Carter chuckled. "Yeah. The girls are great." he said with a smirk. "Any of them catch your eye so far?" he asked. Maybe this guy would be completely different from the other ones his age - which went for Slytherin girls. He knew a few nice girls that he could meet.

Carter laughed again. This guy was funny! "Yeah. I bet." he said finishing up his breakfast. "I'm ready whenever you are."

Jai gave a sly smile and said,"They are nice but not yet. I've met two plus I have a friend in Hufflepuff, Cassie. We'll see though." Jai liked Carter; he was cool to talk to.

He tapped his stomach lightly and said,"Well, the tank is full and I'm read to go." As he rose he asked Carter,"Do you think we might run into any girls that might catch my eye?", winking at him.

"I'm doing great!" Zara said happily. Yup, with food in front of her, she really was great. No problems at all. Nada. Hihi.

"Well I know a few I could introduce you to if you'd like." Carter suggested. Plus, then he could have a friend stuck with him if Caroline ever wanted to double to Madam Puddifoot's.

He chuckled. "Of course. There's always girls by the lake." he said standing up too.

ooc: you wanna go ahead and post at the lake?

"That's good." Ronnie said, starting to eat some bacon and pancakes. "Now here's a thing about me," laughed Ronnie. "I eat a lot!" she said grinning. "So anyway, how are you liking Hogwarts? What's your favorite thing about it?" she asked, curiously.

Rose sat down at the table and looked for someone to talk to. She sat down and picked up a piece of toast.

Arabella-Marie wandered into the great hall and took a seat at the gryffindor table she yawned and looked about to see if she could notice any of her friends

Ariadne didn't quite understand how come Zara's parents had Muggle jobs before and now worked at the Ministry. Maybe it was a secret, maybe it was impolite to ask, but the tiny brunette just couldn't help herself. Her curiosity got the better of her once more. 'Why did they change jobs, if you don't mind me asking?'

'Oh, my family...' she hesitated for a while, thinking how to begin. 'My mum is fantastic, she's like a supermum, she can do anything, except cooking, hehe. She's also my best friend. She owns a magical bookshop in Yorkshire and she's very smart and down-to-earth at the same time. We live together in a beautiful house, just the two of us, since I haven't met my dad.' she said nonchallantly. Since coming to Hogwarts and making lots of friends, talking about her family situation wasn't difficult for her anymore. It didn't hurt so much that her father had left before she was even born.

'I have no siblings, though I wish I had. Then there's my uncle Tristan, mum's younger brother. He's a lot younger than her and isn't married yet, so he's more like an older brother to me sometimes. He's extremely funny and outgoing. Of course, I only know my grandparents from my mum's side, the Marchbanks family. I have their last name because my father broke all contact with my mum when finding out she was a witch.' That part still hurt. 'One of my great-grandmothers was Griselda Marchbanks, examiner and member of the Wizengamot, pretty famous in her days. I wish I had met her. ' Ari continued, finally sensing she had talked too much.

'I suppose this is not what you wanted, my whole family tree, right?' the girl chuckled and stopped talking.


'Oooh, tell me more about her. I'm curious who can annoy you so bad. I don't think I ever saw you angry. Not that I want to.' the little one added very quickly. 'What house was she in? How old?' the child wanted all the details, hehe. It was always interesting for her to find out little, apparently insignificant details about her friends. Those had a special meaning to her.

'I haven't seen any, only pictures in books. I reckon there must be some in the Forbidden Forest, but as we're not allowed to go in...' her voice trailed off. Changing the subject, she told Fee: 'I heard some students talking about organizing a ''Hug a Slytherin day'', have you? It would be just a regular day for me, though, since I hug you pretty much daily.' Ari chuckled.

Ari really wanted to know more about Sheridan?Oh ym glitter,there was soo much to say.Actually the blonde didnt have to do with her much but she was enemies with one of her best friends.Where was Justin,by the way?The Slytherin hadnt seen him in sooo soo long."Well her name is Sherdian,she was older than me and kinda annoyed me with her presence",the girl said chuckling a little,"she was a hufflepuff and just uncool."Seriously,you couldnt really talk to this girl.Tsk...Awww Ari had never seen her angry?Well why should she be angry at this adorable,little firstie?"I am almost sure you wont see my bad side in a very,very long time",the third year winked.Meaning Ariadne would probably never see her bad side.

Ohhh the forbidden forest.There surely lived some centaurs.And unicorns and whatsoever.The blonde really,really wanted to see some of them one day."Too bad we cant go there",she sighed,"maybe one day our comc professor will be that insane."Now that would be a fabulous idea.Cooome ooon professor.Ohh a hug a Slytherin day?That sounded sweet."I havent heard of it but it sounds really cool",the third year nodded,"i dont mind you hugging me an extra time."Hehehe,.Fee was a genius.

Ronnie walked into the Great Hall and saw Rose, a first year Gryffindor (like her) sitting alone. She looked like she could use some company! So she walked up to her and said, "Hi! I'm Ronnie Weasley. Is it alright if I sit with you and talk?" she asked smiling.

Rose was surprised someone came to sit with her. 'Yeah, sure!' Rose grinned 'Nice to meet you Ronnie! My name's Rose!'

Smiling, she said, "Of course I don't mind," and she continued, "Well, before my parents had wanted to take time off from the Wizarding World. When I was born, they promised to dedicate their time to me and since working in the Ministry had kept them busy before, they thought of quitting it and getting a Muggle job so they could be near me. So, yeah, like I said before my dad was a doctor. Built his very own hospital next to our mans-- Err, I mean house. And even if my mum never takes me to go to her concerts since I've never really been allowed beyond the gates of our house, she still makes sure to go early, and be back as soon as she can. Then when she gets home she'll tell me all about how her day went at her performance." Yes, good times really. "But when I reached about 5 or 6, they got this letter and it demanded them to go back to their jobs at the Ministry. I don't know but I suppose there's a threat behind it or else they would never have come back. So that's when all the weirdness happened and they quit their jobs. And, tada, no more time for me. That was when I was mostly left alone at home," Noticing that she was speaking a lot, and may I just repeat A LOT, Zara quickly stopped and smiled apologetically. She must be boring Ari with her boring life.

Zara listened intently as Ari narrated her story about her family. She could never imagine life without her dad. She frowned a bit, but saw that Ariadne seemed okay with it. "That's a nice family you have," she smiled, of course except for the part of Ari's dad. It's a shame he wasn't able to witness Ari be a very successful witch. Yes, Zara knew Ari would be a great witch, and her dad was missing it. He should've been proud and not left them. Hmph. Shame.

Zara chuckled, and pointed to her plate, "Me too!" Yeah, she had a ton of food, but they were almost finished. When she was still beginning, it was piled up with food.

"Hogwarts is fine," she smiled. She's been repeating her answers lately. Of course Hogwarts is fine. At other times she'd answer Hogwarts is fun. And sometimes she says Hogwarts is great. Well, it was the typical answers. She's heard of the question since her first day. "Everything of course." Yes she loved absolutely everything.

"Rose! What a nice name!" Ronnie said, sitting down. "Nice to meet you too! So, do you like Hogwarts?" Ronnie asked, taking a piece of toast. "And how about the food? It's delicious here!" she exclaimed.

"That's cool." Ronnie replied. "And everything is nice! Except for those Slytherins...I just don't know...don't they bug you?" she asked.

Ember came running into the great hall and sat next to rose. "so sorry im late meeting you, got held up." Ember caught her breath. " so how is my twin today."

"No, not really. I haven't met any mean Slytherins," she wondered aloud. Yeah, so far, no one. They were all nice, probably because Zara's only met a handful of snakes. Maybe there were still others. "Why? Have you met some?"

'Hey, Ember!' Rose grinned whilst hugging her twin 'Great and Ginger as ever! How's my twin today?'

Jade walked over to the Gryffindor table feeling rather awkward, but she didn't mind to much since she had her new friend by her side. The little short kid didn't want to just sit down at another house table, so she waited for Zara to do so first.

As Zara followed Jade over in the Great Hall, they headed for the Gryffindor table. But seeing as Jade seemed a bit hesitant to sit down, Zara smiled at her and sat down first. She patted the seat next to her twice. "Come on Jade. No one will bite you," she smiled. Lions don't eat snakes do they? Oh well, Zara didn't know. But Gryffindors weren't literally lions so they won't bite. Maybe.

Zara looked at the variety of food they've prepared as snacks. Yumyum. She looked at them all, wondering which one to get. She turned to face Jade. "Ready to eat?"

Thea swept into the Great Hall, gripping onto the strap of her bag. Thea popped her sunglasses on top of her head as she sat down at the Gryffindor Table.

Reaching for a plate, Thea then reached for her usual pasta and salad. Taking a forkful of salad, Thea held it up infront of her face. Nom.. bye bye lettuce.. and other stuff. Chewing on it slowly, Thea's dark eyes began to scan the hall..

'Yeah, my parent's decided 'Ooh, Rose!' And called me that... I used to get called Black Rose in my old school 'cause everyone was scared of me, as they and I didn't know I could do magic and I did and it freaked them out... I got suspended once for turning a girl's pencil into because she was mean to me...' Rose explained 'I love Hogwarts!' Rose grinned 'The food is lush!' Rose said as she reached for a Pop Tart. 'What about you did you get suspended or anything for doing magic'?

Jade had no idea why she was so nervous today. But hey! Food can help with pretty much anything... Well not everything, but maybe it could help here. She smiled at Zara, telling her no one would bite. Jade looked down the row anyway, just to make sure there was no one that would bite her.

She sat down at the table and stared at the food for a moment before turning to Zara. "Aw yeah" She said, giggling. "So what are you gonna eat?" Jade didn't really care, but she thought it might be rude just to start eating.

Tayla sat down at the Gryffindor table. She just came from the Whomping Willow, near which she and her friend William had danced a little tango for the DADA long term assignment.

She took a goblet filled with pumpkin juice and drank it heartily. Tayla looked around, wondering if anyone wanted to chat.


"Hi there," Tayla smiled. "I'm Tayla."

Thea's eyes rested.. rather suddenly on a familiar looking face. 'Hi! I'm Thea.' She smiled back at the girl. Narrowinf her eyes slightly, she ate another bit of salad. 'Haven't we talked before?..' Thea patted the space next to her. 'You can sit with me if you like!'

'A Hufflepuff? Really?' Ari was surprised, to say the least. 'But they're like the sweetest, most kind and calm and blah blah...' she pointed out. 'At least she can't annoy you anymore, since she graduated. So now there's no one you hate?' the firstie wondered, sincerely hoping not to witness Fee's bad side.

'Maybe. I like the CoMC Professor. Some creatures frighten me, but he taught us how to deal with them.' she smiled, remembering her first class. 'Yep, it exists, but some Slytherins are getting annoyed. Not fans of hugging, apparently.' Ariadne chuckled, remembering Mordred's priceless expression when some Hufflepuff had hugged him in the kitchens.

So Zara was actually going to answer her question? Cool. Ari listened carefully. 'Your parents sound like very practical people, leaving the Wizarding World to raise you.' But not allowing her to leave the premises of their house?!? What was that all about? 'Err-so you've never left your house? You never play with the children in the neighbourhood? Or go on trips?' Ariadne had to ask. Did this mean she hadn't even been to Diagon Alley to buy her supplies? So many questions popped in Ari's mind at once. And a threat? 'Is there any reason why you think the Ministry might have threatened your family?' Zara sure had an interesting life.

'We're a pretty nice family, yes. Mum tried hard to rebuild our lives after my father left, and I suppose she did a great job with that. She's amazing, really.' Ariadne nodded.

Tayla sat down beside Thea. "Maybe at the common room or in the train," Tayla replied. She did look familiar. "How have you been? With classes and homework and everything?"