<div class="floatleft">(http://l.yimg.com/ea/img/-/081218/cast-400x300-rebecca-breeds_14kjjnc.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong>Aithne Koles<br/><strong>Age/Year:</strong>18, First Year<br/><strong>Gender:</strong>Female<br/><strong>Blood:</strong>Half Blood<br/><strong>Clan:</strong>The Blackburn Clan<br/><strong>Wand: </strong>cedar, 10 inches, unicorn hair<br/><strong>Tag:</strong>Emily Anne Stone, and those students exciting the submarine<br/>--------------------------------------------------------------<br/><br/>Aithne stepped out right behind Emily out of the submarine, blowing a loose strand of her light brown hair out of her face that had escaped her long ponytail.  Her eyes too were taking in the sights of the island they would now be calling home for awhile already in her own way falling in love with the surrounding area.  Her hands twitched to get into the sand and make a sand castle like when she was little but the emotion of her awe about the place barely past her face.  She could get use to living on an island but she would never let her aunts know that or she would never hear the end of it at all.  At the building Aithne’s jaw actually dropped momentarily before she pulled herself together as Emily spoke from beside her.<br/><br/>“No, I can’t believe we are here.  Will you pinch me?”  She teased her friend lightly, the bright smile Emily was giving had her smiling as well.  When she smiled Aithne actually looked like the beautiful girl she was but the normally frosty girl seemed to only smile around Emily.  Aithne didn’t know how Emily had wormed her way into her heart, maybe it was her bright smile and kind nature but this girl was the only one Aithne considered a friend.  Emily had become her best friend and despite the many differences with their personalities Aithne could never ask for a best friend other than Emily.  She had a way of calming Aithne’s temper and making her see the more bright side of things in life that she normally wouldn’t notice.<br/><br/>Aithne’s aunts called Emily the light and Aithne herself the dark which was true in a way Emily being the sweet, naïve, and shy girl attracted a lot of attention.  Aithne seemed to be in the shadows only coming out to protect Emily for she cared about Emily a lot.  Her first friend almost like a sister and she would not have it any other way at all.  She turned from her thoughts as Emily grabbed her arm pulling her with that contagious grin of hers.  “You are not going to miss a single second…”  She laughed softly.  “Everyone is still getting off the submarine.”  She let the other witch tug at her harder making her hurry up to their destination a smirk now present on her lips.  “That sounds like a medical issue, Emily.  Maybe instead of food you need to see the nurse?”  She responded watching her friend’s dramatics shaking her head at the smile that was always present on Emily’s face.  Her own green eyes were twinkling at the teasing she was giving her friend as it was so easy to tease her at times.