New and Nervous {no more join please}

[Annabelle Desoulé]

Annabelle wandered through the empty the corridors in search of the Common Room. She felt a bit strange about Valcentica having only one common room, considering that fact that Hogwarts had four of them, one for each of the houses. But then again, everything here and her new school seemed strange. She was a lonely transfer student with no one to help her.

What also seemed a bit strange to Miss Annabelle was that she had not met, or even seen for that matter, the Headmaster, or Headmistress. Annabelle did not know anything about the school, or the country of was forced into, and was expected to make tons of friends with the students who most likely had different customs and different beliefs than Annabelle. She sighed softly as she continued to walk on.

She was a bit frustrated with her parents, for making this sudden move out of the country and not telling her why, forcing her leave thirteen years worth of friends, memories, and romances she would not soon forget. It was a little overwhelming also to find out that her mother was pregnant with a little girl. Annabelle had so many things to teach the offspring, and she promised herself she would be ready for it if it ever did come. But, that was in the past and Annabelle was in the present and there was virtually nothing she could do. Annabelle was not ready. Period.

She turned a corner and came to find a couple of groups of friends, huddled together, giggling and talking. Annabelle received some jealous stares in which was used to. Being veela had its rewards, but there was also negative things about it as well, and Annabelle knew these things very well. Annabelle closed her eyes and tried to remember that positive and negative things about being veela was one thing she had to teach her sister. Annabelle opened her eyes and found herself in a silent corridor with tons of pairs of eyes staring jealously at her.

Apparently another thing she had to remember for herself this time was that word travels fast so be careful what you say, or tell someone. Annabelle looked around, returning some of the unwanted stares with a glare sending out the message that Annabelle was not the one to mess with. Obviously the message got through, because a lot of girls turned back to their friends, or walked away.

Annabelle turned one last corner to find she had found the Common Room, supposedly at least. It front of her was a big, solid, oak door. The door had a brass knob, that was equally as shiny as the door should tall. It glittered from top to bottom as Anna took a brisk moment to just stare at it. It was pretty nice looking considering how old it must be. Annabelle looked around and stumbled upon a younger student, most likely eleven years of age. The young boy smiled at her. Annabelle smiled in return and then quietly asked,"I know I must sound stupid for asking, but is this the Common Room?" Annabelle pointed up to the oak door.

The boy just smiled for a moment as though she had not heard what Annabelle had just said. He then looked around and then back at Annabelle and declared,"Yeah thats it. Since I helped you out... can I have something in return?" Annabelle laughed as the boy looked so desperate for her attention. She smiled as she leaned over and pecked the young boy on the cheek. The young boy said," I am Thomas by the way..." as he slowly walked away...bespelled by Annabelle's single kiss. Annabelle giggled softly as she opened the big door that revealed the one and only common room.

She slowly entered the vast room, which was filled with many people from all houses, some Annabelle recognized and some she did not. The young veela slowly entered and heads turned from all directions to where Annabelle was slowly and gracefully walking. She blushed a bit as she got more desperate looks from guys and crucial glares from the girls. Annabelle made her way through the path formed by everyone's parting, and found a chair at the end. She sat down and pulled out a book and slumped down her in chair. Annabelle held the book high and parallel to her face to avoid unwanted looks.

[Alaric Reinhardt]

Noticing the attention of several people around him being caught by something, Alaric looked up from the black marble he'd been practicing various spells on to find that the target of their attention was a young girl who had just entered the room. He watched her move in his direction, then past him into a chair about fifteen feet away from the table he was sitting at. Not staring the way the others were but just watching the new arrival casually, the same way he'd have done regardless of who had entered.

As she hid herself behind a book he glanced around the room to see that several people were still staring in her direction. He scoffed and muttered "Idiots..." just loudly enough that the people directly around him could hear. A second year at the table directly to his left looked as though he might speak up about his single word comment, but thought better of it as Alaric glared a warning at him.

The excitement, if you could even call it that, of the moment over, Alaric raised his wand toward the marble and murmured the words to a spell he'd learned a couple days ago under his breath and the sphere shattered into pieces. With another murmur and flick of the wrist the marble pulled itself back together, ready for another experiment.

[Aleksei Trevelyan]

A first-year was also sitting by himself, reading a book. So many of his fellow students were gaping like idiots at the new girl. Veela, then, he thought, and idly turned the page. Being the son of something akin to a Veela, he was completely unaffected, though it was fun to see the poor saps fall head over heels for her, tripping over themselves to do what she wanted.

Hormones, Rupert thought disgustedly, rolling his mismatched eyes. It was quite a good thing that he was ten and didn't have to deal with that nonsense yet. He could sense quite enough of it at home, and constantly had to lock himself in his room to get anything done. Maybe that was an exaggeration, but it wasn't much of one.

Still, he figured it was only polite to greet this new girl, even though she was holding her book up to avoid stares. He closed his own (The Anarchist's Cookbook) and walked over to her with no fanfare or any attempt at subtlety. He was just there.

"Hey," he said casually. "New in town?"

[Yume Hollow]

Renasance gave a loud snorting laugh as she entered the room followed by Aku,Usagi,and Alanna.Alanna looked up at the students in the main common room.She turned her nose up,walking past her.

Renasance looked at the girl,sidling herself over to her,Renasance batted her long eyelashes.
"Hello there.You must be the new girl.I'm Renasance"She said in a mock-seductive voice.

Aku snorted loudly.Quickly turning it into a cough.Renasance glared up at him.
"May I help you with something?"She hissed.

He shook his head at the look he got from her.Sitting down carefully in a chair quite close to the window incase he had to leap for dear life.He tended to do that a lot.

Usagi raised an eyebrow,apparently the girl was veela.He shrugged,being mostly vampire he could care less about veela.He looked at Renasance who was...flirting with the girl.This was new.He yawned,not really caring.

Alanna plastered a fake smile on her face,and moved her way towards the new girl.
"Hi,my name is Alanna."She said with an entirely fake preppy giggle.Her hair,now dyed black,fell into her eyes.

[Sicilya Maesto]

Snap! Ireth closed her book loudly, hoping to make people aware that they needed to be quiet. Her eyes sought out the groupies that came with Renasance. They seemed to be talking with a girl who must be new. Come to think of it, she had never seen her around the school. There were a lot of people staring at this new student. She rolled her eyes and concluded that the rumour about a new veela Elsa student was true.

Her mind was back on Renasance as she silently thought to herself, 'Let's see. All-powerful Renasance. Some person who I don't know. Boy I don't care about. And, ah yes. Giggling freak. Typical' Her dislike for Renasance had grew since they met on this year's carriage ride to Valcentica. Of course, she never really talk to them, but she had heard rumours of how they were causing troubles for professors. Not that she care.

"You know, there are other people who are doing what they want. Like reading? There was no reason to be rude and noisy. Even more, giggling in the main Common Room?" she said loudly. Her eyes were still fixed on Renasance as she sat comfortably on the sofa. She didn't like to be interrupted from her precious reading.

[Annabelle Desoulé]

Annabelle sat silently in her chair trying to just relax and possibly make friends. She slowly pulled down her book as she noticed someone was looking at her. Annabelle glanced everywhere around her, as though checking if the young boy was looking at someone or something else around her. Annabelle smiled as she realized that the seemingly first year was looking at her. Annabelle started to wonder if he was just looking at her or planning on start a conversation. Her question was soon answered when the young boy began to talk,

"Hey, New in town?"

Annabelle thought for a quick moment before she answered. It was very true she was new in town, actually she more of a new in country. Annabelle just smiled as she replied,

"Yes, I am new in town. I just moved her from France actually."

Annabelle looked down at her book once again. Suddenly the thought occurred to her. What if people made fun of her for being veela? What if all the girls were so jealous of her to the point that she would have no girl friends? Annabelle sighed as she realized that this year might not be so much fun.

She brushed a lock of her away from her eyes, as she looked down at the book she just randomly picked out of her bag. The book turned out to be Transfiguration Version Three. Since Annabelle was not much of a fan of Transfiguration, she decided to pick a different book. But before she could she found four people wonder over to her. Annabelle looked around and it came to the fact that she had to talk to this girl. The girl had decided to speak first,

"Hello there.You must be the new girl.I'm Renasance"

Annabelle glared at her the second she started to speak. Renasance was obviously making fun of Annabelle. Its not like she chose to be veela! Annabelle knew that she had power beyond this girl, but in which only anger ignite. Annabelle just looked back down at her bag and reached for a book. She quickly pulled out Quidditch Through the Ages. It was one of her favorite books, so there was no competition in her mind. Hoping the girl would just leave her alone, Annabelle just stared down at her book.

"Hi,my name is Alanna."

She heard Alanna also making fun of her. Annabelle was trying to hold back on her powers, in which she had a lot of pride in, praying that she could not have to use them. When would these girls just leave her alone? Annabelle figured if she talked to them just once maybe they would leave.

"Hello."

Annabelle turned the page of Quidditch Through the Ages and continued reading about the old models of broomsticks were made. Slowly Annabelle drifted off, thinking about how she could get teased and how she could just let her powers slip, and possibly get expelled. Annabelle assumed that Beauxbatons Academy of Magic was the only place she had not gone to that was close. Annabelle liked the idea of going there. More veelas, more possible friends, and more people to understand her and understand that powers that veelas possess. Annabelle kept on dreaming, still looking at her book, forgetting that she was surrounded by Renasance and her "groupies".

[Delia Alvarez]

A loud croaking came from somewhere in the general vicinity of the students' feet. The creature making the noises - a rather fat toad - jumped up and landed with a resounding plop on Annabelle's lap. It croaked up at her from beneath Quidditch Through the Ages.

Upon hearing the croaking and the subsequent plopping, Delia Alvarez winced. Having Squot jump on your lap was akin to having a brick dropped there-- softer and squishier than a brick, yes, but just as heavy.

Setting down her Care of Magical Creatures textbook, she made her way over to Annabelle. "Ah, sorry about that," Delia said, hauling her toad off the girl. "I was a bit absorbed in my schoolwork." So absorbed, in fact, that she had not noticed the slight disturbances earlier.

She took a closer look at Annabelle. "I don't believe we've met before. I'm Delia Alvarez."