Double jump, triple jump, king me! ((Aila))

[amy]

Amy walked into the student lounge, her hair hanging in her face and her skin paler than usual. Her checker board was in her left hand, with the red and black pieces in a plastic bag in her right hand.

Her family had expected her to be in Slytherin. She had been Sorted into Hufflepuff, and she had just gotten a letter back from them. No, not a letter. A Howler. It had screamed about how Amy had disgraced the family by getting into Hufflepuff.

She now just wanted to vent by doing what she loved best: Checkers. If she could find anyone to play with her.... Amy put the board down onto a table, and set up the pieces.

Amy sat down on the floor, and set up the pieces. Red on one side, black on another. Amy was on the black side. If anyone would play her.... Amy sighed, and put her head in her hand. She thought about her father's words about Hufflepuff. Tears stung her eyes, but she quickly blinked them back as she saw someone walk up to her.

[Aila]

Aila walked up to Amy in the student lounge, sitting over a checker board.

"What are you sitting here all alone for?" she asked sweetly smiling. "I only just recently started learning checkers, but dontcha need two people to play?"

Aila set her cauldron down. At least she tried to set it down. In reality, it fell to the floor and the books, ingredients and quills clattered inside. Aila gave the cauldron an accusing look, as if it was its fault. Or rather, Snape's. "Potions..." she muttered and set herself down across Amy, behind the red pieces.

The smile that had slipped during the episode with the cauldron reappeared and she introduced herself, "I'm Aila, and... welcome to Hufflepuff!" she exclaimed as she remembered seeing Amy in the common room before.

"So," she said beaming at Amy, "shall we play? Umm... which one of us begins again?"