[Ellen's very well familiar with the school's weirdness, although she'd been instructed to keep it quiet around new students just in case. They'd find out in good time anyway.

More concerning right now is the amount of stuff the girl had brought along with her, particularly that army of stuffed animals. Well... they'd make it work somehow!]

Well... no, but I thought it would be a nice way to welcome everybody.

[She pauses, fixing the heap of chocolate with a serious, thoughtful expression.]

It's not too much, is it? The book I read said usually only one is left, but I wasn't sure what people might like so....