General The Hufflepuff Table 2017 - 2018 Closed

Lex picked an empty seat and didn't bother to smile. He tried forcing one before and it looked terrible. He'd much rather do it when he wants to. Preferably when he gives his parents a piece of his mi-

He looks at the free food and decides to focus on that instead. He starts to eat as he blankly stares at nothing, occasionally smiling to himself, though it was small. The rest were busy with themselves anyways, nobody would notice- right? At least he thought so.

It wasn't long before he finished his food and was staring at the ceiling instead. Other students droned around him as he listened into the hazy voices, none of them really interested him.

Arceus walked into the Great Hall and sat down at the first seat he saw coincidentally next to Lex. He too just minded his own business and just ate a bit of chicken, a portion of peas, and pie he didn't know what to do either, there was no one at the dorms he didn't want to go outside since it was very cold out there and all he had was a sweater and robe. While he was looking around he met eye contact with Lex. I saw him earlier when I had just arrived net to the dorms he thought to himself but a second after they made eye contact he looked away. He saw me looking he thought he'll think i'm weird too. He didn't want to make in obvious that they made eye contact so he didn't leave.

He's a first year so he probably hasn't made any friends yet, but he might have too, I don't know what to do I don't want to be judged again but I feel like I should say something. He was still looking away so he took a deep breath. Why does communication have to be this hard. He thought then he turned to Lex and said "H-Hi I'm A-Arceuf-s Arceus!"

Vera didn't have a preference about where she got sorted. Sure, her brothers had warned her about Slytherin being a bunch of jerks, Gryffindor being a bunch of pompous attention-seekers, Ravenclaw being a bunch of know-it-alls, and Hufflepuff being a bunch of pansies. She supposed she'd rather be in with the pansies than the jerks-- after all, she felt more than capable of handling herself from growing up the only girl of the family. Besides, regardless of where she ended up, Vera was most excited about one thing at Hogwarts: the food.

She'd heard too many amazing things about the food here: endless plates of mouth-watering chicken, refilling goblets of pumpkin juice. So as she slipped off the sorting chair and into a seat between two housemates, she grinned ear-to-ear as she heaped mashed potatoes and gravy on her plate. "Oi, you... you goin' ta eat that? Can you pass me a chicken leg, please?" she said to the dark haired boy... didn't really matter who did it, though. "I'm Vera, by the  way," she smiled, taking a generous gulp of juice.

Poke poke poke the food, Pokey poke poke. Lez stared at his food blankly as he noticed someone sit beside him. Poke. 'Don't mind, just don't yell at me and you'll be fine' he thought to himself. Loud people deserved to be- Poke. Poke. He drifted off to his land of imagination... A girl also decided to snoop a seat in between.

Lex snapped out of his thoughts to the boy introducing himself first and the girl cutting in. He turned his gaze away from his food to look at the two from under the hat.

Hm. He seen him before... Where... Ah, who cares. "Leslez Skoriz, call me Lex. " he replied to the boy quietly, unsure of what to do. It seems the other one is also awkward about it, his mind is probably a mess. Or is it just him? Arcues... Don't forget any more names than you already have, Leslez.

The girl seemed to only care about the food so he passed her the whole stack of chicken instead of only one (it was also to ease the awkwardness). He wasn't sure if she wanted seconds later and he doesn't mind how much she eats., finish it for all he cares. He- Oh. Hm, what a fiery girl, at least she sounded like one. Who knew she'd end up here, she looked like a Gryffindor to him. Vera, her name. Remember it.

He wasn't much of a talker but he doubted anyone knew sign language around here. Great, now he can talk to himself while looking like a weirdo flapping his arms about. Hey, that actually sounded fun... He should do that in his room though, when he's bored. And nobody's around. It kinda sounds like he's doing something illegal- BACK TO THE PRESENT, LEX!

The mexican looked at the two, before shrugging to himself and poking at his food again. They seemed nice enough but he doesn't know how to continue this.

After Lex introduced him self he could see that he wanted to be alone so he didn't push it he just sat there listening to that girl eat all the food in the Great Hall I think she said here name was Vera? He says to himself, already so many people and he was terrible at remembering names definitely all these confusing names.. well his name is also very confusing so he can't say anything himself. He just was nibbling at some apple pie when he felt like he should say something it was awkward the only thing he could hear was that girl Vera eat her what.. sixth chicken wing? Or was it her seventh? He didn't really know what to do so he decided just to go to his dorms and finish the Book "The Beedle and the Bard" that he borrowed from the humongous library, so he got up and headed for the giant doors of the Great Hall and after getting up half talked and half whispered "I guess i'll see you around" To both Vera and Lex while looking at the ground. And he made his way out of the great Hall towards his dorms.

The sight of the great hall made her stop in the doorway. Sure, she had seen it before during the ceremony, but it had been different then. Now she was greeted by the sight of floating candles and endless rows of chatting students, laughing and sharing jokes with each other. And then there was the food. Wow.. She had been told about this by her parents but she hadn't quite believed it. How could this be? It was absolutely incredible! 

Joanne was almost skipping towards the Hufflepuff table. There was the widest of grins on her face as she sat down among the other first years. She recognized one girl from the girl's bedroom, but the other faces were all odd to her. Plopping herself down on the bench. Vera was already eating enthusiastically, and she decided that she would get along with her. "I'm Joanne," she said to her new classmates, smiling sweetly. There wasn't really more to it, so she quickly started to gather food on her plate. 

he wondered if the rest of his meals in hogwarts would be similar.

"Ah, alright. Lex, it is... and thank you," she smiled cheerfully, taking the plate from the dark haired boy. She set it between the roasted carrot and fruit tart plates ... close enough for her to reach easily but not to hog from other students. She pulled several wings and a leg off and took a contented bite. Arceus excusing himself so early from the feast caught her by surprise but she nodded, showing acknowledgment. She didn't even know his name, but vaguely hoped he wasn't upset about his sorting and was ok... as festivities were still in full swing. Vera made a mental note to check in with him later and be sure he was alright. 

As Joanne joined the table, Vera smiled brightly and tried to remember to be a little more ladylike with her bites, as her mother would have put it. "Hi, there," she said, washing down her bite with more juice and wiping her fingers on the napkin in her lap. She could have some manners, she supposed... she didn't want her new housemates thinking her a heathen. Aaron's arrival put her more at ease to see a fellow food-lover piling up his plate. "Can you guys believe how massive this place is? My brother told me it was amazing, but I didn't really expect this. I mean... look," she said, taking the last fruit tart from a tray that magically refilled with a whole fresh assortment of blackberry, peach, strawberry, and apple tarts. "Do any of you have siblings already here? Or younger ones?" she asked, attempting to make conversation.