Welcoming Feast (open to all)

[headmistress_d]

It is September 1, 2005 and the beginning of another year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Headmistress Agnes Dumbledore has presided over the Sorting and applauded at the first years being placed in their Houses. Each House's table has empty plates and bowls, all to be filled with food once her Welcoming speech has been made

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Gryffindor table

[queen_c_tm]

Cordelia picks at the roast chicken that's just appeared on her plate, too busy gazing around the room to eat yet.

"Are all the professors here?" she asks, talking more to herself than the students around her.

She can only see part of the head table from where she's sitting, so she cranes her neck some more. Ah, there he is. She spots the object of her quest and smiles, then turns back to her plate. Somehow, he'd gotten even more handsome over the summer break.

She can't wait for her first Astronomy class.

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[kara_marie]

"He has this really cute thing he does? Where he bites his nails! It's so cute! Oh! And his hair - "

Meggie has heard all this before. She could probably join in from memory.

"His hair! Look at it! - NO! STOP! DON'T LOOK! YOU'RE BEING SO OBVIOUS! - Look how it never ever stays neat! Isn't that the cutest thing ever? SO adorable! I just want to..."

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[queen_c_tm]

"But he's a Slytherin," Cordelia says, finally piping up now that the topic of conversation seems to have moved on from her. Not that she was embarrassed or anything. She just didn't feel like it was appropriate to discusss such things in ront of the entire school.

Besides, if Professor Mortenson ever found out, she would just die.

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[selene_vampire]

"I'm not sure Kara cares so long as he's 'cuuuute'."

Selene shook her head and sighed. "Come on Kara. You just know he'll dump you the instant he gets bored. That's the whole point of being a Slytherin isn't it? Being a backstabbing bastard?"

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[queen_c_tm]

"At least he's older." And in Cordelia's eyes, that's about the only redeeming quality a Slytherin boy could have. Not that she has any problem with dating outside of her own house. But Slytherins? No thanks.

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[meg_coburn]

"Kara likes the bad boy thing." Meg smirks, "although I think the Ravenclaws are plenty bad and plenty cute."

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[queen_c_tm]

Cordelia's always had a thing for the bad boys too, but Slytherins? Maybe a little. Never.

"The Ravenclaws are... something." She'd almost said kinda gay, but stopped herself. Though really, it was pretty obvious the way they were always ogling each other. Freaks. "I guess they're cute enough," she finally adds.

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[meg_coburn]

"So who do you think's hot. Other than the Viggster."

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[queen_c_tm]

Cordelia lifts her nose in the air a bit at that. Not in offense so much at having her crush called out as it was at the use of that awful nickname he insisted his students call him. Cordelia would never call him "Viggster." It's so... unsophistocated.

"There's a few, I guess. Some of the Hufflepuffs aren't bad, but... well, they're Hufflepuffs."

There are also a couple of Slytherins she's had her eye on, but after flipping out about Tucker, there's no way she'd admit it. Not that she'd ever actually date them, anyway.

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[meg_coburn]

"Huh. Well Ray doesn't have any money, so it's gotta be Orlando."

Gryffindors aren't known for their tact. Neither is Meg.

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[queen_c_tm]

Cordelia doesn't even bother acting insulted by that. Mostly because it's true. Why date poor boys when there are so many rich ones around?

She smiles a little, then shrugs. "He's okay. Cute, yeah, but kind of a wuss, you know?"

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[meg_coburn]

Meg shrugs and keeps eating. To her mind that goes without saying. They're nice, often quite cute, but too easy to walk over.

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[selene_vampire]

"He doesn't have to be a body builder. It's not the size of the boat that counts, after all."

Selene peaks over at the Hufflepuff table and looks pensive for several seconds. Then she just giggles. "Ok so maybe he's a wuss."

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[queen_c_tm]

Cordelia grins. "Just a little bit. But still nice to look at."

Not to mention older and a Quidditch player. She could almost learn to look past the wuss part.

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[kara_marie]

"Orlando is SO WEIRD LOOKING! No offence!" Kara says cheerfully. "Besides, back to more important things. Like, hello? Tucker! What's wrong with Slytherin boys? My Uncle was in Slytherin. And my Daddy. And my Grandfather. And... What's wrong with them? I've heard that Slytherin boys really know what to do with their - "

And she's distracted by someones hair.

"Wow. Look at that fashion mis-statement! Horrible! We should try and HELP her. She might actually think that looks GOOD. You know Ravenclaws. What were we talking about again? OH! Tucker!"

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[queen_c_tm]

"Weird-looking?" Cordelia gapes at her. "Like you have any place to talk, Tucker-lover."

Though Kara did have a point about the Ravenclaw's hair. Totally unfortunate.