Hearing Jack introduce himself for the second time, LouAnn smiled, then lightly laughed. She'd pegged Jack as a funny little fellow, someone who'd amuse her by just being his natural self. She started to remark that she'd heard his introduction the first time, but she stopped herself when she realized those words might come out sounding a little more harsh than she'd intend for them to. "Quidditch captain, hmm? I played at one of my old schools. The one I attended just before I was home-schooled. I don't think I'll play here at Hogwarts, but you have my word that I'll show up and support the team," she promised. Was she new? What'd he think she'd been doing? Hiding in the corners for five long years? Come to think of it, she actually had been in hiding for five long years. Le sigh. "I'm a transfer student, so that's why I had to get sorted with the first years."

LouAnn nodded as Daphne told about how her father had been a Ravenclaw, while her mother had been a Hufflepuff. Oh, maybe Daphne's father knew LouAnn's father! They'd been in the same house, after all. "Oh, maybe your dad knows---nevermind," she said, remembering at the last minute that she was the kid without a last name. Supposedly, that is. She shrugged then added, "I guess it does happen sometimes, then. Maybe my brother will end up being in Hufflepuff and that'll put all four of my family members in a different house." If Lucas even got to attend Hogwarts, that is. "Celandine? She's the girl who was with you in The Leaky Cauldron, right?" LouAnn questioned. She remembered Daphne so clearly stating that Cela was her best friend. LouAnn hadn't intended on stealing her best friend, of course. LouAnn just wanted to make friends period. "So what'd you and Cela do? ...and where is she? Is she a Gryffindor, too?"

Within the first few seconds of their conversation, LouAnn picked up on the fact that Vaughn seemed to be a pretty mysterious guy. Not that LouAnn was one to talk, but Vaughn just seemed...different to her. In a good way, of course! LouAnn liked people who were different and unique. They kept things interesting. "Hi, Vaughn," she said with a polite smile. "I'm new to the school, too...a transfer from being home-schooled. What brings you here to Hogwarts?"

LouAnn turned towards Em and listened while she talked about what she was looking forward to and how her parents, like LouAnn's parents, had once come to Hogwarts. "Classes...now that's something I'm looking forward to, as well. It's going to be a nice change from being home-schooled. That got sort of boring after a while. I missed being around people my age a lot," she explained. "Anyway, that's why I just got sorted today. I've never been to Hogwarts before, so I wasn't in a house. I'm glad to be in Gryffindor now, though. I felt sort of out of place in Diagon Alley, but now I feel a little more like a normal student." Sort of. Would life ever actually be normal for LouAnn, though?