Main Street, Hogsmeade
 

Meet up with your friends before heading over to the Three Broomsticks for a butterbeer, browse the windows of the shops as you pass by, interact with students from other houses, and just have fun in the streets of Hogsmeade.

Alexandra went trotting down the street in Hogsmeade, trying to figure out where she wanted to visit first. It was in fact her first solo trip into the village and it seemed to be deserted... which was unsettling indeed. She pulled her scarf tighter around her neck and walked at a slow pace, thinking... and watching.

Lexi started and spun around when Lrcan grabbed her waist. She cracked a crooked smile and said, "Hey Nems. I have missed you too."

She shoved her hands into the pockets of her pink peacoat and she said, "Where have you been hiding? Haven't seen much of you lately. Of course I have been staying a lot in my common room so that could be why." She was rambling and she knew it, but she was in a bit of a slump and it was hitting her hard. She began to scrub the toe of her boot in the dirt and sighed heavily.

Lorcan glanced around, but he couldn't see anyone else. He grabbed Lexi's hand and pulled her into the entrance of an alleyway between two of the shops. Quickly and tentatively, he kissed her.

He pulled back blushing. "I've been wanting to do that since you were babbling about being Lady Alexa and I had to tell you I was Duke O'Farrell." He looked at her.

"I've been avoiding everyone too. Unfortunately there are lots of everyones to get past so that I can see you." He hugged her tight, as though she might vanish.

Evelyn walked gracefully, but cautiously, through Hogsmeade. I shouldn't have come here alone, but I didn't know who to ask.

A big gust of wind came past and blew her scarf off her shoulders. Evelyn gasped and groaned at the same time as the wind begun dragging the scarf down the street. She chased after it, but Evelyn's dainty legs weren't built for running. The smart thing to do would have been to get her wand out and levitate the scarf back, but Evelyn's hands were busy wrapping her coat around her frame and keeping her beanie on her head.

Lexi blushed furiously when Lorcan kissed her and pulled away. But... then he had to go and bring up the blasted pumpkin juice incident and that made her sad all over again. "Yeah, let's not talk about my mishap, could you. I am still a bit... irked by that situation." she said with a griamce before she averted her gaze.

Lexi returned his hug whole heartedly and nodded. "Yes, there are a lot of people in this place... sometimes I just wish I could disappear." she said in a small voice. "Where would you like to visit? The Hog's Head is open to students now if you'd like to go have a butterbeer in there." she offered, trying to get out of the wind.

Dylan had put on his smart shirt. And a waistcoat. He was still wearing a nice pair of jeans. Just to make the outfit more casual. He had contemplated a tie. But that might've been a bit too much.

He pulled down on the tails of his waistcoat, as he nervously walked down the street. He had asked Gold to see him. But would she show?

He caught a glint of red in the crowd. He wanted to pounce on her back. But that would be a bit much. "Um hi Gold," he smiled, tapping her on the shoulder. "Good to see you again."

Hayden wandered through Hogsmeade. It was such an amazing village. She hadn't thought to ask anyone and was now feeling the effects of not having anyone to enjoy the experience with. Sighing over her feelings of loneliness, Hayden looked out into the crowd, spotting a familiar head. Running up behind her third year friend she squeezed her tightly around the waist."Hey Ev, what are you running for?" she asked, smiling magnificently.

Ginny was walking through the main street of Hogsmeade. She saw all of the snow covered all over the shops. She didn't invite anyone to go with her as she sat down on a seat which was unoccupied.

It was probably the second Hogsmeade trip they were allowed to go there. Though, Annie had no meaning of being there, not even to go down to the lake and thave a little fun playing soccer.

What was with her? First it was just the journal missing and all that would probably come out to spotlight, but now this...the whole sparks flying whenever she touched...Drew.

Sigh. This couldn't be happening. She couldn't be falling for him...it just seemed absolutely wonderful for her.

And that's what she realized as she walked along the main street at Hogsmeade.

Evelyn's desperate pursuit was halted by someone grabbing her around the waist, "Woah!" She almost fell backwards on top of...Hayden! Evelyn laughed and leaned forward with exhaustion, watching her scarf blow further away. "It's my scarf. It's so windy today."

Evelyn stood upright again, having an idea. "Wait." She reached into the pocket of her coat and pulled out her new wand. "Accio," she spoke as clearly as she could manage. Her scarf came flying back across the road and straight into her hand. She wrapped it around her neck again, more securely this time.

"So, this is Hogsmeade! I don't even know where to go first! Where do you want to go? The Three Broomsticks looks very nice." Walking along the street with Hayden at her side, Evelyn looked over to the side of the street and saw someone sitting down alone. "Is that Ginny?" Evelyn wondered aloud to Hayden.

Torin... was majorly preoccupied.

Not only was he faced with homework assignments, but he also had to figure out a way to give Annie back her diary. And then there was the even bigger issue of his feelings for Brody. Because ever since that walk in the pathway, he wanted to tell her more than ever that he just wanted her to forget about Jorma and get back with him. But he knew that he couldn't do that because it wasn't right.

And then he crashed right into someone walking in the opposite direction.

"Oh hey, nice summoning charm Ev," Hayden said cheerfully, "Three Broomsticks sounds great by the way, I really want to taste a butterbeer. OMIGOSH! Ginny," Hayden rushed over to her friend pulling Evelyn along behind her. "Gin, what are you doing here all by yourself? Come to the Three Broomsticks with us. You must be freezing!"

Ouch...

Her nose had just bumped into someone's body. And GOD, it was hurting from hell itself. Who could have enough strong abs to hurt her nose that badly. It seemed, as she looked up that only Torin Kane could. Geez. Another person she couldn't keep her mind off, as well.

As she held her tongue from bleeding, if it could be possible, she looked back at Torin's worried expression. What was with him? "I'm sorry...I was distracted...Perdon..." She spoke Spanish again, feeling nervous made her do such things.

OUCH!

"Sorry!" he called out at the same time that she apologized. But at least it had been Annie, and not some stranger. Even though now he was all sore just the same.

"Are you alright?"

"About my nose, yes...I'm fine. It won't bleed...right?" Annie tried to make a joke out of it, though she had no luck. She was not in the mood. For Merlin's sake, she was falling in love. "Other things, I...just don't know..." She confessed, feeling like she needed to talk to someone, like Torin.

Although it seemed like the boy needed someone to hear about his problems. "You don't seem alright to me...is something bothering you lately?" Odd, ironic...obvious. It was that something was really making Torin have that un-lively expression of his.

He had to laugh despite the awkwardness. At least she would live. He didn't want to have hurt her nose. Because man, that could be painful!

And she had noticed that he looked preoccupied... "I've.. had something on my mind for a few days now. And you have too from the look of it." Unless she was only looking that way because he had hurt her.

Sadly to Torin, yes...hurting her nose would be enough painful to send the prefect to the Moon and back, with just a kick of those she makes when playing soccer. But no time to think about that. Her nose would be killing her during the night. Didn't matter, anyways.

"You know you can trust me, Kane..." And that's something that stuck to her while living for a few days with Emiliano and Diana, addressing to people by their last names. "Tell me..." She said, now standing elbow to shoulder in their case and starting to walk along his path, to wherever it took them.

And he was right. Something...in fact, someone has been in her mind lately. Drew Sparks. Gryffindor Fifth Year. Sigh. "...heart issues..." She pointed at her heart, then at her head, making a twitch with her mouth.

Okay, he was feeling like he had no choice on the matter here. Because if he didn't tell her, she might think that he didn't trust her. And he really did.

"Well..." UGH. This was hard for him to open up about!

But at the mention of her heart issues it suddenly became a lot easier.

"I just feel so tempted to tell Brody to dump her boyfriend already and get back with me. But I know that it's just jealousy speaking, because she loves him now."

He sighed, feeling a bit better for saying that.

Evelyn smiled when Hayden complimented her on her summoning spell. She would have blushed too, but her pale cheeks were already flushed pink from the cold. "Thank you. Darcy told me to practice that one a lot, he says it comes in real handy. I guess he's right. This is my favourite scarf, I would really hate to lose it."

After Hayden confirmed that it was indeed Ginny sitting on the wooden bench, Evelyn found herself being pulled over by the arm, almost tripping over Hayden's feet.

"Hey there, Weasley. What are doing over here? No one wants to spend a winter day in Hogsmeade alone. You should come with us. Unless you're waiting for someone..."

Heart issues as well, eh? Annie took a breath of relief as Torin spoke. He talked about Brody and him, wanting her to dump her boyfriend, jealousy speaking, he confessed.

"...and you hold your thoughts to yourself, why?" Torin had to give a reason, besides the fact being jealous. "Love is filled with puddles, that experience by experience, gives us a lesson to not fall in there anymore. Things will get easier, you just have to let time take you...not force things to happen..." Whoa, where did that come from? Had she been eating fortune cookies, NOPE...not that she remembered.

Ummm... He was confused now. All he really got from this was that love is like a puddle.

"Yeah, I dunno. Just after we walked in the pathway and I carried her and gave her flowers..." He paused for a moment. "I really do know that she loves me. It just that I'm not normally a jealous person..."

He didn't like this feeling at all.

"Jealousy, a puddle...like those I'm talking about. If you know that she loves you, then why are you holding yourself?" Annie asked, still getting hold of her nose. It was hurting...but no complaints. It was her fault as well.

She took a deep breath and looked up at Torin. "Just relax, think this...and if she's worth all of your worries, all of your heart beats, go for it..." Annie said, keeping up from the walk. PHEW...