Ella entered the common room and she did a little spin, taking in the space observantly. SniffSniff. It smelled...odd. And it definitely didn't look as spiffy as it normally did. Made sense though, what with the house elves resigning and everything. The blonde frowned slightly and brought out her wand, deciding to do some cleaning. It just didn't feel right having the room look and smell like this. The badger common room was much cozier and cleanlier than this.

Oh! And another badger. The sixteen year old almost didn't see him there. "Hello," She greeted quietly, standing beside him. "Cool, aren't? The portraits." It was nice, seeing how in awe the boy looked. She remembered feeling that way too her first year. "They're not normally covered in dust. Promise." Grin. "I'm Ella, by the way."