Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie

Kurumi was a little relieved when his hand left his nose, implying that perhaps she had said the right thing. Or, well, that her silence had been the right thing. When he apologized, all she could do was smile. It wasn't a very bigone, and was more shy than any other emotion, but it was there. In some way, this moment of them both apologizing for one thing but really meaning something much more implied that they were taking ownership of their actions. Ownership of everything that had happened...that was happening. It was almost refreshing, although that wasn't the right word by a long shot. "It's....it's alright....Lewis," she said, her faint smile still tugging at her lips.

Really. Despite the fact that they both were constantly apologizing for everything...Kurumi still didn't really feel regret. Guilt. Yes. That was there. That would probably always be there. But regret? Never.

Heart still pounding in her chest louder than a taiko drum, Kurumi caught herself just staring into his green eyes, getting lost there. Being found there. Her breathing was still shaky as her mind tried to overpower her emotions so that she could regain some sort of control over the situation she now found herself in. But this was proving to be difficult. Very very difficult.

Closing her eyes for just a second, Kurumi took a deep breath and opened her eyes again - the violet color still lingering there for another few seconds before vanishing. Kurumi's heart had found a rhythm now, a fast one, but it was still a steady one as she thought more on what he had just said to her. The he wanted her. He wanted them. Another faint smile tugged at her lips and Kurumi's hand reached up to her chest to grip the fabric of her shirt when...

....what?

Kurumi's eyes widened to match his and lowered to his mouth that was currently hanging open. "W-What's working..." she whispered before he finished his thought. But when he did, her eyes widened even more and both hands went to her temples and her two medicine fingers traced over her eyelids as if in doing so she would be able to feel the color. Her eyes, back to brown now, were back to searching his again and the smile tugging at his lips did not go unnoticed. Her cheeks rose in color again and her heart was back to beating at all sorts of rhythm.

Averting her gaze from his for a moment, Kurumi lifted her goblet up just long enough to be able to look at herself in its reflective surface, only to see that her eyes were not violet but brown. Lewis wouldn't lie to her, not about this, which only confused her now. It had been temporary? Only for a moment? But why? What had caused them to...

Lewis.

Kurumi tried to hold on to his pinky with her own for just a little longer, but she eventually surrendered to the truth and watched as their fingers left each others. Her hand slowly closed into a small fist before dropping back to her lap. She didn't say anything else as he walked away, but her eyes never left him. Not until he was back at the table and sitting down. Even then, she couldn't take her eyes off him. Not yet. Her eyes did look to the Slytherin table again. To Jonathan. Breathing in heavily, she closed her eyes again. I'm sorry....

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Kurumi simply nodded enthusiastically as she continued to sip on her pumpkin juice. Yep. That was about it. She was sort of one of them and they were never exclusive when it came to who they spoke to in the kitchens. They were such lovely creatures. She simply couldn't understand why Jonathan always wrinkled his nose and gave her weird looks when she spoke of them as friends. Nothing strange about that at all, right?

Kurumi's eyes widened and she sort of just gawked at Jezz for a moment. Had she told her about her...broom experience the last match she had played Seeker? That had been her second...no...third...no...wait, yes. Yes, third year. She thought. Time was a little fuzzy right now. "No, I don't plan on it," she said, shaking her head. Never again, thank you very much.

Smiling, Kurumi grabbed Zeke's goblet and began to pour him some pumpkin juice when she sort of just froze. The juice continued to slowly pour out of the container, coming dangerously close to the brim of the cup, but Kurumi showed no signs of realizing this. In fact, her eyes were just sort of glazed over as if deep in thought about something. Only she wasn't thinking about anything at all.

Her eyes refocused and the muscles in her arms suddenly relaxed, but it was too late. Pumpkin juice was now all over the table and trickling in every which direction. "Oh my stars! I-I-I'm so sorry!" she squeaked, immediately setting the filled to the brim of pumpkin juice goblet on the table and removing her wand. "D-Did any of it get on your robes?"

Originally Posted by fanficfanatict

Mr. Gideon? Selina could not help but smirk at the nickname. It did not seem like Gideon to allow people to give him the prefix of Mr., but the redhead now knew what her new nickname for the term was going to be. The little blonde Irish kid did not even know it, but he had just given her some prime material for the upcoming term. The prefect boy was going to rue the day he allowed someone to call him Mr. because Selina was not going to let him forget it.

However, this kid liked to talk and just talk about nonsense. He could make his points in a lot fewer words and stating the obvious was a little tiring on the ears, but he was one of the younger students and Selina remembered being that excitable at his age. Merlin, she was still that excitable and she was three years his senior... or was he a first year? Regardless, the Irish boy was younger than her. "Yeah, the loud voice comes in handy. Especially when I need to make a message in the Common Room for Kurumi, your prefect." Because everyone knew that Selina was much louder than Kurumi, which was not necessarily a good thing.

However, when he told her his name she could not help but cock and eyebrow. Tag? What sort of name was that? It sounded like he was playing a joke on her, but she did not want to be rude and call him out on it if it really was the poor boy's name, "Well it's a pleasure to meet you Tag. And I can tell your Irish. I'm half so my Da's side of the family sounds just like you."



She watched amusedly as the young girl scarfed down the two cookies that Selina had offered her. Honestly, this girl's appetite reminded her a lot of her own passion for food. Eating was an art that most people ignored because, well, it could get gross at times. But Selina did not care about that... food was food and it was always delicious.

As the girl swallowed her cookies she questioned if Selina had anymore cookies. With a chuckle Selina replied, "Yeah... they are over there by the Gryffindor female prefect. Good general rule, if you are ever hungry you find her," she said pointing out Kurumi, "she always has food on her... usually cookies."

Then she smiled and offered her hand, "I'm Selina, you are?"



Gideon's comment about righting up the rule breaker finally made Selina erupt with a laugh. She had been holding it in their entire poker faced match and that comment had pushed her over the edge. In her head, she could just see Gideon going to Bentley and telling her that Selina needed detention for yelling. What an awkward scene that would be because it was common knowledge that Selina and Gideon were dating. Although, she internally really wanted him to write her up to just see what Bentley would do when handed the sip. She would pay five galleons to see that.

But her laugh stopped short when Gideon threatened potions detention. It was not funny anymore and her mouth hung open in shock, "You would not DARE put me through the torture.... would you?" Oh Merlin, it was like a nightmare. It was not that she did not like Lafay except that fact that Lafay terrified Selina, it was just that she hated potions. It was nothing to be bashful about... it was the truth.

She did not have time to comment about it when she was flown forward toward Gideon, but she stopped herself. The Great Hall was no place for romantic canoodling even if Selina wanted to. She was a mature fifth year hardly and she was going to show the younger students how to behave... kind of... maybe screaming was not good role model behavior.

Gideon cleared up all of her confusion with Anya though when he explained about the hand holding lost concept. She blushed and looked down at the ground not wanting to meet his gaze, "Well it is logical and all... perhaps you should try not to lose me more often." Because she liked the handholding thing.



Then Grayson had entered with his smirk that Selina wanted so desperately to tell him to wipe off of his face. But after knowing Grayson for a year asking him to lose the smirk was like asking a penguin to fly... it was sadly impossible.

So she brushed off her secret wish and listened to him talk about his summer. It would have been nice to see him over the summer after they had sort of come to an understanding the year before. Everything between them was not sunshine, lolipops, and rainbows, but it was better than it had been before. Grayson was a nice guy underneath the not-so-nice guy, "Holiday was good. I got to hang out with my Da for a majority of it at summer training. It was brilliant."



The younger girl was always soft spoken, but she was really testing the theory of near silence when she spoke. Selina had to lean into make sure that she had really heard the girl correctly. When she caught onto what she was saying Selina nodded curiously. The girl was not being clear as to how she was, but perhaps she was just thinking of something that made her awkward transition in wellness more understandable, "Well that's good... you ready for the new term?"



Selina could not help but laugh at the image of herself flying through the air dressed as a lion. She started off replying to Kurumi, "Aww come on, you know I would never, ever dress up as a li-" when she suddenly stopped short at Kurumi's logic. The redhead's demeanor completely changed. All of the sudden she was serious and thinking about strategy for Quidditch.

Her blue eyes flicked up to Kurumi when she said, "Do you really think that could help? The bulky clothes thing I mean? The agility factor could definitely make us more of a threat... Yeah.. hold on... I have to right that down." Now Selina was in Quidditch mode good job Kurumi.



Selina was suddenly very caught off guard by Anya. It was not that she did not love the little munchin, the kid had a way about her that always brought a smile to Selina's face. But the smile usually came after Selina had time to calm down from the wave of Anya's energy that always hit her like a force. The girl had a strong personality.

Just in typical Anya style, one moment they were talking about the summer and the next she was going on and on about matchy-matchy. Once Gideon caught her up to speed she nodded and narrowed her eyes at Anya, "Anya, you do know that holding hands isn't for loosing people right?" Because Selina had heard some rumors about a certain Hufflepuff.



WAS SHE READY FOR THE TERM TO START? Merlin, if she could wear war paint everyday to show how ready she was for the term to start she would. Although, something told her that Lafay would not like it if Selina randomly walked into potions with red war paint on both of her cheeks. No doubt she would be told it was a distraction, but that was the point. What was the problem, though, with showing a little pride? Pride was exactly what the Gryffindors had, which was ironic considering they were lions.

In response to Jezz, she said, "Yeah I am ready for this term start, already. Merlin, its like I'm so excited I can't sit still. Do you ever get like that? Because I know I do." Roaring at inappropriate times was usually the way that manifested itself.



As the headmaster spoke, Selina caught sight of a form walking in late to the feast. Her eyes noticed the red and gold emblem and she was tempted to motion to the person to sit down, but then the person seemed to already know where to sit. At a closer look the person was way to tall to be a first year or a second year. Why was such an older student walking in so late to the Feast? Selina herself had been late, but not as late as the person. And their entire stance emitted an aura of defeat. Who was this sad, sad person?

Quietly, trying not to disturb the Headmaster, Selina tip-toed over to the figure and attempted to sit beside him. She was close enough to make out the figure...

...Then her eyes flashed with recognition. She felt her stomach drop into her shoes and she wanted to do a plethora of things- scream, yell, punch, bite, kick. All she could muster was a whisper and it just slipped out as the Headmaster finished, "Christopher..."

Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie;

Kurumi smiled at this one Gryffindor, the one playing make believe with serving herself food. Kurumi's own stomach grumbled a bit and her eyes went back to the staff table where she hoped she would see the Headmaster standing up...but no such luck, not yet at least. "[B

Shouldn't be too much longer now[/B]," she said with a small wink.

Originally Posted by fanficfanatict

Selina was suddenly very caught off guard by Anya. It was not that she did not love the little munchin, the kid had a way about her that always brought a smile to Selina's face. But the smile usually came after Selina had time to calm down from the wave of Anya's energy that always hit her like a force. The girl had a strong personality.

Just in typical Anya style, one moment they were talking about the summer and the next she was going on and on about matchy-matchy. Once Gideon caught her up to speed she nodded and narrowed her eyes at Anya, "Anya, you do know that holding hands isn't for loosing people right?" Because Selina had heard some rumors about a certain Hufflepuff.

Originally Posted by swaEEtt

Charlie grinned and tried to look innocent. He would've denied laughing, but he remembered his promise not to lie to her, so he shrugged a little and said,"You. But not in a 'you're funny' way, in a 'glad to see your cute dorky little face' kind of way." He flashed her his famous winning smile before continuing to shovel down food. He paused and eyed the blonde.

"I'm a growing boy," He said flatly, although a small smirk rest on his lips. "I need to eat." and he then proceeded to pile more food into his plate.

Originally Posted by Wood'sLittleFlower

Originally Posted by Cassandra

Originally Posted by Cassandra

Originally Posted by swaEEtt

Charlie smiled and raised an eyebrow. "You have like, the cutest face I've ever seen. Aside from maybe my sister's. But your's is much more dorky than hers, so at least you win that title." He said, chuckling.

He was still eating, but he paused to lick his fingers and nod at Brooke. "Basically. They told me to leave because there wasn't enough food for anyone else." He said, smirking. He mostly doesn't like to eat in front of people, but he knew Brooke didn't care. "You don't seem to be eating much, though, so at least I'm having your share, right?"

Originally Posted by Cassandra

Originally Posted by Macavity

Originally Posted by fanficfanatict

As the headmaster spoke, Selina caught sight of a form walking in late to the feast. Her eyes noticed the red and gold emblem and she was tempted to motion to the person to sit down, but then the person seemed to already know where to sit. At a closer look the person was way to tall to be a first year or a second year. Why was such an older student walking in so late to the Feast? Selina herself had been late, but not as late as the person. And their entire stance emitted an aura of defeat. Who was this sad, sad person?

Quietly, trying not to disturb the Headmaster, Selina tip-toed over to the figure and attempted to sit beside him. She was close enough to make out the figure...

...Then her eyes flashed with recognition. She felt her stomach drop into her shoes and she wanted to do a plethora of things- scream, yell, punch, bite, kick. All she could muster was a whisper and it just slipped out as the Headmaster finished, "Christopher..."

Originally Posted by MrsHGranger

Originally Posted by Cassandra

Originally Posted by danceingqueen

Avery situated herself on the long hard Gryffindor bench and started to play with her food. She blinked thinking of all the good times she had when last year and started to miss her friends. She looked up at the candle lite sky and sighed everything had changed but was she ready to move on yet? This year she was determined to make new friends and get over the troubles at home and make a resolution not to fight with her brothers ether. This year was just getting started and Avery was ready for the good's the bad's and the otherwise.

Originally Posted by HJPotter

Maxwell began to eat, he was hungry but also tired. All he wanted to do was go back to his four-poster and pass out until tomorrow.

Originally Posted by gothicravenclaw

Trinity Walk over to Gryffindor Hey i was wondering if you would like to be friends.My name Is Trinity Mcintyre,And yours is she said with a smile.I'm a Ravenclaw thrid year she smiled.

Originally Posted by danceingqueen

"Hey I'm Avery! I would love to be friends!" She grinned excitedly up at Trinity.
"I'm only a second year, so maybe you could tell me about third year!" She said happily scooting over so Trinity could sit down.