Hearing the statement it was time to cheer up, Vera looked over towards the speaker - only to smile a bit when she saw Arden joining them. She liked Arden a whole lot and would probaaaaably go on a limb and say she was the coolest from the older years. Actually, she'd definitely say that - especially considering she didn't pay THAT much attention to the older years. At the question if she was feeling okay, she just kept the smile on her face and gave a small nod of her head, before her mood rose a bit and she preened at being referred to as the life of the party. That certainly did wonders for her small ego!! "I'm okay, just a looooong train ride." Not true but she didn't want to risk anyone trying to make her see a Healer the first night. She'd be fine with some sleep. "but thank you for noticing I'm fun. How was your summer, Arden??"

Oh the first year was surprised to be here? An eyebrow quirked up at that as her head tilted. "Were you expecting to Ilvermorny? Or Beauxbatons?" She heard those were really cool too so she wasn't sure if Hogwarts would be an upgrade - so maybe potentially being disappointed would make more sense. "Our common room is really cozy and I think we won the House cup last year!" Either that or Ravenclaw stole it from them. Honestly, she couldn't remember. But it had been CLOSE. "It's nice to meet you, Nora. I'm Vera. If you have any questions, I can try to answer them." Key word - try.

The seventh years were certainly lively weren't they? Ve just gave a small smile at Freddie and his arrival before curiously looking over towards Yumeki. Honestly, impressive he could sleep through the chatter. She was curious to see if Finn would be able to successfully awaken.