Maxwell nodded. "You're right...I was so angry with her i came here without even saying goodbye, but what if she's still mad at me? She wasn't the only one who said things in anger." He gave her a look to let her know she wasn't alone, He couldn't replace her family but he was her friend.

Minerva hugged him "Maxwell she is your mother, she will forgive you. She loves you and will be happy just to hear from you." she stopped hugging him "Sorry" she couldn't remember if she hugged him before or not.

Maxwell smiled and laughed a little and hugged her back, thinking maybe she needs one too. "It's okay, thank you for the advise...and for always listening, you're a good friend and Damon is a lucky guy." He smiled at her sweetly the way he might one of his sisters.

"OI! Hufflepuff" she exclaimed. "I have a name its Liesel, for your information." she said to the girl. She recognized the girl from somewhere but where? :whaa: Probably some weird place in Diagon Alley where wizard hung out. Also why did this girl have to yell? There was no reason for her to yell. Yes, there was a reason for Liesel to yell but not that Hufflepuff girl.

Since he was bored and he need to explore this place more, the blonde guy now arrived at a weird tree. A whomping willow. He never found this weird tree at his former school. He admitted that it was cool.

"Wow." he said. Too bad he didn't bring his camera right now. So he could take a picture of it and showed it to his friends in Salem. I should bring it, someday. He thought. While he admired the tree, he eyed someone who was quiet familiar. Oh, she was the girl at the bookstore right? He took a seat next to her.

"Hi." said him. Tried to be nice though he wasn't a very nice person.

Weird tree. One of the branches just took a big woosh and yeah it looked weird. She remembered studying a tree like this at her old school and one time they actually did go to a tree like it and it ended up killing someone. That was unfortunate but she didn't really like the person but he had been stupid and gone up extremely close to the tree so it served him right!


It was that boy. The boy she had seen in the bookstore that she didn't know the name of. But she called him the big and mighty Rushman! It sounded REALLY cool didn't it?! Maybe because of her awesomeness.

"Hiya!" she said loudly. "I STILL don't know your name, by the way." she said in a low and deep voice. She didn't use that voice a lot actually she didn't think she ever did!

"No problem Maxwell. Don't be afraid to talk to me anytime you need something. I like being there and helping my friends."she frowned and looked towards the ground, "I just don't know how to help Tyler and Damon though. They are both upset over this and I understand both sides. Damon put everything out there and got rejected, he's hurt by that and has to feel weird around her now knowing her true feelings." even though I'm still not sure if those are her true feelings Min finished her thought in her head. "Then Taylor has to feel mixed emotions, ya know. Her best friend tells her all that, but she doesn't feel the same way. She has to feel awkward and then a little confused. I just don't know how to help get it back normal."

What's that?
 

"Never." Jonathan simply added. Please, there is nothing she is better than me at... "I am obviously better at anything you do. I believe I've told you before, but I'll tell you again: I'm even better at being you." Jonathan has 'Being Aurora' in the bag...

Jonathan smirked. "Oh, was she now?" He let out a sigh and sat up next to Aurora. "It's a thing I don't have any position... Wouldn't want you fangirling over me..." Jonathan, of course, lied because that's exactly what he wanted. Her over him and not Kennedy.... or that other shlub what's his name...

OH! WHAT??? JUST... NO...

"Listen!!! Just because I don't want to partake in the barbarian games, doesn't mean I couldn't fly circles around him!!!" And just to add to Jonathan's point... He slid his end away from Aurora.

The blonde guy just sat down near the girl, and took his apple again from his bag and started eating it. He didn't know how many apples that he had eaten for today. Three? Four? Five? Well, who cares? Apples are his favorite. He took so many of them at the Great hall table.

While he was busy biting his apple, suddenly the girl next him started to speak. She asked his name, again? If he had not mistaken he had mentioned his name at the bookstore, right? Well... Honestly he also forgot her name.

"I've already told you before, right?" said him cool. "My name is Gary Rush, and please don't call me by your silly nickname." He remembered that the girl called him... What? Rushman? He never approved someone gave him silly nickname, especially if it was a stranger. Well, since they just had met each other twice.. Yeah, twice including this time. So, Gary still considered her as a stranger. "And you?"

Maxwell shrugged. "I don't know either, every time i bring him up she changes the subject...She never wants to talk about anything serious with me.... That's what she had him for." He shook his head. "Maybe i'm just no good at it, but i feel like she doesn't really trust me..." He sighed. "I have to try and make peace with Damon...." Maxwell hated the idea but he had to do it for Taylor, maybe it would gain him a little more ground with her.

Hehehe. She had missed this insane competitiveness... "Well you'll never get better than me if you don't try. I've had about eleven years of experience." And as for 'being her' Aurora shook her head. "If you say so."

"I'm not the sort of person to 'fangirl' and you know it." she said, giggling slightly. Well, maybe she was a little bit... But she kept the fangirl hidden inside and only let it out when she was on her own.

Hehehehe. Aurora was enjoying this a little too much. "Well why don't you prove it?" she said calmly, pretending she hadn't noticed that he was getting so marvellously defensive. "It's all very well talking about it but I'd rather watch you play..." Heh heh. He did want to see him play though, she loved Quidditch.

"Eleven years of experience you say?" Jonathan was fired up now... "Because that means anything. I could be just as good as you in 6 weeks!!! Which is odd... because she would have to teach him... IT'S MY LOGIC, DON'T QUESTION IT!!!

Really? Aurora isn't the type to fangirl? That was definitely a lie. Jonathan leaped to his feet. "'OH, HELLO! I'm Aurora... My boyfriend is Kenny. HE'S A PREFECT! I'm also a sidekick to Aaron Anderson. You know, the THE QUIDDITCH PLAYER ON THE WORST TEAM IN THE LEAGUE!!! OH sure, I'm definitely not a fangirl!'" Jonathan stood standing for the other thing he had to say.

"FINE!" Jonathan started walking towards the Whomping Willow. "If you want me to prove it, I WILL!!!" Jonathan was fuming when he realized he was walking a little too close to the tree.

"YIPE!"

He leaped back toward Aurora, nearly landing on her lap.

"We'll see..." She thought he'd completely underestimated how difficult it was to learn violin. And she intended to make him learn the theory too. If he wanted to learn he would have to do it properly. She couldn't be bothered arguing about it though.

Aurora burst into fits of laughter. "Actually. Kennedy was not a prefect when he became my boyfriend. And the whole Serpent Sidekick thing is sorted by Professor Lafay." she said through her giggles. "And his name is KennEDy, not Kenny." This was priceless... He was really getting wound up about it, wasn't he?

"I do want you to." Though she wasn't even sure if Kennedy was trying out... Heh heh. Aurora had stopped laughing now - just - but she still had a big grin on her face when...

"Careful!" He was getting very close! And then he nearly landed on her... She descended into fits of giggles again. "You okay?"

"Will you quit correcting me, woman???" he simply said from the ground... After the leap from the whomping willow, his energy was drained."Kenny, Kennedy. Same difference. All that matters is that you should be spending lest time with that poozer and more time with your buddy, Jonathan." Yes... I clearly am the superior friend. Clearly.

Jonathan sat up again. "So, now I need to try out for Quidditch. Great. ANd don't you dare say anything about how I 'Don't need to do anything.'" Jonathan paused before continuing. "Just..... Hush." That's when he smiled a genuine smile- a rarity for the boy.

After a few moments, Jonathan spoke up again. "Let's hear you play your purty little instrument."

Spending less time with Kennedy... Right. Aurora's face fell slightly. "I've hardly seen him at all lately." she said quietly. But then her grin returned. "So at least you've got something right!" she teased.

Aurora was going to open her mouth but then Jonathan somehow read her mind... Pfft. Hush? Aurora pursed her lips obediently and put one finger to them in a 'shh' gesture. Then she raised an eyebrow and returned Jonathan's smile... He had a really great smile... It made her heart beat a little faster...

Hear her play..? But wouldn't that ruin the whole 'hush' thing? Hehe. "Okay." She unflicked the clasps on her violin case and lifted out her bow, tightening it and running the rosin over the hairs a couple of times. This violin had been a gift from her Father after getting a distinction in her grade eight and she treasured it more than almost all her other possessions. When she had finished with the rosin she dropped it back into the case and lifted out the violin, bringing it up to her chin. She quickly ran a few scales before beginning a quick Irish folk tune. Her favourite.

But if Jonathan had any requests...

Minerva thought for a bit, that is weird that she doesn't talk with him. Minerva thought about the things she had been seeing over the summer and shrugged. "Well maybe it's not that she doesn't trust you, but maybe it's just she doesn't want to bother or upset you. Have you ever tried talking to her about it, like asking her if she really trust you?" Minerva smiled a bit "Since I'm dating him now and you have become such a great friend, I would like nothing more then for you two to do that, but it's up to you. I'm not going to blame you for not making peace with him."

Maxwell nodded. "I've asked her to come to me next time something's wrong and she said she was but i can tell she's upset and she's not coming to me with anything, and that's what she keeps saying that she doesn't want to bother me but it's no bother, I love her and all i want is to make her feel better..." He sais shaking his head a little. "I haven't asked her if she trusts me, i feel like that would just insult her...but i do wonder.." He said knowing he'd asked to share her secret with his two best friends, but keeping the truth from someone is the same as a lie in his eyes... But he asked...she could have just said no... He snapped out of his own thoughts. "Yeah, i'll try to make peace. But like i said we both have to at least try for it to work..."

Minerva thought about that "Well Maxwell she is upset over everything that has happened with Damon and she knows your feelings towards Damon, so it's obvious why she isn't coming to you with it. She is afraid to upset you and she is confused by everything and I'm not meaning because she likes him or anything." even though Minerva thought she might. "I'm just saying because she lost her best friend, which if they would just suck it up they could be friends again."

Maxwell nodded. "I get that but i've already told her i don't care anymore and i trust her, her choosing me over him erased my doubt...But her not talking to me's not helping..." He said not sure who to trust anymore...Maybe i'll write Elizabeth a letter.. He thought, she seemed to understand him.

Minerva began to pace back and forth. "Maxwell do you trust me?" she looked at him with a little glint of planning in her eyes. She wanted her friends back together, and she trusted Maxwell. They were becoming great friends and great partners to some extents. "if you say that you don't care anymore, then I think it's time to make piece. It's time to step up and show her. I think we need to make a meeting. You get Taylor and I will get Damon. We could bring them back here and set them down and talk to both of them together. Say that this is crazy, they are friends, the four of us are friends. Probably wouldn't hurt if you would say your sorry breaking Damon's nose." she gave him a little smirk. "What do you think?"

Maxwell nodded. "Of course i trust you..." He thought about her plan for a moment, things did seem dull without Damon around as much as he hated to admit it. "Okay, let's do it..I'll get Taylor you get Damon."

He ate so many apples! Did he ever lose his teeth from doing it though? Because apples could be mean and hard or maybe they could be flesh eating like the ones in Herbology? If there wasn't anything like that she would create one and then she could get an O on her OWLs this year. It summed up perfectly she could get an O and Rushman maybe could lose a few teeth? Awesome idea.

As he bit his apples she just turned her head away for a second and rolled her eyes. People who are obsessed with health. She ate sweets and she had NOTHING bad to her. Just a reason people should eat how they wanted.

"I bet you forgot mine." Hah! "OK, Gary! And what nickname?"she called him Gary right. And the reason she called him Rushman was because he needed more life in himself! Eating apples all day was not so sweet. And nearly everyone deserved a sweet life. "And my name is Elisabet Walther." FYI.

Taryn rolled her eyes. "I'm sure you are." Clearly, someone was a bit full of themselves (duly noted) and she was just going to go with it. Though she did have to admit to liking the smirk. It definitely seemed more like him than the mope.

"What can I say?" She flipped her hair and gave him her best smile. "I aim to please."

Had her day gotten better? Perhaps it had. At least she wasn't by herself, or worse, talking to yet another person wanting to know why August wasn't here anymore. At least she had someone to talk to.

She took her eyes off of him, flicking her gaze to the tree instead. "This place is boring." And... heh. "And suddenly very populated." Which usually meant something was not exactly boring, right? But Taryn found an overlarge tree that threw temper tantrums to be boring.

"Do you want to walk with me?" She even offered another awesome grin.

If Theo wants to came along, it's fine with us x)
 

Sophie smiled as the girl answered her almost the exact same way she had called her. Heh! That was cool!

"Nice to meet you, Liesel!!" She shouted again. Maybe she should just go ahead and approach the girl, since Theodore was being all scared of the Whomping Willow and running away from it. "I'm Sophie! I think I've seen you bbefore, I just don't know where..." The girl looked older, so she wasn't new to Hogwarts, was she? Probably Sophie had just seen her around the school... yeah, that was probably it.

She may have rolled her eyes, but he so knew that he was right. Always. Like he said. She was just in denial. That's just what happened when two equally attractive and amazing people met. Or something.

Milton raised an eyebrow at the hair flip. Very nice. Milton was finding her even prettier than before. "And please, you do." Wink.

So... No? She wasn't going to admit her day got better when she saw him standing here. WELL, then.

Milton followed her gaze to the flailing tree. Why in the world would they have such a dangerous tree on school grounds? Although... Milton would probably find it entertaining to see a firstie flung across the grass... Anyway. Boring? Milton raised an eyebrow. He hardly found a violently active tree boring, but whatever. It was quite popular though.

He looked back at her with the smallest of smirks. "That depends. Do you want to walk with me" Milton raised his elbow for her to loop her arm in his.