Aurora had to admit, it was quite hilarious watching Brent's eyes dart around at all of his admirers. Who could blame the girls here, really? He was a tall drink of water, that was for sure. Hmmm. Maybe this was a missed opportunity and this was the universe's way of giving her a second chance?

Nah. There were too many CUTE Hogwarts boys that she had to have fun with. Brent had had his chance, and if he had ever admired her, he had three whole years to make a move.

Ship. Sailed.

He was looking around for someone though....OOOOOH. That Madelyn girl! That had to be who he was looking for. She vaguely remembered they had been dating and had heard something about them breaking up...whatever. Boring. He could do so much better than that wet mop, didn't he know that?


"No sports? NOTHING?" Aurora asked Brent, raising an eyebrow. She could care less about sports, really, but that was odd that they didn't have anything. Not even Quidditch? Wasn't that like, a huge thing here? Chad would be soooo upset! She sighed again when he mentioned Valerie and nodded. "Yeah, hates people breathing. Sounds about right," she muttered.

She turned to the girl who had introduced herself as Katherine, face lighting up when she complimented her MAKEUP. It was a shame that more people didn't acknowledge the amount of WORK she put in to her appearance. "Why thank you! Your makeup is flawless too," she added. Genuine compliment alert. She raised an eyebrow. A makeup brand she'd never heard of? Must have been British or something. "No, I've never heard of it! I'd love to know more though," she added.

Makeup was not something you shared, unfortunately. Eye infections and acne for daysssss ewwwww.

Hawthrone looked like she was getting ready to say something, so Aurora sat up a bit straighter and pressed a finger to her lips, in case anyone hadn't noticed yet that it was time to BE QUIET. She'd come to this school, knowing some sort of competition was going to go down - and when she stated that the winner would get a FULL RIDE scholarship to the university of her choice, her jaw LITERALLY DROPPED.

Ok, this HAD to happen. Aurora Veronica Chae was going to WIN that scholarship and take down ANYONE who got in her way with her perfectly polished talons. In fact, she had assumed when she had first been invited that they were going to make her one of the competitors, but then when she had found out the whole school was coming, she had been less sure. Still, she was confident in her abilities to not only be named one of the lucky few who would be competing - but to actually WIN as well.

The Book of Merlin? Oh man. Things were getting SERIOUS. And she was going to do it RIGHT NOW?!

Aurora's full attention was now on the book, hardly breathing as it rattled off names...

THERE IT WAS. AURORA CHAE. SHE'D BEEN CHOSEN!

She waited until the book was done before pumping her fist in the air. "YES!" she exclaimed. She KNEW she was going to be picked! And now it was official - Aurora was a competitor. And when competition was involved, Aurora did NOT hold back.

WATCH OUT, EVERYONE.

After her short celebration, the other names that had been called started to really sink in...Brent had gotten picked for Hogwarts? That was an odd little loophole that he had managed to wiggle in to since he had TECHNICALLY started at Ilvermorny. Good for him, though. And Kyle had been picked, which was a bit of a surprise for the fellow Horned Serpent, and...OMG. Lachlan? The color drained for her face JUST a bit at the mention of him. She had pretty much forgotten about him this entire trip. She blinked a few times to clear her head and then moved on.

IRENE HAD GOTTEN PICKED TOO!? OMG! It was a shame that she was going to have completely destory her best friend, but it would still be fun! And she knew Irene wouldn't take it personally whatsoever. She HAD to run over and congratulate her friend when she was done with this.

And then...UGH. HER. Really? Was this some sort of sick joke from the universe? She often forgot that Valerie was actually like, a GOOD student, so it made sense that she would be picked. Still, gross. Although this was sort of a bright side...she could really show her what she was made of and take her OUT. That girl needed to watch her back...

Still, despite the fact that these people would be old news one the competition actually started, she sat up and smiled at all of them - Jesus, Kyle, Brent, and even...ugh...Valerie. "Congrats for being selected, everyone," she told them with a smile. Yes, even Valerie got a smile.

And now, time to go find Irene! She looked over at the Gryffindor table and hurried over with a grin.