Originally Posted by EW_FAN (Post 11200071)

Harvey nodded "Yeah, why do you say it like its not a big deal?" is that it? Made it sound like a small thing! But this was a big deal, right? It was! Well for Harvey anyway since he had to get his head straightened out, he then looked at Taylor in surprise. How did she know that?!?!?! He froze, not knowing whether to say yes or lie and say no. Well if Mins and Justin were right then Taylor would know that he lied, so best to tell the truth. He nodded "Ok thanks, thats good. Plus it would be easier without people watching my every move" thats even if people were watching him to see what happens, and she asked him if she was right, well he has tried to avoid it a little now time to answer her question "Well thats who everyone is saying the girl is." well Mins and Justin anyway. He looked down, he really needed to figure things out, maybe talking to Mins would help. She always manages to get him through these things, she had guesses correctly each time. So maybe she would be able to do it again, he must ask her to meet up with him.

Originally Posted by EW_FAN (Post 11200110)

Harvey chuckled "Yes it's a big deal cause boys don't blush! For you girls it might seem normal everyday thing, but not us" he couldn't help but chuckle some more at this. He relaxed a bit as she told him not to worry "Oh! Oh ok.. that's... thats cool, well... now you know. Don't forget you promised." well it seemed everyone knew Ella, so he couldn't tell people that the girl was a third year puff or they would be like 'oh it must be Ella then' then everyone would know it was Ella, so he needed to talk to Mins fast! He smiled as Taylor said to him that she could see why he liked Ella, that's if he did "Thats if I am crushing on her" cause all this could be nothing but the way everyone was talking they had other ideas. He looked at Taylor "H...how would you know t...that?" he asked wondering if she knew about Ella's confession, no she couldn't know cause he didn't tell her and he was hoping that no-one else had done. Not that it was a bad thing, he just didn't want people to know that and then kick him if he said all this was nothing.

Originally Posted by Dances_With_Potter (Post 11200038)

Sutton crinkled up her nose at the thought of sitting around playing chess. That didn't sound like fun. And she had no idea what gobstones were, but she figured it must be a wizard game, like Quidditch was. "Hmm... well, I like to run, too!" she said with a smile. In general she was not exactly an athletic girl, but she liked to run to clear her head. "Well, Muggles do a lot of stuff for fun... I would... go to movies and dances and sporting games. Or we would go swimming, play board games..." finally she shrugged. "So, I guess that's the kind of stuff I like to do... I like being with people, doing things with them... whatever it is," she said, smiling at him as they continued their walk.

Originally Posted by Becky (Post 11200127)

She didn't seem too impressed at the mention of chess or gobstones. But her next revelation surprised him. "You do?" She didn't seem athletic, but hey, he guessed that first impressions weren't always right! "Swimming sounds fun!" He liked swimming. Plus there was a huuuuuge lake they could go swim in. "So what's your favourite thing to do?" She'd given him quite a list.

Originally Posted by EW_FAN (Post 11200204)

Harvey nodded chuckled "Ok I will believe you" for now.. wait until you blush then we will see who thinks its a big deal or not he thought to himself. He looked at her "When? you already know the future? you know what decision I am going to make?" he chuckled as he asked her jokingly knowing that she probably knew the same as Mins and Justin, that he liked Ella. But how could they all be so sure? He then heard her giggle before she explained herself and he knew that he had given her another clue and he.. yup he was expecting her to ask him that. "Yeah you did say I was amazing, even though I am not so sure" if he was amazing he wouldn't be in trouble like this "Umm.. umm.. maybe I .. I... the second option.. you talking to her" why did he lie? he had no idea why he backed out at the last moment.. no he would tell her.. they all meant well afterall "Or.. maybe.. cause I.. I know.. what will happen.. after I make my decison?" he said.. well he did know what was going to happen... well he thought he did. He would fully know once he tells her his decision on what he has found out in his thinking.

Originally Posted by Dances_With_Potter (Post 11200148)

Sutton smiled at his surprise about her liking to run. She nodded as she caught his eye. "Mhmm... It's just about the only strictly athletic thing I enjoy doing. Although, I'm pretty good at softball, too," she said with a slight shrug. "Maybe we could go running together sometime?" she suggested, although she immediately regretted it. For some reason, she felt very uncomfortable with the idea of Ed seeing her all sweaty and... not pretty looking.

But her favorite thing to do? She thought about it for a second, trying to come up with something. "Honestly, my favorite thing to do in the world is just this... just spend time with friends, talk. My friends back home and I would stay up literally all night just laying around in my room or the living room, wrapped up in blankets and talking," she explained, with a small smile on her face.

Originally Posted by EW_FAN (Post 11200288)

He chuckled as she giggled, well at least she was smiling now over before now that the tables were turned and they were talking about him. He nodded "I see.. so you really want me to start dating again? " he wondered cause he would have thought that after all the girls he'd had that they would tell him to stay away from dating for a while, maybe if it happens again he would take a break from dating. But thats only if he dates someone, he saw he look all confused "Look Taylor its not that I want to keep it a secret.. I.. I just dont want to say too much and make Ella feel that I am talking about her behind her back." things were tense between them as it was he didn't need things to be more tense "What do you think I should do?" ok so he couldn't help but ask Taylor, he wanted to know what everyone thought.

Originally Posted by Becky (Post 11200298)

He'd not met too many girls who liked to run, so it was a nice change to meet one that did. "Oh, softball? I've not tried that one yet." He mused, wondering how to play. His eyebrows lifted once more at her suggestion, but he nodded. "Definitely! I run at dusk and dawn if you want to join me." Best times of the day to do it.

"Oh, sweet!" That sounded nice. "Well, if you ever miss it, I'd be happy to chat with you in the common room." He could understand just how upsetting it must be to miss those things. If he could bring his friend happiness, he would.

Originally Posted by EW_FAN (Post 11200409)

Harvey smiled at what she said "Aww thats nice Taylor, well right now being with friends makes me happy. As for anything else maybe that could make me happy too if thats what I want" if thats what he would find that he wanted cause thats what he was trying to find out right, whether this is what he wanted or not? He relaxed a little as she told him not worry about it though it was tough cause he knew that everyone wanted to know these things and he wasnt up to telling them everything just yet. He shook his head "No I wasn't annoyed at your questions Taylor, you were just being curious thats all. Yeah thats what I need to find out you see, what path I should follow" he smiled as he imagined two paths in front of him, him looking at his heart who was still deciding which side to take... one of dating or one of not dating.

Originally Posted by Dances_With_Potter (Post 11200376)

Sutton couldn't help but laughing at his confused expression about softball. She imagined her face must have looked the same the first time she heard the word Quidditch. "Um... well, it's kind of like... baseball... do you know that one?" She bit her lip as she tried to figure out how to explain baseball or softball to him. "Well, like, there are two teams. One team is in the field, and one is up to bat. So the team in the field... they throw the ball, and the team up to bat has to hit it and then run around all the bases and get back to the home base..." she said. Shaking her head and laughing again lightly she said, "It would be easier to explain if we were actually playing it..."

Sutton wasn't so good with words. She was better with physically teaching things rather than just explaining.

"Yeah... I'd love to join you! Though, I'm more of a morning person, so I'd probably join you at dawn," she said with smile. Plus there were too many people out at dusk... she liked open space when she ran. "You know, I really haven't run much since I've been here, but maybe knowing you'll be running BEHIND me will give me some motivation," she joked, winking at him. Oh yes... behind her. Sutton might be little, but she was fast.

As he offered to hang out in the common room with her and talk all night, her face blushed again slightly as she looked away from his gaze. How any boy could want to talk to her for THAT long she wasn't sure, but he had said she was awesome, so....

Originally Posted by Becky (Post 11200447)

Baseball? He was getting more and more confused by the second! Staring at her confusedly, he wondered if she would explain. At her attempt to do so, he blinked. It sounded like a pretty pointless game. Quidditch was understandable 'cause they got to ride around on brooms and stuff, but this baseball or softball game sounded ridiculous. "Maybe you could teach me..?"

He grinned. "You've got to be the only female I've met who likes mornings." Most of the others just hated to get up. Snorting at her jokingly challenging tone, he smirked. "You think you're faster than me?" He was taller than her, so she'd have to run twice as fast to keep up with him.

Didn't she want to talk? He shrugged, not bothered. It was something he was offering out of kindness, if she didn't want to, that was her choice.

Originally Posted by Dances_With_Potter (Post 11200467)

Sutton nodded at him with a bright smile. "Yes! Teaching you would probably be best. We'd have to find some other people, though, cuz you can't really play with just two people..." she explained. Maybe she could ask Professor Hadley of they could have Hufflepuff softball game or something? But then... they'd have to ask the Groundskeeper where they could play, too, cuz there wasn't too much flat area at Hogwarts that would actually be big enough for a baseball diamond... except maybe the Quidditch pitch, and she could only imagine the look on Professor Vindictus's face if they turned his beloved Quidditch pitch into a softball diamond.

As he mentioned about girls not liking to wake up in the morning, Sutton couldn't help but roll her eyes. "Well, I'm not really like most girls... in a lot of way..." she said quietly. Shrugging, she continued, "I don't know... I've just always liked the early mornings. It's so... peaceful. Like, everything is just fresh and new..." Mornings were so quiet, and maybe that was what Sutton liked most about them. In those early hours, the worries of the day hadn't set in yet.

Glancing back at him, her face still blushing slightly, her fingers brushed lightly over his arm. "I'd love to hang out in the Common Room and talk all night... with you..." She could feel her shyness creeping up from somewhere near the pit of her stomach.

Originally Posted by Becky (Post 11200483)

Ah! See? Simple! Just like that. Ed beamed at her. "I'm sure we could find some other people to play. Maybe the Muggle Studies professor could round up some kids to play?" That would kind of be in the professor's department, right?

Her eye rolling had him recoiling in surprise. But then he nodded. "You're right there." She was different, an anomaly. "I agree. It's nice to run while the sun rises too, it's like you're chasing the day." It usually set him up for a happy day.

His eyes dropped to his arm when he fingers brushed against it, but he smiled kindly at her once more. "Then that's what we'll do. Providing we get snacks." An all nighter was no fun without snacks! "You can tell me all about your friends."

Originally Posted by EW_FAN (Post 11200523)

Harvey smiled "Thanks Taylor.. I am sure it will.. which way its going to go? that what I dont know" he chuckled as he watched her take out her supplies and start drawing once she was finished he was left wide eyed at what she had drawn. He was just imagining this, his heart at the cross roads wondering which way to go. He took the drawing from her as she kissed his cheek and told him that she loved him "Love ya too sis.. wow this was just what I was imagining in my head just now. How did you.. what made you draw this?" he asked as he looked between her and the drawing.

Originally Posted by Quick Quotes Quill (Post 11198330)

With the thought that she had actually managed to do something about the diary written in code which Ariadne found, the girl couldn’t help smirking while going for a walk along the pathways. Well… there was still a lot to do, but the important thing was… she managed to find the method which should be used to crack the code. Guess I could start with the first pages?, the fifth year asked herself, but her thoughts were soon interrupted, as someone bumped into her.

. . .

She had expected the person to be a hyperactive firstie, so the Ravenclaw was really surprised to see Oakey in front of her. ‘It’s alright’, she said simply, wandering if it wasn’t actually her fault. After taking the book from the Hufflepuff, Gwen heard him ask something. Errr. Arithmancy work? ‘Sort of’, she said, a bit confused. It actually had to do more with Arithmancy than she even expected at the beginning. After all, from what she had worked on so far, there was a number for each letter, just like in Arithmancy. Pretty much the same. Just without adding and reducing.

‘What are you up to?’, she said, willing to continue her walk. Well… as long as he wouldn’t ask anything about the diary, then it was fine.

Originally Posted by EW_FAN (Post 11200637)

Harvey chuckled "Yeah neither do I" he chuckled as he looked at the picture she gave him. He nodded "Yeah it appropriate for the situation, thats how I feel right now" he smiled as she started to laugh and began another drawing not letting him see "What are you drawing now? Aww come on lemme see Taylor" he said as he tried to look at the drawing but she wouldn't let him see it.

Originally Posted by EW_FAN (Post 11200707)

Harvey smiled as she said that she figured so "Yeah you could probably tell from my confused face " he chuckled. He waited patiently as drew what she was drawing, she hummed at the same time. She kept glancing at him but he thought that she was making sure that he didn't see her drawing before it was finished. She then said she was done, he watched as she turned the drawing round and he couldnt help but smile "Taylor that is fantastic, you have done a great job! " he said looking over the drawing.