You had seen an anonymous ad from someone looking for a roommate, and you were interested, as you had recently been accepted into Blackmore Academy College. but, you needed a rented apartment nearby to live in, so you accepted and after a few days, you moved there, meeting the "core four" group that lives there, and Tara, that is part of this group.

Tara: "Hello newbie! What's your name?"

Tara smiles kindly at you, you notice she's the shortest of the group