<div class="floatright">(http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/e/e0/Wizard_school_by_psychedelicorange-d642swt.jpg)</div><strong>Veronica Ravenshire<br/>At the Hufflepuff table</strong><br/><br/>Veronica Ravenshire was sitting near the end of the Hufflepuff table, taking in the festivities. She was very glad to be back at school, this was where she felt like she really belonged, among her fellow wizards. She did feel slightly detached from some of them, though, having been picked to be the Head Girl she was a little concerned about maintaining the friendships she had managed to form with some of them, and not wanting to look like she was playing favorites if she had to exert a bit of her authority. But she was determined not to let that define her entire existence, it was just something of which she would need to be mindful, she decided.<br/><br/>Being back at Hogwarts also meant more time to spend with Lucian, which was both thrilling and nerve-wracking at the same time. She loved him, but sometimes she wondered if she was the best person for him to be with, which was ironic because she was sure that many people were wondering just the opposite. To those people, she would just say that they didn't really know him. But she sometimes wondered if he might be happier with someone that was more like her sister... more aggressive and not as reluctant to take control of things. And more sympathetic with his view regarding the superiority of pure bloods.<br/><br/>On the subject of her sister, Veronica could only sigh as she glanced over at the Gryffindor table. She still wondered how the other girl was chosen for that house and not Slytherin, although she imagined that was for the best. Her gaze shifted over to Slytherin for a moment, smiling softly as she tried to catch Lucian's gaze for a moment, before shifting her attention back to her own house for a little while. When the cheer came up, she joined in but in her own reserved manner, before sitting back and sighing softly. She regarded the argument between Michael and Loreena with a stern glance, nodding to Charlize with an appreciative smile as the other girl tried to mediate it. This was going to be a good year, even if she was already worried about keeping a few of the more intractable students in check, her sister definitely among them.