General The Gryffindor Table 2020-2021

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The candles around the room cast dancing shadows along the wall, as Mandy Barlow made her way toward the Gryffindor table. Some of the older students smiled encouragingly and some even gave her a thumbs up. She smiled as she made her way along the table, trying to find room and there, right by some other girls, she found it. Mandy lifted her robes just a little and sat down, a golden plate and goblet gleaming in front of her.

She felt as if she were in a whirlwind, so many things going on at once. Curling her wavy, red hair around her finger, she thought about everything that had just happened. First, she came over here on a train, a big, magnificent train and before she knew it, the sorting hat put her in Gryffindor. Turning around slightly, her hazel eyes glanced over at the Hufflepuff table. That's where her mother had sat when she was her age. Mandy recalled her mothers stories from her youth, and she wondered if she would have such amazing stories one day.

Turning back to face her plate, she began to eye all the sweet and savory food before her. She wondered if she should eat yet or wait until the ceremony was over. Taking her queue from some of the other students already eating, she began to eye some sweet pies, just out of arms reach. Being the small girl that she was, standing at just 4'2', her arms could not reach. She thought about climbing onto the table and grabbing one, but decided against it. Now was not the time, or place. She stuck her lower lip out and sighed, before tapping the shoulder of the person next to her. "Excuse me, could you hand me one of those pies, please?", she asked, smiling widely.

Elias' mind was swirling with so many thoughts and emotions as he walked up to the table. Many things have happened recently and he still had yet to sort through any of it. The intense noise as the table erupted in clapping and cheering didn't help at all. He took the first seat he found and placed his head in his hands for a moment to compose himself. It didn't take long for the enticing smell of food to snap him out of his confusion.

Spread out before him was the widest variety of food Elias had ever seen. It had everything from sweet deserts to hot, tender meats. He wanted to taste all of it, so many choices and so little time. He was once again snapped out of this new train of thought as some of the older kids slapped him shoulders in congratulations. "Gryffindor huh," Elias asked himself quietly, "Still have no idea what any of this means."

While he was excited to be in this incredible place, surrounded by so many nice and welcoming people, Elias had no idea what any of this actually meant. Why was he placed here? Why not Ravenclaw? Or Slytherin? What about him shouted Gryffindor? "Nope, no. Don't question it, just live it," He reminded himself as he took a deep breath and started filling his plate with anything in reach.

interacting with @Anna Rosethorn

OOC note: permission given by @Anna Rosethorn to Godmod their character

Aulia entered the Hogwarts hall for lunch, she always liked this room because it was very beautiful and large. She then walked to find a seat between the rows of Gryffindor students. Then she saw a female student who seemed to be the same age as she was sitting alone while doing something, she finally approached her and sat right in front of the girl student who was indeed correct that she was Aulia's classmate named Anna Rosethorn.

Aulia sat down and the girl in front of her, Anna, was fixed on her activities until she didn't realize that someone was sitting in front of her right now. Because Aulia was very hungry, and the table before her provided plenty of delicious food, without thinking about anything else, she immediately ate the food with gusto. Soon, she saw Anna again who was still serious about reading a book. She who was curious asked her about what she was reading so that the girl focused on her activities. "An, what are you reading right now, how come you look serious, you're not hungry? Lots of food." The girl she was talking to right now only stared at her for a moment and then read again. Aulia was just mumbling 'what are you reading, so serious', and without thinking, she continued her delayed eating activity.

Interacting with @Aulia Hanthway

"An, what are you reading right now, how come you look serious, you're not hungry? Lots of food."

That voice sounds strange, and makes me startled a little bit. I looked up and meet her face for a second before continues my reading, it's Aulia Hanthway—my house fella, but there's so no much thing i knew about her. We never talked to each other before—because we're new sudents here. She cames from nowhere, immediately sat in front of me, munching some foods, fast. 'Wow, maybe she's really hungry', i thought and then i do my thing until i finished the last pages of the chapter 5. I closed my book with a soft 'huf', then grab a big chicken leg and chew it with pleasurable feeling. I realize that i'm being little bit rude when she greeted me, so i try to greet her back, with my silly grin of course.

"Hi, Aulia", i greeted. I wave my right hand with friendly gesture, wait for her to respond me.

"Sorry for my bad attitude, i hope you're not getting offended", i continued. First, i'm really nervous and regret what i did to her. She seems nice to me, and i dont want to be a rude person to nice people. The chicken leg that i bit is on the plate. I swallow my nervous with deep breath and cheerily said "Believe me i'm not that kind of person!". I wish she can hear me, because the gryffindor table is full of laughs and some noises.

interacting with @Anna Rosethorn

Aulia who was hungrily finally heard that a voice was talking to her. She looked up and sure enough, Anna talked to her. Aulia smiled at her again and began to talk "oh, finally you talk to me, well it's only natural because we also first spoke during the new teaching year, and maybe you are also a little surprised because suddenly there are people who ask you to talk, especially when you're serious" she too was silent for a moment, then she remembered to ask something, "Oh yeah, what are you reading?", Aulia looked at the girl named Anna again and took turns staring at the ancient hardback book.

Aulia, who was interested in the cover, started asking again, "Wow, the cover is good, really aesthetic, hm it seems like a good book. I like to read, so tell me what the title is and maybe you can tell a little about what the book is about", Aulia was enthusiastic about the book and plans to read it when she already knows the title and contents of the book. When she finished talking, she realized that she was talking to the person she had first spoken to. Aulia was afraid that it made Anna feel uncomfortable for her because she spoke too much, "oh sorry if I ask too many questions, sorry if it makes you uncomfortable", Aulia also apologized to Anna.

Interacting With @Aulia Hanthway

"Oh yeah, what are you reading?"

I heard she asked me, her eyes are blinking with curiosity. I'm glad she don't mad with me, and i dont want to be rude again, so i say "It's Pippi Longstocking, it's for little kids. Yeah, i know i'm kinda childish but i'm very-very love this book". There's a long pause between her and me. This kinda uncomfortable, i know that first talk with someone new sometimes can be hard but i dont find any cunning expression inside her face. She's good, i said to myself. I put a groggy smile and hope she know what i said between my awkward voice. The ghosts were flying around, i never think that those ghosts are horrible or scary. They're kinda funny and they always make some jokes. I laughed hard while i munching some foods again, so do everyone that enjoy the 'Little Show'. "The clown ghost one is very hilarious", i said to Aulia happily. This time i take a strawberry pudding, before anyone can touch it. It looks pretty delicious and so juicy. I scoop it and taste the sweet flavor of the silky pudding. Woah, the Hogwarts dinner meals are the best, but my mom's made are the bestest. I wonder 'who makes this incredible foods?' The chef must be really proffesional and talented.

I still chew the pudding greedily. Before i take another scoop, i ask to aulia. "Hey, Aulia. This foods are masterpiece, are'nt it?. Have you wonder who makes this?"

interacting with @Anna Rosethorn

Oh, it turns out the book is a children's book, Aulia did not think that a book with a beautiful ancient cover, which she thought might be a book about history or mystery, and it turns out a children's book. oh yes, remember! don't look at anything by the cover haha. Aulia planned to borrow it later after Anna finished reading the entire book. Aulia listens as Anna continues to talk about the ghosts in this room and the food served here. Aulia once when walking in the corridor, there are ghosts that pierce it, um, it feels very odd, well like a glimpse when there is cold temperature passing through our bodies and then the temperature gets warm again, hm really weird.

"Hey, Aulia. This foods are masterpiece, are'nt it? Have you wonder who makes this?"

Oh, Anna asked Aulia, hm Aulia who heard the question answered her according to what she knew, "Oh, hm I once read in a book that the one who made this food were the fairies who worked at Hogwarts, did you know that there were fairies that work here? " Aulia asked the students in front of her right now. She's curious, how many house elves work at Hogwarts to make so much food, don't they feel tired? Ah what is this question, they are fairies, they can use magic to do all this.

Kieryn was devastated this was he school her parents told her about it is the school that was legendary among the wizard world and now she was here with the hat on her head continuously saying hmm she was scared she wanted to be placed in gryffindor but she was not sure. The moment she heard the hat yell out gryffindor she almost fainted there and then she was so happy that she was in that house. Blushing she walked over and sat down looking at the table instead of any other person. Her parents hopes and her dreams were coming true. When she saw all the people though it gave her some anxiety. Her hair whacked the person next to her when she shook her head she quickly apologized and kept staring down at the table. next she knew she would have to go to her dorm,, she was nervous about that part but she knew she could do it. The people around her seemed kind and welcoming, she pulled out a book she brought from home and suck her nose in it tuning the whole hall out and diving into the story of it. She looked around the table at the other students curious of who was in her house.

I'm not supposed to be here.
This isn't real.
I process things slowly. Like, really slow, and the fact that I am currently sitting inside a school for magic, is still not reaching my head properly. I've never seen so many different people sitting in one room, or so much food in fact. That must have been magic, the candles too. A person floats right through the table and up towards the ceiling-no, not a person, a ghost. I've never seen a ghost before. I guess it's a perk of being a witch. Huh, I wonder if I can make things explode.
I glance around the large room. Each table out of the four seems to be sporting there very own colors. Red, Green, Blue, and Yellow. I think they represent the houses like in my past school. My stomach growls softly; The smell of all the food was getting to me. "Be quite" I whisper to my stomach. My friends always told me it was odd, but I really didn't care. I was a left hand person, someone who did things others didn't..or wouldn't. In fact, I can tell you leaves taste like celery juice.
I notice several kids have possessions from home, and suddenly feel home sick. I wonder if they permit music here. My past school, an all girl academy, didn't permit music unless it was some classical piano stuff. I had to sneak out past curfew every once in a while to be able to listen to stuff I actually like. Maybe they have a music room? I hope they have modern day instruments.

OOC: lol quarentines getting to me so someone please owl or rp with me. I wanna make a BIG friend group. so uh thanks.

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