Eino nodded, "Thank you, Mr. Jimmy." Eino hadn't thought about why the boy would give him a chocolate frog, but he had always been told by his parents not to take things from strangers. Regardless of their advice, he had always taken things from strangers and nothing bad had ever happened so him, so why now? "And what year is Mr. Jimmy, might I add? And what pets does Mr. Jimmy own? Furry pets, I hope. I would like to meet your pets very much." Eino burst into a series of questions, uncontrollably.

"Someone who isn't worth the upset." Jimmy muttered, trying to convince himself more than Ellie.

But, back to distractions. He was such the expert that he managed to do it for himself. He grinned again, all devil-may-care.

"You didn't answer my question." He pointed out, gesturing towards Jacob with his chin, keeping his eyes on Ickle redheaded Ellie.


Mr Jimmy? Hah. Okay kid.

"Sixth." Pause. "Yeah he's.... pretty furry." His eyes trailed up to the stairs to the dorm but he didn't make any moves to go get him. "I just have the one, his name is Rufus."

Heh. Riiiiight. Sure they aren't.

Oh right, the Jacob question. Ellie sighed. "He's not sane," she said flatly, as if he couldn't hear. "He'll kill us all on the pitch. He thinks he's a pirate. And sees things that aren't really there." Ya know, crazy people stuff.

Andddd wait. PET?! Furry pet?!

"What kind of pet is Rufus?!" MAJOR distraction.

"I should like to meet Rufus some day, especially when it's dead so that I may make some garment of its fur." Kurumi hadn't clearly stated that he could have her cat when it died, but he imagined it was obvious she would give it to him. So, Walnut would make a pair of mittens, although it might not be enough, unless it dies very fat, maybe then. In case it doesn't however, Rufus could be a second mitten. He still have to work on a hat, perhaps a beret, and a scarf. He smiled as he waited for Mr. Jimmy's reply, but before he could do so he added, "That way it will live forever and serve a purpose."

O_O Creepy.
 

"Not sane."

Jim sat up a little straighter, apparently worried until... "Brilliant." Insanity was a sign of genius after all. "That'll keep things interesting yeah? And maybe play a few mind games with the other teams."

"A Pygmy Marmoset." As if that was no big deal, Jimmy answered quite matter-of-factly.

Right.

????

Jimmy supposed he'd probably thrown that chocolate frog just a touch harder than necessary. Just... you know, enough to knock any sort of sense out of Eino but then again.... Insanity was a sign of genius.

And sometimes a sign of insanity.

"See the thing is, Rufus? He's only about this big." Jim measured a shorttinysmall distance with his hands. "You might manage... nipple warmers or something, but thats about it."

Not that he was... offering his monkey up to Eino.

"Rufus does serve a purpose already but.... I guess we could negotiate something if and when he dies, assuming its of natural causes and not, you know, arranged."

As for Rufus' purpose?

Well, the ladies loved him.

Nipple warmers? Eino did not know what those were, but maybe he could enlarge the animal with a proper charm. "And a very purposeful purpose, I'm sure." Eino said encouragingly seeing as he might actually be given this animal when it died. "Of course, Mr. Jimmy," He assured him "only if it's by natural causes." Eino wouldn't think of hurting an animal! The only reason he enjoyed garments made of animals was so that they could live eternally, or so he thought. Not to mention the protection of animals, and humans alike, is the basis of Y.W.H.O., even if it's name can be slightly misleading. "Well, let me know when it happens and I shall make you something very snazzy that you should wear and look very handsome with it."

for anyone :]
 

Vashti? If you want. Or something. Anyone. EVERYONE. Do it.
 

"I probably just didn't fit in anywhere else," Dal disagreed with wink. "But either way, I'm here now, and I'm not going to complain." He had a feeling that he was really going to enjoy this house. Most of the people he knew so far were in Ravenclaw, so he already had some friends in his house, which was good.

"I know, right?" It was kind of crazy to think of how the hat was so old, but it still knew what to do, and it (apparently) did a good job doing what it did. "It's a smart idea, too, to have a hat do the sorting once the founders were gone." He had made sure to read up on the sorting hat after his encounter with Ellie, so he knew a little more about it than he had before going to Diagon Alley. He just couldn't remember whose idea it'd been to use the hat in the first place.

He chuckled and nodded once. "It was most definitely a compliment." Because girls liked any sort of compliment, didn't they? They should, at least, because compliments were good. "I hope I make a good Ravenclaw." He smiled. "But even if I don't, the house is stuck with me." He gave Aimée a teasing look, as if to say and you're stuck with me too, so sorry. Dallin laughed at her enthusiasm, and nodded just as energetically. At her reasoning, he grinned. "Exactly, I don't know why I ever doubted it," he joked with a wink. Of course looks weren't really part of the traits of Ravenclaws, but Dallin would like to believe that, because it proved his opinion that he was extremely good-looking.

A flash catching his eye, he looked up to see the banner Satine had made. "Nice," he said appreciatively, nodding toward the banner with a smirk on his face.

and anyone else who wants to play
 

Jacob looked around the room for other peoples. Ellie, some kid, some kid, some kid, a random banner...?, some kid, Vashti. It all seemed rather normal... a bit of a quiter start to the term, but it was still somewhat normal. But it was abnormal at the same time, by now someone should have had a fight, or someone being stupid. But everything was normal... to the extent that it became abnormal in the standards of hogwarts... What ever, Jacob didn't care, quiet is good.

But without warning only mere seconds after he had laid down and taken everything in, someone almost sat on him, he didn't even have time to react. But luckily, the person caught herself before they did, but consequently elbowed him in the stomach. "OOOPH" he exclaimed his expression of 'MINE!' changed to some pain as the girl started with her apologies... again Jacob didn't understand what was with Hogwarts people and apologies, Jacob would have just laughed and been on his way.

He rubbed his stomach as he sat up. The nerve of some people. He waved off he apologies, and said a simple "its fine" before sitting up completely and making room on the couch. "You know, you could have just asked to sit down. You didn't have to elbow me" quite mean



Then he heard something from across the room. He only caught a few words, like Insane, Pitch, and pirate, but he immideitly knew who Ellie was talking about, and looked around at Ellie and a kid he didn't know. "Oi!" he yelled towards them. "I'm Not Deaf. I CAN hear you." what ever he had sort of gotten used to people talking about him.

Satine smiled at Dal, "Well, yes just be ready because now that you're a Ravvie matched with your good looks, everyone will be staring at you everywhere you go." she said with a little giggle looking at the younger boy.

She turned and glanced at the banner and then turned around to face Dal, "Thanks, did it do it's job by making you feel welcome yet?" she asked while cocking her head to the side.

Satine looked at the boy and and took his hand as she cocked her head to the right studying his voice and face. She was sure that he was being pessimistic but she decided to just go with the flow of things. "Well, nice to meet you. I guess I've never run into you at school, which is odd since we are both six years...did you transfer in?" she asked as he glanced up at the banner. Satine sluffed her shoulder as she studied his body language and could tell inside he wasn't excited about it.

Satine's face went blank and she glanced at the girl. "Well, I'm sorry that things aren't going good today. " she said very calmly and then reached in her bag, "I know this won't solve anything at all, but sometimes these just make me feel at least moderate on my worst days." she said handing the girl a rainbow licorice wand.

"I am sure zat's not true," Aimée disagreed, shaking her head at Dallins wink. "I'm sure it's because it was the best house for you!" She laughed a little and shrugged. "I guess zat's the way to look at et - you can't get out so zer is no use whining, is zer?" she said, determined to enjoy this house as much a she could. She didn't know too many people from it, but Dallin was here, and that was a good thing.

"It es kind of creepy zough, if you ask me," Aimée said, shuddering. "Zink 'ow many 'eads zat 'at 'as been on. People like 'Arry Potter and Dumbledore..." she trailed off a little; surely she wasn't worthy to put on the same head gear as people like that, even if it had only been for a second? Then again, it was something kinda special. "Yes, I s'pose et es. Imagine if ze teachers 'ad to do it manually; zere probably be lots of questions or somezing, to find out what you are like," she said thoughtfully. And imagine how much time that would've taken? Yes, the hat idea was very clever.

Aimée blushed a little when he confirmed that it was 'most definitely a compliment' and giggled. Oh, it was nice to be complimented by such cute boys, was it not? And Dallin was good-lucking, and she was sure she wasn't the only person who had noticed. Shaking her head to clear it and set her thoughts straight, she smiled. "I am sure you will, Dallin," she said. "Ah, and we are stuck with each ozer, so we will 'ave to make do, no?" she said teasingly, in reply to the look her gave her which seemed to say a similar thing.

Brilliant? What? Nooo!!

But then he went on...and...well. "So...He's like...a distraction of sorts?" Like...Pshhh, Jacob can't lead a Quidditch team, and then they turn out to be AWESOME and win! "Brilliant."

Yeah, her mind can change quickly.

Oh my Merlin! "A pygmy marmoset...as in a tiny, little, adorably, little monkey type thinggy?!" She sooo wanted to see it!

Ohhhhh. He wasn't? "Well that's good to know." Cuz that would be terrible if they had a deaf AND crazy Captain. And she was barely accepting the crazy bit, let alone the Captain bit. That was still processing.

Yeah, yeah. Of course a random stranger is 'sorry'. Sorry's not helpful. James' distractions, however, are. So, she was in a slightly better mood.

And CANDY!

"Thanks," Ellie said, taking the wand.

she smiled at Hugo, it was good that he could tell what house she was in, "thanks" she said sitting down next to him smiling, "yes, very, more exited about classes though" she said, she couldn't wait for the classes to begin.

Eino, Vashti, Neptune, Jacob, Satine, Ellie others by association, anyone in earshot
 

Was this kid for real? For really real?

... he legit thought that Jim was in need of something snazzy to turn his regular handsome into very handsome? Deeeee-lusional this one.

Entertaining though.

James liked him.

"You know what roadkill is, Eino?" He asked casually.


.....

........

Jim yawned casually and pretended like his heart didn't just stop when he saw Neptune walk in.


Even better, he was so sure that Neptune was at least peripherally aware of him, in the same way he was of her, that when another pretty girl came on in he directed his attention at her, offering a smile of the friendly variety. If she wanted she could join himself and Ellie and Satine over this way and all.

but not Neptune

He got a bit distracted, in spite of himself at the sight of a book, and his eyes zeroed in on the cover, trying to see what it was.

Jimmy made a mental note in favour of capturing the couch at a later point. It could be a useful tool as WELL as a comfortable place to carelessly sprawl.

He smirked when Jacob hollered at Ellie and offered a little wave of acknowledgement, which was really more like a casual can't-quite-be-bothered, flick of his fingers.

"Yeahh last year." Jim answered, cheerfully enough. "I was home-schooled before." He paused. "I didn't see you around last year." And she definitely wasn't acting new. Enthusiastic in a way that a lot of people lost over time, but not new.

"I'd remember if I had." Jimmy added. Yeah what with that hair of hers and... he met her eyes properly. A little bit different, this Satine. He gave her a proper, genuine smile.

"It'd work no? If the other teams think there's dissension in the ranks and all, but really the guy's like... a secret weapon, just WAITING to be unleashed." Brows. Oh the possibilities.

Jacob Blunt, Quidditch Captain.

A boy barely sane.

Ravenclaws, we can enchant him. We have the magic. We have the capability to create the world's first distractingly-insane-not-deaf-ticking-timebomb Captain.

Jacob Blunt will be that boy.

Better than he was before.

Better.

Stronger.

Faster.

Nanananaaaah Nananananahh

Jim might have been humming under his breath.

He trailed off from his imaginings and glanced at Ellie when she spoke again, offering a grin of acknowledgement. "Well yeah. Little Monkey. Thats my Rufus."

"O wow, homeschooled...I'd hate to see my mom try to teach me magic...she's good but I don't think I would learn anything really amazing...she'd prolly get distracted and never teach me anything..." she said with a little smile as she pushed a stray purple strand of hair behind her left ear.

"O I wasn't here last year...I got chosen for a study abroad program with the Wizard schools....but that was the first year I'd missed..." she said with a little nod, "And let me tell you I am soooooo very happy to be back...Hogwarts is leaps and bounds better than the other six schools I visited...most of them were just....well...were just crazy.." she said the last part quickly with her left eyebrow cocked up.

"Where did you transfer in from? Maybe I got to spend time there."
she asked.

Satine's smirked a little bit...kind of afraid to smile since she didn't know what the issue was. "You are very welcome." she paused and reached back in. "Here take as many as you like. " she said handing her five more wands of different flavors.

"Like wise," Stephen nodded. It was always good to meet new people. Especially if you really hadn't met much or if they had purple hair. Purple hair seemed like the person was out-going and that wasn't a problem for Stephen. "Oh, that's how I kind of felt my first year here. I'm not really a people person unless we talk more often, then I start to open up. People say I'm anti-social but I'm just really shy," Stephen shrugged, knowing that he usually doesn't go up to people first to talk. Just wasn't his thing.

"I transferred from the Beauxbatons school. It was closer to home but I caused some trouble there so it was better to come here and actually behave," he laughed. well, it was true and he did promise to finish school here.

Spotting typical Ravenclaw, reading a book even, Eino couldn't help but become curious. More so than usually. He approached the girl, but the book covered her face so she couldn't see him standing there, which he did for several minutes before deciding to take action. Afraid to startle her by speaking, he gently knocked on the cover of her book as though it were a door.

Eino nodded. He did, in fact, know what it was and just so happened to be very well knowledgeable of all things involving roadkill. Roadkill is a term used for when one is lost and must detour, or also find a shortcut. He knew that. Eino however, did not know many shortcuts in Hogwarts and got lost quite often. Hopefully Mr. Jimmy would be nice enough to share of the shortcuts he has come about during his experience in Hogwarts. "Would you be so kind as to share the roadkills in Hogwarts, Mr. Jimmy. I would very much like to know about them so that I may not arrive late for my classes." He took a small piece of parchment from his bag, quill and ink and set them on the table next to them, ready to take down some notes.

Timothy sat down with notebook in hand, he was writing a letter home. As he always did this time of year. It would be five years today since he first met Calamity and Catastrophe, Tavelon, and the few others that dotted his past. Now long gone, their spirits departing this realm. Timothy was unfortunate that way. Left here, as his friends departed.

Oh well that is the way things went, or so he thought.

He spun his wand in his hand practising the fighting moves he had been taught the last several years. He was good at them, so he figured he would be the perfect candidate for helping whatever malice plagued Hogwarts this year.

Finn had seen Neptune wander in, but hadn't really paid much attention to her as of yet. Jimmy was here, and he didn't really want bruises again. Because well it was rather annoying.
But oh. There was his name, and Tuney was calling him over. Well that was safe right? She had called him over...not the other way around. And they were friends. He was allowed to sit with his friends.

Sooo....finn did make his way over to her, eyeing the dude who was nearby. Why on earth was he spinning his wand like that. "Err...do you wanna stop that? You'll put someones eye out." And that was not good. He was a prefect, not a healer.

and Tuney. Neptune was hidden behind a pillow. "Tune...you okay?"

Timothy spun around, sheathing his wand in the wrist holster. "So sorry madam, to disturb you. I just wanted to get myself back in practise. No worries, no spells will be flying over your head."

He bowed low. "So sorry. I don't believe we have met." He outstretched his hand, "Timothy Danford, at your service."

Timothy took her hand and kissed it, as was European custom, He was from the east, Russia to be exact. So he didn't quite know how things went down here. But none the less he would try to make a good impression.

He extended his hand to the prefect, to shake. "So sorry sir. It is a pleasure to meet you as well. Hopefully I will not run afoul of you often."

He laughed slightly.

Finlay laughed shaking his head. Neptune could be so over the top at times. She would probably announce to the whole common room that he was prefect , if he didn't cover her mouth before she got that far. "It's fine Tuney." He smiled, sitting down with her, knowing that she wouldn't let him escape. Hehe. He didn't mind. Finny liked spending times with his friends.

And now that dude was bowing too her. At least someone would haha. Because Finlay was not that cool. People bowed to him. Not the other way around. "You know Tuney....I can introduce myself." He smirked, nudging his friend. Tottally joking.

Now. Finlay could totally get used to getting called Sir. "oh I'm sure you'll be fine." Finn smiled at him, shaking his hand. He did though, feel like this was a slightly weird conversation.