"Thank you," Marco smiled, looking at the ring, "It was a fantastic day. I couldn't have asked for better." He looked up at Xana, "I know. We did fantastic. I seem to have chosen the best team in the world." He frowned, "I don't actually know who is missing. I have seen 2 posters, and got told Finn has gone missing."

“Well you’re a good friend, Moonson.” she replied. “How was she when you last saw her?" Ems knew what had happened with the kid at the lake, but would that be enough to make Monica want to run away? It was all very suspicious, especially with the other kids missing too.

Emily looked over at Xana and smiled again. It was unfortunate that she would never speak to Ems in Josh’s presence – because he was around a lot of the time. Plus Emily needed to ask her for some help with one of her current assignments.

"I know Monica Black, and I heard Excelsior Black, too-- and several others... I haven't seen Jai around for a while, either. It's so strange. " she shook her head. "I hope that this search will turn up something..." she sipped her cocoa. "How is Alice?"

Xana saw Emily come over and smiled warmly. "Ems!" she said, hugging her with one arm so as not to slosh cocoa on her. "How are you? Did you enjoy the game?"

Ellie moved her eyes to Josh, geee the bromshed wasn’t much empty anymore.
“Thank you Josh. I’ll.” She smiled back at him.


“Nahh.” She told Emily with a smile. “Leave the Hamster name. I’m pretty fine without it.”

She stick her tongue out at Emily.
Hamster.
So funny.

"Excelsior was on one of the posters I saw. And I don't know who Monica is. But I have met Jai once," Marco frowned. It was not good that kids were going missing. He smiled again, "Alice is great thanks. At home, relaxing. I got her a house as a wedding gift. My parents helped me buy it."

Daphne walked into the broomshed. She had never seen it so crowded before. All the extra body heat made the shed much warmer than the frosty outdoors. She turned her attention to the many students who were missing friends and family. It was her empathy that drove her to help out.

He smiled at her as she called him a good friend. he would like to think so." She was..." well what could you say.. she was crying.. and then turned into a cat. " She was having a hard time...who really wouldnt be having a hard time when you were turning into a cat against your will. She wouldnt of run away.. i dont think so anyway." he had hoped he wasnt the reason she ran away." We where good friends." he added.

"No promblem. Your a great flyer." he told her as he smiled.

Cora found herself edging over to the plate of cookies. Mmm, they were hot. And cookies. And they looked yummy. And cookies. COOKIES. She dived upon the plate, and nibbled on the corner of an extremely fat and plumpcious looking chocolate cookie. Ahhh. Heaven. Taking a mug of cocoa, she began to warm her hands.

Spotting Christian nearby, Cora squeezed through the crowd and towards him. She was still dressed in her Quidditch Robes, and was extremely muddy, her pink hair full of snow. "Hullo Christian!" She said brightly, shivering a bit.

'What?' Did Ems just hear that right? “She t-turned into a cat!?” Emily’s eyes went even wider than usual. This was one of the oddest things she’d ever heard in her life.

Emily laughed, “You’ve got used to being named after a rodent then, have you?” She raised an eyebrow. “I think Slytherin’s victory today has harmed that brain of yours.” She mirrored Ellie and poked her tongue out at her.

“Excuse me a second.” She said to Ellie and Josh and wandered over to Xana.

Emily grinned as Xana pulled her into a one armed hug. She had missed the girl. “I’m fine thanks. The game was so exciting!” she replied with widened eyes. “You all did an amazing job.” She glanced briefly at Marco and back at Xana. She meant all the team.

Juniper spotted a boy that she knew was a Ravenclaw, although she had never spoken to him. She did not know his name or his year, but still. He was a Ravenclaw. She wove through the people to the fire, where the boy was standing.

“Hello,” she said quietly as she entered the warmth around the fire. So that was why he was standing there. The fire, of course, was very warm. Much warmer than it looked.

Dia eyed the table of food, searching for one item. And of course, butterbeer was nowhere to be seen. She sighed and settled for a cup of cocoa, walking over to meet Xana and Marco. "Hello, folks," she grinned, taking a sip of her hot chocolate. "What's going on?"

Tia stood in the broomshed holding her cocoa and looking about at all the students gathered there she was wondering what it was about

"That's awesome... I bet it's beautiful... and I'd wager the yard is large enough for Quidditch practice?" She smiled, a little wistfully. Ah, to be married. Someday...

"I'm so glad you enjoyed it!" she smiled. "And that you're offering to help with the search. It's so kind of you- especially as I know that flying is not your favourite thing... unless that's changed?" It had been a while since they had talked, after all...

Xana grinned. "Marco was just telling me he bought Alice a house for her wedding present, isn't that sweet?" She sipped her cocoa. 'Hey, Dia, Ems... what do you guys think happened to the missing students? I for one don't think they ran away..."

Oh shoot. He was kind of hoping to get through this whole shpeal without having to talk to people. So much for that. And they were both girls! One being Cora and the other some Ravenclaw that, seriously this time, he didn't know. He scratched his chin, wondering the best way to go about this. OOH.

He waved with his hand at both girls, smiling, but then the smile quickly faded. This wasn't going to work. He eyed Cora, his brain in overdrive, putting a sentence together and focusing on saying it, praying that nothing that he didn't want to come out, would.

"Good...game," he said quietly to Cora. There. That was a good start.

Since Josh looked occupied in his discussion with two girls, Rhiannon looked around for anyone else she knew. Finally, her eyes landed on Tia. She only sort of knew the Slytherin girl, but she was better than standing over here by herself.

Walking over to Tia, she smiles and says, "Hi. You look a little confused." She took another sip from her mug of cocoa as she waited to see if the girl would respond.

"Hey Dia, good to see you again," Marco smiled. He was fiddling around with his ring. It still felt odd on his hand.

"Big enough to practice quidditch? What sort of garden to you think I bought. It is large enough to play quidditch in," he grinned. "It also has a bit so Alice can grow flowers and stuff. I kill plants so I don't know what she is growing there."

Okay, that needed to end, her cheeks would be must worst if people continued to say that.
And she hated blushing.
Yesh she hated.
“Thanks, again, Josh.” Ellie smiled back at him.

Ellie was about to answer to Emily when she walked over to Xana.
Ellie smiled at her. “Sure.”

She turned back to Josh "Its so weird what is happening in the school isn't it?"
Well, she didn't know what else to say, and Emily just left to talk with Xana.

Tia smiled and said "Yeah i am just trying to think why so many students are gathered here" Tia hoped Rhiannon would have some answers

Rhiannon looked at Tia for a minute, slightly confused as to why the girl was here if she didn't know why. "Were you at the Quidditch match? Cause there was an announcement that anyone who wanted to help try to find the missing students should meet here." She paused for a second. "Even though I don't think they are simply missing, I decided to come."

Tia smiled and said "I must have missed the match but i decided to come anyway as two of the students who are missing are two of my friends" Tia wanted to help find Excelsior and Monica and all the others who had vanished and Tia was beginning to think about whether there was more to the students dissaperances than anybody knew

Daphne was overwhelmed by the number of people in the room. She walked around a little, managing to grab a small cookie.
Unable to stop herself, Daphne interjected "I think they were kidnapped!". She looked up at the two students whose conversation she rudely interuppted. Feeling her face turn slightly red, "Sorry, I've just been a little on edge with the disappearances..." she apologized, looking at the ground.

"Good for you! I'm sure your friends would appreciate that you came." Rhiannon smiled at Tia again. Speaking in a half-whisper, she adds, "All I can say is my theory, as well as several others' theory, is that they were transformed into animals and ran off. No idea why they ran off, mind you. But some of us think that chocolate was involved in the transformations."

She glanced over as another girl, who looked younger than her, interrupted. "I think everyone's been on edge since the disappearances started happening. But I don't think it was kidnapping. Or at least, if it was, it's the weirdest kidnapping plot I've ever seen."

Tia nodded and said "Yeah i think so as well because things went wrong with my two friends after they were eating candy in honeydukes during a Hogsmeade weekend and basically the animals would have run off but where would they have run off to" Tia was hoping that all the missing students were safe and not too far away

Rhiannon nodded. "I think they ran into the forest. I found footprints just inside the tree line during the last History of Magic lesson that were headed further inside, and looked to be from an animal that I've never heard of being in the forest before. Although, it would help if I was more adept at identifying animal tracks."

Tia nodded and said "Yeah i think so as well i mean i go into the forest at night but that is another story but yeah i feel as though the students who are animals are in the forest somewhere deep inside of it"