Daniel: Daniel finished filling his plate and entered the dining room. He looked around before sitting down at a random table, not bothering to check if people were sitting at that table.
Max: Max sat alone, eating small bites of her food, but not really doing much. It wasn't that it was bad, it was actually really good. But Max didn't really feel like eating dinner. She was busy trying to figure out how to avoid everyone tonight and who would be likely to follow her if they saw her sneaking from the third floor.
Professor Collins: The professor sat happily at one of the tables in the dining room. While many of her old students visited her over the summer breaks, the professor was often lonely in the big house, especially when it reminded her of childhood memories, and the professor much preferred the school year, when she could be surrounded by students all day.