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Nathaniel smiled at her. "Nobody really talks to me is all. I make the effort and they just brush me off. Some 5th year who is new year acted like he was better than me.It was ridiculous." He looked towards that 5th year. "So I kinda practiced my Metamorphmagus stuff this summer." Nate said as he turned his black hair to blond and made it longer. "Whatcha think?". He figured that he could eat over here. Wouldn't do any harm. "Thanks." he said as he spooned some mashed potatoes onto his plate.
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potterhead23 Lyra looked around the Ravenclaw table trying to find someone she knew. She had had to sit with a group of older students on the train, not having been able to find anywhere else to sit.
She glanced down at her hands. She wasn't sure if she had made the right decision, telling the sorting hat that she wanted to be in Ravenclaw, and not Gryffindor, like her mom.
She smiled despite herself, knowing her father would be pleased. What better house for the daughter of a brilliant Oxford professor? Even though she knew she had a lot to live up to, she was determined to make him proud.
She remembered back to saying goodbye to her dad at the station, and how he told her not to worry about what house she was in. Maybe he actually didn't want me be in Gryffindor. Or be like my mum at all.
Searching the table again, she smiled when she saw Mariel and Lasca. Mariel was talking to a boy Lyra didn't know, and Lasca was examining the Head Table. Lyra walked over to them and asked, "Do you guys mind if I sit here?"
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Riverlynn Lasca glanced over in time to see Nathaniel's hair change color and then grow longer. She dropped her fork and jumped a little in her seat. Staring in astonishment she sputtered, "Your mother...I mean you can...I can.." She looked around at her companions and realized her mistake, to cover up her slip up she made a show of things. "Opps, my fork slipped out of my hand. How clumsy of me."
Just then Lyra came over and provided a welcome distraction. "Hello Lyra. Please join us. You must be hungry, there is plently of food to go around." She plastered a big smile on her face and then went back to eating again. How could I be so stupid! She cast sidelong glances at Mariel and Nathaniel to see if they had caught on.
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potterhead23 Lyra's jaw dropped as she saw the boy talking to Mariel change his hair color and make it grow longer. Then she felt stupid for being suprised. A metamorphagus, of course. It's not like I haven't read about them. Lyra rolled her eyes at herself, but stopped in confusion when she saw Lasca babble something and drop her fork. Or pretend to drop her fork.
She let it go and smiled when Lasca asked her to join them. She piled potatoes, peas, and roast onto her plate, and dug in. She hadn't been able to find get her pocket money from her trunk when the trolley rolled around, for fear that the other students would see the broom that she had snuck. She couldn't believe she had done that! She wondered if Lasca had managed to bring hers, but didn't want to ask with so many other people around, for fear of getting the other girl into trouble.
Mariel shook her head again at the boy.
"Nathaniel, you have loads of friends," she told him.
"Besides, there are people like that in every House. It's probably just first day chaos. Give yourself and everyone a day or two to settle in and I'm sure things will be back to normal." Or as normal as Hogwarts could be. The young Ravenclaw was surprised to see her Gryffindor friend feeling this way. She couldn't recall a time that she ever saw Nathaniel not chatting with someone.
Her attention was diverted as she heard Professor, no
Headmaster Bontecou begin his speech. She beamed up at him as he spoke, happy for him that he had been appointed to that position. Her happy expression turned curious as he rattled off the names of the new professors. She glanced at the faces at the staff table trying to match them with the names, giving that up to be impossible. She'd have to wait to take their classes to get to know them for sure. One name stuck out to her -
Morgan. I wonder if that could be any relation?
Mariel turned her head sharply as someone spoke next to her. A warm smile soon covered her surprised features as she noticed Lyra dropping into the seat next to her.
"Lyra," the girl exclaimed.
"You got sorted into Ravenclaw too? Well done!" She was quite pleased that another friend she had made over the summer was also in the same House. Giving a sideways glance to Lasca, she wondered what kind of mischief the three of them could get up to. Glancing at the boy across from her, she introduced the two as she was sure they hadn't met.
"This is Nathaniel and this is Lyra," she said simply, gesturing to each one in turn.
"Very cool, Nathaniel," she said with a warm smile as he changed his hair.
"Looks like you're getting better control of your abilities." Leaning closer, she added quietly,
"Although you never did show me if you can change into elf ears." She chuckled softly at that memory, then noticed the reactions of the two girls. Lyra seemed a bit taken aback, but Mariel was almost positive that she was raised by at least one Muggle given previous conversation so her reaction wasn't all that out of the ordinary. It was Lasca's reaction that surprised her the most. Could she be that shocked? And her words... something didn't add up. She eyed her firend curiously for a moment before returning her smile. It was obvious that something jarred her but didn't want to discuss it. Perhaps she'd be willing to share later when they were alone.