<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/b/b4/Xerxes_Sly_1.jpg)</div><strong>NAME:</strong>Xerxes Taylor (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=284413.msg13999400#msg13999400)<br/><strong>WEARING:</strong>Cardigan, shirt, jeans and glasses (https://i.pinimg.com/originals/cf/c8/2b/cfc82bb49a5d3b7f74ba6182c26bb0fc.jpg)<br/><strong>Blood Status:</strong>Muggle born<br/><strong>Wand</strong>: Walnut with Veela hair core, 10 inches, pliable<br/><strong>House/Year</strong>: Slytherin, 1st year<br/><strong>Date</strong>: September 29th<br/><strong>Time/Day:</strong>Evening<br/><strong>LOCATION:</strong>Black Lake Bonfire<br/><strong>CONTENT:</strong>Conversational<br/><strong>TAGGING:</strong>Open - noticing Lyre, Moray, Finley and Iain<br/><hr/><br/>The first month went back much faster than Xerxes imagined it ever could have. Being relatively new to the wizarding world, Xerxes had so much more to learn that most first years. Sure, he had to learn spells and such – but he didn’t even have an understanding of some of the basic magic used regularly in homes. Even the idea of owl mail flipped Xerxes’ mind and caused him to read the history of owls and the delivery service. He was finally kicked out of the library with the book in hand.<br/><br/>Xerxes had found many friendly and helpful students. He also found some he would rather avoid. Being Muggle born, he discovered an underlying prejudice that he’d never before faced. The young Slytherin found a particular kindness in Moray who helped him immensely.<br/><br/>He also found that many of the traits of houses were exaggerated. Yes, there were some generalizations, but by and large people were individuals. There were students friendly and unkind in all houses.<br/><br/>The first party of the year, a student hosted bonfire seemed like a fun time. Xerxes was definitely a book nerd, but also knew how to have a good time. By the time he arrived, there were already a number of students hanging around. He recognized some Slytherins – Moray and Lyre. There were other houses as well – Gryffindor and Ravenclaw – assembled. He wondered what life would have been like in one of them. Likely much of the same…perhaps more light in the common rooms?<br/><br/>Before joining anyone, Xerxes grabbed a butterbeer and took a swig.<br/>