[center][h2][i][color=bc8dbf]~Karen Antonius~[/color][/i][/h2]
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Inside the castle, Karen tried to feel relieved. At the very least, she tried to avoid getting annoyed. It didn't show on her face or in the way she acted, of course, but she still felt it and she didn't like it. That little stunt on the train irritated her beyond reasoning, and this just on the first day of the term.

The Headmistress speech did little to help. She recalled her own first day at Hogwarts, where the woman gave a much grander and welcoming opening for the newcomers and returnees'. She felt a brief flash of annoyance for the Headmistress herself, before dismissing it as petty; she was probably just as stressed as she was, if not more so. Still, Karen wished that she could at least give the younger students something nice for them to remember on their first day here. Plus, her heart was in the right place, which counted for much, in Karen's opinion.

What did cheer her up was the sorting though. She always got swept up in the passion of being introduced to new housemates, and liked enthusiasm of everyone as they cheered on the newcomers with loud voices. At the very least they would remember this moment in a positive light. 

Sighing, the girl made a sign of the cross and offered a quick prayer before meals before digging in.

Seeing Elliot from the table across her, Karen gave a small smile before dainty picking up a slice of lamb-chops. 

"So, your plans?" she asked. "For the Cloaks, I mean." She felt it would be good to talk about this with someone.