Alec continued to watch the other girl freak out. He still didn't understand what was the matter, there seemed to be no threat of any kind around. Finally though she explained what had happened. The poor girl had thought that Penny was against the Whomping Willow. Well he was extremely glad that she had been wrong. Penny was one of the few friends that he had at Hogwarts and he didn't exactly want her to be Whomped by the Willow.

Alec listened to Penny talk about how big the castle was and he gave her a warm smile. "Well yes, it is very large, but you're bright red hair is easy to spot" He told her with a nod of his head. "Wait I hope you don't think thats a bad thing, I mean you're hair is gorgeous. Wait unless its awkward for me to say that, then you can just forget that we are even having this conversation at all" there he went rambling again. He had really tried to get better about that, but he always rambled when he was nervous and well Penny was the type of pretty girl to make him ramble. Oh she probably thought that he was a complete idiot.

Caroline stared down at the grass, her face was a bight red as a strawberry. But it was things like this that made her glad she had a best friend like Kita to talk too. When she looked up she seen Kita's eyebrow wiggle and wink. She giggled, and sighed in relief. Smirking at Kita, and nodding "Yeah, that's exactly what I'm saying." She flashed her a big grin. After all her and Carter had been dating for seven months. So she should know by now that she does.

"I am. I'm in love with Carter." It was the first time that she had said it loud out. It felt great to get it out and in the open, or at least to her best friend. Now all she needed to do is to tell him. Right? That wouldn't be too hard Right? That's how she felt about him.

Heather stretched her arms as she approached the grounds where the Whomping Willow was and kept in mind to keep a safe distance away from it. Perched on her head was her snowy owl, Sythe to which she handed some more treats.

"Here we are. this is where the whomping willow is, Sythe." she said and sat on the ground, taking out her camera from her pocket. "Stay still Sythe..i have you in a leash...in the meantime, let's enjoy being out and i'll be taking some pictures."

" How are you doing Heather?" Willaim asked her. "So what is your owl's name?" William asked Heather. "So have yo uheard about the mysterious ship?" William asked Heather.

Hands in her pockets, Ellie walked slowly across the grounds while staring at her feet. She only looked up a few times and that was because some movement caught her eye. Nothing else interested her. Ellie sighed. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw something move and looked up to see the Willow twitching in the breeze. Huh, she had walked farther than planned. Then again, she hadn't really planned anything. She just wanted fresh air.

To who or what was Lola waving to now?! Daichi turned to see in which direction she was waving and saw it was a "who". Though, he wouldn't be suprised if it was a "Thing" she waved too...

The first year turned his attention back around when he heard the girl call him by weird nicknames... BUT they sounded so GIRLY!

"I-i'm not a girl!" Daichi squealed but it was too late. He had the feeling the girl wouldn't pronounce his real name no matter how many times he asked. He sighed deeply as Lola literally SHOUTED and pleaded at him for telling his secret. He even gulped visibly when she sended a death glare in his face which made him move away a bit. Not only by the death glare but also for she had started to whisper really loudly in his ears.

Daichi rubbed his right ear and then widened his eyes when the girl grabbed Mr.Duckles. "MR.DUCKLES~~!!" He shouted and made a move to grab the plushed duck. "Give" jump "back" jump "Mr.Duckles!" Tears started to form in the corner of his eyes. What was she going to do with his hero?! "Pleeeeeaaaaassssssseeeeee give him baaaaaaack!" He tried to reach for it again but Lola's arm was too high. He sat back and sniffed softly. That duck was his most prized possession! "Ok ok , i'll tell but don't hurt Mr.Duckles!" Daichi's eyes never left the duck in the air as he looked at it. Maybe the girls arm would become tired and he could grab it. But he had the feeling this person wouldn't let it happen. "I-I heard if from my big brother , Aedan! Now give it back!"

sniff

Kita looked at Caroline, frowning slightly. The girl was... blushing? Boy, this must be serious then! And now she was giggling! Oh dear! What was Kita going to do with this girl? But then again, Kita couldn't talk; she was quite girly and giggled a lot. Meh! And then Caroline gave the affirmative!

O_o

"OH. MY. DAYS!" Kita said before letting out the biggest squeal she has ever... given off? "Caroline, this is GREAT!" she said in a fairly high-pitched voice and waving her hands around, "Ooh! Imagine if you guys get married! And have kids! I'd better be invited to the wedding, Miss Scott!" She took out her wand, pointed it at the blonde girl in a friendly way, of course and glared at her.

Caroline laughed again just becuase Kita had squealed worst then even she did. Her jaw dropped open. If Caroline had something in her hand she would have dropped it. WHAT? That had kind of caught her off guard. She coughed.

"Married, kids?" she asked, half amused and now other half terrified, because pointed her want it her. picking of course. She nodded " Of course you'd be invited, heck you'd be in the wedding." If she ever did get married, to Carter or who ever else. " Geeze Kita, I just said that I'm in love with him." She teased. "Don't get to carried away yet." She grinned at her bestie.

The blonde Malfoy walked out to the Whomping Willow to take some pictures. She was almost done with the Hogwarts grounds for the September Month. Emma had decided to start this project so she could see how the seasons changed and of course, she'd send some to Selena, who now lived in the United States. Lowering her camera after she snapped a picture of the Whomping Willow, Emma noticed a familiar brunette. It was Ellie and like Alex, she seemed depressed. Poor Ellie, Emma had heard that her brother had died and that Alex and Ellie broke up. The blonde put her camera away. This was not the time for pictures.

"Ellie!" she cried and ran over to her friend, hugging her tightly. "I'm so sorry to hear about your family. If you need anything; a shoulder to cry on or a hug or a laugh or a smile. I'll be here for you." she said, promising her older Ravenclaw friend. She couldn't bare to see her, nor Alex, nor Fee, nor Brae upset. Nor William. The firstie had kind of grown on her. "How are you, apart from all the drama?"

GIGGLE.

Of course he was looking at her tiara, EVERYONE looked at her tiara. Not everyone wore a tiara on their head, well not EVERY day."ISN'T IT PRETTY?! I think it's pretty, I like it!"Minnie said while nodding her head, grin still on her face. Yeah, she pretty much NEVER left the house without that dang tiara. SHE NEEEEEDED IT . It like....showed how awesome she was. Minnie bounced around a bit, hearing PRETTY!boy's words. Different?"Different? AS IN LIKE, YOU LIKE IIIIIT?!"She flailed a bit, giggling.

.....Oh.

The little blonde crossed her arms, sighing.

"My feet hurt, I'm not walking ANY more."Without being carried of course. ^____^ Oh, her name?"HAAAAAAI DALLIN, I'M MINNIE. Imma call you DAL,K?!"

Man, was this girl excited or what? She seemed to Dallin like she had an endless supply of energy coming from somewhere in her. It was crazy, really. "Uh, yeah, the crown's cool." No way was he going to say it was pretty. Dallin didn't say pretty.

How old was this girl, anyway? She looked maybe a year or two younger than Dal, but he was almost curious enough to ask. Except he didn't think he'd get the chance to bring it up, because she was talking. "Yeah, I... uh, I like it. It's nice." Sure? Sure he did; he didn't have many other crowns to compare it to.

He couldn't help it; he started laughing. "I was joking," he told her, his eyes wide. "If you went up to it, you'd get hurt. That thing moves. It's mean." So... don't go near it, 'kay happy girl?

"Dal's fine," he told her brightly. But now onto her name. "Minnie? Like, Minnie Mouse?" And that was sorta a compliment, in a weird way. Dal loved Minnie Mouse!

Heather turned around to see who was talking to her; it was William. "Hi William. I'm doing fine, how about you?" she asked, and moved a bit. "Care to join me?"
she said, offering William to sit beside her.

"William, this is Sythe." she said, pointing to the owl perched on top of her head. "Sythe, say hi to William." the owl turned to William and sort of nodded, acknowledging the boy. "He says hi." she giggled.

then william asked about the ship. "Yeah, i have...my mom even sent me a letter warning me to not step foot in it." she laughed. "But i really wonder what its purpose for being in here is."

" I am doing really good" William told Heather." Love to join you" William smiled. Hi Sythe" William called out to the owl." Well, I do not know if we should not step on the ship" William said to Heather." We are Gryffindors and we are daring" William explained to Heather.

"My mother doesn't want me though, including my aunt, my older sister, my best friend and my dad." Heather laughed; she was bombarded with warning letters from all of her loved ones to NEVER step foot on the ship. "I don't think the school would let the students in anyway-it's very mysterious indeed for it to have popped in just like that in the black lake. It might be bringing something, like trouble...but i do so want to investigate about it-and go into that ship. It sounds so exciting like an adventure." she giggled. "Guess that's why I'm in gryffindor.'

Wow Oakey thought to himself. This tree was weird. His curiosity caused him to step closer to get a better view. It wasn't even windy outside and the tree swayed back and forth. Oakey wondered what caused it to do this so he stepped closer again.

Suddenly, Ellie heard her name being cried out. She turned around to see Emma running towards her and, in an instant, she was in a bear hug. Ellie smiled a little and embraced her dear friend. They parted and she smiled slightly. "Thanks, Emma." Ellie said quietly. "That really means a lot to me. Especially since you're the only one who seems to care anymore." Ellie loved that about her. Even through two sides of the story, Emma still was there for her.

Besides the drama? "Which part? The drama with Alex, or with my brother?" She said with a stressed laugh. Even though it wasn't really funny. "I guess I'm okay... I'm trying to get better. Make new friends." She said with a sad shrug. Moving on was hard. Especially when the person you were in love with just disappeared.

Ella grinned a sshe saw the girl waving.. a lot to her. She responded, waving even more than her. Heheh.

Nessie was having a chilled walk around the grounds, when she saw Oakey by the womping willow. She started to get worried immiediately and ran up to stop him. "OAKEY!! DONT GO THERE" Nessie screamed. She really didn't want him to get hurt again especially with his bad luck.

Oakey turned around hearing someone yelling at him not to go to the tree. It was Renesmee, she was always worried about something if it wasn't him she was worried about there was her friend. Plus a ton more things she probably worried about to. But nothing could stop Oakey now, he was a Fierce Boggart Destroyer, he feared nothing not even a tree. WHAT'S THE MATTER NESSIE IT'S ON... at the moment a bird had landed on it and with a full powerful swing the tree had smashed the bird into a pancake...ly...a...tree?!?!? Oakey stopped in his tracks faced Nessie with wide eyes and a gaping mouth his hand pointing behind himself at the EVIL TREE

"I told you!" said Nessie in a I told you so voice. "Its the whompping willow tree! Its not just any tree. It is basicly alive and if you come to close it wont hesitate to hurt you" said Nessie sounding like somone which knew everything. "Well at least you ok?" said Ness hoping he was.

'Wooooah. Huuuge whompy tree,' thought Daisy, running closer to get a better look. She found Nessie and Oakey by the tree, Oakey looking like it had just attacked him.
'Hi guys,' she grinned. 'What happened to you Oakey?' she asked. Had Oakey not known the reputation of the tree, the way it fought people back?

The Tree it, it, it just smashed the bird. Oakey dropped to the ground lying on the grass looking up at the sky. He supposed he wasn't as invincible as he thought he was. and if Nessie hadn't stopped him, with his luck the tree would have smacked right through a window into the Hospital Wing. Thanks a ton Nessie he said to her gratefully. My day would have been wrecked if you hadn't stopped me. Oakey thought about it then said Thank you bird for sacrificing your life to save mine, may you rest in peace.

Brynn was sorta zoned out. She was in that realm where you stare off at something for like, ever, and you're looking at it and not processing anything. Not even thinking about anything! It was kinda like temporary hypnosis. She snapped out of it, though, when she heard footsteps padding over her way.

And lookie yonder, it was C-Money.

"Heya, Cass," she greeted. Okay? Why wouldn't she be? "Yeah, just zoning out for a second." She leaned backwards onto the grass, though her bent knees pointed towards the sky. "You went jogging without me? What a horrible BFF." Heh, kidding.

"Hey Daisy!" said Ness relieved Oakey was okay. "Well its a pleasure and that what friends are for right?" said Nessie smiling or at least trying to as she was still recovering. "So how are you guys?"

I beat a boggart today by the suits of armor oakey smiled wide. He wasn't sure they'd believe him. boggarts are hard to defeat but Oakey had somehow managed. If it wasn't for the Whomping Willow, Oakey might have stayed to overconfident and forget that he was cursed with bad luck.