Sitting down at the Ravenclaw table, the night above still dark and full of shimmering stars, Ewan was ready. Ready for the coming day. Why he'd risen this early before almost every student he'd never know. All he knew is that if he didn't eat the mixed fruit pancake with lemon in front of him now, he'd faint! Okay, he wouldn't but he'd have severe hunger pains!

Picking up his knife and fork, he tucked in. Eyes only for his delicious pancake and his cauldron shaped mug of tea that sat next to his plate. Of all the things that he could have brought from home, he chose a cauldron shaped mug! This may seem odd to most people. Why would he bring it? But... being a muggleborn, he found it amusing that he'd owned the mug before he even knew he was a wizard. Pausing for a second, he looked up at the sky, admiring the last of the stars before the sun started to rise.

It was early. All the other girls in her dorm had still be sound asleep when Rylee had gotten up and ready for the day. It might have been Saturday and she may have been able to sleep in but why would she do that when there was things to be done? There was only so many hours in a day, why waste them all sleeping?

The young lioness entered the Great Hall, Neptune in his usual spot on her shoulder. There was literally one person in the entire hall. Seriously. Lazy bunch of people. Rylee zeroed in on the sole person making her way over long before she even realized who it was. When she got closer to the Ravenclaw table and saw it was Ewan, well that was just an added bonus that she already knew the slightly younger boy.

Slipping down onto the bench him she lightly bumped her shoulder into his in a playful manner careful not to make him drop anything or spill anything. "Morning! You're a morning person too?"

Hearing footsteps,he turned. Adjusting his still slightly sleepy eyes, he stared. Whaaat was that.. for a moment, he thought the sun had risen. "Aha, Hey Rylee! Greeting the red head with a wide smile, he gave her a little nudge back. "You wanna watch your self Pritchard...there are all sorts of people lurking around at this time of the morning!", a teasing grin across his face. "Yeah, i'm a morning type of guy, ya know. I mean, who doesn't love that! as if on cue, the great hall filled with a crimson red!

"Anyway..." he continued, "How are you?" *Speaks Welsh* A mischievous grin spread across his face now as he spoke that last sentence. Knowing fully well that the chances of Rylee being able to speak Welsh was slim to nothing. Giving her a little wink, he turned back to the table, ready to dip some biscuits into his tea. Just like he did at home.

Huh? Did she have something on her face? Rylee was slightly perplexed at the way she was being stared at for a moment there but then suddenly as if a light bulb went off inside the boys brain Ewan had smiled at her. Maybe he didn't realize who she was for a second there or something. Oh, well. "Oh, is that so? That's a whole lot of talk you got going on there for a first year," she teased laughing softly. A bright smile spread across her face as she tilted her head up slightly to look up at the ceiling taking in the rising sun, it was gorgeous! Didn't matter if it wasn't real or not! She pulled her long ginger hair to one side over her left shoulder so it wasn't covering Neptune up to much. "It's super pretty."

Reaching in front of her she grabbed a pitcher of milk to pour herself a bit. Scooped some eggs onto her dish, a bit of bacon, breaking off a little piece which was given to Neptune. Rylee cast a very brief sideways glance at the boy at her side. Ewan spoke Welsh hmm? "I'm great, thanks. How are you? Adjusting well? How are you finding Ravenclaw to be?" she asked in perfect Welsh not missing a bit. There was a very clear smirk in her voice as she bit into a piece of bacon once she finished talking. Things just got interesting it seemed.

Reese made his way into the Great Hall for some breakfast.. HE was kinda irritated.. Rylee hadn't met him outside his common room like she usually did.. And to make matters worse, she was sitting next to Ewwwan... That's what he called him anyhow.. The Ravenclaw made his skin crawl AND he didn't like how he was, for some reason, ALWAYS around his sister.. Not Cool, Mate... Not cool..

He still went to sit on the other side of her and started to fill his plate. " Mornin'.." he said curtly.. Piling eggs and potatoes and sausages and biscuits on his plate. Rylee knew him very well and should have been able to read his disappointment..

Chortling now, the echo of his laugh filling the empty hall, Ewan turned back towards her, his eyes cockeyed, a dopey grin on his face. "That is so! This ickle firstie is nout but trouble!" and with that, he burst out laughing again! Maybe it was the sun in the sky but suddenly, he felt warm all over.

For the briefest of seconds shock flitted across his face. She could speak Welsh? And not only a little, but fluently, it seemed. Grinning now, he turned to her "I'm great! Why didn't you tell me you could speak Welsh!!?", his Welsh accent filled with excitement! He missed speaking his native language her. Now, he wouldn't have to! And...Think of all the conversations they could have in class and no one would know what they were saying! A mischeveous smile spread across this face! She may not realise it yet, but she was about to see a whole lot more of him!

Giving her the side eye now on the sly, he looked closely at her hair for a second, admiring the way the sun radiated off it. Finally he spotted the rat on her shoulder. Watching her as she fed it a piece of bacon, his mind wandered. "I wounder....". But before he could test his theory, someone else had entered the hall. Reese. *Sigh* Putting his idea into the back of his head, he turned back to his plate, his face taking on a more stone like expression.

With laughter like that there was no denying that Rylee was going to laugh too. The response was immediate from her as well. There was a small space in time where she had tried not to laugh, tried being the chosen word. It didn't work though and sure enough slowly she began to laugh. "Oh, great! Cause what this place needs is even more trouble making firsties!" Wasn't there enough of those already?

Oh, man! Where was her camera when she needed it! The look on his face was perfect. Rylee simple grinned at him. "Why didn't you tell me that you spoke Welsh," she countered with a cheeky grin. She was a girl of many hidden secrets.

"Hm?" Once again he was looking at her and she couldn't quite figure out why. Was it her or? Oh! Ewan had looked at her right as sh-

Rylee lost her train of thought as Reese slid into the spot at her side. He was up early. "Morning. Thought you sleeping in today?" Wasn't that what he had said the night before? That was why she didn't stop to get him this morning. Or.. had she messed up the days somehow?

His face almost aching with laughter now, turned to face her

"Aha, the sound of victory!".

Briefly, he contemplated his answer... "Can there ever really be enough firstie trouble makers?", the answer was yes, there could be, his eyes wandering towards Reese for faintest of seconds before returning to Rylee.

His smile not quite as wide as it had been earlier "Sooo...Watcha up to today?his Welsh now spilling from his mouth fluently. He was curious if all of her plans started and finished with her little shadow. Peter Pan could have done with this kid.

Hmmm?.. Isn't that an UGLY mug.. His poor parents!... Reese wondered if they received condolence letters instead of congratulations when he was born... The git!.. Reese was eyeing him hard.. And he didn't like that he was sitting so close to his sister either AND bein' all overly familiar and giddy with her!... IT MUST END! he thought as he looked over and gave him the death glare.. " Aye... There's enough of us.." his red hair flaming with the heat of his anger.. He didn't like him.. He was a slick one.. But Reese had already added him to his mental list of target and or test subjects..

" I told ya that I wanted to sleep in yesterday, but ya came and had me woke up anyway, Ry.. 'Member? ", he sighed.. They just weren't on the same page anymore.. Even more had changed since he stepped foot on the train that it had his head spinning..


" Me and Rylee are goin' down to the barns to help feed the hippogriffs..", Reese chimed in before she could answer.. Yup!.. Me no likey.. You go bye bye.... Bye bye!

Moments like this kinda made her glad she wasn't a first year. Tempers flaring high with the young trouble makers. Good thing for her... she was in a class all her own. Not only was she a year above these two boys but she was a lioness, an adventurer and she had maps and photos from all over the castle and it's grounds. If they wanted to bicker she would let them.

Ah, so he had. Days tended to sometimes blend together at Hogwarts. He didn't understand. She had a LOT on her plate. From her lessons, homework, to the huge amount of extra things she had signed herself up for this term on top of a few things that she was continuing with on her own as well. "M' sorry.." Even she messed up at times. What she needed was a planner or something... a nice one. A better one then what she had last term.

Rylee lifted her goblet taking a long drink of her milk before setting it back down and starting on her bacon, a bit more of which went to her rat. A soft laugh escaped her lips when Ewan returned to speaking in Welsh asking about her plans for the day. Only she didn't get the chance to reply and she cast Reese a quick look knowing exactly what that was all about. "Mm, what he said. I might head down by the lake or the whomping willow for a bit though later on. Maybe get some dance time in." Or reading. Both of those sounded good.

Sheesh. What was it with this kid? Catching his ‘Death Stare’, he grinned back at him, bemused at his fellow first year. That was until he caught Rylee’s sigh. With slight reluctance, he took a deep breath and held in the retort he’d had planned for the little Badger. He’d almost thought about inviting himself along to their little trip to see the Hippogriffs but again, held back. He liked Rylee. He didn’t want to make things worse for her. HE...at least could control himself. Unlike some.

“Aha, that sounds like a nice day! I’m just going to do a bit of reading once I find a nice quiet place”, His thoughts drifting back to the copy of Peter Pan that he’d been loaned.
Grinning at her laugh, he continued in Welsh again “So where are you from? I mean, to be able to speak Welsh? I’m guessing you’re at least part Welsh or lived there for a while”. Honestly curious at this point. Her Welsh was impeccable, surprisingly.

Reese was fiercely protective of his older sister.. She was his very best friend since he was able to toddle alongside her around their home and she was the one he had accidentally made bald when he had a magical misfire when his magic started to show.. They had always been attached at the hip and had always believed they were meant to be twins, but time messed up.. That was why he looked at Ewan as an insect that needed getting rid of.. It wasn't anything personal at all..

He could see that the other first year had noticed the ice of his glare and smiled thankfully when he didn't invite himself along with them.. Though, he would have tried to make the best of it had he done so.. After all, he knew Rylee wasn't at all keen on his new friends either.. For whatever reasons the girls just did not get along at all and he had no idea why..


Reese kept it to himself that he didn't like that she had basically given Ugly an invite to meet up later on.. No, now he was thinking of something to keep them busy until bedtime. That way Ewwwwan wouldn't get any Ry-time today... Hehe.

AHEM!.. Speaks welsh too!.. Duh! Answered him after all!

After hours of studying, Kye's stomach had made a large noise that practically echoed through the dorm. It was then that she realized that she hadn't eaten since yesterday. WHAT? She sighed, knowing this to happen when she got too caught up with stress and studying. She had done this during her fifth year too, studying for OWLs. Kye made her way to the Great Hall with only one textbook in hand, because otherwise she may forget to eat even sitting in the Great Hall.

Kye plopped herself down near the entryway and sighed as food appeared in front of her. She would eat almost anything at this point, if she were being honest, but she decided to stay calm and try to be civilized with her knife and fork. She put a biscuit and a chicken leg on her plate to start... but let's be honest, those mashed potatoes needed a home too! And some veggies wouldn't hurt. Oh and was that gravy? Ooh and...

Rylee saw that stare and she turned her blue eyes onto her brother giving him a look. She knew exactly what he was doing and it wasn't needed. If he was going to have his friends so was she. There was plenty of spots around this castle and it's grounds that she could spend time at without being found. What the boys probably didn't know was there was things to do all over this castle and the grounds. If she wanted to she could easily slip away and be gone without them knowing, unless they got an older kids help to find her.

"Oh? What book are you going to read?" Maybe it was something she had read before and they could talk about. If not maybe it was a book she might be interested in reading. Rylee smiled at the question even though even the look on her brothers face made her laugh. "Just because I can speak Welsh doesn't mean I'm from a place that speaks the language." Quiet a few moments while she eats a bit more of her breakfast.

After a sip of her milk she final gave Ewan a real answer. "We live in Wales. Our father is Welsh and our mother is Irish." She could speak that as well. There were a few other languages she was working on as well but she wasn't as fluent in those ones. With a schedule as crammed to the gills as hers was going to be this term it was tough fitting anything into it at all.

Ewan couldn’t help but give Reese the smaaaaaaaalest of smiles now. He’d gone up in his book, just slightly, due to the fact that he could speak Welsh. He could appreciate the fact that he was protective of his sister, but after all, he wasn’t exactly doing anything wrong. I mean, she could have other friends, couldn’t she? Giving him a slight nod towards him, he allowed him a simple “Nice”. At least he could say he tried.

His small smile turned into a grin now at Rylee’s enthusiasm.

“Aha, I was going to read Peter Pan. I need to finish it before I return it. You read it?”.

He’d only ever watched the movie, so he was quite excited to give it a go! After all, movies ALWAYS left out so much detail, it was practically a crime! Although, he did love reading in general, so he was pretty sure he’d love it.

Aha, so she did live in Wales! Interesting.

“Aha that’s really cool! You’re the first part Welsh person I’ve met here! Which part are you from?”.

He was honestly curious now as Wales wasn’t exactly the biggest of places. Maybe he knew where she lived. Putting down his knife and fork, he stood up and looked across the table in search for his next dish, unsure of what he wanted. Taking a moment to eye up the variety of food, he eventually settled on some toast. Cutting it diagonally in half, just like his mother used to, he sat back down and took his first bite.

Slate looked around for Juni, as usual. It seemed like he beat her there though. Unless, of course, she was studying. She seemed to do that a lot lately. It was... disappointing. He missed hanging out with her all the time.

He could only imagine how much worse it was going to get once exams were closer.

After one final look around, he took a seat at the Slytherin table and started on some food.

Famished from flying and doing Quodpot exercise, Charlie Kane found himself in the Great Hall, still in his old Quodpot jersey from Ilvermorny, sniffing the aroma that made him salivate even more. American food was great, but English/Scot food was delish too. Also, beggars can't be choosers said a wise man from centuries ago.

Charlie didn't have to do a clean sweep of the entire hall to see a familiar face to sit with. Just by the entrance, Kye was sat on a table, piling up her plate. This girl has an issue with hoarding apparently, but Charlie didn't mind it one bit. He actually appreciates girls who eat and not care about gaining extra weight or something. "Hey Kye, leave some for me, yeah?" Charlie sat in front of her, grinning, and watched his goblet fill with pumpkin juice. The Hufflepuff made a face and leaned closer to his goblet. "I prefer water please, thank you." As if his goblet was sentient, the contents of his cup turned into clear liquid. "D'ya think I can get soda around here? I'm asking for a friend..." he may be a Hufflepuff, but he was clearly not aware of the wonders of the kitchen that was just situated near their dorms. Oblivious Poofer is oblivious.

Kye had just finished situating her plate when she heard her name. Whipping around, she saw her trolley friend!

"Hey Charlie!" she greeted him happily, " Hey, I don't think my stomach could ever keep up with the house elves, so I think you're okay." She motioned toward the kitchens below, which, FUN FACT, she had only visited a couple of times during her time here. Hmmm soda, huh? "Well we can always go ask in the kitchens if you'd like, but honestly I've never actually had soda." She didn't think that was weird either. It's not like she had never heard of it or something, it just wasn't something offered to her growing up. Kye was actually a big fan of milk or a glass of orange juice typically.

As she took a bite of mashed potatoes and gravy, Kye noted Charlie's outfit. "Did you play Quidditch at your old school?" she wondered if she'd be seeing him out on the pitch this year. Was he trying out??

Peter Pan. Well that wasn't something she was expecting to here for some reason but none-the-less the reply made her grin. "I have. Saw the movie too." More than a few times." It made her think of the girl named after her favorite flower and her conversation with Drew which brought a small smile to her face. "Did you borrow the book from the library?"

Really? This was news to her. She knew that her peers came from all around but she never really gave it much thought. Rylee tore off another small bit of her bacon for Neptune. "That's the last of it now, okay," she whisper petting her furry companion lightly on his with her finger for a moment. Pushing her plate away she wiped her hands on her napkin turning to face Ewan slightly as she spoke once more explaining where it was in Wales that they lived. She didn't go into exact detail of course but she did give the town for him.

She looked over at Reese to see how he was doing with his breakfast and if he was almost finished.

Seeing the slight shock in her face, he smiled at her, one eye raised.

“What, am I not allowed to read Peter Pan?” His face feigning shock. “I’ve saw the movie too. But movies always leave out the best parts, you know?”.

Taking a moment, he hesitated, casting a quick side eye at Reese. “Uh, yes. Quinn let me borrow it. We were talking about fiction and she was kind enough to send home for her copy”. Over the last few weeks, he’d noticed that Rylee wasn’t exactly fond of the first year Ravenclaw girl. He didn’t blame her of course, Quinn wasn’t to everyone’s taste. Ewan watched Rylee carefully now, seeing how she’d react to this information.

He wasn’t sure which part of Wales she was from, but it was nice to know someone else who lived there all the same. Sitting there now, he lost himself in his own mind, his thoughts wandering back to home. He missed home. He missed the mountains. He missed his father. He missed his friends. Most of all, he missed his dog.

*Sigh*

The fake look of shock on his face was by far much more funny than her slight look of surprise had to have been. It was enough to earn a grin a small laugh from her anyhow. "I didn't say that." She hadn't. There had been no questioning of the book he was reading, it was a good one. "Mhmm... but that's mainly because if the movies included everything the books did they would be hours upon hours long." Not that she would mind that though. Most movies would be worth sitting and watching then if they were made exactly like the books were written.

Rylee noticed Ewan's hesitation right away as well as that look sent towards Reese. Huh? What was th- Oh. Quinn. Why was everyone always watching what they around her when it involved that girl? Now it was her turn to raise an eyebrow curiously. Only it wasn't that the girl lent him the book but because Ewan seemed to think Rylee would care. It didn't concern her in the least. If they wanted to be friends that was their business. Finishing off the last bit of her milk so she could quickly regain her focus she smiled setting the empty goblet back down. "That was nice of her." There, see, she could be nice.

Frowning for a second, he finally gave her a slight nod. “I guess”. He really didn’t mind too much as long as it represented the book well.

Oops, did he notice his hesitation? In all honestly, he didn’t think she’d care. He just...didn’t want to cause an argument between her and her brother. Trying to cover up his hesitation now he replied, “Mhm, I mean, it’s a good book so far”. Looking away, a slight shiver running down his arms, he couldn’t help but feel cold now.

“What about you, what’s your favourite book?... Or movie?”, He added on at the end then. After all, not everyone liked reading as much as he did.
Pushing his toast away, full to the brim, he finally stood up, ready to tackle the day ahead. Despite his early start, he didn’t actually have much to do today. All of his homework was done, his clothes washed and for some unknown reason, he didn’t quiet fancy reading Peter Pan anymore.

“Hmm... What to do?”

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Slate looked around for Juni, as usual. It seemed like he beat her there though. Unless, of course, she was studying. She seemed to do that a lot lately. It was... disappointing. He missed hanging out with her all the time.

He could only imagine how much worse it was going to get once exams were closer.

After one final look around, he took a seat at the Slytherin table and started on some food.

Surprisingly Juni was coming in from the pitch, she had been there and not in the library studying. She decided to go outside and do a few laps around the pitch on her broom. Now she was hungry from that so she headed back inside the castle for some food. Plus she hadn’t seen Slate pretty much all day. Where else would she start her search for him then the great hall.

She looked around and spotted him. Making her way over to the Slytherin table. ”You look like you lost your best friend.” Yes she knew that they hadn’t been spending as much time as they normally did. She propped up her broom against the table and sat down next to him.

"Was that a challenge or what?" he said grinning mischievously as he piled up his own plate. He was a growing boy with a growing appetite. "I've heard so much about the food here from my uncle. I was sceptical at first, but after having too much cranberry-filled everything back in Ilvermorny, I was ready to sink my teeth into anything that was Hogwarts made." Of course, he was oblivious to poison-laden food...or that some of his classmates thought that their professors were hags. No seriously, where's the fun in being dry and ordinary and boring, yeah? "Any favorite food then?" he asked, stuffing his face with mashed potato.

YUM.

And hold up, Kye never had soda before? Like...NEVER? "This is madness, no soda since you were old enough to drink from a sippy cup?!" he asked dropping his mashed potato from his fork to his plate. "Are you willing to try though? When we go to the kitchens that is." He really should watch his sugar intake, but one can't just take that bad eating habit from this Americano.

When asked about Quidditch, he looked at his shirt and beamed proudly at Kye. "Just a bit, but I was more into Quodpot. This is my old jersey," he said lifting the print just a bit for Kye to see the Thunderbird emblem. "I wore it during our tryouts a few days ago...sort of a good luck charm." he continued as he sliced a huge chunk of steak on his plate, and into his mouth.

SO. GOOD.