anywho, it seemed Treyen was now focusing his attention on Ellie whom it seemed to her appeared very happy to be the center of it if her beaming smile was any indication.

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He half-smiled at her curiously when she laughed then looked away, wondering why she did that. Although he knew he wouldn't find out. Girls were weird, and they did weird things. End of story.

He nodded once to her question, his smile getting bigger at her 'lines.' "This is my second year here," He told her. "And I would've thought that I knew most of the important things about this place, but I don't. I've never even been to the Hospital Wing." Among other things.

"Have you always gone here?" He asked curiously. For her, what - four years? Five years? What year did you have to be in to be a prefect?

Instead she turned her attention to Dallin, still with a little smirk on her face. You're second year here?." She gave a little whistle. "I would've picked you out to be a veteran." Most likely due to his age though. So," she asked conversationally. "Where were you before Hogwarts if you don't mind my asking?" Aside from the Triwizard competition she hadn't met many older transfers.

"Isn't that a good thing though?" she asked with a lopsided grin in reference to him having never been to the hospital wing. "Best to save that visit for when you need it." She herself wasn't very fond of the hospital wing, bad memories but that was also neither here nor there.

What was here was his question. His current one. That she could answer with no qualm.

Yup, since my first year." Almost unconsciously she looked over at the younger new students and smiled in reminiscence. Those were the days. "Though I imagine this year will trump all the others considering it's OWL year. "

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And then the Puff's attention was no longer on him, nor was anyone else's at that moment, so Dallin had no idea what to do. He glanced from the Puff, to Ellie, and then to Ivory, catching the smirk on the prefect's face. He wasn't even going to wonder what that was about.

He turned his attention to Ellie and Treyen, who seemed to have forgotten about everyone except the girl he was talking to. He listened long enough to hear 'favorite Ravenclaw' before deciding it was none of his business. He turned back to Ivory, a curious look on his face.

'What's up with them?' he mouthed silently, motioning to the two beside him. He thought that maybe Ivory would understand since she was a girl and all.

With a knowing look at the pair, Ivory ducked her head a little closer to Dallin's so Treyen and Ellie wouldn't see. She'd hung out around Arya and Sabel long enough before they became an item to follow undercurrents. Relationship-like undercurrents. At least that's what it seemed like to her at the moment. Why else would Treyen be so insistent to make sure Ellie didn't sit beside Dallin? Hmm? That was the question.

Giving him a goofy grin, she brought up her hands and cupped them in heart before shrugging her shoulders. That was her guess anyway.

Ivan walked over to the Ravie table feeling starved. He hadn't eaten anything on the train ride and now it was catching up to him. Sitting down he tapped his fingers on the table and glanced up at the staff table. Less talking and more food...yes. Sighing he leaned his head on his hand and spun a fork on the table marking his boredom.

Ellie watched. Just watched. Out of the corner of her eye, really, because she was trying her best to NOT acknowledge the boy that had done the same to her. Other than to warn of the camera, of course.

She quirked her eyebrow at Ivory. Really? A grin and a nod? She found helping firsties fun? Honestly, Ellie would probably get annoyed, herself. Maybe.

Oh. Hi. NOW he was talking to her. "Sure you wouldn't." Not on purpose, she knew. All the same, she was reeling her bag from its straps, off the floor and into her lap. Where it was safe. And it will stay there. Not to mention, Spike's present was also in there. She definitely didn't want that to break.

Yet now that Treyen was paying attention to her, it made it very difficult to keep conversation with the other two. And Ellie tried to send them apologetic looks. She had no control over the boy. She'd never seen him like this either, though. It was new to her.

Favorite? Heh. Speaking of SUCK UPS. "Just fine, thank you very much." Mhm. He was getting a LOOK.

Lexi was wandering about...she tended to do that from time to time. Heh. Spotting Ivan she decided to go thank him properly for coming to see about her the other night... he had been really great to her.

Upon nearing the table Rufus began to make a great deal of chatter and was grinning like... I dunno what. Was he excited to see Ivan? That was cute. Holding the bag of grapes she plopped down on the bench next to her newly rekindled friend and smiled slightly, face still a mess.

"Hey your Lordship. Hey... I never properly thanked you the other night. You went above and beyond for me and I appreciate that so much, you have no idea," she said quietly.

Meanwhile Rufus stood on the shoulder opposite from Ivan and peered at him from over Lexi's head and simply smiled and pointed. Heheheh.

"You excited about start of term?"

HOLY CROW! "MINA!!! HEY!!! " she shouted at the girl and waved her hand wildly. GAH she had missed Mina so much!!

Ivan looked up as he heard someone call him Lordship knowing that voice and who would use that term and smiled. "Hey Lexi." He stopped twirling the fork and smiled, "Don't have to thank me. You mean a lot to me and I wanted to take care of you."

His eyes went to Rufus and frowned. Why was the bugger so bloody happy to see him? "Um..." he said turning his attention back to Lexi and shrugged, "I guess. I'm not sure.... I almost didn't come back." If he didn't know his father would have been disappointed in him if he hadn't he wouldn't have.

Wincing as Lexi shouted he returned to spinning his fork. He sighed, "What about you? Glad to be back?"

Rufus moved to Lexi's shoulder closest to Ivan and blew raspberries at His Lordship. They would have their showdown. They would. And Rufus would win. Yes, yes he would. Monkey hair all over EVERYTHING the man owned. MWAHAHA.

"Well... it still means a lot to me, you didn't have to do that... And does my face look as terrible as I think it does? The firsties won't even come near me over there... it makes me sad," she said as she turned her face so he could inspect the now green and blueish MASSIVE bruise and scabbed up lip of hers. SIGH.

"You know... I almost didn't come back either. Got a pretty nice inheritance and the summer home in the South of France. THought about running away... but it is so close to OVER ya know," she said quietly. Yeah the lawyers and investigators closed the case and signed the vaults and such over to Lexi.

She thought on his last question... Was she glad? "I'm not sure yet. I want this year to be as drama free as possible. Ya know... I am worried that it won't be. I just don't need anymore of this mess," she said as she handed her little baby monkey another grape.

She seemed to understand it, yet he knew it had been so wrong of him to even walk away from his table.

But, hey, hold on a second, WHAT exactly was Ivy understanding, eh? His eyes widened at the thought, and he couldn't bear to look at the Prefect anymore, not that he was doing such a thing now, all he did was blush. If she understood what he thought she'd understood, then...sigh.

At least she wasn't saying anything...yet.



The BIGGEST mistake ever. He was soooo going to pay for it. He knew.

Right. She already knew how he felt about the whole camera thing, even if she'd been nice enough to take a couple pictures for him. It did come in handy, the camera, but still, her answer on that matter didn't interest much as the next. It was that reply that will allow him to know exactly in HOW much trouble he could be.

Oh?

VERY much trouble.

And the LOOK. She didn't need to say anything else. He swallowed before speaking again, YES, he was still trying to mend it, "That's...good to know." There was a MAJOR change in his voice this time, it was clearly not as cheerful as before, and he had looked away from Ellie before replying. The LOOK, he didn't enjoy it one bit. Stupid mistake.

He was playing with his fingers now, and hoping Maya would come and interrupt him like she did last year, he'd soooo welcome her, for real.

"I--I got you something from the World Cup," which she wasn't going to get as long as she kept giving him LOOKS.

How come he felt like he'd lost something?



Thank you, Dallin, for answering his question. All his questions, really.

And he wanted to apologize NOW, for being such a Slytherin, but no chance he was doing that, after all, he'd danced with Ellie. "Fifth, eh?" the Prefect was out of words, quite literally, his mind was still trying to figure out ways of mending the mistake of forgetting to say a simple 'Hi' to the person that mattered the most.

"Fifth year, as well," he nodded, trying to smile...and quite possibly failing at doing so, "Do you like Quidditch?" it wasn't like he'd turned his back to Ivy and Dallin, so, he could still talk to the boy, right? As long as he didn't ignore the girl next to him.

Ivan eyed the monkey carefully. Yes...he knew it was up to something.... "Don't even think about it Rufus," he said as he watched the monkey get closer to him.

Studying her face he pursed his lips. It did look worse but then again injuries always looked worse when they were healing. "It's healing." He still wished he could have taught that creep a lesson but she wouldn't let him. "Personally you will always look beautiful to me. Bruises or no bruises," he said meeting her eyes.

"I only came back because I knew my father would want it. I don't belong here Lex..." he said and pushed the fork aside. "I have like four friends. I can't hold a relationship to save my life, believe me I've tried this summer. I don't care for the classes.... I just feel kind of, lost, I guess would be a good word."

He listened to her and smiled, "France...sounds like it would be nice. Good thing to remember in case I want to escape." He gave her a slight nod in understanding, "I understand that. A nice quiet year." Sounded like a nice plan hopefully it'd work out for them both. "When are they going to serve already? I'm starving," he said as he stared at his empty plate.

Rufus stopped moving and then reached out his cute little monkey hand and smacked Ivan in the head. Cue the raspberries and chattering.

"Rufus! That was not very nice!" Lexi chided her little monkey as she picked him up and placed him on the shoulder opposite Ivan. "What is the problem with the two of you anyway?" Lexi asked with slight amusement.

Looking at Ivan she smiled and a slight blush creeped her cheeks. She averted her eyes swiftly though and looked down at her hands in her lap. "Thank you," she said in a small voice.

Then she found herself looking back to him, brows knit together. "Hell you think I belong here? Half the student body hates me... I can't have a peaceful term here to save my life... I have a handful of friends as well... High school sucks. But if we can make it through then we never have to see most of these terrible people again. Ever. THAT is my silver lining," she said with a nudge to his ribs.

"You are welcome to the house anytime you need to get away. It's on the beach, really lovely wizarding community. Kind of secluded. Just let me know and I will give you the keys and you can go," she said sincerely.

Oh the parties she was going to have there...

Hearing the sound of her name, Mina whipped her head around. She knew that voice! There were probably only five Lions' voices she would always remember and she knew this to be one of them. Smiling brightly, she raised her hand and waved.

"Hey Lexi!" She had missed her Gryffie friend and they had so much catching up to do.

Jim approached the Ravenclaw table and stopped near the head of it, casually glancing up and down and trying to decide who to sit with. Meh. Too many options. He sat down where he was.

People could just come to him.

"Hey!" Ivan yelled as the monkey smacked him in the head. Making a face at him in return he thought about grabbing the monkey but that was exactly what the little thing wanted. Then he was saved as Lexi moved Rufus and he shrugged, "I think the bugger knows I don't like pets. Ever since I saw him the first time he's tried to jump on me and stuff."

Ivan smirked slightly as he saw the blush on Lexi's face and looked away himself. One for him. Though it didn't really matter any more. She was head over heels for Sal and he'd have to deal with it. "Did you know I got rejected by a Gryffindor?" he asked with a laugh and twirled his fork around again. It was kind of funny really though he was determined to change that.

He looked at her and nodded. She did have a point. They were a lot alike in ways. "Well the other reason I came back was that I was told I had to serve in an armed force. If I don't finish school I'd have to go in September when I become of age." He made a face and looked at himself in the plate. "'You'll go in as an officer but you still have to go'," he quoted irritably. "Part of my position or something since I'm not a direct heir to an important position like Miles is." Stupid git. He raised his head up and looked at her with a smirk, "Think I'd look good with a shaved head and camo?" Probably. He looked good in anything he wore.

"Cool. Maybe we can get James and have a get together away from everyone." He was sure James would like that.

Lexi was about to wave Mina over when Rufus chattered loudly. jumped down from her shoulder and RAN AWAY!

She was about to jump up and go after him when she spotted Jim and smiled.

Rufus immediately jumped onto Jim's leg and scampered up his arm to perch on his shoulder and sort of ... hugged his head. Chattering a bit he pointed back toward Lexi and began to jump on Jim's shoulder.

"He probably just likes you, Ivan...he wants to be your friend but you are determined to hate him," Lexi said matter of factly. Really. Rufus was lovely.

Lexi shook her head and sighed, "Some Gryffies are idiots, what can I say? Who was it... maybe I can set her hair on fire or something." She would. Really.

...

"You have to join the military? They are MAKING you? That is utter... rubbish! Oh Ivan I am so sorry!" she fussed over him patting his arm and stuff.

...

Speaking of Jim... she needed to fetch her monkey. Grabbing his arm she began to pull him with her. "Rufus ran to Jim, let's go talk to him. Jim... not the monkey. Perhaps we can plan a get away while we're at it," she said with a smile.

Reaching Jim she pursed her lips and GLARED at Rufus. "Traitorous little monkey! And hey Jim. What's up?" she said as she plopped down beside him, finally releasing Ivan's arm and pulled Jim into a one armed hug and smiled as Rufus smiled at her, smacked Jim in the head and came back to perch on her shoulder. Hehe.

Rose walked up to the Ravenclaw table to seek out her friend Ember.

Kyle walked up to the table, looking up and down she noticed a free spot near Jim - ah best say hi. She thought, after all it had been a week or so since she had said hello to him in Diagon Alley.

"Hey Jimmy!" She smiled, taking a seat at the table across from him - she was a little hungry right then and ready for food but she also wanted to run over to every table saying hello to friends - well...that could wait. She thought with a smile.

"So guess what I know yearbook hasn't started yet - but I asked a friend to join on the train - Selina Skylar she's good on the sport front since she's the Second Year Gryffindor team member." Kyle smiled happily. "Also how are you - how was summer?" She asked eyes large with happiness.

" Do you know my cousin Victoria?" William asked the girl. " You are Kyle, right?' Wiliam asked her She is in the same year as you" William told Kyle.