 be curious, not judgmental
As more students shuffled into the common room, Sophie mostly paid them no mind, though she did find amusement in the faces of the new Ravenclaws as they entered their new home for the first time. She continued brushing her hair out, though, minding her own business for the time being and fearing, for the first time, that Mo might not actually like her present for him. But... he would like just about anything, right? Wouldn't he just be psyched that she actually HAD remembered him?
Then a nearby girl - one of the new faces whose reaction Sophie had found delight in when she entered - seemed to be talking to her, though, snapping her out of her worries over Mo's gift, and the second year smiled up at her. "Hey Brynn, cool name - Sophie. Yeah, just last term. This is my second year - and on behalf of all of us, welcome to the best house in the world." Totally true. She readjusted her position so her legs were curled in toward her pretzel-style, then continued brushing her hair out, "Whaddya think of the common room? And the school so far? Everything you dreamed of and more?"
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