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Kairi nodded. "You're right, it is pretty scary all this," She placed her hand flat on the table and took a deep breath. Once again vibrations flooded through her arm and along to her brain. She reached out and picked up some more chips, and then turned back to the girl. "No, I'm sorry, I didn't see your friend, but I'm sure she'll turn up," She picked up a chip and popped it into her mouth. "I'm Kairi, and, yes, I am a first year, but I'm thirteen, I was held back two years in muggle school. What about you?" she said with a small smile, and popping a couple more chips into her mouth.
Lizzie looked at the girl again, a little unsure of what she had meant with "I didn't
see your friend". Was she blind? Poor girl, she thought and felt sorry for her. But she didn't have the curage to ask the girl right out. That's not something you just ask a stranger, or someone you've just met. She desided to answer the question instead.
"I'm Lizzie, and I come from a mugglefamily. I had no idea I was a witch before i got the letter, so I'm kind of new at the whole wizard-thing."
She continued to look at the girl, not staring exactly, more just glancing at her. Kairi kept holding her hands on the table, just like she could see through them. Lizzie had never met someone who was blind, and she didn't really know how to talk to the girl, or if she should look at her eyes or not. She thought she could as well look at Kairi's face, so she wa turned to her when she asked
"Do you know a lot about magic? Are you're parents wizards?" She hesitated a second, but continued.
"Is there any subject you're especially looking forward to?" Quote:
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LisaPotter1125 Astrid walked into the dining hall with excitement clearly showing on her face. This was what she had prayed for last term and the let down was incredible. At least the wait made her appreciate Hogwarts that much more. It was a fantastic sight. She couldn't help but notice how nice the addition of BOYS was either. She let out a very audible sigh, and scanned the Gryffindor table for familiar faces. She didn't see anyone right off, so she hurriedly picked a seat and got comfortable.
Out of the corner of her eye, she spotted a very sad looking girl sitting across from her. Suddenly, the memories of her first moments at Belle's were coming through with a fierce clarity. The loneliness of being new and having no one to talk to. It was just torture. Thankfully, Astrid met most of her wonderful friends within the first few days of her arrival. None the less, she had a pretty good idea of what was going through THIS girls mind now and her heart went out to her.
She scooted down a bit so that she would be close enough to be heard, then she and cleared her throat and said, "Hi! I don't believe we've met. I'm Astrid Deschain." she finished with a warm smile.
With relief Lizzie heard the girl talk to her, she wasn't all by herself anymore. She turned to her new neighbour. It was a girl about her age, maybe a year older. She seemed quite sure about herself, but her eye's looked very kind.
"No, I don't think so either. I'm Lizziz, new first year student. How about you?" She ate some while she watch the girl answer.