Joella could still hardly believe that she was here. Especially without Dolly. The castle was enormous! How did anyone ever find their way around it? She couldn't imagine it. Joella followed after the rest of the first years as they were shepherded into the Great Hall.

Watching the hat as it was brought out, she eyed it as it sang. Oh, what a joy to have the surname of Wood. It was going to take forever for it to be her turn! Joella just wanted to get this over with.

Finally, the name Joella Wood was called out and the hat was lowered on her head.
The hat is lowered and the judgement begins.

Quote:Which house would you like to be in and why?

"I don't know and I don't care," she replied shortly, truly never having given it much thought. "All I know is that I don't want to be in a house full of idiots so maybe Ravenclaw? They're supposed to be smart, right?"

Quote:You catch a fellow student copying your friend's homework in their absence, how do you deal with this situation?

A student copying her friends homework? Really? "It would depend, I guess. If my friend is smart then maybe it would be smart to copy their homework myself." If they didn't want their homework copied then they should not have left their homework out was what Joella figured. "Either way, I wouldn't snitch though I might blackmail the cheater."

Quote:Centaur, unicorn, kelpie, or abraxan?

"Ugh, I hate animals so maybe a centaur since they're more human than animal? What the hell does this have to do with anything, anyway? " Besides that, Centaurs were pretty smart while most animals seemed to be pretty dumb to Joella. At least centaurs could hold intelligent conversations.

Quote:What would you like to do once you leave Hogwarts?

"I am not sure. I know I want to do something important. Maybe become someone famous that could make sure my family is well taken care of. " Honestly, that was a little too big of a question for Joella to ponder at the moment. She just wanted to explore her options. It wasn't like it was a usual for someone of her caliber and social class to have the chance to attend Hogwarts! She was absolutely determined to at least get her OWLs though she was totally gunning to earn NEWTs.

Quote:Your close friend is miserable, what do you do about it?

"I would commiserate with them about how awful the world is." Joella was not the most cheerful person in the world and she was definitely a pessimist. She was definitely not the sort of friend that could cheer up a miserable friend through lightness and laughter. Joella was more likely to accidentally just make her friend feel even worse.

Quote:What do you consider to be your best trait?

"I am very practical. What one sees it what one gets when it comes to me." Joella didn't see the use in daydreaming ones life away. Once she wanted something, she put in the work to achieve it. She had no expectations about the things she wanted in life just being handed to her. No way.