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DecemberMoon · 05-06-2013, 05:03 AM

SPOILER!!: Ella

Eliza smiled back at Ella's greeting and said with a laugh, "And so we do!" She did a half curtsy and tipped her head. She giggled and then looked to the table settings again. "Yes, strange indeed. But you know, even if it's weird for Hogwarts, it's still more than some people have, so I guess I shouldn't complain." Actually she was starting to feel a somewhat badly for how she'd been reacting to them. It wasn't like she needed nice things. It was nice to even be at school at all in her opinion. But there is something fishy about it... She still couldn't quite put her finger on it. "Those could be...The house elves do what a LOT of work to do all the time. I'm sure dishes are just one more dull task on their hands. Hmm... Do you think maybe the charms have worn off of them? Maybe this is all they ever really were, but they were fancified or something before?" It was worth a shot - but she did hope the real answer would be found soon. Also the food. The food could be found soon as well.

SPOILER!!: Ethan

Moments after arriving at the Hufflepuff table, she noticed Ethan making his way there as well. I guess we both had the same idea, she thought with a laugh, and waved back at him as he went to see his girlfriend - whom she was just about to see as well actually. Another thing she was glad of Ethan for was introducing her to Min. Can I call her Min now? she wondered. Everyone else does so I'm sure it's fine, right? She'd try it out sometime to see.

SPOILER!!: Minerva & Nash

Eliza received the hug with warm welcoming arms. Hugs were nice. She didn't really ever think about giving them very often, just not in her immediate nature she supposed, but it was nice when they came around every now and then to surprise her. "It's good to see you too, Min!" she greeted with gusto. Eh? Eh? Min? Is that going to work? She watched to be sure, and seeing no negative reaction, she considered it a nickname success. Two points for Eliza! Maybe she was getting better at this whole socializing thing.

But that thought faded quickly as she noticed Min catching onto the root of her nervous fluster that had overcome her a moment ago. What?! No!! she huffed inside her head. She's calling him over here? Nononono! What if he saw me oggling him? And now - oh, agh! She shot a panicked look to Min, clearly in some distress here. And then she told her not to be nervous? That's like telling a bird not to fly! Oh she's sneaky, this one. She grimaced and tried to calm herself with a steady, practiced smile. Ridiculous, you're being ridiculous. He's a total stranger. He doesn't care who you are or what you're thinking, so just relax! Coaching herself as best she could, she prepared herself for the interaction with this Nash person.

Her mouth was dry, her fingers were twitchy, but she kept her voice relatively even - a skill she'd learned out of necessity. "I'm glad your summer was good! I really enjoyed practice," she said with a nod. And tryouts? She was really looking forward to those. And also dreading them. Those two feelings seemed to coincide for her quite often. "Oh I'd love it if you were there! It would be great to have someone in the stands rooting for me to make the team. And I'm sure Ethan will have no trouble getting a place again," she said, smiling. And hopefully this boy doesn't play, so he won't have to see me try and possibly fail and look horrible. Oh but he's older and doesn't care anyway. Irrelevant! All of these thoughts are irrelevant! She breathed another steady breath inwards, annnnd out. It was getting slightly better. Maybe there was a method to Min's crash course boy interaction methods after all.

SPOILER!!: Tucker

Relieved that the boy from the compartment wasn't pretending to have never seen her before, she smiled back and nodded. "Yeah, I was," she said with a chuckle - and probably some blushing. "Sorry I was so...weird, I guess. That was...unexpected. The fighting I mean," she rambled. Wait, that makes it sound like it ISN'T unexpected for me to be weird. Great. Good job. Phrasing, Eliza. She didn't try to correct herself, as she figured it'd be best to just, not. But then the floodgates opened again. "I'm Eliza, just in case... I mean, so you know. And you are?" Maybe she would need to have a more in depth conversation with Min on how to talk to boys. Why did I not have this problem last year? She was beginning to feel a bit loopy, but maybe that was because she needed to eat soon.

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DecemberMoon Puffskein Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 999 Hogwarts RPG Name: Eliza Neladara Dawnsel Fifth Year	SPOILER!!: Ella Quote: Originally Posted by TakemetotheBurrow Oh, there was Eliza. Ella offered the girl a smile and a wave. She was nice, Eliza was. "Hey! So we meet again." Grin. They'd only got a chance to talk a little on the carriages so the blonde was happy to see the girl. As for the question about the plates and whatnot, the badger shrugged. "It's strange, isn't it?" Very strange. "Maybe...we're having money troubles? Or...the house elves aren't keen on washing dishes anymore?" Eliza'a guess was as good as Ella's at this point. Eliza smiled back at Ella's greeting and said with a laugh, "And so we do!" She did a half curtsy and tipped her head. She giggled and then looked to the table settings again. "Yes, strange indeed. But you know, even if it's weird for Hogwarts, it's still more than some people have, so I guess I shouldn't complain." Actually she was starting to feel a somewhat badly for how she'd been reacting to them. It wasn't like she needed nice things. It was nice to even be at school at all in her opinion. But there is something fishy about it... She still couldn't quite put her finger on it. "Those could be...The house elves do what a LOT of work to do all the time. I'm sure dishes are just one more dull task on their hands. Hmm... Do you think maybe the charms have worn off of them? Maybe this is all they ever really were, but they were fancified or something before?" It was worth a shot - but she did hope the real answer would be found soon. Also the food. The food could be found soon as well. SPOILER!!: Ethan Quote: Originally Posted by emjay Ethan had been greeting all his new Claws and catching up with friends at the Ravenclaw table, but he couldn't help his eyes from continually drifting towards the Hufflepuff table. Once he found a lull in the conversation at his own table, he got up, if only for a few minutes, to at least say hi to his favorite Hufflepuff. It was no surprise that she was surrounded by a bunch of people, old friends and new housemates.. she was always so friendly. As he approached her, he caught Eliza out of the corner of his eye. Hadn't he just seen her at their own table? Chuckling a bit to himself, he offered his housemate a little wave before continuing his walk. And not too far from Minerva were a couple of Puffs that he knew at least a little bit. "Hi Ella.. hey Alec," he greeted the two, giving them both a nod and smile. Min had told him that Alec had kept her company a little bit on the train while he was gone and had been grateful to the other boy for that. Nearing Minerva, Ethan lightly placed a hand on her shoulder. "Hey.." he began with a bigger smile. "I won't keep you too long.. just wanted to come over and say hi to my favorite Hufflepuff." His eyes wandered over to their table.. oh, so Eliza's theory had not been correct. "So, your table has those too," he said, curiously looking at the plastics gracing the table. It wasn't about Ravenclaw being in last place, because Hufflepuff had pretty much won everything last term and they had the same second-rate tableware. Moments after arriving at the Hufflepuff table, she noticed Ethan making his way there as well. I guess we both had the same idea, she thought with a laugh, and waved back at him as he went to see his girlfriend - whom she was just about to see as well actually. Another thing she was glad of Ethan for was introducing her to Min. Can I call her Min now? she wondered. Everyone else does so I'm sure it's fine, right? She'd try it out sometime to see. SPOILER!!: Minerva & Nash Quote: Originally Posted by Bazinga Minerva smiled as she saw Eliza. Giving her younger claw friend a hug, “Eliza, so glad to see you. I was probably going to end up at your table eventually, but it’s nice to have you over here.” Oh what was the nerves for she wondered and then her eyes landed on Nashy and she couldn’t help but giggle, yep Eliza was at that age. She turned and looked to Nash, “Hey Nash.. Come here a second.” She leaned and whispered “It’s a boy don’t be nervous.” Looking back to Nash, “Oh Nash I want you to meet a friend of mine. Remember I told you it was good to friend other houses as well. This is Eliza. Eliza this is Nash.” She gave Eliza a small wink. “Summer was great, I’m glad we did get a bit of practice in though, that was great.” She smiled at her friend a little more excited. “Are you excited about tryouts? I know you’re doing great. I think I might come and watch a few of the tryouts. Cheer you and Ethan on.” That would be great to see both of them get on the team. Eliza received the hug with warm welcoming arms. Hugs were nice. She didn't really ever think about giving them very often, just not in her immediate nature she supposed, but it was nice when they came around every now and then to surprise her. "It's good to see you too, Min!" she greeted with gusto. Eh? Eh? Min? Is that going to work? She watched to be sure, and seeing no negative reaction, she considered it a nickname success. Two points for Eliza! Maybe she was getting better at this whole socializing thing. But that thought faded quickly as she noticed Min catching onto the root of her nervous fluster that had overcome her a moment ago. What?! No!! she huffed inside her head. She's calling him over here? Nononono! What if he saw me oggling him? And now - oh, agh! She shot a panicked look to Min, clearly in some distress here. And then she told her not to be nervous? That's like telling a bird not to fly! Oh she's sneaky, this one. She grimaced and tried to calm herself with a steady, practiced smile. Ridiculous, you're being ridiculous. He's a total stranger. He doesn't care who you are or what you're thinking, so just relax! Coaching herself as best she could, she prepared herself for the interaction with this Nash person. Her mouth was dry, her fingers were twitchy, but she kept her voice relatively even - a skill she'd learned out of necessity. "I'm glad your summer was good! I really enjoyed practice," she said with a nod. And tryouts? She was really looking forward to those. And also dreading them. Those two feelings seemed to coincide for her quite often. "Oh I'd love it if you were there! It would be great to have someone in the stands rooting for me to make the team. And I'm sure Ethan will have no trouble getting a place again," she said, smiling. And hopefully this boy doesn't play, so he won't have to see me try and possibly fail and look horrible. Oh but he's older and doesn't care anyway. Irrelevant! All of these thoughts are irrelevant! She breathed another steady breath inwards, annnnd out. It was getting slightly better. Maybe there was a method to Min's crash course boy interaction methods after all. SPOILER!!: Tucker Quote: Originally Posted by Lissy Longbottom Just as Tucker was looking over his plastic fork and wondering what on earth was going on, he realized that the girl from the train was seated nearby. He hadn't really gotten too good a look at her, due to the DRAMA in the compartment, but he smiled and gave her a little knowing wave when he saw she was there. "Hi! You were on the train with those two guys, right?" he asked. Relieved that the boy from the compartment wasn't pretending to have never seen her before, she smiled back and nodded. "Yeah, I was," she said with a chuckle - and probably some blushing. "Sorry I was so...weird, I guess. That was...unexpected. The fighting I mean," she rambled. Wait, that makes it sound like it ISN'T unexpected for me to be weird. Great. Good job. Phrasing, Eliza. She didn't try to correct herself, as she figured it'd be best to just, not. But then the floodgates opened again. "I'm Eliza, just in case... I mean, so you know. And you are?" Maybe she would need to have a more in depth conversation with Min on how to talk to boys. Why did I not have this problem last year? She was beginning to feel a bit loopy, but maybe that was because she needed to eat soon. __________________ ... CHARMING ... HUMBLE ... REFINED ...