Was she running late? Lex didn't think so. Sometimes a little stop for cookies down in the kitchen was necessary especially after finally getting rid of Bellaire's grandkid. At the end of last term there was a short wait but with things newly starting you never knew what to expect from the Headmistress and she did not intend to starve while she found out. That being the case she now had her bag full of cookies and made her less than early entrance into the Great Hall. The table already looked a little full, good good, no missing lions then. Pity it looked like she'd missed most of the sorting but yeah, she'd live.

As she approached the table she saw one of her friends she'd run into at the platform. "Hey Mack! You look happy. Something good happen over the summer?"

And across the way, two people (Lilfox06 & UnicornDragonPatronus) she didn't actually know but when had that every stopped her before? Especially with new people. She quite liked new people. "Hi! Welcome to Gryffindor! The name's Alexa, as luck or some bad cosmic joke would have it, I'm your prefect!" GRIN. Just next to the girl was yet another person she didn't know (Grrr..Meow). Lots of new this term, huh. "And hello to you toooo, welcome to Gryffindor! Hope you like it here seeing as you're stuck with us and all." Might as well let that sink in.

As she scanned the table her eyes landed on...even more new people? (Bumblebee) Okay, okay she wasn't complaining. Nope. Not one bit. The hat was finally doing them a favour. She approved greatly. Lex leaned onto the table and waved to get the girls attention. "Hi! Gryffindor! Exciting huh? I'm Alexa, Fifth Year Prefect." Might as well get used to saying it, right?

Oh oh oh! A little lion that was new but not particularly new to her! "Lana!" She grinned approvingly at the little lion. "You did it! Welcome to Gryffindor!"

Then the strangest thing--okay not strange, people table hopped all the time--happened. A Hufflepuff (DinosaursOnASpaceship) at the table. "If you wanna be an honourary lion, I could do a bit of quick changing with your robes. My specialty's turning things blue but I'm sure it'll work. We like company." T'was true, they did. Mostly true and looking like a legit option because there was another! (BriGranger1990). A Firstie by the looks of it. "You're not lost, are you?" Because that was Ella or Alec's job, not hers.

And would you look at that. Mr. I wanna be a Hufflepuff. "Bart. We have to stop meeting like this. I'll begin to think you're stalking me." She said with a grin, followed by a "Welcome to Gryffindor!"

Oh...oh nope, nope nope nope, another Puffer (Squishy) and lap sitting in. Nope nope nope. "Oi. Find your butt on a bench or go back to the Hufflepuff table. What do you take our table for?" Honestly, Puffers these days. Across from them was someone she was LOOKING for and wasn't he so lovely in red? "Jeremiah! Dude, where have you been. Shame I missed your sorting but Gryffindor! Congrats!" Her house, she was pleased.

Just over a bit she spotted another new one (Holmesian Feline), one not facing everyone but out? Yeah...okay. Lex gave him a light jab in the forehead and a smile. "Welcome to Gryffindor!" OH!!!!!! A ghost she'd been missing! Lex grinned over at their House Ghost. "Good evening Sir Nicholas! Haven't seen you floating around in a while." Maybe because she'd been keeping herself busy?

But oh deeeaaaar. Not HIM. Lex scowled at the little boy (DuckyLinJi). "Gryffindor, huh? Pity. We could have done without you, but welcome I guess."

Christmas was the next lion she spotted. Man, the girl was already in her last year. How did that happen? "Hey Christmas."