Originally Posted by XxSkaterJonasxX (Post 8718870)

"Nothing now."Katlyn smiled "maybe we could do this homework together because i need tocatch up to and i really don't get this."Katlyn said hoping Lucy would help her with the Transfiguration Homework.

Originally Posted by Krel Ansell (Post 8717149)

Originally Posted by iluvharrypotter7 (Post 8721108)

"Sure thing, Kat! Let's go up to the Common room together. Just let me finish my food--I'm starving!!" Lucy said.
It was true--she hadn't eaten anything all day except for a bowl of porridge for breakfast!
Hungrily, Lucy grabbed a bowl of fruit and starting loading her plate with all different kinds of fruit.

Originally Posted by DogsPajamas (Post 8728939)

Happy glanced back over his shoulder before hastily taking a seat at the Gryffindor table. He wasn't exactly looking to where he was sitting, his mind more focussed on the large, oak door that lead through to the Great Hall from the entrance. He breathed out, satisfisied that no one was coming, and turned to the unfortuneate person sitting next to him.

It was a girl, around about his age, and she was eating cereal. He smiled sheepishly at her, "Er...sorry about that," he said, indicating to his sudden and quite dramatic actions. He chuckled nervously and to stop himself from doing anything even more embarassing, he grabbed a handful of chips and dropped them onto his plate.

Originally Posted by ginny37

Alexandra plopped down in an open spot at the Gryffindor table. Careful to keep her eyes on her table, she didn't want to have a run in with the little Hufflepuff or the slippery little Slytherin.

Originally Posted by iluvharrypotter7 (Post 8729021)

Lucy also noticed the girl who had snapped a picture of the table sitting nearby. Knowing that she hated sitting alone, she decided to introduce herself.
"Hi there! I'm Lucy Mclean, fourth year. I've seen you around the castle, but I don't know your name..." she said with a chuckle.

Originally Posted by DogsPajamas (Post 8729038)

Glad that she hadn't taken affence to his sudden arrival, although he was still sorry that he'd stolen the seat of her friend, he bit the end of one of his chips thoughtfully. The hot potato burned the back of his throat and he coughed.

"Nice to meet you Lucy," he said, once he'd swallowed the scorching chip. "I'm Happy, fourth year Gyffindor,"

Originally Posted by ginny37

Alexandra looked up and smiled sweetly and said, "Hey Lucy, I'm Alexandra Kennedy. I think I have seen you around as well. How are you?

Originally Posted by iluvharrypotter7 (Post 8729060)

"Nice me to meet you, Alexandra! Do you like to be called Alex? Or do you prefer Alexandra?" Lucy asked her.

Originally Posted by ginny37 (Post 8729074)

Originally Posted by DogsPajamas

He frowned, deciding to leave the rest of the chips until they'd cooled down. He did not want a repeat of what'd just happened, although Lucy hadn't taken too badly to it. And she was a fourth year, and obviously a Gryffindor considering they were both sitting on the same table. Another girl, much younger this time, had also joined them. And by the passing of names, it seemed she was called Alexandra. Blimey. And no abbreviations of it either. He'd have to remember that. He nodded to her in a form of recognition before turning back to Lucy to answer her question.

Happy shrugged and grinned slightly, "I guess... I've never really thought about it in that way before. I used to get teased about it when I was younger, but it doesn't tend to bother me anymore. But sometimes it does give across the wrong impression. I'm not a ray of sunshine, I'm sorry to say, but in some aspects, I suppose it does reflect my personality," No one had ever said that about his name before; it astounded him that she LOVED it. To him it had mostly been a burden, but maybe now, things were looking up. He smiled, nodded and ate another chip, forgetting they were still steaming hot. The heat hit him like a ton of bricks. He hastily reached for his pumpkin juice and took a large, relieving sip. The cool, orange liquid hastily removed any further burning. As he placed the cup back onto the table, he chuckled sheepishly, rubbing the back of his neck nervously as he did so.

Originally Posted by unicornkeeper07

Rafe took a seat. He was starving. It felt like forever since the last time he ate. He piled his plate high with food. If a zebra was on the table, he probably would have dived right in like a lion.

He pushed some of the meat that was overcooked to the side. He hated overcooked meat. Couldn't Hogwarts have some things a bit more on the rare side.

Originally Posted by iluvharrypotter7 (Post 8729880)

"Oh, I see. Well, that's totally fine by me, I would hate it if people called me Lucille--which is my real first name, but I prefer Lucy, and that's what I tell everyone to call me."
"I'm a fourth year, as I was just telling Happy here," she continued, noticing the way his name sounded on her lips--she simply LOVED saying his name!

"What about you?" she asked Alexandra.

Originally Posted by ginny37 (Post 8729907)

Originally Posted by iluvharrypotter7 (Post 8730038)

Lucy immediately noticed the way she dropped her gaze as she explained she was a first year.
"Aww, don't look sad, I love making new friends, no matter what year! Infact, I think I have more first year friends than fourth year! I love firsties--and I would LOVE to be your friend!" Lucy smiled happily at Alexandra, and took a bite of her cereal.
"So, how are you liking Hogwarts so far?" she asked her.

Originally Posted by ginny37 (Post 8730072)

Originally Posted by iluvharrypotter7 (Post 8729880)

"Oh, I see. Well, that's totally fine by me, I would hate it if people called me Lucille--which is my real first name, but I prefer Lucy, and that's what I tell everyone to call me."
"I'm a fourth year, as I was just telling Happy here," she continued, noticing the way his name sounded on her lips--she simply LOVED saying his name!

"What about you?" she asked Alexandra



Lucy laughed when Happy said he wasn't a "ray of sunshine"--he was too cute!
"Well, I promise you will never see me teasing you about your name--I love unusual names."
Noticing that he had eaten another hot chip, and gulped down some pumpkin juice to ease his burning throat, Lucy said,"You ok there, Happy? I would wait on those chips--now I know why your mom didn't name you Patience!"
Lucy laughed at her own joke--oh, she was too funny. Well, she didn't crack jokes that often, but it felt good to make some jokes now and then.

Originally Posted by ginny37 (Post 8729907)

Originally Posted by iluvharrypotter7 (Post 8730038)

Lucy immediately noticed the way she dropped her gaze as she explained she was a first year.
"Aww, don't look sad, I love making new friends, no matter what year! Infact, I think I have more first year friends than fourth year! I love firsties--and I would LOVE to be your friend!" Lucy smiled happily at Alexandra, and took a bite of her cereal.
"So, how are you liking Hogwarts so far?" she asked her.

Originally Posted by ginny37 (Post 8730072)

Originally Posted by iluvharrypotter7 (Post 8730284)

Lucy was glad Alexandra seemed relaxed now.
"Yeah, the older students tend to be a bit more open about making friends with younger students."
"Welll, some Slytherins can be mean, I guess, but the Hufflepuffs are usually nice," Lucy responded, placing her hand under her chin as if in thought, "Which Hufflepuff could possible have made you angry?" Lucy asked her thoughtfully.

Originally Posted by iluvharrypotter7 (Post 8729880)

Lucy then noticed that someone else had joined the table. She looked up to find that it was Rafe--the charming boy she had met yesterday.
"Hey Rafe!" she yelled to him.
"Wanna join Alexandra, Happy, and me?" she asked him, pointing to other two sitting beside her.

Originally Posted by unicornkeeper07 (Post 8730411)

Originally Posted by DogsPajamas

"Thanks," he said, pushing his plate away from him slightly with the tip of his index finger. He smiled at her from the corner of his mouth, then returned his gaze to the food on his plate, his eyes wistful and longing. What she had just said meant a lot to him deep down. It was like someone had lifted a huge weight off his shoulders. He didn't think his name would be a bother anymore; everyone he'd spoken to (all of three people, well, technically two) had not teased him about it and Lucy had actually just admitted that she liked unusual names, which his most certainly was. It made him feel all warm inside.

He turned to look at her at her next comment, both his eyebrows raised, before he could contain it no longer. An actual laugh escaped his lips, and even though it was small and short and more like a chuckle than anything, it felt good; he grinned. "Not bad, Lucy, not bad," he said, with a slight shake of his head. "But I think you're right; maybe I do need to wait a bit before they cool down. The whole burning my mouth thing isn't really working out," He moved his tongue about his mouth experimentally. It felt numb. He frowned, drawing his stare away from the chips before he took another sip of pumpkin juice.

He listened to the two girls curiously, occasionally taking glances at the food but hastily turning his focuus away from them and back towards the conversation. An irritable Hufflepuff? He thought they were supposed to be fluffy, jolly people. Well, that had certainly proved him wrong. And Alexandra was a lonely first year. Well, he was a lonely fourth year. He stifled a smirk. It was almost meant to be... And with that, he gulped down the last of his pumpkin juice.

Originally Posted by ginny37

Alexandra smiled, it seems like Lucy may very well be right. The younger kids she had met were awfully unfriendly, aside from Lorcan."It seems like most everyone around here is very helpful also." she said with a smile. "I think the Huffies name was Kay. I thought they were all supposed to be sweet people too, but she seemed to have a problem with me from the time I met her." Alexandra said with shrug."Well, yeah the Slytherin didn't surprise me too much." Alexandra added as an afterthought.

Originally Posted by Krel Ansell (Post 8720187)