She had been practicing, yes, practicing. She had a big speech to give a certain Ravenclaw and she was determined to give it. She had spent the better part of Hogwarts two years in the shadows, the supportive friend, the shoulder to lean on, and where had it gotten her? Still just the friend and she was feeling pretty pathetic so she had mustered a plan with the help of a few friends to go out with a bang so to speak.

The speech of a life time, but now that she was in the Great Hall and emotion was getting the best of her she quietly just headed for the table and looked around. She had done her makeup extra special and had help making her curls super straight. She wanted to look her best for the final night in the Hall, but now that she was there and seeing her friends she wasn't sure she cared about any of that.

Sitting down next to Nettie she gave everyone at the table a small smile. "Hi"