Sylus filed into the large, beutifully decorated assembly hall along with his peers. he glanced around at some of the other students as he found his way to the rows marked for year 2 students. he sat in the first empty seat he came across,  setting his backpack beside his feet and straightening himself, and thinking '[i]I wonder what the headmaster's speech will be like this year... I highly doubt it will be less harsh at least.[/i] As the spotlights suddenly sprang to life and centered on the stage, the room gradually fell silent, and Sylus dutifully focused his attention on the figure making its way on stage.

Even though Sylus had been exposed to Headmaster ler-Briar's rather, well, 'interesting' personality for an entire year so far, he still wasn't accustomed to it.  [i]I don't think I'll ever get used to his boisterous attitude... or his deceptive appearance[/i] the elf found himself thinking as he bent down in his seat and grabbed the piece of parchment underneath it. The number 435 was written on it. Sylus wondered who he'd be paired with this year as he glanced around at his peers.