Silentium:.

[Angelina Adjani]

Angie walked through the double doors of the Great Hall, one of her favorite places at school. It was a place to eat, chat, and meet new people. For a second, she simply stood at the doorway, taking in the scent of the food and the sound of students talking and laughing. She was obviously in quite a good mood today. Once she seated herself at her usual claimed spot at the Hufflepuff table, she took a roll from a nearby basket and looked around for any familiar faces as she munched. It was a routine for every meal: sit down at her spot, grab a roll, then look for friends. The one thing that would complete her routine was something unexpected to ruin it.

[Elizabeth Daniels]

Lizzy was sitting near the end of the Hufflepuff table when she spotted Angelina walk through the doors of the Great Hall. "Hey Ange!" she said cheerfully as she got up from her seat and walked over to the empty seat beside Angelina. "What's up?" she asked while taking a seat beside Angelina and giggling slightly at her munching.

[Angelina Adjani]

"Hey Liz," Angie replied after swallowing the bit of roll she was chewing. Looking at her good friend, she said, "Nothing much. Just same old same old. How 'bout you? Enjoying your year so far?"

[Elizabeth Daniels]

Liz grabbed for one of the dinner rolls before it was taken and nodded in reply as she took a bite out of it and munched in unison with the Hufflepuff sitting across from her. "So far so good, I have a good feeling about this year, the cup is in the bag for sure!" she exclaimed after she had finished swallowing her bit roll.

[Natalie Bedford]

Natalie walked up to her new table and saw two girls talking, laughing, having a good time. She decided not to intrude and walked past, sitting a little further down the table. She picked up a roll and starting picking at it, sort of eaves dropping on their conversation.

[Elizabeth Daniels]

As the fellow Hufflepuff girl walked passed her and Angie, Liz gave her one of her 'hello' nods and realized that they sat two seats from each other in their Potions class. "Hey, I know you!" she said to the girl who was sitting a little ways away from them, "You're in my Potions class aren't you?" she asked her already knowing the answer, but trying to start up a conversation.

[Natalie Bedford]

Natalie looked up, surprised. She put down her roll and finished her bite. "Yeah. Hey," she said, kinda smiling. Finally, someone in her own house, her own age. "What's up?"

[Elizabeth Daniels]

"Just munching." she said jokingly, "It's Natalie, right?" she asked making sure she knew her name correctly.

[Natalie Bedford]

"Yeah. You're...Elizabeth. Cool," she said, nodding. "You have no idea how happy I am to meet people in my house, and my age. I don't know anybody here. Well I know one girl. Her name's Margaret. But she's in Ravenclaw."

[Elizabeth Daniels]

"Oh, I didn't realize that you were new here! Welcome to Hogwarts!" she said cheerfully, but feeling slightly embarressed that she didn't know beforehand. "And yes, my name is Elizabeth Daniels but I go by Liz." she added just as cheerfully as before. "Where did you attend school before?" she asked.

[Natalie Bedford]

"Yeah. I'm uh...new here," she said, nodding. "I'm from Wales. I went to a small school there. Much smaller than this."

[Angelina Adjani]

Angie finally decided to join into the conversation at this point.

"Well, I'm Angelina," she said with a smile. "Angie for short. You're gonna love it here, Natalie."

((I gotta go. Bye. ))

[Elizabeth Daniels]

Liz nodded in agreement with Angie's comment. "Yeah, you really are. It's a big adjustment at first, especially for you coming from a smaller school. But it's a quick adjustment as well, and with friends like us you'll have tons of fun!" she said with a comforting smile. "Well anyway, what's Whales like? I've never been there before, as you probably deduced." she asked trying to get to know Natalie.

[Tristan Dirte]

Tristan Dirte walked along the Great Hall, his hands shoved in the pockets of his robe, his eyes at the floor. So much had changed since the last time he had been at Hogwarts. His parents now divorced, his twin sister and younger brother living with their dad and attending Beauxbatons, and he and his older sister living with their mom and attending Hogwarts…again. It was like a dream, yet the longer he stayed within the walls of Hogwarts, the more it seemed like a neverending nightmare. Hardly any of the friends he had met the last time he attended were still there, and he tried his best to avoid those that still remained. He had changed so much in the last year, he was afraid they would no longer want to be around him.

As he walked, he casually glanced around the room. It was then that he saw her. She sat there, as beautiful as ever, and his heart began to pound in his chest. Was it really her? Was Angelina still at school?

After realizing that this was really happening, and it was Angie, Tristan turned and started to leave. He couldn’t let her see him, not like this. He had been so happy when they were together the last time. He couldn’t bear to have her see him after he had changed so much. He was taller now, and more serious, and had an air of solemnity about him. He could hardly even stand to stare at himself in the mirror any longer.

Hoping she didn’t see him, he sat down nervously at the Ravenclaw table and drummed his fingers on the table top. I wonder if she ever thought about me during all this time. I know I’ve thought about her every day, he thought to himself. Taking a goblet of pumpkin juice, he gulped it down, hoping it would calm his nerves.

[Angelina Adjani]

Angie was waiting for Natalie to respond to Elizabeth's question when she noticed a person moving out of the corner of her eye. At first, she figured it was just another student, but she did a double take.

"Is that...?" she whispered to herself. She shook herself mentally and looked way. No. It couldn't be. He left a long time ago. There was no way...

She looked back and felt her spirit fall when no one was there. She wanted to slap herself for thinking that he would actually be there. Then, for some reason, her eyes wandered over to the Ravenclaw table, and, to her utter shock, there he was.

"...Tristan?" She simply stared in shock and remained glued to her seat, not having any idea at all what to say.

((Omg I haven't seen you in forever! I don't actually go on the Castle anymore. I go on another Harry Potter RPG site. I can give you the url if you want it.))