Nate took a big lick. He rubbed it on his tongue trying to get some flavor. He pulled it out of his mouth and it said "Hey mister! Thet was t'wet fo' me! Please lick l'ess! Or ah might bite yo'!" (Excuse me sir. That was too wet for me. Please lick slower. Or I may bite you!) Nate look startled and held it away from him. "Wanna trade?" he said to Cad.

Cadence burst into raucous laughter: bent over, tears in her eyes, laughter. Then she shook her head, and put the red lollipop back in her mouth, hearing it's muffled flirtatious words in her mouth. "Nope." she mumbled, mouth full of lollipop.

Nate reached up to pull it out of her mouth. He tugged lightly. He smiled and kissed her cheek and then pulled as she began to laugh. He shoved it in his mouth and handed her the orange hillbilly.

Daphne was just going to ignore Dakest now. Turning her eyes and face away from him, Hopton became deeply interested in the little love scene that was being dramatized in the middle of the street. The main stars, of course, were Raiden Kururugi and Neptune Bott.

Such theatrics were worthy of a few giggles.

Cadence giggled as he tried to take the sucker from him. It was very hard to keep a sucker in her mouth while giggling. And before she knew, it was gone, and she had an orange sucker in her mouth. "Hey! Cherry is my favorite!" she pouted.

Nate just smirked and walked down the road. "Let's go back to the castle. Too many people here. There won't be as many at the castle." he said with the sucker in his cheek.

Cadence followed Nate out of Hogsmeade, still wanting her cherry sucker back and wanting the silly orange sucker to be quiet in her mouth. It didn't make any sense! And then she had a great idea! She allowed herself to fall a couple steps behind Nate and then jumped on his back. In his surprise, she stole the sucker back and replaced it with the orange sucker again. Then she just held onto him. A piggy back ride back to the castle sounded nice. And she giggled quietly in his ear, her face pressed against his.

"Grr." he said. He ran to the castle with her on his back. "Where to sweetheart?" he said into the wind.

"Umm... how about... the lake? We haven't been there since... the incident?" She said, adjusting herself on his back.

Giggling profusely, Lorelai gave him a little shrug. "Dependsss," On what it depended, he wouldnt want to even KNOW. Hehe. Not that she didnt know. Because she totally did. SNORT Pulling her flowers tighter to her chest, she giggled once more, and looked up at Adam as he squeezed her hand.

Giving him a little pat on the cheek, after he did squeeze her hand, -trust me this was difficult-; Lorelai giggled. And gave his hand a squeeze back. Yes. Two could play at THAT game. Hehe.

"Miss Lori?," Well, she did like that. ALOT. "Home. To get my shoe collection. Pretty please." But that was impossible.

HMPFH.

"On what?" Adam pressed, determined to know. 'Coz he wanted to know. Needed to know. - He'd do anything to stop people from finding out about his 'freakout'. Over a Butterfly of all things.

But it had been in his hair.

As the hand he was holding stoked his cheek, Adam brushed his lips across the back of it. Because that wasn't cliche at all. Inner-Eye-Roll. But it seemed like a nice thing to do, and plus - moments later their hands were back at their sides. No harm done?

"Home?" he mused, as if pretending to think about it. "Give me to February, when I'm seventeen. I think I can persuade the teachers to let me take my Apparating test-thingy ma bob in fifth year. Because, well, I will be an adult." Confusing. It'd made sense in his head. But he should be able to take the test this year, right? Because he'd be legally allowed.

Hmm... he'd cross that bridge when he came to it.

"Depends on something, that you're not knowing. For me to know, and you to find out if you do ittt" Hehe. She was evil. She was in an evil mood though. Lorelai giggled and looked down at her feet for one moment.

LIPS.
ON. HAND.

Giving a sharp look upwards, Lorelai chuckled. "Anyone else'd think you were a right freak Adam Stemp. But you know what? You're pretty... pretty normal.." Yeah, totally regaining herself. She hadn't INTENDED to stop in mid sentence. Or had she?

"You're NOT touching my shoes. Mine. Mine. MINE." Hehe. "Whats a BOOTAHBEEAR? A bootahbear?" EH. She failed at her pronnunciation.

Kat was bored!!! So instead of going around throwing pie at people she decided to go to Hogsmeade. After all she hasn't been here since last term. She walked around looking for someone to talk to.

Destiny stumbled out of the Three Broomsticks still holding her wand. Why didn't she just hex them all? She might not have made it alive, but she would have went down fighting.

Since the door was still slightly open, Destiny peeked inside and saw Evelyn catch a bottle that was being thrown. Really good catch. She did have to agree with Kay on that one. And what was Rex saying? Calling them names again, amnesia didn't teach him anything.

Putting her wand away when Evelyn came out, Destiny started laughing. She just couldn't help it now. 'Did you see how mad she was?' Oh this day will live in her memories forever.

Smiling, she put her jacket back on, feeling a slightly cold wind chill blow there way making her shiver. Aw, she suddenly felt light for some reason, like a weight had been lifted off her shoulders, though at the same time she felt even more paranoid and a little frantic at the same time. An odd combination of emotions to be feeling at the moment.

Glancing back at the door to the Three Broomsticks for a moment, expecting Rex to come out and attack them or something, she turned back around and started walking forward when Destiny started laughing. Faking a laugh of her own, Evelyn nodded, looking as if she was agreeing with whatever her friend was saying. What was she saying? "I thought her head was going to explode." she mumbled, giving a few more chuckles before stopping. "Did you hear what Rex said? He just never learns to stop, now does he?"

Destiny caught up with Evelyn. It probably was a good idea to get far away from the Three Broomsticks. She could only imagine what Kay and Rex were saying about them now. Of course being called slime was getting old, and she didn't expect Rex to come up with something more clever than that.

'Could her head explode?' because if it could then Destiny might have to go and make that happen. She didn't even know why she poured the butterbeer on her head in the first place. Last term, that wouldn't have even popped into her head. Times were a'changing. 'Yeah, I heard him.' How could she not? His voice was worse than a Banshee. Even if the door was closed she would have heard him. 'Maybe he'll get hit in the head with the Whomping Willow again.' and Destiny would not miss that this time.

"There's only one way to find out." she smirked, glancing at Destiny for a moment before looking down to the ground, watching where her feet were walking. Watching the whole scene take place, and just rethinking about it, Evelyn had to chuckle again, shaking her head. "You pouring butterbeer all over her head, was brilliant." she said, looking back up and around to the different shops there were.

Hmm, maybe this time the amnesia would stick with him instead of him getting better. He was much less annoying when he couldn't remember things, and if they were lucky, he'd forget how to dance too. That annoying, dancing he did. Ugh. "We would be insanely lucky if that happened a second time." Now that she thought about it, maybe they could lure Rex over to the willow tree. A few taunts about Kay here and there, and he'd follow them as if he were a niffler running after gold.

"What were we talking about again? Before we were rudely interrupted by the vomit inducing creeps?" Did they even have a topic that they were discussing? Or were they just choosing food and drinks. Eh. "Well, whatever. What I really wanted to talk to you about before everything happened was...Lawsguini. Really, who would have thought he would have been placed as the Muggle Studies Professor. No wonder he kept it as a secret."

They would definitely get sent to Azkaban if Kay's head exploded. Azkaban was a scary place, she didn't want to go there. 'If it didn't explode today, I don't think it will. Although it would be funny.' Oh, the butterbeer. What a waste.. 'Ehh, I figured I would get in more trouble for hitting her. And I didn't want to burn her with the hot soup.' She wasn't that mean. Noooo! Destiny can't be mean!! What will her mother think!?

Destiny might have been a little paranoid. She kept glancing back at the store just waiting for one of them to chase them down. Watching your back is not fun. 'Maybe we could feed him to the Devil's snare.' That might be more entertaining than watching him get struck by a tree. 'I didn't think he would have his memory back so soon.' Stupid Healer, healing him all fast. Destiny will have to have a word with that lady..

Vomit inducing freaks? Destiny never would have thought such gross words would describe people so perfectly. She laughed at the name, because it was funny. 'I don't think we actually talked. I leave for one minute and there is a fight!' Why did she miss everything!? Talking about Lawsguini is the best way to take your mind off of things. 'I would keep that a secret too!' How embarrassing would it be to go from DADA Professor to Muggle Studies Professor? 'He was better off being a house elf.'

"So, you won't tell me, then?" Adam said, looking down at Lori pretending to be upset. Truth was, it was kinda cool not to know. Now he'd have to guess, and that would be fun. Hopefully. Unless Lori made it to hard for him.

"I'm pretty?" he said, raising one eyebrow, completely confused. Comment, or compliment? Adam couldn't decide, but then Lori resumed speaking, and it made him smile. "Thanks, I guess..." he added, his eyebrow lowering, and although the confusion over whether he was pretty, more confusion mounted - as to why she'd paused.

Oh well, he'd think about that later. Unless he forgot.

"Oh, I wouldn't touch them. This thing... Apparation, you can take people with you," he said, running a hand through his hair. "So, I'd take you, so you could get your shoes." Simple, yeah. Unless the school said no. He had heard about some magic, that you couldn't apparate in the school.

But still, he wasn't sure. "What's a 'Boothahbear'?" Adam asked, now his turn to be confused. Again.

Okay, so maybe the hot soup idea would have been taking it a little too far at the moment, but Evelyn, for some reason, would make the exception if it was Rex being the one that got hot soup all over him. Maybe that would make him learn to shut his mouth about Slytherin. She didn't care if he thought of them as slimeballs, just the fact that he was yelling it in their faces was a whole different story.

Feeding him to the Devils Snare sounded like a good idea too. Though they'd have to levitate him to the snare. There was no way Evelyn was getting close to that plant...the evil, possessed, plant. Snickering though, she placed her hands inside her jean pockets, moving so she didn't bump into anybody when walking. "Actually...he came over to apologize." she mumbled, looking at the ground again. Part of her wanted to give him a...third? Fourth? chance, but the other part, well that one took over. "But I said I wouldn't accept it, and Kay got all defensive and emotional again." Well, that's what generally took place...

"Maybe we could have totally baked with him in the kitchens if he had been appointed to house elf duty." she laughed, not really being able to see Lawsguini with an apron on and cooking in the kitchens. Dodging a few more people, she suddenly became fed up and turned to Destiny. "Is there any place that isn't crowded at the moment here?! These people have no sense of personal space!"

Gold snuggled all closer to him. Friendly-like, of course. Because he was such a good friend, no?

"It's not a date," she said quickly, her eyes widening at the word he used. She would NOT cheat on Mr. T. Not ever. "It's a .... friendly meeting?" She held on to his sleeve, all happy.

"I know it isn't a date. I couldn't think of a better term for our meeting," Dylan smiled. "I didn't mean date date." Oh man he had screwed that up. "Yes a friendly meeting. Now where would you like to go for our friendly meeting? I am paying of course." He didn't want to go anywhere. Just to stay here with her in his arms.

Gold smiled, glad that he hadn't thought of it the wrong way. "Let's call it *the* meeting," she laughed, still pulling at his sleeve. "... and we'll say who pays." Hehe.

"Three broomsticks, please?"

Dylan smiled, "You said, you were going to refuse to pay. I have enough money to cover us both. I got my allowance yesterday." Why was she pulling at his sleeve? Was it too much? He would have to consider less of a smart look next time. Or maybe he should roll it back down.

"Broomsticks? Ok. We can go to the Hogs Head if you want. I have a coupon thingy for it. Lupa gave it to me as a bribe."

"I remember," Gold chuckled. "I just want to tease you, Dylan." It was nice not to have to call him Denver, anymore. It felt so ... pretty. Gold pulled at his sleeve again. Because she liked that.

"Bribe?" She didn't like bribes, of any sort. "Oh well, if you want to." She would go pretty much anywhere, with him.

No, she was NOT in love.

There he stood. His usual somewhat lumpy appearance was visibly more tidy as he stuffed his hands into his pockets for warmth wondering how on earth it was that he forgot his grey gloves. Maybe he'd knit a new pair. He'd have Professor Pilliwickle with him to help him trade new patterns with and he was hoping it would make it a bit more exciting. That is, not to say that knitting was not one of Kapoors all time favourite pastimes. It was, but having a hobby bud was always a desirable thing.

He stood there, waiting for her. Hoping she'd emerge from the crowd soon.

Dylan smiled, "Well tease away. Just as long as you don't start tickling me, I am fine with it." She was pulling at his sleeve again. He rolled it back down. Thinking he took the hint. Even if it wasn't a hint.

"She wants me to get on Duskurk's good side," he shrugged. "I am easy. You want to go to the broomsticks. So lets go there. I'll buy you a cake or something."

'I want to tickle youu," Gold pouted. She pulled at his sleeve again, and then he had rolled it down. She narrowed her green eyes a bit, then began to roll his sleeve back up.

"I don't like Professor Duskurk," she said, matter-of-factly. "Let's get going, then." She pulled at his sleeve, yet again.

What?

She'd put on her best mauve pleated skirt and lilac cardigan. She'd EVEN treated herself to a dab of red lipstick! Oh yes, Mildred was all ready for her DATE with that dashing librarian!

Giant handbag swinging as she waddled down the busy street, Professor Pilliwickle kept her beady eyes peeled. What if she couldn't remember what he looked like!? The feast had been quite a while away.. and she didn't have the best of memories.. Ahem.

OH! But there he was!

"Mister Pakoor!!" Mildred exclaimed excitedly, bustling straight for him with a dangerous flail. EEEEEE!!

Lorelai giggled a bit more, and shook her head. "Nooooope. You'll find out sooner or later Adammmm." Hehe. She grinned up at him, before beginning to swing their arms forwards and backwards. Totally, because she was bored. And arm swinging was nice, and refreshing. And it could air his armpits incase he decided to sniff them again, and she could walk off. So all in all; to keep him from smelling.

Wasn't she a kind person, ey?

"Noooooo. I meant you're pretty normal. It's nice that you're normal AddiePants. It's nice to have normal people to be around for once. You're not pretty. Your face is all weeeeird. And your fringe is annoying, and you have split ends alot of the time." PAUSE. Grin. Giggle. "You had your hair cut did you? Thats cute." SNORT.

"Apparating? ER./ NO. I've heard about it. I'll stick to having them flown in in packages. You shall NOT see my closet." Hehe. " ..." Hehe more. "Closets."

Yep, she was correcting herself. What a loving nice, self-critical vain person she was.

"I was asking you stupid. A boootahbeer? Something like that..."

'What? He apologized?' Why would he do that? 'It was probably one of their tricks.' Surely Kay would be upset if their plans failed. 'That's why Kay got mad, because you ruined their plans.' It sounded good to Destiny, but she wasn't sure if Kay and company were really the planning type. Better safe than sorry.

'Ehh, baking..' Kay totally ruined her love for pie, and for that, Destiny would have her revenge. Because spilling butterbeer on someone was not revenge enough. 'Lawson doesn't seem like the cooking type. He probably uses Iliana for that.' It was still hard to believe they were married. She shivered at the thought.

Hearing Evelyn ask for somewhere quiet, Destiny stopped. 'There's the Hog's Head, that shouldn't be too crowded.' Because it looked scary on the outside and was probably more scary on the inside. 'Orrr, there is that,' dark, creepy, dark, creepy, 'alley we can go in.' Maybe Destiny could find a spider in there..but she wouldn't tell Evelyn that.

Sighing, Adam began to walk in time to the moving of their arms together. "So you won't even give me a hint?" he asked, because although he didn't mind guessing he needed something to get him started. "Not evern a teeny-weeny clue?" he added. Luckily, however, she seemed to have forgotten the 'Butterfly Incident' as he had dubed it.

"I'll sing again, get you more flowers?" It was Random!Guess time.

"Yeah, it was getting kinda annoying," Adam said, looking down at the floor to hide the fact he was blushing and running a hand through his hair. There was no way he was admitting he'd got it cut or rather, cut it himself, as there where no barbers at Hogwarts because she'd suggested it. That would be awkward.

Squeezing Lori's hand again, Adam didn't want to admit he didn't really want to see inside her closet - correction, closets - anyway. That was far too much of a girly thing to be doing.

"Oh, a butterbeer?" Adam asked with a laugh, now pretty sure he knew what Lori was on about. If she wanted one, he wouldn't admit to how much he hated disliked them, and buy her one anyways. "Erm... there's the Hog's Head, or the Three Broomsticks. If you want one of those."

A trick? She never thought it could have been a trick. Why didn't she think of that!? And she almost fell for it too! Ugh...She really needed to watch her back around those two now.

"Does Iliana cook?" she asked, wondering if the Care of Magical Creatures professor really did cook. Maybe she was too busy with all the animals to do that? Or maybe she did cook and Lawsguini eats all of it...That's why he looks all, different, and such. And then of course the image of them feeding each other like Kay and Rex did entered her mind. Ewww, will she ever have a moment when that image wouldn't enter her mind?! She would never eat again if it did.

Evelyn wouldn't have even noticed the alley if Destiny hadn't pointed it out. Either that, or the Hog's Head like her friend suggested. Hmm, looking around to see if she could spot the other place, her eyes landed on someone she'd rather not be anywhere near. Professor Pickle. And she was, running where? Toooo...Professor Kapoor. Ew. Old people hanging out. So unnatural...

"Let's go to the alley." she mumbled, pushing her friend quickly so she didn't have to witness anything disgusting. She didn't know where the Hog's Head was anyway.

Giggling a bit more, Lori shook her head insistently. And boy, did she mean it. "No! I already tolddd youuu, you'll have to wait to find out. And by waiting, I mean I'll tell you on your death bed." Atleast, if she knew him till then. Which she was planning on happening anyways. Noone got rid of her that quick. Hehe.

OOOH. Bribery. "Adammmmm. No bribery. Thats meand, you know. I never expected you to even THINK of suggesting that. Im disPLEASED with you. PSHH." She overdramatically shook her head in shock and looked away from him. "Utterly displeased."

Hehe.

"BUT, you can sing for me if you want. You really can. I'll be fine with that." Of course she would.

"I dont want oneee. I was just asking WHAT they were. You reckon they got a shoe shop heeeere?"

"D-death be-bed?" Adam asked, his eyes widening. He wasn't going to die anytime soon, was he? That he could NOT live with. The irony in his mind made him laugh a little bit, and he shook the thoughts away. He was not going to die anytime soon. He hoped.

"That's not bribery. You won't tell me what it takes to make you keepp the secret, so I'ma guessing," he said, shrugging. As she turned away from him, he tugged on her arm so that she turned back. "You don't want me to though, do you?" Adam pondered, pretending to let his face fall again.

"Well, it's a.. drink. At least, it's supposed to be. I don't like it very much," he said by way of explanation, shrugging a little bit. Everyone raved over how nice it was, but he couldn't see, or rather, taste it. B]"Erm, I know that's a clothes shop..."[/B] Adam said, pointing to Gladrags uncertainly. "But I don't know if they do shoes..."

"Lori, can I ask you something?" he said as they where walking along, randomly out of the blue. "My friend -" hopefully she wouldn't realise it was actually him "- knows this girl, right. And she's his best friend. But he really likes her, and the other day some other girl kissed him. He's not sure if he likes this girl or not, but knows it couldn't ever be as much as he likes his friend. But he doesn't know what to do now...." Okay, so it wasn't a question, really. But he hoped he'd give hi- , Jim some advice.

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Chuckling to herself, Lorelai shrugged a bit. And shook off the death bed comment and the one about the singing to her. Because she had became more interested with Adam's FRIENDS problem. And she was totally an agony aunt.

But this friend, sounded like a right twit.

"Well, we'll go in that shop in a minute," She commented as she pulled him to a stop, and gave his hand a little squeeze. "Right, so your friend, likes his best friend, and this other girl kissed him right? Okay, so... He should tell his best friend, that it happened... And then maybe tell her also, that he likes her. Kinda soften the blow, because she might like him like that too. Maybe, so maybe it'll make her feel better.."

She chuckled softly, at the lameness of her advice, and continued. "He shouldn't have let the other girl kiss him though, but if he does like her, he's gotta weigh up how many people he would lose if he chose her over his best friend..."

have fun Shannon <3
 

Stoping suddenly, Adam had to let go of Lori's hand. He couldn't bring himself to hold it as she squeezed it, because it just made him feel guiltier. Putting it into his back pocket, the fact that it brushed his wand was almost comforting. But he didn't know why.

Lori's advice was good, he had to admit. If he'd really had a 'friend' he would've relayed it to him But what Lori didn't know was that she was part of this equation. And he wasn't sure if she'd like her own advice - used by him on her.

Sighing, Adam looked down, not able to look at her. He was so confused, he didn't know what to do. "I'm sorry Lori. I'm-" he muttered, almost without realising it, his gaze still on the floor.

Okay. Hand drop. Lori didn't like that. She did go to reach for his hand though, but it was already behind him and she sighed then. "Ad?" She asked quickly, turning full on to face him; looking up at his face. But she couldn't see it properly anyways.

"Why're you sorry? Adam? You only asked advice for your friend.. Whats up? Adam?" Great... Obviously, he didnt want to be friends no more. Which was sad, and stupid.

GAH. She needed her Goldie.

Oh god. He didn't want to to happen like this. He knew he needed to tell her, in some respects, he wanted to tell her. But now... well, now the words wouldn't come. Not the right words anyway. Lifting his head, he looked directly into Loris eyes and saw that she looked just as confused as he felt.

Which, if anything, made him feel even worse. Even more guilty. Even angrier at himself.

Greeeeeat. Not.

"Because I ain't got no friend, ok Lori?" Adam gasped through clenched teeth. It was if the words were forced out of him, and the wrong ones at that. "Because I feel so bloody stupid, and angry, and confused. That's why I'm sorry. Ok?"

Okay, now he was scaring her. Seriously scaring her, and making her mind fizz a bit. Because it made no sense. "You have me.. I'm your friend Ad, you do have friends... I dont get it Adam...."

As much as she sounded stupid saying she didnt get it, she really didnt. "Why're you sorry about feeling stupid and angry and confused? I feel like that all the time..."

No friend? What had this got to do with his friends problem? Unless..
It couldnt be...


"Is your friend.... the one you needed advice for.... is he.. you?"

Shaking his head to get hos fringe out of his eyes, Adam smiled softly down at Lori when she said she was his friend. Of course he hadn't meant it like that, but it was sweet anyway.
The smiled fell from his lips a moment later though, because she guessed about the whole "Friend" thing. And alhtough he wanted her to know, he didn't know how she'd take it. And the last thing he needed was no one.

"Yeah... I'm sorry Lor," he mnaged to mumble, stuttering a little and swallowing at the end. It hadn't meant to end up this way. Did life hate him or something? Did fate hold something against him? Adam didn't believe in any of that stuff but still.

Lorelai looked immediately away from Adam as he confirmed her fears, and bit at her lip. "Oh..." The first thing she wanted to do was to demand who the cow was that had kissed him, and whether he had kissed her back. But that wasn't what a friend would do.

But she did ask.

"Who was she? And who's the best friend?" Because both girls needed a right slap.

Looking back up at Lori as she asked her questions, Adam was surprised, to say the least. He'd've thought she'd clocked on to it. But apparently no. "Well, it was Raven Athlon. She's a Slytherin..." he began, but he choaked before he could say the next pat of his sentance. This wasn't what he'd hoped it'd.

Swallowing again, Adam contemplated turning around and sprinting away. Going back to the castle and hiding himself away from any female contact. But that would have been stupid, and this whole thing needed sorting out. "Erm.. well, it's... erm...." This was hard, and the sentance finally came out in a rush --

"Thebestfriend'syouLori."

"What years she in?" Because if she was younger, a total slanging match was on. If she was older, then Lori was TOTALLY getting Goldie. Just for light backup. Maybe to do most of the arguing. Because she failed at that

Rubbing at her forehead Lori kissed at her teeth, and bit hard on her lip. HER?

HER?

But hadn't he said he LIKED the best friend? "M...me? Look, Ad. I'm honoured to be thought of as a best friend, and you're one of mine aswell.. But you said you LIKED the best friend..." Here it came..

"W...What i..if that best friend... --liked you too?"

"Sixth..." Adam said when she asked what year Raven was in. He had no clue what Lori was going to do, but if either of the girls got hurt... well, then he knew who to blame.

Himself.
And that wasn't a nice thought. He didn't want to be the culprit of all this, but he soon realised he was. And he couldn't change that. Not now. "And I do," he insisted, when Lori questioned if he really did like her. Pulling his hand out of his pockets, he picked up hers again and squeezed it.

Her next statement startled him. Did she like him? "Erm... I dunno. Does she?" he asked softly.

"Sixth? So she's your age then..." So out went the slanging match idea, and in came the Goldie back up one. This Raven had seriously better not be thinking about stealing Lori's Adam now. He was hers. Her best friend. Hers. And noone elses.

As he took her hand, she softened and actually looked at him, the grip on her bunch of flowers loosening a bit. "Thats nice to know. It really is."

Lori nodded once, and spoke no more as she had pulled her arms round him; nice hugs. "Promise me you won't stop being my best friend though.."

Last post, have a fabb weekend <333
 

Nodding when Lor said that Raven was his age, he didn't know what else to do. Part of him, deep inside, was happy she'd remembered about his whole predicament thingy. Another part of him wondered if that made it worse.

When she hugged him, Adams heart soared. He hugged her back tightly, leaning his chin on her head as she spoke. This was nice. Even if it hadn't happened the way they'd have both liked. "I promise." he mumured into her hair, holding her to him tightly before kissing her forehead.

No one was stealing him from her, and no one was so much as touching Lori anymore. She was his bestfriend.

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Lori giggled to herself and she closed her eyes as he hugged her back. She loved her best friend, muchly.

"I promise too, invade you were wondering..." She commented as she untucked her head from his chinand grinned up at him before sliding her arms back to her sides, reluctantly. "my flowers are wilting... Let's go back to the castle yeah? This has been kinda eventful. Enough for me to have an excuse to nap in the grounds.."

hehe.

So she took his hand and tugged at his arm as they went back to the castle; she obviously incredibly happy

If only Dylan could apparate. It would make his life a whole lot easier. Oh well he only had a year to go. He stumbled his way down to Hogsmeade. He was a tad uncoordinated at the moment. It couldn't be the brace thing, because he had been fine the last few days. It was the uneven ground. Totally.

He clambered his way up onto a bench. That way he could see Lawson coming, or Lawson could see him. Either way people could see people. And he was on a bench.

It had been aaaaages since he had been into Hogsmeade and he was totally looking forward to it. Actually the last time he had been here was when he and Alessia had shared cake at Puddifoots. Marcus chuckled softly at the memory, that had been fun.

He just hit the main street and started looking around for Dylan, he couldn't remember if they had specified a certain place to meet or not. As he continued to walk a figure standing on a bench caught his attention and Marcus grinned, Dylan Denver was a bloody show off.

Marcus waved at the boy and sauntered over to him, "Are you hoping to be seen by me? Or the lovely females of Hogwarts?"

Dylan was scouting out troublemakers, hot ladies and Lawson. He had his hand over his eyes, like they did in the movies. Everyone scouted with their hands over their eyes. It didn't make seeing any easier though. Odd. Then he caught a glimpse of a hand waving, at him. He peered closer, removing the hand. It was Lawson.

From his perch, he watched Lawson come closer. "Actually it was all for you. But I did see a few fine ladies out there." He smiled, as he clambered off the bench. "I reckon alot of ladies were looking at me. So it worked."

Marcus snorted as he watched Dylan climb down off the bench, "Spoken like a true egomaniac." He gave the boy a wink as he looked down the street, thinking which was the best place for a drink.

"So where do you want to go for this drink? And may I suggest that we don't go to Puddifoots." he was pretty sure that Dylan would get that it wouldn't be a good idea for two guys to go into the tea shop.

It wasn't manly.

Not at all.

"Puddifoots? I hear that is a girly tea shop," Dylan smirked, "Do you not want to go into a girly tea shop with me?" He chuckled, "Might I suggest something far more manly, like the Hogs Head." It sounded all manly and butch. Like boar hunting and stuff.

Manly things. Then again, Gaston from Beauty and the Beast hunted things and put them on his wall. And he broke out into song in the middle of it. Not a very manly thing to do.

Dylan and Marcus...

Very manly.

Next post Hogs Head
 

He gave Dylan a mock glare, "No I don't want to go into the tea shop. I only go in there with my wife."

Marcus had started to walked down the street and he grinned at Dylan's suggestion. "Now that is more like it. The Hogs Head. A very manly place indeed."

Yeah the drinks there would be hairs on your chest.

Mmmhmmm very manly.

Evelyn walked down Main Street alone, her head down and her hands shoved in the pockets of her green coat to keep them warm.

She hadn't been able to find anyone to come with. Everyone she asked was either too busy with homework or was doing something with friends their own age or in their own house. So Evelyn just trudged along, trying to enjoy the scenic village.

contiiinnuuueeed from alley. ^_^
 

Evelyn, who finally walked into the street and tried to brush any other dirt off from her hands, pants, and jacket, plus trying to look as innocent as possibly and not that she just came out of a dark alley...stopped in her tracks before slowly looking behind her at Destiny. Was she serious? Destiny was full of serious today! "Destiny, really, stop joking around." she said, laughing and shaking her head, completely missing Destiny fail at a serious face. "You aren't fat. Far from it in fact. Kay is just...well Kay, and she's jealous." Because she and Destiny were just pure awesomeness.

Destiny saw something on the muggle box? Recently? Or before...Deciding not to press it any farther, Evelyn looked up at all the signs, trying to find the Hog's Head while listening to her friend. Muggles wore disguises? "Like, polyjuice potion, disguise?" She didn't know that muggles had that kind of knowledge. They were more tricky than she thought! Definitely had to watch her back around them. Crazy people...

"Well.." Looking up and around at the different places, dodging people again, Evelyn thought over what would happen if Bunz didn't hug either of them. "I guess then...the bets off since neither of us had won. Or we could just go on into next term." Either way, she was going to win! Because that's what she did best! Hold on..."Hey is, that place the Hog's Head?" she asked, pointing to a rather disturbing and dirty sign that matched the place behind it. Ew.

Crud. Destiny's serious face had failed yet again. 'Well according to Kay, you think I am.' she laughed. Even if Evelyn did think she was fat, why would she go and tell Kay of all people? Like that was believable. 'Too bad I didn't have a pie, I would have thrown it in her face too.' and then she thought about what she said, 'No, I lied. I wouldn't have did that.' Waste a perfectly good pie on her, no way! That would be worse than when Evelyn threw the pie in Josh's face. Poor pie..

'Seriously, you need to watch the muggle box.' It would be easier to show her that to explain it. 'Not polyjuice potion. Clothes. They wore clothes and when they went in a bush, they looked invisible.' Muggles should know that an invisibility cloak would be much easier. If only she could remember what it was called..'Camelflies..or something.'

What would be the best way to win a hug from the Bunz? Maybe Destiny could owl her brother and ask to send pink shoes too. Would that be cheating? Of course not! 'Okay, that sounds good.' They might have to chase her down until they graduate, but Destiny would win. No way would she be Evelyn's slave for two days! She was deep in thought of things she would get Evelyn to do when she became the slave when Evelyn mentioned the Hog's Head. Squinting through her glasses, she nodded. 'Well that is what the sign says.' It looked worse than that alley.

"Well Kay can can bite her tongue." she mumbled, staring up at the Hog's Head place. It was, really creepy if truth be told. And dirty. Smiling though at the mention of pie throwing, she couldn't remember if she apologized to Josh or not for smashing the pie in his face at the opening feast? Eh, well, it was a long time ago. He'd probably forgotten by now. Hopefully...

"WHAT!? There is no way I'm getting even in a fifty foot radius of one of those!" She said with wide eyes, backing away from Destiny. "And I know Josh said it didn't turn you into muggles, but still! You're still watching it aren't you!?" Ugh, why couldn't her friend see that the muggle box was nothing but bad news? But the Slytherin did mention the muggles turning invisible. When she was calm enough again, she started to speak in a more calm tone. "Muggles can turn invisible? So now they have invisibility cloaks too?" Kicking a rock on the ground, she started towards the door of the Hog's Head, mumbling to herself. "First polyjuice potion, and now invisibility cloaks. Why not just point a sign to Diagon Alley so they could get everything else."

Stopping just in front of the door, hearing Destiny say something about coomelflees or something, whatever those were, she looked up at the sign one more time just to make sure this was the right place. Well, it definitely was the Hog's Head. Literally. Hopefully it's body was just forgotten to be painted on the sign. Of course, she just had to pick the most disgusting place to go to, but it was also good. Then Kay and Rex, and whoever else was on the list, wouldn't come in. "C'mon." she mumbled to Destiny, opening the door and walking in.

"Ah, Professor Pilliwickle!" He exclaimed loudly. "Are you ready to do some glove shopping and paint the town orange?" Or was it pink? He hadn't used that phrase in a long-while.

To anyone who wants to RP. ;)
 

Cesar left a handful of coins on the table before leaving trying to stuff his big head threw the door while at the same time a flock of birds are pecking at it. He used the finite incantatum spell to fix himself then began laughing so hard at the situation that he fell on the floor grasping his stomach. "wow. that was too fun." Was the only thing Cesar can manaqe through his laughter.

Becca stepped out of The Three Broomsticks, and was immediately greeted with a slap in the face from a big gust of wind. Oh boy, this was really happening. Becca cringed knowing her two friends were trying to rip eachother apart...Okay maybe that was a little more than they intended but, there would be a fight going down, and she wasn't sure she wanted to escort the two to the hospital wing. "OKay, if you guys are going to fight, it's gonna be a fair one, and you know exactly what that means!"

Enid snorted and fell into a fit of giggles as Cesar tried to get his big head through the door on his way out of The Three Broomsticks. She followed out after Becca and nearly tripped as they walked out into the Main Street - what the hell was on the floor?! She looked down only to find Cesar there, laughing his head off like a little kid. Completely amused by the sight, Enid couldn't help but laugh as well. It lasted a few moments, this joyful laugh of hers, before she finally calmed herself and caught her breath again. "C'mon, get up from there, Helsing. What will your girlfriends say?" she said, poking him on the side of the stomach with the tip of her foot as he continued laughing on the floor.

Cesar continued laughing till he felt Enid poking him telling him to get up. He stood up and wiped his eeys wet from joyfrul tears. "Lets go to honeydukes or something. Im hungry for sweets." said Cesar still giggling at random intervals.

Cesar began to walk and said "We should do that more often Banvard." He then proceeded to pat the girls on their backs a little more rough then what he meant as a nice gesture.

Adriana and Dee
 

Becca smirked at Slicks and Cesar. They really could've had their own comedy show if they wanted one! "Okay, I think I can handle that... as long as neither of you go on a sugar high, we'll be good."

Becca nodded, as Cesar patted her back "Yes, very entertaining! It was a great show. Bravo and Brava! Encore, encore!!" Laughing she began to walk down the street to Honeydukes.

"Honestly? You just had about a dozen chocolate chip cookies," said Enid as Cesar suggested they go to Honeydukes. "C'mon, where's your sense of adventure, Cissy? A trip to Honeydukes, honestly? That's your idea of fun?" she asked, raising an eyebrow at him. "Besides, I think you've had more than enough sugar to last you the rest of the week."

It was then that the boy patted her back, telling her they should have duels more often and causing her to stumble, almost falling over from the sudden pressure on her back. "Ri--right, of course. Any time, Helsing. Dueling you is one activity you can count on me to never deny you."

"Aw c'mon, Becks, you can't honestly want a trip to Honeydukes, too?! I thought we were supposed to be accomplices!" she said with a pout, not at all excited about the idea of getting candy. She had just been there, after all.

"Aright, aright!" Becca said, "If we aren't going to Honeydukes, what are we going to do? I mean it's great talking but I want to physically doooooooo something." Then Becca added, "Why don't you suggest something then and we'll see if your accomplice likes the idea, and if Cesar also likes the idea, we'll do it."

Cesar bowed as if he just finished a show as Becca complimented their duel. "Thankyou, thankyou, Ill be here all night!" He then turned to Enid with a face of thought as Enid expressed she wanted a change of direction. "uummm... How about we go back to Hogwarts and go exploring the Forbidden Forest? Is that enough of an adventure? Or how about we all go to the laje and jump in?" Cesar suddenly saw how going to honeydukes wasn't really necessary?

"There you go!" said Enid with a grin. "The Forbidden Forest sounds great, though I think I'd rather leave that for nighttime, y'know, when it's scarier," she said with a bit of a smirk. She had gone exploring the forest plenty of times before, but never really got very far. Perhaps if Becca and Cesar accompanied her this time, they could go in deeper than any other Hogwarts student this term! "I guess for now the lake will do. Though what you said about the mermaids still grosses me out..." she mentioned, wrinkling her nose in disgust as she turned to look ahead at the people passing by. "What do you say, Becks? Maybe we'll get lucky and find some innocent first years to pick on while we're at it," she said with a smile, turning to her friend as if they were talking about going out to the fields and pick flowers.

"Mhm, definetly save the forest for later, that way we'll be more in a spooky mood, ya know?" Becca said. "Yeah, the lake sounds nice! I could go for a swim, though it looks to other people as if you too already have!" Becca pointed out, gesturing to their clothes that were now air drying from the duel. "If we're lucky enough! That'd be an amazing afternoon to an amazing day. I'm all for it."

Cesar smiled because for once Enid was pleased with Cesars idea. He turned to Becca and awaited her answer. "So how bout it Becks?"

Walking down from the Castle, Adam hadn't been able to find anyone, anywhere. Which wasn't good. He nneded constant company, and right now he want Lori's. Of all people, he wanted his best friend the most. It'd been right here that he'd confessed his feeling to her, and she'd said she'd felt the same way.

Which was amazing. And he'd avoided Raven since then, too. Like Tyler had said. But he kinda wanted to see her, to tell her he liked Lori now, but to see if she was still up for the whole band idea. Which would be cool, albeit awkward.

his mindless wandering had him bumping into someone, and he blushed imediately. "Er, I'm sorry," the sixteen year old muttered apologeticly. "Are you ok?" She wasn't hurt, right? Because then he'd feel even worse.

Next post at the lake
 

Enid couldn't help but laugh as Becca pointed out that she and Cesar already looked like they had been in the lake due to their soaked clothes. "I'd almost forgotten about that," she said. "C'mon, guys," she then locked arms with the two of them so that they were like three little kids (and she specially hoped this would start a rumour about Cesar belonging to the other side or something), and began to skip down the crowded streets of Hogsmeade merrily. "Off to the lake we go!"

So so so so overrated! Tota-

OUCH!

Nancy winced slightly, more out of surprise than pain as she felt herself collide with somebody. Who dared interrupting her glare-at-Puddifoot's-and-ponder-about-the-overratedness-of-it-all-session?! WHOOO! Upon turning her head Nancy's blue eyes fell on...a boy. Of course. Go figure. He probably wanted to go into Puddifoot's. Snort.

"Yeah, sure. Don't worry." Somehow Nancy couldn't - or wouldn't - hide the hint of annoyance that accompanied her tone. "Go ahead." She added with a hand gesture towards Madame Puddifoot's. Because he was on his way to go in there, right? To meet up with his girlfriend to be all lovey dovey.

Right. So at least he hadn't hurt the girl. That was something Adam should be glad of, right? But he was really confused when she seemed to step aside as if to let him go into Madame Puddifoots. SNORT! Adam laughed a little bit, letting his fringe fall into his eyes.

"Me? In there?" he asked, smirking a little at the thought. He wouldn't be seen dead in there, even if he'd had someone to go in with. He wasn't sure what was going on with him and Lori, not after what he'd amitted to her.

"Nah, you wouln't catch me in there if you paid me," he finished, scowling at the lovey-dovey decor. Even if he knew where he stood with girls, he wouldn't EVER take them in there. I mean, talk about cheese.

^_____^
 

Nancy's eyes flickered back from glaring at the lovey-dovey-pub - being all totally overrated and useless and annoying and, well, you get the point - to the boy who had just bumped into her. Whut?! He wasn't on his way to meet up with somebody in there? Well, that really came as a surprise to her.

Her lips even curled up into a smirk as the boy even laughed out loud at the thought of him sitting in there. Well, talk about irony. "Aww...but I could picture you sitting in there so well." Nancy replied teasingly, the sarcasm in her voice almost impossible to miss. Of course, she wasn't serious.

The sole fact that he apparently seemed to dispise the pub almost as much as she did (right now anyways) moved him up on Nancy's Nice People List. Totally. "I'm Nancy by the way." She introduced herself with a smirk before cocking her head back at the hated pub.

Now, who in the world would voluntarily go in there?!

Adam laughed again at the girls sarcasm. "Really?" he said, his eyes twinkling. He could definately hear the sarcasm in her tone, it was practically unmistakeable. "Likewise," he added, raising an eyebrow in the direction of the place. And the fact that she didn't seem to like the thought of going into the pub as much as he did slightly surprised her. Usually girls were the ones who liked the whole lovey-dovey-ness that places like that had.

Showed how narrow-minded he was when it came to the oposite gender. "Well, hi Nancy. I'm Adam," he said, his tone still laughingly as he saw her head cock in the direction of the pub. "What house are you in then, Nancy?" he asked.

No harm getting to know her, was there? Adam was always ready to get to know new people. God knew he needed more friends.

Nancy's lips curled up into yet another smirk at the boy's amusement. At least he knew she was joking about it. Which unfortunatley didn't make the pub any less despicable. Oh well. At least there was somebody - Nancy had already feared she was the only one - who shared her dislike concerning the pub.

"Yeah...I know. I'm always in there actually. It's like my second home. I just looooove to watch all those cute couples drooling and smooching each other's head off." Sarcastic much? Hardly. Snort.

Adam. Adam, you shall be my favorite fellow Puddifoot's-Hater for evah. Well, it seemed he was the only one but whatever. "I'm in Slytherin. In my Sixth Year. How about you?" Nancy cocked her head slightly to the side while watching Adam, waiting for him to reply.

Sophie walked down the street to wait for a friend she stood there waiting for her looking down the street

Elizabeth spotted Sophie standing outside a shop looking for someone. She walked up to her. "Hi Sophie" Elizabeth said as she walked toward Sophie.

"Hi Elizabeth" She she smiled weakly "how you been?"

"Im good. I got a letter from Callum" Elizabeth replied. "What about you?" She added.

OOC: Callum is Elizabeth's best friend who she has a crush on, he goes to Durmstrang.

"im good busy with homework" she smiled "How is callum? she asked

ooc: is callum made up?

"Hes ok, tied up with DADA homework at the moment, poor him" Elizabeth replied.

OOC: Callum is made up yes, he is a student at Durmstrang and Lizzie knows him from the muggle world, they're best friends and help each other out with wizard stuff.

Sophie laughs "so what do you want to do?" Sophie asked Elizabeth who had a hugeon her face

"Maybe go and sit down in The Three Broomsicks or something" Elizabeth replied.

"Sure they started to walk

Adam laughed a bit at her sarcastic comment and dre his gaze from the dreadful place to her face, which was a hell of a lot nicer to look at. Hey, anything was probably nice to look at, even the grimeiness that was the Higs Head, a pub he still hadn't ventured into.

"Isn't it," he agreed sarcasticly. "It's like my heaavvvven, what with all the snogging and hand-holding that goes on!" Eye Roll. As. If. Puh-leaase, like the place could actually appeal to anyone. Well, aparently it did, glancing at the amount of couples inside.

"Erm, Ravenclaw fifth," Adam said. His blood ran cold momentarily at the thought of her being the same age and in the same house as Raven. But she couldn't be like her, could she? Besides, Nancy seemed nice, and she hadn't tried to kiss him yet. Which could only be a good thing, right?

"Although I'm repeating the year..." he added.

Nancy automatically grinned at Adam when she felt his eyes on her. Somehow this conversation improved her rather gloomy mood drastically. Playfully shuffling closer to Adam until their sides were barely toughing she heaved a - fake - sigh while directing her gaze back at Madame Puddifoot's. "Yes...isn't it just..." Siiiiigh!

Snort!

The 16 year old snickered while taking a small step back again and glancing back at Adam at his reply. Fifth Year? He was younger than her? Well, somehow she had never been good with guessing people's age. A frown appeared on her face and she furrowed her brow slightly upon the expression that flashed across the boy's face at her mentioning her year and house. Was he somehow prejudiced or something? Huh?

Cocking her head to the side Nancy resumed to furrow her brow at him in confusion. What had caused that change in facial expression? "Uh...so you're turning 17 soon as well?"

Adam saw the double take as he told Nancy his year. His height sometimes mislead people (being six foot two wasn't very helpful sometimes) but then again, he was a year older. Hmmm, confusing situations.

Half-hoping she hadn't seen his quick change in facial expression at the mention of the fact she was in the same year and house as Raven, Adam half-knew she had. Urghh. But she seemed completely unlike Raven, and he had to stop jumping to conclusions. Because that was stupid. Ehh.

"Yes, I am," he said, nodding. "Fevruary the fourteenth. Cheese or what?" he said, a small crease appearing in his forhead as he thought about what a stupid birthday it was.

Whit <3
 

Reese wanted some chocolate frog. Actually, she NEEDED them. The news that Jake had told her had shocked her to the point where she was depressed, because she didn't have a brother anymore that went to Hogwarts. That part didn't hurt her as much as Jake NOT telling her nor did her parents tell her. Why did everyone want to keep this from her?

She headed down the streets of Hogsmeade wearing her 'oh-so-fabulous' outfit. It wasn't too sunny outside, but she wore the sunglasses to hide her eyes, because she had been crying up in the common room and she didn't want anyone to see the Slytherin Prefect crying.

Oh dear. Reese looked terrible.

And he wasn't sure if she even saw him as he walked closer to her. Because she was wearing sunglasses and her head was down. Yep, she wouldn't know that he was there yet because she was busy crying.

Poor Reese.

He didn't like her sad at all. "Reeses Pieces." He smiled weakly at her as he walked up to her. He would forgive her ugly outfit this time.

Reese was so mind boggled, because she had indeed passed Honeydukes a few stores ago. She stopped walking, then she looked up at the store she was standing nearby. This isn't Honeydukes, she thought to herself.

Sighing, she turned back around to come face to face with Torin. Woah, where did he come from? She blinked a few times before saying, "I passed Honeydukes, didn't I?"

DAMON!!!

Bonnie ran over to him and winked at him. "Hey!" she sang and started to walk along side him.

Bat, bat, bat.

Went her eyelashes. God, she was so stupid.