Naya kept checking out the scene as more and more of her classmates made an appearance. Spotting her dorm mate, she gave a wave to Carsyn. It looked like the Prefect was on a mission with Bernie, so they would have to catch up later.

There were waves for others that joined the group (Cece, Stella, Islay, Charlie, Phoebe). Yes, Naya was a waving machine. She was glad to see all of her housemates after being away for the summer.

Józef arrived looking particularly enthusiastic. “Hey there. How’s it going? Good summer?”.

And then there was her other Prefect. “Hi Lucas”, Naya said. “Summer was pretty good actually” Naya was about to ask about his summer, but something was a little strange about the way Lucas was looking at her. What was up with that?, she wondered.

For someone who was generally observant and into watching people, Naya was totally oblivious to the awkwardness? tension? something? brewing between Cole and Drew. Totally clueless. If she had been aware of it, she would have wondered why. Anyway, she went on with her conversation. “Ilvermorny? Where are you from?” Maybe he was from somewhere near her home. Suddenly, Drew stopped talking. Ok now she was aware that things had gotten weird. What she didn’t get was why. Naya looked from Drew to Cole and back to Drew again. Fortunately or unfortunately her attention was drawn away by the Islay and Drew show. Never a dull moment at the Gryffindor table. Never, ever.

Then there were the new people. Naya made it her mission to talk to the brand new Gryffindors. There was a boy who looked to be about her age (Noah). She went over to him and introduced herself. “Hi, I’m Naya. Welcome to Gryffindor.”

There was another girl fresh from the Sorting Hat (Alexia). “Hi there”, the sixth year said. “My name is Naya. Welcome to Gryffindor. I think you’re really going to love it.” She really made it a point to talk to the newbies because everyone wanted to feel like they were welcome and wanted, right?

Naya had to laugh when she saw the dancing machine (Kale). Nope, never a dull moment.