Aimée stood aside with the other first-year students, allowing the returning students to claim the right of first seats in the carriages.  While it galled her a little to have to stand aside for Muggle-borns, after seven years at Beauxbatons, it was something she was quite used to, and not a trace of her irritation showed on her face.<br/><br/>She had nothing but her wand, tucked into the band of her skirt, trusting in the efficiency of the house elves and other servitors to see to the safe transport of her belongings and familiar to their proper places within the castle.<br/><br/>As she waited, she took the opportunity to examine the place that would be her new home for the coming year.   It was grey, gloomy... everything she expected an English castle to be. It made no difference that she was on Irish soil; it was all English to her.<br/><br/>Finally, her turn came to step through the gate, and she was surprised when the voice announced "Leopard" as she passed between the posts. She eyed it suspiciously, then continued on her way to the carriages, deciding that it was this school's method of Sorting, and if it wasn't, why, she would soon discover the truth.