The Ravenclaw Table 2021-2022

As the Sorting Hat announced "RAVENCLAW!" to the Great Hall full of students, Grace felt immense relief wash over her. Since her parents had attended this school, Grace knew quite a bit about it, from the four Houses to the different classes taught and the possible professors she might have. When they told her about Ravenclaw House, she knew that was exactly where she belonged, so, of course, she was nervous something would go wrong and she would be Sorted incorrectly.

Thankfully, Grace was placed correctly and she found herself smiling wide as she almost-skipped over to the table full of students dressed in blue and bronze. A gorgeous color combination, she thought.

She found an empty seat near some friendly-looking first-years and, before she sat down, announced to the table, "Hello, House Ravenclaw! I'm Grace Montare and I'm very excited to be here!"

To her delight, there was a small cheer from the kids closest to her, making her big smile even bigger and brighter. She sat and adjusted her hat, waiting to see the rest of the kids get Sorted. Watching this ceremony was exciting from the other side, knowing it would be your turn soon and wondering which House you would call home, but from this side, the side of already-Sorted and watching others find their homes, Grace liked it much more.

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Junhee wasted no time when the words FEAST were announced. She muttered a quick hello to be polite but she was way to hangry to make pep talk which she found annoying.
Eat now talk later, was Junhee's motto. The food was delicious, did they actually make this or was it conjured up? Junhee thought to herself, and couldn't brush off the thought. She searched the table to see what lay before as she was already finished with two chicken legs. Annoyingly the food never lasted long for Junhee, being a fast eater as well as eating a lot at once.
She made herself three full plates of food, she mostly enjoyed curry, rice, Japchae, kimchi, kimkimbap, sushi, Bulgogi, chicken wings, Eggs, ramen, and more. Unfortunately for Junhee, she was a rather messy eater not disgusting and unmannerly but messy. In a matter of minutes, all three plates were cleaned of food. Completely clean, no crumbs left.
Junhee pat her belly, satisfied and full. She closed her eyes and smiled to herself thinking about her meal. Grandma's cooking was still better, but it will do. Tomorrow, I'll more new foods I haven't tried before. She opened her eyes taking in back reality.
Man, a nap would be great right now. Junhee picked up a chocolate donut stuffing in her mouth as she overlooked all her fellow ravenclaws. Some looked so classy and highly intelligent, some looked stuck-up, some shy and figtity, but overall they were people like her, they had to be somewhat like her anyway. Witha smile she turned to the girl sitting next to her, and happily exclaimed:
"Hi!"

Roisin scanned the table before her with a wide smile, the amount of variety was absolutely astounding, she definitely wanted to meet the chefs and find out how they made this much food so quickly. She zeroed in on some hot soba and quickly filled herself a bowl, polishing it off quickly as if she'd been starved the past two weeks.

Her mind now set on dessert, she couldn't find anything familiar that she liked at the table, so she decided to pick up a few little pastries that looked similar to pasties, and a quick cut to the middle of one revealed a sweet cherry filling, so she happily stuffed it in her mouth, followed by three more. This meal was a thousand times better than her mothers cooking, although she would never say it to her face, she didn't want to upset her after all.

Roisin finally lifted her head from her plate so that she could observe all of her new class mates - they would be spending the next seven years together, so it was definitely better to make friends as quickly as possible, or risk being left behind and alone for the rest of her education. All of the upper years looked very nice, some perhaps a little more stuck up than others, but she was sure they were nice once you got to know them properly. She 'eeped' slightly when the girl beside her took her off guard with a happy "Hi!".

"Oh hello!" She responded with a slightly bounce forward toward the other girl. "I'm Roisin! So great to meet you! How are you finding all this? I can't believe we're in Ravenclaw! Isn't it great?"

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When the Sorting Hat announced to everyone in the Great Hall that they had been placed in Ravenclaw, Vale felt a mix of surprise, excitement, and relief wash over them. They were surprised because with them being so different from a lot of their peers and very socially awkward, they were sure that they would end up in Hufflepuff. They were excited because Ravenclaw was where all of the smart people were, which meant that they were smart, and that was a real confidence boost for them. Finally, they were relieved because just sitting up there, waiting for the Sorting Hat to make a decision, was something that made Vale unbelievably nervous. They were scared the Sorting Hat wouldn't be able to find a house for them.

But fortunately for Vale, that fear was no longer valid. Because they were in Ravenclaw. They finally felt like they belonged somewhere. As they walked over to the Ravenclaw table, they spotted an empty seat next to two girls talking amongst themselves. Knowing this was a great opportunity to make friends, they sat down with them and listened to their conversation.

"Hi!" said a girl with glasses.

"Oh, hello!" said a long, curly-haired, brunette girl. "I'm Roisin! So great to meet you! How are you finding all this? I can't believe we're in Ravenclaw! Isn't it great?"

Vale was hesitant to speak up, afraid they would think they were butting into the conversation. But they didn't want to look out of place. "Um, hi. I don't mean to butt into your conversation, but I'm Vale. I'm a non-binary wizard. And to answer your questions, I'm quite glad to be in Ravenclaw. It feels good to finally have a place where I belong," said Vale.

Sophia grinned at the excitement of the other newly-announced Ravenclaws around her. She couldn't full understand the excitement. The house system was still pretty new to her, after all. She recognized a few faces from the train, but she was unable to put a name to most of them.

She wasn't trying to eavesdrop by any means, but she couldn't stop herself from hearing part of a conversation from some of her fellow Ravenclaws. They appeared to be first years, just like her.

"... feels good to finally have a place where I belong."

She smiled and nodded, adjusting her robes slightly. They were going to take some serious getting used to. She was accustomed to tank tops and comfortable sweat pants, not long, draped robes.

"It's pretty nice, isn't it?" she joined in, feeling slightly nervous at talking to people she didn't yet know, "I didn't know magic was even real a few months ago, and now here I am, at a magical school and part of a house. I can hardly believe any of it."

She reached into the inner pockets of her robe and twirled her wand around with her fingers, without removing it from the pocket. A wand. Magic. It was seriously all real. This wasn't some dream.

"RAVENCLAW!" shouted the Sorting Hat. Applause filled the Great Hall. Holly grinned as she walked over to the Ravenclaw Table, the applause dying down. Her new housemates beamed at her, Holly sitting down next to them. The feeling was wonderful; she felt like she was at home at last. Her housemates glanced over her shoulder, and Holly did too. The Sorting Hat had now placed another student in Hufflepuff.
DURING THE SORTING/HOLLY EDWARD'S VIEW:
When the Sorting Hat was placed on my head, I heard a tiny voice in my head, speaking very clearly to me. It took a very long time for it to choose, but in the end, it chose Ravenclaw. I glanced up at the Sorting Hat that was lifted off my head. I pinched myself and a tiny pain prickled my arm. I sighed in relief. It was true! My parents would be so happy when I told them. My whole family had expected me to join Ravenclaw just like them, and I was glad it happened. Ravenclaw seemed most well-fitted for me, most of my relatives do agree. The Sorting Hat was placed in mid-air as I walked towards the Ravenclaw Table. My housemates grinned at me, and I felt like I was joining my true family. I sat down, knowing that I was finally home.

Willa had never done anything like this before. It scared her to death, it did. While everyone else was having a blast, she was terrified. When her name was called, she broke into a cold sweat. She walked over, aware that many eyes were on her, wishing it was over already and waited for the sorting hat to do its magic. She had kind of expected to be in Hufflepuff, it just seemed to fit, but some part of her told the sorting hat otherwise. "Ravenclaw!", the Sorting Hat shouted. An eruption of cheers filled the room, and she found herself blushing, hating every moment of attention, as she stumbled to her seat. She sat down and stared at the food in front of her. How was she going to get through this if she can barely get through the Sorting Ceremony? Deep inside, though, she was overjoyed. Eventually, a smile came upon her face as she was once more just another person amongst the humongous crowd, invisible. Maybe she could get through this. She hope she could, all right. A giant sigh of relief escaped her, drowned out by cheery laughter from her housemates. She couldn't wait for a moment alone!

Lavinia giggled as she bounced off the chair, after the sorting hat announced her house, taking a moment to scan the banners for the Ravenclaw table. Finding them, she practically bounced to an empty seat, inbetween a couple of students.

"Hi, im Lavinia." She introduced herself, smiling, as she waited for permission to eat. Staring as the food appeared , she immadiately started stacking food on a plate, seemingly going for everything tasty, honey custard, ice cream, tarts, and pumpkin pie. Getting a look from an older student, she did give in and put a couple of fruits closer, saving them for last.

"Ive heard so many stories of this school from my parents, but none ever told them we got toeat whatever we wished!" She spoke, smiling as she dug into the ice cream, and looked around the room. She did feel a slight nervousness about the candles... but surely they had never been a problem. She was peering just a little, in hopes of seing the ghosts she'd read up on. "Wonder what they do if there are too many children for the seats...." she spike to herself, pondering a little on her own thought, accidentally causing her ice cream to melt fully.

"RAVENCLAW!" the hat bellowed, the Ravenclaw table erupting with applause.

Headmaster Lear removed the rather large Hat off of Harmonia, now with the enchanted piece of clothing removed she was greeted with her new house and home. She stood up from the stool and walked calmly to the ravenclaw table, her back straight, hands clasped loosely in front of her, head held high, and a soft warm smile on her face.

She said down in an open spot and started to browse the food that lined the table. She avoid making eye contact with her fellow housemates, not due to arrgonce but anxiety. She's only interacted with other rich purebloods, and that usually entails that she doesn't speak unless spoken to. She did felt welcome when they cheered for her sorting, but what do people talk about, how do you start a conversation? She decided that asking herself question won't get her any where, so she started loading her plate. While she ate, she listened into the many conversations around the table and finding quite a bit of her housemates are muggleborn. She's only heard from her parents that muggles don't know about the wizarding world. Now she'll be able to actually learn about them.

Dafydd's fern green eyes glinted hopefully as he took a seat at the front of the great hall overlooking the 4 massive house tables with all different students of all different years sat upon them. He was quite nervous though not for the many hundreds of eyes upon him but instead for which house he would be sorted into.. Hufflepuff he thought to himself, the same house as his Mam. As the artifact that once belonged to Godric Griffindor was placed upon the boy's fiery red hair he squeezed his eyes shut in anticipation.. Hufflepuff... Hufflepuff.. Huffl-

"RAVENCLAW!" howlled out the ancient hat for all the teachers and students to hear, Dafydd's eyes shot open as a genuine look of surprise and bewilderment spread across his silken face, as the hat was lifted from his head the hat simple laughed and muttered something about never being wrong.

Rising up from the stool he sat on, Dafydd blinked a few times still unsure what to think.. Ravenclaw was for book nerds and know it alls right? That's the impression he had been given by all he spoke to though little did Dafydd know he was completely wrong.. well for the most part!

Making his way towards the ravenclaw table to find himself a seat the young welshman somewhat reluctantly sat himself down beside Harmonia Melodius as it was the closest open seat to him! Plopping down he offered a dip of his head towards the other ravenclaws before speaking with his melodic, almost sing-songy south walien accent "al'right, how's it going? Er happy to be here.. sorted into a house and all!" He'd remark with as best as an upbeat tone as he could, though still quite unsure of the decision, not thinking himself a good fit for the noble house...