Rylee entered the Great Hall with a bright smile on her face. Summer break had been nothing short of eventful and she had been pretty busy, much busy than she had actually intended to be but that was okay. It had been amazing and the excitement of everything that had happened was still on her mind as she made her way towards her house table.

"Hey! Did you both have a nice summer?" Rylee smiled warmly slipping into a seat near Lenora and Liliane. Blue-gray eyes quickly moved to the other tables where she spotted her cousin Isla and than her boyfriend Stefan as well as several of her friends, little waves being sent to each of them. The last place that got her attention since she knew it would remain there longest this term was the staff table. The sorting was going to have her full attention. Five people she knew were to be sorted shortly. One being Stefan's cousin and other four being her own cousins. This was so exciting!

Only... wait...

Once again new faces were among those seated at the staff table. A lot of new faces. Right away Rylee found herself searching for several professors. Stewart was there and she smiled nodding slowly to herself, Sutton, O' Hara and Noble were there as well and Headmaster Trent. Not to bad. Only that meant... everyone else was new. The lionesses heart sank and she blinked a few times but that didn't change who was not there. Taking in a deep breath she tried to push the sadness away until after the feast. For now she needed to pay attention to the sorting.