The Slytherin Table 2023-2024

Interacting with @Leon Richardson

Sienna wandered into the Great Hall some point between lunch and dinner. She was nervous, as she hadn't made any friends yet at Hogwarts. As she walked along the long Slytherin table, she noticed a boy, presumably another 1st year, sitting alone. She decided to introduce herself, hoping that by the end of their conversation, she might have a friendly face in the hallways of the school.

As she neared him, her mother's voice in her head reminded her to walk with confidence. One leg after another, shoulders back, chin up. And walk- She had to remind herself that other people were in her position too, looking for friends.

While the boy was looking away, Sienna slid into the open seat next to him and held her hand out. "Hi! I'm Sienna," she said with a big grin.

Interacting with @Kathryn McConnell

Sienna saw another girl, presumably a first year, walking along the table as she entered the Great Hall. She was lost in her thoughts and it looked like she was headed toward the same spot as Sienna was. The girls took seats close to one another, but didn't say a word yet. As Sienna looked up at the girl from her seat, the girl looked over to her and held her hand out.

"Hi," she said, followed by a few other garbled words. It was clear that the girl was nervous, but so was Sienna, so she did her best to make her feel more comfortable. She offered her a smile and held out her hand for shaking. "Hi! I'm Sienna, I'm new too. It's nice to meet you!" She did her best to be kind and enthusiastic, but not overly enthusiastic as to scare the girl away.

As she waited for a response, Sienna got lost in her thoughts about making friends. She just wanted everything to go perfectly for her, to be able to make friends with ease. She knew the only way to do that was to put herself out there, and that couldn't be too hard.

Time: Reducio date	Interacting with : Reducio @Sienna Caldwell, @Kathryn McConnell
Outfit: Reducio Impeccable Slytherin uniform Hairstyle: link Self-made tulip earrings: link	Notes: Reducio Speech: #3CB371 Thoughts: italics

Kaitlyn walked into the Great Hall, carrying her book bag with her. She planned on doing some homework in a different setting. As much as she loved the library and her common room, she liked to seek out different areas of Hogwarts. Like up in a tree, in the courtyard. Now, in the Great Hall. The only problem with it, was that the Great Hall was big and open. She’d likely be seen. Such as right now, as she headed for the Slytherin house table. She saw two young girls talking to each other, hopefully first years. She felt terrible for barging in on their conversation, but didn’t know a better way to attempt to join in. ‘Hopefully they don’t mind my shyness,’ she thought.

Taking a deep breath in, and slowly letting it out, Katie approached where the two girls sat. “Hi,” she greeted them shyly. She gave them a shy smile, as she sat down at the table, fixing her skirt, as she did so. She dropped her bag on the floor by her feet. “I’m Kaitlyn, or Katie, Connor,” she introduced herself, still shyly. Her hand immediately went to play with her pigtail. She was not good at social interactions, unfortunately. At least, until she felt comfortable around them.

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As Sienna introduced herself to the girl she was already sitting across from, she noticed another girl walking along the table. She had recognized this girl from her Slytherin dorm. She looked lost in her thoughts, until she looked towards Sienna and the other girl and began heading in their direction.Oh this is great, my chance to make some friends. The girl slowly approached Sienna and the other seated girl. She looked nervous to interrupt, but Sienna turned to face her as the girl introduced herself.

"Hi, I'm Kaitlyn, or Katie, Connor. She was shy, but Sienna could tell she was sweet, so she did her best respond in the same sweet tone.

"Hey Katie! I'm Sienna Caldwell." She slid down the bench and pointed next to her. "Come sit with us, I was just introducing myself to another girl in our dorm."

Sienna was proud of herself for being so open to talking to everyone. Her nerves about meeting people slowly began to calm and she offered both girls a smile. She was happy to know that other people were looking to make friends too, and she was also glad to know that she wasn't the only nervous one.

@Kaitlyn Connor@Kathryn McConnell

Silver walked into the Great Hall, and as she did, she saw the Slytherin table, and was just about to sit down until she saw, Kaitlyn! She had met her in flying class, and had become friends with her. She wanted to say hi to her to let her know that she was there before sitting down next to her. "Huh? Oh! Kaitlyn, hi!" She sat down next to her, but not too close so that they both had personal space. She noticed she was talking to another person, so she said, "Oh, who is this? Oh yeah, and, sorry. Was I interrupting anything..?" She got a bit embarrassed and starting blushing a little, but it went away quickly after a few seconds.

She thought that Kaitlyn might have just made another friend with this girl, she also wasn't stuttering, and when she realized this, she got a bit excited. She gasped, then said, "Wait, wait, wait, Kaitlyn! You're not stuttering, and, did you make another friend? Oh wait, sorry, I might be a bit judgemental, sorry. I just thought it would be just a bit more difficult for you to make friends because of your 'social anxiety' and all... Heh...." Again, Silver got embarrassed but it lasted a bit longer this time.

After the long ride to the castle and finally getting sorted into her new home, she walked over to the long table where the other students in her house sat. They were of all ages and they were all talking to each other she took a seat in an empty spot at the table she wanted to meet the other students but she also didn't want to be rude and disrupt the conversation so she sat there in silence thinking to herself she was wondering what the common room would look like. what the professors were like. She was wondering all sorts of questions she was curious about the castle and her classes but what she worried about the most was that what if she didn't fit in with the others and couldn't make friends there then what would she do? She was anxious about being in a whole new place and not knowing anyone there, which was also a scary idea to her. She looked around the great hall at the decorations that were adorning the room she thought it was really beautiful. She wished she had some friends there to talk to, but she just sat there lost in thought.

|| Outfit: Slytherin School Uniform including the coat
|| Mood: Happy
|| Captions: Thoughts: #097969 | Talking: Cursive

Violet plopped down at the end of the table after having said goodbye to some friends from a different house. She placed her bookbag next to her and she pulled out parchment she had taken notes on from the class she just left. She pulled out some muggle sweets from her bookbag as well that she had bought back in London right before leaving for Hogwarts. She placed one in her mouth and let it melt as she was going over her notes, correcting and editing them with her quill where it was needed.

Now and then she would look up and look at all the students around her or say hi to someone whether she knew them or not, she was just happy to be there and to be doing this kind of homework.
Being a half-blood she had attended muggle school and she could definitely say that these subjects and classes easily beat the ones she had to do in muggle school. She thought she would probably never ever complain about the homework while attending Hogwarts, but whether that is realistic for an 11 year old to think or not is obviously debatable.

After a while she started doodling on her parchment as well, she would do quick sketches of people and/or items around her in the Great Hall. She would switch between this and reviewing her notes.


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As Tommy entered the Great Hall, he was astonished by how many students were in there. Along with being an easy to locate room, finding the Slytherin table was also easy due to students' outfits. Tommy approached his house table with determination to make a friend within Slytherin. He tried to find a spot at the table next to at least one student, although ideally being next to more than one would be better, as he thought it would give him an even higher chance of making a friend.

Tommy was nervous, sitting the Slytherin table. Although the only person he had met so far was a Hufflepuff, he was excited to meet others in his house. Would he make his first house friend at the table? Tommy's words were caught in his throat. Despite his anxiety, Tommy was almost overwhelmed by the numerous choices of food before him. Between the seemingly countless options of what to eat and the loud bustle and roar of the Great Hall, Tommy did now know what to choose to eat, who to talk to, or how anyone could even hear one another speak.

Tommy spoke to his nearest Slytherin peer while he sat as straight as he could and puffed out his chest like his mother had instructed him. "Hello fellow Slytherin, my name is Tommy P-P-P-Patterson. Pleased to make your acquaintance." Moments then felt like hours or even days to Tommy as he waited for a reply. Could the student next to him even hear him over the other students?

Zephyr started walking to the Slytherin table after the sorting hat did its thing. They honestly didn't know what house they'd get, they assumed Gryffindor, since their father and aunt were Gryffindor's. Her granny was a Slytherin though, so they knew that was an option. Then again, family legacy means nothing to the sorting hat in most cases. They walked down the aisle nervously, and finally sat down in a semi empty spot. there were a few people close to them, but not close enough to disturb them. They were lost in their own thoughts for a while. I miss Bruno. I wonder what my parents are doing right now. What's for dinner? Thats a pretty ceiling. I wonder if they have pie. Do I look good in green? they waited for a bit for the food, and listened to the conversations happening around them. They were a loner, but they wouldn't mind having a friend to talk to, but they were too nervous to talk to anyone. What if they said something offensive? Or what if their breath smelled? Or what if the person they talked to thought they were a weirdo? Zephyr shook their head to get rid of the thoughts. They hummed a calming tune and took in the looks of the great hall. Tables for each house, almost as long as the room itself. An area for teachers to sit, and people everywhere. Their heart was going crazy from all the nerves. They just wanted to eat something.

Isleen, after being sorted in under a minute, strode to the Slytherin table. She was extraordinarily careful to keep her posture straight, her hands elegantly tucked beneath one another, and her head only slightly tilted up.
She was always taught that first appearances were everything. Once someone formed an opinion on someone else, there was no changing it.
Hence why Isleen was trying her very best to appear like the heiress she had trained to be since she was young.
She seated herself at the table, strategically placing herself in the midst of students in hopes that she could make friendly small talk and perhaps make a few friends.
She looked around at the students surrounding her.
Absentmindedly, she tapped her finger against the wooden bench on which she sat.
One of her Sliyhterin peers spoke up, though he was quiet, "Hello fellow Slytherin, my name is Tommy P-P-P-Patterson. Pleased to make your acquaintance."
Isleen looked at Tommy, then gave him a slight reassuring smile, not wanting to look anything less than a trained heiress, but also wanting to ease the boy's nerves.
"Isleen Knight, heiress to the Knight legacy." She introduced herself as her mother had instructed, making sure to include her title but still sound friendly. She held out a delicate hand for her possible new friend to shake.