I would REALLY like to join, but I'm very confused by all the characters and I would like to know what's happening. Would someone please tell me? 

Sia~

I grab my trunk and swing my backpack over my shoulder. Melinda, Brian, Sparrow, and Terra follow.

We climb into a carriage, leaving one seat to spare. Melinda leans over to close the door so we can get going to the castle, but a blonde-haired boy in rumpled Hufflepuff robes with his yellow-and-black scarf nearly falling off his shoulders. He leaps into the carriage next to Melinda.

Melinda frowns. The boy grins. 

"Hi. I don't believe we've met before. I'm Felix," he says. 

Melinda continues her grump, but Brian leans over her and shakes Felix's hand. "Brian Fime, Gryffindor."

"I'm Hufflepuff. You're all third years, right?"

I nod. "Except Melinda. She's fourth."

Felix nods back. "Who are you?"

"Sia Kyle, Ravenclaw." Sparrow looks shy, so I say, "This is Sparrow. She's also Ravenclaw."

Terra leans forward. "Terra Mitchelle, Gryff." 

The carriage bumps along, knocking our heads on the roof. I open my backpack to check everything one last time: book, pencil case, quill pen, extra snack (some peppermint toads), notepad, folded hoodie, wand... 

Everyone's starting to go, so I grab my stuff, letting Fae out of her cage. She perchs on my shoulder. I feed her an owl treat. The others start forward, and I follow them into the carriage. I sit down, feeding Fae another owl treat. We start to go, but then the carriage stops as a blonde-haired boy leaps in. Then they stop. I see that a dude jumped into the carriage. He's got blondish carmel hair, with eyes to match. He's grinning widely, displaying a set of pearlly white teeth. His freckled nose wrinkles when he smiles, I notice. He sits down next to Melinda, which causes her to frown. He just smiles wider. 

"Hi. I don't believe we've met before. I'm Felix," he says. 

Melinda continues to frown, but Brian leans over, almost crawling across her to shake Felix's hand. "Brian Fime, Gryffindor."

"I'm Hufflepuff. You're all third years, right?"

Sia nods. "Except Melinda. She's fourth."

Felix nods back. "Who are you?"

"Sia Kyle, Ravenclaw." Sparrow looks shy, so I say, "This is Sparrow. She's also Ravenclaw."

I realize I'm the only one who hasn't introduced themself and lean over. "Terra Mitchelle, Gryff," I manage. My tongue twists slightly and I turn away to pet Fae and feed her some more treats. I keep on petting her and feeding her, sneaking glances at Felix's freckles, wide grin, rumpled Hogwarts outfit, and carmel eyes. Finally she gently pecks me for trying to stuff the twentith owl treat into her beak and I put her back in her cage. I decide to practice some spells instead.

Sia~

The carriages stop in front of the gates. Felix, Brian, Terra, Sparrow, Melinda, and I all get out and walk up to the doors. It's dark now, and we all head gratefully to the light of the entrance hall, then into the Great Hall. We split up, Felix bounding over to Hufflepuff while Terra and Brian go to the Gryffindor table beside it. Melinda stalks off to Slytherin, and Sparrow takes my arm and leads us to Ravenclaw. 

Candles float in the air above us, bobbing slightly. The golden cups and plates are gleaming on the tables, the hourglasses of rubies, sapphires, emeralds, and topaz glimmering on the wall.  

"Hey, wake up already!"

That voice is the first thing I hear, followed a moment after by a soft thump against my face. It was Dustin, one of my four roommates. And, just like last year, he was throwing pillows at us to wake us up.

I groan and sit up, stretching my arms. "I thought you weren't going to do that again, Dust!"

"I made no promises," Dustin replies, grinning. "Now come on, we're going to be late for breakfast."

I step out of bed, and take a few steps across the earthen floor of the dormitory. Rare exotic plants hang from the ceiling, and warm sunlight streams in from the windows. The sounds of clinking dishes and cups and the smell of food cooking wafts from the entrance to the Hufflepuff common room, reminding me how lucky I was to be in Hufflepuff. Our common room was right next to the kitchens.

Tobias, Richard and Gordon, my other roommates, get prepared for class while Dustin continues to bounce energetically around the room shouting his excitement about school. I smirk and start to get dressed, slinging my heavy school bag over my shoulder and tucking my thirteen inch acacia wand into my robe. I was ready.

Dustin was already gone by the time everyone was through preparing, guess he couldn't hold in his excitement. The rest of us approach the dormitory door, and study the schedule taped to it.

"Defense Against the Dark Arts first," Tobias comments. "With Ravenclaw."

Ravenclaw. Maybe those two girls I met earlier will be there.