First Clue - Beginnings are important.

[shiroganeheir]

Breakfast

[If she were to be brutally honest, Naoto isn't sure what she's doing here. However, very few people would notice her nervousness as she sits, ramrod straight at the Slytherin breakfast table, examining the eggs and bacon that she's been served and eyeing her pumpkin juice a bit warily.

As tiny as she is, she is likely easily mistaken for a younger boy. However, even as standoffish as she seems, she would not mind some company.]

Hallways

[Eventually, she finds her way to the halls, jostled here and there, by the crowds of people walking around. After two wrong turns, she finally walks up to another student, and pulls at the brim of her (uniform-defying) blue hat.]

Excuse me, Senpai, would you be able to tell me how to get to the Transfiguration classroom, please?

Library

[Everything being over for the day, Naoto can be found in the library, books around her, along with a Japanese-English dictionary. Her English is good, but there are just a few words here and there that she's not getting. She's concentrating, but easily interrupted.]

Comments

Hallways

[enchantressofore]

I'm headed there as well actually, so let's go together. And don't worry so much about it, I know I had a lot of trouble finding my way around when I first got here too. You get used to it, it just takes some time.

[ It's not hard to sympathise with the other, and it doesn't take her long to start heading self-assuredly towards the 5th year class. ]

[shiroganeheir]

Thank you. I know I will find my way eventually.

[She pulls on the brim of her hat with a small smile.]

I am Naoto Shirogane.

[enchantressofore]

Adela Milani. Nice to meet you, Naoto.

[ She holds out her hand for the other to shake, expression brightening from there. ]

Word of advice? The professor's pretty strict and kind of scary. He's a former Auror though so he definitely knows what he's talking about, so it's worth asking him about anything that you might need help with.

[shiroganeheir]

You as well, Adela-san.

[Naoto shakes her hand, but also bows, arms at her sides.]

Auror? I'm not aware of all of the terminology here.

[She pauses, a small smile on her face.]

There are very few things that intimidate me, and my grandfather has been quite strict with me. I will likely be alright.

[enchantressofore]

Oh right, it might not be the same term... They're a sort of magical law enforcement? They're usually the ones sent to handle many different situations dealing with dark witches and wizards or dangerous creatures, anything at all that a normal witch or wizard can't really handle on their own.

And I hope for your sake you're right, Professor Ackerman is probably one of the strictest professors we have right now -- the other being Professor Daphne for History of Magic. I heard she's also a former auror, so that might just be how they are...

[shiroganeheir]

Interesting. Perhaps I should talk to him about his methods in that case. It would be fascinating to learn how magical law enforcement works.

[She falls silent for a moment, thinking. That sounds fantastic, if she were to be honest. If she's thrust into this world, she's going to make the best of it and use all of her skills.]

Possibly. Many detectives and law enforcement tend to be fairly rigid. Unless they're imbeciles, and then it's all up in the air.

[enchantressofore]

Oh man, I hope he doesn't hear you calling him that. I think he'd pop a gasket if he did.

[ Adela can't help laughing a little, shaking her head as they start coming up on the classroom in question. ]

Well, we're here. If you have any other questions, I'll do my best to help out, all right Naoto?