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Originally Posted by
ecraig 
"It is so good to see you too!" she exclaimed smiling widely at him. She took the empty seat he had cleared for her and sat down.
"I think it's pretty good. I guess I do kinda fit in here, but I don't know the others and the are some what intimidating," she said in a hushed whisper, she didn't want to offend any one. In truth, she was ecstatic that the sorting hat had such an easy time placing her, she had been still worried that the hot wouldn't be able to choose when she went up there.
"We need a nickname for you," Tessa told him, "not that I don't love using your full name, I feel like I'm talking to one of our professors." She started to think of nicknames, "Let's see. There's Thorn, Tom, un Thorn." She then let out a gasp, "Let's call you Thor!"
Thornton nodded as Tessa spoke.
"I'm sure we'll meet others, though." He bit his lip and drummed his fingers on the table.
"I guess I don't know enough about the houses to know whether I fit here. Is 'smarts' really what defines me? The most prominent part? It feels like a lot of pressure?"
Thornton sighed, and slumped a little. He looked up and turned to Tessa.
"I just don't want to let my family down."
He scrunched up his face, though, at her nickname suggestions. A nickname?
"I.. I don't know about that. It doesn't really feel like me." He hesitated, realizing it was rude to shut her down like that.
"What if you called me Baines? That's my last name, but it could be a nickname, too, right?"