Originally Posted by emjay

Ethan couldn't help but let out a light chuckle as he realized he had indeed startled the girl with his presence - not that he really tried to. Returning the girl's smile, he shook her offered hand as he replied in kind, "Nice to meet you Belle, I'm Ethan." Once she had turned around, the Ravenclaw eyes landed on the prefect badge pinned to the girl's robes, then he looked back up at her face as she offered her year. "I'm a fifth year," Ethan responded. "But this is my first year at Hogwarts."

The fifteen year old looked past Belle and through the open window. "It is an amazing view," he agreed, smiling wistfully. The boy loved being outdoors and that was one thing he liked about Hogwarts already - the grounds were incomparable to pretty much anything he had experienced. Ethan turned back to the Puff girl as she spoke and he nodded in understanding. No fingers needed to be bitten today! "I used to have my own owl," he told Belle. "But I wasn't able to bring him with me. I suppose I need to get a new one." He caught the eye of a small tawny owl who flew down to him and he arranged the note on the bird's leg. As if on cue, the owl took flight through the open window and Ethan watched as he flew away.