Henrietta took several deep breaths in between the large sips of water. Her breathing leveled and she looked up as the young boy, [Regulus], introduced himself. ”Nice to meet you, Regulus.” She gratefully nodded. ”I’m Henrietta.” Alas she felt courageous enough to kindly smile at Regulus.
Etta’s attention then shifted to the young girls brought to her attention by Regulus. Shyly, the youngling bowed her head, ”hello, I’m Henrietta.” She introduced herself to [Giselle] and [Sophia].
At welcoming to Slytherin Henrietta smiled at Regulus once again, albeit shyly but the sentiment did feel quite comforting and safe.
The tightness in her chest subsided. The size of the hall went back to its normal size and the loudness in Etta’s ears reduced to the normalcy of her surroundings. The tears seemed to have stopped and her line of vision wasn’t a blur anymore.
Good. Good. Good.
Now stable, Etta took notice of the housemates around her. Etta took note of the kind gestures coming from another youngling.
Smile. Smile. Smile.
Etta took a deep breath and shyly returned [Aryan’s] smile,. Heck, she even sent him a small bashful wave.
Yes. Yes. Yes. Good job Etta.
Wringing her hands and nervously tapping her foot, she couldn’t escape the anxiety but was doing her best to keep it together. After another large sip of water she noticed another housemate, [Rowan], smile at her.
Smile. Smile. Smile.
Henrietta smiled shyly at [Rowan] and sent a bashful wave in her kind housemate’s direction also.
Good. Good. Good! |