This place sure was big. Lex felt like she had been walking forever without arriving at the spot she had started. Surely she should have been going in a circle so it was just a matter of walking until she made it back to the main entrance.

Oooo and now she was near some kind of spring. This was nice too.

She skipped over, wanting to get a better look and ran into the girl she had seen at the feast. Oh hey it's you!"

"When will we get to play in the playground? I've been walking for a while now and I haven't run into it. Is it much further from here or did I somehow manage to walk right by it." She wasn't exactly the most aware kid and she could ignore just about anything when she wasn't directly looking for it.

"I personally haven't heard of anyone dying here. Freezing up out of nowhere, yes. But not dying. Of course, last year was just my first year here, so there may have been some before that," Emmanuelle answered, wondering where that question had come from. Then again, the old headmaster had apparently been quite of saying 'don't die' on a regular basis so maybe that's where it had come from? Hearing older students talking about that? And then, of course, their was that rumor of the Hufflepuff who had died protecting Harry Potter way, way back in the day, but that was just a rumor, right?

Now, getting hurt, that was a different question.....

Sutton practically sighed in relief at her new friend's response to her spazzy question. "Oh, well... that's good. I mean, if you've been here a year, I'd think you would have heard about it," she said before allowing her thoughts to drift out across the hot spring. This would be especially nice once the days were colder. It would probably become a popular retreat for students after some of their outdoor classes. "Has this hot spring always been there?" she asked curiously. It seemed that not too many students were interested in the hot spring itself, so she could only assume that that meant it was old news.... like that flipping evil tree!

Bliss looked over at Terry as he chuckled, a grin spread across her face. It was funny how something so simple, could be so enjoyable and fun. The reason was probably the fact that she was with Terry. She broke off these thoughts are looked at the boy's reaction to the splash of water, she couldn't tell if he was mad or amused, he was simply just staring at her and then...SPLASH. He kicked a little bit of water up at her and chuckled. She grinned at him and started giggling, pondering whether she continue the revenge or stop. She didn't know if he minded getting wet or not. She flicked more water at him, only enough that it touched his legs, not his clothes, just in case.

Bliss rolled her eyes at Terry and grinned at him. "No, I'm not 'one of those girls', I don't mind getting wet at all," she said honestly. In fact she loved the water and she loved to swim too. "What about you, are you scared of getting wet?" She said him teasingly, a grin creeping across her face. "That's true," she said and stuck her tongue out at him too. She looked around at the trees, there was a harsh wind blowing and though the sun was shining, it was still cold. Being in the hot spring had made her forget about it, "Yeah, it is. And I forgot to bring a jumper," she sighed in dismay, she always forgot to bring the most important of things. She snapped out of her thoughts when a Terry-sized handful of water came and hit her arm and shirt. She returned his mock glare, but some dissolved into giggles as she kicked and splashed more water at him.

Right now, Bliss felt really sorry for Terry, she bet he wasn't used to having a crying girl clinging to him. She was being stupid. "Sorry I'm being pathetic," she mumbled the apology and wiped her eyes, leaning back from his embrace. She took a deep breath and thought about how to say it quickly and in a way that made sense. "I've never really trusted people," she said quietly and looked down, trying to figure out how to continue from there. "It's like, I built up a wall around myself, keeping bad things locked inside me and keeping people out." She said, hoping this kind of made sense. "I'm afraid of being hurt. Like my sister was. But now you've broken down the walls," she paused and swallowed. "Now every bad thing I tried to forget has come back to me, all at once," she said, remembering each and every thing. She looked at Terry and smiled. "The funny thing is, I'm also happier..." She trailed off not sure what else to say. One final tear slid down her cheek.

The peaceful session, dipping the feet into the water and Terry almost falling asleep earlier, had suddenly changed into something of a water fight. She reacted quickly to him splashing her back and he dodged out of the way, receiving a light splash on his leg. He tried to rub it dry but he knew the sun would do it quite quickly, just as long as he wasn't dripping wet. "I will get revenge" he poked his tongue out as he splashed her back, flicking the water upwards with his foot. It was quite welcome, if the water had been cold Terry might have thought differently but luckily the warmth that was emitted from the spring was just like taking a hot shower.

He chuckled as she rolled his eyes. "Good! You're not afraid of getting muddy either then?" he asked. Honestly, she didn't appear to him as a proper girly girl. She was pretty, he knew that but she didn't always dress in Pink and flail when she broke a nail, at least she hadn't when he was around. She'd been really brave about her wrist and not made a massive drama of it. "NO! I like the water" He wasn't bothered if it messed up his hair, it was like a mop anyway. His mum would be angry if he got certain clothes muddy but with living with animals, you tended to get dirty anyway. The wind had picked up a little but it wasn't enough to bother the twelve year old. "Do you want my jumper?" he asked her. It would be miles too big but he didn't need it right now he was fine just with his t-shirt, she on the other hand looked like she did need it. The conversation quickly escalated once more back to the water fight as he was splashed significantly. He retracted it, dripping a little water on her head and cackling as he waded out the water to get away.

His lips turned down into a frown, it wasn't an expression he used frequently but this wasn't a situation he was used to. "No you're not. Its okay to cry, lots of people do it" he nodded. His sister cried all the time but it was usually when she didn't get her own way. Terry, had now learned to ignore it. He listened, not speaking whilst she explained, just offering her an ear. He was slightly confused, he didn't understand what she meant and so he nodded just to signal that he hadn't drifted off or anything. The Blonde boy didn't know who he trusted, a lot of people he guessed, family and friends. He had never had a bad experience with secrets and so hiding things wasn't what he did. Her description made him even more perplexed. "Is that a good thing?" he asked innocently. He assumed that meant she trusted him but he couldn't be sure. The fact she was happier was definitely a plus, he got that bit. "Well good, we all want you to be happy." He knew she had lots of friends, she was surrounded by people at the tables and during the journey there and so he spoke on everyone's behalf.

Nathan wasn't sure if he had visited this place last year. The more he got closer to the water - the surer he got that he had indeed not gotten to see this place.

Or maybe it was a brand new place.

Because Nathan wandered around a lot in the castle. It was like a habit. Like right now, at the break of dawn - the sixteen year old was aimlessly .. walking around. He liked to walk. It was .. a refreshing exercise. Yep.

This was amusing Bliss greatly, their peaceful relaxing had turned into a mess of giggles, chuckles and wet clothes. This was probably the most fun Bliss had had at Hogwarts so have, ever. This surprised her, as she'd quite a lot of good times. "Oh, will you?" She asked, raising her eyebrows. Revenge for him was different, the only revenge that would bother her, would be getting completely wet, or tickling her. This little flicking of water was nothing. She moved closer to him and then gave a splash aimed at him, then quickly moved back. She was grinning and giggling and couldn't wait for his reaction.

Bliss grinned at Terry and thought. Of course she wasn't afraid to get mucky, she was an outdoorsy girl. "Hehe, that's right," she confirmed with a nod. "Anyway, if my clothes get muddy, I know a spell to clean them, so it's alright," she said and shrugged. Her parents had taught it to her, because they knew what she was like. "You do?" She asked, somehow this surprised her, probably because of the way he kept trying to dodge the water, whereas she wasn't the slightest bit bothered. Bliss looked up a Terry curiously. "You sure? Won't you be cold?" She asked anxiously as shiver raked through her and the hair on her arms raised. Her anxious expression soon changed as she giggled when he dripped water on her head, her blonde was now dripping a bit on her clothes as she followed Terry out of the water. She reached him and promptly stuck her head, her hair spraying water in all directions.

Bliss looked at Terry gratefully and smiled, hoping that he'd smile back. Frowning didn't suit him and she didn't want his to be distressed. "I guess you're right," she accepted, wiping away any remaining tears. The time for crying was over. Bliss looked carefully at Terry as she explained everything and by the end of it, although he nodded, she could tell he didn't understand. Which was alright, she didn't understand either. "I guess it is," she said, thinking about it. It meant that she trusted him..more than anyone else, apart from her family and Blue. Bliss blinked, we? Did he mean all of her other friends, because she wasn't aware that he had that many. "Thanks, Terry..thanks for listening," she said gratefully and leaned forward to give him a hug. She felt better now that she'd let it all out.

Abby rolled her eyes at Issy. "I don't know what you're complaining about. I'm going to call you Issy and if you refuse to answer to that name.." Evil smirk. ".. I might decide to spread that name around. Just sayin'." Yeah.. she always got her way. No matter what. "And.. your friend here seems to like that name too. So. Issy it is."

"And, if you really want to get back at me, why don't you come up with a weird name for me? I won't mind."See? Now, he could be a little less mad.

Abby raised an eyebrow, turning towards Almond. "You dumped your drink on him? Why?"

Perched near the edge of the water Addy had rolled up her pant legs and kicked off her shoes. She had one foot draped over into the lovely hot water, her back leaned against a tree trunk. Very unaware of those around her she sat reading her book.

Occasionally she would chuckle to herself, or bite her bottom lip as she turned the page. Totally engrossed, that is what she was.

Ameliah was suddenly right by Lex. "Hey," she said gloomily, splashing a little water in her toes. "I dunno what happened to the Playground. It was here last year. The duck pond's gone too." The Claw sniffed sadly.

"So at what point were we talking about before the feast was done?" Ameliah wanted to get her mind off Quackles, and she remembered she and Lex were in the middle of discussing someone before the Prefects whisked them all off to separate common rooms.

Spike nodded. Secretly, he'd hoped for the Captainship too. He liked his job as Prefect, but being Captain would've been reeeeally cool. Especially taking over from Ellie. Milton had been a bit of a surprising selection - although Max has taken a break off last term, Spike had thought he had a really shout shout with all that experience in front of the hoops. "He is," Spike agreed with a nod. Milton was a good player. "Yeah. I wondered that - especially with the new players coming in. I guess we won't know until tryouts...though I trust Professor V's judgement." If Vindi though Milton was up to the job, then he WAS up to the job. Just like Spike being a Prefect. That'd been out of the blue too.

Spike tilted his head. Why was she so interested in Aidan? "Apparently, yes, he is Ellie's younger brother. But I don't know anything other than that. He was a bit engrossed in squeezing eyeballs at the time, and exploding troll's bogies." And Spike might have become his 10 year old self once more... "You thinking he might be as good as Ellie on the pitch?" he asked after pause, still pondering the link between tryouts and Aidan.

"Give me a chance!" Spike said with a chuckle at Beezus' pulling. He fell into step with her, and grinned at the fact she was on his arm. It felt good. Though, the question she wanted to ask didn't come. Spike raised an inquisitive eyebrow. "If you're sure..." he said. "I wouldn't want you to forget it later. But if you won't, then when ever you think is best."

As she faced him, Spike couldn't help but smile. She was pretty, that was for sure. "Okay. No more hair talk." Probably a good thing, as he wasn't sure how the whole 'complementing a girl' thing worked, and he didn't want to make her uncomfortable. "What would you rather talk about instead?"

There was a hot spring now? His head tilted. He looked down the pathways splitting off, and followed one. "Let's try this way then," he said. "And see what we can discover..."

Spike was right. They just had to trust Vindi's judgement. He was, after all, an expert on the field and maybe Milton did hold the potential. Beezus nodded in agreement, "You're right. I personally can't wait for tryouts!" she exclaimed, enthusiastically. Quidditch was one of the things she excelled at and one of the things she could say she truly loves. So yeah, Captain Shacklebolt should get 'em started now.

WHOA. Guess confirmed. He really was Ellie's brother. And he kinda had a weird taste for toys. Cool. Grinning, she nodded at the Prefect. "Of course Spike! He IS her brother. And knowing Ellie, I'm certain she didn't let her brother go to Hogwarts without beating him up on the Pitch." He could be pretty good.

They can't risk losing such a talent if there was any.

Beezus chuckled too. "Alright, sorry.." She moved back to walk beside him, moving her grip from the boy's wrist to his elbow. Ah, the question. "I won't forget. Just remind if I do." Because right now, she was still making up her mind if it would alright to ask him. Okay, no more hair talk. Good. She gave him a smile and thanked him. Really..she terribly missed her long hair, but there was nothing she could do. She didn't want to use spells to lengthen it, she wanted it to be natural. Siiiiiiiigh. When he asked her what she wanted to talk about, Beezus did thought for a moment before turning to him, "You. Let's talk about you Prefect Hutchinson." Grin. "...and the fact that you're a sixth year now." Which meant he was leaving soon.

Meh. Where were they going?

Oh well.. "Okay, okay..right beside you." Beezus allowed Spike to take the lead and she just walked after him. Whether they get to the Hot Spring or not, this was what they wanted to do in the first place, stroll around. So, really..no rush.

"Aww..." She said, taking a seat next to her and offering her a small hug. "Well don't be sad, I'm pretty sure we can find some other fun places to hang out." Yup and that was how you stayed positive. You told yourself a bunch of half truths and somewhere along the line they become full truths!!!

Hmmm...Lex was drawing a blank but decided to speak after sometime. "I'm not the best person to ask about that...I can barely remember what I did when I jumped out of bed this morning." Her brain didn't have time to hold onto everything so it kept the important stuff like her adventures ...or misadventures as the cases sometimes proved to be then allowed her to keep bits and scraps of everything else.

NO. Ameliah didn't want to not be sad. They took away Quackles and Welshie. NONONONONONO-- aaaaaand Lex hugged her. Ameliah tried for a small smile and wrapped an arm around her new firstie friend. While no place was better than the duck pond, there could still be somewhere. "Like the lake," she supplied. The lake was always a great place to be. Good thing that was still here, or Ameliah would complain her butt off.

Hm. "It was about someone... We were talking about the playground...." Ameliah screwed up her face in concentration. "Harvey! You asked me if I knew Harvey too... So yeah, we dated a while last year." The happy feeling she got from when Lex hugged her kind of faltered as she remembered Harvey.

"Me neither," Spike replied. "It feels like way too long since I played a game. Especially with missing the Championship match." Stupid bludger. He had been thrilled to learn they'd won, of course - when Ellie had finally managed to get the information through to him and his concussion. Oh, how he hated bludgers. Luckily Nia and Finn had given him some tips over the summer. Like how you could listen for the 'Eeeeeeee!' of the bludger as it came up behind you, and then how to barrell roll under the broom to avoid it. He was hoping to put it to good use this term.

Spike chuckled. "Well he was certainly very...excitable. And probably quite adventurous." And reminded Spike very much of himself at that age. "I wonder if Ellie ever let him near a snitch?" Something told the Prefect probably not, given how good a seeker she was. Which reminded him - he needed to owl either Ellie or Finn to see which team she was going to be playing for. The Magpies would be awesome, cos then he could see Finn and Ellie playing at the same time!

"No worries," Spike said, a smile now fixed upon his face as she moved her arm back towards his elbow. "Righto," he said, with a nod. Obviously it couldn't be anything too drastic, if she could wait. Maybe she just wanted to hold Matilda, or babysit sometime? Though surely she knew that she was welcome to hold Matilda anytime? Hmm.

Hang on? Beezus wanted to talk about him? That wasn't the sort of topic he'd have put forward as an option. He turned towards her, and gave her a look. "Really? Me?" He raised a doubtful eyebrow. "Yeah. Finally got here - and even avoided getting wrinkly and old in the process. Scary stuff, huh?" He still didn't believe he'd got here. But somehow he had - with 9 OWL passes. Maybe that was what she wanted to know? His OWL grades. "You only had to ask you know, if you wanted to know how I got on in my OWLs..."

Falling into stride with her, Spike followed the path round gently, taking the time to enjoy the walk. "I didn't bring any swim shorts with me." he said after a while. "But I wouldn't mind a paddle."

"Uhhh, yeah there's the lake but I don't think it's such a good place to hang out..." She said a bit hesitantly. The lake had been nothing but a terrible place. It seemed like every bad thing that could possible happen usually happened there. "There are plenty of other places we can go too!" Plenty of other places in fact so she couldn't understand how she had ended up at the lake so many times for so many bad things to happen.

"Ohhhh yeah!!!" Now that she mentioned it, they were talking about her big brother. So then...this was the girl he had told her so much about? Well...she was using past tense so they might not have been together anymore... "So then--" She stopped and looked over at her with wide eyes. "You're a part of the cootie loving squad aren't you?!" Lex jumped up immediately and started backing away. "I can't believe I actually hugged you! What if I get the infection?!?!?!?"

Ameliah frowned. "What's wrong with the lake??" she demanded, eyeing the lion angrily. The lake is the best place. If that was gone, Ameliah would just stop going to Hogwarts. It seemed the only thing worth it anymore, minus her friends.

"The cootie loving squad?? The bloody hell is that!?" Ameliah said, staring as Lex backed up. "You mean the Amigos?? Cos I was never part of that." Nope. Ameliah left all that to Harvs, Minnie, and Justin. She honestly didn't want to be an Amigo, with all the flip-flopping and exchanging of dates.

Nathan kicked on a rock near by, his eyes wandering over to the water. It was perfect. The perfect time. The perfect .. atmosphere.

The boy was really unaware of everything else. Only that his stomach was rumbling .. Checking his watch, he breathed a sigh of relief - it was an appropriate time to attack some breakfast.

Giving one last look at the lake and deciding he would definitely be back here the next morning - Nathan turned on his heel and headed for the castle.

That was when he saw one Addy Kennedy - .. reading.

What were the odds?

He had almost made up his mind to just walk by - seeing as she had made it clear his company bothered her mood - but he stopped in mid-track. Contemplating to speak .. and then not speaking. What could he say?

"Umm .. " Really? What could he say?

"Well don't go getting angry at me." She said, picking up on the girl's un-welcomed toned. She was already finding it hard to like the older students so this one had one strike against her, two more and Lex would walk away. "That place seems to attract trouble! First some stupid Slytherin girl put a silencing thing, then Seri and I got attacked by a dementor--honest, it really happened, an older girl saw it too and started screaming! Then another time some other stupid Slytherin was being all annoying." Yup and that was why she didn't like the lake.

"I've never heard of the Amigos but the cootie loving squad consists of stupid girls who've ever loved a boy! They are just as icky and gross as the boys they like because they do icky and gross things--you were with Harvey making you one of them!" She accused, pointing a finger at the girl. "I bet you two kissed." That was like the trademark for the Cootie Loving Squad.

Ameliah's expression softened and she pouted. "Sorry. I haven't been much of myself lately." STUPID BLUE-EYES, messing Ameliah up. Why did she have to exist? Ameliah could have a very happy life without passing out every few weeks. "Well, obviously, you haven't been to the lake with some decent people. The lake has always been my favorite place to go to think."

Ameliah made a face. "Watch 'oo you're callin' stupid!" she said in a very thick Irish accent that came out moreso when she was defensive or not bothering to cover it. "I never loved him, I just 'ad a li'le crush was all!" she lied indignantly. She was doing her best to not think of those times before her heart was handed on a silver platter, thank you very much. "But yes, we did kiss, only once, and believe me, it's not happening again."

Shivering at the memory of his first winter here, he blew a raspberry at Ed. "I'm sure." Wrinkling his nose he shook his head "I tried te dig my way back te Egypt after me first quidditch game where I failed te catch the snitch. But ended up sliding across the ice on me back after Amelia tried summoning me out of the hole I was digging. Then a few days after thet we got lost in a snow storm ok flurry and walloped by the Whomping willow."

"Of course I am lil' shrimp." he teased back. Yeah Ed was only like 6 inches shorter but it was a lot when you were taller by that much. Towering over everyone wasn't always fun! Grinning he stretched his legs pointing his toes. "I never got thet priviledge, Amelia and I just checked everything out tegether."

PFFT yeah like people would believe his name was Issy. Rolling his eyes, "Like I said ye call me thet, I won't answer Albie." Yep that was his nickname for her. "Guess ye gotta do what ye gotta do." Laughing he shook his head "No he dumped ME drink on me, and it was an accident."

Beezus only nodded. Guess they were feeling the same towards Quidditch. Well..all players must felt that way and with the seasons brewing nearer, Milton should really start with their tryouts as soon as possible.

"I'm wondering the same thing." His sister was Seeker, maybe it was hereditary of some sort? "And..we don't have a Seeker yet. At least...not one that I know of." Because for the past three terms she'd been on their team, Ellie was always Seeker. That's why it concerned her, the former Captain was their prized possession, now they were to find another one. "But as Milton said, we just have to wait until tryouts to see who has the ability."

...Yeah question, later!

MHmmm. She wanted to talk about him. "Yes, you." Was there something wrong with it? Beezus chuckled at his succeeding sentences. Getting old and wrinkly was scary stuff? Heh. She shook her head lightly. Spike really was something. "No, I didn't want to talk about your OWLs." Eyeroll. Pfft. "Congratulations though." But, really? Can they talk about less boring stuff? She was so full of the academic talk with all the classes going on.

They arrived at the Hot Spring altogether and she had to admit, it was a spectacle. The new Groundskeeper sure did a great job. The brunette then looked at her companion, eyes set on, nodding slowly, pulling him towards the bank on the process and push! Spike wouldn't mind getting real wet right? Hehe. Suddenly, a horror struck her. Matilda! The tarantula!! "Spike! Spike! Matilda!" She was almost screaming now. Ugh. Bad idea.

Grinning at the raspberry, Edmund listened to the story with great interest. Laughter burst out of him as he imagined a little girl with pigtails sliding across ice. It was just too hilarious! "Snow storms are not nice. I got caught in one once." He shuddered at the memory.

"Shrimp?!" Ed laughed in surprise, but decided to give him that one. It wasn't his fault he was freakishly tall. "So, what? You and Amelia met and got together straight away?" It was strange, but it happened. He was sort of proof of that.

He totally had to laugh at Abby's stubborn response to Isaac refusing to answer to Issy. It was easier to just give in and respond. Albie. Oh gosh, his stomach hurt now! Once he managed to get his breath, he looked up at her and smirked at her expression. "I accidentally bumped into him and he ended up wearing his drink instead. Suited him."

Spike pondered it a moment. "I don't know. I mean, Indy and I don't play the same position, do we?" Though had taken up playing Beater when Indy first started. He still didn't like the thought of he getting taken out by a bludger, even if it was her job to stay in control of them. It would be handy though, if Aidan took after his sister. Seeker was the one position that he couldn't ever really remember them having a reserve for. Blimey, even Spike had played Seeker in the past when the team had been short due to injuries. He shuddered involuntarily at the memory. "As long as it's not me..." Spike said. "Been there, done that. Got hit by lightning in the process. Never again."

Was she chuckling at him? Spike gave her a friendly push on the arm. "Oi, watch it!" he said with a wink. "I might get wrinkly this year yet..." He was pretty hopeful he wouldn't though, before there were no pesky exams this year, and Max seemed to survive okay. She didn't want to talk about his OWLs? Congratulations? But he hadn't told her his results! "I might've failed them..." he said, "Or did Indy spoil the surprise already?" He felt bad about how he treated her before the summer, how he'd reacted to Dylan's dare...and in a way, he figured his good grades were some sort of consolation for that.

But if she didn't want to talk about his results, what did she have in mind? "What else about me then? Other than that I'm old now?"

He let out a gasp as he saw the spring. He hadn't seen anything quite like it, and admittedly, he was now a little disappointed that he hadn't known to bring some swim shorts. Beezus pulled him to the edge, and Spike looked down at the clear water. "Fancy a pad-"

"Arghhhhh!"

Spike's feet slipped out from underneath him, and he slid down the bank and landed in the water with a PLOP! Water went in his eyes, up his nose...and was now reaching his hair.

HIS HAIR!

Matilda, Spike had found out many years ago, wasn't particularly partial to swimming.

Luckily, however, this side of the spring wasn't deep, and only reached his eyes. Matilda had climbed to the very top of his curls, pulling her legs well clear of the water droplets that now hung there.

"Bleurghhhh!" Spike said, wiping his face and wrinkling his nose from where the water had gone up it. After checking Matilda was still dry, he turned to face Beezus and wrung out his wet shirt. It clung to his body, as did his usually loose jeans.

"You going to come join in the fun?" he asked with a smirk. Without even waiting for an answer, he came running up the bank, splashing as much water as he could in her direction. "It's lovely and hot."

Okay, now that was better because Lex was not going to stand there and get cussed by some older student. Nope. No thank you. She wasn't interested. Older kids that got angry at her had some nerve, especially when it was for something that wasn't her fault. "Well I wouldn't say that because Seri is very decent but I guess it's always been a case of wrong place at the wrong time." she said with a shrug.

Ah...this was the second person to be offended by a generalization. She really wished older students would stop taking things so personally. She never called her stupid, she made a general statement about a particular group of girls and Ameliah decided to include herself in said group. Wasn't her fault. She shrugged. "I didn't call you stupid, you called you stupid and a crush is just as bad because it meant you liked him!" Lex cringed at the thought of ever actually liking a boy. It was so gross! This girl should have been a shamed of herself! "Ah hah! I knew it!" Now she really needed to be ashamed of herself. Kissing a boy, there was no greater crime than that--except maybe crying because of something boy related...that she found ridiculous. Why cry when you could break their arm then move on?