Text Cut: Kurumi
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The ringing in Kurumi's ears had subsided somewhere between Hogsmeade station and her helping some of the injured out of the carriages. Either that, or she was now too distracted with other thoughts and feelings to really notice it anymore. That and the throbbing of her head. What a day it had been...what a day...
And to think that the seventh year thought that the worst part of her day would have been the first years climbing the Hogwarts Express. That seemed like it was ages ago. Ages and some other person had experienced it.
The good thing about all this? All those negative thoughts and emotions that had been swimming through the Gryffindor's head about this being her last term and how she had - in her mind - failed her house - were long gone. Now all she wanted to do was sit down and have a nice BIG glass of pumpkin juice while trying to fit back in to some sort of routine. Granted,
nothing was ever
routine at Hogwarts.
And that was just as it should be.
Stopping at one end of the table, Kurumi smiled at the lions already present. "
Evening Ari, Ira, and Ronnie," Kurumi somehow managed to chirp despite her exhaustion. Next thing out on the table was a rather large crimson box with gold details. Which could really only mean one thing: cookies. Banishing the lid with a wave of her wand, Kurumi swished and flicked it over the contents. The
cookies within seemingly sprung to life and rose into the air above everyone's head but still within reach before she gave another wave of her wand and sent them dancing around the table - Kurumi's signature display since she was a second year. "
Grab one if you want, you all deserve a little sugar boost after all that."
Understatement of the century.
Once the cookies were on their way around the table, Kurumi flopped down into her seat and turned her attention towards the Sorting that had already begun....and just in time to catch two new Gryffindors joining the pride. Kurumi was back up on her feet, clapping loudly for the pair...when she recognized them as two of the first years from the platform. Heh, well well well....now she knew their names. "
Congratulations and welcome to Gryffindor!"
This year round, Ariadne had only met one eleven-year-old before the Sorting, who she was sure would end up in Gryffindor. Since she hadn't been there the previous year, she had really missed seeing the ceremony and cheering on the new housemates. It was even better to see old friends again, nevertheless.
'Hey, Kurumi! How are you?' Ariadne smiled brightly. She had missed the girl so much. Kurumi had been like a mentor to all the younger Lions, as the firsties would soon find out.
Bless her, the Prefect had baked her signature cookies again.
'You're amazing! You do know that, right?' Ari said whilst taking a cookie. They had served delicious food at Beauxbatons too, everything from croissants to parfaits, but nothing compared to Kurumi's cookies. Especially at a time like this.
'What do you make of today's events?' Ariadne asked the older girl.
'What could've happened to the train that was impossible to fix?' And was it just a coincidence that the train broke down with all those important people on it? Text Cut: Sarah
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Princesspower Sarah hurried to join the table, she wanted a good view of the Sorting Ceremony in order to see into which house her brother was sorted. She really wanted him to be in Gryiffondo,r that would tip the scales in the favour of Gryffindor. Among her siblings sorted so far there were three Ravenclaws and three Gryffindors. If her brother James was to be a lion, then the lions will out number the claws.
She sat down at her table. "Hey Ronnie, Ira and Kurumi... been quite day. My first stop in the castle was the bathroom, I needed to clean off my hands. They got grazed when I landed hands down on the Hogsmede platform." she held out her hands, which were now clean. "Kurumi, can I have a cookie PLEASE?" she asked.
She then turned to the other girl who she did not know YET. The girl (Ariadne) had gorgeous long dark hair. "Hello," Sarah said brightly, "My name is Sarah - what is yours?" That sounded dodge, yet Sarah meant well.
The younger students were so cute! Chatty, eager to share their experiences. Not long ago, Ariadne had been just like that. To some extent, she still was.
'Are you all right now?' she asked the newcomer symphathetically, having overheard what she had said about her landing in Hogsmeade.
'I'm Ari. Ariadne Marchbanks, that is. Lovely to meet you, Sarah.' the fifteen-year-old introduced herself with a smile and scooted over to make room for the other Gryffindors who hadn't arrived yet.