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oh? He had a pin in his hair now. Finlay frowned for a second, before laughing. "Am I girl Tune?" He asked, smiling at her. The thing was....he didn't actually care that much. Neptune obviously thought that he looked pretty with them in, so he didn't really mind that much.

"He can't be..." Finlay shook his head, smiling at her. "Nobody related to you could be an ogre." Nope. Neptune Bott was absolutely gorgeous, and he was sure her brother wasn't that bad. Finn leaned forward, kissing her forehead gently. "I'm sorry you didn't have a good summer..." He really was. He'd have liked to spend some time with her, but maybe they could make up for it now. If he got his way, they'd be spending lots of time together.

"Yeah...." Finlay nodded, frowning at her. That had been a bad day. "I think he has anger issue." Especially considering that he'd just come up and punched him. No talking or anything. Finn winced as she touched the bruise. It was sore, and tender. "nothing..." He closed his eyes, not really wanting to relive what happened on the train. "She said I pushed her away....I'm not good at being anyone's boyfriend Tuney..." He finished sadly.

Neptune didn't need to justify that question with an answer. Wasn't it abundantly clear that he was a boy?? It was clear to Neptune at that moment. He was making her head a little foggy with his boyness, the warm fog that was comfortable and dangerous and thought-muddling.

The sweet little kiss to her forehead sure didn't help. Giggle. She didn't bother telling him how her sister used to be a hunchback and Neptune and her other brother were Bott anomalies. She just soaked up the affection and compliments quietly. With blushing. Always blushing.

Neptune ran her fingers over his bruise again, just barely touching the his skin at all, but feeling like she was helping. "Did you push her away? I thought you liked her?" Maybe not, though? As for this Matty... well. Hmphs FOR LIFE.

...."Awww Finny. Shhhh," she coo'd him. COO'D. "It's okay. I'm not good at it either. I'm horrible, in fact. I don't even want to try anymore." Neptune PETTED his cheek like he was her sick puppy.

Neptune really made Finlay feel more relaxed, comfortable, at ease with himself. She made him feel like he should be here, that somebody did care about him. It kind of made him realise just how close he actually was to Neptune. She was his best friend, and he liked it a lot.

"I did like her...." He kind of stared ahead for a few seconds. He never really talked about his feelings. Not like this. Maybe Neptune was a good influence on him. "If I was pushing her away, I didn't know about it." He didn't know if he was or not. But obviously Marie had had enough. It made him kind of hate himself.

What was she doing? Finlay laughed at her, smiling. Waiit. Why was she petting him? "We're like a perfect match Neptune." He was being quite serious actually. Finn sighed again, shoving his feet up onto the coffee table. "People stare at me in the corridors....like they're scared to come near me Tune..." People hated him now. It was a horrible feeling.

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Neptune really made Finlay feel more relaxed, comfortable, at ease with himself. She made him feel like he should be here, that somebody did care about him. It kind of made him realise just how close he actually was to Neptune. She was his best friend, and he liked it a lot.

"I did like her...." He kind of stared ahead for a few seconds. He never really talked about his feelings. Not like this. Maybe Neptune was a good influence on him. "If I was pushing her away, I didn't know about it." He didn't know if he was or not. But obviously Marie had had enough. It made him kind of hate himself.

What was she doing? Finlay laughed at her, smiling. Waiit. Why was she petting him? "We're like a perfect match Neptune." He was being quite serious actually. Finn sighed again, shoving his feet up onto the coffee table. "People stare at me in the corridors....like they're scared to come near me Tune..." People hated him now. It was a horrible feeling.

Neptune couldn't pretend to know the first thing about Finny and Marie, but she knew what Jim had told her. With extreme caution, she proceeded, "It sort of sounds like an excuse maybe....?" Pause. "Maybe it's not you, Finny. If she broke up with you too..."

Finlay AND Jim?? Marie was crazy....? She'd had them both, and they BOTH really liked her. ONLY her. And she'd dumped them both. Neptune couldn't imagine it....? At all.....?

"Scared of you," SCOFF. "That's so ridiculous, Finlay. I can't think of a single reason why someone should be afraid of you. I bet they're just jealous." Neptune poked at his tummy. Poke. Poke. She didn't want to turn away from her? Or to feel bad because other people were stupid. "Maybe they're just looking at this hair." .....giggle....?

"Maybe..." Finlay mused, looking at Neptune and smiling slightly. Part of him didn't really believe it. Jimmy and Finlay were very alike, it didn't really surprise him that Marie had ended up dumping them both. It did seem pretty funny though that she'd got with both of them. Surely she had known that Finlay was like. So maybe bits of this was Marie's fault too? That certainly made him feel much better. Sort of gave him a bit of confidence back.

Finlay laughed, though he did see some truth behind what Neptune was saying. Those people were just listening to silly rumours, and it wasn't fair at all. "of course there jealous..." Finlay laughed, tickling Neptune a little. This was why he loved hanging around Neptune so much. Even when he was feeling so vulnerable she made him feel happy. Oh. Back to the hair. Finlay laughed. "Do you think I should cut it?"

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"Maybe..." Finlay mused, looking at Neptune and smiling slightly. Part of him didn't really believe it. Jimmy and Finlay were very alike, it didn't really surprise him that Marie had ended up dumping them both. It did seem pretty funny though that she'd got with both of them. Surely she had known that Finlay was like. So maybe bits of this was Marie's fault too? That certainly made him feel much better. Sort of gave him a bit of confidence back.

Finlay laughed, though he did see some truth behind what Neptune was saying. Those people were just listening to silly rumours, and it wasn't fair at all. "of course there jealous..." Finlay laughed, tickling Neptune a little. This was why he loved hanging around Neptune so much. Even when he was feeling so vulnerable she made him feel happy. Oh. Back to the hair. Finlay laughed. "Do you think I should cut it?"

Neptune smiled back, not missing that hint of normal Finny shining through. Even with a bruised blue face, that sparkle of swagger was there. As it should be.

"Of course," Neptune agreed and was just about to lay over on Finny - when his devil fingers went to tickling. GIGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGLE. "FINNY!" GIGGLE. STttoooooopppppp IIIiiiitttttttttt. She caught both of his hands and held them together between her palms.

"Do I think you should cut it? Finny... I can't even SEE your new badge I'm so distracted by your hair. It's as long as mine!" Oh dramatics. Neptune feigned a faint and flopped back on the couch.

Finlay laughed as she giggled. Oh. This was what he loved. Just having a good time with her. "Yes?" He smirked evily as she held his hands together. "I love you?" He asked with a little grin. That made up for the tickling right? And he wasn't lying about loving her so. That was good rgiht? He loved his Tuney a lot.

Neptune should cut it? "You'd make me look hot right?" He asked, grinning at her. He did have a lot of faith in her. She was his best friend. "It's not that longg!" Finlay laughed, running his fingers through her LONG hair gently. Finn then prodded her side. "Tuney...wake up"

Neptune didn't need much coaxing to 'wake up'. She shot upright after Finny's words registered. It was kind of sad that she was SO distracted by them that she missed his running his fingers in her hair. She would have REALLY liked that.

But yeah.

The L word.

The L word with a question mark.

She stared at him, mouth a little open, no blinking.

"No you don't." Neptune was sure of that.

Cleo walked in the room and saw the head boy with a girl and just walked straight out of the room again i don't want to deal with them, any of them today

Oh. That. Was that a bad thing to say? Finlay kind of stared at her. "Tune?" He asked, sitting up a bit more. Had he upset her? Oh. He didn't?

"I do." Finlay knew he was. Out of all the girls he knew, Neptune Bott was the only one he was sure about his feelings for. "You're my best friend....of course I love you." He grabbed her hand, and pulled her closer to him, hugging her close. "You have to believe me Tune..." He just wanted someone to believe him.

Nobody believed him really.

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Oh. That. Was that a bad thing to say? Finlay kind of stared at her. "Tune?" He asked, sitting up a bit more. Had he upset her? Oh. He didn't?

"I do." Finlay knew he was. Out of all the girls he knew, Neptune Bott was the only one he was sure about his feelings for. "You're my best friend....of course I love you." He grabbed her hand, and pulled her closer to him, hugging her close. "You have to believe me Tune..." He just wanted someone to believe him.

Nobody believed him really.

He'd said it again.


Neptune just didn't want to hear it. If she didn't let Jake say it - and she did NOT let Jake say it - then it was hardly fair to let Finny throw it around, whether he thought he ....loved ....her or not.

Just as friends was one thing, but still. But still. It made Neptune feel a little bit like throwing up.

"It's all so stupid though, Finny. The whole thing."

...

She let him hug her close, and let silence fill all the other voids between them. She went for a subject change instead, after noting a young girl come and go so quickly. "The natives are restless." Or something.

Maybe Finlay should just shut up. This was why he was not good at being with girls. He just couldn't control what he said really. "I'm sorry Tune..." He hadn't meant to upset her, or whatever he'd done. "Maybe this is why Marie dumped me..." and Lexi at that rate.

He felt really bad. Neptune meant a lot to him, and he didn't want other upset her. He didn't want to hurt her either.

Finlay sighed, letting her go, and he kind of lay on the sofa. Meh. Things really sucked. Like Majorly sucked. He was on such a downer at the moment. He really didn't like. At all. He looked up as she spoke, and shrugged. "Told you people were scared of me."

Neptune's lips pursed together, her go-to disapproving face. Finny would KNOW it. "Oh stop it, Finny. Just stop. I know what you mean. I even told Kellen I loved him once." And she'd probably meant it the same way Finny had meant it. It just... It just wasn't the same anymore. Now that this L word thing was maybe possibly doubtfully sort of kind of a real thing.... it just... "I don't want to talk about it, okay?"

She made a very frustrated little sound, something of a hissy fit, and threw a pillow across the room. It might have even been at the girl that had come and went.

"That wasn't fear of you. That WAS jealousy. Not everyone gets to snuggle with the Head Boy, you know." Duh. DUH FINNY.

"No." Finlay pouted, looking up at her. "I'm on a downer...I shall do what I like." He continued to pout, before deciding that he was being pathetic. Finlay laughed for a few seconds, kicking his shoes off, and lying down properly on the sofa, his head on her lap. Yup. He wanted to properly snuggle with Neptune again. "It's okay Tune. I shouldn't have said it." He looked up at her, smiling.. They were all friends here still?

"Tuney!" Finlay laughed watching as she threw the pillow across the room. Oh dear. People were really going to be scared off them. "Don't throw stuff...." Not that it would stop her.

Finn laughed again, before nodding. "Well...that is quite true." He smiled. "But not just anybody gets to snuggle with Queen Bott. I feel pretty special."

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"No." Finlay pouted, looking up at her. "I'm on a downer...I shall do what I like." He continued to pout, before deciding that he was being pathetic. Finlay laughed for a few seconds, kicking his shoes off, and lying down properly on the sofa, his head on her lap. Yup. He wanted to properly snuggle with Neptune again. "It's okay Tune. I shouldn't have said it." He looked up at her, smiling.. They were all friends here still?

"Tuney!" Finlay laughed watching as she threw the pillow across the room. Oh dear. People were really going to be scared off them. "Don't throw stuff...." Not that it would stop her.

Finn laughed again, before nodding. "Well...that is quite true." He smiled. "But not just anybody gets to snuggle with Queen Bott. I feel pretty special."

Because he was down he could do what he liked? Who did he think he was? Neptune Bott?!?

She giggled at him, despite wanting to twist his ear off.

"If you can say ridiculous things, then I can throw pillows." Fact! Hmph.

Neptune did ease up with the temper though when he appeased her with more snuggles, and his mess of hair in her lap. Her fingers automatically returned to the hair-that-needed-cutting and were lost there. "The difference is... no one really wants to, you know?" Or something. Whatever. Neptune,for once, wasn't fishing for compliments and was just talking.

"Whatever. What more does a girl need if she has Head Boy hugs? I vote you don't get another girlfriend so I don't have to suffer." Yep, she would be selfish juuuuust like that.

"I am the beginning of the end, and the end of time and space. I am essential to creation, and I surround every place. What am I?
" Asked the knocker on the common room door. Presley thought for a moment, carefully going over the question in her head. Maybe she wasn't meant to be a Ravenclaw if she couldn't figure this out.
"Will you repeat the riddle?" She asked the knocker, which obliged. "the beginning of the end," Pres murmured. "and the end of time and space. IT'S THE LETTER 'E'!" She shouted, ecstatic to have figured it out on her own. She glanced around, and hoped nobody had heard her before she stepped into the common room. Not many people were in there, so Presley sat down in a chair and started in on her very first set of magical homework. She grinned. I really am here she thought. After years of waiting she had made it to Hogwarts and was really learning magic. She had even stepped outside of her comfort zone and spoken to a few people! Her dad would be so proud. Maybe she should write to him....or maybe that could wait. Except, the two people in the room right now were talking to each other, and Presley wasn't really in a homework mood. She sighed, packed up her homework that she had just laid out, and skipped out to go find her new friends.

Kyle nodded, yeah there were definitely issues with spying. It could indeed lead to very disastrous things could happen. "Yeah definitely it would be fun" she nodded, running a hand through her hair.

"Weakest class" she thought out loud as she questioned what it really was, running a hand through her hair she chuckled. "Probably Potions - I don't know, or wait, no I think its a tie between Divination and Arithmancy" she explained with a chuckle she just wasn't the best with things that didn't have as much "proof" as she needed.

She smiled happily, brushing her hand out of her face. Sighing, slightly she ran her hand through her hair. "I just don't know if numbers really make my destiny or my you know - divinations doesn't work for me" She explained with a sigh.

Louisa felt a liiiittle bit guilty when Kana just went back to her writing, clutching her pet closer. The third year liked taunting younger students a bit, she lost that kind of power since her parents and younger brothers went abroad. "What are you writing?" She tried to sound friendly... for a change this evening. Keeping a closer eye on the rat too, that wouldn't hurt.

But then the boy asked... did he have to? Did all boys have to be so curious? She slumped back into the couch and stretched her feet before her idly. "Sick." One word answer was the best. No need to influence their little minds and tell them the whole story about Louisa being an adventurere and all this stuff. She won't have that on her conscience. Not yet, anyway.

Finlay laughed, turning slightly, so that he could look up at her. "Deal." He grinned at her. Because really watching her throw pillows would be pretty epic. "As long as you don't throw them at me." Whicj Neptune totally wouldn't. Because they were best friends. Totally.

Finlay smiled pretty sheepishly as her fingers went into his hair again. It was a nice feeling, he could probably fall asleep right here actually. "I do." He mused, closing his eyes, and just listening to her. He liked snuggling with Neptune, he liked it a lot. And wasn't going to be changing his mind in a long time. He didn't listen to rumours, or gossip, not at all. Neptune was cool, and his best friend.

"Oh??" Finlay laughed again. There was one way to get over that though. "Why don't you be my girlfriend? Then you can have as many hugs are you want." He was totally joking of course. Jimmy would hate him even more if he got with Neptune...

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Finlay laughed, turning slightly, so that he could look up at her. "Deal." He grinned at her. Because really watching her throw pillows would be pretty epic. "As long as you don't throw them at me." Whicj Neptune totally wouldn't. Because they were best friends. Totally.

Finlay smiled pretty sheepishly as her fingers went into his hair again. It was a nice feeling, he could probably fall asleep right here actually. "I do." He mused, closing his eyes, and just listening to her. He liked snuggling with Neptune, he liked it a lot. And wasn't going to be changing his mind in a long time. He didn't listen to rumours, or gossip, not at all. Neptune was cool, and his best friend.

"Oh??" Finlay laughed again. There was one way to get over that though. "Why don't you be my girlfriend? Then you can have as many hugs are you want." He was totally joking of course. Jimmy would hate him even more if he got with Neptune...

"Obviously you do." Duhhh. That was Neptune's point. With no Kellen or Jake or The Champion around anymore... It really did leave all of Neptune's necessary affections to Finlay. Until he inevitably got another girlfriend and she'd have to stop.

....."What?"

???

!!!

"I... what? I have a... Just because Jake isn't... " SPLUTTERING. It happened. "Finny...."

Why.... O__O

Finlay laughed, grinning up at her. He really didn't mind getting all of Neptune's hugs. They were great friends, so it was okay right? And really it wasn't as if he actually had a girlfriend that cared who he was hugging. So really he thought that there was no problem at all.

Oh. He'd gone and messed it again hadn't he. Like really badly.

"Tuney...I'm joking!" Part of him wanted to get up, but he liked Neptune having her fingers in his hair. So it was nice.

"Even if I wanted too...Jimmy would kill me."

Oh.

Joking? ....? Neptune's bottom lip wibbled. Finny WAS saying all the wrong things! He was! She was trying hard to make him feel better and he was just making her feel.... foolish. Not a new feeling by any stretch, but new from Finny.

"No he wouldn't," Neptune POUTED. For some reason, Neptune's feelings were hurt. She sat back, crossed her arms, and pouted.

Mann. He could not say anything right. No wonder he was so bad with girl. Sitting up, he knelt, wrapping his arms back around her. "Oh my tuney." He sighed, hugging her close. "I didn't mean it like that." Not at all. He pulled back, smiling at her. He really did hate her being upset.

"I would..." No. Not love. "It's be great if you were my girlfriend." It really would. "But you know Jim..." They both did. "It's too much Tune." He sighed, resting his head on top of hers. "I wish things were more simple."

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Mann. He could not say anything right. No wonder he was so bad with girl. Sitting up, he knelt, wrapping his arms back around her. "Oh my tuney." He sighed, hugging her close. "I didn't mean it like that." Not at all. He pulled back, smiling at her. He really did hate her being upset.

"I would..." No. Not love. "It's be great if you were my girlfriend." It really would. "But you know Jim..." They both did. "It's too much Tune." He sighed, resting his head on top of hers. "I wish things were more simple."

Neptune was a little appeased by hugs, but he SO didn't get a return hug! Hmph! Finny could just hug her for a while.

"We both just said we were horrible at it." It being the ...relationship thing. "You want to be horrible to each other?" No, they had a good thing going like they were. Shameless and mostly harmless flirts, that was Finn and Neptune.

Besides. Jake.

...and Jim.

Neptune just didn't comment on Jim. Nothing to say.

Neptune wasn't huggging him back. Pout. Big Pout. He wanted Tuney hugs. Finn did stop hugging her though, instead sat in a more comfortable position, and pulled her into a cuddle. They could sit her, and be cute, and shiz. He liked that idea.

"We wouldn't be horrible to each other though." Finlay knew it. He could never be horrible to Neptune. He'd rather hurt himself than be horrible to Neptune. "You mean to much to me to be mean, and horrible, and hurt you." It was the truth. If he ever hurt Neptune, he really didn't know what he'd do.

"Maybe it's good that I can't have you." Because it would stop him being a jerk to her.

"Actually in Arithmancy I'm not so bad but divination really is boring and useless," said Stella looking with her eyes around the room. Only know she noticed how big the room is, she didn't remember it this big. Impressed Stella said, "I think my best subjects are Herbology and Potions but I'm also good in Charms and... Errrr," she said trying to remember the name of the subject, "... The lesson which you learn how to protect yourself. But my weakest subjects are History and Runes. All those lessons which you need to memorize a lot of information," she said scratching her head. Quite embarrassed she added quietly, "I don't know how to fly a broomstick too. Actually I never tried it." She turned a bit red because of the humiliation. "Do you know how to fly a broomstick?" she asked Kyle with a small cunning smile. She has a great idea.