 Ethan & Beeeeezus & new Claws
Still in an above average mood, Eliza walked confidently into the Great Hall, happy to be back at school again. She smiled a little to herself as she made her way to her house table. Her smile grew as she saw her housemates, glad to see them again as well. She gave them a cute little wave as she swung a leg over the bench to sit. "Hey Ethan! Beezus!"
Swinging her other leg over the bench, she placed her hands on the table and stopped all motion. "Er...what are these?" she asked mainly to herself, but loud enough that her friends could hear her. It wasn't that she minded paper plates really, except for the fact that they weren't very environmentally friendly, but this was really out of the norm. She slowly looked around the room, searching for confused faces from any other students. "Is this because we came in fourth place?" she asked Ethan directly. She looked around the room some more and noticed the tattered Ravenclaw banner, another eyesore in a usually lovely atmosphere.
She leaned over to see Beezus more clearly, and searched her face as well. She was a prefect last year too, so maybe she knew some things about all of...this. "Are they punishing us for losing?" she asked the brunette. "Or...are there budget cuts or something? Did the Board of Governors do this already?" Her questions were endless really, but she held her tongue to better sort her thoughts for a while longer.
And now that she was really taking in the room, she noticed a few new faces. Not that she knew all of the other students that were already in her house, but she saw a few of the brand spanking new sorts. Remembering how unsure and lonely she felt when she first started at Hogwarts, she put on her friendliest, sparkliest smile and shiny eyes to greet the newbies with. Funny, I'm able to think of someone else as new now... I kind of like that. Thank goodness for not feeling like the odd one out anymore. Well...at least not ALL of the time. She spun to her other side, towards this new face and spoke in a light, happy voice. (Goblinfrog) "Nice to have another Ravenclaw at the table! I'm Eliza," she said with a nod. "What's your name?" She gave the girl another smile and noticed another face that was mostly new to her.
The boy from the train (Eriin). The one who'd hit the other kid. She wondered if he was always on the verge of hitting people, or if that was just a special occasion. Maybe I can...meet him again...under better circumstances. Or something.
And there was another girl she didn't recognize, but she was a bit far from her at the moment to greet. Maybe we will meet up later at the common room, she thought hopefully. (giant_squid_fan)
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