Welcome to the Courtyard. This place is bound to be the quietest spot on the grounds and is usually a favourite when it comes to finish homework or even to think about certain influential points in your life. Or even giggle about the pie that landed on Johnny’s head last year. It’s up to you.

Complete with a flowery aroma and areas of shade, the courtyard is a great place to come and do whatever you would like (up to a point, of course). Even if it’s just to catch a breath of fresh air in between classes, come on your own or bring a friend and come out to enjoy the beauty of the Courtyard.

iPeek.

No? Not here either? Sabrina could swear she had seen her otherwise lazy cat sneak around here somethere. Biting her lips, Sabrina skipped right to the middle of the courtyard, taking a deep breath and smelling the beautiful, flowery smell of the courtyard, and stood with her hands on her hips as though she was tired of searching for her pet.

"SNOOOOOW!" She said aloud, examining the general area. No luck.

Then the girl casually walked around the area, suddenly peeking in possible hiding places as though trying to surprise the cat out of it's hideout.

Where was Snow hiding?

WHERE AM I?

Bianca was so incredibly confused. This castle was most definately a maze. Seriously, did they want to build a more difficult place to live? DID THEY NOT HAVE TOUR GUIDES?! Ough. Deep breaths. Deep breaths.

Whirling around at the sound of someone yelling, Bianca jumped about three feet in the air, and her eyes widened. Did everyone in this place make so much noise? I mean, what theeee? Looking at the girl with a glare, she slightly recogni- WAIT. "You're the girl who pulled me to the floor at the Ravenclaw table," Bianca accussed, twirling a strand of golden locks around her finger. Nervous habit.

Snow? SNOW!

Into the courtyard came a running and stumbling Jake Upstead, running towards the yell of 'SNOOOOOW!' and believing, indeed, that it was snowing.

It wasn't.

Skidding to a halt in front of a familiar being, Jake's hood of his unzipped hoodie fell back off of his head and revealed the beanie that was covering his pink hair. "Snow? ZOMGAHHHH! WHERE?!" the boy exclaimed to the girl in front of him, still having to hold up his trousers which were, today, hiding more brightly coloured underwear. Ones that nobody wanted to see...

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WHERE AM I?

Bianca was so incredibly confused. This castle was most definately a maze. Seriously, did they want to build a more difficult place to live? DID THEY NOT HAVE TOUR GUIDES?! Ough. Deep breaths. Deep breaths.

Whirling around at the sound of someone yelling, Bianca jumped about three feet in the air, and her eyes widened. Did everyone in this place make so much noise? I mean, what theeee? Looking at the girl with a glare, she slightly recogni- WAIT. "You're the girl who pulled me to the floor at the Ravenclaw table," Bianca accussed, twirling a strand of golden locks around her finger. Nervous habit.

JUMP!

What was it with people and yelling at her? Give it a break, peeps. Seriously, it was starting to get on her nerves.

Sabrina whirled around to face the person who had interrupted her Snow search, aand it was the girl she had pulled down onto the floor with her at the Ravenclaw table. Oops. "Sorry about that." She mumbled and turned around once again.

Where was her caaaaat? "SNOOOOOOW?!"

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Snow? SNOW!

Into the courtyard came a running and stumbling Jake Upstead, running towards the yell of 'SNOOOOOW!' and believing, indeed, that it was snowing.

It wasn't.

Skidding to a halt in front of a familiar being, Jake's hood of his unzipped hoodie fell back off of his head and revealed the beanie that was covering his pink hair. "Snow? ZOMGAHHHH! WHERE?!" the boy exclaimed to the girl in front of him, still having to hold up his trousers which were, today, hiding more brightly coloured underwear. Ones that nobody wanted to see...

What?

Oh, here's another being. But it was okay, Sabrina happened to like this being. He made her laugh, when he wasn't eating sugar-y food that is. Then he just scared her.

"I DUNNO!" She said, although she suspected he didn't know she was talking about her pet. "Help me find him, Jake! He's hiiiiding!" Oh, she never managed to tell him her pet's name, did she? Heh. The blonde was curious though. What would happen next?

Bianca stared at the girl. OH NO SHE DIDN'T. She did not just appoligise lightly, and then turn away and- yell! Oh, seriously, Bianca was getting into a worse mood by the minute. Why were Hogwarts students so rude?

"What on earth are you yelling snow for?" She asked, frustrated, but in a placid tone. She wasn't one to show her anger, it just hid nicely under her pretty facade.

Snow? He?

Awesone, Sabrina was PERSONIFYING snow. That was just... made of win.

Jake thought for a moment. "Hmmm..." he said, stroking his chin and looking up to the sky. "Well... usually snow comes from up there, somewhere," he mused, gesturing his hand to the sky up above. "But it needs to be dead cold."

Pausing for a moment, Jake eyed Sabrina. "Why are you looking for snow, anyway? It ain't christmas..." he paused suddenly, wondering if he'd slept through nearly four months. "Erm... it ain't christmas... right?"

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Bianca stared at the girl. OH NO SHE DIDN'T. She did not just appoligise lightly, and then turn away and- yell! Oh, seriously, Bianca was getting into a worse mood by the minute. Why were Hogwarts students so rude?

"What on earth are you yelling snow for?" She asked, frustrated, but in a placid tone. She wasn't one to show her anger, it just hid nicely under her pretty facade.

SNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW!?!!!1!?!

Pout. Come on ooout, Snowwie!

"My cat." She told the Slytherin person. "He's hiiiding again." She peered behind the stone fence and into the hallway. She thought she saw something white move, but it might have been her imagination.

Eh. "I am sorry about before." She added, turning her attention back to the Slytherin girl. "I usually have this tendancy to find stuff to fall over. I thought it went away, but it's still here, I guess." Shrug.

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Snow? He?

Awesone, Sabrina was PERSONIFYING snow. That was just... made of win.

Jake thought for a moment. "Hmmm..." he said, stroking his chin and looking up to the sky. "Well... usually snow comes from up there, somewhere," he mused, gesturing his hand to the sky up above. "But it needs to be dead cold."

Pausing for a moment, Jake eyed Sabrina. "Why are you looking for snow, anyway? It ain't christmas..." he paused suddenly, wondering if he'd slept through nearly four months. "Erm... it ain't christmas... right?"

The blonde peered around the Slytherin girl to look at Jake when he replied. He looked confused about whether it was Christmas yet. In September? Teehee. HE WAS SOOO CUTE! :33 But he obviously needed to be told that Snow was, in fact, the name of her cat. It was Snowball, actually.

"It's my cat Jaaaake," She answered, giggling and patting his head. "He's hinding again. And I can't find him. His name's Snowball, but I call him Snow for short."

Oh, well that explained it. And then Bianca pouted. She always wanted a cat. Sigh. "Ohh," she said, twirling around to see if there was a cat in sight. But, nope, no kitty. That was kind of depressing.

"Oh, that's okay," Bianca giggled. Yes, she was one that liked apologies, just because, well, just because. "Oh, so do I," she added with a nod, and then began to shake her head. "My feet never seem like they're planted on the ground properly."

Giving another quick turn around to see if there was a cat near by, her vision landed back on the Ravencalw girl. Oh right. "I'm Bianca, by the way," she said, holding out a hand, and a smile played on her lips.

"Ohhhhhh," Jake replied, suddenly realising the truth (and in fact, very glad he wasn't going crazy... erm... again). "See... that makes sense."

And now she mentioned it, Jake was glad she wasn't yelling SnowBALL because if she had... Jake would have somehow foound a snowball, and... you know... chucked it at her.

"Well... maybe..." Jake stalled for a moment, biting his lip. "Well, if I find him and you hear some insane red-headed Professor screaming that I stole it... don't believe her... kay?"

And with that, Jake began to think like a cat, and got down on his hands and knees, mewing like a kitteh.

"MEWWWWWSNOWBALLLLMEEEOWWW!"

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Oh, well that explained it. And then Bianca pouted. She always wanted a cat. Sigh. "Ohh," she said, twirling around to see if there was a cat in sight. But, nope, no kitty. That was kind of depressing.

"Oh, that's okay," Bianca giggled. Yes, she was one that liked apologies, just because, well, just because. "Oh, so do I," she added with a nod, and then began to shake her head. "My feet never seem like they're planted on the ground properly."

Giving another quick turn around to see if there was a cat near by, her vision landed back on the Ravencalw girl. Oh right. "I'm Bianca, by the way," she said, holding out a hand, and a smile played on her lips.

She did?

That made Sabrina like her better, not that she didn't like her or anything ... except for maybe the shallow part where she asks people for nail files after falling on the floor. No, she liked that too. Hmm. "Oooh, you do?!" She asked, smiling at the girl. "I am Sabrina. And this is Jake." She pointed at the little boy standing with her.

"Did you find your nail file?"

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"Ohhhhhh," Jake replied, suddenly realising the truth (and in fact, very glad he wasn't going crazy... erm... again). "See... that makes sense."

And now she mentioned it, Jake was glad she wasn't yelling SnowBALL because if she had... Jake would have somehow foound a snowball, and... you know... chucked it at her.

"Well... maybe..." Jake stalled for a moment, biting his lip. "Well, if I find him and you hear some insane red-headed Professor screaming that I stole it... don't believe her... kay?"

And with that, Jake began to think like a cat, and got down on his hands and knees, mewing like a kitteh.

"MEWWWWWSNOWBALLLLMEEEOWWW!"

Blink. "Red-headed Professor screaming you stole it?" Sabrina blinked again, confused. "But why would you steal a cat? You didn't ... did YOU?!" She eyed him, skeptically. There was no telling what this guy wouldn't do, as far as her experience with this guy went.

Nah, he wouldn't ... actually, she wasn't sure.

"Okay, I won't." Maybe.

And then the boy in front of her got down on both his hands and knees and started MEWING! Sabrina stared. And stared. And stared. Stare.

Yes, she was right, there was nothing this boy wouldn't do. WAS SHE BEFRIENDING A THIEF?! Suddenly, her thoughts went to her possesions. MIIIIIIIIINE! MINEMINEMINE! STAY AWAAAAAY! *FLAIL*

"What are you doing, Jake?"


Un-noticed by Sabrina, a snow white fluffball quietly tiptoed behind the stone fence, lurking out of sight from the humans. Eh. Humans. His own pet was amung them and she seemed to be talking to a boy who was mewing. Did she find a human owner? What about him?! Sabrina was supposed to be looking for him! Frown.

"MEOOO-NOOOO!" Jake cried indignantly, mid-yowl. "The cat followed me, and Bunbury told the entire world I stoleded it... it was liiiiiies, I tell you. LIIIIIIIES! MEEEEEEEWOOOOOWOWOWOWOWOWW!"

He could tell he was really getting into the role when a mouse ran across his path, causing Jake to pounce at it, baring his teeth. Being an idiot, he did, of course, totally miss.

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"MEOOO-NOOOO!" Jake cried indignantly, mid-yowl. "The cat followed me, and Bunbury told the entire world I stoleded it... it was liiiiiies, I tell you. LIIIIIIIES! MEEEEEEEWOOOOOWOWOWOWOWOWW!"

He could tell he was really getting into the role when a mouse ran across his path, causing Jake to pounce at it, baring his teeth. Being an idiot, he did, of course, totally miss.

Bunbury? He stole Bunbury's cat?

"So you didn't steal it?" Well, why would he steal Professor Bunbury's cat anyways? "Phew. But I thin- WHY are you MEWING?!" She cried, still staring at the boy. Was he trying to replace her lost pet? He wasn't LOST, for crying out loud, he was just hiding!

O_________O

Jake did NOT just pounce at a mouse. He.Did.Not.

Did he?

OHMYGOSHJAKEWASALUNATIIIIC! "JAKE STOOOOOOOOOP!" She had asked him to help her find Snowball, not TURN into a cat himself!



Oh, Garfield's paw, that human's mewing was pathetic. Snowball wished he'd stop already. It was a disgrace to cats all over the world... and he wasn't even a cat. HE was to be Snowballs replacement? Pathetic. His pet could have done so much better.

Flailing a little, Jake squeezed his eyes shut and covered his ears at the yelling. "Thinkinglikeacat!" he babbled. "Thinkinglikeacat! Think like a cat and you might work out where he is!"

DUUUUHHHHH!

"STOP SHOUTING AT MEEEEEEEEE!" Jake wailed, curling up into a little ball (and being very un-cat-like). She had harshed his mellow. Not cool.

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Flailing a little, Jake squeezed his eyes shut and covered his ears at the yelling. "Thinkinglikeacat!" he babbled. "Thinkinglikeacat! Think like a cat and you might work out where he is!"

DUUUUHHHHH!

"STOP SHOUTING AT MEEEEEEEEE!" Jake wailed, curling up into a little ball (and being very un-cat-like). She had harshed his mellow. Not cool.

Thinklikeacat? Oh. He was trying to think like a cat so he could find her pet? Sabrina looked at the Hufflepuff before her and giggled. He was so adorable. She'll have to name him something liiiiiike ... HE WAS HER COOKIEMONSTER! That was it. He was the cookie monster and ... yeah.

Not that it changed the fact that he was a lunatic or anything, but he was a cute, nice lunatic. She liked him. She would have hugged him if he wasn't pretending to be a cat. SQUEEEEEEEEEE!

Oops.

"Sorry Cookiemonster." She mumbled, crouching down on her knees and patting his head lightly. "I won't yell at you again." Unless he did something stupid like pounce on her. Oooor ... steal Snowball. Or or or ... steal her chocolate.

CHOCOLATE!

Pulling some out from her pocket, Sabrina offered it to Jake, completely forgetting about his sugar rush issues. "Frog?" She asked him. It was a good compensation for her behaviour riiight? Everybody likes chocolate.

... Cookiemonster?

"You have cookies?" Jake asked, perking up slightly and lifting his head off the floor. "Can I have some?"

Oh... well evidentally she did NOT have cookies. Grrrrrr.

OMGAHHHHHH! BUT LOOKIT! SHE HAD CHOCOLATE!

Eyes going wide, Jake reached out for the chocolate and sat cross-legged on the floor. He was about to take a huuuuuuuge bite... until...

He stopped.

And thought.

Chocolate made him sick... sugar...

And so, with a small sigh, Jake handed the sugarry goodness back to the girl.

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... Cookiemonster?

"You have cookies?" Jake asked, perking up slightly and lifting his head off the floor. "Can I have some?"

Oh... well evidentally she did NOT have cookies. Grrrrrr.

OMGAHHHHHH! BUT LOOKIT! SHE HAD CHOCOLATE!

Eyes going wide, Jake reached out for the chocolate and sat cross-legged on the floor. He was about to take a huuuuuuuge bite... until...

He stopped.

And thought.

Chocolate made him sick... sugar...

And so, with a small sigh, Jake handed the sugarry goodness back to the girl.

...

Oh, right. Sugar Rush. Sabrina was soooo stupid. She forgot about it! "Sorrrrry!" Sabrina exclaimed, hastily putting the chocolate away and flopping down to sit Indian-style on the floor next to him. "I forgot." She mumbled.

Stupid, Sabrina.

But loook! He handed it back! Unlike the cookies which he had insisted on eating when she had warned him not to eat them. Grrr.

"It's okay. I'll find Snowball later, myself." She smiled at him. "You don't have to pretend to be a cat or pounce at mice." Or was that a rat? Eh? The blonde had never been able to tell the difference.

Bianca let a smile fall on her lips again. "Nice to meet you Sabrina," she said, and then peered at the little boy standing next to her. "And helloooo Jake." Oh he was so little, and so immersed in the fact that there was no snow. Bianca then noticed a crease in the skirt she was wearing and began to fan it out. OUGH. Seriously, was there anything else she needed to fix?

"Oh yes," Bianca said with a sigh of relief. "Once we finally left the great hall, I got one out of my suitcase," she then held out her hands, showing slender fingers. "See, my fingernails are perfect now. Completely even." And they were, exactly the same. Perfect.

"It's okay, I forget alot..." Jake explained. Well, that wasn't exactly what one would call the truth. "Or... rather I tend not to really take much notice."

Yeah... that just about summed it up.

"Ahhh, okay," Jake nodded, somewhat glad that she was now sitting beside him. After giving the other girl a nod of greeting, Jake turned to face Sabrina and smiled brightly, yanking the hat off of his head, making his longish (for a boy) hair all scruffy and pointing every which-way. "Being a cat is fun."

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Bianca let a smile fall on her lips again. "Nice to meet you Sabrina," she said, and then peered at the little boy standing next to her. "And helloooo Jake." Oh he was so little, and so immersed in the fact that there was no snow. Bianca then noticed a crease in the skirt she was wearing and began to fan it out. OUGH. Seriously, was there anything else she needed to fix?

"Oh yes," Bianca said with a sigh of relief. "Once we finally left the great hall, I got one out of my suitcase," she then held out her hands, showing slender fingers. "See, my fingernails are perfect now. Completely even." And they were, exactly the same. Perfect.

"Oh." Sabrina glanced at her fingernails which were, indeed, perfectly shaped and then looked back at the girl. Surely she could have shaped her fingernails when she was in the train or something. "Why was it so urgent for you to find the nail file during the feast?"

If the girl said it was because of an un-even nail, Sabrina wasn't sure if she'll be able to hold her laughter (or giggle) to herself.

Really.

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"It's okay, I forget alot..." Jake explained. Well, that wasn't exactly what one would call the truth. "Or... rather I tend not to really take much notice."

Yeah... that just about summed it up.

"Ahhh, okay," Jake nodded, somewhat glad that she was now sitting beside him. After giving the other girl a nod of greeting, Jake turned to face Sabrina and smiled brightly, yanking the hat off of his head, making his longish (for a boy) hair all scruffy and pointing every which-way. "Being a cat is fun."

It must be sad work, trying to avoid sugar and Sabrina felt horrible, because she had a sweet tooth herself. She wouldn't have been able to live if it wasn't for the cookies and chocolates and ice creams. Siiiiiiigh. Poor boy. The blonde reached out and hugged her little cookiemonster because she felt so sad (no, it was NOT because she had needed a hug herself ... err ... not really ... okay it was a bit of both).

...

"Pouncing on mice is fun?" Sabrina asked him, staring at his pink hair stick out all over the place. In no language in the world -not that Sabrina knew any other than English many- would rats or mice sound fun creature to pounce on. EW!

Except maybe those rats in Cinderella.

Or were they mice?

Awwwwww, hugs were cool. Cool indeed.

Jake welcomed the hug and returned it with a big ole Jakers-hug of his own. Well... of course it would be his own. Nobody other than Jakers could give a Jakers hugh.

"Well... yeah, I guess it is," Jake smiled sheepishly, shrugging his shoulders. "I dunno... I love animals, so I wouldn't kill them... just say hi and let them go."

See? Logical.

Yawning, Torin sat himself on a bench and stretched out to take a nap. It was a nice day outside and he didn't want to go all the way up to the Dorms. Plus he had a feeling that he would be safe from Reese over here.

Fun.Fun.Fun.Fe-Fun.FUN!

Shana Skipped along the grounds towards the courtyard and hallway,Not really having a idea why she was there she stopped.Getting Her letter for Torin out of her pocket,just incase she saw him she carried on skipping.Woooooooo Weeeeeee! The wind blew her a few steps foward and her letter went flying into the air.NOOO! Not My PINK craaayooooon! okay so she was exgarating she hadn't used much of her pink crayon,But it was Shana.

Leaping into the air she grabbed hold of the letter and cheered in victory,forgetting she was in the air she fell to the floor with a thud.Looking up she spotted Torin sitting on a bench,Without evil Brody.Pushing herself up she wandered over to him.

Holding out the letter for him to take she smiled slightly.

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Awwwwww, hugs were cool. Cool indeed.

Jake welcomed the hug and returned it with a big ole Jakers-hug of his own. Well... of course it would be his own. Nobody other than Jakers could give a Jakers hugh.

"Well... yeah, I guess it is," Jake smiled sheepishly, shrugging his shoulders. "I dunno... I love animals, so I wouldn't kill them... just say hi and let them go."

See? Logical.

Pouncing on mice is fun?

...

She had been right. He was a lunatic. Or was he a raging lunatic? No. Just a lunatic.

Oh, well, phew. So he was an animal lover. Well, she wasn't an animal hater, but she didn't harbour any special affection for animals in general. She liked them, but didn't love them. One might wonder why she was a vegetarian, then? Well, it was because she hated the taste of meat and fish and ... just ... EW! Gross.

People said there was something wrong with her, but she never said there wasn't ... well, not in the recent years anyways.

"... You don't kill animals?" But he ate them! Didn't he? "But ... you eat meat? Isn't it the same thing?"

Staring straight at Sabrina as she seemed to consider a few things (or he hoped she was, otherwise her brain was the victim of wrackspurts) Jake smiled again. "Nope. I love all animals, I don't know anyone who's killed one... well..."

Crocker.

"... and... actually no... no I don't. I've never eaten meat in my entire life."

'Twas true.