"Oh yes, you'd be amazed at the statistics," Enid said, raising her light eyebrows just very slightly as if to show amazement. Obviously she was just teasing, but that was Enid... always teasing, always making little comments, but barely ever really serious. As the Ravenclaw girl then extended out a hand and introduced herself, Enid gave it a brief shake with her own small hand for a moment before pulling back. She always found these formal greetings rather awkward and wasn't too fond of them. "Becca? What about Becks? I think I like the sound of that better," (( :evil: )) she said as Rebecca told her to call her Becca. "And I'm Enid Banvard. You can call me Enid Banvard. Unless you can suggest something more clever and worthy of becoming a new nickname for me."

Looking around, Bushie saw......People. Ah!! Finally! Naive of the fact she may be butting in on someone else's conversation, she walked (a better word would be strut) over to the two girls. "G'Day!" She said, grinning like a shot fox. "Hows life, eh?" she said, acting as if she'd known these two all their lives. Bushie was certainly earbashing sometimes.

And still, Bushie grinned. You'd think someone plastered it on her face.

Annie smiled to Torin, when he said he was starting to feel better by just talking to her. This made her happy, at least a bit.

"Time...it heals..." She shrugged, then her hand patted his arm. Sure everything for Torin would be solved soon. He was a great guy, but sure had to have a lot of LOVE problems, added to the fact that he was one of the most popular guys and most followed man at school, something Annie had noticed for the past weeks. LOL. "I can imagine Brody's face when you ask her to do that..." She said with a giggle.

Enid turned away from Rebecca and to the newcomer as she addressed them in friendly tones, as if they had been friends for years. The young girl rose her light eyebrows slightly but decided to play along. "Oh, y'know, the usual. Fighting off some blast-ended skrewts on my way here and chasing pygmy puffs," she said randomly - random: one of Enid's specialties. "How is life for you, dear?"

"Oh.....I see" Bushie said believing every word of it. So you see, she was both naive and a mug (gullible). She also noticed that fact that this girl, strangely enough, was pretending that she'd known her for a long time. Hmm. Maybe something was wrong with her (Bushie, like everyone else, didn't realize this was her 'fault' as well).

"So can either of you buy any of that exy stuff?" She said, indicating the expensive goods through the windows. "I haven't got a zack"

And still, still she grinned.

Off the main street now, it was getting a little tiresome looking for the Hogs Head. If it wasn't along here Oliver had decided he was going to give up and head back to school. It wasn't particularly fun being here when you knew no one... and the only person you had known, you'd lost as a friend.

But... as luck had it, there was the very place. Not quite what he had been expecting. Rather an old building which looked like an old pub rather than a student friendly place for socialising. Still... the sign with the severed ..er.. hog's head was pretty cool.. and apt. And really, free butterbeer was free butterbeer, right? Appearances were of no consequence.

He came to a halt outside the door and started digging in his hoody pocket looking for the piece of parchment which entitled him to a free drink. He pulled it out and began studying it when... 'Whoa!' Something, or rather, someone slammed into him. Turning to see the clumsy person, his face fell even more if that was possible when he saw who it was. Momentarily lost for words, he gawked at the girl before mumbling a quiet, “Hello, Miranda.” He scratched nervously at his arm. What was that she had? A voucher? But that meant.. Oh boy. And now Oliver was clutching his, which meant he couldn't make an excuse about being lost and leaving her to it.

Awkward.

Becks((:D)) grinned. "Becks works for me!" she said happily. "Hm... well I think I may have to get to know you better before I can truly figure out what to call you." adding, " 'Cause it'll have to be something with a sense of being unique, somethingwith a bit of sassiness, something with......... pazazz!"((sorry, I couldn't fit Gee//Dee//many other nicknames in there :xd:)) Becca liked this girl, she was funny. They could definetly create a friendship.

Lorcan took her hand and gave it a squeeze. "Silly? But... it's not silly if you're upset. You don't have to tell me tough, if you don't want." He kept his voice cheerful but felt a little bit hurt that she was being so moody with him.

"Lead t'way then." he said quietly, happy to just be in Hogsmead with her.

Enid snorted as the girl asked if they were going to buy 'any of that exy stuff'. "Sure, right after I'm done robbing Gringott's or claiming my lottery prize," she replied. She couldn't even dream of getting any of this stuff, the girl didn't necessarily walk around with coins waiting to be pulled from her pockets.

Enid turned back to Rebecca as she spoke, and smiled, amused by her response. "Fair enough, as long as it's not something too terrible. I could spend the rest of the afternoon just listing all the different nicknames I've gotten throughout my last five years in Hogwarts," she said, rolling her green eyes though there was amusement behind her smile. She then began moving again, strolling down the crowded streets with this new girl she'd just met. "What year are you in, anyway?"

next post in the Hog's Head
 

Alexa led them out of the alleyway and toward the Hog's Head without another word. She would talk to him about it as soon as they got out of the wind and had a warm butterbeer to sip on.

She saw Enid as she walked past. She gave her a little wave and kept on going.

Lorelai chuckled softly, and took the flowers in her hand shrugging once. "Ah, you were paying attention down by the lake? Good to know, good to know." She grinned up at him and nodded. "You made a good choice with your flowers today, AddiePants." SNORT.

"Theres.. Theres a... ADAM. Flutterby, on your HEAD. Might. Eat. Hair." HIIIIIIDE.

Or run, either way they were going to die.

"Oh darn! You just made me cross off half of my earliest thoughts!" Becca teased lightly. "So not too terrible. Anything else you want to take off the table? Limit my options anymore?" Becca said in feined annoyance. Becca walked with Enid and the other girl she was talking to. "So, you're fifth. I'm fourth year." Becca replied.

Enid beamed and waved at the little blonde Gryffindor girl they had just passed, immediately recognizing her to be Alexa.

She then turned back to Rebecca as she teased her, and chuckled softly. "Oh, well, y'know, there's still plenty of other options out there... Like, y'know, 'Almighty Enid', 'Emerald Enid' - 'cause of my eyes - 'Wonderful, perfect, all-powerful, ruler of the world Enid'... though I'd prefer you went for something a little shorter than that last one and a lot less cheesy than the other ones," she said, as if they were talking about some really serious business matters.

Enid then rose her brows slightly as Becks told her what year she was in. "Aw, you're a baby!" she teased. "How'd you know I was in fifth, though?" she asked, raising an eyebrow at the girl. "I don't remember telling you... don't tell me you're psychich or something!"

At this comment, somewhat disturbingly, Bushie's grin grew wider. "Robbery?" She asked excitedly. She thought for a moment (which was surprising). "Thats lurk, isn't it?" She asked in regret. Storming road trains was one of her hobbies.

Eventually though, Bushie got the hint of sarcasm.

Eventually.

"So how do your oldies make a quid?" She asked, grinning.

Becca shook her head, "Those won't do. I need something to work with here Enid! Something with originality.... Oh! How about... Spirit? Your name means soul, so it kinda makes sense, and...you got spunk kid." Becca laughed at herself.

"I am most certainly not!" Becca countered. "I am psychic.", she said with a straight face, while nodding. "No, but the ' I could spend the rest of the afternoon just listing all the different nicknames I've gotten throughout my last five years in Hogwarts' thing kinda gave it away." Then, Becca realized something, "You're kinda forgetful. I should call you Dori, like from the muggle movie Nemo.((hehe sorry Squish for stealing out nickname))." Becca nodded. "Uh huh, you definetly look like a Dori, but you chose: Spirit or Dori. Oh! Or maybe Spunky."

Enid turned to the girl beside her with slightly furrowed brows. She wasn't really used to the slang, but she liked it. "Dad's a carpenter, Mum's a blind musician," she said simply. "What about yours?" she asked, her green eyes turning a little curious.

Enid couldn't help but snort as Becca suggested the nickname 'Spirit' for her. "I thought we had agreed on no cheesy nicknames!" she said with a laugh. "Honestly, Becks, that's so cheesy that if I start using it I'll be attracting rats. Okay, bad comparison, but I am not going to be called Spirit from now on," she said, still laughing lightly with amusement.

"Dori?" The girl repeated, a light eyebrow raising at Becks. She wasn't familiar with the muggle movie - or any muggle movies for that matter. "Why does that remind me of Doritos? I don't want to be named after a snack! Though I do admit I'm rather forgetful," she confessed with a soft chuckle. "I like Spunky, best one you've come up with so far. But I hope it's a limited-time Nickname 'cause I don't think I could go on another two years of school being called 'Spunky'. Makes me feel like I should be running in circles chasing my tail or something."

"I'm just warming up! Calm down, chill out!" Becca said as Enid laughed at her.
"And we did agree- but I happen to be enjoying causing you dismay." She said sticking her tongue out as if she were two. "Ew, rats? I don't think you'd be keeping very good company in that case!"

Becks could tell that Spirdoriunky did not knwo what Nemo was. Ah the perks of being a muggle-born; you knew much more than you needed to. "You're hilarious. Give me a chance here!" she said, smiling an evil grin, "I like Spunky, I can work with that. Or.... Spirodoriunky. And honestly, if I had wanted you to chase your tail around in circles aimlessly for hours I would've used Dotty or Spot or something."

Then turning to the other girl Enid was with, introuduced herself, "Hi I'm Becca Latrowski. Nice to meet you!"

Enid had only spent about what, seven minutes with this girl? And already she was having the most fun she'd had all day long. She could see this girl was definitely going to be a lot of fun to hang around with from now on. Not so much if she was going to call 'Spirodoriunky', though! "Now, why do Dotty and Spot seem so much nicer after 'Spiderdonkey'?" she said with a laugh, honestly amused by all these nicknames Becks was coming up with. "Honestly, to be called Spiderdonkey is offensive in some countries, y'know!" she said, shaking her head slightly. "Spunky will do for now. For now."

Becca giggled. She was enjoying jerking Spirdoriunky around, "I don't know. Spot and Dotty are completly gross. And truth be told, It's kind of sticking to me." Then she shook her head, "Not Spiderdonkey-it's spiderpig by the way- it's pronounced like SpEEdoorEEunKHEY. Get it right! " Sighing dramatically she said, "Oh fine. Spunky shall do!"

OMGOMGOMGOMG SPIDERPIG! The Simpsons! -Dies- xDDDD!!
 

"So first I'm a donkey, now a pig!? Now you're just being offensive, Becks!" said Enid with mock offense of her features as her brows furrowed at the girl, though her green eyes sparkled with amusement. Spiderpig... snort. "I agree, Spunky sounds quite lovely after all those other choices," she finally decided with a nod of her head, emphasizing her British accent to mock those fancy old ladies who always held tea parties. "Anyway, time for the interrogation: question number one - where do you live?"

YES!
Ha.
Ha.
Ha ha ha.

So Bushie wasn't gonna get stuck some rich English figjam. Her mother was CERTAIN that Hogwarts was gonna be full of lairs and stuck up girls. But as the girl asked her about her own parents, Bushie's grin finally dropped. "I see my 'parents' twice a year. My birthday and Chrissie. And I'm not even religious."

"I live in the outback" she said, sneering at a memory. "Where my oldies can be safely assured that publicity will stay outta my way".

"My 'pa' is the Aussie Prime Minister. My 'ma' is the beater for the Wollongong Warriors." She turned to face the girl. "My parents hate each other"

"I'm illegitimate"

and this is to Dee I know!! XD er... where do I live? I hadn't decifered that yet :{
 

"You totally set yourself up for that!" Becca laughed. Spunk prbably had no clue what Spiderpig was from, but it was funny even so. "I'm so glad you like it darling!" Becca said going along with the whoel tea party. "Interrogation huh? Wel I basically live in London, but my parents travel, like a lot, and I go with them. It's the ideal lifestyle. And you, ma'm?" Becca said, trying to sound serious.

ooc- I'm out. SAG awards here I come! Be back at like 10 05

Arya strolled down the street of Hogsmade wistling a tune. She faught the urge to skip, wanting to take in all the sites seeing as it was her first time being here. Every few steps she would twirl just for twirling sake. Her hands in her hoodie, she looked for Allison as she went. They were suppose to meet up in order to use the coupons they had recieved in class, and to just spend some time together outside of Hogwarts. They hadn't done that in over a week, and even though Arya loved the castle, it was nice to be able to get away.

"ARYA! ARYAA! I came as fast as I could. Forgot I was carrying all satchel filled with stuffies from Charms!" Panting Allison reached Arya who looked desperate to explore. Grinning Allison caught her breath and looked around.

"Did you just notice what we are doing? We are out and about Hogsmeade...without our parents." Allison had picked up her hair in a messy ponytail with strands falling out. Even though it wasn't snowing or anything of the sort she wore a scarf and her nose was pink from the fresh air. Scotland was much too cold for a Southern girl. Crossing her arms a smile formed on her lips, "So we use our coupons or what?"