[b]River (Featuring Lady Violetta, Drake, Arabella, and Aloyious Pippins)[/b]

River stood quickly when she saw a woman dressed very much how she imagined a witch would dress. She frantically brushed the dirt and grass off of her bottom, making sure she looked presentable. When Lady Violetta asked them if they were alright, River let out a small burst of laughter. "That was so cool! It was like an invisible roller coaster!" She exclaimed, then realized she didn't answer the Headmistress appropriately, and she smiled apologetically, "I'm River Cade, of the Basic Academy uh... [i]Ma'am.[/i]" She stressed the "Ma'am" somewhat awkwardly, not knowing if she should call her Lady, or Headmistress, or just something respectful, such as "Ma'am". 

River took a moment as the Headmistress turned to greet another student so that she could look around at her surroundings. She noticed that the boy the Headmistress was speaking to was kind of cute, and seemed to be somewhere near River's own age. River whistled innocently, tearing her eyes away from his face, hoping that he was too distracted by the Headmistress to notice her gaze on him. Next to River was a girl with long hair in two braids. [i]'She seems sorta outta it.'[/i] River thought, placing a hand on her chin.

[b]"Students of Basic Magic! Please stand next to me and this young man. We shall shortly go inside to begin our orientation."[/b]

River was pulled out of her thoughts as she scrambled to get in line by the Headmistress, and found herself placed next to the cute boy. She tried to look everywhere but at him, attempting to make herself look less conspicuous by whistling in a light tune and rocking back and forth on her feet. She looked up to see a new arrival falling from the sky, and thought he looked rather comical as he landed on his rump. River let out a small, unintentional snort in the middle of her whistling. She did like his name however, [i]Aloyious Pippins[/i]. Her mind went directly to her favorite hobbit, in one of her favorite movies of all time when she heard his last name. She grinned widely at him.

[b]"Please follow me and we shall start our orientation. This end of the Academy is the Basic Academy."[/b] 

And they were moving, following along behind the Headmistress as she guided them through huge, oaken double doors. River listened as closely as she could to the explanation that Lady Violetta was giving, but she found herself gazing in awe at one thing or another. 

[b]"You see, this castle is sentient which means that it can sense various things and feel things."[/b]

"Woah! This place can feel us?!" She didn't really care much for buildings, but even she had to admit that this place was freaking amazing. She shuffled into the Lecture Hall, her eyes on everywhere but where she was walking. There were desks lined in rows, and the ceiling was high vaulted, making River a little more at ease. Buildings usually made her feel claustrophobic. She sat at a desk in the front row, leaning back in the chair, causing the front legs to lift up off the ground, and rocked smoothly as she listened to the Headmistress. 

[b]"Any questions so far?”[/b]

River was now sitting straight up in her chair, her mind going a thousand miles a minute. River's hand shot up and stayed in the air as she spoke. "What do you mean, this new world? We're not on earth anymore? We're gonna be explorers? Is the Magic Core in our bodies?" She couldn't seem to stop herself from asking a tirade of questions, and looked embarrassed when she realized other people would probably want to ask some themselves.