"I'm glad," Selina replied. She was sure that a certain seventh year blonde Ravenclaw had a little something to do with his pleasant summer, but she would let that pass. Kyle was really nice and if she made Simon happy she was happy for them. Although Kyle was not very vocal with her feelings and Simon was quite shy so she was unsure if anything would even happen there. Of course she did not mind if it didn't, Selina's small crush on Simon did make her bias in this department.

"Oh I played a lot of Quidditch this summer on my Dad's Pitch. Just getting ready for try outs. I want to make the team this year so I've been working hard."

Poor Braeden was already off to a messy start. Not only had he managed to dump a few pounds worth of food onto his lap (and he'd been wearing brand new robes, too! ;__; ), but he was surrounded by witnesses, as well.

Oh, Merlin.
Yeah... this wasn't embarrassing at all. So much for starting off his sixth year as the 'wise, all-knowing' upperclassman. Was that a first or second year laughing at him?!
Guess the 'wise' and 'all-knowing' will have to come next term.

Braeden, who had a bad habit of forgetting that he owned a wand and attended a magic school (especially after the summer, when he was surrounded by all of his muggle family and neighbors), began to clean himself up with a couple hundred napkins. Which, of course, only made the mess worse.

And then he heard someone teasing him about stuffing his face. At the comment, the boy's brows furrowed slightly. Heyyyyyyy! That wasn't very nice! Just because he was a little... clumsy, and... dorky, and... a klutz, and... hopeless, and...-- Okay, I get it!
Sorry.
The boy looked up at his bully, looking like a kicked puppy at the side of the road, before his brown eyes widened with surprise.
Oh. It wasn't some random, mean, ugly person teasing him. It was a really pretty girl, actually; and, judging by her robes... go figure, a Slytherin. "Can't blame a growing boy-- man, a growing man" - YEAH, 'cause he was a SIXTH year now! He was a man! "for needing food now, can we?" said the boy in his defense, with the slightest hint on his lips of another one of those lopsided grins that made him look like a total, complete, hopeless doofus. Which he kinda was.

Ahh, and then there was another Slytherin in sight! This one just as pretty as the last, but a little nicer as she immediately proceeded to clean the hopeless boy's mess. Braeden's brown eyes lit up at the sight of his now-sparkling-clean robes and turned to Emma with the widest of grins. "Merlin... thanks for that, Em. Always there to save the day, aren't you?" he said with a soft chuckle. It was true, though. It seemed almost every time Brae was too dull to remember his wand, Emma was always there performing magic with more grace and knowledge than most of the professors at the school.
Kinda put the sixth year boy to shame, but he didn't care.

"Uh... no, actually, I was reserving that seat for my pet dragon," said Braeden seriously as Emma asked if she could sit beside him. And then he laughed - okay, maybe it hadn't been THAT funny, but he thought he was hilarious. "I'm joking, 'course you can sit here. I need my babysitter around when I'm doing risky things... like having dinner..." he trailed off with a chuckle. Aw shucks, I'm full of jokes today. Har har har.

Awww look, it was a cute little first or second year... laughing at him...
Wait, what?! Laughing?! Yeah, okay, it wasn't embarrassing at all when even the younger students were laughing at you. Poor Brae looked like the younger Gryffindor had just punched him in the face.

As the little girl offered to help him, though, the boy couldn't help but smile. "That's alright, my babysitter here is taking care of me," he said, gesturing toward the pretty blonde sitting at his other side before turning back to his plate which was now empty. He considered re-filling it, but thought better of it... He still had to eat, but he was going to have to take it slow this time.

Cassie knew she spotted the familiar dark hair and serious expression of her friend Jai who she had met in Italy on a summer vacation. She had had no much fun with me but hadn't seen him again because the boy changed schools so much. She understood the whole moving about bit because she went through that but at least her school was constant...poor boy.

In anyways she moved to the gryffindor table and slipped into the seat next to him, nudging him slightly."So you finally made it to my side of the world huh? You know, we don't charge people to smile here." Hair flip.

She looked up and realized that Jai was no longer alone...oops, did she walk in on something?

Ariella happily made her way to the Gryffindor table. She was so glad that she had gotten into the house she wanted. But there was one small problem--she didn't know anyone!

The blonde smirked and tisked. "Its my job. I am superwoman. Goodness Brae, i don't know where you'd be without me.." she exclaimed, teasing him, nudging his shoulder. Not that the blonde had been forced to study spells at home...

Emma raised her eyebrow. Brae sounded so.. serious. WHAAAAAAAAAAAAA? Pet dragon? she thought and then burst out into laughter as she took a seat. Oh dear.. "Well poor pet dragon." she replied, with an amused smile on her lips. Once again the blonde Slytherin's eyebrows raised. "Did you just call me your babysitter?" she asked, feeling a little offended but she didn't really care. Did he really think of her like an older sibling? The blonde changed to a different conversation. "So how was the train ride up here?"

The blonde smiled at the young firstie and waved. "Hi, I'm Emma Malfoy. Fourth Slytherin and I guess I'm his babysitter." she said, smirking.

Ginny couldn't believe it. She had actually been sorted into Gryffindor! Her own mother had been in this house, and her mother was braver than anyone she knew.
Although a small thought kept prodding out in Ginny's mind - she wasn't brave. She had barely held up a conversation with the nice girl on the train, and she had yet to find any new friends. How was she brave?
The thoughts seemed to soar from her brain as she looked at the long, brooding Gryffindor table.
But where to sit??

Jai felt someone bump into him. Turning around he saw a girl frantically apologising before she patted him on the head. Without much thinking his hand flew up and took hers brought it down gently before saying,"Yeah, it's ok. Just don't pat me on the head. It's weird."

As he turned away from the girl, he heard another familiar voice. It was his friend Cassie from Italy. "I finally convinced my parents to let me run away." he remarked with a smile. It had been a little while since he saw Cassie. "How have you been? This is pretty nice by the way."he said looking around.

Cassie laughed at his remark and tilted her head as she looked at him, a smug little smile on her face." So you mean then that you managed to bribe them with something in order for them to allow you to come here. I bet you just wanted to see me." She did an animated wink and chuckled." Meh I've been okay I guess, still being dragged with my parents around the whole on quirky work vacation things." She shrugged. She did not enjoy them and perhaps never would either but oh well. One good came out of it. She met Jai here."Yeah it is nice." She looked up at the enchanted ceiling and smiled.

Zara could hardly believe it! One moment, she was so enchanted by the greatness of Hogwarts, next thing she new she was sorted into Gryffindor! Not that she wasn't expecting it, since her parents are from Gryffindor so as we speak, but at least she wouldn't have to worry about being called the "black sheep" of the family.

Now, she was sitting down at the Gryffindor House Table, internally chanting a happy song. But after her song had died out, she realized something, 'I don't know anyone here! Who could I possibly talk to? They all seem to have found a friend, and others already formed groups from years ago.' And so Zara frowned.

Tayla couldn't stop grinning after the Sorting Hat called out 'Gryffindor!' when it was her turn. She sat at the Gryffindor table and looked around for anyone she may have already met from the train.

"Hello there," Tayla greeted the girl next to her. "My name's Tayla. I think I've seen you on the train before."

The captain nodded, not sure what to say when Selina commented about being glad that his own summer had been good. Simon couldn't help chuckling however at what was being said but it was a good happy laugh. "Always my most enthusiastic player," he replied with a smile. He really did enjoy being her friend and playing quidditch with her. "Sounds like you had a fun summer as well and once more I have something to look forward to at try-outs," he mused.

Chuckling Jai, nodded,"Yeah, I was dying to see you. Well, I got tired of dirt and digging. So, I said I'll finish my magical education here and give them even better grades." Jai smirked and said,"I also told them Hogwarts had a lot of history and that the history course was according to you."
Looking around....
"So, I'm in Gryffindor, what house are you in?"he asked.

"I'm a second year!" Officially a second year. Loud and proud Nika, loud and proud. "What about you?" She did look older, but how much older??
"Well there are a lot of new professors this year from the looks of it. But my favorite professor by far is Professor Bishop! She teaches divination which just so happens to be my favorite subject, next to care of magical creatures." Nika was hopeless at all sorts of magic. Yet she seemed to do a decent job in divination. At least on the hands on prediction stuff, the questions she'd just try and guess.

"Then there is Dragon Lady, I mean Professor Lafay." Oh the wonderful nickname. "She's the potions professor and slytherin head of house. I try my best to steer clear of her. She's very strict and gets irritated easily." Don't forget straight up mean . "Most kids are afraid of her, but I bet she can be a normal person outside of class... maybe. Although I wouldn't be surprised if she actually did breathe fire."
Nika saw a confused looking little Gryffie wandering around the table. Oh another mission for the new Hogwarts welcoming committee. Well, okay it's not an official group, but after all of the introductions Nika had gone through today she sure felt like she should be apart of it. She waved to the girl and gestured for her to come near.
Nika saw another firstie just sorted into Gryffindor! YAY! Welcome to the awesome house. She almost shouted it out, but decided against it. She'd talk to the girl first before showing how crazy she is. "Hey there!" Nika smiled warmly at the girl.

Selina smiled back at Simon as he chuckled. She wasn't sure exactly what he was laughing about but she was glad that she was the reason for his light-hearted laughter. He then spoke about try-outs and her enthusiastic nature and she blushed. Selina never was one for taking compliments well especially when it came from someone like Simon. "Oh, um, well thanks a lot. I mean I've been trying really hard to work on my coordination for extra stealth on the broomstick. You know just simple stuff. I really do think though that I am getting much better at being less accident prone and coordinated." Selina said putting her elbow on the table. Just then her elbow slipped out from underneath her and her face hit the table with a smack. "Ooof!" Her elbow had been pushed out from underneath her when she had put her elbow directly in the butter dish. So much for coordination.

Cassie flipped her hair over her shoulder and beamed. He was improving her mood already, thats the stuff she liked to hear even if she knew that he was joking."Some how I knew that you would say that. I tend to have that effect on people." She stuck her tongue out at him to show that she was joking."Well I think you are right on all fronts Jai, so I'd like to officially welcome you to Hogwarts. If you need to know anything, I'm in HufflePuff house, fourth floor."

Tayla smiled at the girl who greeted the first year she was sitting next to. "I hope someone talks to me soon..." she thought, wondering where the students she met on the train were.

Cove thought Nika was very loud. That's AWESOME. "I'm a fourth year. I'm new to Hogwarts. My Friend John and I moved here from California. Our school got shut down." cove pointed over at John who was deep in conversation.

Jai smiled at his friend,"Yeah, you do."he remarked, his words embossed with sarcasm,"Thanks. I'll hold you to that. What I want to know is what are the Defense Against the Dark Arts classes like."

Being an only son and had archeologists for parents he didn't really get close to anyone except for Cassie when they spent the entire summer running around Italy together. It was one of the few times he felt like he had a friend. But Jai had a feeling that that would change. This place seemed filled with really friendly people. People who said hello and how are you. The castle itself seem to smile at him. He was excited about his classes and his new professors.

Patroclus arrived at the table, and he may have been wearing new robes, but he wasn't wearing a smile.


The first sight that had befallen him as he entered the Great Hall was the staff table, and whilst Zooky and Professor D were still there, Smexy Maya was gone, and having only just found, the spot that should have been Professor Magnus' looked all the more depressing without her!

As the First years were sorted he tried his best to smile and applaud them as they joined his house, but it was hard, Saylen had been like a mother to him, and Magnus had helped him navigate through a rather embrassesing time of his teenage life; crushes. But they had moved on, and he needed to do the same; remember, never forget, but move on.

"Well Done First Year Lions!" he called in a roaring voice!

Nika turned her head and waved at the other girl sitting there. "Hiya! I'm Nika!" She smiled cheerfully hoping to make another friend. "You a firstie?" There are so many this year! Where do they all come from!?!

"Oh cool!" Fourth year. Only two year difference. Alright... "Oh I'm sorry about your school, but your in an awesome place now! Hogwarts is great! You're going to love it here!" Yep Yep.

"Nah, it was bound to happen. Kids were disappearing." Cove said lightly. "I know! I heard Hogwarts is the best place to be!" She said excitedly. "So what do you like to do around here?"

Violet gracefully walked towards the Gryffindor table in her light grey Mary Janes humming a little bit as she did so. Her violet eyes scanned over almost every Gryffindor at the table. But there was ONE particular Gryffindor Violet was looking for, a redhead name Selina Skylar. And within a matter of seconds Violet found her and gasped quickly scurrying over to her and then plopped down next to her saying,"Selina Skylar! Ahh!" Violet wrapped her arms around her best friend giving her a hug happily.

"Yes I am," Tayla replied, liking how cheerful and friendly Nika was. "What year are you in?"

Simon noticed her blush and felt a little sheepish himself, doing his best to hide it though. He wasn't entirely sure but he had noticed girls blushing more around him especially a few in particular and he couldn't help but wonder if it was because of him. "You're welcome," he said as Selina thanked him for the compliment however hesitant it was. "Hmm...we shall have to see if it helped," he mused after listening about to say something more when he could only watch as the incident happened.

"You ok?" he asked her quietly, holding out a cloth napkin to her seeing as she had landed her elbow in a dish and he wasn't sure if anything had made its way on her.

Selina heard the click of heels as she fiddled with the hem of her shirt. Something about the fabric under the tips of her fingers were comforting. She had run her soft finger tips across this fabric so often last year when she had gotten nervous, excited, bored. It was just a natural habit of hers now. She didn't even want to think about when she was older and she could no longer wear this uniform without being put in St. Mungo's for being a looney.

The clicks grew louder and louder as she continued to play with the fabric. Once she was about to look up at the table and rejoin the living world a pair of arms snaked around her frame and Selina yelped, "Don't kill me Elektra!" Opening her eyes she saw it was Violet and she relaxed, "Oh it's just you. Well don't you look fabulous in your uniform little miss second year?"

Selina had officially never been so embarrassed in her entire life. She was face down on the cold wooden table while she was sure every single Gryffindor was snickering at the little redhead. Just when she was sure she had her faculties in order with Simon she literally put her elbow in the butter. How dumb was she? She contemplated for a moment just staying with her head on the table and never surfacing for air, but eventually decided against that plan of attack.

Sitting up slowly Selina's face was bright red, redder than her hair. "My pride is slightly wounded, but I think I'm okay. Does my face look okay?" Selina asked sheepishly taking the napkin and cleaning off her butter smeared robes. Then she remembered she was a witch and drew out her wand. With a quick swish she said, "Scourgify!" Her robe was clean like nothing had happened... but Selina knew something did happen.