The Back Alley
 

The streets of Hogsmeade are clean, cheerfully lit, and full of chatter with the store fronts advertising their wares. However, the alley behind the shops is dark, dank, and kinda... creepy. :shifty:

Lost. Savannah was lost. Ugh, she had just gotten here and she was already lost! She hated this school, she really hated it. She was scared, this place was dark and well...creepy.Savannah needed to find someone she knew quickly or else well....who knows.

Oh, great. This is what Aiden got for wandering off to 'explore.' Back in some odd, dark alley now. He spotted another person who seemed to be frantically unaware of where she was. So he wasn't the only one. "Hey, I think--" Oh! He recognized her now that he got closer. "Savannah."

Savannah turned around as she heard a familiar voice, Aiden. "I'm lost...."she simply said, planting her hand on her hip."I'm sorry about freaking out on you yesterday.."She said ,with a sigh. She wasn't that sorry. She was telling total lies. She knew what he wanted her to say and that was that she was sorry for it. She was still going to flirt with him though and he was still going to change his mind.

An apology was an improvement for Savannah, and Aiden acknowledged it. "It's cool." He slid his hands into his pockets. "Yeah, I kind of meandered off and ended back here as well." In this dark back alley. How lovely. "I think the main street is back this way, though.." He added taking a step or two towards his right.

To Jess
 

Patrick found his way into a dark alley and found it was a tad peaceful. He took a deep breath, inhaling the cool fall air and then let it out. He looked around and found he was nearly alone. Somewhere inside he wondered if Vanessa had dared to venture down to Hogsmeade after feeling so down lately. He closed his eyes and leaned against the moist wall.

Vanessa walked back in the alley way and saw Patrick. "Patrick!" She said walking over to him and giving him a hug. "How've you been?" She said wiping a tear from her eye really quickly. She did not want him to see her crying again, especially after the night where she cried so much.

Patrick's eyes opened quickly when he heard a familiar voice and felt someone hug him. He smiled and saw Vanessa and hugged her back. "Hey there," he greeted, pulling back from the hug with his hands still on her arms. His face turned into a frown as he saw her face properly. "I've been alright. It's you I'm concerned about. Are you okay?" he asked.

Vanessa smiled as he hugged her back and stepped back as well. "Don't worry about me, Patrick." She said with a slight smile. "I've been...decent." She said simply. "So what are you doing back here?" She asked curiously. She wouldn't really expect Patrick to be back here.

"But I am worried. Someone you care about has just died and it worries me," he said in a concerned tone, taking his hand and placing it on the side of her cheek affectionately. He didn't want to see her turn into a completely different person because of this. "Thinking," Patrick simply stated. A smile met his lips and he added, "Did you hear I made beater on the Quidditch team?"

Uhh...no. He wasn't going to leave.

"Stay please !!"She said while grabbing his hand forcing him to stop in his tracks."And it isn't cool, I totally blew up on you. You didn't do anything wrong."She said, looking straight at him with her brown eyes. She didnt want him to leave.

Vanessa smiled at him. How could anybody not like him? He was so adorable and nice...but no she had to move on. She said she was moving on and she hated it, but she had to. She looked down and once he said he made beater, she smiled. "Congratulations." She said.

He chuckled. "Thanks. One of the things at least to get my head on straight," he said to her, looking down at his shoes and considered telling her the other news or not. He let out a breath and looked back up at her. "I've been meaning to tell you...I'm settling the deal on an apartment. Or rather you, Bonnie, and I's apartment," he smiled, putting his hands in his jacket pockets. It wasn't easy business, especially with homework and other things on his shoulders.

Aiden chuckled. "I meant you could come back to the main street with me. You know.. since you were lost?" He shrugged. "Unless you'd prefer this alley?" This little nook street was a little nice in the respect that it wasn't packed with Hogwarts kids high on honeydukes. "Seriously, it's cool. Just don't say things like that about my friends again."

Vanessa slightly laughed and then quickly faded it away. [OOC: Hopefully that made sense. :xd:] She looked up at him with a shocked expression. "Did you just say our apartment?" She asked really excited. "What? I thought we were just visiting for the holidays? You didn't have to do this, you know that right?" She asked spinning in a circle with her hands on her head, suprised. Waitttt......what was Ella going to say? "Wait a minute. Have you talked to Ella about this? Or at least the girl that your arranged to marry?" She asked a bit concerned.

She shurgged her shoulders, looking up at Aiden. Eck, he was adorable ! "i like it here actually...it's quiet and doesn't seem so stressful and packed if you catch what I am saying."She said with a tiny wink at him. Savannah wasn't the type to enjoy back streets but then again, who did ? You were constantly getting shoved around and the fact that she didn't know anybody here made it worse. At Beauxbatons she could shove people out of her way but here she couldn't do that."Those girls just worry me,Aiden. I feel jealous knowing that you give them attention and I can't help that I get jealous of other girls."She said, with a sigh. This was the first time she had ever felt jealous, EVER.

OOC: It did :D

Patrick laughed as he saw her expression turned into one of shock. "Yeah I did just say our apartment," he emphasized, feeling excitement boiling up inside him as well. This is something he wanted done for a long time. "I know I don't, but I want to do this. You're one of my best friend's. I'm not just going to ditch you," he said with a light shrug. He meant every word he had just said too. Patrick shook his head. "I haven't told her about your mum like you asked me so I can't really tell her can I?" Then he mentioned the other girl. "We don't even know each other."

Vanessa ran over and hugged him again. She couldn't help it, it was sooo nice of him to do that. "Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you." She said hugging him tighter then realizing it might be hurting him so she stepped back and blushed. "Sorry." She said simply. She listened as he talked about Ella and the other girl. "That's true I guess. You can tell her now if you want to though, it will get around the school anyways." She shrugged.

Patrick just laughed more as she ran over to him and hugged him, squeezing tighter and tighter. "Your welcome," he replied, smiling despite not being able to breathe for a second. He took in a breath of air as she let go and laughed again. This was one of the happiest moments of his life for once in a long time. "Okay, I suppose I will." He just hoped Ella wouldn't be too angry at him for not telling her.

"That's true.." Aiden had to agree that he could go without the hustle and bustle for a bit. Not that he didn't like all that excitement and what not, but the quiet was certainly nice every now and then as well. "I don't know; you'll have to get used to it, I suppose." It's not like he'd stop talking to them. Well.. Liv was back at Beauxbatons by now, but he'd definitely continue hanging with Ella on a regular basis. And all his friends.

Vanessa laughed as he took in a breath of air. "Sorry, whenever I'm excited I tend to hurt people, even though I don't mean to." She said shaking her head at herself. She rubbed her arm nervously and nodded as he said he would tell Ella. She was scared of her reaction. She knew she would probably be mad..or at least annoyed.

Savannah smiled weakly at him, nodding her head."It's a bit dark here it's better than the crowd."She said, looking around. It would have been scary if she was alone but it changed now that Aiden was here. The creepiness managed to disappear. It was just some random quiet place.""They just kind of felt like a threat to me and that Ella girl made it seem like you liked her or something. It made me worried."she said, with an honest shrug.

"I understand," he said with a chuckle, looking at her and her beautiful face. Wait did he really just think that? You're over her, you're over her, you're over her, he thought to himself. Then he thought about Ella and her apologizing idea. May as well ask now right? "Err...has Ella spoken with you lately?" he asked her.

Vanessa nodded. Once he brought up Ella she sighed. She might as well tell him. "She apologized to me and I didn't believe her. Well I believed her...somewhat but I think it's a trick. She doesn't seem like herself after these past few weeks." She shrugged. "Anyways, she said that she thought the main problem was you..and I told her I'm moving on..from you. Seeming as..well yeah." She said getting quite nervous now. "So have you heard about Trixie?" She asked trying to get off the subject.

He listened as she told him about Ella apologizing. "I did say you might appreciate it," he admitted in defeat. It seemed like no one was getting forgiveness these days. "I'd give her a chance Vanessa. She and I want to change," she explained to her, fixing the hat he wore. His long hair was annoying. He guessed everyone was going to think that. For the rest of their lives. "Oh I heard. I talked to her and gave her an apology note which I didn't get acceptance from. Was I expecting it? No. Not really," he muttered, kicking a pebble.

"Oh..." She said trailing off. How was she supposed to know he told Ella that she would appreciate it? "I'll give her a chance but...it's going to be hard getting used to her being...nice." She said thinking of Ella as nice. *shudder*

Vanessa listened as he told her about Trixie. "I couldn't believe she lost most of her memory though, it's horrible." She said sighing. "And I met Milo..her boyfriend and then I talked to her and then apparently the broke up." She said feeling horrible for her friend. How could she go through so much?

"I know it will be hard but maybe her being nice can result in a great friendship," Patrick suggested, offering his thoughts. You never knew what one thing led to. Ella being nice? Yeah that was a really crazy thought. Maybe he'd find it more enjoyable someday.

Patrick just sighed and gave her a look like 'I've heard that a 1,000 times so please stop'. He hated hearing her say it when he already felt bad enough about it. "Thanks to Miss Ella," he added after she mentioned Milo. Didn't she accidentally ruin them or something? "I don't think that kid likes me. I'd like to punch him for making Trixie suffer to be truthful."

"Maybe...but being honest, I doubt it." She said shrugging. It was her opinion on Ella. She didn't really like her at the start so why would she like her now? It wouldn't make sense at all.

She saw the look on his face and stopped. "Sorry." She said looking down at the ground. "What exactly did Ella do? Trixie never told me." She said kicking around a rock with her feet. She felt like a little kid again but she knew if she looked back up at him she would probably regret another word that she would say.

"Agreed," Aiden said, as he leaned his back against the side of some building and slid down to the ground. Feeling a few blades of grass poking out from some crack in the ground, he pulled them out and let them fall on the cement. "Well, I do like Ella, Savvy." He shrugged. Hmm. He padded down his pockets to make sure his wand was there. Ah, yes. In his back pocket. Not that he believed anything drastic would really happen right then, but the whole dark, deserted alley thing played with one's imagination.

Savannah blinked, a frown grew on her face."Like...like like or you just like her ?"she asked, her voice a bit lower than usual. Anyone could tell she was nervous. Savannah began to play with her long strands of blonde hair for comfort."Do you like me ?"She asked, looking at him, still playing with her hair. She was now biting her lip. Oh, this wasn't good at all....

Aiden gave a noisy sigh and let his head rest against the wall. "Can we not talk about 'liking' people?" The subject was so frequent that he was getting tired of it. And he didn't want to talk about it anymore. He wracked his brain for something else to say. "So, who all have you met so far?"

Savannah bit her lip,"Well obviously you don't want to answer me because you don't like me."She said, flatly. She was curious and had a right to know. It upset her a lot considering she had left her beautiful home for this crappy school just to get her heat broken by Aiden."People."She stated, not really wanting to talk about it.

"I don't want to answer because I don't want to talk about it," Aiden told her. No more on that subject for now. He sliently attempted to list the shops he had known in Hogsmeade, but he only came up with three. Perhaps they'd have a music store or something. That would be interesting and music was a good little escape. "People. Aah, how descriptive."

"You don't want to talk about it because you don't want to make me upset !"she snapped. Savannah could read Aiden like a book, why else would he not want to tell her ? Ugh, boys, she hated them."Well, I talked to your little friend Ella..."She said with a roll of her eyes."She attacked me! Not physically of course but she still attacked me verbally ! Oh, Aiden. It was awful. All i was doing was trying to be kind to the girl and she wanted to do was call me mean things and gloat about how you and her were extremely close."

"First of all, I don't even have a clue as to where I stand with her. Secondly, I do not want to talk about anything that has to do with one person having feelings for another person, no matter who it is!" All it ended up doing was getting Aiden worked up, and he was just tired of it. It wasn't because he wanted to spare anyone hard feelings, he was just done. Donedonedone! He folded his arms and released a breath of air. Here came the headache.

Savannah let out a loud huff and crossed her arms as well. A temper tantrum was erupting."I'm just telling you what she told me! You shouldn't get all mad at me about it."She said as she looked at Aiden"Look...."she took a pause and fixer her long blnode hair once again."Ï'm sorry, Aiden.I just really don't think you understand what I am feeling right now...."

Okay, so he probably shouldn't have phrased that last part so harshly, but he did want to move on with another conversation. "Forgive me for getting a bit mad.." He watched as she fussed over her blonde hair. He did have somewhat of an idea as to what she may have been feeling, but he had a habit of pushing away the things he didn't want to acknowledge just yet. "I just don't want to think right now, Savvy. Please talk about something innocuous."

Savannah looked up at him as he spoke, a tiny pout on her pretty little face. She wasn't really going to cry or anything, the whole "Savvy" thing made her feel much better. She felt like there was a chance that something could happen."Just please give me chance...?"she muttered, knowing he wanted to change the subject but she felt the need to get that out there. She let out a sigh,"What do you want to talk about ?"her voice didn't sound that happy.

Ehh. She asked so politely that he couldn't really be some git and say 'No, you can't!'. He ran a hand through his hair and then dropped his arm towards the ground so she'd sit. "Okay, go ahead." He'd brace himself. As long as there wouldn't be any tears. Hogwarts girls could probably make another lake with all the tears they cry. "I want to talk about quidditch. Or surfing. Or bands. Or sports." Gahh. He wanted to talk about guy stuff; seriously, he needed to get some closer male friends.

Savannah sat down besides him,she wasn't going to cry so that was a good thing."Go head and what ?"She asked, her head tilted to the side. She didn't really understand what he meant. She chuckled hearing him speak, he always had liked sports and surfing. She didn't know anything about them but she put up with it while they were dating."I don't remember much about either of those things, the only thindgs I know are the things you told me about from when we together...."

Aiden smirked a little. "Go ahead and speak. You said you wanted a chance to say something, right?" He rested his elbows on his knees. At least she wasn't against talking about that stuff, even though she was pretty much clueless about anything sport-related. Nah, he wouldn't make her talk about something she didn't even care for. "That's probably true. You can choose, then."

"Oh...right."Savannah said and then cleared her throat. She was preparing to give one of her big long speeches. It seemed like she had not done one of these since like....forever."Well, what I am mean by that is I think you should give me a chance to be with you. I'm not saying that you have to date me right now but could you atleast consider it ? I came all the way from France to be with you and I think I deserve a chance with you."she said, with a tiny cough at the end. Welll, that wasn't as long as expected. These speech things were usually much longer."No."she said, shaking her head."I want you to tell me about sports and stuff. I want you to reteach me all that stuff. Clearly you want to talk about that stuff so go on and head a talk about it."she said, smiling at him.

What she said next, he had been rather surprised about. Well.. somewhat surprised. Savannah actually had been nice about asking him to consider, and she did so with tact. See. He knew he had been right that there was a better self beneath her blonde hair and big eyes. He thought about what she had just said. "Okay," he finally said with a nod. "I don't want you to be waiting around for me or anything, though." Then he'd just feel really badly.

He smiled when she insisted that they not stray from the subject of sports. "All right. I mean, where do we start.." There were so many to choose from. He'd have to narrow it down. "Water sports, extreme sports, or regular sports? You choose."

"Uh....EXTREME SPORTS !"she said, with a big smile. Did she knew what an extreme sport was ? Somewhat. It seemed the most interesting.Savannah shrugged her shoulders,"I don't care about waiting as long as I get what I want in the end."She said, biting her lip. She then looked down at his lips and thought What the hell. She then kissed him lightly on the lips.

"Extreme sports. Excellent choice," Aiden grinned. She probably picked that one because it sounded the best. "Hmm. Well, I'd consider extreme sports to be like.. Skydiving, bungee jumping, motocross, cliff diving, spelunking.. that sort of 'out of the ordinary' stuff, the sports that give you the big adrenaline rushes." That's why Aiden loved them so much. For the rush, the escape. That's probably why most people liked them, though..

He was ready to go into more detail about skydiving, but he was stopped by Savannah's lips suddenly on his. For a second, it brought him back to their past. But he was in the present.. and he pulled away. "Savvy, don't." He wasn't over Ella. In fact, he was still waiting on her answer to him. No, he knew he couldn't just kiss Savannah like that.

Savannah frowned hearing him speak, she thought it would help. She seriously thought it would help. Of course it didn't because nothing at this school ever goes her way. Her lip began to tremble as she held back tears. Rejection like this was something she never felt before."Wh...what were you going to sa...say about sk.."gulp."Diving ?"She said, clearly upset about it. She was shocked but she wasn't going to throw a temper tantrum about it.

Ehh. In the words of The J. Geils Band, love stinks. Or.. even like stinks. Aiden frowned, not sure of what to do next. He resolved to put an arm around her because, well, they were friends for a while anyway. "Please, don't cry.." Because tears were not good. And there were too many of them watering up in her eyes already. She asked what he was going to say about skydiving, but he had already forgotten.

Savannah shook her head, no.She wasn't going to let herself cry."I've never been rejected for a kiss before, or rejected at all."She said her eyes still watery but she wasn't crying. She could feel his arm around her shoulder and Savannah wanted to lay her head on his shoulder but knew he would protest immeaditly. Everything just....was awful right now."I hate my life."Savannah said, crossing her arms over her chest. It was a bit of an over reaction to this but she couldn't help it. It hurt, a lot.

"There seems to be a lot of that going around. Rejection, that is." Aiden hoped that he'd be spared, but he wasn't so sure. Perhaps some good would come out of this for Savannah, though. Maybe it'd build some better character for her or something. And, after all, nothing was set in stone. "Don't say you hate your life, Savvy. There are tons of people who have it a lot worse," he told her gently.

Savannah went against her better judgement and layed her head on his shoulder anyway."I don't care ! I don't deserve it and I also don't deserve they way people are treating me at this school ! Ella called me a freaking toad ! Trixie doesn't even remember me and...."She banged her head into his shoulder and sobbed."No. I have it worse..."she sobbed into his shoulder."I leave my home for a boy who doesn't even like me. All of his friends hate me, everyone at this school hates me actually..I juust wish I never came..."she said.

"Savannah, you were a lot worse to them than they were to you.." Well, Aiden had to say it. If Savannah honestly didn't realize that, then she was mental. "Trixie recently had some memory loss, that's why she doesn't remember you," he added. And if resting her head on his shoulder would keep her from crying anymore, then by all means, he'd let her.

Savannah snapped her head up to look at Aiden,"You don't even know how I treated them. She could be lying for all we know! And that girl likes to lie, I know she does. She did at Beauxbatons all the time."Savannah said, shaking her head. She still couldn't understand why he liked her at all. Ella was just so.....bleh."OF COURSE SHE DID !"Savannah said, of course her only friend at this school wouldn't even remember her !

"Then you tell me, Savannah. Tell me the truth about how you treated people - and not your friends, I mean everyone." Aiden hadn't just heard about Savvy from Liv or Ella, but loads of people. She couldn't deny it. And hadn't he said that he wanted to get off the topic of liking people? Yes. He had. "You can still be friends with Trixie."

Uh oh. He called her 'Savannah' this wasn't good. Things were serious when she was called by heer full name by Aiden."I...uhm..I..."she stuttered, okay so she was a little mean to people but that was because they didn't listen to her ! "Ï was mean to them alright ? They rebelled against what I wanted at Beauxbatons which was peace and quiet and a good school. They went against it, Aiden. I had no choice ! I didn't like that Olivia girl's hair color and piercing and stuff because it made us look bad ! You can't have students at one of the best schools in the world dressing and acting like those two acted !" She said, in a stern voice. Alas, Evil Dictator Savannah was coming back."It's kind of hard to be friends with somebosy when they don't even remember you !"she snapped at him.

Well, at least she was admitting it now. Not that it made her previous behavior any less acceptable. Jeez. Girls just needed to chill out. "It's just a hair color. And piercings. It's her body, so she should be able to do whatever she wants to it," he shrugged. It seemed that almost every time he and Savannah hung out, they ended up arguing somehow. "I mean, you can become friends with her again." It was called 'effort.'

Savannah let out an angry sigh. Couldn't he understand? Of course not, he was a boy and boys didn't understand anything."Are you saying you actually liked that hair and her weird piercing ? Oh, and she had a tattoo as well !"She said, shaking her head. Savannah had always thought that Olivia girl was disgusting ! Why would anyone do that to themselves ?"I just don't think you understand, Aiden. Beauxbatons students need to look a certain way...."

This is what he was talking about when he told her she was judgmental. "Oh, so I suppose you base character upon sheer looks, then? If pink hair pleases her, then let her have pink hair for Merlin's sake." Pfft. Beauxbatons students needed to look a certain way. Ridiculous rule. "Maybe if people like you wouldn't go around stomping on others' emotions, then she wouldn't have felt the need to express herself through her appearance so much."

Savannah let out a sigh, running her fingers through her long blonde hair.Why was it he never understood nor ever cared to listen what she had to say ? Clearly he was right and she hated other people being right."NO !"she snapped, tears forming in her eyes out of fusteration."It has a lot to do with it though ! Somebody with CLASS wouldn't do that to their body."She said.

Savannah couldn't help but think this way, Aidn knew her parents. They always were conservative people. Savanna couldn't help that she wa brought up to no lik that stuff."I didn't stomp on their emotions ! You don't understand....."She said, shoving her headback onto his shoulder. She could feel his shirt totally wet. She didn't care though.

Aiden took a breath, then let it all out between his teeth. "Whatever, Savannah." She was too caught up in social status and appearances. When would she realize this?

"Yeah. I do understand." He felt her head back on his shoulder again and looked down to see it rather wet. He sighed and shifted his head back to stare blankly across the alley.

Savannah contiued crying on his shoulder, she didn't like seein Aiden mad at her. It made her feel terrible. She felt like an awful person." No you don't Aiden. You wouldn't be mad at me if you did understand."She said with another sigh. She seemed to be sighing a lot lately.

"I'm not mad at you, okay?" Aiden was beginning to build an immunity to girls crying now. Lovely. In no time he'd be devoid of all human emotion. Pfft. "You can't convince me that you weren't a snobby bwitch at Beauxbatons. Now you just have to change, and then show people that you've changed." Maybe then people would like her more.

"LIES."Savannah said, her head stil on his shoulder."What happens if I do listen ? I an't just change Aiden... I don't know how to act....nice."she said, her head still on his shoulder. She would try it if it would help get Aiden back.

Aiden couldn't really comprehend her not knowing how to be nice. Just follow that corny 'treat others as you would wish to be treated' rule that was taught in all those muggle schools, and she'd be set. "I don't know. Give it a shot, I guess." Aiden sighed, tired of all this and just tired of things in general. And.. literally tired, as well. The sky was getting darker by the minute and his sleep deprivation seemed to suddenly hit him. He shut his eyes, figuring she wouldn't notice anyway, and allowed his head to settle against the brick once again.

Savannah had now stopped crying but there were still a fair amount of tear stains on her cheek from the makeup. Sigh."I don't know how..."She whined. She wanted to do it as long as Aiden would give her a chance then. Plus she REALLY didn't know how to be ..... nice. Savannah looked up at Aiden for a moment to see his eyes shut. "Are you okay ?" she asked, her voice a bit soft.

Okay, if she didn't know how to be nice, she'd have to learn by watching others or something. He couldn't show her step by step how to be nice to someone. Plus, maybe Aiden wouldn't be the best example out there.. "Yeah, I'm fine. Just drowsy, that's all," he answered, still keeping his eyes closed. He'd have to leave fairly soon, before he basically fell asleep in some random dark alley.

Savannah leaned her head back on his shoulder as he spoke. She nodded her head as she listened to him speak,"I'm really tired too but I don't want to leave. I am kind of comfy right now."she said ,laughing slightly. Aiden was a nice pillow and there was no point in denying that. It reminded her of old times when Aiden didn't Hate her. Ugh. He denied it but she knew he was lying, she just knew it.

Ah, a human pillow. "Glad to know that I'm useful in at least one way," he muttered with a smirk. He lifted his wrist and forced his eyelids open to glance at his watch. "We better leave Hogsmeade soon, you know." His arm dropped to the ground. His bed would be a lot more comfortable than this rough brick wall.

Savannah nodded, her eyes shut. "Mhm."she muttered, seconds from falling asleep. Unknowingly she wrapped her arms around his waist, she always needed something to wrap her arms around why she slept. This was the main reason why she needed a teddy bear at night. So Aiden was her Teddy Bear and shortly, Savannah fell asleep. She didn't hear what he said about leaving.

Aiden's mind was wandering. He hadn't heard from Ella since.. well, since he told her. Nothing like keeping him on the edge of his seat or anything. He felt arms wrap around his waist. Erm. Okay, this was too close for comfort. Well, not for Savannah, apparently. "I think it's about time to leave, Savvy," he told her, returning her arms back to her lap and shifting his body so she'd see that he was going to stand up.

Savannah let out a tiny grunt as Aiden moved her arm and spoke. Couldn't he see that she didn't want him to move ? Ugh. Savannah opened her eyes and felt Aiden start to move, she let out a sigh and got off, wiping dust off her jeans."That was...."She started to say and then trailed off. She didn't really know what that was.

The sixth year finally stood up from the ground, stretching his back a bit until he felt it crack. Sure, it was easy to see that Savannah was irked that he moved, but he behaved as though he didn't know. It was just simpler that way. He looked to her, waiting her for her to finish her sentence, but she ended up trailing off. "Right, well let's go then." He turned and began walking in the direction of the main street.

For Bearryyy <3
 

Lucy decided to take a break from...doing whatever she had been doing for the past two weeks and came to Hogsmeade to have some fun. But now she needed some people to have fun with...where was everyone? Walking down a back alley, she leaned up against a wall and sang to herself.

"I'm only gonna break break your break break your heart..." Tapping her foot to the beats, she closed her eyes and waited for something or someone to approach her. Cause this was booooring.

Riding around Hogsmeade, just riding like he promised, Tyler needed something to do other than this. With his headphones plugged in, he searched for a song to listen to. Making a random turn on the street, Ty found himself in the back alley and smriking at a certain red-head. "Beautiful girls all over the world I could be chasing but my time would be wasted. They got nothing on you baby, Nothing on you baby," he sang as he skated in front of her.

Lucy's eyes popped open as she heard wheels on the pavement and then heard a familair voice singing a song. She smiled to herself--finally.

"And I might say hi, and I might say hey, but you shouldn't worry about what they say, cause they got nothing on you baby, nothing on you," She sang and then laughed. "Hai there Cupcake...long time no see," She said and then her arms were around him.

Tyler chuckled as Lucy sang the rest of the song and wrapped her arms around him. "It has been a long while since we were together," he said and stepped off his board. No use in it right now. "So what have you been up to lately?" he asked and placed his arm around her shoulder.

"It haaaas," She replied and brushed some of his hair away from his face. She couldn't even remember the last time they had hung out.

"Lately? Not much...though I did miss this." And she kissed him cause it had been too long, hehe.

Tyler smiled and chuckled into the kiss. It was all because he had missed that too. "I missed that too," he smiled and kissed Lucy's forehead. "So instead of staying in this weird alley, why don't we go somewhere for comfy?" he asked, with a laugh in his voice.

Lucy grinned at him as he kissed her forehead and nodded at his suggestion. "Sure, why not? How about...The Three Broomsticks?" She suggested and then slipped her hand in his. This alley was weird.

"Sure, let's go," Tyler smiled and led at the way to the Three Broomsticks. This alley did give him a weird vibe and he just needed to get away as fast as possible.

Katie <3
 

Trixie walked down one of the back alleys of Hogsmeade. Well actually she had got lost but that was excusable seeing as she was a new student and well had lost her memory. But now she was just bored. Where the heck did she go from here? Err she needed entertainment now. An seeing as she couldn't find any of her other friends. Were they still talking to the healer, or had truberidge finally got to them?

So for some reason Oliver had wandered along to the Hogs Head out of curiosity following the stuff that went on last year. He stood for a while looking up at the severed pig's head on the sign outside pondering whether or not to go in. The place gave him the creeps fo sho but hadn't it always? Even before that Sam dude invaded his mind and made him hurt his friends?

He screwed up his face into a rather petulant expression. Where was that Gryffindor side of him now, eh? Stupid ruddy coward.

And so he totally chickened out of going inside and walked away deep in thought and not really taking in his surroundings. He must have been half way down the back alley before he got his bearings and blinked as if coming out of a dream. A frown of confusion creased his features as he spotted someone up ahead and it took his eyes and brain a few moments to work out that it was in fact Trixie.

'No dodgy barmen then.'

Phew.

He instantly relaxed and approached the girl who was looking rather lost. “Come here often?” He smirked and wiggled his eyebrows as he approached his housemate and now team-mate. “You alright.. you look, sorta lost?”

Trixie turned as she heard a vaguely, pfft yeah right, very familiar voice. "Oliver" she grinned as he approached her. "Yes I just love to spend my spare time walking down dark creepy alleys" she said sarcastically. That was one thing the pair shared. They were just so witty all the time. "No I'm not lost" she totally lied. Haha what an awful lie that was and she knew that Oliver wouldn't believe it one bit. "Fine yes, i got lost" she told him. "Wasn't my fault. I've never been here before" she smiled. "And even if I have I wouldn't remember it" she informed him. Yeah. That was a good enough excuse which was partly true. Well she had got lost yes but curiosity may have got the better of her. "And you can't say anything, is this where you like to secretly dance?" she asked a mischievous grin planted on her face. Clothes pegs. That ws what she needed. And preferably pillow and a saucepan on her head.

Oh ho ho! This chick was a funny one. Oliver smirked at her and her very sarcastic response. “You then, are a freak.” He replied. Slytherins hanging around in a darkened alley way? Oh how the other houses would gossip.. 'sept Oliver and Trixie were not your run of the mill evil Slytherin types were they? Yes, they were both ambitious and determined and sarcastic and possibly even a little bit obnoxious, but neither of then were hardly your next Lord Voldemort. heh. What a ruddy awful reputation the Greens had.

Her admission to being lost was sort of endearing to Oliver and the cutting remark he had on the tip of his silver tongue was forgotten and he smiled instead. “Look.. you're going the wrong way.” He said gently and gestured the way he had just come. Dancing? Heh. “Yeah.” He said flatly. “I was coming along here so no one would see me in my tap shoes.” Bahahaha! Oliver Greenwood in tap shoes? Errrh.. not gonna happen. So why was he here in this dodgy looking alley? Erm.. “No.. I sorta got lost in my thoughts and lost my bearings a little.” No. he was not lost. “So..ya fancy a butterbeer?” He asked the girl, stuffed his hands in his jeans pockets and nodded back towards the Hogs Head. Company – that's what he needed and then he would have no fear of going inside.

Trixie rolled her eyes. yes again, like she always did when she was around Oliver. "Well aren't you just the most charming guy I have ever met?" she said sarcastically giggling slightly. Pfft Freak. Whatever. But the Alley wasn't that bad was it. It's an alley way for Merlins sake not some kind of place where you hatch up evil plans or whatever it was that the other houses thought Slytherins would be doing all the time. Yes because they were all Dark Wizards right Haha! Well if Trixie and Olivers sarcastic, obnoxious comments were anything to go by they were far from it.

Trixie raised an eyebrow. "Me going the wrong way?" she questioned as if she was about to say he was wrong. "Now actually that is probably right" she pondered. What? She didn't know where she was? Heck she didn't even know what Hogsmeade was originally. "Hey, No making fun of tap dancing" she told him a smile planted on her face. She was trained in that as well. Triple timesteps came as naturally to her as walking did. "In your thoughts? Now the Slytherin captain has lost his bearings?" she asked laughing. Well that would be helpful in a game wouldn't it? Ad now his offer of a Butterbeer. "Erm, yeah sure if you like" she smiled. Well she could do with a light refreshment but butterbeer just didn't sound like her thing really. Though a pumpkin juice. Yes that was an offer she couldn't refuse.

Ask the egotistical Slytherin a question like that and of course he's going to agree. It was a given really, even if asked sarcastically. “So I've been told.” He nodded and shrugged.

He looked back in the direction he'd come. “Well considering I came along that way from the main street then, yeah, I'd say you were heading the wrong way.” He smiled when she agreed and not one of those 'HA HA I'M RIGHT' smiles either – just a nice normal smile at the girl with the memory loss who was going the wrong way. “C'mon.” He said taking her arm and guiding her towards the main street.

“I wasn't making fun of it.” He said genuinely, his eyebrows raised and the faintest hint of protest in his tone. “I jus' don't think my reputation could handle me being seen in a pair of tap shoes.” He laughed. “But it's obviously a real skill. I'd love to see your moves sometime, Trix.” Because, lets face it, Oliver was ok at dancing... he could ballroom dance and mimic his hero Micky Jackson, but he could never do the sort of stuff Trixie did. She was a trained dancer fer Merlin's sake!

He grinned at the question. “He might have done. He was too busy thinking about...” Crazy barkeepers and attacking his friends. “...Quidditch.”

They were getting closer to the main street. Maybe the Hogshead wasn't a good idea today. “Three Broomsticks?”

Trixie rolled her eyes once gain. Goodness he really did have a forever growing Ego. He wouldn't be able to hold it in sometime soon. Well he didn't have a problem sharing it really.

Trixie nodded. "Eh but you can't exactly blame me" she defended herself. But the smile she received from oliver was actually genuine and not one of those boastful smiles. So Trixie relaxed a little. "And it is my first time here" she sighed. She was taken by the arm over to the apparently correct direction and there was no protestation from the Blonde, unlike what usually happened. "Thanks Oliver" she smiled sweetly.

Trix raised her eyebrows slightly and grinned slightly evilly. "Oh I don't know Oliver, I'm sure you friends would LOVE to see you in a pair of tap shoes. I know Trixie Malfoy certainly would" she said teasingly. Well she felt as home in a pair of tap shoes then she did in a pair of heels that she usually wore. "Don't worry Oliver, you WILL get to see my 'skills' some time" she reassured him. Well Trixie wouldn't miss the opportunity to show off her skills, no matter where or who she was with.

"Of course you were" Trixie said rolling her eyes. "When aren't you?" she asked with a smirk. Well he was captain so he kinda did have an excuse to be thinking about it. But the pause was kinda unconvincing. "Well hope you don't loose your bearings on the Quidditch Pitch. Wouldn't want to make a fool of yourself eh Oliver?" cue smirk.

Trixie nodded. "The Three Broomsticks sounds great." And grin!

Next post Three Broomsticks? <3
 

Trixie could be forgiven for her retort but Oliver hadn't on this occasion been being sarcastic, but her smile that followed her defensive question told the boy that she eventually understood. “No.” He replied anyway with a shake of the head. “I wonder if it is.” He mumbled thoughtfully in response to her comment. “You could have been here a gazillion times before you thwacked your head for all you know.” hehe. He nodded to her thanks as they headed the right way towards the street.

He laughed openly at her words and also at the mental image of him in a pair of tap shoes.. which were red in his head for some strange reason. “Wonder if I could transfigure my trainers into a pair of tap shoes..” He mused as he looked down at them. “Then you could show me how it's done.” Could be fun. He wouldn't say 'no' to a little private tuition from Trixie Malfoy. Heh.

“I'd better.” He replied. He wanted to see if she was as good as she made out she was.

He rolled his eyes. “I don't spend my entire life thinking about Quidditch you know?” Like, really? “I also think about food.. and girls.. and.... wait, no - that's all.” He joked with a smirk. He snorted at her joke. “Chyeah.. that could be embarrassing.” He agreed.

Three Broomsticks – great! Thank Merlin she hadn't suggested the Hogs Head instead. Guh.

Lexy and Manda[?]
 

Cameron was a GREAT multi-tasker. Like.. chuff your boyfriend off to some random friend and go to Hogwarts, get changed and change the bagpipes er.. skirt into something inconspicous. So now, in a horrible plaid skirt, leggings and a black singlet Cam appeared looking decidedly disgusted. She didn't LIKE wearing plaid.

YEUCK.

Her face crinkled in repulsion when she SMELT the place Lori had allocated to meet. Was she.. normal? The place reeeeeked! URGH.

"LORI!" Urgh. They needed to get this over and done with. And quickly. "Let's do this quick.. this place stinkers."

After reading the note, Raven was absolutely furious; no one got away with taking her bagpipes and would escape without injury. She stormed into Hogsmeade then headed into the dark alley, her wand in hand and stood firmly in the middle of the alley. "Oy cowards! Get out here and face me!" she called out in a tone which was filled with immense rage, whoever was foolish enough to just hide away; was gonna be found and taught a serious lesson.

In the stillness of the dim alleyway, a sudden breeze picks up dirt and small debris in the narrow passage. From the twisting and churning haze leaped forth a green-haired young lady, landing on her boots with a soft thud. As the wind began to settle, she quickly looked behind her, then ahead, her dark eyes taking assessment of her surroundings quickly. Seeing no immediate threat to her well being, she draws herself up and dusts herself off, then looks at the candle portkey in her hand. "Works like a charm" she murmured as she playfully tosses and catches it, then tucks it away in her shoulder bag. Stealthily she makes her way towards the brighter end of the passage, then rounds the corner to the busy street outside.

Lori frowned as Cammy came into the light. "What are you wearing?" It was disgusting. That skirt should NOT have been seeing the light of day, nuh-uh. Her nose crinkled again as Cam mentioned the smell and she nodded.

"You got the hostage?" In other words, the bagpipes.

WAAAAIT! "What the HECK happened to your hair? It was all brown the last time I saw you." Pshhh.

The 'Puff pulled her Gryffindor friend into the shadows and chewed at her lip, before whispering harsly in Cams ear. "We got company...." EEEEEP! Time to run?

Cameron grinned, "It's the bagpipes.. it was the only thing I could think of." Taking out her wand, she nodded to Lolly's next question. "Yep.. one sec.." Muttering a quick reverso, she took a quick sigh of relief as they returned to their normal state. She'd been petrified her magic could've ruined them.
Frowning, she pulled a red strand to her eyes, "Oliver hated it.. " She shrugged and thrust the stupid instrument into Lori's hands.

"Now.. what-"

She was cut off by the sound of Raven's voice. Her heart stopped beating and she turned to Lori. EEEEEEEK!
"W-w-what do we do n-now?" She stammered out, absolutely terrified.
"R-run?" She asked meekly.

Lori frowned again, and rolled her eyes. "A BAG could have worked. It's in the bloody name! Or bring a bag and shrink the bloody things. Turning them into a skirt? REALLY, Cam?" Merlin, Cammy had a fashion sense -obviously not as good as Lori's- but really?

Trust Glitter Poodle to not like it. Lori muttered a hmpfh in return and held the bagpipes for a second, before thrusting them back into Cammy's arms. "You stole themmmm!" HAH!


...

What did they do now? Oh. ER. "We... give her the bagpipes, and then run, yeah? Or I have a carrier bag, we can put the bagpipes on that, run and shout where they are while we're running?" She whispered, almost clawing at Cammy's hand, terrified.

Cameron eyed her, "You think a plaid bag with some random pipey things hanging off is not obvious!?" She hadn't actually thought of it like that - more "SHEET I'M LATE, DISGUISE THE BAGPIPES"

Not, "hmm.. what would be the best idea?"

Cammy wasn't a logical mind anyway.

The red-head grinned, "Go take it up with him, my dearest hairstylist.. but I liked it red to be honest." She still thought the brown was easier to handle. It didn't look like she was on fire all the time.

WHUTTT!? "That's because you were too chicken tooo! It was YOUR idea!11!!!!one!!!" MUH. This chikka was ridiculous.

Cameron was losing blood circulation at how tightly Lori was holding her hand. Um..
"Give her the bagpipes and run.. nice and simple, yeah?" Hopefully she sounded confidant because inside she wanted to run to her mummma and cry.

Typical, two girls who decided to take her bagpipes were scared and wouldn't show themselves. Raven wasn't leaving until she got her revenge on both girls and of course had her bagpipes back safely. "Are you two such big chickens that you won't get out here?" she started making clucking like a chicken then chuckled deviously. She definitely knew how to stir up a situation.

Lori chuckled softly and nodded her head in the darkness. "I think it looks fine anyway. And we now have the bagpipes, and she's heeeere, so we should... Give it to her."

And die.

ACK!

To say Lori was scared as an understatement, but for her to just run now, would mean they had gone through it all for nothing. "Ha! Very mature, Athlon. Listen, okay? You can have your bagpipes back, as long as YOU promise to get the hell lost, stay away from Cam, stay away from my boyfriend, and me. And let us run back to the castle. If not, say your goodbyes to the bagpipes in your thoughts now." That was enough of a bargain right? And it was dark, so Raven couldn't see them.

Evidently, because her voice had echoed, she couldn't pinpoint where they were.....
yet.

Raven chuckled at Lori's offer, did the Hufflepuff think she was stupid honestly? "Hmmm... let me get this straight.. you want me to leave you, Adam and Cameron alone in order to get my bagpipes back." She stood there and thought about the deal, it was rather stupid. "Let me explain something, I don't take deals from people I can't trust.." she spoke as she headed further into the dark alley, looking around for the two girls with her wand aimed in front of her.

"Now if you'd like to come out here and discuss this civilly, I'd be more willing to accept this ridiculous offer." Raven hesitantly lowered her wand, putting it away in her robes and waiting to see if the two girls were willing to actually talk about this properly.

Cam reasoned it was just easier to let Lori deal with things.. she seemed to be handelling it fine actually. More than fine. Raven's voice sent CHILLS down the redheads spine. She gripped Lori's arm and gulped. That was bloody scary.

Discuss? Civilly? With RAVEN? Was she crazy? PFT NO! But Lori seemed to accept this and Cameron stared into the darkness. The crazy Snakey probably had her wand ready to hex their butts off. Funnily enough, she suddenly realised how ironic it was. Oliver had said this would happen >.< She didn't really like it when was right.

She giggled feebly at Lori's joke. "Yeah.. wouldn't want to damage that perfect hairdo.." erk! The place STUNK :( She really just want to get out.

Su.. what was it going to be then Ravveeeeeen?