Eloise had not as much an eventful train as it was more annoying. It was her fault she picked the worst compartment imaginable. None of her friends where in it and there was only Jozef and another boy who didn't even like to talk.

Her Luck.

*DRAMATIC SIGH*

The red-head made her way over to the table and sat or more like flopped down, seeing none of her house or dorm-mates yet which was a bummer because she hated being at tables first. It was annoying and awkward to her at least.

She took out a cauldron cake she had gotten off the train and took a bite into it.

See three years at the weird castle and you learn some things. Maybe not important things like how many moons saturn has.

But things.

Eiji may not admit to it aloud, but he actually was looking forward to this feast...though it was for one reason only and that was to see his little sister get sorted. Even if he felt it was painfully obvious where her placement would be. He was more interested in seeing her smile when the Sorting Hat announced her house anyway.

Which was why he quickly slipped into a vacant seat beside Eloise and immediate cast his attention to the stool in front of the staff dais.

"You're looking pleasantly miserable as always," he noted while casting a cursory glance around the Great Hall in general and then the cauldron cake in her hand. "Take it Rebecca didn't find you yet then." Or else she would have a pocket full of flower shaped sugar cookies too.

Austin made his way to the Slytherin table. He onlt saw a couple of house mates. One which he recognised from the train. He gave her a small wave and then sat down waiting for the feast to begin.

Patrick walked into the great hall. He had already talked to Jolie and he seriously wasn't sure where they stood now. He kept walking from the entrance hall toward the Slytherin table. This boot was really going to be an annoyance. A clunk noise echoed throughout the great hall with every other step. Thankfully the boot wasn't too thick so he wasn't limping. Thank Merlin.

He had changed into his robes on the train and they were slightly billowing as he walked toward his table. He got over to the table and noticed the three people he had spotted in the back of the train. He noticed Eloise was sitting next to Eiji. He nodded at them and sat down closer to the end of the table.

Just as he sat down he noticed the quiet one from the train that he had helped find a compartment with. He nodded at the young student. Then he set to getting comfy on the bench, stretching his booted foot out in front of him he pulled the gold fish out of his pocket. Speeches were soooo long so he wanted to make sure he had something to snack on. So far no dorm mates or friends at the table but maybe he just got into the first carriage.

Austin smiled back and waved a bit at the prefect who had helped him. He finally had a look around. Wooow this place was so amazing. He looked up at the candles that floated and the cieling which was enchanted to look like the clear night sky. Unlike the actual night sky which was pooring down rain right now.

Now if only Nina where somewhere in the castle right now and here. It would make it more fun. Not that Eloise cared or anything. It would just make this whole thing more amusing and less dull. Because this was her fourth feast and it was losing a lot of its whatever it has.

Hmm...well well well Eiji Rastings wasn't going to si with Missa at the table.

"At least I'm not hungry and miserable. That's an awful combination. Seen one feast you seen them all"

SIGH

Huh why would oh so that was her handing out all the cookies. Merlin, she could have been set and not paid the trolley lady anything. "Aww circe, i missed her. would have loved a couple of those cookies. You see anyone yet that we know but all I had was Jozef and a mute first year for company on the train?"

Speaking of said mute kid. He just sat down at the table and Patrick also. Who got well as resemblance of a smile from her

Dpespite what she may think, Austin was listening to what she was saying.
all I had was Jazef and a mute first year" he mentally rolled his eyes and quickly wrote something down.

He took the notebook and was about to slide it over to her but decided against it.
Not worth it he sighed and tore the page out. One last chance Austin. He ripped the page up and stuffed the pieces in his robe pocket.

Prefecting was a little exhausting, honestly. You had to be welcoming and authoratative and kind, but not a pushover. You had to be a role model and a good student and respectful, while also gaining respect. Vita didn't know how anyone could possibly be all those things all the time, but she was trying her best.

After helping to show some confused looking first years on their way, the seventh year joined her housemates at the Slytherin table. "Hey everyone." Her smile was a tired one, but it was there as she smoothed down her hair and glanced around. Noticing the new kid, she offered him a wave. "Hi, I'm vita. Welcome to Slytherin house."

...Hopefully he wasn't the troublemaking sort.

Austin waved at the prefect, giving her a small smile. He wondered what her reaction would be. Probably the same.

Eiji had had his time with Missa on the train ride here and left his mark, Eloise. It was not as though he and his girlfriend were joined at the hip.

He couldn't help but snort a bit at her statement. His parents had always raved about the feasts and how special they had been. Personally, Eiji always felt them more a formality than something 'special'. No different than the special meals he had endured at Himitsumahou. The difference there being he could sit on a bench instead of on flat cushions in seiza for hours. This was preferable between those two settings.

"You'll be hearing her soon enough," he replied, nodding towards the Sorting in progress. "She'll be up soon and likely speed over here afterwards." And speaking of Eloise's train ride companions...he quickly took note of the smile and wave from the newly sorted first year. "Looks like you have an admirer. Try not to lead him on too much," he teased with a firm jab of the elbow. "I think he was about to write you a poem."

He saw the Slytherin ca---- Oh? Not captain anymore was he? Eiji supposed that was what happened when you lost your house the Cup. His hazel-green eyes ventured around the table a bit, spotting one of their other new prefects in their midst as well. "You know anything about her?" he asked Eloise offhand. He knew all that he needed to about Patrick, thanks. "I helped Nina find her way on to the platform. Because she is new and such," he offered with a shrug. "Ethan ended up catching up to us too." He was pretty sure Ethan stalked him, honestly. "Met a first year and some older girl on the train...can't remember their names though. Spent what parts of the train ride I wasn't with my little sister with Missa."

So yeah. He had met a few people.

....and were they being taught by a centaur? First a ghost and now a centaur? Guessing by the order of the table...the centaur would be teaching Divination which he, thankfully, had not signed up for as an elective. "Mum and dad told me they were instructed by a centaur during their time at Hogwarts. Be wild if it were the same one."

Austin dropped his smile and hand. He went back to his notebook. He'd brought too much attention to himself. He went to a blank page and just drew some random pictures. Mainly creatures.

She was here!!!

Although Odaline was happy to have made it back to Hogwarts, she had not yet smiled about it. There were a lot of things that needed to happen behind the scenes for her to make it back again next year and none of them were particularly anything that excited her. A foster family? People that actually wanted her and wouldn't leave without a trace? Impossible.

She took a seat immediately at the Slytherin table without saying a word.

Gunnar was here and he was hungry, though from previous experience he knew it would be awhile until food was served. And even then, he knew well enough to be careful about what he ingested. No need to have a repeat of last term's start of term feast, even if he could find the humor in it now. Sort of.

Blue eyes scanned the table quickly before taking a seat at the far end, near Patrick. He was about to casually say something about Quidditch when his eyes fell on the sixth year's foot and... a different sort of badge. Huh. "Not playing then?" he asked, curious about who the captain was now. Gunnar was already wondering who is co-beater might be now that Cam was gone, but now it would be a whole new dynamic.

Where were his mates anyway? His closest friends didn't seem to be among the ones already seated there, though he supposed he didn't look that hard either. The fifth year had spotted Kaiser on his way in, but he appeared to be in some sort of trouble with the headmaster anyway so it was probably best to sort that out before he headed in. And he chanced a quick glance at the Hufflepuff table before turning his eyes towards the staff table. So many new faces, but he was used to the high turnover rate here. It didn't faze him anymore.

If you asked her, the worst day of term was the first of September. She had to travel alll the way to London from the Kilgreccan only to the take the train all the way back to the north of Scotland. Bleh. It was a lot of travelling in one day… and a lot of sads with leaving Cameron and their parents behind. AND there was a lot of waiting around for food. You ate early then you tried to make your food last on the train but ate it within the first hour… then you had to wait and wait and waiiiiit for the sorting to be over.

Urgh. She was starving.

Placing her chin in her hand, she rolled her eyes at Alis and Jorgie, bored and hungry and soo ready to not be sitting here. At least next year they would be counting down until Alis’ brother got sorted… but this year? This year, she didn’t know any of the first years.

So, she was boring.

Twirling her hair around her finger, she looked across the hall in an attempt to find Avery on his own house table.

Well, excuse her, Eiji Rastings.

Left his mark makes it sound...well she was going to leave it.

Seriously she was lucky she had this cake or she would be complaining about not eating anything and starving to death. “I could do with a cookie or two and handing the rest off to you” Becky seemed like the type to go to all the different tables and see if anyone wants some cookies or well doing it just at her own house table. Was only fair since it was his sister after all. And she would be shocked if she was in this house “Oh haha. I think he heard us. Shame no poem now to judge” She wanted something fun to happen at this feast. So far nothing.

But it was early

Ah right she had let it slip her mind no more captains this year which would mean he got a promotion which doesn't affect how often she even listens to him. But it was an observation. Honestly Ewasn'tt wasnt her fault you never paid attention to any gossip and saying you dont care about it is a horrible excuse. “Nothing besides she is dating one of the Stemps. Maverick I think and you are so nice to Nina honestly” Everything he was saying made it sound like his ride was much more eventful than hers. And ok she was focused on the table so far had not even looked at the staff dais yet and oh circe there was a centaur there. And a million new faces. Honestly what was up with this school and new professors. was the whole school cursed??

Ha!.

“Possibly if they don't age at all. Bet the first questions asked in his class are about him being a centaur”

Nobody interesting to her has made it to the stable yet. Not even Kaiser or any of her dormmates. There was Alis and her friends and people that she had seen but have not cared enough to talk to or remember their name.

Maybe she should have made her way over to Ravenclaw table tho she doesn't see Drewett or Evan yet so maybe not

Austin glanced up at the girl. No poem? That's what she thought he was going to give her? Right. Okay. He took a look at his niffler drawing. He smiled a bit. He liked it.
He carefully ripped the page out of his notebook. He folded it in half so it wouldn't just fly off the table and slid it over to her to see.

Patrick’s eyes had been scanning the room watching everyone. He was amazed at how quickly his mind changed from carefree captain to watchful eye of a prefect. He was still a bit upset that he had to step down but no use dwelling on it. He heard his younger teammatehousemate. “Oh yeah... Broke my ankle over the summer playing baseball. My parents are of the mind that if you hurt yourself doing muggle activities their medicine has to heal you. Here I am, stuck with the boot. Didn’t figure captaincy would be a good idea if I can’t fly well enough.” shakes his head at the image of him flying with the boot on.

Austin smiled as all the food started to appear. Finally! He started filling his plate with a couple chicken legs, some mashed potatoes, carrots.
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As Austin continued to eat, he glanced up. Was that a centaur? Cool. Yeah he was late to the party. Sorry.