[center][h2]Felicity Goldberg[/h2][/center]

Felicity had many ideas about her partner. Her partner could be a cute boy with brown hair and freckles, maybe one who wore glasses and spoke with a stammer. Maybe her partner would be the girl in the pink T-shirt in the first row, with blue ribbons in her hair and a pair of dice block earrings? Korrigan, Korrigan, what a weird name! She couldn’t tell if it belonged to a boy or a girl, so she was left waiting in those last seconds for them to appear. She had many possible ideas for who her partner was and what they looked like.

However, neglected among them, was that her partner would be the tall, strange looking boy she’d met on the platform that morning.

[color=ed1c24]”Well I’ll be, didn’t expect to meetin’ ya so soon… or, ya know, on this podium. Dang, talk about coincidences.”[/color] he said, rubbing the back of his head. Felicity was no less surprised, she’d had no idea this boy was [i]in her year[/i], let alone a familiar she might be paired with! He was so tall, she thought he was a senior! Before she could say anything in reply, he turned to the two druids, letting them know he was ready.
“O-Oh! Yes, I’m ready too!” she exclaimed, remembering where she was. 

The female Druid beckoned her to hold out her hand, and she did so, before having it placed atop Korrey’s. The woman placed both of their hands in hers atop the pedestal, before chanting out her ancient rhyme. The man joined in, dripping water on their hands, and Felicity watching in awe as a the red, circular seal appeared on the back of her hand. There was a slight tingling sensation, like what one might feel when their foot was asleep, but as Felicity flexed her hand, the tingling went away. She didn’t feel very much different, being bonded like this. Maybe it was something she would get used to?

From the alcoves across from them, another pair of Druids hurried onto the stage, one obviously sweating. Had they been running? Two younger women, clad in the same robes and earning some rather disapproving looks their older counterparts. Headmaster Loyola turned to them and they exchanged what Felicity assumed were hushed apologies, before the two women set up a second pedestal on the other end of the stage. Headmaster Loyola cleared his throat, turning back to the audience.
“There’s been a slight change, no need to panic. As you may tell, this is a very large class this year, and so to get through these proceedings a little quicker, we requested two additional Magisters. Magisters Cruz and Celeste got a little lost on the way here, but they have arrived safely. A shame, we let loose a pack of bear-hounds in the halls just for this occasion. Keep on your toes.” He joked, before clearing his throat. 
“Worry not, I’ll continue reading out names. Let’s see, who’s next….” he trailed off, looking to return to his place on the list.

As soon as the ritual was completed, two volunteers stood near the stage, beckoning them down as Headmaster Loyola prepared to call the next names.
“Come on, this way. We’ll help you with your luggage.” said the taller of the two, though not as tall as Korrey. Felicity quickly nodded, stepping down onto level ground and allowing the volunteer to show her the way. She couldn’t stop staring at the mark on her hand, a faded burgundy color, though it had been glowing scarlet a few moments before.
“Wow… So we’re bonded now, huh? How awesome! Monty’s gonna be jealous I got bonded first~” She gloated in a singsong voice, following the seniors out of the way. 

She looked up at Korrey, (gosh he was tall, she couldn’t get over that) and gave him a smile.
“I didn’t know you were a familiar! Wow, and we met on the station too! I wonder if it was fate or something? It’s Korrigan, right? I’ve never heard that name before. You’re a very unusual person!” she noted, picking up her suitcase and letting it roll beside her.
“But unusual isn’t bad! Where are you from? You have a strange way of talking!” It rather reminded her of an old-time gangster movie she watched with Monty once. Or rather, she tried to watch while Monty ranted about all the illegal things the gangsters were doing and how all the characters should go to prison. She didn’t watch crime movies with him anymore for that reason.

[@Raijinslayer]
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