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Kolyander 
"You're welcome, I mean that too, so please if you ever have questions or maybe just want to familiarize yourself with some of the creatures better.. don't hesitate to do so." Creatures were her thing after all so hopefully anything Nora may be interested in she could answer for her. Most of the time she could be found where the creatures were anyhow.
It might not feel like it to the first year but what she was saying was true for many students. Perhaps not in the fact that they also came from non-magical homes but homesickness was real and very strong at the start of a new school year. "It's more than okay to feel that way, everything you've ever come to know is now completely different. Hogwarts is very overwhelming even to those that come from magical backgrounds." Meaning that Nora wasn't all alone in her thoughts and feelings. "It does get better. There may even come a time when you are home and you miss being here." Life was full of surprises and one could never know for sure how they would feel about something in a few years time. Or even within a few weeks! Hady smiled softly in encouragement as she watched Beans and Nora.
Beans being the sometimes lazy crup that he was, laid down right there at the young girls feet looking up at her with dark eyes as he expected the pettings.
Nora nodded.
"I'm sure they'll be questions at some point," she said. She was sure she had questions right
now, it's just...she didn't know what questions to ask. She quietened down as she listened to what the professor had to say. It did make her feel better about things. She wasn't a hundred percent okay with things, and she wasn't even sure when that day would come, but all she knew was that things were getting better.
"So will my parents ever be able to visit me here?" she asked.
"If we have family events or something..." How did that kind of thing even work?
She drew in a sharp breath as the pup...err, crup...laid against her feet. She flexed her outstretched hand as if second guessing her decision. She slowly released the breath she'd been holding in and then hesitated for just one second longer. Finally, her hand came into contact with the crup's back, and she gave it a few soft pets.
"Oh," she said, slightly surprised.
"I know this sounds weird, but...I didn't realize how normal this would be." She continued to pet the dog, and her confidence grew with every second that passed. She soon stood to her feet again, though. It had been a pleasant first experience with crups, but it had also started to feel like too much too soon. Maybe later, though.