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Was it her or did Quinn not seem all that up for conversation? It wasn't so much a judgement as an observation, one that left the Ravenclaw lightly gnawing at her lower lip. Thing was....as a student leader she was MEANT to be welcoming and ensure--for as much as she could-- that everyone was feeling like they belonged. That wasn't nearly the same as inserting yourself where you weren't wanted and sometimes that posed a conflict of interest.
Take right now for example. Did she keep talking to her, or leave her be to enjoy her book? The speech would be starting soon then it would be time for eating. With the way the rest of the night was likely to go, the young girl was already on borrowed time.
While she thought it over, she waved to young Septimus who took a spot at the table and greeted them before turning her attention to two other First Years--one she remembered from the shop in Diagon Alley (Ewan) and another she didn't (Chloe). "Welcome to Ravenclaw! I think you'll both love it here."
Dorian was the next to catch her attention as he came to the table. Understandably he seemed in a hurry for this night to be over with. He too got a small wave of greeting and a sympathetic look from where she sat on the other end.
And wasn't that an interesting question. Jessa's gaze fell to Nettie again. How did she really explain this? "Prefects are.....basically incharge of the house when the Professors aren't around and they help the Professors be in charge when they are. We help our housemates--and school mates I suppose--whenever there's a problem so if you need anything feel free to come get me." Seemed accurate enough. "Like...support and discipline rolled into one."
The Sixth Year found herself nodding along in agreement. Juni was right, it WAS good to have something to do. "Maybe pacing yourself might help? Or getting things a little more organized. Not sleeping works too if you've got too many things to do and not enough hours in the day to get them done. I tried that last term, it worked out pretty good. Got myself nicely caught up then everything felt less overwhelming." Of course, she was also aware that not everyone opted to remove necessary bodily functions as needed in order to get through everything that needed doing but if you could then why not? "Summer was decent. No real complaints. Yours?"
Oh? There were suddenly arms around her. Jessa twisted slightly, trying to get a better look at whoever it might've been. Chloe. Good egg that one was, for the most part. Not ever having to scrape her off the Common Room floor (or ceiling) was a pretty clear indicator of that. "I did have a good summer, I think." She said, a small nod coming in shortly after. Had it been good? She supposed it had, given the circumstances. "No diary needed, I could fit you in with most anything else I'm doing. 'Sides, I've always got time for questions. How does after all the ruckus of the new term ends sound to you?" I.e tomorrow when she was no longer trying not to lose anyone on the walk up. "How was your summer?"
Peter Pan, was it? Curious. "D'you prefer muggle fiction?" Despite her resolve to not bother the younger girl (Quinn), Jessa found it an interesting choice to be engrossed in. Surely by this age it couldn't have been her first read through of it. New school, all the magic of new encounters and literal magic and the permission to use it now without regulation...to an extent as opposed to only having family do it for you. The many possibilities and yet...the thing that held her attention was a muggle children's story. Naturally, this left the question of why? Very curious indeed.
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