The Front Gate
 

Kiera Valkere had decided hours ago she was going to spend her day wandering throughout the grounds since the last chance she had to do that was her first day of school as a first year. And somehow through her wandering she wound up near the front gates, Now a fifth year, Kiera missed that time she had to becom accquanted with her lovely school, her smile was genuine this time. People werent something she enjoyed, she knew she was all better than them, even if that sounded stuck up, she knew it.

She flipped her blonde hair and thought of turning back, but right before she noticed a youngr girl from ravenclaw sitting on a rock? Huh. Thats odd.... but Kiera felt an urge to be friendly and shouted a quick hello and waved smiling.

Kiera hoped she hadn't disturbed the girl, she looked like she was quite into whatever is was she was writing in that journal of hers. But it would be horribly rude not to say anything after interuptting the girl already. So she stuck out her hand and said "Hey my names Kiera Valkere! Nice to meet you!"

Mina smiled and took the offered hand, giving it a shake. "I'm Jasmina Bennett, but everyone calls me Mina," she replied politely as she let the hand go. She wasn't getting anywhere with her scribbling and figured it would be nice to possible meet new people. Kiera seemed pretty nice so far and that was more than she could say about some of the other Slytherins she had met before.

Aleks.
 

Raven took her fedora off as she entered the victinity of the Front Gate, just being around here was definitely bittersweet since this was where she met her best friend and spent a lot of time just thinking but since this was her last term at the school; it was one of the last times she'd see the old gates to Hogwarts. That was one thing that she really wanted to forget seeing as there was still plenty of fun to have and a lot of memories to make, she replaced the hat on her head and walked around a little bit.

Emily Pulled Emilya along the path, she had promised Keeley they would meet there. Emily was wearing her school robe with a black pleated wrap-around skirt with blue stitching she had made herself with a blue and grey argyle knit sweater she had found at a thrift store in Canada before coming to school. On her feet she sported argyle socks in a complementing colour scheme to her sweater, and a pair of light blue chuck tailor all stars. Emilya wore a black tee shirt and a light blue skirt with a flower motif in black under her school robe. She also wore pantyhose and black ballerina flats with black satin ribbons that circled up her legs all the way to her knee. The overall theme for today's dress was RAVENCLAW PRIDE!

Cameron was bored and had decided to go for a walk. Reading while walking was illadvised and she ended up bumping into someone.
"Sorry, wasn't looking where I was walking," She mumbed before turning in a different direction and continuing on her walk.

Keeley skipped down to the front gate, a strange place that she and the twins had chosen to meet. Because the common room was wayyy too- too- common a place to hang out. And it was nice to get outside while she still could. She pulled her favorite white cloak closer around her (black was much too dull a color to wear during the winter) and met her identical friends in the shade of some tallll trees. It was strange how those two always carefully planned and coordinated their outfits, while she just threw on crazy random things that gave her a very unique style. One that only she could pull off, or wanted to pull off anyway.

Raven noticed someone walking towards her and raised her eyebrows slightly when she realized exactly who it was, it was Miss Looney! The only who dared to destroy her bagpipes and set Evil Raven off. "Oy you! Stop right where you are, you the one who flipped out on me in Diagon Alley because I ran into you accidently." She hadn't forgotten that thanks to this girl that the tenor drones on her bagpipes were cracked and couldn't be repaired.

"Keeley, Looking uniquely suave as always." Emily said, and Emilya waved to her. Emilya loved having Keeley for a friend, she was so unique and different, her sister was too , but since Emilya mostly just went along with whatever Emily was wearing Emily no longer seemed as unique; however, this did not make Emily mad, nor did it make Emilya feel bad in any way.

"Keeley, want some white hot chocolate?" Emilya asked pulling a strange looking silver thermos from her bag. It had three cups on tup and a big black button and crank. She pulled off the cups and then cracked the crank a little bit. She then held up one of the cups and pushed the button and two streams of liquid came from the bottom. One was clear, which was water, and the other was white, which was the flavouring. Emilya then snapped the cup to the bottom and shook it. When she unsnapped it the steam was rising from the delicious drink which she offered to keeley.

Cameron heard someone call her and looked up from her book. "oh..Oh..OHHHHH!" Cameron's eyes widened and began backing away slowly. Her book dropped when she saw fully who it was. "Umm.. don't hurt me?" She squeaked, her cheeks flushing in harsh contrast to her hair.

Raven smirked devilishly when the girl finally realized who she was, the fact that she merely was afraid that she was about to get hurt was incredibly amusing to her. "I could hurt you if I wanted to, luckily for yourself; I'm not in the mood for sending someone to the hospital wing. Now about what happened in Diagon Alley, I would like to take this chance to properly apoligize for my actions; I did not mean to draw my wand in anger and for that I am sorry." Yes it was true, Raven Athlon was actually apoligizing to a right looney who didn't deserve an apology but she wasn't about to make the situation worse.

Cameron's eyes followed her books descent to the earth. She was sure in a parallel universe where Cam was a lot braver than the real Cam she'd have used the book like a weapon and made sure that evil girl got what she deserved. But this was real life and unfortunately Cam had to make do. So she watched her novel fall and hiccoughed when the girl finished talking.
The actual words processed slowly in the redheads mind and she nodded slowly processing perhaps the first and last apology she'd ever get.
"Last time you apologised, you didn't mean it did you?" Cam asked, just perhaps to feel the air moving through her windpipe which had previously been blocked by terror. "T-thanks, I suppose."
She waited for a moment and then she stuck out her hand, "I think I should, perhaps, apologise too. I was little.. harsh?" She made an apologetic smile and shrugged, "I'm human.. I guess."

Raven stared at the girl's outstretched hand for a second before finally deciding to extend her hand and shook the other girl's, even though she had a bad feeling about this decision but decided to ignore the feeling for the time being seeing as there was no point for this foolishness to continue. "Of course I didn't mean it, I only said it before my boyfriend took me away but this time I honestly mean it." Even though having Daniel come to take her away really didn't help the situation, it did make her realize how much of a fool she was. "A little harsh? Merlin I've never seen that much aggression in a very long time, I must say though that you very much remind me of myself at times with how irrational and completely aggressive I can get. I don't believe I've had the chance to introduce myself, the name's Raven Athlon; 7th year Slytherin." After she had said that comment, she realized how odd it sounded but it was too late to take it back.

Cameron was almost about to drop her outstretched hand and run for the hills when the older girl took it. Her tummy squirmed with adrenalin as she fought the urge to get away from this chikka. "Aw." All Cam's sense of pride was popped. She'd felt so good when she'd gotten that apology but.. it hadn't been real! She rolled her eyes but didn't make a comment when the Snake told her she'd overreacted. Whatever.
"I would've taken that as an insult.. but I suppose you mean it like a compliment so.. thank you. I guess." Cameron surmised with a shrug.

Lissa walked slowly to the front gate. She'll never find me. She smirked and waited for Amy to turn up, if she did.

Amy walked around the school, tired and panting she spotted Lissa, Fou-fo-found, youu she said, gasping and leaning over with a stitch

Lissa laughed to her. "Well, I DID walk slowly and it looked like you ran," she smirked at Amy. "But it was worth it and you have tonnes on energy, where did that go?" she asked curious.

Argum-Argu-argumen-argument wiv-with-Jay, she said, panting, sort-sorta-turned-into-into a-a duel, she sat down to get her breath back, and could feel her wand poking her in the leg, she took it out and held it in her hand, untill she stood up, he officially hates me, she said, miserabley, with her breath back

Lissa looked puzzled at her. "A duel! Who started it?" she asked, if it was Amy then it was okay, if it was Jay, she would track him down, heck she needed to track him down. "Hates you! He probably doesn't, he'll hate himself, trust me, what he did yesterday made him a complete idiot before he went to the common room," she said, not believing what Amy said.

Umm, well I threw a stress ball at him and then um expelliarmus, which he dodged and then he threw rictuasempra at me which i bounced back to him and then, umm, I took the spell off and we started screaming at each other, Amy told her embarrisdly, no trust me, he hates me. Said so himself, said it was me who sent the bird after him even though I stopped it, her voice broke, then he said, that he hated me, she sniffed, but didn't want to down the mood, so how are you, she asked brightly, as she could muster

"So, in a way, you started it," Lissa said, not really mad, she didn't need to be mad. "Really? And he only said to me that a bird just came and attacked him, I thought it might be you who stopped it, then again, I had no clue who did it," she told Amy, her face with no emotion. She was still going to talk to him, and she was hoping that he would talk back. "Good," she said plainly and simply. "I don't think that I need to tell you how are you, because I think I already know. So what are you doing to do about him?" she asked, hoping that she would avoid him then start duels with him.

Yeah, I guess I did, I, I dunno, I just, I..I have no idea, what should I do, Lissa? she asked, desperatley

Lissa looked down to the ground and closed her eyes for a second. "I er think that you need to avoid him for how long it takes cause if you both end up somewhere you might start another duel and er what if a Professor sees you both, we'll lose house points and maybe detention," she had no clue what to say, she didn't know half of what was going on.

Yeah, yeah you're right I just-How am I meant to, he's in the same house as Maddie and Lily-Anne and Sophie and oh merlin! How can I avoid him Without seeing them? She moaned, how can I go around the school without seeing him? Lissa, how?

I don't know, but is there a book on how to avoid people? she thought, hoping that there was. "Yeah, but at least he isn't in the same house are you, I don't know, maybe I could stall him sometimes," she badly offered, not thinking of anything else.

Yeah, I might have to take you up on that offer sometime. So how are you anyway? she asked, trying to avert the conversation round to Lissa and her life

Lissa nodded. Oh no, I have no idea how I am! "Erm, good," she replied, think of something, think of something! "So, er you sent that mail yet, with the prank?" she asked Amy, well, that's a start.

Oh yeah! I sent it off yesterday, shall we go and check? she asked excitedly, I really want to see whether her tounge has grown yet

Thank god for my brain. "Yeah!" Lissa spoke in the same excited tone, happy that she managed to change the subject. "Me too," she added.

Come on! she called pulling her towards the castle, I bet she won't be there but, oh well

"Argh! Amy!" Lissa exclaimed when Amy started pulling her. She immediately came to a halt. "I can walk you know," she nodded and started to walk to the castle.

ok, Amy said, giving up and walking with Lissa, shall we go to the house table so we can watch her?

"Yeah," Lissa replied, still walking up to the castle. She abruptly stopped, "wait what if she isn't there, it would be kinda pointless," she pointed out.

Yeah true, where to then, liabry for more planning? She looked at the sky which was slowly getting darker, it looks like it's going to rain soon

Clouds, the annoying grey clouds. "Alright yeah then Library then," she spoke, annoyed about the rain.

Yeah, ok come on then, I need to get out some books anyway she said, as she started to jog inside as the clouds started to open

"Okay," she simply said watching Amy jog. She rolled her eyes and began to walk into the castle.

Her coat rapped firmly around her robes, Leah stepped out into the biting wind and slight drizzle, a firm look on her thin face. It wasn't the most intelligent idea ever, to go out when it wasn't the warmest and face the elements, but at that time, it hadn't really occurred to her. She needed some time away from the incessant chitterings of her room-mates. Sure, they were all of her age, but that didn't mean that she enjoyed their needless talks about which guy they had their eye on. It sickened her, if anything.

Finding a spare area of wall to sit on, she curled her feet up underneath herself, and stared blandly out of the gate.

Trixie literally bounded towards the Front Gate of Hogwarts. She had arranged to meet Aiden there so she was pretty excited about it. She was early, as per usual but she didn't mind. Tossing back her blonde hair that she had curled especially for him, Trixie arrived at the gate and lent on the post anticipating his arrival. At this very time, Trixie thought her life to be perfect. Maybe a little confusing. She had no idea what the situation between her and Patrick was, or whether she adn Ella were getting along just yet but she loved it all the same.

Aiden smiled as he found Trixie waiting by the gate. He glanced at his watch to check if he was late, but no; he was right on time. She must have just been a bit early, that's all. "You look very nice," he complimented, noticing her loose, blonde curls. That was nothing unusual, though; Trixie was always very pretty. You could place a bucket on her head and she'd still be attractive. "I hope you weren't waiting long?"

Trixie smiled as she saw Aiden appear with her. "Hey" she grinned at him and then looked down at her own curls. "Thank you" she said blushing slightly as he complimented her. "Just thought I'd better do something with my hair" she sighed. SHe shook her head. "No I was just a little early. You are perfectly on time. I'm pretty impressed actually. Guys are usually late all the time" she giggled.

Aiden smiled as she said how most guys tend to be late. "Yes, well I make a point of being punctual." He dragged his hand along the iron gate as he walked over to where Trixie was standing. "So, how have your fist few days been? No hassle of classes just yet." Eh. He didn't even want to think about exams and homework. There were a select few classes that he was anticipating, though.

Trixie grinned. "And I am glad that you do. Otherwise it will be a little rude wouldn't it?" she asked smiling sweetly. "They have been quite marvellous. And most certainly full of drama" she laughed a little. "Me and Ella are actually being civilized now" she giggled. "And how about your own?" she asked. At least he didn't have to do his owls letter this year like Trixie had to. SHe was a little stressed over them but they would be alright.

"Oh really?" Aiden's blue eyes returned to her hazel ones when she confessed that she and Trixie were at least acting civilly to one another. That was good news. "Soon you'll be BFFs." Hah.. maybe. He leaned his back against the wrought iron gate. "My time has been very nice. Exciting, new." He shrugged. That was probably expected; he was at a brand new school, after all.

Trixie smiled. "Yes really?" she giggled her infectious giggle. If she had a drank she would of spat it out when Aiden said that they would be BFF's by the end of term. "Err, yeah right" she said sarcastically. "I think the only thing we can become is acquaintances. Because we kind of have to be family" she sighed. "That's good" she smiled. "It's certainly different at Hogwarts isn't it?" she asked.

Aiden frowned when she said how all Ella and Trixie would ever be was 'acquaintances.' That was a shame. Well, there was always time to change. Never say never, right? "Yeah, Hogwarts is definitely different. I like it better than Durmstrang." A single eyebrow lifted. "Do you like it better than beauxbatons?" He got the odd feeling that they were regressing to small talk, but ah well.

Trixie shrugged slightly. "I'm not sure really. It's certainly got a lot more variety in the lessons taht they teach here but I prefer the Beauxbatons atmosphere. There are onnly certain things that make Hogwarts a lot better. You being one of them" she smiled sweety. "And the bitterness with me and Ella. Although it may appear bad to an outsider, our most recent conversation in the common room had no arguments whatsoever" she smiled nowing that Aiden would probably be impressed. "This conversations going no where is it?" she asked realising that they were making small talk, and Trixie Malfoy didn't like small talk.

"Well, the topic of schools and such was getting a little tiring - but only because that's what everyone asks about; wouldn't you agree?" Surely, with Trixie having transferred from Beauxbatons, she must have been sick of everyone asking her about her transfer as well. Either way, Aiden no longer wanted to talk about the juxtaposition between Durmstrang and Hogwarts. That subject was exhausted. However, the mention of himself being one of the benefits at Hogwarts made the Gryffindor smile. "Ah, you flatter me," he said. A cloud must have moved because suddenly the sun came pouring down, and Aiden had to squint a bit to look at Trixie.

Trixie nodded. "I would have to agree with you there. I'm kinda fed up of people asking me exactly what Beauxbatons was like. It was just a school" she said getting a little fustrated but relaxing when she turned and looked back at Aiden. "Well I live to please" she flashed her pearly whites. "Well I live to please some anyway" she smiled. She giggled slightly as she watched the sun beaming down on him and reflecting in his gorgeous blue eyes. "You alright there?" she asked as she moved over as to block off the sunlight.

Aiden chuckled. "You live to please? So, who pleases you?" He glanced at her, but didn't really expect her to answer. Noticing that his shoe was untied, he kneeled down to tie it. There. He stood straight again and gave her a smile as she tried to block the sunlight. "Thanks." Now the rays beamed on her, turning her blonde hair to spun gold.

Trixie smiled and bit her lip. "Erm. I don't know. Whoever makes me happy. I guess that would be you at the moment then" she said grinning sweetly. Not many people made Trixie happy. Her cousin, Lemon did but she hadn't seen her in some time. Where was she? She watched as he bent down to tie his shoe lace. "Are you trying to break the small talk by tying your shoes?" she asked giggling. "No problem" she smiled and moved slightly more to the right so she could lean on the post.

"Well, then; here I am. Aiden Chevalier, at your service to make people happy." He offered a small smile and looked out beyond the gate. The sun seemed oddly bright today, but he didn't mind; it was hiding behind a few clouds now anyway. The sixth year laughed when she suggested he tied his shoe just to break up the small talk. "Actually, no.. I really did have to tie my shoelaces."

Trixie laughed at his little introduction. "And here I am; Trixie Malfoy. Aiming to please" she grinned copying what he had just said and holding out her arms to present herself. She quickly turned to see what he was looking at but upon seeing nothing she turned back round. She giggled hard when he corrected her. "Alright then" she smirked. She looked down at her own shoes. Hmm Maybe not so appropriate for when classes start. I don't think they appreciate heels like they did back in Beauxbatons.

"Aiming to please," Aiden repeated, amused by her words. He followed her eyes down to her shoes and realized that she was in heels. "Heels, huh? A true beauxbatons girl." They also accented her legs, but he wasn't about to admit to thinking so shallowly. His hands were idle, and he slipped them into their usual spot in his pockets.

Trixie laughed as he repeated the phrase. "That's what I said yes?" she giggled and then turned back to serious as she looked at her shoes. "Well yes. To be honest these were the only shoes I had. That's one thing I forget On purpose to buy in Diagon Alley so I'm kinda short for footwear really" she giggled. "Oh I now why Ella was expelled now" she said. She got a little angry as she remembered one minor detail. "Yeah. My poor Follower friend got hexed in the meantime" she sighed.

"Hey! Imitation is the finest form of flattery," Aiden reminded her with a light nudge. Of course those were the only shoes she had. Heels were probably the girls best friend. Plus, he couldn't really picture Trixie wearing the normal, plain shoes without at least trying to get away with pumps.

"Oh yeah, she told me why she got expelled as well," he chimed in. "The whole Polyjuice Potion thing." He repressed a laugh. "Pretty daring, if you ask me."

Trixie smiled and nodded her head. "If you say so" she said with a light giggle. She continued to look down at her shoes but got bored. She wasn't going to wear those awful flats and Diagon Alley wasn't open so she couldn't buy any anyway so she was stuck with her heels. Not that it bothered her at all.

Trixie nodded along but smirked when he said about it being rather daring. "Pretty stupid if you ask me" she giggled. "Especially as it was one of my best friends that she hexed" she got a little frustrated at the last part. Trixie didn't take too kindly to people hurting her friends except she didn't know it was Ella at the time, otherwise there would have been big trouble.

Jay walked up to the enormous gate, he slid down it and started to cry... Lessons havent started yet and things were already going for the worse.

Amy walked away just when she heard someone cry-Jay!, Amy do the right thing, one voice said, no he hurt you, leave him. She ignored the pair of them and turned away and then stopped, she had helped Simon, despite how she hated Jay she really couldn't let him sit and cry, she walked over cautiously, worried he might attack her, umm Jay, Jay? Are you- obviouly not, she changed her tack, whats wrong?

"Wha-." he said, looking up. "Oh, hi." he said, looking at her with fear.

Amy smiled a tiny smile at him, I'm not going to hurt you Jay, I came to help you, whats wrong? she asked him, sitting down next to him

"I hate this place, thats what." he said, "In Diagon Alley, we were fine, EVERYONE not just us, here I make 1 mistake and look at everything, awkwardness everywhere, even now." he said awkwardly, touching his nose. "Thanks for the help yesterday by the way, I couldn't say thanks because you put your headphones in." he added. "I finally realised how much it hurt me though, yesterday when you replaced me," he said trying to stop more tears coming out.

Why do you hate it, you just haven't got used to it, I felt like that at first, and I can't help how I felt, but I can have a go at being your friends, I havn't replaced you Jay, thats not how it is with Simon, your the seriouser one and he's the joker one, she smiled at him, telling him how she felt as she handed him a tissue

"Thanks," He said taking a tissue, and Yeah, but I just felt so angry at myself because of what happened yesterday, and the past few days. I am not joking at this moment because I have had too much on my mind. Otherwise I would do it all. Just seems this place is bad luck for me, I mean you said the bird wasnt instructed by you but it still attacked me. If it wasn't for you then I would. Now I don't know what to do..." he said wiping his tears.

Well, first of all, sure the past few days have been tough, but the days before, were they good? I know it's uncomfortable but you have to understand, you wanted to kiss Lily-Anne, and that doesn't make me feel good, it seems like you wern't happy with me, and thats why I was so angry, 'cuz I thought you liked me, I was confused and stuff, and who knows why that bird attacked you, but it did, and it happened and you can't go back, you can only look ahead, Amy told him gently, come on, everything will be fine, next time you're unhappy go to the room of requirment and sort it out there, thats what I'd-I do, she told him, slowly humming gently under her breath, nothing is so bad Jay, thats why I'm still here, you get through it, don't let it shut you down she told him, wisley remembering what her mum had told her

"Yeah, I understand what you'r saying and it wouldn't make me feel good, it didn't make me good even being in the situation I was in, so you must have been a wreck, Now she knows I like her and I really need Nico back..." he admitted.

Well, apparantly Nico might be leaving, so you need to tell Lily-Anne, she looked at her watch, oh god, we were meant to be in DADA, come on! she said, as she pulled him up and jogged towards the castle

"No...no,no,no,no,no!" he said, "He can't be leaving, this is really,really bad!" he added, being dragged into the castle.

Amy walked down to the massive stone and sat down on it, legs folded on the stone, infact she had the sit of a pixie about her, she pulled out her book and began to read the leather bound heavy book, opening the first page

Jay walked near the front gate, he noticed Amy and went up to talk to her, "Nice place to think ain't it, so peaceful." he commented.

Amy jumped as she heard a voice and dropped the book on her foot, oowww!!! she shouted as the book conected to her foot with a crack, she leant down and picked it up restraining the tears that were itching to come loose, she sat back up, and nodded, yeah, it is and was she groaned as she nursed her foot, soo how you?

"I'm sorry, didnt mean to suprise you or anything, im alright, what about you? By the way, me and simon made up, no point living in a dorm and getting at each others throats, he seems to think you hate him and asked me to say something because he wants to be your friend not enemy." he stated.

Amy blinked stupidly, what, slower Jay, umm she said, trying to remember what he said, uh good, good? and um, what was the last bit? She asked her hair falling in her face

"Can you go easier on Simon,he seems to think you hate him and asked me to say something because he wants to be your friend not enemy." he repeated.

Uhh, Amy said, slightly confused, random much, umm, umm, I, I guess, she finished lamley before fidgeting and tying back her hair into a ponytail

"Thanks," he said smiling. "Seems a bit random and strange but he just asked me to ask you..." he said losing his train of thought.

Amy shook her head, boys, so random, not unlike myself, she smiled and stood up, looking at the time, I'm going to get dinner, see you Jay, she said as she began to limp off towards the castle. Stupid book! she muttered angrilly under her breath

The sun was shining brightly on the Front Gates of Hogwarts, causing them to glitter and throw of a bright prisom of light towards the advancing Gryffindor Prefects. Chris lifted his hand to sheild his eyes, not the one that was closed intimately in his company's. "Geez, Gold could you have picked a more sunny spot?" he grinned as he joked with her. He walked over to a nice spot of grass and just fell backwards on his back to look at the clouds, the wind blowing at his light brown hair.

Gold was pulled along for the trip. Chris was back to his old playful self.

Oh my, it really was sunny, here.

Gold had frankly not expected it to be this sunny, but that was okay. Sunlight isn't bad for anyone - well, scratch that if you're a vampire, or something of that sort. But it was nice, as a general rule. Gold liked it, at any rate. "Gold, remember?" She told him, with a laugh. "The spot goes with the name." Sunlight, golden, shiny. See?

She let him choose a spot, and was surprised when he... 'fell' on his back. "That cloud looks like a teddy bear," she said, placing an elbow on the ground, and leaning slightly on it.

Chris put his hand behing his head to cusion it against he ground and laughed and then spoke to the girl laying beside him. "You are a funny one, you know that?" he said in return to her name pun. Gahh got to love those Cheeeesy jokes.

Then she pointed up at the sky and pointed out a cloud. "A teddy bear?" he turned his head to the side and scruntched up his mouth and nose as he squinted at it for a second. "Yeah I see it." he said grinning finally. "Ooh and look that one is shaped like Professor Borr, remember him?!" he chuckled to himself as he pointed out the large, blob-like cloud above them.

Gold rolled her eyes. "I've heard I am," she said. "I've also heard that I'm pretty, intelligent and ... all-around awesome?" Okay, so she was joking, now. She grinned at Chris, before the grin softened into a smile, and she looked away. It was nice to have him, there. In a ... pretty sweet way.

"I don't, in fact," she frowned, ever so slightly. "I think he taught here, a term before I transferred. Not sure, exactly, but I've heard people mention him." She squinted at the cloud, above. It was sort of - for lack of a better word - bulbous. "He can't have been that fat," she mused out loud.

Really!

Chris fake scoffed. "Well you know what? I have heard those same things about myself at times. It sounds to me as if we are just a couple of awesome people then." he then laughed and ran a hand across his face, covering his eyes from the sun a bit.

Even though his eyes were hidden behind his hand you could still see his eyebrows scrunch together as he remembered. "Oh yeah, I forgot you transferred right after that. It seems as if you were here all along." he girinned showing his white teeth. He loved being like this with her, all funny and open. "And for the record he was--or at least very close to it." he added as a funny afterthought.

This was definately turning out to be a good day.

"Of course you have," Gold said, smiling lightly. "I mean, the fact that you are with me, automatically makes you awesome."

Hehe.

"People tend to," she agreed, with half a smile. "I feel like I've been here all along, too. Hogwarts is like a second home, now." She looked up at the cloud, again. It was floaty and warm and fuzzy and it was -- going away. "Professor Borr is leaving us," she said, pouting. "Tell him to come back." She hadn't even had a proper look at him. AND her Teddy Bear Cloud was nowhere to be seen, either. Gold wanted it back.

... and that wasn't silly at all.

Chris couldn't help but grin uncontrollably at Gold's comment. "I see so I guess we can just be awesome together then." he sat up on his elbow and turned to look at her. She was very pretty here in the sunlight, her green eyes shining. She had definately picked a good spot. Was it on purpose...perhaps? *snort*

Chris turned and then made a sad face as she was right, Professor Borr-cloud was leaving. "It is probably because he is too gas-eous." he stated trying not to loose himself in a fit of laughter. She probably wouldn't get it but he sure did. Maybe he could explain later but this moment was not the time to explain things of that explosive manner with a girl that he is starting a relationship with. "Hmmm well there will be more, don't worry." he removed a strand of her red hair that had fallen in front of her face and tucked it behind her ear.

Gold grinned. "I like being awesome. I can be Awesome!Gold, and you can be Captain!Awesome. Or Head Boy!Awesome," she added, as an afterthought. She had forgotten Chris was the Head Boy.

Silly.

"Mm?" She didn't get his remark, of course. If she had had, Gold would have chuckled. "I hope that wasn't meant to be funny," she added, as she noticed the change in his expression - like he was trying not to laugh. "Because I didn't get it at all." She was surprised when he reached out and -- tucked a strand of hair, behind her ear. But her lips turned up into a smile.

"Captain!Awesome," she laughed.

Antonia was still not happy about being here. Why couldn't she be spending the year with her dad, wherever the heck he was right now? Antonia still had no clue. Hogwarts was all right, but she hated being out here on her on.

Simon ran upto his cousin he had been looking for her for ages. "Antonia, Antonia." Simon shouted as he run up at her. "Antonia I have a reply from the letter we send to our parents." Simon smiled as he stopped next to her. "Want to read it?"

Antonia saw her cousin running up to her. "Simon! I've been wondering where you were." Then she looked at his black and yellow tie. "Oh, got sorted into Hufflepuff, did you?", she asked. "Yeah, that suits you, you have the outgoing personality for that."

Antonia then realized that Simon was telling her that he had gotten a letter they had sent to their parents. She smiled. "Yes, I would love to read it!", she answered, almost jumping with excitement. "Let me see it now!" "Please," she added as an afterthought, realizing that she was being a bit rude.

Kay had walked to the front gate and looked out. Maybe she should write home and ask to be moved to another school. Somewhere the kids weren't so mean. How did one Im sorry turn into a big fight? Why had rex gotten so mad about her touching Oliver hand? Sighing she sat down by the gate and waited. Hopefully Oliver would come. Or maybe he wouldn't. Maybe he was mad at her too? She leaned down on the gate and would wait until dark. Then she could run back to the castle before she got into trouble for being out after dark.

Simon smiled at his cousin. "I did." He smiled, "And I see that you have been sorted into Slytherin." He said noticing his cousins tie. "It suites you too, well most off it does." Simon added at the end.

Simon thought about making her wait because she had demanded to see the letter but then she said please so he passed it over for her to read.

Chris grinned and chuckled lightly as Gold talked about their awesomeness. "I think I like Captain!Awsome the best, because Head Boy is just implied you know?!" He said as the wind began to pick up a bit, blowing at his hair.

"I'm sorry, it would have been epic had you known what I was talking about." he blushed slightly, the pink rising at the top of his cheekbones. And then she said captain! awesome as he moved her hair and he then whispered. "Here for the rescue whenever I am needed." Que winning smile.

Then suddenly his stomach growled. "Hmmm well you know what that means right? If I don't get any food soon I will end up devouring all of the cute Red heads near me, and since you are the only one..." he said with a mischevious smile, as he started to stand up.

Gold chuckled. "You mean to say Captain!Awesome isn't?" She asked, leaning over to poke him lightly, in the arm.

It was a surprise that she was actually having a good time. Not that Chris wasn't great or anything, but because she hadn't had a good time in quite a while, and was only starting to get used to laughter again, now. "Always needed," she said gently, before nodding.

Since she didn't want to be devoured, and all.

"I'm pretty sure you'll have lots of people to answer, at Hogwarts, if you do that," she said, as she rose to her feet, before giving him a tiiiny smile and heading back to the castle, with him.

"Thank you," Antonia said as Simon handed her the letter. She unfolded it began to read, a frown wrinkling her forehead as she did. "Well, it doesn't really tell us very much, does it?", she commented. "I think we're as much in the dark as we were to start with, maybe even more so. There is definitely something going on that they don't want us to know about, don't you think?"

Simon looked at his cousin. "I've been wondering the same thing since I got the letter." Simon sighed, "Why would they both be at Hollian if it's not for a friendly chat?" Simon said slowly. "Well since they haven't been talking to each other since your father decided to runaway from home, not that I blaim him or anything." Sometimes Simon felt like running away too. "Then they most be talking for offical reason and why can't we go to Hollian to see them at Christmas?" Simon had to lie here. "I'm going to Grandma's house for the holiday." She hoped she wouldn't ask why she couldn't because it would be aweful lying to her and he was sad about lying to her as it is.

"Well, I'm sure they have a lot to talk about, the two of them. It's been a long time since they've seen each other, but surely they would be finished talking by now!", Antonia said. She was getting really frustrated. "It feels like somebody is toying with us, keeping something away from us that we really should know, and I don't like it at all! What is this secret that they don't want us to know about?"

Antonia listened as Simon said he was going to their grandmother's house for the holiday. "Lucky you, I'm stuck here at this awful old school for the whole holiday season," she grumbled. "What did I do to deserve this? Does my dad hate me now or something?" She wiped a tear from her eye. She seldom cried and liked to pretend she was tough, but this was really getting to her. She brushed it aside with the sleeve of her sweater, hoping that Simon hadn't noticed.