Intrigued by the sign, Ellie indeed took a sip of the potion at the sign. Soon, she began to feel a tingling feeling coursing her entire body. Then she began to shrink. Panic set in as she saw everything around her grew larger. Surely this was meant to happen, right? Er, right.

She delicately lifted her victorian style dress a little off the ground so as to not drag it. She peered in through the start of the maze. She looked around, she was the only one here...

She stepped into the maze and began her journey.

"Drink one", eh?
Hmm.
Braeden eyed the miniature potion bottles curiously as he took one into his hands. This reminded him of a certain tale he'd heard from his parents as a little boy… What was it, again? Oh well. Shrugging his shoulders and not giving it much thought, the Gryffindor boy just went ahead with what the sign asked of him and drank the tiny potion in half a second. Ooooh. He almost giggled at that weird sensation running through his veins before he began to notice - he was getting smaller! And smaller… and smaller… and smaller! Oh Merlin, he was tiny! What the?! HEY! Someone had tricked him into shrinking himself! (Yeah, because it's totally the sign's fault that he was so gullible and just went with whatever he was told).

With the slightest bit of panic still racing through him, Braeden walked into the tent - a maze!
Brown eyes widened in surprise, the boy grinned goofily to himself as he walked between the walls of tall hedges, deeper and deeper into the maze, passing by butterflies, and cute furry animals, and other fairytale-like scenery. D'aw. This was cute.

Yeah okay, now where was he? Oh Merlin, with his sense of direction… He would be stuck here all day. And night. Unless he found a map. But finding a map would take all the fun out of it, so he figured he'd just try to find his way on his own.

Amadeus walked along the path, his cane guiding him along, until he came to a maze. Taking his free hand, he fiddled with his mustache. Drink one? Drink one and what? There was only one way to find out. Normally, Deus would not dream of engaging in such foolish nonsensery, but after winning a particularly rough match against Gryffindor the seventh year was feeling particularly lion-like and invincible. Tossing up his cane and grasping it with his left hand, he took his other hand to quickly uncork a bottle and drink the little amount of liquid from the glass.

He felt funny, woozy, and blinked a few times. Was his eyesight deceiving him or was he growing shorter? Not just shorter, but smaller in general? When he had finally stopped shrinking, Amadeus looked about to make sure that no one was coming his way. Oh, wouldn't that be embarrassing to end up on the underside of someone's shoe, to be nothing more than a used-up piece of chewing gum? Turning, he quickly scurried under the flashing marquee and into the maze as the sun continued to lower, making the feat of beating the rows of hedges and menagerie of animals an even harder task.

Taking a few regal steps as he strutted along with his cane, Amadeus felt mighty. After that successful match, he would and could do anything he pleased. He was Don Deus and no one would dare cross his path Making sure his wand was tucked safely into the pocket of his suit jack, he continued to strut along until he reach a corner. Turning at the end of the hedge, he noticed a figure in suspenders walking along. One with rather similar hair to Deus', at that. How dare a peasant steal his costume idea for the tea party?!

Losing the spring in his step, Amadeus marched along until he was directly behind the oblivious boy. Taking his cane, he tapped the student on the shoulder. "My dear boy," He began in a perturbed fashion. "I believe you've forgotten the most elementary rule of dressing up: if you're going to go all out, do it elegantly, not cheaply."

Fee stood in front of the sign and raised an eyebrow.The blonde wasnt so sure if she should take a sip of the potion.Reaally,what would happen? There was something supposed to happen right? Dont be a coward.

breathing in deeply the Slytherin took a sip of one of the potions and soon felt a tinlging feeling and everything grew larger.Or was she shrinking?Oh my god. No time for panic now.

Looking around for someone else the blonde made her way to the entrance of the maze.Oh nooo a maaaze. How was she supposed to find out?!Ah come on, the prefects wouldnt do nothing bad to the students.Slighty frustarted the girl walked her way as she saw a familiar head. Relieved, a smile spread on her face."Elliieee",she said,"seeems we shouldnt be that curious."Actually it was quite funny.

Braeden was so immersed in this new little alternate world he had just entered, so distracted by its fairytale-like nature that he didn't even notice someone coming up behind him. He thought the place was deserted, he hadn't seen a soul since he entered; if you don't count all the cute little furry creatures and stuff, that is. And then he was being tapped on the shoulder.

"GAH!" Startled, the cowardly lion jumped a couple feet into the air before landing back on the ground with his heart in his throat and his eyes the size of bludgers. What the hell was that?! He barely registered the insult the voice sent his way as he turned around sharply. ALRIGHT. Who thought it was so funny to go and give a poor boy a heart attack?! SHEE-- "Deus?" *O*
Braeden could just hear a harp and the world's smallest violin playing in the background.

"Is that you?" he asked his ex-friend. He couldn't be sure; since when did Deus have a mustache? And disheveled hair? And since when did he need a can-- Oh wait. They were dressed up. Right. Braeden glanced down at himself, examining his own too-short trousers that left his ankles revealed and his oversized shirt that hung loosely on his lanky frame. Yeah… He didn't look nearly half as smooth as his friend. ANYWAY. He looked back up at Deus. What was he doing here? Just came to insult him? That wasn't nice...

Amadeus's jaw dropped when the peasant turned to reveal himself. "Braeden?" He sounded incredulous. Now it all made sense why they were matching; some other-wordly presence had made them choose the same costume. Promptly lowering his cane, his free hand took to scratching the back of his neck rather embarrassedly. "Well," Deus started, averting his eyes but having issues as Brae was still a sexy beast, "Isn't this surprising." Biting his lower lip, he dug his shoes into the ground rather nervously as he sought for proper words. They weren't friends anymore, so why did he feel so weird about the situation?

"Erm," Amadeus attempted to speak but nothing proper was coming out. "I feel... guilty." He muttered, "I've acted a bit pompous, haven't I?" His speech wasn't making the atmosphere any less tense, but at least he was trying.

Braeden gave his once-friend a weak smile as he muttered something about this little meeting of theirs being surprising. It most certainly was. The last person Braeden had expected to find here was Deus - or, rather, Don Deus. He hadn't had a chance to see him since the match between Gryffindor and Ravenclaw ended, and he assumed the Ravenclaw boy must've still been mad at him.

As Amadeus went on, sharing with Braeden that he felt guilty and admitting that he had been acting 'pompous', Braeden's eyebrows rose. WELL, WELL, WELL. Now there was something you didn't see everyday! Deus, guilty? Admitting his errors!? The Gryffindor boy feared he might've been hallucinating or hearing things for a second there.

"I'm sorry I didn't go to your practice…" he muttered quietly, absentmindedly kicking a small rock that lay on the ground, his hands now disappearing in the pockets of the trousers that were too short for him. "Are you… still mad?" he asked tentatively, his brown eyes, that had been staring at the ground, looking up at his friend again. "You were pretty good out there, y'know… At the game, I mean. Congratulations." He offered a weak smile.

Hearing his former friend speak so quietly and embarrassed-like made not just his persona, Don Deus, but Amadeus as a whole feel more guilty than ever. His high from the game deflated ever so slightly as he admitted defeat in the one thing that had bested him for a while: his temper. "Nah, don't worry about it," He murmured, finally able to stare Braeden in the face for a few seconds before averting his blue-eyed gaze once more. "I shouldn't have worried about it... Thanks for supporting me during the game. I saw you in the stands with Roderigo and Riley." He managed to crack a small smile, one that was slightly hidden under his mustache but nonetheless, a grin.

So, were things back to normal? It was hard to tell. Had fate brought them together in the maze? Only Merlin knew. "So, ahem, Braeden," He cleared his throat, looking around quickly to make sure that it was still only the two boys around. The silence continued momentarily before Amadeus worked up the Gryffindor-like courage to speak what he thought: "Mates again?" His smile faltered ever so slightly, his heart beating quickly as a deep, dark insecurity in the pit of his stomach writhed about, telling him that the Gryffindor would not forgive him this easily.

Braeden's weak smile grew larger and stronger as Deus told him not to worry about not attending his practice the day before. Did this mean Deus was no longer mad at him? Braeden could feel himself floating in a sea of hope just at this thought; however, before he could ask for confirmation of it, Deus had continued, thanking him for supporting him during the game. The Gryffindor boy's brown eyes fell to the ground once more, sheepish, as he flashed the dirt on the ground one of his lopsided smiles. "I promised I'd go and cheer you on, didn't I?" he said, looking up at the Ravenclaw boy once more.

The silence between them grew deep at that point, but Braeden wasn't too bothered by it. One: because he was just happy to finally be on speaking terms with Deus again, and two: because he was just too socially awkward to know when the situation was getting awkward or the silence was dragging on too long. Instead, he kept that goofy grin of his pasted to his expression.

And then Amadeus spoke again, asking if they could… be mates again?
Braeden's brown eyes sparkled. Did he even need to ask?! "Mates," decided the Gryffindor boy with a nod, a chuckle escaping his smiling lips. He was so happy. He might just cry. Sniffle. "I missed you, mate," he confessed in a lower voice, another sheepish chuckle escaping his lips. It had been less than twenty-four hours since the fight, but whatever. That had been too much time for Braeden; it had felt like years to him.

The Ravenclaw took to fiddling with the buttons of his double-breasted suit jacket, still feeling a bit odd. He had never done anything of this sort before. Usually, his relationships were either over for good or he simply drifted apart from the other person, no real fight having caused their break up. With Brae, things were completely different. The dork brought out a different, pleasant side in Amadeus, one that Mathieu had never encouraged. It was easy for Amadeus to feel relaxed around Braeden when he felt that he had to put up a front for everyone else. It was obvious that deep down, Amadeus had never intended to lose the lion-maned funny guy in the first place. He was too much of a necessary element in the Ravenclaw's daily life to have been pushed away so easily.

"I..." He blinked away the watering in his blue eyes, attempting not to be too sappy about their reunion. "I missed you too, Lady Brae." He chuckled, choking up a bit because Stonem was beginning to tear up as well. Giving chance to the wind, Amadeus rushed at his found-again friend and clapped him on the back, giving the thin lad a rather strong hug as he buried his mustachioed face into the lion's shoulder. The debonair duo were back in business.

Braeden could hardly believe that he - he, the dorky Gryffindor who had a bad habit of tripping on his own shoelaces and making jokes that wouldn't entertain even the most easily amused of people, was making Deus - the Amadeus Alfred Kipling cry. Or, well, get a little watery-eyed. This actually meant a lot to Braeden. He had no idea he honestly meant that much to Deus, because clearly he had to mean something to get such a strong emotion out of the Ravenclaw boy. And it felt good. It felt good to know that the feeling was mutual, that Deus appreciated him in his life as much as he appreciated his Ravenclaw friend, opposite as they were.

As Deus shared that he had missed 'Lady' Brae, the Gryffindor boy let out an amused laugh. Merlin. He'd missed being called a Lady. That was weird, wasn't it? Oh well. His and Deus's friendship was weird, and Braeden wouldn't have it any other way. And then, next thing the Gryffindor boy knew, Deus was coming to him, awarding Braeden a hug that nearly knocked the poor lanky Gryffindor to his knees. Yeah, clapping Braeden probably wasn't the best when you were a fit, muscular Quidditch player… Either way, Braeden appreciated this and returned the gesture.

After a moment, the Gryffindor boy pulled back with a chuckle, sniffling softly. "Alright, alright," he said, amused but grateful by their little sentimental moment. "What do you say we find the way out of this place, eh?" he asked, that usual goofy, lopsided grin of his making a reappearance on his face.

And so, walking side by side, the Quidditch player and the cowardly lion made their way through the walls of tall hedges, chatting and laughing joyously as the sun began to set in the horizon and its dim, red-tinted light illuminated a path they were more than happy to share, as the best best friends Hogwarts had ever seen.

Even though it was winter and rather cold. Mia needed to get some fresh air and she wandered outside and walked away from the marquee. It was actually a very clear night and not as cold as she first thought.

Her feet crunched along the snow and seemed to have a mind of their own because Mia had no idea where she was going until a tent loomed in front of her, with a sign on the front.

A maze?

Could be fun. But she didn't think it would be a good idea to enter on her own especially if she had to take a potion. So she just hung around the fron watching people coming and going.

Now. Maybe Finn should've thought about the weather before choosing his costume, because although he did look pretty epic, he was probably going to get a little cold if he ever went outside. Just like he was now. Oh. Finn would put up with it. He was a king now, and king's could totally put up with any sort of weather. Maybe he would just usher himself over into the maze, so that he could be a bit warmer.

Although...as he did wandered over outside in the snow over to the maze he did spot his best friend. Ahh. That was pretty useful. "Mia..." He mused, as he came to stop next to her. Mann. She looked really pretty. Maybe he could make her his wife for the night. "You look...." Could he say pretty? Would that make it a bit awkward. Oh well. "Really pretty." She should dress up like that more. haha.

This people watching thing was quite entertaining. Mia thought that everyone looked amazing. The girls all looked so beautiful and the boys so handsome. She really wished they had of held something like this last year when Nikolai had been here. Hmm, maybe she could ask him to dress up anyway.

At the sound of her name, Mia titlted her head upwards and looked at her best friend. Her face broke into a smile at the sight of him. And his compliment made her smile even more. "Thank you Finlay." She took a step back so that she could get a good look at him. "And you look very handsome."

It was amazing what a suit could do for a guy. "You Prefects really outdid yourselves. The place looks amazing."

Finn smiled at Mia. They definitely needed to have more of these kind of things so that all the girls could dress up pretty like this, because man. The girls really had outdone there selves, he was pretty enjoying it. Hmmm. He would have to go and find Jimmy, and see if he was up for rating some girls, they hadn't done that for a while....so.

He looked handsome? Finn grinned at her. "Of course I do." Because his ego was ever so present, even with the bruises he was covered in because of quidditch. At least they weren't that painful anymore....which was good. "Well....us prefects are pretty epic." But yeah. She was right, everything looked so good.

Ahhh there was the Finlay she knew so well. Mia rolled her eyes at him before linking her arms with his. "Don't you ever get tired of talking about yourself?" She giggled a little. She didn't mind it all because it wouldn't be Finn if he didn't have that huge ego of his.

"So I take it the bruises are from Quidditch?" She would have been more concerned about him but since he was here and acting like a some sort of superstar, Mia figured he was just fine. "Congratulations on the win by the way. I hear it was quite a close game. Sorry I couldn't be there." She threw him an apologetic smile but well she had been writing to Nik and it had taken longer than she thought it would.

Did he get tired of talking about himself? "No?" Finn laughed, as he messed with one of the rings that was on his finger. He was so glad that he didn't have to wear these all the while, because they were rather annoying, although he did look pretty cool. "Talking about myself is pretty epic." Because he was pretty epic himself, and nobody had ever told him any different. So it was all good right? Most Definitely.

Finn nodded, pulling up the white shirt a bit, to show her a nice big bruise on his stomach. "There not that bad though." He'd had worse, much worse, so this was nothing really. "It was a good game though." Really good, they'd all played awesome. "Don't worry Mia....as long as you come to the next one." Where they were totally going to rock again.

Alex stood reading the sign with wide eyes and a smirk tugging at his lips. There was a potion who made him smaller?

Amazing! A-Maze-zing *snicker*

He quickly walked up to the potions and held one in his hand while he glanced over his shoulder. Where was Emma? He wasn't sure if she would be able to find him in the maze, because let's face it; he would be tiny.

With a shrug he opened the potion and drank it up. Now, he wondered how it would feel? A warm tingly feeling, whoa, original that's not at alllll what all the other potions feels like. He stood waiting for something A-Maze-Zing when suddenly, everything around him got huge. Like, what was that sign going? Up, up up!

He held out his hands towards the sign desperatly. Where are you going?!

Then he remembered the potion. Ah, ,right. *facepalm* He looked around him like a true ninja yes that's right, he had his ninja costume on underneath, don't tell the prefects and took a step inside the maze.

Now, if things went according to plans he would find his way out and not get stepped on.

Things never went according to plans...

A determined look was firmly settled on Ellie's face. She wanted to get through this maze and reach the end, because once she started she would never, ever stop until she reached the end. She could be there for a while.. Heh.

Ellie turned several corners and abrubtly came to a halt at a dead end. Two fluffy bunnies sat at the end, munching on flowers. Random.

A voice behind her made her gasp and jump ten feet in the air. Ellie turned around and saw Fee grinning behind her. She let out a relieved sigh. "Merlin, Fee. You scared me." She said with a laugh, throwing her hand over hear heart. She took a moment to take in Fee's costume, a simple white floor-length dress. "Wow, you look gorgeous! I love your dress!" She said, playing with one of Fee's long sleeves. Whaa, why was dressing up so fun?!


Ellie then heard more footsteps and she peeked around Fee's shoulders and saw Alex looking aall ffiiiine in his fancy outfit and snazzy vest. Ellie grinned when she saw him. She grabbed Fee's wrist and dragged lead her to Alex.

She stopped in front of him and curtseyed low. "Good evening, kind sir." She said in her best, posh, old-english accent. She noticed another bunny hop across the path and into a hedge. Merlin, where were all these bunnies coming from...?!

Satine walked towards the sign and quickly read it. She glanced around at everyone around her always hesitant to drink a random potion, but deciding it couldn't do much harm...she grabs the potion and shoots it down quickly. Instantly she shrinks down...o yes this is very much like that muggle book Alice in Wonderland she said to herself with a little shrug of her shoulders.

She glanced at the now big shrubberies and maze and then took a deep breath a little bit nervous now wondering what was behind the grass walls.

Charlie stumbled around the corner. Where was she? Charlie had been lost for ages now and was trying her best not to trip over the lovely skirt of her blue dress. Narrowly escaping tripping, she made her way to the end of this part of the maze. Perplexed, she looked left and right. Which way was she supposed to go?!

First impressions really mattered to Raina, and this tea party happened to be the first experience she had encountered at Hogwarts. This was her first proper day, and she was very impressed indeed. One thing that immediately sparked her interest was an interesting looking tent that she could see from just up the pathway. She had been watching students going towards the tents, then sort of... disappearing. And it looked quite cool. However, she was a little apprehensive about going by herself. Her mind wandered to all sorts of possibilities. Werewolves, Vampires, Ogres... Anything could be lurking in that tent. But then again, this was a school, not a dangerous place at all.

Raina approached the entrance in her navy blue dress, and her black top hat, and watched the sign for a few minutes, before observing the basket of potions. Should she do this? ... Of course! She had to keep reminding herself that this school was safe and non-deadly. Raina picked up the small potion and drank it, as the sign instructed her to. What was it supposed to do??

She suddenly felt all tingly, and as if she was about to faint from the strange feeling. Raina was not about to die or faint, no, but she was shrinking in size by the second! Without much thought, she clutched hold of her top hat because she felt as if it was going to swallow her head as she shrank. Finally, she had stopped growing and was now ready to face the mysterious tent. After a couple of steps inside, she realised that it was a maze. How cool.... but she was kind of terrified. Remind her why she came by herself, again?

Deciding there was no turning back just yet, Raina continued through the maze.

What was all this maze talk about? Elliott had, several times, overheard groups of students gathered around the tables, commenting on the 'maze,' and now the sixth year felt compelled to check it out. The first thing he found was table with a handy sign that essentially told everyone to drink one of these potions. Normally, Elliott would find this extremely sketchy, but considering that he was at Hogwarts - one of the safest places he knew - he figured there'd be no harm in it.

He gulped it down in a few sips, and after a few moments, an odd tingly feeling spread throughout his body. Merlin's beard, he was shrinking! When the potion finally stopped working, he was no more than a foot and a half tall! It was actually rather freaky! But he walked on a little further. Seeing a shrunken girl nearby, he cleared his throat and tapped on her shoulder. "Excuse me -" He suddenly stopped and his eyes went wide. O.O His voice?!?! His voice had changed, too?! He sounded like he just sucked the helium out of a balloon! Please, please let that effect wear off soon, he thought. Still, she had already heard him now, and he had to ask.."Do you know where this maze leads to?"

This was NOT fun. Raina was terrified, and she felt very vulnerable at this size. At least her clothes shrank with her, though. She took more tiny steps through the maze and was still very much alone. That was until someone or something tapped her on the shoulder.

Raina jumped. Not a regular little skip of a jump, but an epic jump that almost knocked her top hat straight off her head. She whirled around, but it turned out to be another miniature student. Or so she hoped so. "Oh. I thought you were an Ogre." She breathed, then realised that she did NOT sound like her usual self. The shrinking potion had shrunken her voice as well! Ohhhh, good lord.

His voice! Squeakified! It sounded funnier when a guy had a squeaky voice. Heh. She hesitated before replying to his question, because she didn't want to say much in this tone of voice. But they were both mice in this situation so they could just support each other at this hard time, for sure. "I h-h-have no idea." How could she possibly know? This was her first day, and yes, she was allowed to get lost, but this was a TRAP for newbies. Raina fixed her hat, because it felt a bit tilted, then continued, "today is my first day and I don't know where anything is." What a stupid idea it was to immediately jump into this maze. She was so stupid, sometimes.

Suddenly getting the urge to grab the boy by the shoulder, Raina said. "Walk with me, please?! I d-don't know anyone and I don't know where to go, and..." She felt like crying now. And just to clarify, she didn't actually grab him by the shoulder, because that would be weird.