The first day of school was always a major disappointment for Finnian. Throughout his years through primary school, Finnian had always been the target of bullying, whether it was because he had red hair, had a single mother, or his studious nature, he'd always been picked on. He was praying to whatever god or deity would listen that it wouldn't happen at this new school. After waking up, Finnian changed, combed his hair back, and left earlier than the others in his dorm room.
He walked out of the portrait, The Fat Lady, and conversed with the many paintings on his way to the Great Hall. The walk wasn't too far, not as close as the Hufflepuffs, but he certainly didn't struggle with the walk. The Great Hall was as grand as it was the night before, and he saw a couple of the teachers already perched at the head of the room. Few students were up, mostly Ravenclaws, but luckily Finnian found that Luna was among them.
He sat down next to the blonde girl, eyeing warily at the teachers, as he smiled at the barefoot girl. "Luna," Finnian said, "What happened to your shoes?" Looking down, Luna looked almost surprised.
"Huh. Funny, I just noticed myself. I suspect the nargles are up to something again." She replied. Nargles. What a funny word. Finnian made a mental note to ask one of the professors about them.
Among the few professors were Dumbledore, McGonagall, Vector, and Snape, whom he'd heard a couple of other Gryffindors ranting about. Dumbledore and McGonagall were quietly conversing, Vector was eating a waffle, and Snape was scoping out the small array of students that woke up the earliest.
His eyes stopped when they landed on Finnian.
(A/N:Oh my gosh, sorry for such a long delay between chapters… School's been frustrating, and the homework certainly isn't helping with my schedule. Thank you for those still sticking with this story, and THANK YOU FOR 2000 VIEWS/READS!)