Hi from a Newbie! (I can say that without a Mod breathing down my neck!)

[lucky_kari]

--- In HP4GU-FAQ at y..., "bluesqueak" <pipdowns at e...> wrote:
> --- In HP4GU-FAQ at y..., eloiseherisson at a... wrote:
> > <Eloise pokes her head around door, spies a group of busy people 
> > who all seem to know what they're doing (in-between vying for 
the  
> > attention of someone she hasn't met called Paul - Hi, Paul!) and 
> > tries to exit quickly, before being yanked inside by Cindy and 
> drawn to the attention of the group>
> > 
> 
> <Meanwhile Pip sneaks in quietly behind Eloise>.
> 
> Uh, well, I'm here [nervous grin]. And now study-free until late 
> January. So if there's anything you need a newbie to help you 
with...

Eileen creeps in behind Pip.

Well Porphyria and Elkins have drafted me. Do we have to wrestle a 
troll first?

> > 
> > Eloise
> > the new girl, 
> [but not the only one]
> > standing out in her too-shiny shoes and her robes 
> > bought a few sizes too big, so there's plenty of room for growth.
> 
> Pip
> who is wondering how on earth she's going to get this huge trunk up 
> to her dormitory.

Eileen 
who is beginning to suspect (after reading Cindy's post) that Elkins 
and Porphyria selected her on account of her declarations of affinity 
with a certain Percy Weasley.