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Her attention was drawn back to the other older Ravenclaw near her that just introduced himself(Finn). "Finn," Shera mimicked, pretty sure that she would be able to remember that. "Thanks! I'm really enjoying it, especially now with this pyjama party. But everyone is super friendly!"
He nodded. People did tend to be on their best behavior for the first few days of school. Best to let the first years settle in a bit first, apparently. "
Good! Yeah Hufflepuff usually has the reputation for friendly people, but I like to think Ravenclaws are just as welcoming."
And then Jessa happened. "
And.." He hesitated. "
Don't let Jessa scare you. There's nothing wrong with getting ahead like she does. But there's nothing wrong with staying on schedule, either." That was what he liked to call
normal. Sometimes being in Ravenclaw was a lot of pressure, which made him wonder if the Hat had been mistaken.. But tonight was not the time to dwell on that.
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Stefan With Azura gone, he was technically alone tonight. And as much as he wants to socialise, he simply did not have the energy to mingle with the younger students. Professor Hirsch was an exception of course, but even at a party like this, Jace didn't have the heart to bother the man.
After a few rounds of brief observation from where he stood, Jace quietly paced towards one of the staircases, and sat on the bottom step with his cup held in both hands. It was socially acceptable to go back to his dorm after he finishes his drink, right?
Going so soon, huh? Finn understood completely. It was always a long day, plus Jace was likely over the novelty of this type of party by the seventh time around. Plus... who were his friends? Finn didn't really know him all that well, so he wasn't entirely sure. So he just caught Jace's eye and smiled, giving him a little wave with the hand not currently occupied by his marshmallow.
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DaniDiNardo Jessa fixed Finn with a curious look as she settled onto the cushion she'd grabbed to make herself comfy by the fireplace. "But that doesn't entirely explain being excited for classes." Not to her anyway. "Being back at the castle is enough license to use all the magic we missed over the summer without those mundance textbook lessons that don't teach us anything we really want to learn or even need." At that, she turned back to the Professor. "Not yours, of course. I find yours to be very informative and engaging." before looking to Fynn again. "I did miss being able to conduct my experiments over the summer, but I could still do without learning to sew another quilt or reading from the textbook and reciting everything I learned."
That wasn't real learning for the 5th Year, no, she was much more hands on and besides that, her interests were never touched upon in the lessons--save the time Myers let them dissect dead mandrakes. Everything else was pretty mundane and under stimulating so why look forward to it. Finn, however, was a different person. It was entirely possible that he was into that lowkey sort of learning. "I'll definitely miss sleeping in."
He got the girl's point, he really did. But he just wasn't that type of person. He wasn't.. that smart. Yep, he could admit it, at least to himself. This Claw was not super brainy, especially compared to people like Jessa. Nor did he have fully developed interests like her, or likely already have a fully-fledged career plan like her. So how could he possibly explain to her that he was excited for classes because he had to catch up somehow, to come closer to feeling like he belonged in this house? He couldn't. So he settled for a bit of the truth, but not much more. "
Dunno, I guess I just like the classroom environment. Maybe it's the smell of quills, parchment, and old textbooks," he said, finishing with a shrug.
And after that reverie, he wasn't much in the mood to continue talking about lessons with Jessa Cambridge. So he latched onto her proffered out. "
Ha, yeah," he forced himself to say with a laugh. "
Definitely not excited about that part."