[indent][center][h1][color=gray]|Julian Wolf|[/color][/h1][/center][/indent]
[indent][center][color=gray]|Location: The Great Hall, then Slytherin Dorms|[/color][/center][/indent]

Wolf had enjoyed his spectacle, mostly because he knew it would annoy the other houses, mostly Gryffindor. The funny thing was that the chant wasn't as offensive as others, but other houses seemed more and more sensitive to any comments these days. He was glad this was to be his final year.
He didn't look at the other tables, as interested in their thoughts on his actions as he would be a worm. How they would manage in the real world if they couldn't even handle a bit of quidditch chanting was beyond him. They should try a night with Estel.
He grimmaced at the thought of her, and listened to the.... well it wasn't a speech, because it hadn't lasted long enough. He'd have called it a headline, but there was nothing interesting about it.
[color=39b54a]"Still, it was short and pointless,"[/color] he said when another student had made a comment. [color=39b54a]"Better than long and pointless."[/color]
It was then he noticed Alyssa wasn't at the table, which was odd. She was in his year but she wasn't there.
[color=39b54a]"Seen Jessup?"[/color] he asked the person next to him, but they shook their head.
But soon dinner was in front of them and all thoughts of her were pushed from his mind. She might have missed the train, or gone straight to bed. 
When they'd finished eating, he led the new Slytherin's proudly from the hall, ensuring they were out the doors. They looked like little ducklings following a mother goose, for Julian towered over them, leading them away and to their new home. The new password had already been issued and he spoke it to the wall which transformed into a passage.
The waited until they were within before passing the secret to the first years. He always worried someone might be listening and the Gryffindor prefects were known to pretty much announce theirs to the whole corridor.
Too tired to waste any more time, he headed to the sanctuary of his dorm, and was asleep the moment his head rested upon the pillow.


[indent][center][h1][color=gray]|Jean Clements|[/color][/h1][/center][/indent]
[indent][center][color=gray]|Location: The Great Hall, the Ravenclaw Dorms|[/color][/center][/indent]

Jean heard the exchange between the two boys in her house from where she sat practically at the other end of the table. She wanted to tell them to stop, to speak, but she blushed at the idea, sinking into her chair. It would do no good. They wouldn't listen, even if she had enough confidence to try.
The speech was odd, she thought. Too short. It was Reynolds first year, but not even telling the young first years the rules? That seemed unfair.
Jean had not received a Prefect badge, and she was fine with that, but she wasn't going to leave their new housemates to themselves.
She got up carefully, as the food began to appear, and moved the short distance to the end of the table where the new first years sat, looking wide eyed and puzzled.
[color=f26522]"Hi there,"[/color] she said sweetly, for she was more confident talking to them than she felt in her own class. [color=f26522]"It's nice to meet you. I'm Jean."[/color]
The first years looked surprised at find her talking to them, but they smiled and introduced themselves. There were only a few, but she was pleased. Those who had gotten in would fit in.
[color=f26522]"I'm sorry to bother you, but would you mind if I sit with you?"[/color] she said, before lowering her voice to a stage whisper, [color=f26522]"it's kinda noisy my end."[/color]
They moved up for her, the space where she had been dissolving by other students.
And so she sat with the first years during their first meal. She smiled as they told her about themselves, their blood, their families, and she in turn told them about Hogwarts and some of the rules that would be part of their life.
[color=f26522]"And a Prefect will take you to your new rooms in Ravenclaw House once you finish eating,"[/color] she told them. [color=f26522]"They'll help you today, but you need to make sure your ready to answer the riddle. They can be really hard, but if you don't know don't panic. Just wait for someone to come and help you."[/color]
Jean had so far never been stood outside the common room unable to get in. Puzzles were one of her favorite things and she spent a lot of time on riddles. It was one of those things she could do under pressure. 
Before long the Prefects came to collect the first years and Jean headed out ahead of them, looking forward to sitting in the Ravenclaw Common room. She looked at the doorknocked which yawned at her.
[color=00aeef]I'm part of a bird,
but not in the sky.
I can swim in the ocean,
and always stay dry.
what am I?"[/color]
Jean thought for a minute, then nodded.
[color=f26522]"The shadow of a bird," [/color]she said.
[color=00aeef]"Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason why so few engage in it,"[/color] intoned the knocker, before revealing the Ravenclaw Common room.
Jeane went straight over to the windows which, in the old school had revealed views of the grounds of Hogwarts. This one was no different and she gazed at the mountain peaks in the distance with a smile, resting her chin on her arms.