Dora had been sad at every single feast before this one... she had not wanted to even BE at Hogwarts before, but this term was DIFFERENT! She was different. EVERYTHING was different and exciting now.

LIKE THE FEAST SEEMED NEW TO HER SINCE SHE ACTUALLY CARED ABOUT BEING HERE!!

Making her way across the Great Hall a smile began to stretch her face as she spotted some of her friends already at the table. Noelle got a wave and a wink, but she made a beeline for Lana Keller, her adopted sister kind of person! EEEEEP!! Dora was super excited to see her. So excited she just kind of launched herself onto the older girl! Squeezing her tightly in a hug she giggled a little bit. "I missed you." And then she spotted the girl beside Lana... the one with the Prefect badge. "HEY! I'm Dora!! You're our Prefect... congrats!" Seeing as she did not know the girl's name she just gave a generic greeting in hopes that someone would introduce her properly...

WHAT WAS HER GOSSIP BUDDY DOING HERE? He got wide eyes and a big smile. "DANTE! HI!"