Ravenclaw Bread, Jam, & Company: House Cup Party

Interactions: Muriel Carroll

Yet again Cecily nodded as Muriel answered her question. She shrugged when Muriel asked her the same thing.

"Oh, it's been good. There are some classes that I think I probably could do better on, but I am content with the grades I have now. But not completely satisfied," she explained, her eyes darting back and forth between the window and Muriel.

"There are some classes I think are easier and more interesting then others though, which mess me up a little. I tend to do better in subjects that are more interesting to me, which of course is normal, but I have been taught to work hard in each subject as best as possible even if it isn't interesting. Mum always said that to me. She expects me to do what she asks, and that is what she asked of me while I'm at Hogwarts. I intend to do what she asks, too," Cecily added, offering Muriel a little smile.

Cecily's head turned to the rest of the party. Most people were still chatting and eating together. It had seemed like hours and hours and hours that they had been talking, but Cecily realized that it was still the same day and party.

Focusing back on her own conversation, Cecily's thoughts turned to the topic of friends. This had always been a word Cecily tried not to think about. At the start of the year, Cecily knew she didn't need friends. That wasn't what Hogwarts was all about, after all. A couple months passed and Cecily realized that she did need friends. At least for her. She knew there were a ton of people that had been there for more than a year and still thought they didn't need friends. Cecily did realize she needed them. There was never someone for Cecily to be around when she was bored, there was never someone for Cecily to talk to when she was mad or sad, there was no one ever there encouraging her while she worked hard in her studies. There was no one. One of the reasons why Cecily knew she wouldn't need friends at Hogwarts was because of her siblings. She knew she would most likely be sorted into Hufflepuff. Even her mom, her intelligent, kind, graduated Ravenclaw mom was sure of it. Then Cecily got sorted into Ravenclaw and that was the end of her seeing her siblings at Hogwarts. When she was at Hogwarts, she hardly ever saw her siblings. Now she was on her own.

Cecily had been thinking about all this for a while, and snapped back to reality to realize that Muriel was still there. How embarrasing. Poor Muriel was still there waiting for Cecily to say something.

"Oh, sorry I never said anything. I do that sometimes. I sometimes am silent for while when I'm thinking or imagining things. I was wondering how making friends was for you when you first came to Hogwarts?" Cecily finally asked.