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Airey Leighton Flamsteed was a cheater. Although he would prefer to describe it as seeking a more efficient use of his time rather than cheating.
Having known from his inspection of the common room from earlier in the day that the Fat Lady was expecting a willing audience, the Head of House had opted to take the secret passage up from the bathroom on the sixth floor and arrive in the common room by way of the reading room THEREFORE bypassing all serenading and Gryffindor obligations to join in on the song.
Do as he says, not as he does, Gryffindors. Ahem.
Upon hearing the voices of students coming through the portrait, particularly that one belonging to a certain Head Boy, the astronomer burst through the curtains covering the entrance to the reading room still wearing his razzle dazzle suit from the feast.
"LIVE LONG AND PROSPER, GRYFFINDORS!" he roared with accompanying salute. And now he was going just go uuuuuuuh taste test those marshmallows. Again.
Ahem.
"Evening, Miss Richards," he greeted the fourth year as he made his way towards the fireplace. Throwing quick wink towards Mr. Adair - who he would let relax and stew in his anxiety over impending speechdom for a bit more - he waved his free hand at one of the first years. "Welcome to Gryffindor, Miss Summers."
Pebbles clutched in his left hand, the Astronomy professor did a double take as he passed by Mr. McWitty as lingering smells from the feast filled his nostrils. Perhaps the second year was a messy eater? Ought to invest in a bib or something. Or at least a well placed Cleaning Charm.
And then he became distracted by the body language of Mr. Atreyu. Bit early in the term for teenage angst, wasn't it? And while the last thing the gangly man wanted to do was tell student how they should be feeling, it was disconcerting seeing the young man that way. Even more so that he, Airey, was rubbish at any sort of talks involving pure emotions. "You're welcome to join me in the festive roasting of some marshmallows," he called over to the young man. Was going back down to the kitchens an option at this point? Because Heather would really like some tomatoes to throw at the Fat Lady. Really,
who held up a bunch of tired tweens and teens who had just gotten off a long train ride and an almost as long feast?
Finally, the Fat Lady finished and allowed them into the common room. Where they greeted
loudly by their always exuberant Head of House. And was that another Mystery Box? No thanks. She still remembered the
last Mystery Box that Flamsteed had presented them with. The one that he kept peeking into like Pebbles had made teeny pebbles and was excited to pass them out, only it was actually just their homework.
Not falling for that one again.
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Casey O Okay, so Ellery had tried to go along with Olly and join the Slytherin house, but she had been caught and sent back to her REAL house. Which was apparently guarded by some portrait who liked to sing? Sounds about right.
But the inside of the common room was AWESOME. She almost turned to say something to one of her brothers, but then she realized…neither one was with her.
Oh no. She could feel her heartbeat speeding up. Distractions, distractions….she danced uncertainly on her feet.
"HI MY NAME IS ELLERY GWENOG BORZEKOWSKI-THOMAS AND I CHALLENGE SOMEONE TO A DANCE-OFF."
Dance-offs ALWAYS worked as distractions. Scientifically proven.
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Eriin This was kind of a big deal. Okay... It was a HUGE deal. This was her first time stepping foot into the Gryffindor Common Room. HUUUUUUGE DEAL!!!! She had basically dreamed about this place the past few years. Yeah man. YEAH.
When she got her bearings about herself she spun in a BIG CIRCLE with her arms out wide. If she couldn't be in her proper home, this was the next best place in the world. She was certain of that... and she had been to some pretty cool places, ya know. BUT NOW THERE WAS A PROFESSOR YELLING ABOUT PROSPERITY OR SOMETHING... and people. Lots of people. Had they been there the whole time? Probably. She was just so caught up in her own little world that she didn't notice them. Heh.
Professor Whatshisname Because she was NOT listening at the feast seemed a bit kooky. But that was okay by Dora. After all, he had winked at her at the feast, so he wasn't too scary was he? NOPE. She gave him a great big smile and an overly excited wave before she turned and made a beeline for her friend, Noelle. SHE HAD NO WORDS TO SAY AT THE MOMENT... So when she reached her friend she merely latched onto her in a koala hug type thing. This was amazing. And exciting.
Instead, she started to move the refreshment table when a couple of things happened in quick succession. One, one of the first years started shouting about a dance-off. And when she went to answer, one of the other first years started spinning in circles with their arms out. One of which caught her in the stomach. These first years were going to be the death of her!
"Oof!" Not a good feeling, especially when one just ate.
"Watch what you're doing, will ya?"