<div class="floatleft">(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Carice_van_Houten_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg/800px-Carice_van_Houten_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg)</div><strong>Character Name:</strong>Charlotte Jansen (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=339010.msg16108449#msg16108449)<br/><strong>Date | Time:</strong>September 1st, 2022, 10am.<br/><strong>Location:</strong>Hufflepuff Common Room<br/><strong>Wearing:</strong>A long-sleeved black sweater with a trim of white stars and moons and long black business pants.<br/><strong>Content:</strong>General<br/><strong>Tagging:</strong>Open<br/><hr/>Charlotte entered the Hufflepuff common room via the telltale barrel entrance, having popped into the kitchen only moments before to say hello to the elves and pick up some snacks and goodies for the early arrivals. She liked taking the time on the first day of school to check out the dormitories and living spaces to make sure everything was in order and comfortable. The task could have been left to others, but Charlie, as she was known out of classes, liked taking part in the day to day life of the students herself. It was a good way to get to know them and make sure they knew she was approachable when needed. As Head of House, she took her responsibility seriously and liked to get to know her students to help them get the best out of themselves. Those coming back, 2nd years and up, would know to expect her in all likelihood.<br/><br/>She was dressed casually for now, before the Start of Term feast, where she would wear more formal robes over her clothes. As with last year, she was going to have less students again as the year before, and she was worried about the passion for her beloved Astronomy waning. The stars could tell them so much, and Charlie sometimes wondered if she was supposed to have been born a centaur.<br/><br/>Placing down a few covered platters of cakes and cookies on a round, beautiful oak table in the middle of the main area of the common room, and she muttered a quick "<em>Incendio</em>" at the fireplace with her wand, which was sitting conveniently in her sleeve. A merry little fire crackled and while it didn't make the room too hot, it added just that little bit of 'hominess'. As she looked around at the characterful room, she smiled, proud of the house she called her own. They were going to win the House Cup this year, she was going to make sure of it!<br/><br/>Charlie moved to one of the round, comfortable armchairs near one of the small round windows and grabbed a book that was nearby; 101 Magical Plants and Flowers, by Herb Alott, and started browsing through, just wasting a little bit of time before the first students started to arrive.