The first person Olly saw at the party was Ethan. He smiled at the older boy even though he didn't know him super well. Mostly just because he was also a Slytherin. Well, had been a Slytherin. Also because Ellery knew him really well for some reason. "Hi," he greeted with a smile. "Ellery's good."

Then there was that younger Slytherin Mason, and Hady as well. Olly smiled at them as well. Where were his friends? Most importantly, where was Ava? Oh, there she was. Olly grinned and hugged her. "Happy birthday Ava! You're a teenager now!" And her brother, of course, because it was his birthday too. "Hey Teddy. Happy birthday." He seemed cool, and he was Ava's brother, why didn't they hang out more?

And hey, there were more cool people. Noelle, for one. Olly went to stand in the little group where she was. "Hi guys," he said with a grin. Phillip was there too. There were so many people and it was very distracting for Olly. He wanted to say hi to everyone. And what was he supposed to do with the gift he was still holding? Was there a table for those? He wandered away a little bit, distracted by his search. But he kept seeing people he knew and that was even more distracting because he wanted to say hi to everyone.

"Hi Charlotte!" Oh she was by Ava, which worked out perfectly for him. "Do you want this now Ava? Or should I put it down somewhere?"