Thank you!! It took a while to get it. I actually wanted the screenshot of Mao chan and Queen Lillie next to each other in the classroom... which is also one of the reasons on why I predicted them to have a unique friendship even before this was posted. Here's the scene of them next to each other:
https://youtu.be/QgkOhkfxrm4?t=52 I think the girls are just smiling at the camera. But my wishful thinking is also that they are smiling Ash, welcoming him to Alola. I think Togedemaru is going to sock Pikachu, both literally and figuratively.
I think Mallow and Lillie are going to be good friends. Judging by a few scenes like where Lillie answered the Alolan formed Exeguttor correctly while Mallow looks a bit clueless or them sitting together. Mao chan looks like the type to daydream during class or not pay attention and Lillie is the teacher's pet. I just feel that they may have some tension like a few arguments/fights due to their contrasting differences like how Mallow seems a bit oblivious and content with letting Bounsweet be touched by Lillie while she's looking a bit scared/frightened of it maybe Mao chan did that on purpose... or not. They both seem like they'll have fun interactions with each other just like how Mallow is very similar to Ash while Ash is very different from Lillie.
I was thinking Lana would be late to school occasionally due to her having to deal with getting her sisters ready for school but since I just saw a small clip of her actually in the classroom (but not at her desk), I wonder what she's doing. It would be nice to see if she is a bit late to class but that'll give her a bad first impression.