Speaking of brothers, she glanced over at the Slytherin table to see if her brother Phillip was somewhere over there or maybe he was sitting with Ava at the Gryffindor table. But no he was at his house table she waved over to him and smiled. She may have also been looking for some other Slytherins too. Just maybe. Anyway, she smiled when the older boy said they were in fact brothers or Bro. "That's cool. My brother is in Slytherin too." Just to point that out. "I'm Kat. I'm a fourth year. What about you?" She asked Brent.

Turning to the younger brother she smiled at him. "It's nice too meet you too, Kane." Oh yeah she knew about the bro slang... bro. Philip was her "bro" too. She giggled. "Yeah I knew that, it's just short for brother." It was nice to see more sets of Hufflepuff/Slytherin siblings at the school. She would have to go bother her own brother later.

Carl, appeared too! "Hello, Carl. How was your summer?" She asked as he joined him at the table. These new and first year hufflepuffs were very talkative. Katerina frowned sightly when Brent said that Hufflepuffs didn't seem that friendly to Slytherins. She was about to speak up when Carl replied first. She nodded at his answer then give one of her own. "I think most of them are new themselves. I have lots of Slytherin friends."



Katerina smiled at Kimi. "Yes, I did. How was your summer?" She hadn't seen Kimi since the end of term feast last term. She hoped he had had a good summer.

There were so much ickle puffs this year. The fourth year could not be anymore excited, they were all getting cupcakes soon. In celebration of their being sorted into Hufflepuff, or just being back at school that was reason enough to make cupcakes. The blonde smiled at the younger girl. "Same, it's nice to meet you, . What do you think of Hogwarts so far?

She turned to talk to Ambrose, who she was glad had gotten sorted into Hufflepuff. She beamed at him. "I'm glad you are going to love it." Who didn't love
Hufflepuff or Hogwarts for that matter.



The sorting was taking forever this feast or maybe it was just her. It did seem like it was taking forever. She heard her name and the voice was very familiar. Turning to the voice which was Henry's she smiled softly at him. "Hey Henry." She had spoken to him on the train and even given him candy. "Yeah, I am happy to be back. Are you?" There was always a tad bit of freedom being back at school. It was nice to have that. "It would be even better once this sorting and the speech is over with I'm ready to eat." She said with a chuckle. She had basically pigged out on the train all day and was now ready for a real meal.



Oh look Hufflepuff had gotten two more first years, with in a matter of minutes, it was probably longer than a matter of a few minutes with how slow this sorting was going. The fourth year noted that these two new sorted boys were rather quieter compared to the others. She waved at them as they joined them at the table. "Hello. Welcome to Hufflepuff. I'm Kat." She nodded toward them. Now she was really getting hungry and was ready for the speech.

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And Henry's eyes snapped up again as he heard the sorting hat call out a Hufflepuff. Oh, another badger? Henry cheered for the boy (Simon) as he made his way over, even if the kid looked rather preoccupied. "Hey there! Welcome to Hufflepuff," he grinned. New housemates were always a great thing.

Simon fumbled a bit with his hand in his handbag and knocked around some potions inside of it. Someone whom he saw cheering for him from the table earlier was now also welcoming him personally. "a...um. Thanks." The Boy looked older than he did, so he clearly had seniority, which meant simon would need to show him respect. "I'm Simon." He extended his hand out to shake the older Hufflepuff's if the Older boy accepted his handshake.

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Hurrying to the Hufflepuff table, Val practically threw herself onto the bench to take her seat. Partly because she couldn't bare to be standing any longer for fear of standing out, and also because she just wanted to be sitting at her table.

Like, she was here. She'd made it!

Still the Croatian was all smiles, pearly white teeth flashing as she quickly peered around her, taking in the room (because she'd been immensely distracted before) and the faces of her nearest house mates.

This felt right. She felt right... and yet, she still hadn't found her voice enough to speak. There was no time like the present, yes?

"Helloooo!" she chirped to those in her vicinity, complete with an awkward wave. Yes, hi.

The Table continued to get crowded as more newly sorted housemates came to sit with them, just like he himself had only moments ago.

Simon had intended to just continue staying quiet and would eventually speak up (Maybe once Derf came down), but the girl next to him did so first. "Hi...I saw you just got sorted too." There look he managed to even strike up conversation! On a role so far Simon Mordecai!

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Oh look Hufflepuff had gotten two more first years, with in a matter of minutes, it was probably longer than a matter of a few minutes with how slow this sorting was going. The fourth year noted that these two new sorted boys were rather quieter compared to the others. She waved at them as they joined them at the table. "Hello. Welcome to Hufflepuff. I'm Kat." She nodded toward them. Now she was really getting hungry and was ready for the speech.

Ah Okay okay... more conversation was striking up! Simon you can do this! Seemed like everyone was now greeting him and the moment silence was not going to last. "Hello..." she said her name was Cat? Like the Cat? Okay. "Hello Cat." He said pushing his glassed up the bridge of his nose then finally just clipping his handbag shut. "Thank you."

Kimi smiled at Kat and said "Yeah i did have a good summer thanks Kat, you all ready for a new year"

His attention snapped back to his own table, slightly bothered he hadn't spotted his older brother. But at least he could make new friends with the people in his house! "Hi, Kat. I'm Levi." He beamed. Yes. Make new friends, they'd be better than his older brother anyways. Landon didn't like their adorable baby sister, and he didn't seem like he cared for Levi either, so phooey on him. The first year could have fun without his stupid brother.

Another term, another feast, new badgers! Alfred drifted contently towards the yellow-clad table as he hummed calmly to himself.

"Hello, everyone!" He waved. "It is so nice to have you all back! And welcome, new students!" He thought he could see a few new faces here and there. "I am the Fat Friar!" he smiled. "Do not think the name is mean or unkind in any way. I've embraced the title!" and he rested his hands atop his rotund belly.

"But for those of you who don't know and might not like Fat Friar...my name is Alfred," he grinned. Every so often he'd reveal his name to students. It had been awhile since had last spoke it to students, though, and most of the ones that would have known probably graduated.

Brent raised his eyebrows. "Really?" he asked the little bro, "because I completely had myself pegged as a Gryffindor." He shrugged. Slytherin had been a very close second, though. "They say that hat can see things even we don't know about ourselves, though. So who knows." With the absence of Quodpot and Quidditch and therefore nothing to compete in, Brent wondered where his competitive nature would fall into place at. He wasn't really in to Gobstones. Brent gave a light laugh at Kane's comparison to his hair and Hufflepuff house. "Only you, Kane."

It was kind of funny, though.

Brent's question about Hufflepuffs was answered, although not from the person he'd actually asked it to. That was cool, though, because it proved him wrong. Hufflepuffs were starting to show their friendly side, after all. Maybe Brent had just jumped to conclusions all too soon. "Well, that's cool," Brent said, turning to face the guy who answered. "My summer was a disaster, or I'd join in on the fun." He laughed and added, "I'm Brent Westwood." He gestured toward Kane. "I'm this one's older bro." He grinned at the congratulations. "Thanks, man."

Now everybody was talking! This was cool, because Brent was hoping to make new friends to make up for the ones he left behind with this whole move across the pond. "Yeah, we are. I spent my first three years there," he replied. Zara? Hmm... Brent didn't remember a Zara, but maybe if he could catch her hanging out around Hogwarts, he might be able to put a name with a face. "Awesome. I'll have to meet up with her one of these days, and see if we remember each other." He returned the grin of the slightly older boy. "Nice to meet you, Henry. Thanks for the welcome."

Brent raised his eyebrows in interest. "Oh, yeah? What's your brother's name?" he asked. "I've met a few people over there." It also occurred to Brent that like he and Kane, this girl belonged to a pair of Slytherin/Gryffindor siblings, too. Cool stuff there. "I'm Brent, and I'm a fourth year, too." Had he told her his name yet? He was meeting so many people at once, he couldn't even remember. "So what about the fourth hears around here? We got a pretty cool bunch?" After all, these would be the people he would share classes with for the next four years.

Then a ghost came floating around, which didn't really alarm Brent all that much. He just wondered if this happened often, and if it did, would he awakened in the night by some spirit flying through him? Weirdddd. The ghost went through a pretty big introduction, but in the end, Brent had no idea what his name even was. Something about Fat, Friar, and Alfred. Alfred seemed the easiest to go with, and so that was what Brent would call him. "What's up, Alfred?" he asked.

.... welp.

"PIKACHU?!"

Juliette was frantic as she pranced into the Great Hall. Her eyes full of fear as she tried to scope out her lost yellow pygmy puff. She could see why her father had not gotten her a rabbit, which was specifically what she had asked for as a sixteenth birthday gift, because who knew what would happen to it?? She had already lost her puff, and she JUST GOT TO SCHOOL!

"PIKA?!"

She got on her knees as she started looking under the Hufflepuff table. This was exactly where she saw the little ball of fluff run off to. What if someone stepped on it?? Oh my gosh, she needed to find him!

As Colt went over to the hufflepuff to go see his lovely girlfriend, he was walking down to the table when he saw her climb under the table. It seemed like she was looking for something. He furrowed his brows in confusion and looked under with her. "Whatcha looking for Jules?" She seemed to be frantic and nervous. "I am sure we can find whatever your searching for." He could easily read her like a book.

Juliette saw the little yellow ball bounce between people's feet, and when she darted to catch it under the table, she bumped her head against the wood. She mumbled some words as she rubbed the place where wood met skin. "Bloody hell." Upon hearing a familiar voice, she moved out from under the table and looked up at, "Colt!" He was here to save the day! "I lost the pygmy puff that my father got me for my birthday. It's small, yellow, and seems to be a little faster than it should be."

Her blue eyes looked past him when she saw the little ball of fluff again bounding towards the direction of the staff table. "There is it!" She pointed.

Colt saw Juliette hitting her head underneath the table and he flinched. He could feel the pain too. Man that was not fun. "Sorry to scare you Jules.." he said and rubbed her back. He was pretty sure he didn't want to touch her sore head. He hugged her and then went to look for her little furry friend named Pikachu? What in the bloody merlin did he know that name from? Oh right Pokemon. He was a huge fan back in the muggle world. He saw it bouncing in the middle of the aisle. He thought of a quick idea and said, "Hold my robes.." he handed them to her. He ran through the aisle and slide through like sliding to first base and managed to catch it. He barely got a hold of it before it wiggled out but he used his second hand and covered it. One he got up he saw how much dust he had. He shrugged and he would have dirty pant legs but ah well.

He walked back and brought back Pikachu and he handed to its rightful owner. "Now that was fun.." he smiled. He loved adventure. He kissed her cheek as an your welcome.

One of the boys had addressed him by name, alongside the other new Hufflepuffs. Smiling at the boy, who introduced himself as Carl, he decided to address him back. "Thank you," he answered with a grin. "How long have you been at Hogwarts?"

Because he wasn't sure what else he could ask right now.



One of the boys that had just been sorted sat himself down, without an introduction like everyone else had so far. Looking at him in confusion he watched as he dug through his... bag.

Well... That wasn't acceptable.

"HI!" he greeted, beaming at the other Hufflepuff probably first year? Although he might be another transfer. "I'm Ambrose, first year. What about you? Are you excited about being sorted? Or being at Hogwarts?"

Because that was how you made friends!



One of the boys that greeted him after his sorting seemed just as excited as Ambrose was about being at Hogwarts! These people were all incredibly welcoming! It made his grin grow even more.

"Thank you! Nice to meet you Henry, I'm Ambrose," he included his name in case the boy hadn't heard it up until this point.



Another just sorted person just approached the table, and Ambrose couldn't help but grin at the boy who looked like he also might be a first year.

"Hi, I'm Ambrose, nice to meet you!" he greeted immediately, beaming at the other boy. "You happy about your sorting?" he followed up, having over the course of the day learnt that some people unlike him seemed to have expectations of where they were supposed to end up.

Benefits of being a muggleborn he supposed. If you ignored being completely in the dark about everything.



A second year?

So he wasn't that much older than Ambrose was. "So how have you liked Hogwarts so far? What are the classes like?" Because these were important questions he hadn't had the time to ask yet. Besides which he didn't know how else to keep this conversation going...

He missed his sister.



Hearing another voice pipe up, Ambrose shifted, brown eyes catching sight of another girl who had just sat down. He wasn't sure if she was addressing anyone in particular, but he smiled at her anyway.

"Hi, I'm Ambrose, nice to meet you," he greeted, a huge smile still painting his face.



He nodded, still beaming at the thought of how he really was enjoying being at Hogwarts at the moment.

"It's so much better than what I thought! The pictures really don't compare to actually being here! Like... it just seems so much bigger! And I didn't realise that the ceiling would be so convincing, or that the hat could read my mind... do you know how that works?"

All of his thoughts tumbled out of his mouth, and he smiled sheepishly at the older witch, running a hand through the dark proud hair on his head.



Wooooooww!!!!!

THERE WAS A GHOST!

Like he was actually seeing a ghost!!!!!!!!

Clearly, while he'd read about it, he hadn't actually been fully prepared for coming face to face with a ghost.

He grinned at the ghost in question. "Nice to meet you Alfred... how long have you been at Hogwarts? You're the Hufflepuff house ghost right? I think you were mentioned in one of the books... "

Kimi smiled at Ambrose and said "Well i have loved Hogwarts so far Ambrose and my favourite classes are Charms and Transfiguration" Kimi liked Ambrose for a first year he was cool and Kimi knew he would do well in classes

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"Oh," Ambrose said, grinning at the slightly older Hufflepuff. "I haven't had a chance to read anything about the wizarding communities outside of Britain yet. Well, that's not true. I read a bit about the Chinese wizarding community because my parents were curious. I think they wanted to send me back to China..." he rambled slightly towards the end, though the grin crossed his face again at the end of that. "What's Ilvermony like? Do they also have a sorting hat? Wait... do they have houses in Ilvermony? And is it in a castle or a normal house?"

Was he excited about his sorting?

He beamed at the older boy. "I already met Kat so I was super happy that I already knew someone in my house! And then that mind reading hat was awesome! I guess coming in I was just nervous though because none of the books mentioned the fact the sorting was done through the hat. Unless I missed that bit," he looked in thought for a moment before shrugging his shoulders.

He was pretty sure he hadn't missed it.

Wow. WOW. Lots of chatting with this one. But that was cool, because if Kane was in the right mood, HE could be really chatty as well. "Would that have been a...good thing?" Kane asked, raising a blond eyebrow. Being sent back to China? Or would that have been like...punishment. He wasn't sure since the boy was rambling...

"Oh, yeah, it's awesome! They have four houses, just like Hogwarts," he explained. "I was a Pukwudgie, which...I dunno, is kind of like Hufflepuff I guess? Must be if I'm here," he chuckled.

"Yeah, I wasn't expecting it to TALK to me. But that was kind of cool, telling us what it saw in our heads," he concluded. That was like...the closest thing to a real psychic he would ever get to experience, since Divination was all hogwash basically.

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He looked up just in time to hear the new badgers introducing themselves one by one. "Welcome to Hufflepuff - Lizzie, Kane, Ambrose. My name is Carl." He nodded, grinning. "The ceiling is quite awesome. It's enchanted to look like the sky outside, did you know that?" He replied to Kane's comment with a chuckle. Even after years of living in this castle, he often found himself getting surprised by the ceiling.

Everyone was just so NICE in Hufflepuff! Kane really was starting to like it here - good choice, Mr. Sorting Hat. Good choice indeed! "Hi Carl! Nice to meet you! And it is?! I thought it was just like...random. Are the dorms like that too? That would be SO COOL. Where IS our dorm, by the way?" he added as an afterthought. He was sure he had read about where the Hufflepuffs had their home, but he couldn't quite remember at the moment...too much going on.

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So Simon was to be a Hufflepuff now yeah?

The bespectacled young ...badger... made his way to the House Table and quickly found an Open seat. He claimed it then proceeded to tilt his head down and opened his handbag. Digging into it he pulled out some tissue paper and wiped his nose real fast and blew into the tissue paper. He disposed of the tissue back into his bag in a small little waste bag he keeps in it. Warfield, his Adoptidad had expanded the inside of his man-purse handbag. Then he he got some hand wipes and cleaned up his hands after.

He continued to rummage through the contents of the handbag. Not that he was looking for anything but because he was still reeling in all the sorting business and was not ready just yet to converse and start making friends.

Kane noticed a rather shy looking boy nearby, and smiled at him, wanting to make him feel more comfortable. If Brent wasn't here, Kane would be in this boys shoes as well - pretty much on his own. "Hey there! I'm Kane! You new here too?" he asked. Although many people WEREN'T new to Hogwarts, he figured it was as good an ice breaker as any.

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More new Hufflepuffs! Awesome! Ambrose and Kane both got cheers from the fifth year when they were deemed badgers as well and made their way over to the house table. "Hey, guys! Welcome to Hufflepuff! I'm Henry." Could they tell how excited he was that they were there? He was always happy for more housemates. Hufflepuff was the best!

Oh but Kane wasn't a first year? He couldn't help but overhear the conversation when his brother, Brent came over as well. "Oh, you guys are from Ilvermorny? That's cool. My friend Zara transferred here from there last year. Maybe you know her? She's a fifth year like me." Where was Zara anyway? He lost track of her after the train. "Anyway, I'm Henry. Welcome to Hogwarts," he grinned.

"Nice to meet you, Henry!" Kane replied with a smile, again having ZERO intention of remembering everyone's names. That was just silly to expect him to remember all these people...but this guy knew of Ilvermorny, so that was a point in his book! Kane grinned and nodded. "Yeah, I was only there a year, but...our parents moved here so we followed them," he told the older boy. Pretty simple, really.

"Zara? No, didn't know her - well obviously not, if she was here last year," he chuckled. Kane DID miss his Pukwudgie friends, though...AJ and Mikey were probably having a blast right now in the dorms without him...SIGH.

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Levi came running to his house after he'd been sorted. His mom would be happy. He followed her footsteps of her house unlike his older brother who had to go off and be a Ravenclaw... Weirdo. The eleven year old smiled at his new housemates as he sat down, probably beaming with pride. The house was his first choice, again, considering it was his AMAZING mother's house... But Gryffindor was a very close second with it being his father's house.

He glanced over at the Ravenclaw table looking for Landon, wondering where he was, or if he'd heard yet. And he couldn't wait to rub it in that he really was the better sibling.

Another fellow Puff! Kane was now determined to say hi to EVERYONE - because he didn't want to be THAT new kid who didn't try and make friends and kept to themselves all the time. Nope.

"Hey there! I'm Kane!" he told the boy, holding out a hand for a shake. He looked young, probably a firstie as well. Was EVERYONE here a first year??

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Hurrying to the Hufflepuff table, Val practically threw herself onto the bench to take her seat. Partly because she couldn't bare to be standing any longer for fear of standing out, and also because she just wanted to be sitting at her table.

Like, she was here. She'd made it!

Still the Croatian was all smiles, pearly white teeth flashing as she quickly peered around her, taking in the room (because she'd been immensely distracted before) and the faces of her nearest house mates.

This felt right. She felt right... and yet, she still hadn't found her voice enough to speak. There was no time like the present, yes?

"Helloooo!" she chirped to those in her vicinity, complete with an awkward wave. Yes, hi.

OOOOOOOH, this was a new arrival who caught Kane's attention for sure. An older girl by the looks of it - a PRETTY older girl - but just like all the other Puffs he'd met so far, she jumped right into the convo and seemed quite friendly. "Hey there! I'm Kane...I just transferred here," he informed the girl. There, he'd introduced himself AND opened the door for a conversation with Pretty Puff Girl. Hehe.

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SPOILER!!: The Westwood bros and throwing Carl in here so it makes since in my head

Speaking of brothers, she glanced over at the Slytherin table to see if her brother Phillip was somewhere over there or maybe he was sitting with Ava at the Gryffindor table. But no he was at his house table she waved over to him and smiled. She may have also been looking for some other Slytherins too. Just maybe. Anyway, she smiled when the older boy said they were in fact brothers or Bro. "That's cool. My brother is in Slytherin too." Just to point that out. "I'm Kat. I'm a fourth year. What about you?" She asked Brent.

Turning to the younger brother she smiled at him. "It's nice too meet you too, Kane." Oh yeah she knew about the bro slang... bro. Philip was her "bro" too. She giggled. "Yeah I knew that, it's just short for brother." It was nice to see more sets of Hufflepuff/Slytherin siblings at the school. She would have to go bother her own brother later.

"Oh really? That's awesome! I used to be kind of nervous about being in a different house than Brent but...now it's fine. Brent and I are WAY different and I think I need a BIT of space from him," he added with a joking grin, nudging his brother slightly. If they were dorm mates, he probably wouldn't get along with him as well as he did.

The best sibling relationships needed SPACE, yo.

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Another term, another feast, new badgers! Alfred drifted contently towards the yellow-clad table as he hummed calmly to himself.

"Hello, everyone!" He waved. "It is so nice to have you all back! And welcome, new students!" He thought he could see a few new faces here and there. "I am the Fat Friar!" he smiled. "Do not think the name is mean or unkind in any way. I've embraced the title!" and he rested his hands atop his rotund belly.

"But for those of you who don't know and might not like Fat Friar...my name is Alfred," he grinned. Every so often he'd reveal his name to students. It had been awhile since had last spoke it to students, though, and most of the ones that would have known probably graduated.

THE FAT FRIAR! Kane had read about him! As far as ghosts went, he didn't seem like the COOLEST ghost here - let's be real, that was definitely the Bloody Baron, or maybe Nearly Headless Nick - but boy, did he seem like the nicest.

"Nice to meet you, Alfred!" he joked along with the ghost as he waved at him. That was less of a mouthful than Fat Friar, and more polite of course, although as the ghost said, he'd EMBRACED the title. Kane would probably do the same, if he were in that situation.

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Brent raised his eyebrows. "Really?" he asked the little bro, "because I completely had myself pegged as a Gryffindor." He shrugged. Slytherin had been a very close second, though. "They say that hat can see things even we don't know about ourselves, though. So who knows." With the absence of Quodpot and Quidditch and therefore nothing to compete in, Brent wondered where his competitive nature would fall into place at. He wasn't really in to Gobstones. Brent gave a light laugh at Kane's comparison to his hair and Hufflepuff house. "Only you, Kane."

It was kind of funny, though.

Kane had to physically stop himself from rolling his eyes when Brent said his summer had been a disaster. He made a promise to himself that if HE ever got dumped, he was not going to be so DRAMATIC about it. Nope. He would have common sense about the situation.

Except he would obviously NEVER be dumped. HE would be doing the dumping. Yeah.

"I figured Gryffindor or Slytherin for you. I thought I might go to Gryffindor too...guess we can both agree though we are definitely NOT Ravenclaws," he grinned. Not that they were STUPID or anything but...there was sooo much more to life than books!

"Hmm, I wonder what Chloe will get when she comes here in a few years...and Logan, wayyy down the line," he wondered aloud, thinking of their siblings and what houses they might end up in. Chloe would be there at the same time they were...but Logan would be all on his own. Whoops. Poor kid.

All the people.

Etta sat at her house table, trying not to look too nervous. It was weird not knowing anyone... could she just randomly start a conversation with the girl sitting next to her? Or would she consider that rude? Would anyone want to talk to her?

.... The girl was kind of starting to panic a little. Being the new girl at school was just so difficult. So very difficult. Now, more than anything, she wished she could just go back home.

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Another term, another feast, new badgers! Alfred drifted contently towards the yellow-clad table as he hummed calmly to himself.

"Hello, everyone!" He waved. "It is so nice to have you all back! And welcome, new students!" He thought he could see a few new faces here and there. "I am the Fat Friar!" he smiled. "Do not think the name is mean or unkind in any way. I've embraced the title!" and he rested his hands atop his rotund belly.

"But for those of you who don't know and might not like Fat Friar...my name is Alfred," he grinned. Every so often he'd reveal his name to students. It had been awhile since had last spoke it to students, though, and most of the ones that would have known probably graduated.

That Ghost was Fat. Of course Simon would never say this aloud. He only was observing as the Ghost floated along their table and began greeting old and new students alike. "Evening Alfred" he said looking up toward the Fat Flying Clear-Man. "Is it. Is it true that you would pull Rabbits out of Communion cups?" Simon had read of this, but wanted to peg it as just a rumor. Surely someone flaunting as his House Ghost wouldn't be so petty as to pull something so similar to a Muggle Trick like that and get axed over it.

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One of the boys that had just been sorted sat himself down, without an introduction like everyone else had so far. Looking at him in confusion he watched as he dug through his... bag.

Well... That wasn't acceptable.

"HI!" he greeted, beaming at the other Hufflepuff probably first year? Although he might be another transfer. "I'm Ambrose, first year. What about you? Are you excited about being sorted? Or being at Hogwarts?"

Because that was how you made friends!

Simon jerked his head up and looked at the boy who had just yelled 'Hi!' at him. Like it was some kind of competition to win at best introduction? Who was he his Adoptidad? He quickly clipped his handbag closed and smiled at him. "Hi, back at you." Simon extended his arm to shake the other boy's "Ambrose, I'm Simon. Maybe, and I guess so." He was sure that he would eventually get used to all the new things happening around him, but for the moment he needed to settle in.

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Kane noticed a rather shy looking boy nearby, and smiled at him, wanting to make him feel more comfortable. If Brent wasn't here, Kane would be in this boys shoes as well - pretty much on his own. "Hey there! I'm Kane! You new here too?" he asked. Although many people WEREN'T new to Hogwarts, he figured it was as good an ice breaker as any.

Okay Simon seemed like interacting was a thing that was gonna have to Happen now. Get that game face going. The Bespectacled young boy slapped on a smile and turned his attention to another boy who didn't seem much older than himself. He nodded quickly. "Simon, yeah I just got sorted." He replied.

Levi looked over and smiled, "I'm Levi, and I'm sure it's a pleasure!" He had to paused at his next question. Who wouldn't be happy to be in Hufflepuff??? His mother had told him how amazing her house was and he agreed with her already everyone seemed really nice and welcoming.

He nodded, clearly beaming, "Yep! My mother was a Hufflepuff when she attended Hogwarts!" Surely she would be proud of him for making it to her house, "How about you? Excited to be here?" Because he should be. Seriously. It was only the greatest house, despite what his father and brother would say to defend their lame houses.



"Hi Kane!" Levi smiled at the slight the slightly older boy, "I'm Levi." The first year took his hand and happily shook it. He didn't know WHAT Landon meant when he said everyone was odd and unfriendly here. He seemed to be making friends very quickly. His brother was such a horrid liar...

Or... Maybe Landon was just weird... Yeah, that seemed more likely.

Charms and Transfiguration?

Ambrose could easily remember what they were, though he was nervous about attending the classes. Mainly because he was still nervous about casting a spell. The accidental magic he'd cast as a child told him that he could do it, it's just... he'd never tried. What if he couldn't when he tried?

"I think I'm looking forward to History of Magic..." he'd always loved history, didn't have a clue about the history of the wizarding world and that wouldn't include magic so he should be decent at that one!

And muggle studies. If he wasn't good at that one he was going to just quit.



Was going back to China a good thing? Ambrose tilted his head to the side in thought for a moment. "Well it wouldn't have been awful..." his sister might have actually killed him if he had gone back to China.

Also if Chinese wizarding school was anything like muggle school, then that wouldn't have been so cool either. Though with that amount of study he would've improved very quickly, he mused to himself.

Pukwudgie? Yeah there was no way Ambrose was going to remember that. "Wizards have a lot of weird names for things," he commented, smiling in amusement as he thought about the ones he'd known so far. Hogwarts. Ilvermony. Hufflepuff. Quidditch. Nifflers.

The list kind of just went on.

"It was kinda fun, but also kinda..." he froze for a moment, unsure of how to keep going. "Weird?" Yeah that last bit sounded like more of a question. "Like I didn't expect it to bring up my sister."



Maybe?

He guessed so?

Ambrose tilted his head slightly in confusion as to why this other first year WASNT SO EXCITED! They were at a literal school of magic! About to learn real magic! They had been sorted by a talking hat that could read their minds! He'd probably grown up in the wizarding world, Ambrose concluded. Though even that didn't make that much sense because he was pretty sure he'd met other kids from wizard families that were equally as excited as him.

"So anything you're looking forward to?"

Please get excited?



His mother was also a Hufflepuff at Hogwarts, Ambrose's smile softened for a moment at the thought of something like that. He couldn't imagine whether if his parents had been wizards that attended Hogwarts where they'd be put or whether they'd be proud of him for where he had landed. If he told them about the houses they'd probably expect Ravenclaw. That that the smile dropped for a split second. The the boys question, Ambrose immediately beamed at Levi again though.

"Yeah, it's incredible! I'm looking forward to everything!" he'd exclaimed, imagining how things could go. He paused a moment after that. "Except flying... I'm not looking forward to flying."

Alrighty, then. Hazel hustled over to the Hufflepuff table following her sorting, wondering if Derf had made it back from.. wherever he disappeared after his. They were in the same house!!! Did he know? Last she'd seen him, he'd walked right off the stool and out the door. Scanning the length of the table was difficult and she didn't spot him or the plant-wielding girl from the train.

Oh well. Hazel settled down in the first open seat she found, smiles all around. There were so many people to meet. Oh! She'd have to write Emma to tell her mom that she was a Hufflepuff now too! The fleeting thought of Emma and Emma's mom led her, of course, to Emma's dad which brought her train of thought over to Gryffindor which had her spin around in her seat to look over at that table wondering how poor Abey Botros was doing after his sorting and resolving to check on him. But what she saw instead was a clump of Kettleburns. A klump? She knew that Charlotte and Callum were Gryffindors and because her last name was after their's, had seen Chloe get sorted into Ravenclaw. Someone else she'd have to check on.

Was she allowed to do that now? Where were those prefect people that her dad had talked about? Hazel turned back to her own table and sorta half stood to look down the length of it, trying to spot a badge. It was terribly bothersome being short.

"Um..." she said to no one in particular. "If I've got a question about what's allowed, who do I ask?"

But her question was soon no longer the most prominent thing in her mind, because the Fat Friar had flown overhead and he now had Hazel's full attention. "Well, what do you prefer?" Because even if she'd rather call him Albert, if he preferred Fat Friar, well, she'd go with that!

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Originally Posted by Saz Hale

Kimi smiled at Isa and said "Hey Isa, you have a good summer?”

Isa smiled at Kimi. ”Yeah, my summer was good. How was your summer?”

SPOILER!!: Brent

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Originally Posted by Anna Banana

Brent thought it would be the cool big bro thing to do to go and say hey to Kane. Not that he felt like checking on the little bro. He could really care less about babysitting while away from his parents and in a little more freedom. He just happened to get along with his brother quite nicely and wanted to go hang out. With them being in separate houses and in separate years, who knew when they'd see each other again.

"What's up, lil bro?" he asked, taking a seat next to the second oldest Westwood. "Congrats on Hufflepuff. I'm with the snakes," he said proudly. He had no idea if his brother had even paid attention to his sorting. Knowing Kane, he'd been way too excited and hyper to think about other people.

Who was this pretty person? Kane’s brother? ”Hi, I’m Isa!”

SPOILER!!: Ambrose

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Originally Posted by Lost In Thought

So after the last few weeks of research and forgetting specifics about the houses in amongst that, and being questioned about which house he thought he was going to end up in once he went to Hogwarts, he finally had his answer.

Hufflepuff!

Ambrose could not be happier at that outcome. Beaming he'd jogged over to the yellow table, seeing if he could catch a glimpse of Kat, the Hufflepuff who had been the one to tell him a bit more about this house, now HIS house on the train. He'd noticed her and figured he would go up to her, but first he was going to follow suit and give a nice big introduction to everyone else on this table like he heard a few others do as he ran over.

"HI ALL, I'm Ambrose Li," he introduced himself, with a wave, beaming at EVERYONE on the yellow table.

Another new firstie! ”Hi Ambrose, I’m Isa! Welcome to Hufflepuff!”

SPOILER!!: Kat

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Originally Posted by SarcasticStrawberry

Kat was all smiles, She waved as Ashlynn passed on her way to the Ravenclaw table. Ravenclaw? First Romalotti in Ravenclaw. She watched to see what the other firsties she met on the train what house they got. "Hi. Isa. I'm great. How was your summer?" She asked the younger puff with grin.

Isa smiled at the older puff girl. ”My summer was great! How was your summer?”

SPOILER!!: Lizzie

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Originally Posted by BriGranger1990

”Hi Isa! It is nice to meet you as well!" Lizzie said happily "I am so excited for the classes. My uncle told me a little of what to expect but no much, so I am very curious!"

Isa smiled at Lizzie. ”It’s hard to describe what Hogwarts is like to someone who has never been at the school. I think you’ll love it here!”

SPOILER!!: Kane

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Originally Posted by Lissy Longbottom

"Nice to meet you, Isa. And yeah, that would be great! So are you a second year too?" Kane asked her. She had to be, right? If she already knew about the school and wanted to show him around? Kane had yet to meet someone in his year...but he was also a terrible judge of age. This girl could be a year older than him, he couldn't quite tell.

Cute new boy Kane was in the same year as her! ”Yeah, I’m a second year too.” Isa smiled at Kane. She was twirling her hair around her finger as she talked. ”Where in America are you from? My family used to live in California. I don’t remember much of it though because we moved here when I was 2, but we still go to visit my grandparents and cousins there in the summer sometimes.”

SPOILER!!: Carl

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Originally Posted by Jean Granger

Glancing around, he quickly saw a younger student who was already welcoming the new people in. "Hey, Isa. Excited for your Second Year?" He asked with a smile. She certainly looked eager for the term to begin.

In the midst of welcoming all the new firsties, Isa was also catching up with all of her other Hufflepuff friends. ”Hi Carl! I’m really excited for everything this year, especially meeting all of the firsties! Are you excited for this year?” Isa was so excited that she couldn’t stop smiling.

SPOILER!!: Simon

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Originally Posted by DJ Moose

So Simon was to be a Hufflepuff now yeah?

The bespectacled young ...badger... made his way to the House Table and quickly found an Open seat. He claimed it then proceeded to tilt his head down and opened his handbag. Digging into it he pulled out some tissue paper and wiped his nose real fast and blew into the tissue paper. He disposed of the tissue back into his bag in a small little waste bag he keeps in it. Warfield, his Adoptidad had expanded the inside of his man-purse handbag. Then he he got some hand wipes and cleaned up his hands after.

He continued to rummage through the contents of the handbag. Not that he was looking for anything but because he was still reeling in all the sorting business and was not ready just yet to converse and start making friends.

Hi firstie! ”Hi, I’m Isa! Welcome to Hufflepuff! What’s your name?”

SPOILER!!: Henry

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Originally Posted by emjay

[COLOR=“DarkSlateGray”] noticed a couple of the second years, Isa and Kimi, in the middle of conversation as well. The fifteen year old did not know either of them all that well, but they both got cheerful waves. It was good to see them back as well as he thought all his fellow Hufflepuffs were great.

Isa saw Henry waving at her and waved back at him with a smile. Her Hufflepuff family was great.

SPOILER!!: Levi

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Originally Posted by PuppySara

[COLOR=“Green”]Levi came running to his house after he'd been sorted. His mom would be happy. He followed her footsteps of her house unlike his older brother who had to go off and be a Ravenclaw... Weirdo. The eleven year old smiled at his new housemates as he sat down, probably beaming with pride. The house was his first choice, again, considering it was his AMAZING mother's house... But Gryffindor was a very close second with it being his father's house.

He glanced over at the Ravenclaw table looking for Landon, wondering where he was, or if he'd heard yet. And he couldn't wait to rub it in that he really was the better sibling.

Look at all the new Hufflepuff firsties! There were so many of them! ”Hi, I’m Isa! Welcome to Hufflepuff! What’s your name?”

SPOILER!!: Val

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Originally Posted by Hera

[COLOR=“cornflowerblue”]Hurrying to the Hufflepuff table, Val practically threw herself onto the bench to take her seat. Partly because she couldn't bare to be standing any longer for fear of standing out, and also because she just wanted to be sitting at her table.

Like, she was here. She'd made it!

Still the Croatian was all smiles, pearly white teeth flashing as she quickly peered around her, taking in the room (because she'd been immensely distracted before) and the faces of her nearest house mates.

This felt right. She felt right... and yet, she still hadn't found her voice enough to speak. There was no time like the present, yes?

"Helloooo!" she chirped to those in her vicinity, complete with an awkward wave. Yes, hi.

Hello friends! Isa smiled at the girl who had just sat down at the table. Was she knew? ”Hi, I’m Isa!”

SPOILER!!: Fat Friar

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Originally Posted by Fat Friar

Another term, another feast, new badgers! Alfred drifted contently towards the yellow-clad table as he hummed calmly to himself.

"Hello, everyone!" He waved. "It is so nice to have you all back! And welcome, new students!" He thought he could see a few new faces here and there. "I am the Fat Friar!" he smiled. "Do not think the name is mean or unkind in any way. I've embraced the title!" and he rested his hands atop his rotund belly.

"But for those of you who don't know and might not like Fat Friar...my name is Alfred," he grinned. Every so often he'd reveal his name to students. It had been awhile since had last spoke it to students, though, and most of the ones that would have known probably graduated.

Look, the Friar was here! It was always exciting to see the house ghost make an appearance. ”Hello Alfred!” Isa waved at the ghost.

SPOILER!!: Etta

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Originally Posted by Lady of Light

All the people.

Etta sat at her house table, trying not to look too nervous. It was weird not knowing anyone... could she just randomly start a conversation with the girl sitting next to her? Or would she consider that rude? Would anyone want to talk to her?

.... The girl was kind of starting to panic a little. Being the new girl at school was just so difficult. So very difficult. Now, more than anything, she wished she could just go back home.

Another new Hufflepuff! ”Hi, I’m Isa! Welcome to Hufflepuff! What’s your name? How are you?”

SPOILER!!: Hazel

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Originally Posted by AmbiguouslyMe

[COLOR=“#05b8cc”]Alrighty, then. Hazel hustled over to the Hufflepuff table following her sorting, wondering if Derf had made it back from.. wherever he disappeared after his. They were in the same house!!! Did he know? Last she'd seen him, he'd walked right off the stool and out the door. Scanning the length of the table was difficult and she didn't spot him or the plant-wielding girl from the train.

Oh well. Hazel settled down in the first open seat she found, smiles all around. There were so many people to meet. Oh! She'd have to write Emma to tell her mom that she was a Hufflepuff now too! The fleeting thought of Emma and Emma's mom led her, of course, to Emma's dad which brought her train of thought over to Gryffindor which had her spin around in her seat to look over at that table wondering how poor Abey Botros was doing after his sorting and resolving to check on him. But what she saw instead was a clump of Kettleburns. A klump? She knew that Charlotte and Callum were Gryffindors and because her last name was after their's, had seen Chloe get sorted into Ravenclaw. Someone else she'd have to check on.

Was she allowed to do that now? Where were those prefect people that her dad had talked about? Hazel turned back to her own table and sorta half stood to look down the length of it, trying to spot a badge. It was terribly bothersome being short.

"Um..." she said to no one in particular. "If I've got a question about what's allowed, who do I ask?"

But her question was soon no longer the most prominent thing in her mind, because the Fat Friar had flown overhead and he now had Hazel's full attention. "Well, what do you prefer?" Because even if she'd rather call him Albert, if he preferred Fat Friar, well, she'd go with that!

Look! It was adorable favorite firstie Hazel and Hazel was a Hufflepuff too! ”Hazel! Welcome to Hufflepuff! We’re in the same house! Derf is in Hufflepuff too! Have you seen him? I think Derf might have a problem once we get to the common room because we have an indoor garden.” Isa was concerned about the well being of her favorite firstie friends. Oh, Hazel had a question? ”What's your question? I might be able to answer it. Our prefects Juno and Brian should be around somewhere.”

Henry did his best to divide his time equally between talking to friends, getting to know new housemates, and watching the sorting for even more Hufflepuffs. And yes, he was still hungry and waiting for actual food, but that seemed to not be immediately imminent anyway.

Anytime a new Hufflepuff was called out, they got a big boisterous cheer from this fifth year. And was it just him, but did there seem to be a lot of new badgers this year? That was great though, and he watched the newest boy to be sorted (Levi) head to their table. "Hey there! Welcome to Hufflepuff!" Henry greeted him with a grin.

And before he could say much more, Henry noticed another new Hufflepuff headed their way. This girl (Valerija) looked to be a little older than a first year, so Henry figured she might be transferring in and he returned the wave. "Hi," he greeted her with a smile. "I'm Henry. Welcome to Hufflepuff!"

Henry returned Kat's smile as she turned to talk to him. "Oh, sure.. it's great to see everyone again," he grinned. Of course, he tried to see friends over the summer, but he was glad to see them all the time now too. Plus another year of learning magic would be cool even if he didn't look forward to the homework. He laughed and glanced up at the staff table, answering her spoken thoughts with a nod. "Oh, I know. I'm starving. I don't know why they don't just start off with the food and then work the speech and sorting in." Though he guessed it would be kind of hard to sort students while they were eating. There was probably a better compromise but he didn't give it any more thought.

Oh, new little Hufflepuff was polite and Henry gave Simon a smile when he introduced himself. "Nice to meet you, Simon," he said, shaking the boy's offered hand. "My name's Henry. I'm in my fifth year here, so if you have any questions about anything, let me know, okay?" He remembered feeling a little overwhelmed on his first day here but Hufflepuffs were usually pretty welcoming and helpful. They stuck together.

And there was his favorite house ghost! Henry gave the Friar a big grin as he floated by their table. He always did feel weird about calling him Fat Friar... it just seemed mean, okay? Even if the ghost said he was alright with it. But he didn't know that his name was really Alfred! "Hey, Friar!" Henry greeted him with a grin. "How was your summer?" What did ghosts do all summer when students and teachers weren't around anyway?

Henry turned to the boys from Ilvermorny next. He'd have guessed they were American anyway considering their accent, now that he was talking to them. It didn't sound like Brent knew Zara, but it was cool. It was just a question, though it might have been cool for the other boy if one of his friends was already here. "Maybe I'll mention it to her and introduce you." It was just too bad she wasn't sitting right there. He glanced down the end of the table, noticing her head on the plate. Oh.. yeah, she was really tired. But he didn't think she was that tired. Anyway. "So, which part of the US are you from?" he asked Kane. "I've been there just once but I thought it was pretty cool." He liked to travel. "What do you guys think of the UK so far?" It must be tough to move to a different country and leave all your friends behind.

Henry grinned back at the newly sorted first year. "Nice to meet you too, Ambrose," he grinned back. It was nice to see someone so excited to be here and sit at the Hufflepuff table. That was the kind of badger spirit he liked to see. "Cool name. I don't think I've met another Ambrose before." Nope, he was certain of it. "I'm a fifth year, so if you need anything or have any questions, just let me know." He still remembered how homesick he sometimes got his first year and having a second family in Hufflepuff definitely helped.

While he was busy conversing with the people at the table, Henry was pretty sure he missed someone else being sorted into Hufflepuff. Because as he looked up to the staff table for any sign of the new headmistress about to start her speech, he happened to noticed a new girl (Etta) sitting all alone. And he hadn't yet welcomed her. "Hey there!" he grinned. "Welcome to Hufflepuff!" It was important to him that all the new badgers felt welcomed and excited to be a part of their house.

Eyes back to the sorting, he cheered for the next newest badger (Hazel) as she headed over to the table. But before he could say anything, she already had questions. Well, he supposed that answer would depend on exactly what kind of permission she was seeking, though Isa answered it sufficiently enough. "An older student could probably help you out too, in general, if the prefects aren't handy," he added. "Though if it's a really important, tricky question, you might need a teacher." There were certain things you had to get special staff permissions for and he pointed up to the staff table. "Oh, and welcome to Hufflepuff!" Big smile.

The Friar smiled at the colloquialism. "Hello...what is your name?" He saw this was a new face. "And are you a transfer?" Because he certainly didn't look like a first year.

....What was a 'pika??' The Friar followed her with his gaze as she searched, was joined by a Slytherin boy, and then was less confused when she found the pet. It was a pygmy puff! How curious! It was cute, at least!

Another new face! Alfred was very pleased all of them seemed to be in jolly spirits! And such kindness they were showing him, too! True badgers!

He chuckled. "I am mentioned in books. Any book about Hogwarts would have us ghosts in it!" And how long HAD he been there? The Friar thought for a moment... "I think...well...a very long time. I can't even recall when..." because that's how long it had been. "At least hundreds..." Was it really hundreds?! Merlin's pants!

Alfred waved back at the boy. "And what is your name, young sir?" he asked, because once again...a new face! So many of them soooooo many of them! He loved it!


He saw one new student being awfully quiet, and no one was speaking with her. So the Friar glided over, very serenely, and stopped next to her. He leaned over and gave her a friendly smile. "Hello there, young miss. Are you doing okay? I am very happy to have you in Hufflepuff house!" He wished he could get someone to talk to her...she looked slightly sad!

Alfred turned at the question and smiled at the first year. "...Well...." He winked. "Yes! But it wasn't too popular at the time!" he held his stomach as he laughed. "And what is your name?"

This first year was so small. So tiny. Alfred wished he could hug her. He smiled broadly at her very kind question. "I like Alfred...I like Friar..." he shrugged. "But Fat Friar is okay? I promise! And what do YOU like to go by, little one?"

Alfred turned and waved at young Isa. "Hello there! I hope you had a good summer?"

Alfred smiled at Henry. "My summer was very peaceful and serene. Thank you for asking! How about yours?"

Oh dear! It seemed like Peeves and Miffy were up to no good over at the Slytherin table. He clicked his tongue and shook his head. "Merlin. Three poltergeists..." he muttered to himself. Things had seemed off ever since Storm arrived, too. He wondered if the other ghosts felt the discomfort that he did all summer.

Isa? Etta turned towards the younger girl, who seemed to be talking to almost everyone at the table, the corners of her lips lifting up in a small smile. "Hi! Why, thank you." Hufflepuff. She was happy to be in this house, just as her parents had expected. "I'm Etta. It's nice to meet you, Isa." She extended a hand, her smile turning into a grin.

.... and then the Friar was talking to her. Etta looked up at him, excitement in her brown eyes. Talking to a ghost was pretty exciting for her. "I am okay, thank you." She said with a polite smile on her face, her nervousness slowly melting away. "It's just.... I'm new." It was a little overwhelming to be around so many people and not know anyone. "You're very nice though. I'm Etta." The girl introduced herself. "What do I call you?"

"Hi." She grinned back at the boy ( Henry ) who welcomed her. People seemed to be quite friendly around here, which was such a relief. "Thank you very much. I'm Etta."

Hads wasn't staying long. Nope. Any moment, the Headmistress would probably be starting her speech, and food would appear, and yeah. She'd already waited long enough for the food, and didn't want the delay of walking back to her table on top of it.

But, she also needed to see a certain Hufflepuff, by the name of Wright. It was important. She spotted the second year half a table away, and smiled. It was good to see Isa chatting away with her housemates and friends so easily. Hadley approached the girl from behind, and gently laid a hand on her shoulder to let Isa know she was there. She leaned over and whispered, "Meet me in the Room of Requirement this Wednesday after classes." Isa should know what this was about, but if she didn't, she'd find out on Wednesday.

With a sly wink, Hadley made her way back to the Ravenclaw table.

You know, there was a saying. Speak of the devil and he shall arrive? Well, Brian Woods wasn't quite what one would call that, but he did have an uncanny ability to show up just as he was being spoken of. It almost compensated for his uncanny ability to be late for literally everything. Breakfast, lunch, classes, prefect meetings. You name it, he was probably walking in only as you questioned where he was.

"Somewhere would be right here. Had a good summer, Isa?" It was normally recommended that he ask these questions, right? He was quite certain. Taking a seat and watching what was left of the sorting, his eyes might have been a little glazed with Nostalgia. He still remembered the hat sitting there on his head, quite like a hat and not saying anything for a good while. And then telling him he'd make a good Ravenclaw.

Well, Ravenclaw wasn't where the cookies were, so here he was. Hufflepuff. And watching the last sorting he'd experience as a student. Ever. Of course he wasn't tearing up.

And turning to the girl whose question Isa had answered. "That would be me," he nodded, offering a hand. In case she'd missed the interaction. "Brian Woods, Hufflepuff prefect at your service." Although in his experience, this service had ended up being inclusive of yelling at rude house ghosts and losing a good few house points before the term had even begun. Yet another reason he wasn't fond of Peeves and Miffy. But today was a good day, nothing had gotten in the way of that yet (save for the prefect meeting, but even that was sorted out).

Now to address the rest of the table. "Reverend," he grinned up at the ghost. "Glad to see you again. Was the castle terribly lonely this summer?" Because, well. He imagined it was quite dull if you were hanging around the same people you had for the past five hundred years. "The rest of you too, had a good break, yeah?"

It was good to be back, really.

Juno made her way towards the Puff table. She totally forgot that she had to use the restroom because prefecting was immensely busy, part way through the sorting she snuck out, and of course there was a long line. Why did girls always have to go in groups to the bathroom??? She should know that answer, but she really didn't. She liked to Piddle in Private.

Juno smiled and waved as she approached the table. There were a few minutes between sorting and the Headmaster/mistress so she was very lucky that the sorting had just ended. She waved at all her Puffs and gave them all a big smile. "Hi everyone," she called out. Then suddenly a woman was standing up at the Staff Dias, so Juno quickly plopped down next to Brian. Though she wasn't sure if that was a great idea. He didn't seem to like her very much, which really bothered her. She really wanted to be his friend. She would avoid obvious questions at all costs.

Juno listened, and quietly handed a little yellow box with a cupcake inside that had the Hufflepuff crest on it over to Brian. "I forgot to give it to you on the train. Made them myself." She gave him a small smile. she then turned her attention back to the announcements.

She applauded politely for the new Professors. She applauded loudly when it was announced that Paul was now Deputy Headmaster. "WOOHOO! Go Professor Myers!" She called out. He completely deserved it!! Then the woman at the Dias announced that she was the new Headmistress...which wasn't surprising seeing as she was the one making the announcements! She applauded politely for her as well.

FINALLLLLLYYY it was time for food!!!!!!!! Juno pilled up her plate. She was starving.