Elyon's eyes widened. "But the professor explained that we can't use magic outside of school! Didn't he or she come to your house?" She dropped her voice. "I think that's the only reason my mum lets us stay over the summer." She was shocked that Adam had threatend his parents. He didn't seem like the type to do that! But what would she have done in his situation? She thought about it for a moment before speaking again. "I probably would've done the same thing."

Elyon noddded. She hadn't even used her wand yet. She was afraid she would accidently curse someone, or break something. She didn't want to be sent home on her first week! "I think using a wand is an interesting thing to learn. All that magic bottled up in one tiny stick!" Wands weren't really sticks, but that was the only word she could think of to describe them. "I've heard of all of those, though I'm not familiar with the class I believe is called.... Arithmancy?" She hadn't read much about it, and she didn't know what it really was. It sounded like arithmatics, though she hoped she wouldn't have to learn any math here.

"I am sure Walnut is getting reacquainted with Mr. Panda right now," Kurumi giggled remembering how the stuffed panda had terrified her cat. "I'm glad to see you too. I kept looking for you on the train, but I never found you." Granted that had partly been her fault was talking with every single first year she saw. "How was your summer? Oh! I am so excited to be roommates again!"


Kurumi nodded slowly. "I hope you're right," she said smiling weakly at the younger girl. It wasn't a matter of her mother accepting Kurumi. It was more her mother getting over something terrible from her past...something that she had to find out what is was by spending hours in the library. Kurumi looked up and saw the girl frowning too. "Oh, don't feel bad!" Kurumi gasped waving her hands in the air frantically. "I'll be fine. I have three older brothers who I can turn to if I need anything."


"Care of Magical Creatures is one of my favorite classes," Kurumi said nodding. She had even enjoyed their field trip out into the Forbidden Forest to observe an Acromantula colony. They had ended up having to run for their lives at the end, but it had been an amazing opportunity. "I am..." close, was that the right word? "...I'm not sure if you can call us close. She is, well, afraid of me. More specific, she is afraid of magic. She makes myself and my brothers turn in our wands whenever we go home. Even my eyes frighten her," Kurumi explained pointing to her own violet ones.


"Oh, just wishing that two professors were back this term," Kurumi sighed turning her attention away from the Staff Table. "I didn't know they were leaving, so I didn't get to say good bye properly."

Raven saw a familiar faces, "i know this girl, yes, she is Kurumi" he think

"Hello, Kurumi, I've been sorted in Gryffindor" Raven say to the girl

"Raven! Hey!" Kurumi waved as she charmed one of the Gryffindor shield cookies towards the boy. "Welcome to Gryffindor! You look good in crimson and gold."

"yeah thanks, the sorting hat is try to give me at the slytherin, I refuse, then he shout 'better be Gryffindor', poor thing been confused haha, you look fabulous and famous Kurumi" he said

"Nah," Kurumi said covering her blushing cheeks with her hands. "I just feel at home. I'm glad to hear you told that Sorting Hat whose boss."

"First sign of being stubborn, maybe --err nevermind, look like you having large circle of friend, well if that being at home, I wanna be home too, ha ha" Raven tease

Heather grinned from ear to ear. yep. surely, Kurumi's adorable cat, walnut si getting comfortable with Mr. Panda atleast, since the bear is practically immobile. She also thought maybe walnut would love that, thinking that the cat appreciates it more if the doll acted what it's supposed to be-an immobile and sitting doll.

"sorry about that...i was about to look for you in the train but Edward...remember Edward from Cass' party last summer? Cass told me you spoke with him...I met up with Edward on boarding the train and he took me straight to Cass. i wasn't able to explore nor look for you since i was so tired...i stayed up late the night before and i slept alone in a compartment the entire trip..." she sighed. "then when we got here i had to go to the bathroom first but i..." she paused a bit embarrassed to tell kurumi what just happened but she had to tell her. after all, kurumi is her closest gryffindor friend. there shouldn't be secrets between them. she leaned closer to kurumi to whisper. "i got lost on the way to the great hall." she blushed madly. "errr...so kurumi...how was your trip?" she asked trying a smile on.

Alex laughed with her. "Yes I know." he nodded with a wide grin. Gryffindors were amazing, no need to throw food. Uh-huh.

"The lessons are that bad are they?" he asked wincing just a little. Ugh, lessons. Bleugh. Couldn't Hogwarts just be to hang out with friends? Although then it wouldn't be called a school and he wouldn't be there. Right.

"Ah come on I bet you're great as a chaser." he smiled. He wanted to be a beater soo badly! "I know so many people that want to try out for the team in Slytherin..." which kind of made his chances to get the position really slim.

He turned his attention to the food on the table with a hungry gaze. "Hmm well I- Chicken!" he cried out pointing. Hehe, chicken never disappointed.

Alex sat down with a warm smile. "Nice to meet you Sophia." he said, italian perhaps? Some european accent anyway. "I'm in my third year." he nodded. There were no third years in the entire school but him. Or so it would seem. Oh well.

"I'm sorry, you're not from here are you?" Nosey, he should get his Slytherin snake out of the Lions Kingdom. Or something that sounded smarter than that. "From England I mean." Facepalm.

Arabella-Marie yawned slightly she wanted to get up to her nice comfy bed in Gryffindor tower but she had to wait for the feast to finish but she was just ready to sleep already

Hermiedlyn is really excited for this is her first term in Hogwarts. She joined the Gryffindor house in the table and started eating and talking. she's really happy that she was finally here.

"I am sure it will start to feel like home soon," she laughed bumping him with her shoulder a bit. "You already have a cookie baking big sister to look out for you," she teased back deciding to frazzle his hair a bit.


Kurumi tried to contain her giggles as Heather told her story of her trip to Hogwarts. That was Heather for you. "Did you forget the map we drew of Hogwarts?" Kurumi asked searching her robes to see if she had a copy. It had only taken them, well, all of last term to complete it and yet she was sure they had missed something. "I talked to a whole bunch of first years. Walnut caused some havoc on the train with some owls...he is starting to think he is King of the Castle."

Then Kurumi leaned in a bit closer to whisper. "So, what's going on between you and Edward?"

Ed couldn't believe his luck. He was not in Slytherin and he got sorted into Gryffindor!! On his way to the Gryffindor table, he spotted Heather, so he walked over to her and said "Guess where I got sorted."

Raven was slightly annoyed by Kurumi's act, but he smiled --he is only child, well having a big sister like her is great.

"Really! You always bake those fantastic sweet, may I" Raven ask about cookie, yes he is loves eating very much

Lilly-anne made her way to the Griffindor table in homes she could find someone her age to talk to.

Right. Where'd she put that map? Maybe it's stuck in her scrapbook...or maybe heather's been too distracted that's why she got lost. Plus, it seems Kurumi had a lot of fun on the Train and meeting some firsties and Walnut was not spared of the Fun. Walnut does act as if he were the King of the Castle. she giggled and imagined Walnut lying on a silk pillow with a small crown on his head.

Then the question. What's going on between her and Edward? Oh my. there are tons she'd like to give as an answer. "ed..." she bit her lip trying to hold herself back. For starters, Edward is the most impossible boy with a bad case of an attitude problem towards her but recently he's been acting suspiciously nice to her. "Well...Ed and I...we used to be friends...and i wouldn't say we have a close relationship...didn't i tell you?" she leaned closer. "he was the boy who did me wrong." she sighed. "i expect he'd be pulling a prank behind me to tease and taunt me again...but he hasn't been doing one since we saw each other again. He's acting suspiciously nice to me all of a sudden, Kurumi. Except to Cass, I've never heard Cass complain so much about him and his antics to really make her mad." Heather scratched her forehead. "i just wonder what house he got into...i missed the sorting. didn't get the chance to know where he ended up. say, kurumi, have you seen him or Cass?" she asked. After getting off the train, she didn't see Cass either though they were together on board the train.

Then, as Heather was ust speaking with Kurumi and asking her about Edward's location, she heard the familiar voice behind her that ran chills up her spine. That cold boy's voice she didn't know if she should dread or fear.

"E-Edward!!" she almost shrieked. "you're in Gryffindor???" she asked in disbelief.

Kurumi noticed Raven's slight agitation at her messing with his hair. "You know, it is OK to tell your big sister to not mess with your hair." She laughed for a few moments. "Of course, that's why I charmed one of them to dance in front of you."


Kurumi listened to Heather's retelling of her history with Edward. Yes, there were some things that she remembered Heather telling her over the summer. Maybe things would work out and he wouldn't be sorted into...

Kurumi jumped a foot in the air when Heather shrieked in her shy Heather way. Turning her head ever so slightly, she saw that there was the boy she had meet in the ice cream parlor over the summer. Judging from the smug look on his face, he was rather happy to be in Gryffindor....probably so he could torment Heather. If he wanted to do that, he was going to have to get through Kurumi first. She was rather well versed in charmed bird attacks.

Kurumi blinked several times and look back and forth between the two. "So..."

"thanks, you're really amazing" Raven flattery says. "I'll be doing this charm in fastest time, just wait, I'll be studying hard to know different kind of charm", he smile respectfully to Kurumi, he didn't mind his hair --her hand is off after all

Heather felt the tension rise in the silent air between all three of them. She coughed a bit and decided to break the silence. "well...uhm...kurumi...are there any more pumpkin juice? i'm thirsty..." she said then turned to Edward, distress in her face and worry in her eyes. she pouted at him and whispered:

"i still can't believe you're in Gryffindor...now what are you standing in there for?" she turned her back on him and proceeded to tug at kurumi's arm as she reached for some pumpkin juice to drink.

Septimus sat down at the Gryffindor table. He gave a low whistle as he admired all the food spread out before him. He’d heard stories about this from his father but this was… amazing. That was the only word to describe it. Amazing. My first year might not be so bad after all he thought.

Pumpkin juice, right. There was still a pitcher and empty goblet on the table that had Heather's name written all over it at the moment. "Here you go," she said handing it to her friend. This was certainly an awkward situation.


Thank Merlin for the appearance of a new first year, or at least she thought he was a first year. Kurumi could really use a distraction at the moment since the air between Heather and Edward was heavier than a Norwegian Thorntail. "Hello," Kurumi said turning her attention away from the glaring pair. Using her wand, Kurumi charmed one of the remaining Gryffindor cookies to break away from the parade and dance down in front of the boy on the table.

Septimus stared down at the cookie that had just appeared in front of him. He looked up at a girl who couldn’t have been more than one or two years older than himself. He sort of froze when she spoke to him, the shyness kicking in. Come on, are you a wolf or a rabbit? He asked himself an old saying the pack always spoke. “Er… hi,” he said.

Jacqueline enjoyed talking with Alex. "Oh you are right,the lessons are not THAT bad,you know,they can be fun sometimes.''she nodded. ''Ughh and homeworks..oh God,when i think about them,i get sick.''she smiled. Homeworks were even worse. You have to sit for hours trying to do it,and you don't have time for friends.Stupid.

''Aww,thanks.''she blushed. ''Thanks for believing in me,but i just know that i have no chances.''she said sadly. '' I belive in you,mate. You'll get in,don't worry about other Slytherins..''she said trying to incourage him. He can do that.Yup.

''Oh well,i'll take chicken too! Looks better than usual.'' she smiled and took a piece of chicken and some salad. This should be perfect.

Ancient Runes was a class that Sophie so far not taken but learning the runes alphabet could be useful. "Well, you might see me in class then. I might take the class too." She said with a small smile playing at her lips. Taking a few gulps from her glass of pumpkin juice Sophie noted that their Head of house had taken her seat up at the high table.

Turning back to Sebastian whom proved to be an interesting company she smiled broadly "Thank you! It’s a big responsibility." Sophie hadn’t until now really grasped what it meant to be a house prefect. Sitting amongst her housemates strengthened her in the belief though that she could do a good, no amazing job if she put her mind to it. It wasn’t in the 15 year old girl’s nature to give out nicknames but Sebastian did have a fairly long name. That was a bit of a mouthful to say. Italiano didn’t sound very nice. Seb had its possibilities but Bastian was the most likable alternative.

Softly she asked "Would you mind if I called you Bastian for short? Sebastian is a bit of a mouthful." If he didn’t like it then Sophie would continue calling him Sebastian. As the Italian boy shook her hand with a gentle touch he kept on a bit longer than usual which made her wonder if he was flirting with her. No probably not! She was just imagining things and it was downright silly. "I’ve never been to Italy is it beautiful there? Isn’t it Pisa that has the famous hanging tower?"

Sophie had thought that her work of easing troubled expressions and put smiles on down faces when she spotted a first year down the table. Getting up the brunette walked over to her and said warmly but with a hint of worry. "Hey there! Why the sad face? Is everything all right?" At her chest her prefect badge glimmered which Sophie hoped would make it easier for the younger girl to speak to her.

The dark haired boy from earlier spoke to her and in the process not only introduced himself but also the cute curly haired girl sitting next to him. In turn she smiled brightly at them "Pleasure to meet you both Sabel and Greer!" The girl’s questions about veelas hadn’t gone past Sophie so she asked curiously "Greer, are you conducting a research about veelas at school?" Looking up at the staff dias as she heard the boy question about the man who wasn’t Professor Vindictus sitting in the deputy headmasters designated seat. Furrowing her brows she said "I can’t help you there. But from the look of him from here I’d bet that he is an official person of some sort. Maybe a school governor but really I’m not sure. Headmaster Tate will probably introduce him in his annual start of term speech." Unfortunately Sophie hadn’t put the whole staff list to memory.

Sophie really felt sympathy for the girl whom had been sorted into Slytherin but had her heart set on being a Gryffindor. The prefect just wanted to stand up and give the girl a hug but knew that might not be the best action. Evan was sitting right next to her and she felt that he was best person to help the girl out considering that he was her house prefect. Giving the girl a big hearty smile she said "Pleased to meet you Jamie. I'm Sophie, Gryffindor prefect! And this-" she gestured towards the brown haired boy sitting next to her "Is Evan. He is the house prefect of Slytherin. I'm sure that he can help you get into the right spirit. Slytherin is a good house too even if it doesn't feel so now." In a slow whisper she told Evan the whole story and hoped that her friend would be able to help the first year out.

Arabella-Marie smiled at Sophie and said "Cool it would be great to see you in Ancient Runes"