Awarlesta turned the other way to see Ariella sitting next to her. She sighed feeling somewhat saved even though she could still feel Presley's eyes on her. Family. What can you do?
She smiled at Ari. "Hey! Yeah, I landed on my tush too!! I was more concerned about Peggy's safety. Did Silvia make it back okay, do you know?"

Adeline looked around for anyone that she just might know or even to meet some new people because she only has like two friends at the moment. She wondered what happened to all the friends she had when she was a first year. Did they not like her anymore or something? She wasn't all that likeable in her first year because she had never had any friends before. She knew she was more likeable not than she was back then so why didn't she have any friends. Addie looked around the table to see if she knew anybody and there she spotted the very first friend she ever had ALEC!She found a seat near him and plopped down with a smile on her face. "Alec!" She grinned.

Oh yeah...well he had a point there. "Yeah I guess you're right. You wouldn't really know how you feel about it because it's only been about an hour at most." Though she was pretty sure she was loving being a lion. Were it not for the fact that she would now have to do something terrible because she was not a Ravenclaw then she might have run around screaming that she was a lion and possibly giving a roar every now and then....now there was an idea!

And onto his next question. She looked around to make sure that no one was really listening then she leaned in closer to him; maybe a bit too close for him to feel comfortable but meh, she couldn't afford to have this heard by the other puff lest they grab hold of her and do something horrible! "Well I heard that when something bad happen puffs are usually the ones to start dying...and I heard that they're like a target for everyone else..." Plus, who would be happy going around being called a puffer?

Nodding her head in confirmation, Ari giggled knowing that she wasn't the only one to have a less than spactacular landing after transporting with the portkeys. "Yeah, she made it hear all right! I talked to her over at the Ravenclaw table," Ariella turned and pointed in the direction of where Sylvia was generally sitting and turned back around to face Lesta, "So are you excited now that we've finally made it here? I feel like I'm going to explode from excitement!"

Nate then noticed someone talking rudely to another person. Though they were cousins, Nate still had to deal with it. No one would be picking on a fellow Hufflepuff without going through him first. So he walked over, and faced the Ravenclaw (Presley) and said "You know there's a way to treat and talk to a person, ESPECIALLY if they're a family member, and the way you're talking to her isn't the way. Ravenclaw's are wise, so If you're a true Ravenclaw then you should be wise. IF you be wise you'd state your buisness away from your table, talking to her with disrespect. Now I don't want to repeat myself, so I expect an answer." He said giving her an evil eye.

Presley narrowed her eyes at the eleven year old. "Awar, I have done nothing but try to help you out for your whole life. I don't think I deserve that kind of back talk. Because I, unlike you, am proud of my family and what we stand for. Now, you've already made the mistake of letting yourself be sorted into Hufflepuff, but I suggest that you make nice with the whole family for the nnext little while, or you'll end up blasted off of the family tree. And I don't want that!" For a second, Presley's eyes held a hint of compassion for her young cousin, but then they hardened again. "I have to get back to the Ravenclaw table. Try to make friends who aren't entirely idiotic. Understand?"

Presley rounded on the little third year that was speaking to her. She sneered. "Don't pretend to know anything about my family." Because anybody who knew anything about the Black family knew that Presley cared about Awarlesta, and all she was doing was keeping the girl from getting hurt by them. Because if Presley could say in a letter that she'd thoroughly chewed Awar out already, they would leave her alone. If she couldn't, they'd do much worse to the girl. Disown her, and ruin her in society forever. She turned on her heel and marched away from the table.

Awar waved over to the Ravenclaw table even though she was pretty sure Silvia couldn't see her. "YES! I was so nervous at the sorting! I thought I was gonna blow chunks everywhere!" Well, that wasn't ladylike. "But I'M SUPER HAPPY being a Hufflepuff already!" She said emphasizing, even though she wasn't sure if Presley was still there. She was there because she spoke up. Be nice to the family who looks down on me? Hard. Awar knew Presley knew her side of the story too. She watched her once-close cousin go back to her table.

"Nice to meet you William," she said with a smile. At least she would have someone that she knew at this school. She had heard of Durmstrang, and that explained his heavy accent. "How come you had to move? Do you miss it?" she asked, her own emotions fresh in her mind.

"Oh, right... anything else I should know about this school before I make an even bigger fool of myself?" she asked, running a hand through her hair. Life was stressful enough in recent days, she wanted to minimize the trouble she might experience at school. She smiled at his offer. "I may just have to do that," she replied.

"Well that probably wouldn't be a pretty sight!" Ari said as she laughed with her friend, yes she did feel comfortable calling Lesta her friend, just like she did with Lex and Dylan. Ari's face quickly turned from a smile to a scowl when she heard that older girl start talking to Lesta in the nastiest way...

"Who was that? And why on earth was she talking to you like that!" Ari grumbled and she glared at the back of the girls head after she had stalked off. Ariella shook her head and tried to rid her mind of the angry thoughts, "Well, I'm glad your happy about your sorting! I'm pretty satsified too! I only with I knew some of the other first years in my house..."

So far Emilia seemed like someone who he was easily going to get along with throughout the term. Then she asked why he had to move. "Long story short I had to move out of my parents home in Bulgaria and move in with my sister who works for the English Ministry" He told her, "She instisted I come to Hogwarts". He left it at that. He didn't know this girl well enough to go into the details of him home life. "As far as missing it, I moved to Hogwarts in my fourth year, then I tried returning to Durmstrang last term. It didn't exactly work out as I had hoped so I'm back" Once again he wasn't really going into detail. "I am just looking for a fresh start this term."

Will thought about her next question and if there was anything else that she needed to be aware of. "Be nice to the house elves. If they like you you're golden" He told her with a small laugh. He remembered back when he first came to the school. There was a lot of stress involved with not knowing anyone or the culture. "So did you transfer from Salem?" He asked her recalling the American school's name.

Belle looked at her and said, "Thanks and I'm just introducing myself to fellow puffs. What year are you going into?"

Annabelle saw a lonely looking boy wondering around and Belle didn't like seeing that. She was going to him and introduced herself. "Hey I am Annabelle, what is your name?" she said with a sweet smile.

Jordan walked into the Great Hall in complete aww. She finally made her way to the hufflepuff table, hoping to find a friendly face so that she could introduce herself. As she made her way to her seat she thought to herself...this should be fun.

Awar laughed with her new found friend. She noticed her glaring at her cousin. "That's just my cousin, Presley. She's just looking out for me in her type of way. I know she loves me, somewhere in her heart. Deeeep in her heart." She smiled and pulled in her friend for a hug. "I'm sure we'll make more friends soon. Don't cha worry!"

Looks like she can be a bit sassy. Nate was so tempted tos shoot out sparks from his wand directed towards her. Then he turned to the younger Puffer. "Hi. I'm Nate. What's your name, oh and also if your cousin gives you any more problems just feel free to get me, and I shall deal with her." He said to the first year. "You wanna know something that will make you feel more at home here in Hufflepuff then any of the other houses? We've been winning the House cup AND the gobstones cup for two years now. So we have bragging rights."

Alexa was sitting in a daze, more kids had sat down, but none seemed to even notice she was there. Watching all the other students Alexa felt a tap on her shoulder that made her jump and she slipped off her chair to the floor. "Ouch" this was not her day at all. Looking up she saw Maxwell and turned a bit red. "Oh hey Maxwell you scared me a bit. I didn't see you after we left the train, did you get to the platform okay?"

Emilia listened quietly to William's quick story, getting the sense that there was more behind it than what he said. "How has it been living with your sister? What does she do at the Ministry?" she asked, sensing that he didn't want to talk about his life at Durmstrang. "Well, we're both starting fresh. My Father was transferred here from the US," she told him. "Literally a week ago," she said with a sigh.

She listened quietly to his advice and gave a small smile. "House elves, got it," she said with a nod. At his question, she nodded with a sigh. "Yes... and I literally left so quickly that I don't even think half my friends knew that I left," she said, her mood falling once again. She had been looking forward to the year, and her classes, even a certain someone... but that was across the ocean now. She cleared her throat, not wanting to think about that. "So, um, what's your favorite class here?" she asked.

Awar smiled at the boy who stood up her. "Oh don't you worry about her. She's always like this." She shook his hand. "Pleasure to meet you, Nate. I'm Awarlesta." She listened to him and could hear the proud-ness in his voice. "My! That is something to brag about!" She laughed evilly in a joking manner.

Hmm, well she was rather rude for a cousin, "What house is she in anyways?" Ariella asked curiously, since this Presley person was making just a big deal of it anyways... Ari couldn't help but laugh when Lest metioned her loving her...somewhere in her heart. At lease Awar didn't let her nasty words get her down!

When she pulled Ari into a hug she giggled and hugged her back, Ariella was a big hugger!

Ariella looked up and listened to this Nate boy comforte Lesta and she heard something a bit unfamiliar, "Um whats the Gobstones Cup?"

Just then Ari noticed a young girl, maybe about their age come and sit at the Hufflepuff table...Hmm maybe they could make a new friend right now...

Scooting over a bit so she was closer to the girl Ari introduced herself and stuck out her right hand, "Hello! I'm Ariella, but you can all me Ari!"

"Nice to meet you." He said with a smile. "So are you going to try out for the Hufflepuff's quidditch team? Unfortunately I won't be able to because of my arm." He said pointing at the hand-made sling on his left arm. "Thanks to a tennis racket portkey I'm might not be able to try out." Then he sighed. "but on the bright side I still might be able to because I'm not sure whether it's broken, or just really badly bruised."

Awar hesitated at first. "She's in your house, I believe. Don't hex her or anything. She may be rude, but she's still family."

Awar curiously looked at Nate and Ari. "Yeah, what is it? I haven't heard of it. Quidditch? Oh, no, no, no. I looove to watch Quidditch, but I'm not good at sports!" She said laughing

Awar watched as Ari introduced herself to a Hufflepuff not far from them. "And I'm Awarlesta!" She threw in there as she waved her arms in an awkward manner.

*blink* *blink* They've never heard of it? Well then again nate never heard of it either so. "The gobstone tournament is basically there's bunch of little marble things, and a pit. Around the pit looks like an archery target. Each loop is higher and higher points, but you don't wann get it into the pit. Though you can try to knock your opponents into or out of a place with high points." He replied to both of the first years. "Oh and i would never hex her. I'd just simply send sparks at her, or something like that." He said to Awar.


OOC: They ask a bunch of questions on IC subjects.

Dylan was bored of sitting at the table and he decided to take a walk around the Great Hall to see the other tables, maybe he would find someone that he had met already and they could have a little bit of fun. OR he would have to find something to do and that might not turn out well for the professors, he thought as he looked at the staff table. OR maybe he could do something at the staff table? no.. no he had been in trouble already he didnt want to do anything that would get him kicked out of the school. So he walked upto the Hufflepuff table to have a look around.

Awar listened to him as he explained and then nodded when he finished. "Oh okay. I understand now. That's sounds really cool! Oh and thank you." She smiled.

"Hey, Sorry..I didn't mean to scare you. I have a few cuts and bruises but nothing time won't heal." He said smiling. "Congrats on Hufflepuff, how'd you make it?" He asked. It had been a long day and it seemed a lot of people got hurt.

Taylor smiled at him and laughed, "I love you."