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What?

Shana was licking his.... cheek.

That was something Butter or Sloth did. Ewwww!!!

"Shana! Stop it! That's gross!" He gently shoved her away from his face so that she would stop licking him.

"You can't just lick me and make it go away."

He was so evil.

Shana doubted Torin. If she really had diabetes shouldn't she be going to hospital wing ? She'd better question that. "Shouldn't I be in hospital wing then ? If I have diabetes."

She exaggeratingly fell onto the floor, he hadnt even pushed her that hard she just wanted to make him feel sorry for her. "Ow. Owww. Owwww. Torin I cant move. My leg I think its hurt!" she started yelling, hopefully he picked her up and put her on his shoulders, she felt tall up there.

Mmkay, now he was getting 'the glare.' Perhaps that was his hint to finally let it go. For now, at least. "Okay, I suppose my make-fun-of-Ella time has come to an end."

Eh. Ella was just getting mad, he could feel his own temper rising, and they obviously weren't agreeing on this one. So, it was time to let this topic of conversation sit on the backburner right now. "I think we should talk about this later," he suggested, looking to Ella. "I don't want Savannah to ruin this high you have me on."

He smiled, though, when she actually seemed to take to the idea of seriously carving their names into a tree. Although the Whomping Willow.. That they'd have to reconsider. "Yes, excellent. I love having trees beat the hell out of me. Almost as much as I love fist fights with a certain ex-boyfriend of yours." Heh heh.

Aiden chuckled at her blithe response to his concern about his marks. "Hmm, let's see. Oh, right. I care." He grinned. After all, grades were a big part in getting him on the road to possibly being an auror someday. Fingers crossed. Hah! Trixie.. "I think we should just call your cousin 'The Overachiever.'"

He shrugged at her. "I wouldn't worry. It's not contagious. You either get it from not eating right or passed down from your family." So she wouldn't need to go to the nurse, and he might get in trouble if she did. Oops?

And now she was acting like a drama queen. "I know I didn't push you that hard, Shana." He reached out his hand to help her up off of the floor.

SHE KNEW IT! Well no she didnt, but she thought something along those lines. "Torin Kane. You're a liar." She said her words trying to sound VERY serious and emphasising on the word liar. He would pay for making her panic.

"I know that tooo, but I tripped over and now my leg ouchhhhh it hurts so bad. You have to pick me up and put me on your shoulders, cause cause I might break my leg then you'll be in trouble with Tam." Smirk-ity-smirksmirk.

Melissa Jo scurried down the corridor, humming a little song. She was coming for the direction of the library, a stack of books in her arms. It seems since she'd transferred here, books had become her friends. Being a nerd was cool, right? Hermione Granger had been a nerd, and she helped vanquish Voldemort. Nerds are cool. So there.

MJ was planning to go and sit in the common room and read. Alone. Again.

Oh well .

Fallon was walking down the fourth floor corridor. She stopped momentarily to fix her sandal heels. The back and slipped off of her ankle. When she looked back up she saw a girl walking down the halls carrying a pretty big stack of books.

"Wow, that's a lot of books. How are you going to read all of those?" Fallon herself liked to read, but not that much. The was more books than a person should read in a school year.

MJ started, and almost dropped her books. "Oh, hello." Had that girl snuck up on her? Everyone here were a bunch of Sneaky Buggers. First Torin, now this girl. Geez.

She glanced down at the mound of books. "I have a lot a free time,and I don't really leave the common room that much." Because she had no friends. Well, except Torin. Meh, a lonely life she was slated to lead.

Fallon giggled a little. She hadn't meant to scare the girl. She was just commenting. Even though she probably could've kept it to herself. "Hai." Hehe. Fallon was in a random mood.

Fallon had no idea how anyone could want to stay in their common room all the time. This school was so amazing! "Don't you like to explore the castle or spend time outside with your friends or something?" Who could possibly want to only exist in their common room.

MJ could hear her mother in her head, lecturing about manners. Oh, alright. She gently put down her books and stuck out her hand, "Melissa Jo Benson, fifth year." There, mother ought to be happy.

MJ shifted a little. Here comes the awkward part. "Well.. I went to the flower garden once, and the library.." A tiny smile tugged at the corners of her mouth. She LOVED the library. "I don't really have any friends," she mumbled the last bit.

GAAAHH. Where was the confident, old money MJ? Why wasn't she being loud, or sarcastic, or even ladylike?

Why couldn't MJ be herself? This was odd. And she didn't like it.

Fallon smiled at the girl. Apparatantly she wasn't the only person who's parents taught her to shake hands when your introducing yourself to someone. "Fallon McCarthy, fourth year." She said in the same way Melissa had.

Fallon nodded. The flower garden was nice, but the library should only be used for studying. And now she felt bad for asking the girl about friends. "Oh, that's a shame." Think Fallon. Think. "Did you meet anyone when you were at those places at least?" Talking to at least a couple people was better than none at all.

Ah, so this mysterious girl Fallon was younger than her. Hmm.

"Well yes. While I was in the flower gardens, I met Torin. Torin.. Kane, I think."
What an odd character that one was.

Fallon smiled at the girl. She kind of felt bad for her because she hadn't gotten to meet many people yet. Fallon would have to change that. She was going to introduce this girl to all of her friends. Especially the crazy entertaining ones.

Fallon grinned. Well, that means I don't have to introduce her to Torin. "Well, I'd have to say you've met one of the awesomest people I know. Torin's a little strange at times, but he's entertaining and a good friend." She was going to miss him when he left.

Ella held her hands to hear ears, as if she couldn't hear what he was saying. "Pardon? I didn't catch an apology there." Hehe. She was only kidding, she wouldn't really get mad over something stupid. What were they even talking about in the first place?

"Fine." Ella snarled like a stroppy teenager. Oh heck, she was a stroppy teenager. "I'd rather not talk about her at all, actually." Especially if they were both just going to get mad every time her name was spoken. "We'll just have to see what happens with her." If she could go through with any of the nonsense she is coming out with. Grrrrr.

"It would be quite an achievement if we managed to get our names on that tree though." They'd be Hogwarts legends and would deserve medels, for sure! Heheh. "Your ex-girlfriend is good with her fists, so shuuuut up." She chuckled. "But okay, we'll find a normal tree." She grinned then winked.

"Well, maybe you should. You are nearly in your last year, aren't you?" Sigh. If they ever lasted through next year, Ella wouldn't see him during her own final year. CURSE Aiden for being older. 'The Overachiever'. Hehe. "That perfectly describes her. Orrrrrr - 'Overachiever' could be her middle name." She winked then chuckled.

He rolled his eyes at her. She was gullible. Really gullible. She had no idea what diabetes was in all likelihood. If she had, she wouldn't have licked his face to give him back his 'germs'.

"You did not hurt yourself that badly. So don't try lying to me and making me feel guilty." He frowned at her smirk. She was a naughty little Pixie. "But if you really want me to, I'll hold you on my shoulders anyway.

Aiden smiled and rolled his eyes at her. "Probably because I didn't give one," he teased. At this point, he was just joking around anyhow.

"All right." Thankfully, she agreed to quit that subject. It was getting them nowhere, and he just wanted to stay happyyy right now. Actually, he always wanted that. But particularly now, seeing as he was still in his glory from the fact that she just officially became his girlfriend.

Well, she was right about that one. If they somehow managed to escape the deathly grips of the Whomping Willow and get their names on that tree, they'd go down in Hogwarts history. Probably captioned right there under 'delusional students,' but it'd still be quite the feat. "A normal tree sounds good to me." He smirked a little. "More like good with her long, manicured nails, from what I understand..?" He hadn't actually seen the brawl between Ella and Savannah, but he could only imagine.

"Yeah, seventh year next term.." Wow, already. How depressing. He didn't even want to think about studying for those NEWTS. Or leaving Hogwarts. And Ella.. "Yes! Overachiever is her middle name, now." He grinned. Swot.

His stomach gave an abrupt grumble. Man, he'd been so caught up in this meeting with her that he had totally lost track of any sense of time. And any sense of when he had last eaten.. "Hmm. I think the Great Hall is beckoning for this stomach to get to dinner."

Ella sighed but paused, showing her frustration with Aiden. Being difficult of course.. *eye roll* "Well... I'll just wait here until I get one, alright?" She smiled falsely then it dropped and she tapped her foot on the ground.

Awwh, it would have been so cool to carve their names into the Whomping Willow, but Aiden had zero desire for it. "Fine, we'll vandalise a normal tree." She laughed, actually, they hadn't thought about that. Surely, they'd get punished for it. "Yeah, I loved her nails digging into my face." Pshhhhh, sarcasm. Savannah had the nails, but Ella had pure strength hahah.

Hmpth. "Yep, and sixth year for me." It would be so annoying to watch Aiden leave, and she'd have to stay. Ella hated school, sooo much. "I don't know how she does it, 'cause she has memory loss..." So, how does she remember all the studying-related stuff. Meh, who knows? Who cares?...

"Ohhh, you're leaving?" Ella pouted and sighed. Weeeell, the guy needed food, but she didn't want him to leave. Ehh, maybe she would just go with him. "I suppose I could do with some food as well." She grinned up at him.

Melissa Jo smiled wide. "That he is." People were nice here. Or at least those she had met. She flicked a strand of hair behind her shoulder. "It's really nice to have another friend," she said, with her Southern accent bleeding through. Why was this conversation so awkward for her? She had no idea.
"Your name's Fallon, any chance you're Irish?"

Fallon giggled a little. Torin was strange but awesome. She was so going to bug him after he left. He would probably get tired of hearing from her.

Fallon smiled at the girl's comment. She heard the girl's accent and knew it was from the States. "Are you from the States? Near the south perhaps." She'd heard the accent before. It was hard to forget such an awesome accent.

Fallon just shrugged her shoulders. "Not sure. I've always wondered that myself. I think my grandma is Irish, but I'm not sure. I think my mom just liked the name."

A light blush colored MJ's cheeks. "Yeah. Georgia. It's my favorite place in the world," she paused, "Although this might end up being my favorite." She gazed around happily.

"I think its a wonderful name. So unique, that is." Fallon. Had a nice ring to it, she thought.

Fallon noticed the girl's cheeks slightly blush. So she had guessed right about where she was from. "I've never been to Georgia. I was born in Illinois, moved here, then moved to Florida for a term and now I'm back." She didn't know why she was talking about this, but it seemed like a thing to do. After all, Melissa had told her where she was from. "I love it here. I am so not looking forward to go on with my school years. I don't want to leave any time soon. Even though I have three years left." Wow she sure was talking a lot today. She had no idea where any of this was coming from. Had she had any chocolate today?

Fallon smiled. "Thanks. I love the uniqueness." She loved her name. It was really awesome.

Wow. Fallon sure had moved around a lot. Poor thing. She'd been in Georgia her whole life, surrounded by southern glitz and glamor. "Wow." Yes, that was all she said. Fallon didn't really seem like she wanted to talk about why she had moved from place to place. It was none of MJ's business anyway.

"You don't like school?The education part of it?" Melissa Jo thought that was craaazzyy. She loved school, learning, books, magic. Why would you ever want to stop learning? It didn't make sense to her. "Your mind is your greatest arsenal."

Fallon could tell from that little wow that Melissa thought that was a lot of moving. It was and most of it wasn't exactally her choice. She hadn't originally wanted to move from Chicago, but then she didn't want to go to Florida. The only move she had any say in was her coming back to Hogwarts. And it was a great choice on her part.

Fallon shrugged her shoulders. "I do, but one of my favorite teachers is leaving after this term. And some of the classes I can't stand at all." Herbology for instance. She smiled at Melissa. "I like that saying. It's definately the truth."

The fifth year frowned as Torin rolled his eyes at her, how dare he. That was just completely rude. She poked his arm, and smirked up at him. She was sure he'd grown like 6 feet since she'd last saw him.

"I did." Fake Gasp! "How on earth can you say that ?! Im not lying or trying to make you guiltyy!" pft. "YAYAYAYAY!" she jumped up, before fakely falling over again. "owwie,owwwieee,owwiee. " teehee. He had to fall for that.

Pfft! Poking totally wasn't really cool, and he didn't stand for it. Especially from little pixies like Shana. So he poked her right back while giving her a look. She was naughty, and she should know it.

"If you're hurt, how can you jump like that?" he pointed out before she fell again. He sighed and shook his head and her as she started going on again.

"Okay, no more theatrics. But I can give you a lift if you want me to." He reached his hand out to her so that she could get up again.