Letters, Legacy, and a Ravenclaw. PV Aston Beckett Closed

Aston headed over to the library after a day of classes. His first full day as a second year was quite normal, he just keeps calling himself a first year in his head. It's definitely gonna take some getting used to. Aston thought to himself as he started looking for a spot in the library. It was quiet, a strong contrast to what it was like at the end of last year, the exams had so many people study in the library last minute. Hopefully when I have O.W.Ls I won't have to do that.

He wondered around the mostly empty library, until he saw a girl writing something, feeling curious and a bit nosey Aston approached her, opting to sit across from her and figure out what she was writing. It can't be school work, what kind of professor would assign homework on the first day? The girl was probably no older then he is. "Hello! I'm Aston, I'm a second year Ravenclaw, and I've never seen you before, whatcha writing?" Aston said as he pulled out the chair across from the girl, wincing a bit at the screeching it made. He put the book he brought down next to him, but it seems he might not be reading it today after all. Not everyday he talks to new people, I really have come a long way since last year, i remember when I was barely willing to talk to new people.

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Interacting with: @Aston Beckett

"Meiyu, that's a nice name. Ah wait I don't need to introduce myself as a Ravenclaw, the house crest probably makes that clear, ope. Guess I'm still not used to the idea of uniform even after a year." Aston chuckled at his mistake, hoping his accent doesn't seem too out of place, he still has yet to meet another Mid-westerner here. "Makes sense, my dad was also really eager to hear about how my sorting ceremony went, even though I think he just wanted to know what Hogwarts is like since he wasn't a Hogwarts student. But these days I don't write to him a lot, school gets busy, I bet it only gets worse as you get to the upper years. At the end of last year there were a lot of fifth years, I think, here to study, it actually feels a little weird seeing the library so empty." Aston replied, in the holiday his dad was really excited to hear about what he did at school, all of which Aston happily answered. But wow, an owl a week seems like a lot to him, maybe his dad just doesn't instate conversations a lot and Aston always gets distracted.

Aston laughed a bit at Meiyu's assumption, it wasn't an illogical one, but even he doesn't worry about his studies that much. "No no no, not all Ravenclaws are that studious you know. It's just a bit of reading I do for fun, I like History, I think it's fun to learn about. History of magic is my favorite subject but this is not homework or anything."

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"Yeah a solid amount of them work pretty hard, though there's always a few exceptions." Aston said in response to Meiyu's agreement to his words, when mentioning the exceptions a certain Slytherin came to mind. I still don't know how they are a Prefect now. "Makes sense, you've had what? One day of class so far? How are you liking it?" Aston said, he remembers when he first came to Hogwarts History of Magic quickly won his liking. Mainly cause it's been something he's been learning about with his father since learning the existence of the wizarding world.

"I've been learning about History since I was a child, my family home schooled me so I could learn almost anything I wanted. It was certainly a change when I came to Hogwarts, actually having homework and classmates took a bit of getting used to." Aston chuckled at the memories, it was a lot for him at the time. But luckily by the time his Hogwarts acceptance letter came he got used to life in London, the new city, the new people, the new life without his mother. It was a lot of memories, most not pleasant. But right now he's here, in a magic school of all places, definitely not somewhere he would've expected as a child.

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LOCATION | Library, Hogwarts DATE | 2nd September 2024 INTERACTING |@Aston Beckett

@Aston Beckett | MENTIONING School Robes | OUTFIT X. | SONG

The quill which had initially been used to write her letters and come to a still, were now twirling between Meiyu's fingers, as she listened to the elder speak, nodding when she needed to. As he questioned her on her classes so far, her mind wandered back to the first day of lessons; which had consisted of Charms, Transfiguration, History of Magic and Defence Against the Dark Arts. The last being her favourite and most intriguing so far. "Most of the classes are fun, it's nice to learn about new things compared to muggle school, so everything is new and interesting right now." She hummed positively in response, being too truthful for her liking.

"I learnt about magic mostly at home, especially after moving to England and hearing stories about Hogwarts from my grandparents," she began softly, recalling the countless times her grandfather would share stories about his time the castle, though she was a slightly younger then, those fond memories sparked an idea in her mind of what to write in her letter back home, minus the painful details of her sorting. She was unsure what her grandparents would think of her placement, the fear of disappointing them with her placement caused her to briefly furrow her brows, lost in thought, Meiyu had quickly regained composure upon the realisation she was not alone and in company. It had been instilled in her to maintain niceties and showcase the best etiquette, which included active participation in conversations, irregardless to whether or not her mood said other wise.

"One thing I didn't expect was the amount of homework, it is a big shift for me, but I'm sure it is something I can overcome." Responding in a more positive tone than she had done so before, with a slight smile. The subjects taught were somewhat of interest to her, but surely this was not all there was. The last thing she wanted to do was become one of those students who were so engrossed in studying — that should come later, when OWLs would be impending, not during her first year, while attempting to navigate a change such as this.

Aston nodded along to Meiyu, agreeing with what she said. Chances are by the time he gets to fifth year and needs to take the O.W.Ls he'd lose the interests he has right now. The idea of having to take exams on potions and all that is completely unfamiliar to him. Even muggle exams is not something he did before, but surely it can't be too bad right? He'll just cross that bridge when he gets to it.

"That seems nice, I never even knew about magic till after I moved to London when I was ten years old. Most I ever learned before coming here was just some bits of history my dad would talk about. He went to Ilvermorny over in America so I came here not having any idea of what to expect." Those nights sitting around a camp talking about everything from history to dad's time at school, it was nice hearing about all that happened before he was there. Aston did knew about how different his parents life was before he was born, before they moved away from everything.

"Haha," Aston laughed, "yeah it feel like a lot doesn't it? I never really went to school before this, it definitely took getting used to. But I'm sure you'll get used to it in no time." The work last year was hard for Aston, especially at the start, but all of that should just mean that this year will be much better. In the end, he just feels hopeful about the upcoming days of school.

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