05-29-2008, 11:00 PM
Anna looked up as the Ravenclaw passed her, idly listening to the first years' eager conversation. It seemed Katie's rambling had loosened them all up, and now they were slowly getting to know eachother.
The young Belgian girl rested her chin on her palm as she watched their faces with glee, absorbing their enthusiasm to counter the loss of her own. It would be difficult, the first weeks, she knew. Despite what she already knew, there would be a lot to learn still, and it would be a struggle to be accepted. Anna's smile widened, though, as she thought this. Acceptance was overrated. She would prove herself, she thought, patting the walnut wand hidden in her cloak, and then, they could make up their own mind.
Dumbledore had brought her to Hogwarts for a reason, and she would not let some teenage ignorance keep her from it.
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