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Amane raised an eyebrow. "...yyyes, actually, his name is Tsukasa." He tried very, very hard to remember if Tsukasa had ever mentioned talking to Alison; while he recalled that she was the one they had seen in Madame Malkins', he was 99% sure that the two hadn't actually had a conversation. "Do...you two know each other?" Amane was definitely a bit confused, but knowing Tsukasa, there was probably a very unique answer to how on earth they seemed to be acquainted.

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Nene was trying very hard not to squeeze her friend's arm too hard. "'Ri," she whispered between cheers for a newly assigned Gryffindor, "T-the hat...do you think everything's going to be okay?" Not that anything seemed out of the ordinary other than what the hat had said, but the more she thought about it, the more it freaked her out. Of course, she would do her best not to worry about it (she had things like O.W.L.S. to worry about instead!), but it definitely was making her a bit uneasy, and she could tell that 'Ri wasn't taking it lightly either, from the way her friend had tensed up for a few minutes after the hat's speech. What did 'Ri think about all of this? Despite the two girls being best friends, Nene sometimes found Hurricane to be so mysterious.

Alison laughed nervously. "I was kind of, uh, staring at him, because I watch people, and he noticed and wanted to know why." She slid down in her seat a little, hoping that he wouldn't take it the wrong way. Lots of people had asked her, in varying degrees of concern, rudeness, and straight out confusion why she was staring at them, and despite her akward attempts at explaining, walked away. "N-not in a creepy way, though, I just find people interesting and like to watch what they do." Please, please don't walk away, she prayed.

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Aurora shrugged. She really wasn't in the mood for talking. "I guess." she says. She flinches slightly when she feels Suvansh's mind calling to hers. She shoves the calling away. She REALLY wasn't in the mood for ANY interaction it seemed.

Heidi stares out the grand window near her. "I could turn and fly away if I really wanted to." she thought. She sighs and turns. She envies those who have friends and can spend this time chatting away. She certainly can't.

Holly thinks for a moment. "After we all get settled in." she suggests.

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"Sounds like a plan!" Anthony exclaimed, giving a smile. He was actually getting excited about this. It was nice. "Do you want to meet just outside the castle?" He asked, trying to think of any back up meeting place in case it didn't work.

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"Sure thing. Staff gave me my own room this year, because of um." she gestures to her face. Holly's eyes betray her sadness for only a second. She sighs, visibly exhausted and seemingly frustrated. Holly lowers her voice. "When's the next full moon?" she whispers. No one but Anthony can hear her.

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Anthony nodded with a smile that slowly fell as she grew upset. He supposed he could relate at a minor level. His own recovery was a long road some would still argue he was traveling today. How long had it even been? A hand reached back for his neck, lightly rubbing down the back before he pulled away. Roughly 4 or 5 years he supposed. He blinked, trying to remember the answer to Holly's question. "Uhm... I can't quite recall off the top of my head. I have a lunar calendar packed up, once I get that all sorted out I can hopefully get a better guess."

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Holly leans back and nods. "Alright." she says casually, as if she had asked him when the first Quidditch match was. She rubs her head. "God I'm exhausted." she murmurs. She had literally run across the country to get here, and hadn't gotten much sleep since.

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“The swallow, the Hare and the Parsel hark” she smirked, parselmouth....it HAD to be Jules. She was way too edgy, and besides, however much he tried to hide it, Scarlett knew Jules was a parselmouth. She literally had files on EVERYONE, well, except the first years, but that would change. Besides, she wanted to see what the threat was......

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Amane blinked. That...was probably one of the most normal ways someone had met Tsukasa in a long, long time. "Oh, is that all? That's a relief," he said with a sigh, relaxing a bit. "Usually he gets into trouble and drags people along, and that's how he meets people. It's totally not creepy," he added, waving a hand dismissively. "I like to people-watch, too. And Tsukasa's pretty interesting, I'll give him that." Amane laughed at this severe understatement; he'd never met anyone quite like his twin brother, and he didn't think he ever would.

Alison gave an audible sigh of relief. "That's good, most people think I'm weird." She was starting to belive that maybe there were good people that cared." She was amused to know that the boy who seemed well mannered enough was actually a troublemaker. She'd always thought that making trouble was dumb, but maybe that was why he had seemed so interesting to her. "So you're a people-watcher too?" She asked curiously. "Do people avoid you in the streets and give you odd looks too?"

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Aurora pauses, stifling a laugh. "Somebody's not using occlumency!" she murmurs to herself. She shakes her head. By somebody, she meant like 90% of the people in this room. It made her head hurt like crazy. "Fresh air will be nice." she thinks. She resolves to sit on her window sill later.

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Turning to her friend, 'Ri forced an expression and tone of calmness. "Oh, of course! It'll be just fine. It was probably something we'll learn in History of Magic, anyway. I wouldn't worry." She grinned, though not quite believing her own words. Patting her friend's shoulder, she added, "Besides, why worry? We're almost through the line, which means food! Yes, food, yay?" The brunette clapped her hands together excitedly, pushing the thought of the Hat from her mind. A little flicker of nausea pressed in on her stomach at the thought of eating, but she knew it was just due to the mild anxiety she was feeling regarding the upcoming school year.

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As the crowd chatters and cheers about the new entries to their houses, and various degrees of conversations between the students take place, the sorting ceremony abruptly ends. "May the feast begin" Professor McGonagall cues, and flicks her wand for a presentation view, while actually the elves could hear her and send over the food as she cued, and the flick was completely unnecessary. The just empty platering silver and gold, were now filled to the brim with delicious delicacies. There was literally anything, and everything you could ever imagine to eat.

Though Suvansh hadn't had a lot of appetite left after the song, he willed himself some mountain dew via the magical goblets of Hogwarts. While he thought not to eat anything, he succumbed to his temptations and ate a handful of garlic bread and pasta. He looked around the great hall, unwary of the impeding threat. Once he's done, he gets up and has a quick word with the headmistress, who confirms, 8 pm, my office. Suvansh conveys this message to all the other headboys and girls, including Aurora. He then headed for the Gryffindor common room, before anyone else, and went into his dormatory. He had been given a private dorm room in his sixth year, due to a lot of his dormates leaving the previous year. He goes around readying stuff, and wonders when the prefects will bring the first years forth. He tries to read a book, but he was so tired, that he shook off the sleep.

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Amane laughed lightly. "Oh, most people think Ravenclaws are odd. That's like, a house tradition." Amane jumped as food began appearing on the table. He was used to it, of course, but he hadn't been paying much attention and nearly rested his elbow in a bowl of jello. Upon hearing Alison's question, Amane frowned. "Avoid you? Um, no, not usually," he said, starting to feel a bit angry. Who on earth was treating this poor first-year so terribly?! "Alison, I think the people who did that are nothing for you to worry about. If you ask me, they're just stuck-up muggles who couldn't accept magic if it bit them on the hand. It's definitely hard attracting unwanted attention," Amane acknowledged while scooping a plate of mashed potatoes, "but I promise, no matter how weird or out of place you think you are, there's someone even odder than you at Hogwarts. And that's exactly the kind of person that belongs here." His warm smile returning, he motioned to the table. "Seems like it's dinner time; are you hungry?"

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Nene sighed and gave a brisk nod, letting go of 'Ri's arm. Her friend was right; the hat was a problem for another day; and besides, it would be the professors' job first if anything was awry. Giggling at her friend's enthusiasm for dinner, the blonde gasped happily as the food appeared, as though 'Ri herself had summoned it with her words. "Yes, food, yay," Nene agreed, already reaching for a roll. "Oh! Like I was saying earlier, I started gardening over the summer. It's kind of hard, but I actually really like it! I think you would, too." She'd managed to grow both cucumbers and tomatoes, and even some flowers like camellias; while it wasn't exactly a dramatic feat, it was pretty successful, in her opinion. "I bet magical gardening is way weirder - I mean, remember some of the stuff we saw in Herbology?" Nene gave a shudder, recalling some very dangerous plants that they'd been introduced to.

The feast like every year was spectacular. Although Hufflepuff students had a stereotype of being foodies Jules himself didn't eat much. Just small food that he nibbled as he tried to get his pounding heart under control. Smiling his thanks at Suviansh's message, he stays at his table for a while longer planning on leading the new Hufflepuff students to the common room. He knew that the castle would be tricky to navigate and he wanted to be a person that the new kids could rely on. He knew that the first couple of days would be a blur of him telling various first years the same information over and over again, directing them to their classrooms and telling them which staircases to take and which doors were locked, but it would be worth it if he could make their life just a little bit easier. Feeling his stomach roll and bile rise at the sight of so much food that he couldn't possibly eat let alone finish, he silently waved his wand letting magic hide the food from his vision only. It was these small self-made spells like these that protected him from the mundane things that muggles and wizards didn't suffer from, special suffering formed over the years and a nasty prison to break out of.

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Aurora sighs. She excuses herself and she too goes to her dorms. When she gets to her room, she flops down on the bed and groans. "Headache..." she mutters. She slowly sits up, and gets changed into something more comfortable. She goes over to her windowsill and opens the window. She swings her legs around so they dangle out the window and leans against the side. She lets out a sigh as the brisk air blows her hair off her shoulders. Slowly, her hair goes completely white.

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'Ri clasped her hands in front of her. "That sounds amazing! Have you taken a look at all of the plant decorations in the common room before? I mean like a close look? You might find some inspiration there. As for trying it myself, I... literally have killed every plant I've ever touched, but I'd be more than happy to!" Somehow, the 16 year old had even managed to kill a cactus, and that was quite recently, too. She was just happy to have a new thing she and Nene could do together, though. 'Ri ate a salad and some banana pudding, but that was about it. She was tired, no longer too hungry, and wanted to start decorating her bed. Inconspicuously, she pushed her plate back a bit and waited for Nene to finish, nails tapping distractedly on her leg as her mind wandered.

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As the delicious feast ends, with their tummies full, Jason and Malcolm meet together while the students were going.
How about the library? Jason asks.
'Sorry dude, no im a prefect and i have to take the first years actually....aand i feel a bit wierd about this er.. of course you realised it was a prophecy?' Malcolm said
'Of course i did Mal. Anyways have you seen Aurora's been acting weird this year? Something's definitely going to go wrong...'
'Well whatever Jason, most of us can see and understand these strange going ons....huh i guess we'll have to meet in the library tom....'
'Tis ok Mal, anyways i need to sort out some matters in the common room' said Jason glancing at Rashi ..
'Its ok!Ha ha ha ha! of course you need to' Malcolm whispered with a knowing smile 'Bye!'
'Bye Mal!'

*Both of them run towards their respective houses*

Scarlett eats daintily, picking at the food. She finishes quite quickly, before leaving with Astra to her dormitory, under the lake. She waved her hand, dark black shadows emanating for it. She was lazy today, and thus used it to transport herself. For a moment, they saw her corrupted form, after using dark magic for so long. But it quickly disappeared, as she popped into the Slytherin dorms

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With the feast coming to an end and other students were beginning to leave, Jules stood up and proceeded to the head. "Hufflepuff first years, if you would please follow me I'll show you the way to the common rooms." He announced with a bright smile on his face. As the new students gathered before him, he started walking through the hallways. “Alright, can everyone hear me? No? Well, I'll be happy to repeat the whole thing at a later time but for now, let's get introductions underway. Welcome to Hogwarts, the only magical school in Scottland which automatically makes it the best. My name is Jules and I am Hufflepuff's Head Boy this year. Our house also has 6 Prefects who are people you don’t want to piss off, and if you do, I'll save you for the low low price of one hug. As Head Boy, it’s my duty to make sure that none of you rascals blow up the bloody common room but you are free to relocate your magical experiments in the dungeons where Professor Gladion will entertain your destructive teenage tendencies.” Jules started out, the empty halls magnifying his voice as he instructed the younger students. He was glad that some of the students laughed as he continued with his spiel about Hogwarts. “I’m the No Fun Police so please be warned that if I catch you doing something fun, I am obligated to join in and ruin it by reminding you about your upcoming charms homework. Yes, we all hate that but if you come to me before the due date, I will help you out with anything you have problems with. Homework? No problem. Relationship Problems? Hit me with it. Transfigure your quill into a self spelling quill? Sure, why not. Places to hide a dead body? The Forbidden Forest. Always the forbidden forest. Want to set up a super top-secret student-only shop in the boy’s washrooms on the third floor? Can’t help you there but I can point you in the right direction.” The laughter only increased as he rambled on, making the students feel at home once again. His charismatic and warm personality was perfect for this and he was pleased to see that his fellow Hufflepuffs seemed at ease.

Continuing to joke around while imparting knowledge on the fresh students, they soon arrived at the dormitories and entered the common rooms after demonstrating the password, waving to the portrait of Helga Hufflepuff. “To your left, my right, is the boy’s bedrooms and to your right is the girls. As you can see, we have measures in place so that boys can’t enter the girl's rooms. Why we don’t have that for the boys I have no idea, but we work with what we have.” He explained, stepping on the steps leading up to the girl's rooms. It held for a second before flattening into a slide. “For those of you who identify as neither, I have heard that there is a third room that is available for you to use. I don’t know how this particular spell works for you outside of the binary but again keep the basic rules of respect in mind. Don’t go into rooms you’re not supposed to be in without asking for consent and permission.” Making sure to let his point sink in, he nodded slowly. “Alright, well that about ends it for my own speech. Again, if you need any help please don’t hesitate to find me. I’m usually here in the common rooms but if you really need a different adult to talk to, Professor Sprout and Professor Flitwick are amazing teachers to talk to. And with that, you are free to go. Your trunks as always will be waiting in the rooms so be free! And remember, you’re here at Hogwarts to learn, make connections, and have fun. Remember to be kind to everyone because the world is filled with more than enough pain and cruelty. Now shoo, off you go.” Ending his speech by stepping aside, he watched as some of the braver students start towards the rooms and he watched with a sense of pride as the new Hufflepuff students begin to settle into the basement. Noting the time though, having already passed 8pm, Jules balked as he realized that his little tour had taken much longer than he had expected. "Hey, I have to run, someone answers the first year's questions!" He yelled towards one of the prefects before doing exactly that, running out of the common rooms and towards Headmistress McGonagall's office

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