SPOILER!!: Vera
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Chelliephone 
She was not one to be offended by humor, especially considering she was sure the slight jump scare was pretty fun - so the giggle was hardly registered. An acorn certainly would have scared her more, though a squirrel would not have even come to mind as the perpetrator. Rather she'd think somehow the roots of the Willow spread to control the other trees on the grounds and then everywhere underneath trees would be considered unsafe. Which truthfully was a far more far-fetched theory than a squirrel. Her imagination clearly was not something she was lacking in.
It did sound rather strange didn't it? And Vera was fairly certain it wasn't going to sound better as she explained and yet... the girl DID ask. "Well, I was starfishing on the swing, kind of like this." She paused to throw one arm out in an attempt of an example but she didn't let go with both hands. "And then I don't know quite how the next part happened but like... my bum just kind of fell into the hole and the rest of my body folded like a taco shell and I couldn't wiggle myself out. My friend Cloud had to come and PULL me out of it!" Which was actually the first time they met but she supposed some events just bonded you. Or she was making up the bond on her own which was entirely possible. The... squirrels? "Why? Are you worried they'll drop their excrement on you or something?" She'd heard of people being scared of birds above them for that reason but squirrels was a new one.
How did she know she wasn't lying? Well... the most obvious way would be for Vera to SHOW her, which she only didn't want to do because the act of climbing up there sounded like work she was not currently looking to put in but other than that...? "Perhaps you just have to take a walk on the wild side and believe!" Although not many people wanted to do that. "Or it might work on your magazine if you dropped it? But I'm not 100% if the charms kick in for EVERYTHING or if it's just humans. Aren't charms super interesting?"
Aurora couldn’t resist a musical giggle as the other girl explained what had happened for her to get stuck in the tire swing, something that she hadn’t thought possible. The thought of a pair of arms and a pair of legs just flailing out from inside the swing was just too funny to think about. The Ravenclaw would’ve just stuck her legs through rather than sitting in the middle but perhaps that was the perk of being smaller than average. She was hoping that the growth spurt she had been promised thanks to her tall and slender mums would happen soon. It was still a couple of months before her twelfth birthday, maybe she’d have to ask for a growth potion so she could at least be the same height as her compatriots.
“I bet that was so funny to see!” At least the other girl didn’t take herself too seriously because then she might’ve been offended by Rora’s giggling.
As for being pooped on by squirrels well now a new fear had been unlocked.
“No, it’s not that!” Although now she was going to have to wear a beanie whenever she walked under trees.
“Squirrels always like to throw their acorns and nuts at me. I think I am a squirrel bullseye, I must’ve offended the Queen of the Squirrels once and now whenever I walk past a tree they target me intentionally!” At least that was her opinion on what was happening which in her head was totally plausible.
Aurora considered jumping out of the tree for a second but decided on staying perched up on her branch which had taken a lot of effort to get up to in the first place considering her height disadvantage.
“I guess that’s why the hat decided I wasn’t a Gryffindor!” Taking risks weren’t her forte. Perhaps if there had been water underneath she might’ve taken the plunge or if there was a big soft mattress full of feathers. That sounded much more fun.
“I do love Charms! I’m not very good at them yet though.” Being a first year and all her magical knowledge was slightly lacking compared to the older students.
“I’m Aurora by the way.” Because names were important, right?