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Naomi finished writing the proposal, reviewed it twice, and, satisfied, folded it up and sealed it. "Basket," she called, and her scruffy owl flitted to the desk. Naomi fixed the proposal to his leg and offered her arm. The owl hopped on her arm and she headed down the stairs. All she had to do was let him out outside, and then she just had to wait for his repl-

She stopped at the foot of the stairs. A new girl? Well, late arrivals showed up all the time in the Academy, so she supposed it wasn't really out of place. Remembering her role as house rep, Naomi quickly smoothed out her skirt and stepped up the meet the girl. "Another new student? Name's Naomi Pritchett, I'm Ekat house rep," she said without waiting for a reply. "I'm guessing you like books?" While the girl waited on her answer, Naomi quickly opened the door behind her and released Basketcase. The owl flew off. Satisfied, Naomi shut the door and turned towards the blonde expectantly.

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Naomi allowed herself a smile. This girl sure asked a lot of questions. Putting on her best official-rep face, she nodded. "I thought so. We've got plenty of books and maps, but nobody reads them much. Ekat's main draw is that we arrange expeditions into the forest and the Catacombs, the Catacombs more often - there are some ruins down there that are pretty neat." She gestured out the window. "That scruffy thing was my owl, yeah. He's called Basket, short for Basketcase. There are plenty of school owls that can send letters if you need to. And the dorms are upstairs," she finished. "Girls on one side, boys on the other, if you're neither or both you can pick, yadda yadda yadda."

Naomi looked the girl up and down real quick. She was dressed nicely, though not in uniform (that wasn't a problem, since she apparently just arrived) and she seemed to be the pinnacle of cute and innocent. Poor dear. I wonder how long that's going to last. "Anyway, just bring your luggage upstairs, pick a bunk, and get settled in. I'll let the headmaster know you've arrived next time I see him."

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Naomi pointed down. "Catacombs. Big tunnel system that stretches under the town, the woods, and the school. Home to some pretty neat places, but, ah, avoid the Candy Shop." She winked. "Strictly speaking, we're not actually allowed to enter the Catacombs, but technically speaking we are. Soulstone left a loophole in the rule on purpose." She flopped down on one of the couches, sick of standing. This girl sure was curious. She was practically a generic Ekat. Interesting. Naomi wondered if Nina and her would get along.

"Well, classes are a bit wonky at the moment, so I'd just suggest finding all the ones that you're in for now. If you're a first year, that'd be..." She counted. "Charms, Elements, Creatures, SOM, Magic Theory, Potions, Channeling, and Meditation. Also, if you want to explore the forest, don't go without a partner, or I'll get in trouble, 'kay? And, uh, so will you." She stretched in her seat. "So what's your name, kid?"

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Innocent AND naive. And she likes me, to boot. "It's my job as house rep, Ella," Naomi said aloud. "If you have any questions, ask me. The dorm is kind of quiet at the moment, but soon enough it should pick up." As she spoke, Naomi glanced Ella up and down. What was she? Her best bet was a human, but Ella's rich green eyes made her second-guess herself. Was she an elf? No, her ears weren't long and pointe-

Wait a minute. There, at the tips, just a tiny little point. A half-elf, huh. Interesting. "So, Ella, where you from? Kids here come from all over, y'know. We have a fourth year who's German."

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An American, huh? She certainly came a long way. "Oh, I'm Welsh," Naomi said. "I live in a nice big manor by the ocean. Much bigger than these stuffy dorms, but at least I'm not a Tomas so I can't complain." She laughed lightly. "There aren't a lot of Americans here, I don't think, but the language debarrier makes that a bit less of a problem." Naomi certainly couldn't complain. There had been a kid or two last year that had been American. He was one of the most obnoxious boys that Naomi had ever met and she was glad that he had dropped out. Good riddance. "So what path are you hoping to go for? I'm on the, er, enchanter's path myself."

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"Sheltered kid, huh? There aren't a lot of those these days," Naomi muttered. "Most people go for the moneymaking paths, like enchanting or healing or chemist or alchemist. Those paths are the ones that rake in the dough, at least in the magick world." She stretched in her seat. "If you live in the mundane world, though, that's another story. It'd be interesting to see what kind of paths would apply there." Really, though, why shelter the girl? It wasn't like the magick world was terrible and bad. Or maybe the mother saw some prejudice coming what with her daughter being a half-breed and all.

"I know something about living in the mundane world too, y'know. My dad runs this company for the mundanes, and my mom works as a healer. My brother isn't a magick like I am, so he never came here." Naomi frowned. How had Jasper been doing? Nah, she decided. She didn't care that much.

Averill shuffled into the common room, green eyes practically dancing.
"I did it! He cheered, punching a bronzey fist into the air. It was holding his wand, which was glowing.

The short half-dwarf boy skipped up to the only other two people in the common room, eager to show off his victory. He waved the lit wand obnoxiously around.
"Naomiiii! I managed to cast a lumos!"
He traced out a circle in the air with glee, then his eyes settled on the new girl.
"Oh! This is someone I haven't met before. Hi I'm A-V-E-R-.." He proceeded to spell out his name in the air with his glowing wand.
It wasn't actually very effective, as the wand-light didn't exactly leave a trail behind. In the common rooms 'lumos' had the same mediocre impact as playing with a sparkler during the day.
"...-I-L-L!" When he finally finished spelling his name, he toned it down a bit and offered the non-wand hand.
"Averill Hammershod, first year, Ekat, caster of all things lumos-y according to week ones charms homework" He couldn't help boasting. This was a big thing! He'd never done a spell before!

After a moment, he coughed and looked down at his wand, flicking it a little.
"Um. When does it /stop/ glowing?" He asked Naomi a little sheepishly.