Originally Posted by MsMorgan

Having spotted Bree from across the hall, Mariel decided to saunter over to the Gryffindor table to say... well, exactly what, she wasn't sure yet. She did know that she found Bree somewhat interesting and had decided she would find out what was so intriguing about the girl, one way or another.

She stopped behind the person sitting next to Bree. "Budge up?" Then she squeezed herself into the space between the two to sit down. Mariel tilted her head and gave Bree a considering look before speaking. "So, got sorted into Gryffindor, did you? I wondered what happened to you."

Originally Posted by MuggleBornWitch3

Anna glanced up and down the table, her face lit up with an enormous smile, as she noticed more and more Gryffindors sit down at the table. Not only that, but there were several friendly students from other houses who'd walked over to join in on all the fun. Ahhh, good times. It felt good to be home.

There were several faces Anna knew by heart, and several others she just knew from seeing them around school. "So, how's everyone been this past summer?" Anna asked, addressing everyone sitting in her area of the table. Before she could give anyone a chance to answer, Anna glanced around, trying to pick out all the familiar faces: Jason, Usa, Bree (whom she'd just met), Sabrina, Gwen, Astrid, Allie, Zoey, and Alexis...hmm those were pretty much the only familiar faces Anna could pick out in the crowd.

Then there were those Anna didn't even know the name of (Daphne, Raiden, Kingston, MJ, Kairi, Jared and Alyss, Hayden, Via, Jillian, Maggie, Nathaniel, Rosa, Melina, Alaina, Lizzie, Freya, and Shaylee). Some were Gryffindors, some appeared to be from another house. Ahhh, there more the merrier, right? Right. Anna figured she should at least go introduce herself. After all, she is a prefect. "Hello," she said, addressing the group she had yet to meet. "I'm Anna Greingoth, the Gryffindor house prefect. Well, the female Gryffindor house prefect, that is. I hope everyone had a nice summer, and for those of you who are new to Hogwarts, if you need anything, I'm always around...somewhere."

Just as Anna finished her introduction, she heard loud yelling coming from end of the table. What on Earth.....? Ahhh, Allie. That explains a lot. Anna giggled at leaned down a bit to where Allie and Astrid were discussing something they seemed quite excited about. "Just what are you girls up to?" she asked them. "You seem mightly excited about something."

"So, Cale," Anna said, finally having a moment to talk to her boyfriend. "Where would you like to visit first? Of course the Common Room, but where would you like it go next? I say the lake. It's a really pretty spot, and it's a popular hangout."

Originally Posted by Jason Potter Weasley

" Hello, Allie and Astrid" Jason told them. "We are freinds Hayden" Jason told her. " Cale. we need to talk and I need to talk to Anna, too" Jason told him. Jason is very upset at the new students being rude and nasty to him. Jason is older then them and they have no right to be rude to older students. This is not the Gryffindor house of old.

Originally Posted by Boys Like Ama

OOC: Too many posts to personally quote. Since it would be unrealistic anyways to react to EVERYTHING, here goes a good try at keeping up.

Her attention on Raiden had been brief for Jason had begun screaming his lungs out. Something about his back hurting. Daphne's hand had flown to her wand, even thought there was a Prefect nearby. It didn't seem like he knew any first-aid for a Hufflepuff student had come and gone in the blink of an eye and dragged a Professor to his aid.

Feeling better instantaneously, Miss Hopton no longer worried about the boy and smiled politely at Kingston, in hopes of bringing up a polite conversation with the son of his Father's associates but yet one more student arrived. Who was she? A new student obviously. Ah! A Ravenclaw; Before Daphne could introduce herself, the girl was requesting an escort service from Kingston. Smirking she nodded politely at the young man, a hand drifting to the corner of her lips to hide the slight upturning of it from him.

"Don't let me stop you, Mister Wendleworth" was her reply. Her ears couldn't quite block out Jason's voice and his suspicious behavior; observing him and the Prefects talking from the corner of her eyes she yet, once more, picked up the water goblet nearby and smiled at Raiden and Bree (who seemed to have sparked up conversation with someone else).

"I think there's been a big misunderstanding, don't you think?" Whispered Daphne sadly, pale brows wrinkling in deep thought. "I can't help but feel I'm being blamed for something."

Was her story about shopping and Thug Boy so boring that it caused outrage in the older, burly Gryffindor boy?

Originally Posted by Symbi0sis

Originally Posted by MsMorgan

"Ravenclaw..." Mariel thought for a moment then shrugged. "Seems ok, I guess. Remember Jenn from the train? She got sorted there too." Mariel was glad to already know someone sorted into her house so she wouldn't have to be bothered with the tedious task of trying to make new friends, but all the mindless chatter from the many giddy girls around her was starting to get on her nerves. She frowned slightly. "It was starting to get a little boring over there and then I heard someone screaming over here so I thought I'd check it out." Mariel glanced around the table suspiciously before turning back to Bree. "Everything ok?"

Originally Posted by Boys Like Ama

"Don't let me stop you, Mister Wendleworth" was her reply. Her ears couldn't quite block out Jason's voice and his suspicious behavior; observing him and the Prefects talking from the corner of her eyes she yet, once more, picked up the water goblet nearby and smiled at Raiden and Bree (who seemed to have sparked up conversation with someone else).

"I think there's been a big misunderstanding, don't you think?" Whispered Daphne sadly, pale brows wrinkling in deep thought. "I can't help but feel I'm being blamed for something."

Was her story about shopping and Thug Boy so boring that it caused outrage in the older, burly Gryffindor boy?

Originally Posted by Elphie The Wicked

Originally Posted by Symbi0sis

Originally Posted by MsMorgan

Mariel turned to glance in the direction of the older boy Bree had pointed out, then rolled her eyes. She had noticed this boy before and he had seemed to be something of an attention seeker. "Laying it on a little thick?" she wondered aloud, arching an eyebrow. Then she shrugged, figuring if some random boy wanted to be overly dramatic it wasn't much of her business - as long as she wasn't put into the middle of his nonsense.

She watched Bree curiously as she answered her last question. Bree wasn't entirely convincing and Mariel wondered why. She thought for a moment, then decided she wouldn't try to coerce someone she had just met to open up to her. In fact, if the situation were reversed, Mariel would've responded the same way.

Mariel's interest was piqued when Bree mentioned meeting prefects. She had always been suspicious of those in a position of authority and wondered if they would be ones to watch out for. "Prefects? What are they like?" Mariel asked slowly.

Originally Posted by Symbi0sis

Originally Posted by Symbi0sis

Originally Posted by Nienna

"Ahh, why hello to you too Mr. Kururugi." Wonderful! He had remembered the boy's name! It would be obscene if he had forgotten it. The horror. Dropping Miss Hopton's hand, he turned his attention to the young boy and smiled. "I am well, my boy. And how are you? Enjoying your time at Hogwarts, I presume?"

Originally Posted by Jason Potter Weasley

" I am not mean" Jason shot back at the Slytherin. " If you ask anyone here, I have more friends here from first years to seventh years" Jason told the Slytherin boy. " I treat all my freinds right and with respect" Jason told the Slytherin boy. " I have lots of cousins here and I treat them with the utmost respect from first years to seventh years"

Originally Posted by Boys Like Ama

Shocked, Daphne opened her mouth to speak, eyes on Raiden even as her hand was being borrowed by Kingston. It was only when his voice, combined with a sudden warmth on the top of her hand, reached her that she realized what was happening. Unexpectedly, she blushed and bowed her head slightly. "Dubbing me a Maiden might be overdoing it Mister Wendleworth," she whispered to him almost inaudibly not wanting to openly disregard his politeness.

Slipping her hand away from Kingston's grasp, Daphne gazed seriously at Jason who was defending himself over Raiden's innocent remark. Placing one hand on Raiden's shoulder she cleared her throat, intending to speak up. "I'm sure you're very polite, Jason. Raiden's just a first year. You remember your first year don't you? It's quite easy to be intimidated by older students."

Originally Posted by Nienna

His eyebrow shot up at Mr. Weasley's response to Mr. Kururugi. Well that wasn't very polite in the slightest. Of course, the boy probably didn't even have an inch of politeness in his body. First the screaming and now this? How rude!

"Mr. Weasley, I suggest you be nice to Mr. Kururugi. He is a first year, after all. And a boy your age shouldn't act in such a way, I admit. If you would please act a little more nicely, my dear boy, the world would probably be a happier place." Kingston told him, forcing a smile on his lips.

Originally Posted by Jason Potter Weasley

" First off, I am nice to everyone, but you both started this argument and again, I have more freinds from first to seventh years here" Jason told Kingston. " You and Raiden have been rude to me at this table which is Gryffindor and all because I hurt my back" Jason told him. "While I heard you complaining on the train,, I was busy talking to everyone and making freinds" Jason said. " Al I said was Hi to Bree and Daphne and they got mad" Jason told the boy. " See Jillianna said hello to me,she is a first year after I said hello to her, too" Jason said nicely. "Again, I think all of you are being rude to me so I would appreciate it if none of you talk to me again because sometimes you can't always be freinds with others and I wil not speak to anoy of you, either" Jason told Kingston. Jason went back to eating and ignoring them. Jason can not wait for Cale and Anna, the prefects to show back up.

Originally Posted by Boys Like Ama

Daphne's cheeks tinted a pale rose color from embarrassment due to Kingston's behavior, Raiden's correction and Jason's declaration of animosity, burned brightly and she could only breathe out to release the tension in her chest. Shaking her hair away from her face, she looked up at the enchanted ceiling for a few seconds, willing the stinging in her eyes to disappear.

"I'm sorry you feel that way Jason," she replied honestly. "But I can't see how you can say I'm mad at you. When you asked me of my summer I replied but you didn't seem that interested in what I had to say so I left it at that because I didn't want to impose anything on you."

Deep breaths dear, she told herself and poured herself some water. "I'll do as you wish though, and again. I'm very sorry for whatever it is that upsets you."

There. At least he can't say she didn't try. Her Mother, however, would be most displeased. First day at Hogwarts and she had managed to anger someone already. Rubbing one scalding cheek thoughtfully, her mind quickly drifted to food to comfort herself, perhaps just a buttered dinner roll for now.