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Post by Laura on May 17, 2009 17:45:13 GMT -5
Jordyn entered the Great Hall and looked around. It looked crowded. Jordyn wasn't very good with strangers. I hope they will like me, she thought. But there's no way I could make the first move. She found a secluded corner of one of the tables by the wall and sat down facing the room. She hoped she wouldn't be reprimanded for not sitting at her house table. Or was she at the Ravenclaw table? She really didn't know. Suddenly, a plate of everything Jordyn would have wished for appeared on the table in front of her. She ate fillingly while looking around the Hall at all the commotion.
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Post by Desiree' on May 17, 2009 19:26:08 GMT -5
"You know I will never understand why Slytherins and Gryffindors are supposed to hate each other, but I have to admit, you are the first Gryffindor that I have really gotten to know." Erik said a little ashamed.
"I guess I can't really preach what I don't know can I?" Erik asked her. "I like you though, it seems like you have something you haven't discovered. Maybe you can pull it out into the open." Erik said pointing at Ethan with a smile.
(ooc: Laura, where did she sit down at? I think we are all at the Hufflepuff table, oh and everyone of our characters are like 5 or 6 years)
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Post by Laura on May 17, 2009 20:22:48 GMT -5
(ooc: I'll go to you. Maybe I can be a 5th year transfer student? I'll check around and make sure I haven't ruined that option yet) (ooc: Crap. I wrote this whole thing out, and I previewed it, and forgot to post it... let's see if I can do this again... but right)
Jordyn felt much better after a nice meal. She had even convinced herself to step out of her comfort zone and introduce herself, instead of waiting for people to come to her. She glanced down the table and saw a group of students. Here goes nothing, she thought. She was about to pick up her trash to throw it away (whereever the can may be) when it suddenly disappeared. She walked over to the group of students and smiled, "Hi. My name's Jordyn Grace. Nice to meet you," she offered her hand to no one in particular.
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Post by Katie on May 17, 2009 21:38:44 GMT -5
Kara blushed at Erik. She wasn't use to having a Slytherin being nice to her and she liked Erik too. He would be a good friend and maybe him and Ethan could become friends too.
"Thanks Erik, I like you too. I''ll admit, I have never gotten to know a Slytherin too. And to be honest, I think the whole rivalry between Gryffindor and Slytherin is dumb. Everyone's a person with feelings and emotions no matter what house they are in. I think somebody maybe got scared of a Slytherin and started it all or something like that. And I hope you're right." She said with a smile towards Ethan.
A voice interrupted them and Kara turned around to see a shy looking teenager standing there. Kara had never seen her before, but she knew that she was new because of how in awe the Great Hall was and she could just tell. Everyone had gone through all of that and Kara had been alone except for Carlisle.
"Hi I'm Kara, this is Ethan my boyfriend, and my two good friends Erik and Cassidy." She said introducing herself to the woman who said her name was Jordyn. Kara saw that Jordyn's hand was out towards them. Kara grabbed it and shook her hand.
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Post by Laura on May 17, 2009 22:45:09 GMT -5
Jordyn was grateful that she was greeted warmly, and not completely ignored. "Mind if I sit with you guys?" That was too forward of me, Jordyn thought. She shook your hand, Jordyn. She was probably just being nice. That doesn't mean she wants you to join in their conversation, Jordyn told herself. "Unless you're having a private conversation, I'll understand." Jordyn's self-confidence was beginning to fade. "I'm sorry I interrupted." She turned around to walk back to her seat.
(ooc: I'll leave it up to you guys whether she sits or not... she doesn't want to be too assertive. Yes, she's got some self-esteem issues.)
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Post by Katie on May 18, 2009 21:29:51 GMT -5
(ooc: That's okay, Kara's got self-esteem issues too)
"No you're not interrupting anything. You can sit down if you want to. We were just getting to know one another and about our relationships. Now I've never seen you before, are you new? How old are you? What house are you in? Do you like it here at Hogwarts?" Kara asked always eager to meet a new friend. She glanced at Jordyn who seemed nervous and shy to be around people she didn't know. Poor thing, Kara thought, maybe she'll meet someone who will show her the ropes around Hogwarts.
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Post by Desiree' on May 19, 2009 10:49:55 GMT -5
"Yes, please join us," Erik said pointing to an empty seat. "I'm sure it's hard for someone who transfered so late in their magical education." Erik said.
He knocked himself in the head. "Where are my manners," Erik said as he reached his hand out to Jordyn. "It's nice to meet you."
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Post by Laura on May 19, 2009 13:02:00 GMT -5
"I'm 15; in my fifth year, but this is my first year at Hogwarts," Jordyn explained to Kara as she shook Erik's hand. She sat down with the group. "I'm in Ravenclaw," she continued. "So, is there anything I should know about this... place?" Jordyn asked, looking around the room in amazement. "I still get a little lost walking through the halls. It took me awhile to get here from the Ravenclaw common room," she chuckled slightly, hoping she didn't sound like a total noob. Now that she had been welcomed at the table, Jordyn was feeling a little more confident. However, she remained cautious about how she presented herself.
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Post by Katie on May 19, 2009 17:27:15 GMT -5
Kara nodded and laughed. "Yeah this place is pretty intimidating when you first arrive here. You never know what to expect. Cool you're in Ravenclaw, so is my friend Carlisle. He's a sixth year. He's tall and has curly black hair, but you might see just part of his hair since his nose is always stuck in a book. One of my closest friends...well besides Ethan of course, Alexis is also in Ravenclaw. She's really nice. So what kind of classes are you taking?" Kara asked curiously.
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Post by Laura on May 19, 2009 18:48:20 GMT -5
"Umm..." Jordyn pulled a slip of paper out of her pocket, "I have... Potions, Defense Against the Dark Arts, Herbology, Transfiguration, Charms, and..." a lump of excitement grew in Jordyn't throat, "Flying," she added with a smile. She just got her new broom yesterday, and she was dying to try it out.
"So, what is the rule about magic outside the classroom?" When Jordyn had told her friend Jess about going to a public school, he had told her that magic would not be allowed unless instructed by a teacher.
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Post by Katie on May 19, 2009 22:29:58 GMT -5
Kara grinned at her class schedule. "I have 4 of those classes. I don't have Herobology or Flying. I love DADA and Transfiguration. Charms is a cool class. Potions..well that's another story. I just got out of Potions and here's some advice from all of us to you: Don't let Professor Snape intimidate you. He doesn't like anyone who isn't a Slytherin. Then again, that's just my opinion. Just do the best you can in there. And flying...ahhh that seems like yesterday that I took that class. It was so much fun." Kara replied.
"And the rule is that you just can't use magic in front of Muggles...non-magical people and outside of school. Yeah the teachers encourage you not to use magic outside of class, but most of us do it anyways." She replied with a chuckle.
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Post by Laura on May 20, 2009 1:17:25 GMT -5
"Great," Jordyn said sarcastically, "Well, thanks for the heads up on Professor Snape. Hopefully I'll be able to stay invisible in there."
"I'll try to keep that in mind," she said upon hearing the rule of using magic.
Before she could even finish the thought that she wanted dessert, a strawberry cheesecake and glass of milk appeared in front of her. "MMMmmm..." she took a bite, "I could get use to this." ;D
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Post by Desiree' on May 20, 2009 7:19:35 GMT -5
"Well Snape doesn't like all people who are in Slytherin, we don't really get along. In fact last year he was picking on a friend of mine and I yelled at him, lets just say it didn't end well." Erik said rolling his eyes at the memory.
"You will probably get lost for a while, I know when I first started here, I was so confused for about a month, but eventually you get the hang of it."
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Post by Katie on May 20, 2009 8:23:51 GMT -5
Kara smiled at Jordyn getting use to the fact that whenever she wanted a certain kind of food, she got it. "If you ever feel hungry late at night, the Kitchens are open too. House-elves are down there. A lot of us take advantage of that. In fact that's how the three of us decided to have lunch today...sorry Erik, you weren't cool enough to hang out with us down there...haha just kidding. And yes you probably will get lost Jordyn, but the majority of Hogwarts students are pretty nice and will help you out. We will too." Kara replied and at the three people she mentioned, she pointed towards herself, Cassidy and Ethan.
She then turned towards Erik with wide eyes, "Seriously you don't get a long with Snape either? He just likes to torment me because I am pretty clumsy and tend to sometimes be late and mess up. I wonder if he'll say anything to me since I wasn't there yesterday. I had a good excuse, Ethan 'dazzled' me when I met him that I ran into the Great Hall doors and hurt my ankle. But it's good as new." She replied with a laugh.
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Post by Laura on May 20, 2009 23:27:00 GMT -5
"Well, that's not fair!" she told Erik. "How can he get away with picking on a student?" Jordyn took a bite of her cheesecake. "Why doesn't someone do something about it?"
"Thanks for the info," she turned to Kara. She did often get hungry around 2 in the morning.
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