Eliza walked happily over to the Ravenclaw table, her shoes still making that annoying thwack-thwack sound on the stone floor. She didn't actually KNOW any Ravenclawas or anything... she'd just seen Sapphy and figured she'd come say hi. Cause she was boooored. And she was pretty sure there was no vegitarian food on any of the tables. Well, there WAS. There was margarita pizza on the Slythie table, and she'd ate loads of it. BUT THERE WAS HARDLY ANYHTING ELSE. And that was not good. Because Eliza was not happy.

Pout.

"Oh, I'm a terrible person," Kellen enthused. "Really awful. Why, I'll bet if a puppy walked in here right now I'd splash pumpkin juice in its face and not care." He realized that she might take him seriously, as more people than not didn't follow his sense of humour, and added, "No, I wouldn't. That would be a waste of pumpkin juice."

When she pulled a face, he raised an eyebrow at her, "You okay?"

It seemed being polite to the girl did have its benifits. Sandra was grateful to hear that she wouldn't have to sleep with the younger students. Children could be so annoying all the times sometimes and it would be nice have at least one place to get away from them. She glanced around the table, it seemed to be a lot of younger students surrounding them. "And have you tested this rumor?" She asked in a low tone, giving the girl a curious look. This particular fact intrested her greatly, especially with how hot all the boys around here seemed to be.

A flirtatious smile spread across her face at his comment and wink. "I can asure you the lovely lady is in good company." Heh. That walk to the Ravenclaw dormitory didn't seem so bad anymore. She doubted he was talking to the little girl down the table, unless he liked them young...

"Our trip was very long, and tiring as vell." Though she was used to traveling, she always ended up a little fatigued. "Don't worry, I am just as hungry as vell." Her stomach wasn't growling, but she hadn't eaten since they had arrived, which had been a while ago. "You think they would have fed us by now." This school was not used to having guest.


Glancing away from Noel, she gave the boy a polite smile. Of course she was from one of those other schools, she certainly wasn't from this place. "I am from Durmstrang." She hardly felt the need to say that since she was in her beautiful blood colored robes, but the boy didn't seem to bright and she did tell Zitnik she would play nice.

"My name is Aleksandra Miroslav, vho might you be?" The school needed to teach these sudents how to introduce themselves to their guests. Maybe they would be lucky and some of her awesomeness would rub off of her and onto them. Maybe.

"I vould like it very much if you shoved me around the villiage," She responded sweetly. The villiage that he mentioned had her intrigued. Sandra didn't remember being told about any villages. "Hov often are you alloved to visit this village?"

Ah, the hot boy was going to tell her his name. Resting her chin in the palm of her hand, she leaned in towards Fletcher. "Duncan is a very nice name," She was a classy lady, like he had previously stated, and she had no need to use the name against him. Unless he gave her one. Highly unlikely. "But I suppose I could refer to you by your last name, if that is what you'd like?" It didn't bother her which name he chose, she was merely curious as to his full name.

Still leaning against the table, it didn't take her long to consider his offer. "I vill be attending the class here. A guide vould be vonderful." She smirked. "Especially from a kind gentleman such as yourself."

"Thank you." He wanted to know what people called her? "People call me Aleksandra. Only certain people use my nicknames." It was a privilege in her eyes to call her by any version of her name. She tilted her head to the side and considered the prefect. "You may call me Aleks if you like." He was cute, so she didn't mind if he used one of her nicknames. Not to mention he could be useful to her in the future. "I vould like it if you shoved me around." One could never have too many guides.

Another small child was speaking to her, this one smaller than before. At least she seemed to have some manners. Though still, not much. The kids here got nervious around guests too often. "I'm glad you liked the shov." Not that she had reason not to like it, her school had done brilliantly, as always.

Taking the girl's hand, she gave it a small shake. "It's a pleasure to meet you as vell, Ivory. My name is Aleksandra Miroslav." As much as she wanted to turn her attention back to the boys surrounding her, she knew she had to be nice to all of the hogwarts students. "Hov are the professor's here, Ivory?"

Dozer glanced up as someone addressed him. She was a little more enthusiastic then he was used to but maybe it was just him. Then again all of the girls that go here seemed to be a little high strung. Smiling he scooted over so that she could sit down.

"Sure. I'm Dozer Flint fourth year. It's nice to meet you Victoria."

As he moved over he almost bumped into a first year girl who seemed a little down in the dumps. "Having a rough day love?"

Elora chuckled. " Same here. I would never waste pumpkin juice on a puppy." she smiled. He had a sense of humor like herself. Even better. "Oh me? I'm fine. Just thinking. You know me, always thinking about the little things." 'Why am I always thinking?! He's going to think I'm crazy. Ugh! There I go again!" Elora thought to herself.

Roe's prior anxiety melted into amazement as she walked into the Great Hall with a huge smile on her face. Everything was so breathtaking that she felt as if would faint. Really, she had never seen anything like this and it left her speechless.

She quickly walked over to the Ravenclaw house table and sat down. She was upset her friend Lara was not in the same house as her but knew she would still see her around the school. Anyways, it meant that she'd make lots of new Ravenclaw friends.

She looked around at the food, eager to eat. She was starving after all. She picked up a piece of chicken and stuffed it into her mouth. "Delicious," she sighed.

Grayson had smiled at Noel again as he accepted her reasoning for leaving, responding to his comment about seeing her later with a nod, and had turned to leave when she heard Aleksandra speak to her again. And it seemed she'd succeeded in piquing the older Durmstrang girl's interest with the comment about the irregularity with the dorm security. "Not before this term. But then I hadn't really come here before last term, as a third year. This term definitely seems like it might be more advantageous to try though," she said to the other girl, honestly. Finding the curious look she'd been given highly entertaining. Not to mention she figured being honest now didn't really damage her earlier comment. It was almost like she had power right now, and it was mostly just because she knew the old stories backwards and forwards. And last term there hadn't been Finn and Jimmy to talk to about things. All the boys she'd known had been in the other houses, mostly.

" Hi Rowan" Rex called out. "How are you doing?" Rex asked Rowan. "We met on the train " Rex told Rowan. "Victoris is my half-sister, well sister' Rex explained to Rowan.

"Thinking and worrying," he corrected her with a grin. "But it's no problem. You are a Ravenclaw, after all. Urgh, when's dinner?"

Kellen leaned back and sent Tate an "I am hungry and I imagine you are too" look, not that the headmaster would be able to see it from all the way at the front and with so many students bombarding him, but Kellen felt better once it was sent.

"You know me too well." she blushed. Then glanced at her stomach, she was feeling a bit hungry. "Dinner would be wonderful now... No snacks on the train equals a very hungry Elora." She drank some more and asked"So are you excited for anything this year?"

"It equals a practically perishing Kellen." He copied her gesture and took a drink, thinking about her question before answering, "Just the tournament, I guess. I have no intention of being the Champion, but it'll sure be a sight to see. One of my other friends and I are going to sit in the stands together and eat popcorn." And maybe throw it, "Did you want to join us?"

Emily walked into the great hall, her blonde hair waved wildly around her. She wore a pink lily above her ear and wore a bindi. Around her neck was a small pouch containing ancient family heirloom rune stones, around her waist was a satchel charmed to be larger containing everyday things then an antique tea cup and a packet of loose tea leaves, a crystal ball, and her heir loom tarot cards. Emily flashed everyone in the great hall her mysterious smile, her blue eyes sparkled.

She sat down on an open space in a bench at the table. Her feet were adorned with footless sandals made of beautiful polished dark wood beads. around her neck she wore japa mala beads made of lotus seeds, new so they were still white. Emily just smiled her mysterious smile and sat looking thoughtful.

Fia leaned her head against Miles and smiled, the first time in a while. "I hope you are picked as well. I will be cheering for ya and I'm going to let Mr. Masterson know that for the Quill, I'm going to be interviewing some of the contestants." She was proud of Miles showing off his skills, much like he did at the quidditch games.

"And what Bothari and your father...and your mother," No mentioning of Alys please, "don't know won't hurt them."

Rex covered Emily's eyes. " Guess who?" Rex called out in a voice only Emily could hear. " How are you?" Rex asked Emily. " You are looking quite colorful today" Rex smiled.

"Rex!" Emily said smiling pulling his hands off her face and looking back at him. "Thanks" Emily smiled, from living in the caravan for the whole summer Emily looked out of place in this sea of 'normal' howarts students. She had become wild over the summer, but not too wild; although, the bare soles on her feet would beg to differ. She had gone all summer barefoot in the woods, in fields, in brooks, streams, and rivers. her soles were toughened but not ripped to shread. they were no longer dainty girlish feet anymnore. Also, now that she had gone through her name change ceremony to, in the gypsy world, be known as vadoma, she had changed from girl to woman. Atleast as is said by her families traditions.

She looked around the great hall for keeley but at the moment didnt see her, they had spent the summer together and learned together. Her best friend was keeley. But rex was also her best friend.

"How are you Rex?"

Miles smiled as Fia leaned her head against him and he slipped his arm around her. "Want to come with me when I put my name in?" There was no thinking about it he was going to do this. If he could pull this off then he had valid reason to tell Ivan and James to get lost because HE was better than them. "That's cool and no what they don't know won't hurt them." Though he was sure that they would know eventually and would probably have a fit. But...too bad for them...he wanted this badly.

Jacob barely listened as the headmaster gave his speech. Why could they never just skip it and go straight to the food? Jacob's mind filtered quickly through the headmasters words... They were usually of liitle importance to food, especially when his stomach just kept growling. From all the words that went through one ear and out the other only two words registered. 'Quidditch' and 'Suspended'

"What?!"

A mix of anger and confusion filled his face. This was madness, a scandal. He was empty, like a giant part of his heart was torn out. It was what he was looking forward to every summer. Headmaster Tate had to be joking, right? He couldn't really suspend Quiddtch...

No, Jacob decided to skip the denial phase and go straight into the glaring at Vindictus phase. He even completely forgot about the food in front of him. This was so unfair!

Selena was walking with her plate with food trying to find a place to sit, when she noticed a sort of angered boy at the table "uhmmm, are you okay?" she asked with a soft tone a friendly smile.

Jenny looked up from her plate to notice another girl sitting down next to her. She was pondering while eating all night since she got tired of listening to other people talk already. The girl looked nice. Maybe she should try to talk to other people again.

"Hello," Jenny said timidly. She picked up a huge piece of chicken from her plate; she couldn't finish it even if she wanted to. "Would you like another piece of chicken?"

Roe had been so busy eating that she had not become aware of her surroundings. She was shocked to see another girl offering her a plate of chicken and she blushed bright red.

"Um, well, erm, I'm sorry I didn't see you there," she said with a red face. What must the girl think of her, she thought. However, she recovered quickly. "I mean thank you. I look like a right pig, don't I, eating like this?" she gestured at her plate. "My name is Roe, by the way," she smiled.

Jacob alternated his glaring from Vindictus to Tate back to Vindictus. He was going to have a talk with flying instructor, but now was a time glaring... Vindictus was going to have a lot of it soon cause jacob was going to go to each of his classes and just glare at the man all period.

Jacob jumped slightly as someone seemed to be addressing him. Jacob didn't look up, He just glared at the two teachers. Maybe if he glared hard enough they might feel it. "I'm fine, just a hard day" it was his usual response to that sort of question when his mood was obviously not okay, he didn't drag other people into his problems. He just kept glaring at the staff. They were not going to do this to him!

At least he still had his 'experiment' to do with Patroclus. Which was now the only thing he was looking forward to. Even the tournament wasn't doing anything for him.

Aw, and another kind greeting? Hogwarts students were definitely not how he expected them to be! What with their giant dungeon like castle and black uniform robes, one would expect different. Or, maybe he was the only one expecting different? "Bonjour mademoiselle Denver." he said with a flip of his hair and a charming smile. "My name iz Noel Laurent."

The giggle did not go unnoticed, even in the loudest of places. He could hear a giggle a mile away! Usually indicating that it was time to go inside and leave the girls to their gossip in peace, but there was no gossip here. For now. "Zank you for ze kind welcoming. You all are very kind."

Just to the side however, he had heard another introduction, though he wasn't sure if it was for him as well as Aleksandra, or just for her. The mention of 'Prefect' though, made him lean in slightly to get a better look at the young man. That pin on his robes, he had not seen on the others. Prefects were the helpers, oui? "Bonjour Miles." Prefect of Ravenclaw. He had a lucky title there.

Before he could even get another word out though to the Prefect of Ravenclaw, new greetings filled his ears, causing a smirk to appear on his face. A lot of girls at this school. "Oui, I am. Beauxbatons." he smiled, letting his french accent roll through his words as he glanced over to the other girl that had appeared to Vashti, continuously listening to what was being said. "Merci! My name iz Noel Laurent...and I do believe I will be staying in ze Ravenclaw dorms." Why else would he be sitting at the Ravenclaw table?

Besides, the house had to be great if he was sitting here, no doubt. With a swish of his hair, letting it fall into perfect place, Noel looked over to the other girl who hadn't given much of an introduction. Perhaps, shy? "Bonjour, miss." he said with another one of his charming smiles. "Will you be staying in ze Ravenclaw dorms az well?"

He almost missed this one's greeting, and it wasn't because she was so short either. Of course, he saw her, but her hello was so quiet! It almost blended in with the other noise of the crowd. But from the laughter and smile, he did suppose that it was her way of greeting people.

Quite a show? Sure, Aleksandra and the Durmstrang students were great and all, but really...the Beauxbatons entrance was magnifique! "Merci beaucoup, mademoiselle Erised. My name iz Noel Laurent." he said after Aleksandra had said her greetings. Ladies first and all. "And of course, it iz a pleazure to meet you." Like the lovely lady sitting next to him had said...

...who also had a rather good question. Oui, what were the professors like here at Hogwarts?

Aw good, so she didn't think it was the younger girl next to them. That girl was, too young really. Not that he minded making new friends of course. Monique can fawn over them with her jackets and shoes or something. Get that new coat smell out or whatever she had said.

"Long and tiring..." he repeated softly to himself more than to Aleksandra, thinking of just how long and tiring the walk up to the Ravenclaw tower may be. Chuckling, Noel made a quick glance up to the long table in the front, first spotting his Headmistress before seeing the man in the middle stand up. Hmm, what was this? A speech? He supposed that it would have been appropriate, but really, he just wanted to food to come.

Clapping as his Headmistress's name was announced, he sat quietly in almost an impatient way, waiting for it to be ov- FOOD! "Très magnifique!" Oh, delicious food. Delicious, french food. He had spotted a few dishes he recognized from his own school plated out beautifully along the table, as well as others he'd never seen before. "Ladies first." he gestured for Aleksandra to take whatever, his own eyes shining as it landed on one of his favorite dishes. But, it was always ladies first.

'what was he looking at?' Selena thought to herself "uhmm ok then dude" she said with a confused look as she found a place to sit by herself since he didn't look up, she believed that he didn't want to talk to her.

Jenny tried not to laugh at the embarrassed look of the person next to her as she accepted the chicken. It's not nice to laugh at people after all. "It's okay," she replied as she smiled. "I look like that too whenever I'm eating my father's sushi; right now I can't find any good sushi around here. I'm Jenny, nice to meet you." Jenny looked at Roe's plate of food for a few seconds before continuing. "Is this your first year?"

"Well, we're just a bunch of hungry little first years, aren't we?" Roe giggled out loud. It was nice to be able to talk to someone from her house. "Yes, I am a first year. Nice to meet you Jenny. I assume you're a first year as well? I saw you get sorted into Ravenclaw!" Roe said excitedly.