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ballantd 
Melanie was relieved to have her friend back. She was even more hungry with nothing to distract her from the gnawing feeling in her stomach.
She smiled up at Silvia. "Yea, we have been sitting a long time," she agreed, nodding. "I'm looking forward to dinner too. I haven't eaten anything since that dirt-flavored jelly bean. Kind of put a damper on my appetite," she said, grimacing at the memory.
She scanned the table again, looking for food and/or Alex. "Alex is probably stretching her legs somewhere too," Melanie concluded, before turning to look at the Slytherin table. She thought she spotted the back of Conrad's head conversing with a blonde girl, but brown hair is the most common color and she couldn't be sure it was him.
Turning away from the maybe-Conrad, Melanie looked back at Silvia. "So, what do you think of all this," she asked, gesturing at the Great Hall around her. "Crazy, right? I can't believe that ceiling..." she trailed off breathlessly, gazing up at the glowing stars above.
"I know, I love that ceiling," she said, following Melanie's gaze upward. "This place is really amazing, and we haven't even seen the rest of the castle yet."
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Daydreamer11 Alex returned to the table and found her new friends sitting there. "I'm back", she said to both of them. "I thought you all would be eating by now. I'm starving!" Alex sat down next to Silvia and Melanie. "Have you met anyone interesting?, she asked.
"I didn't really talk to anyone while I was walking around. Just trying to take everything in."
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ballantd "Hi, Autumn, I'm Melanie," she said, smiling up at the girl. "Why don't you sit down?" she asked, patting the bench. "This is Silvia and Alex," she said, gesturing to each of the other girls respectively. "So how are you liking Hogwarts so far?" she asked.
"Hello," Silvia greeted to the latest arrival to their group.