Cassidy turned over as a sliver of sunlight hit her face. She let out a moan, muffled by her pillow, and rolled out of bed. Her short blond hair was sticking up in every direction, and she rushed to the bathroom to wash up.
Hair dripping, she returned to her bedside, where she pulled out her Maroon and gold uniform, pulling it on with expertise. She brushed out her dripping hair, water droplets flying. Satisfied with the absence of tangles, she tossed her hair back, pulled on her black robe, grabbed her books, and cast a dissatisfied look at her hasty appearance in the mirrow before she left for the common room.
She descended the stone stairs into the common room, her eyes adjusting to the dim morning light. She shuffled over to a chair, a red, beaten, shabby thing, and plopped herself down in it, her slowing robe splashing around her. She let her textbooks rest on a nearby table, and looked around the room, hoping to spot Berii or someone she could talk to before she headed off to Herbology.