The Great Hall
At Breakfast on the First Day:

A dark haired boy sat down at the Slytherin table. It was deserted. Looking on the bright side of things, he told himself, "Well, at least it's peaceful."

A confused looking girl sat down next to the boy. "Um, hi. I'm not totally sure what I'm doing. All the other tables are basically empty so I came to join you all. I'm Eddy."
Eddy held out her hand expectantly.

"Good day, Eddy," JJ said, smiling slightly, welcoming her. He shook her hand. She didn't seem bad.

Eddy focused on JJ, starting to say "so…" but then she spotted the blueberry muffins. "Yummy." Eddy reached for one and took a couple bits. "Do you like blueberry muffins? They're my favorite." She looked at her new friend hopefully.

"Uh..." was all JJ could say as he looked at the new girl, a little awkwardly. After a moment, he cleared his expression and replied, "Nah, not too fond of blueberry muffins but I don't mind chocolate chip." He smirked, "I have a bit of a sweet tooth."

"A sweet-tooth, huh?" Eddy smirked. "I think I like you."
Eddy smiled and turned her attention back to the all important muffin in her hands.

JJ, a little unnerved, cleared his throat and reached for a biscuit. Uncomfortable, he just started eating not sure how to respond to her. This poofy haired girl who loved blueberry muffins just told him that she liked him... Now that was a first.

Eddy turned her head to look at JJ. She snorted at the uneasy expression on his face. "Sorry if that came out weird. I just meant that we have something in common. Haha."

The uneasy expression, still visible, slightly dimmed. He turned towards her and smirked. Though she could be a little obnoxious and a little too talkative... He could get used to it (but changed his mind; he'd rather keep friends with people unlike her.) None the less, he restarted the conversation.
"Something in common?" he asked, sounding a bit sarcastic. "That's not particularly common of me." He turned back to his biscuit and took another bite.

"I could list all of the things I like and don't like, but I'll spare you the agony." Eddy dropped her head to search through her massive bag. "If I get annoying, just tell me to shut-up. I won't take it personally. I know I get a little chatty when I'm bored, or nervous, or hyper, or ... oops. I'll just be quiet now." Eddy looked up, having retrieved her hair-tie. She quickly pulled her massively curly red hair into a messy bun with experience of someone who had done it many, many, many times.

JJ grinned to himself and found it quite amusing how much of a motor-mouth she was. He finished his biscuit and watched her as she tied her bun. All he could think was God, that's a lot of hair. And he was quite glad he wasn't a girl. What a pain in the butt that would be.

"It has a mind of it's own I tell you." Eddy proclaimed. "It's not my fault; I got it from my mum. It runs in the family. Of course, my hair is darker than the rest of my family's. All theirs is orange-ish, mine's crimson. That's what my dad calls it. Gosh darn it! I'm doing it again. It's your fault. You're supposed to cut me off." Eddy took a deep breath and her shoulders slumped. "So, tell me about you."

JJ looked at her skeptically, not sure if he trusted her or how much he wanted to say. He wasn't so sure that if he talked to her that she would stop talking. Her eyes looked curious.

"Well, I'm not too chatty," he said, quietly muttering, "unlike you" afterward.

He didn't say anymore and looked away. He wasn't in the greatest mood to talk, especially to someone who wasn't a Slytherin. Remembering his pride and priorities, he decided it was time to leave. Yes, he had been friendly at first, but she was being way to friendly for him to feel comfortable in any way.
He knew she was watching him. Feeling rather despondent, he stood up, looking as if he was leaving.

"Um, or not... I'll see you around, then..." Eddy wanted to kick herself. She always came on a bit too strong. 'There goes another friend.' She smiled wryly and turned back to her plate.

Realizing she wasn't hungry anymore, she got up to leave.
"Excuse me." She nodded politely to JJ as she passed him. Reaching into her bag, she pulled out a peppermint and popped it into her mouth.

After a second she turned around. "Want some?" She held out a couple of the sugary sweets.

He looked at her with a skeptical look, once again, as though thinking they were poison. After realizing that she was eating one, he hesitantly took one from her hand.

"Thanks," he said, popping it into his mouth and smilingly slightly from the taste of sugar in his mouth.

He felt a bit sorry that he had been rude but that soon left him as he remembered that rudeness was a trait of a Slytherin. Of course he was going to be rude, it was in his blood. Plus, why be nice to one who's not a Slytherin?

Clearing his throat, he said with great pronunciation and a bit of a sting, "Sorry for being rude. I'm just not used to strangers being so casual around me. You know, usually a girl with poofy red hair isn't sitting down next to me and acting like I've known her since I was three." He smirked at her and walked in the opposite direction, leaving the conversation with him saying the final word.

As he walked away, he felt himself grinning. It felt good to be a Slytherin.

Eddy stood there blinking for a few seconds. Before smiling, he was definitely a Slytherin, but she could deal with that. She walked happily to the Gryffindor Common room. She may be new, but she wasn't stupid. She new Gryffindor and Slytherin weren't supposed to like each other. Oh, well. Maybe my Gryffindor friends won't care.