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Seeing two other girls, Rula and Junia, she could never remember if they were sisters or cousins. She smiled and gave both of them a little wave. "Hey Junia, Rula. Ready to be back this term?"
Junia knew lots about lots and while she didn't talk to the older girl a lot, she knew
exactly who she was. Her name was Kat and she was a fourth year and not in their house, but in Hufflepuff house, which was an okay place to be, in her opinion. With a smile, the third year waved some and nodded her head.
"I'm happy about the food and being around friends so much. That's the best part about being back, I think." Did she agree?
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Bazinga Nat knew many people weren't a fan of the train, but she didn't mind it at all. It was a way to have some quiet time before this exhausting feast. Socializing was hard though she tried to not show it. "Oh thank you." She wasn't minding everyone making a fuss, Natalia never use to like being a center of attention type person, but The Sirens had that affect on her anymore. She enjoyed it a bit more these days. "Oh you fully could. Just keep working hard and I bet you have a great chance at it." If Nat got a badge anyone could.
"I always work hard," Junia informed seriously.
"'S in my nature. Well, in my whole family's nature, really. We're a hardworking bunch." So yes, she liked to think she was on the right path to greatness.
"So, like, do you get any special privileges 'cause you're the head girl?" Asking for a friend, she was.
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PhoenixRising Sky nodded . That made complete sense. Like hers had high hopes of being goood and finishing off excellent but when there was no wedding happening for Hayley, well it just .. she was ready to come back to Hogwarts. "It was good for the most part. Nephew and family and friends. And well my sisters wedding was supposed to happen but then it didn't so kinda bummed about that but it's all in the past now and we are back at Hogwarts so it's all water under the bridge now" and she just rambled way more than necessary. So much for saving for it for the dorm room, but given how distracted her friend looked she might end up going over it again.
"I suppose summer is a big wedding season, then." Since, like, she was always hearing about people going to weddings during summer. She'd even been IN one.
"My cousin, Hassan Botros, he married Kitty Emerson. She's super rich and has her own entourage and everything." The brunette nodded solemnly.
"I think I'll have my own entourage someday. It sounds like a good way to get what you want." You know, because you were surrounded by people
paid willing to help and all.
SPOILER!!: Abey, Rula, and Professor Laurent
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Felixir Had they seen? Had they heard? Had they witnessed the INJUSTICE that had just been carried out?
It did not take Abey very long to locate his cousins at the Slytherin table - though, every second had stretched out and felt like it had lasted hours and days and weeks and months and years actually - but of course, he did. Abey had a whole lifetime of wandering off and getting lost in crowds and having to search for his family again.
There was one on either side of the table, which meant that Abey didn't have to switch sides or anything. He ran up to them - still crying his poor little Hufflepuff Gryffindor heart out, tears streaming down his cheeks - and forced his way into a spot at their table, next to Rula, opposite Junia.
"The h-h-hat was m-m-mean to me!" he blubbered, gulping down great huge big breaths but not calming down in the slightest. "I'm n-not a Gryffind-dor! I... w-wanna go... h-hooooome."
With that, Abey clung tight to Rula and began sobbing dramatically into her robes.
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MadMadamMalfoy Gaston had seen what happened and followed the young Mr. Botros to the Slytherin table. He hoped his students wouldn't be annoyed at the intrusion, but he couldn't just sit by and let him be upset. Seeing his students in distress always sent him into overprotective dad teacher mode; there was nothign he could do about it! "My goodness!" he exclaimed. "Is everything alright?"
He realized only after he'd spoken what a ridiculous question it was. Obviously everything wasn't alright; otherwise the boy wouldn't be crying his eyes out right now. Still he didn't want to frighten the poor child, so he was trying to give him a chance to tell him what was bothering him in his own time. He wished he had a chocolate frog or something like that in his pocket to cheer the boy up, but unfortunately all the candy he had was back in his office. Comforting words would have to suffice for now.
Anything else going on around her was quickly blocked out when Junia noticed Abey taking his place on the stool, oversized hat sitting right atop his head. He was being SORTED, did Ru SEE? The third year nudged her sister just in case and focused all her attention on her younger cousin.
"Please be Hufflepuff, please be Hufflepuff, please be Hufflepuff." Not because she wouldn't like him in her own house, but because she knew Abey would wand to be like their grandfather and Hassan and the other Botros men. Tradition was important, after al-
...Wait,
what?
Gryffindor.
Gyrffindor. Abraham Botros Jr. was a Gryffindor and he was now in tears and Junia L. Botros did NOT approve of that. It didn't help that now her favorite younger cousin was saying the sorting hat had been mean to him. To HIM, her Abey! THE OUTRAGE! At that very moment, Junia vowed to be enemies with the hat forever more and for those who doubted you could hold a grudge against a hat, well, they didn't know HER at ALL.
"Don't cry, Abey. We'll take care of you!" She said seriously, her eyes big and filled with as much rage as a Junia could have in her little thirteen year old body. It was only after shooting a dirty look to the dumb old hat that the third year noticed the
professor had come over and asking the silliest question of ALL time. Why was it that adults did that-ask the very thing that was clearly OBVIOUS? Junia supposed they just liked to force kids into talking about their feelings because it made them feel useful or something. Waste of breath, really.
"The hat didn't even take what he wanted into account!" The brunette explained to the Charms professor.
"And there's also the small fact that him being in Gryffindor is, like, something entirely new for our family." She paused, her brow furrowing slightly.
"But you know, I just realized, all my friends are in that house, Abey..." So maybe it wasn't the worst thing in the entirely world and universe. Maybe.
"And, you know, Lilian did okay when she was in Ravenclaw, so maybe you're a trendsetter just like her." Also maybe.
And because the professor didn't know Abey or know how to not ask silly questions, Junia looked to Rula for some immediate backup.
HELP?
SPOILER!!: Poltergeists!
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Peeves Heeheehee!Peeves was cackling to himself as he zoomed into the Great Hall, a box full of snakes, frogs, and other slimy creatures tucked under his arm. Just wait til the studentsies got a load of what was inside!
But which table should he pick? Not the Gryffindorks! They wouldn't make a big enough fuss. And the Fluffypuffs would probably just pet the creatures.
Ooooh he had it! Snakes for all the ickle snakes and snakettes! This was too perfect. And look! Prissy Professor Poodle was here too! This just got better and better!
"Hey, everybody! Did ya miss me?" he yelled, hovering midair over the Slytherin table.
Now all he needed was for somebody to ask what was inside the box...
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Storm *GIGGLES*
GUESS WHO'S BACK, YO?
Storm floating around happily as the students arrived. The castle was very quiet without them and he's bored, yo. No one could be his prank target anymore. Seeing as the polter!daddy headed to the Slytherpoop people, he followed his way.
With a jar full of glitter glue on his hand.
"GLITTER ATTACK!!!" He dropped some of them to the students, and also the Professie who was also there.
HEHEHEHEHEHE!!!
Unlike his polter!daddy, he didn't need to greet them. Yes, Storm was kind of rude poltergeist.
Speaking of help...maybe it was good the professor was here, after all. They'd need him to shoo the poltergeists who'd just turned her into a glitter!snake. It was a good look and all, but not for an opening feast.