She was a Gryffindor in the most official way possible. The hat way. It had made its final decision, and she didn't think there were take-backs allowed. Not that she wanted them anyway. Red was a good color on her. She felt like an official student now, someone who belonged her. And that feeling was showing on her face, in the form of a big smile.

It took Alexia a second to find an empty seat at the table, but when she did, she didn't hesitate to plop her behind in it. It was pretty comfy. However, she could have been sitting on nails for all she cared about. There was something much more important to address. She was actually at a table in Hogwarts, a wizarding school! A magical, wizarding school! That was so cool! She knew that she'd been excited about coming here all day, but there was just so much to be excited about! There was a train and a -very wet- lake ride that took her to an actual CASTLE. A castle where she would be learning.

None of her friends could say that they were learning in a castle. For secondary school, they would all have to take the same bus they did last year at an earlier time. The air conditioning in the bus had broke 3 years ago and they never fixed it. They would be waking up at way-too-early- 'o-clock. For a second, she almost felt sorry for them. But the second was fleeting.