"Thanks!" Avery beamed taking the cookies.
"I would love to hand out this year! Oh, and i like to go up to the Astronomy tower and stargaze. I'm an awful cook and I am super clumsy." She frowned remembering all the times she tripped on the stairs here.
"What's your sister like?" She inquired.

Sweet she said Exited,Yeah me too.Well i was too until my dad taught how to took.Well My sister is very moody and hard get along with at times.Do know a David McIntyre use to be David Grandz.Hes a Cowboy kinda of guy and British,native American and Italian.hes super cool of an Unlce/Dad.

"My older brothers are like that too!" Avery sighed and laughed.
"He sounds like a fun guy!" Avery squealed and laughed taking a bite of one of the cookies.
"Hey these cookies are really good!"

Yeah i think were Related in some way she smiled.yeah he is i think you'll love the farm.Thanks i give them to everyone i become friends with she smiled.well we have a lot to do this summer and holidays.

"Yes, he is my uncle!" Avery told her happily.
"Thanks for the cookies again too!" Avery said through a mouthful of yummy food.
"We must have alot to do this summer!" She said.

Charlie laughed, and rubbed the spot where she hit him, pretending it hurt even though it didn't. "Fine, fine, whatever you say." He said, then holding up his hands in surrender. Just because she doesn't think she is cute, doesn't mean she isn't. "No, the trophy is your face. Everyone can already see how dorky it is, so there isn't a need for a ribbon or any of that." He stuck his tongue out at her.

"Why aren't you eating?" He asked casually, finishing up what was on his plate. He was actually beginning to get full.

Emmaline sat alone at a spot at the Gryffindor Table, reading quietly. She'd only eaten a bit of food but she wasn't hungry anymore. She wanted to learn more on the subjects they'd be learning this year. After all, O.W.L.s were just around the corner and she didn't want to be caught unprepared.

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Tate left the wand beside the elf's little dancing feet. "Maybe you should take your new toy to the kitchens and show it to the other elves. I'm sure they'll be delighted to dance with you."

He gave the Head Boy and the Gryffindor prefects looks. Both of them. "If Toddles doesn't make his way back to the kitchen by the end of the feast, please see him along. I need to go give the speech."

It turned out to be a good thing Gideon was paying atttention to the scene slightly down the table. Tate might not have mentioned his name after talking with Kurumi and Paulie but the look directed his way as well made him certain the words after were meant for him as well. Force of habit he stood in case there was something immediate that needed to be done, his hand slipping from Selina's but then simply listened. "Aye Headmaster," he replied, adding a nod of his head to show affirmation of his understanding. The sixth year would do his part to make sure the house-elf returned to the kitchens.

SPOILER!!: Kurumi

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Kurumi began clapping in rhythm to Toddles' dancing when she caught the Headmaster giving her and Paulie looks. Oh, it was just about keeping an eye on Toddles. She could do that. "Of course, Headmaster," she smiled. She was more than willing to look after the elf since he was like family anyway.

When the Headmaster left for the staff table, Kurumi took that as a cue to alert the rest of the table that they ought to start settling down.

"E-E-Everyone! If you could please return to your seats and your respective tables as soon as possible, please," she called out. "The Headmaster will be giving his speech soon." And everyone ought to be paying attention to this. Yep.

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Look at that! Look at how dynamic a dancer Toddles was! It was brilliant. Maybe she should ask him to teach her how to dance one of the times she went to the kitchens? She was rather awkward when it came to the whole dancing bit, unless it was traditional Japanese dance which was very rigid and set. Hard to mess anything up there really. Although...her mother had always told her that her hands were too harsh when it came to fan dances. Something Kurumi never managed to get right...

But thoughts about her mother were almost forgotten when the little elf was HUGGING her! If Kurumi had been capable of doing so, there would have been sparkly starts and hearts floating around her head right now. Toddles was hugging her! BEST.FEAST.EVER!

Well, that wasn't entirely true. There were a few things that could make this feast better. August still being at Hogwarts being one. The confusion about Lewis and Jonathan not being there was another. Yes, there were a few things, but it was still AMAZING that the little house elf was hugging her.

"I'll be seeing you soon, Toddles," Kurumi smiled as the little guy dance off and poofed.

"It really is," Kurumi nodded. "He was only named recently." Or, she thought it was recently at least. She was a little fuzzy on the timing of it all to be honest.

Kurumi was about to ask Jezz something else, probably about the strawberry cookie dough ice cream, when she heard the Headmaster begin his speech. All the Gryffindors had heard her announcement, right? They were ALL paying attention?

Blink blink.

Wait...that was it? What about telling them not to die? And constant vigilance? Had the Headmaster forgotten to include those in his speech? He had last term, right? Kurumi really couldn't recall at the moment, but she had nearly been eaten twice by two different magical creatures so a small reminder about not dying would have been appreciated.

Kurumi scanned the staff table again, frowning a bit to herself at not seeing Professor Schirmer present. She had been a bit sad when she had gone to deliver her colorful macaroons earlier, but now it really sunk in that she wasn't there. Come to think of it...neither was Professor Roslund. He was probably still chasing after her, hence why he wasn't teaching either. Kurumi wrinkled her nose for a moment at the memories of him using students to deliver love letters to the Charms professor. It had been so....weird. Sort of creepy in Kurumi's mind as well.

Food soon filled the table, but Kurumi's eyes were on one thing and ONE thing only: pumpkin juice.

FINALLY!

Grabbing a goblet full of the liquid, Kurumi raised her glass to all those at the table. "Here's to an excellent term lions!"

Gideon had caught his fellow prefect's gaze as she took agreed to the man's instructions. Listening to Kurumi as spoke up, telling both the Gryffindors and other houses to return to their seats, he passed his gaze over the long table to see who obeyed and who didn't to see if any needed anymore prodding. The height from his standing position allowing him a better view.

However when it appeared all had listened, the prefect sat back down himself to listen to the speech and prepare for the actually feasting. Orb...creatures from forest...not to different from the closing feast though it was a relief that the magical animals had calmed down a bit. And then the dinner appeared and Gideon joined his house-mates in enjoying the first morsels.

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Anya smiled enthusiastically. She was mentally imagining all the cute pictures she was going to take. It was a good thing that their uniforms were pretty matchy matchy. She figured it was unlikely she'd get the Prefect to wear costumes for a photo shoot.

"Oh. That's fun. Was it a birthday party?" she asked. She LOVED birthdays. Hers was in November. November 11th to be specific. Maybe she'd know enough people to have some kind of party this year.

The male prefect had no clue as to the younger lion's plans else he might have backed down on his agreeing to allow photos. It was bad enough there existed blackmail photos of him dressed up from his years before school. Or even the hat from two summers before. Gideon nodded at the question. "Aye it was," he answered seeing as it had started out that way. For Violet and CJ both if he remembered correctly, one of the few things he could take in his memories without a twinge of regret or confusion.

SPOILER!!: Christopher

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At the sight of a friendly face, Christopher couldn't help but sigh in relief. Someone who wasn't upset with him- it was definitely a good thing to see. Offering up a rather tired smile, he greeted his roommate, and friend, Gideon. "Well, despite what last term might've suggested, I am back for the remainder of this year and presumably the next." Glancing over, he noticed a shiny badge in the corner of his eye on his friend's robes. "Congratulations on prefect," he mused, a tad confused though. It seemed Adam had gone. Perhaps back to Mexico, or maybe he just had to leave as Christopher himself had last term. Either way, he was glad to see that Gideon was to take the role of prefect in his place.

As the headmaster finished his speech that Christopher wasn't really listening to, he thought he heard something strange. His name. It was a very familiar voice too, one he recognized instantly. He also knew that at the sound of this voice, there would be a reaction to his return that wouldn't be so pleasant.

Sitting up straighter, he looked around slowly, wondering if perhaps the source of the sound was truly there, or if he had just been hearing things. However, as he turned a little to the left, fiery red hair caught his eye, and a very shocked face came along with it.

Selina.

She was sitting a few seats over, just staring in shock. It must've been quite a surprise to see him, he would admit, but he knew her next move would probably be an explosion of anger. It was Selina after all, and she was very hotheaded. Especially when you disappear for a few months without telling her and then suddenly come back. That could make anyone upset, let alone Selina. Offering a weak smile, he waved, mentally bracing himself for the not-so-welcome-back that was to come.

"Well that is good to hear," he replied with a brighter smile. he had to admit he missed the other boy even if they had virtually ignored each other for the first three years together in the same dorm. "Especially when I need a friend to help against Selina," he added with a chuckle.

When he noticed Christopher take note of his badge, the prefect waited for a response. The boy hoping it wasn't like Kurumi had been at the reveal in the prefect's compartment. Gideon knew unlike the girls, Chris and Adam had been close...best friends close and Adam's disappearance would no doubt have more of an effect on him.

SPOILER!!: Selina

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Mr. Gideon? Selina could not help but smirk at the nickname. It did not seem like Gideon to allow people to give him the prefix of Mr., but the redhead now knew what her new nickname for the term was going to be. The little blonde Irish kid did not even know it, but he had just given her some prime material for the upcoming term. The prefect boy was going to rue the day he allowed someone to call him Mr. because Selina was not going to let him forget it.

Gideon's comment about righting up the rule breaker finally made Selina erupt with a laugh. She had been holding it in their entire poker faced match and that comment had pushed her over the edge. In her head, she could just see Gideon going to Bentley and telling her that Selina needed detention for yelling. What an awkward scene that would be because it was common knowledge that Selina and Gideon were dating. Although, she internally really wanted him to write her up to just see what Bentley would do when handed the sip. She would pay five galleons to see that.

But her laugh stopped short when Gideon threatened potions detention. It was not funny anymore and her mouth hung open in shock, "You would not DARE put me through the torture.... would you?" Oh Merlin, it was like a nightmare. It was not that she did not like Lafay except that fact that Lafay terrified Selina, it was just that she hated potions. It was nothing to be bashful about... it was the truth.

She did not have time to comment about it when she was flown forward toward Gideon, but she stopped herself. The Great Hall was no place for romantic canoodling even if Selina wanted to. She was a mature fifth year hardly and she was going to show the younger students how to behave... kind of... maybe screaming was not good role model behavior.

Gideon cleared up all of her confusion with Anya though when he explained about the hand holding lost concept. She blushed and looked down at the ground not wanting to meet his gaze, "Well it is logical and all... perhaps you should try not to lose me more often." Because she liked the handholding thing.

Or Selina's plans to take Tag's chosen name for him to heart and torment him for the term with it for that matter. Though it certainly wasn't the worst nickname she had used against him, Giddy and Gertie two of the names that topped the list of those.

Thankfully Selina's laughter broke the act of calm innocence between them as they tried to outtease each other. Gideon had known one of them would eventually do so and inwardly smirked at the fact that he had succeeded in getting her to be the one to give up.

It was his term to laugh as she stopped short in reaction to the potion's detention. "Hmmm...let me think..." he mused for a few moments to delay the suspense before finally shaking his head. "Nae...of course not." He'd never hear the end of it and she'd suffer far more then any detention deserved to be. Gideon raised a slight eyebrow as Selina commented on the handholding. Was she saying what he thought she was saying...giving him permission to do it more often?

He'd have to test it out then...over time. For now...it seemed Christopher had gotten her attention just as it had just moments before his. And knowing her relationship with him, their catching up was more important.

Jordan laughed. "Anything sounds good right now." At this point, Jordan didn't care what they fed him, as long as Hogwarts fed him. He started to become a little sleepy, and needed rest. He yawned. "So how's your family been?" Jordan asked.

Ronnie laughed. "True!" she said. "Oh. So much has been going on." she said, shaking her head. "It's rather crazy." she said. "So, once I moved back from France to my brother Rupert's place, my brother said he didn't have much room with him. So, I was sent back to France to live with my parents...but they didn't want me because of...well...I don't get along well with my parents. We fight a lot and...they're just mean. So I was put up for adoption, and this guy adopted me. So now I live with him and his son, Danny." she said.

Emmaline set aside her book and glanced around the table. Friends. She needed to make some, but she'd always had trouble making them.

Pyrsephonie decided to wander around and ended up at the Gryffindor table. She saw a girl sitting by herself. The girl seemed kind of nervous, so Pyrsephonie went over and introduced herself. "Hello," she said, smiling kindly. "I'm Pyrsephonie!"

Ronnie finally finished her second plate of food. She could not eat anymore, she was stuffed! She looked up and down the table at everyone eating and chatting, wondering how much longer the feast would be. All the excitement of the day was making her very sleepy, all she wanted to do was just curl up in her bed in the dorm and sleeeeeep.

Aha! See! Kurumi knew she was on to something and she couldn't help but grin as her best friend began to put the pieces together. THAT would be a practice, or try out, that Kurumi would be sure to attend with her camera so she could take lots of pictures for the yearbook.

"It's worth a shot, no?" she asked with a playful giggle. "I mean, you could always compare it to playing in the rain, you know, water weight weighing you down because of soaked uniforms. Plus, I think it could help people be more alert and aware of their own body's reflexes, not to mention increase strength." There was a lot that could be said about this. Kurumi herself had had to wear weights once while training for kendo and it had made her stronger and faster in the end.
"Oh really?" Kurumi asked, her eyes brightening a bit. Selina would certainly be happy about that, yeah? Another potential player to scout. Kurumi could already see the fire in Selina's eyes. Merlin this was going to be intense. "Good luck then. I'll be sure to cheer you in during tryouts."

Kurumi sipped on her pumpkin juice and shoved a plate of chicken towards Jezz. "Not too much longer I imagine. Eat up first."

"Nice to meet you Avery," Kurumi said, returning the girl's smile. "I am doing quite well, thank you. Very excited for another year at Hogwarts...and to finally be able to have some pumpkin juice." Truth, Kurumi still hadn't actually had another to eat besides a few bites of lasanga. Pumpkin juice was just so...delicious!

The buzz in the Great Hall hadn't softened much, but it was becoming clear that it was getting to be about that time. Taking one last gulp of her remaining pumpkin juice, Kurumi gave Gideon and Paulie one of those looks that meant that they ought to start heading back to the Gryffindor common room...and showing the first years and new students how to do so.

"First years and new students, if you could please follow myself, Paulie, and Gideon we can show you how to get to the common room. Returning students, you know what to do," she announced, flicking her wand so that the remaining dancing cookies returned to the box on the table. Kurumi scooped it up, took one last look at the Hufflepuff and Slytherin table, and then began to make her way out of the Great Hall.

Here goes nothing...

OOC: just to clarify you CAN still RP in this thread! Also, if you are a new student or a first year, you can RP following your prefects whenever you want or not. There won't literally be a tour through the castle to the common room

Emmaline smiled at the girl.

"Hi," Emmaline replied with a smile.

Perhaps she could fit in if she pulled some sort of prank. But she quickly decided it wasn't worth ruining her school reputation just to make friends.

Penelope raised an eyebrow slightly when he said it was nice to meet her. Was it really? She couldn't imagine why it would be nice to meet her, but perhaps he was just one of those friendly, polite people like Atticus. So she nodded and then listened as he answered her question. So it was after a speech...

Hopefully that would be soon.

And then the Zeke guy was chuckling. Why? Was he laughing at her? She was pretty sure she hadn't done anything worth laughing at. So Penelope simply eyed him for a few moments before turning her attention elsewhere.

There WERE more cookies?

Penelope's eyes followed to where the girl was pointing. Ohh, so Kurumi was the one with the cookies. And the one who always had food?

Penelope found yet another favorite person, and it was only her first day at Hogwarts. This was going quite well. Hopefully lots of other students carried food around with them too. It'd be amazing.

Selina, hm? And more hand shaking. "Penelope," the little Gryffindor replied, giving Selina a brief, firm handshake.

....

And then not too much later, what she assumed was the speech was given and-

FOOD APPEARED.

FINALLY.

Penelope had instantly begun piling everything she could reach onto her plate and started scarfing it down once her plate was full. Once she'd finished that, she went a second round, a third round, and on the fourth she felt she was finally getting full. After completing the fourth round, she plopped her fork down on her now very empty plate with a small tink! and let out a very content, relieved sigh.

Now that Penelope's belly was full, she was ready to sleep. She would've been fine just falling asleep here in the Great Hall - since it was where all the food was - but apparently, according to Kurumi, they had to go to some place called the common room. Hopefully it wasn't too far.

She hopped up off her seat and followed the perfect the prefect.

Emmaline saw the Prefect of Gryffindor leading the first years and new students away. She smiled at the passing children and followed silently, waving at the portraits.

The newly sorted Gryffindor had taken a bite of sushi when it was time to follow the prefect, Kurumi. Narumi had fun talking to Kurumi at the train, it was fun and she really happy that they would be in the same house! Oh, and she couldnt wait to meet the other Gryffindors!!

He understood what Mordred meant. Zeke had lived those two years only for himself, not bothering to speak at all to anyone unless required of him. It was one of the stuff that resulted to the arrogant Zeke who didn't really care much for anyone at all. "Yeah, it's pretty tough over there," but he didn't regret it. It made him strong and learn the reality that it's every man for himself. He grew up believing and living that motto. Durmstrang has made a different person out of him. It had a different effect to him, unlike Mordred. Zeke just assumed that the Slyth had real awful memories at Durmstrang considering the tone Mordred spoke of it and the obvious signs of..hatred, maybe? He couldn't blame the guy, if Zeke hadn't been emotionally uncaring even before going in Durmstrang, he would've found it hard to continue being there.

Yes. She was. He could feel his stone heart beginning to crumble just by the reference of her. Trying to keep a composed face, he half-smiled and nodded. "Mmhmm," Zeke simply said. Janine. No, Jane. If only she were here, she'd be enjoying Hogwarts with him now. Like their promise.

Zeke tried to keep up with what was happening, but was a bit distracted. He pretended to be following on what he was saying by just giving him half-smiles and half-hearted grins when he felt like he needed to. 'Really sorry, Mordred. It was nice meeting you and you seem like an awesome guy. We could've even be really good friends. I just don't feel like talking much now,' he thought to himself as he tried to find an excuse out of the conversation. Zeke needed some alone time. To focus, or to distract himself out of thinking of those childhood memories that keep haunting him.

Ah! Just the perfect distraction he needed. Food to the rescue. "Dig in, hungry guy," he teased and began to gather all the food he liked on his plate. When he was done, he went out for seconds. And thirds. And he ate until he was full and satisfied.

Done. He had that smile on his face as he leaned back and waited for Kurumi to pour him some pumpkin juice which she had offered him earlier. But the prefect seemed to be distracted as she was pouring the juice on to his goblet, was it because of that Hufflepuff guy that just left? He watched as the glass was filled to the brim. Zeke expected her to stop, but she still had that spaced out look on her face. The pitcher continued to pour pumpkin juice on the goblet, until some began to spill on the table as it had nowhere else to go. He knew he should probably stand up now to avoid the mess but he was still staring at the prefect, still expecting her to snap out of it.

The spilled juice was going for him. And nearer. And...it was now dripping on his robes. He quickly stood up, jaw hanging open. WHAT?!

......

Zeke was just about to get his first taste of a pumpkin juice. But he didn't expect it to turn out like this. He literally bathed in it. It was a good thing there wasn't too much.

His jaw slightly dropped open since he didn't know how to react at all, he shook out of it and replied, "What? Oh! Uhm." Looking at the drenched garment that he realized was his robe, he tried to act like it was just a minor thing that happened. He took out his handkerchief to attempt and dry himself which looked pathetic. He could've just taken off his robes. It was only the part near his lap downward that was affected. "It's okay, chill. It's just a little...wet."

Or a little too much wet. From then on, he knew he would remember this day forward whenever he'd think, see, hear, and drink pumpkin juice. Not that he'd even think of drinking it anymore. He was done eating, he just needed something to drink. All he had was his goblet filled with that wonderful juice. So while still standing, he reached out for the cup and gulped it down. Anyway, it was almost time to get to the common rooms.

Gideon had finished up the dinner he had added to his plate when he figured it was getting late and time to head up. He knew from seeing it happen around him that prefects were supposed to lead the first years and transfers but seeing as he couldn't remember his own, he wasn't sure if there was a certain time or a signal to wait for. Glancing down the table at Kurumi, he watched for when she might make a move ready to follow her lead since she had the experience over him. But rather then see her move he caught her look, taking that as signal enough, the prefect rising to his own feet.

"Aye...ye heard Kurumi and if ye didn't, first years and those unfamiliar with the school follow the three of us," Gideon reiterated in case not everyone heard his fellow prefect. He looked to Tag and Penelope, the two first years he had been speaking with making sure both followed though the girl was already ahead of him going after Kurumi. Any others he hadn't met, he motioned them towards him before turning and heading out of the Great Hall himself and heading up to the Gryffindor Common Room.

Jordan was in a bit of shock after what Ronnie just told him. "Wow...." He was really lost for words, and it wasn't like he could say anything to make her feel better. "Sorry to hear that." Jordan said feeling sorry for her. "So do you like the people your living with now?"

Suzanne Is in her first year, Totally Scared, No idea what to do next.
She has been Just Sorted into Gryffindor, And She's glad, as atleast there's one thing that's gone right today!
As far as she has heard, Gryffindor is the Best house she could get.
But there is this little creature inside me who keeps asking me, Can I Live up to the standards of this great House?! :/

Haley sits down at the table excited to be back at Hogwarts. She is also extremely hungry but is just sitting around watching everyone talk. She watches some of the scared first years and remembers when she use to be just like them but now she is a fifth year. "Time sure does fly..." she mumbled this under her breath and frowned a bit.