<em>Frannie was all a twitter at the idea of Xavier smiling at her, not to mention talking to her, and even intimating that he would want to see her again.  Her stomach had been doing flip flops all the way from the hall to the common room.  She really wanted to tell someone, but the whole thing was so embarassing that she knew she never would.  <br/><br/>Almost seventeen years old, and never kissed...or touched...or even given promises of any such thing happening to her.<br/><br/>Reciting the password...</em>"*****"<em>...as she neared the doors, they opened and allowed her to enter the hall which in turn opened into the actual room.  Frannie had always liked the Gryfindor common room, and felt it was a very warm and comfortable place in the house to be.  Walking past a couple of the early arrivers, nodding and telling them all hello, she took a chair by the fireplace, and waited to see what Madison would have to say.  Having been through a similar meeting on the first day of school for the past five years, Frannie was relaxed, and content to sit towards the back of the room.  The new students could get all excited when Madison gave them all the rules.<br/><br/>But after waiting a bit, she decided she really wasn't needed there, and chose instead to go see if what Xavier had mentioned was truly his attempt at being friendly, or if he was stringing her along.</em><br/><br/>(ooc - Frannie out)