Originally Posted by MsMorgan

[B]Taking another bite from her chocolate frog, Mariel caught a bit of movement out of the corner of her eye. Glancing slightly behind her, she noticed one of her fellow Claws behind her in line. "Hey, Liz," she said brightly. "How was your summer?"

"Do you know Keltan?" she asked, gesturing to the boy next to her. Mariel was not always so good at making introductions, but was worried of making someone feel awkward so thought it best to ask.

Originally Posted by iheartdan

Kel nodded shortly and took off one of the chocolate frog's leg, smiling slightly when the girl did the same. These things were pretty good...almost as good as sugar quills, which were his favorite treat. He nodded and his smile got a bit bigger when she introduced herself.

And...yeah, people at Hogwarts were really observant - Kel wasn't going to fit in. Mariel wasn't the first to say she'd never seen him before...he was sure that there were tons of people at Hogwarts she'd never seen, but Kel didn't voice his opinion. "I'm new," he said, nodding. "I'm going into my third year, though." He made himself shut up before he started rambling. People didn't need to know the specifics - if they wanted to know, they could ask.

He nodded to another girl that was behind him, whom he had clearly overlooked. Before he could utter an apology, Mariel spoke again. "No, we've never met," he told her, before turning to the girl Mariel was talking about. "I'm Keltan, and to who do I owe this pleasure?"