Lavender had considered shimmering out of sight again during the presentation, when this girl had sat down next to her. 
It seemed rude to disappear, the girl had obviously noticed her, so Lavender took a deep breath and tried to concentrate on the professor's introduction. Listening to the briefing, Lavender smiled to herself. [i][color=662d91] No matter where you went, magical or non, school was obviously school. The same shitty rules everywhere. The coconut thing was different, though. [/color][/i] The presentation of the list suddenly made it real, somehow, but Lavender supressed the urge to disappear once more. [i][color=662d91]Time to face this. [/color][/i]

As the girl got up to check her room number and get her key Lavender had again considered disappearing. It wasn't that she didn't want to meet all these people, but the whole thing was totally overwhelming. Within the space of an hour, Lavender had gone from being an only child with little to no friends to being surrounded by new faces, boisterous sounds and even a small fight. And she would probably have to share a room with at least one of them. Lavender suddenly felt shy and oddly out in the open, which is why she let everyone else move towards the table and the room chart first. 

Before she could even seriously consider her next move, her former neighbour returned. She only seemed to notice Lavender properly at this point, and Lavender couldn't help but smile back at the girl who had sat down beside her. Open, cheerful, and late, Mina appeared her opposite in almost every way. Aware she'd be rude if she didn't at least say something, Lavender said: [color=662d91] "Hi Mina, I'm Lavender." [/color] Lavender almost panicked, searching for something else to say, when suddenly, something popped up. [color=662d91]"What room are you in?" [/color]




[@Ejected]