One by one students names were called to approach the hat. Declan cheered it clapped politely along with the rest of his peers but felt distracted. His gaze kept wandering over to the slytherin table as he realized he'd been trying to catch a glimpse of Asriel. He wasn't sure what to make of her but she was definitely interesting. It was to early for him to tell if she was attracted to him but she had expressed interest in hanging out again. He couldn't help wondering if she had only said that to be polite. Declan shook his head, not wanting to believe that. In fact he thought he might have caught her looking back at him one of the times he caught a glimpse of her. He couldn't be sure though.<br/><br/>The Ravenclaw table erupted into cheers as yet another student was sorted into their house. One of Declan's friends, James, clapped him on the shoulder. "Hey man, you sure you're alright? You've seemed out of it since the carriages." Declan shrugged then nodded. "I'm all good man. Just hungry."<br/><br/>Another friend if his, Claire Adams, turned to the boys at this. "I know what he's really hungry for. I've seen him glancing at the Slytherin table every chance he gets." She said with a smirk. Claire was one of Declan's teammates and one of the best chasers at Hogwarts. Declan had been friends with her and James since first year.<br/><br/>"You're funny. But I'm just hoping they have the roasted potatoes they had last year." Declan replied, hoping he was able to keep a blush from creeping over his face. Claire glanced over synthetic Slytherin table for a moment as something like relief came over her expression. "Good, we need you focused if we're going to win the quidditch cup this year.<br/><br/>The sorting finished rather uneventfully as the main event began. The feast. Piles of food magically appeared on the tables as plates and goblets appeared in front of the students. The aromas made Declan's mouth water as he began loading up his plate. He looked down the tables at the first year students. It always amused him to see the shocked look on their faces as the food and drink on the long tables magically replenished itself. As they ate, Declan and his classmates chattered amongst themselves. Each of them swapping stories of their summer break and sharing expectations of the coming year and the course loads they were undertaking.<br/><br/>Finished eating, Declan leaned back and looked up at the ceiling. Hundreds of candles floated in the air above the students and beyond that was the night sky, magically reflected upon the ceiling. He amused himself as his food settled by picking out the different constellations that he could see. Conversation died down as people finished their meals and began to grow tired. Finally the feast was called to a close and the students were sent to bed with instructions for the first years.<br/><br/>"Catch you back at the common room." Declan told his friends. They had a tradition to uphold the first night of the school year. Declan got up from the table and joined the procession from the great hall. He was almost out when he spotted someone familiar. It was Asriel, he tried to catching to her but her blonde head disappeared in the crowd before he could. It was probably for the best what would he even say to her?<br/><br/>Sent from my HTC Desire 520 using Tapatalk