[G.Hall] Where to sit...

[winnie]

Dinner time, one of the busiest times for the great hall but there was definitely a problem with that. There was never a place to sit. Winnie wasn't a new student, she had been at Hogwarts since her first year but she wasn't exactly one that had tons of friends, in fact, she had lost her only friend last year. Her brother, Travis had graduated leaving her to be the last and only Carson at school. Without her usual hourd of brothers, Winnie wasn't sure what to do. She was a Hufflepuff, she wasn't brave, nor was she sly, and she definitely wasn't the smartest.

Winnie looked at the Hufflepuff table and there wasn't a seat to be found that wasn't already occupied. What good that did her especially when she was hungry. Winnifred walked to the table and filled up a plate before taking a seat against the wall near the door. If she couldn't eat at the table, at least she'd get enjoyment of watching everyone else attempt to eat without bumping elbows with their neighbor. At least by the wall, it was quiet and you actually had arm room for once.

Things for the Hufflepuff weren't exactly great nor were they bad. Winnie didn't mind being on her own, it meant she didn't have to worry about remembering plans or have to deal with the drama that was going on with the rest of the students. If she got lonely, she'd just talk to a random kid in the common room but they were never her friend.

Giggling.
Chatting.
Yelling.
Arguing.

All of these things were going on right in front of her with the students that filled the tables. Girls sharing infatuated giggling as boys walked passed. Guys chatting about their newest crush. Fighting friends yelling at eachother about a stupid purse lost earlier that day and of course, the yelling going on between the Gryffies and Snakes. Sometimes it was just that much easier to sit by and watch it instead of being a part of it, but sometimes Winnie wondered what it was like to be part of that group of giggling girls, the girl the guys were crushing on, the friend who lost the purse or even the victim of a slytherin.

Eh, what the heck. The girl was lonely.

[Becky Dowell]

Bex loved dinner time, it was a chance to catch up with some of your friends and laugh at the stupid jokes, or listen to who was taking an interest in who. Bex never told anyone who she was interested in, she would usually say someone else rather then admit to liking someone she shouldnt. Though, it appeared that today wasnt going to be one of those days as the Ravenclaw Table was pretty deserted. It would appear all the Ravenclaws had vacated to find a quiet place to study. This time of year, it was usually strange to find a Ravenclaw, unless your name was Brad or Lex, out of the common room or the library. However, Bex had decided she had had enough of studying for now, and was hungry. Leaving Lex and Brad in the library.

"Bex!" Came a voice from the other end of the Ravenclaw Table, the black haired girl looked up into the face of Rachel, "Have you heard?" Tilting her head to the side, Bex listened, "Shona is dating Chris from Slytherin!" Bex's mouth dropped open at this, "What?" Bex stammered, the last she had heard was Shona hated Chris. What was going on there then? "Yeah, apparently they wanted to keep it quiet but they were caught snogging by Ricky and Jay." Which means those two took no pause in telling the whole of the Slytherin community, and the more that Rachel talked, the more Bex found herself frowning. So, Chris had been branded a traitor. What was new? Slytherins were always branding someone these days.

Settling back down to her roast dinner, Bex let out a tired yawn, the poor girl was exhausted. She had been studying for days, and had been stuck in the forest over night with Brad, all in one week. All Bex craved was her bed. Though she knew if she went to bed at this time, Lex would be worried and call a doctor from Mungoes. She was a bit strange that way, but totally adorable. Brad of course would just stand there and let her fuss, not that he could get in the girls dorm anyway, but thats what she suspected he would do.

As Bex stretched, a flash of yellow caught her eye. "Hmm?" She looked to the left of her and saw a girl sat alone, eating her dinner without the comfort of a table to place it on. Bex hated seeing lonely people, as she herself hated being lonely. Bex was usually surrounded by some form of people, sitting alone was never her idea of fun. "Hey," Bex smiled and nodded to the seat, "Why dont you join me?" She stabbed at her potatoes with her knife, a little harder than intentional, and gave a big yawn. "I'm Beckii, but prefer Bex, and im not usually this sleepy."

[winnie]

Ok so the wall wasn't the most comfortable of spots to eat but Winnie didn't mind it once her backside had gone numb. She didn't start to feel uncomfortable until her legs began to tingle as if someone was sticking hundreds of needs into her flesh. Yup, she'd rather be bumping elbows now, instead she was left on the cold stone floor listening to the latest gossip about some slytherin and ravenclaw was it? Either way... it didn't seem like a very intelligent match up but who was she to judge?

A Voice!
One actually directed at her as well. Yay!

Winnie looked up at the Ravenclaw girl who was speaking to her. The expression on the hufflepuff's face was priceless. Winnie was looking at her as if she had no idea what she was saying. She looked from the girl to the Ravenclaw table and back to the girl, a confused expression still painted on her face. Finally a smile found its way onto her lips and she nodded.

"That would be nice," she answered.

Winnie set her plate aside before standing herself up. Picking up her plate, she joined the girl and her friends. Bex was her name. Winnie gave her a warm smile.

"Well its nice to meet you, Bex. I'm Winnie."

The Hufflepuff wasn't too fond of her name but the nickname Winnie was much better than the one her brothers gave her; Freddy. It's what happens when you grow up with seven older brothers.