Jude stretched his arms out as he rolled out into the streets of Hogsmeade. It took him by surprise because absolutely nobody had told him about students visiting the village today. Gosh, they were everywhere. Like little fleas jumping off each other.

Why had he chosen to live here again?

Eh, oh well. He decided to drop by the pub, because hopefully the kids would be kicked out of there. They couldn't drink the good stuff, right? "I'll have a Butterbeer, please." He said to a bar-person as he took a seat on the stool.

He rattled his new Dirigible Plum bracelet. It was a MANLY bracelet, promise. And was a gift from an admirer.... or a stalker, Jude wasn't too sure. It was lovely, nonetheless.

Finlay was running a little late. It was mainly due to him having training in the morning. He hadnt bothered to go back home, just deciding to shower at Montrose before heading to Hogsmeade to meet Spike. He hadn't seen the guy since Summer when they'd flown a little. The boy had also met Nia then too. It had been a pretty good Summer. The ex-ravenclaw pulled his shades off as he came to three broomsticks. Although it wasn't exactly sunshine outside, he didn't really want to be recognized. Signing autographs wouldn't be a very good excuse for his "little brother"

Going into the pub he first went up to the bar, and got a butterbeer. He hadn't had one of these for years. Grinning, he spotted Spike over at a table, and wandered over to him. "Afternoon Spike."

Christopher Stylinson practically skipped all the way into the Three Broomsticks, happier than ever to be somewhere that he might see his friends. He had planned to find one of the boys and then creep up on them as a surprise but FIRST he needed something to DRINK! He made his way over to a table right in the middle of the entire building and waited ecstatically for someone to come take his order. He couldn't wait to go show the boys what he got his best friend for her birthday! *shifty*

Nathan strolled along the streets of Hogsmeade, hands thrust in his pockets, eyes on the ground. He looked antisocial and reserved, but he didn't give a care. He had never been in the wizarding world of London and had no idea how crowded it would be. Everywhere. It was much more quiet and disciplined in Bulgaria. The tall young man felt awkward. He definitely stood out in the mob of children; they were much smaller than him. Much louder. Much more energetic. Much scarier.

Not that he didn't like children. Because he did. There were.. just.. too many..

He jumped into the nearest shop, which happened to be a pub. Good. Nathan could use a hot drink. "I'll take a hot chocolate, please," he told the bartender, taking a seat next to man who look about his age, maybe a bit older. He gave him a lopsided grin. "I didn't know this many kids lived in Europe, let alone Britain." Okay, so that wasn't the best joke ever. But he tried.

Minnie walked in to three broomsticks, it had been a long time since she visited Hogsmeade.Sometimes it wasnt so good going to a school in Dublin.But that wouldnt be a problem anymore,the girl couldnt be more excited to switch schools and go to Hogwarts.Even though she still had no idea what house she would be in.Maybe really Ravenclaw.

Looking around for a free seat the blonde had to cover her mouth not to squeal loudly.Was that Chris? Was her best friend here? In Hogsmeade. OH MY GOD.Anfjnwsgveveigjr. Grinning like mad Minnie walked over to the table her best friend sat on waved. "Chriiiiiisssss", she said not able to contain her excitement, "what are you doing here?"

Damon smiled, "I might have to take you up on that... After Sage and I have our first week of summer together, plus I'm planning on being in France a lot... I have five colleges looking at me for a scholarship for my law degree." He nodded.

He chuckled, "And we've only been dating for two weeks... But I've been in and out of the common room with classes and meeting up with her. That's the main reason." Damon nodded and looked at the two of them, "And I realized how I'd felt about a week before we'd met up... Started out with her yelling at me because Taylor's the one who told her I liked her, and then we just got everything worked out and... Here we are."

A busty lady walked over to his table and politely asked to take one of his chairs and, seeing as he was alone and still waiting to order, he allowed her to take one of three he had in front of him. Chris had never been to the Three Broomsticks alone before so he wasn't sure if maybe he had to go up to the bar and order or if he was to just continue waiting for a waitress to show up. Maybe he should have told his mom to come along with him instead of telling her to go somewhere else so he could be alone.

About to get up from his seat and walk over to the bar, he noticed a very pretty blonde girl walk up to his table and practically squeal his name. He stared at her for a few seconds, blinked four times, and finally realized who in the world was standing in front of him. Chris jumped up from his seat and gave Minnie the biggest non-hurting hug ever. "Minniiiieee!!" He let go of her and with wide eyes, replied, "I came to see if I could find Landon or one of the other boys. I didn't think I'd see you here!" He pulled out a chair for her and asked her the same question he had asked her. "What are you doing here? I thought you'd be as school or something!"

It was no use. Jude came in here looking for peace, but the kids were still noising the place out. But, he guessed that he should get used to it, seeing as during the holidays, his new shop would be booming with them. It would bring the pennies in, so he'd be fine with it.

He was still waiting for that Butterbeer, but as he did, someone who was actually MATURE-looking came to sit beside him.

That was nice.
... "Where have they even come from? Aren't they meant to be at school?" Unless today was national skip school day. Jude had did one of those when HE was at Hogwarts. It gave him a detention.

Anyway... "Don't think I've seen you around before," And Hogsmeade was like a little community. Jude had gotten to know many people. "I'm Jude. Jude Salem." He offered out his hand, the one with the bracelet. Damn. Hopefully the dude wouldn't notice that.

Nate walked in to the Three Broomsticks first during his visit to Hogsmeade. He walked over to one of the tables, and sat down at it waiting for his younger cousin, Julliette, to sit with him. He sat there and waited. While he was waiting he might as well get something to eat and drink for himself. So he got up from his seat and slowly, yet casually walked over to the bar, were he waited for the shopkeeper to help him.

Minnie couldnt help but laugh as Chris didnt immediately get that she was real. It had been an act of spontaneity coming to Hogsmeade. But how much better could you spend a few free days? Especially now that her best friend was here with her.Eeeeep. How had she gotten so lucky.No idea how the three broomsticks would survive them together though.Hehe.

Hugging Chris back the blonde smiled happily to herself,it was so good to see him and he definitely gave great hugs.That was for sure. Oh and Chris was a gentleman? How cute, was it that he pulled out a chair for her?Sitting down the grin still hadnt faded.Wanting a butterbeer had most probably been the best idea of her entire life."I've got a few days free and i felt like going to Hogsmeade", she nodded,"what about youuu?"The law of the french toast hit again.

Once he saw that Minnie was seated, Chris sat down in the chair right next to her and beamed! Minnie and Chris were planning on hanging out during the winter holidays, never did he ever think he'd see her before. Even if Hogsmeade was a place for anyone who wanted to go. "You came all the way over here?" Actually, Chris had no idea how far Minnie traveled to get here. He realized that he never asked where in the world the girl's school was located. "I'm here with my mum and sisters and brother but they're out shopping around. I told them to leave me alone." Chris was fifteen, he didn't need to be escorted around by his mummy all the time.

"Oh my goodness, your birthday is soon, Princess Peace!" He was so smart to have brought her gift with him because this was the only time he'd get to give it to her in person. Hearing about someone's reaction to a gift isn't the same as seeing it with your own eyes.

Minnie couldnt stop herself from giggling a bit,it was so cute how Chris was beaming.But on the other hand, she probably looked the same.Nothing was better than seeing your best friend in a place you didnt expected them to be at.Winter holidays were still so far away,how perfect that their headmaster decided to get rid of all students for a few days. Some...stuff had happened. The blonde couldnt care less though. "Oh well its like 2 hours from Dublin", she smiled,"and i am home in London during the short break anyway." Hopefully Chris would come her more often during the next week so she could make the best out of this evacuation, hehe.

Ohhhhhh he was with his family?How sweet. But then again shopping with your family could be exhausting."I bet they are all lovely though", she noded,"cant say i am unhappy that you parted though."Some day the girl wanted to meet her best friends family though. His siblings were adorable,she was sure.

HER BRITHDAY!!! Omg yes, it was soon. So soon and she hadnt planned a thing.School was taking up her life, sheeesh how terrible." I knowww right", Minnie nodded and smiled," i wont be 14 for much longer." That was another cool thing about birthdays,15 sounded so much better than 15."I am so excited for my party", she smiled. And then she remembered Chris getting her a present, but he shouldnt have because thats expensive. Best friends, hehe.

"yeah it just worked out this way" she looked at Damon "sorry for yelling at you that day"

Minerva smiled, "Well I'm happy for both of you. It's nice to see at least a few of my friends happy around here. I feel like since we have gotten back everyone has either changed or changed relationships. Its just been a little hard to readjust this term." she wasn't sure why it was so hard to adjust, but it seemed different this year. She listened to how they got together and smiled, "Well at least you worked it all out. How is Taylor taking it?" she was worried about her friend she hadn't spoke to her in a week or so. "So anything else going on while I'm busy studying and going to class?" she smiled joking towards them.

Was it wrong that Chris kind of just wanted to hang out with Minnie all day now? He had never hung out with her before and he had hung out with his mates soooo many times in his life already! Plus, none of them actually knew he was there so it wasn't like they could get mad at him for not finding them and saying hi, right? He lived fairly close to Hogsmeade as it was so he could always just show up again next time the Hogwarts students got a day off and see them then. They would have to understand. "Two hours isn't all that bad, I guueess. I would have been terribly bored on my way over here!" Not that he wasn't bored on the train ride over but he was able to sing in the compartment with his sisters so it wasn't all that bad.

"They can be lovely when they want to be." Chris had told Danielle all about Minnie and she said she couldn't wait to meet his best friend. That would have to wait for another day though. "I know they would all love you though!"

Chris couldn't help but laugh a little at how excited Minnie was to finally be fifteen. The boy had been 15 for over 6 months already and it had been crazier than he expected. "You are going to love being fifteen! And then we'll be the same age!" If there was ever anything bad about being held back when he was little it was not being the same age as all of his friends. "Your party will be spoken about for years and years!" He was excited for her! Halloween was probably the absolute best holiday to have a birthday on. Then, reaching into his backpack, he pulled out two purple gift boxes. "I have your gifts if you want them now!" Otherwise, he could just send them to her but he had a huge feeling that she'd want to see those presents ASAP.

Spike checked his watch, and ran his fingers through his unruly curls until they met his tarantula. He tickled her lightly, and his curls rustled as she reacted. Hmm. Where was Finlay? Spike was sure they'd set that time, because it was the earliest his friend could make after training. UNless he'd got held up, of course.

...and after some finger tapping, the man fiiiiinally appeared.

"You're late," Spike said, leaning back and crossing his arms in mock seriousness. It didn't last long though, as a cheeky grin soon spread across his lips. He couldn't be annoyed with Finn. Not really. Only in that younger brother sort of way. And definitely not when he had important things to talk about.

"So was it the mirror, Nia or autograph signing?" Spike asked with a grin. His bet was on the first one, closely followed by the second. Since being with Nia, Finn seemed to try and avoid being in the limelight quite so much. And that, in Spike's opinion, was a good thing.

"I taught Ari how to swim," Damon smiled at the two of them, "And nothing to be sorry about, love." He sighed, saving Taylor for last, "She's... Not very happy with me at all. Told me she hates me and she wished she'd never met me, then threw the locket I bought her for her birthday to the ground... Ended up destroying it."

Minerva smiled, "Well teaching her how to swim sounds fun. Where did you teach her at, the hot springs?" Minerva glanced up catching him again and looked at the table, why hasn't he left yet, she thought. Moving in her chair she tried to just focus on their conversation.

"Well give her some time, she'll get over it." sighing " We all get over things after time. Hopefully I can see her soon and make things a little easier. I hate when our group is awkward around each other." it felt like it was last term again when this stuff happened. She didn't want to go through that again, but it was whether she liked it or not.

Ariana smiled when he called her love. She just loved it.

"he taught me in france actually." she said looking to damon remembering the day.. their first kiss.. her drowning.. the hike. good day good day

It was kinda mean to think that Minnie was happen non of her friends had joined her for hogsmeade because they wanted to go home but they had been going to school together for years.She saw them everyday and THIS was a special occasion. Of course her girls would have gotten along well with Chriss because he was awesome but that wouldnt have ben the same. Like they could do so much crazy stuff now. Just WizardMan and Princess Peace."No its really fine", she nodded," i am used to train rides because of going from dublin to london and the other way around."Every holidays she would travel to her hometown alone. Gladly that would change too, with the hogwarts express."You're never ever gonna be bored on train rides once we both go to Hogwarts", Minnie shook her head and smiled.With every second her excitement grew.

That was the thing with families, they could be lovely if they wanted to.But only if they wanted to. Being an only child Minnie didnt really know how it was with siblings but with parents she did for sure."Aww you think so?", the girl beamed,"i love little ones." She always wanted a little sister or a little brother but that didnt seem to happen. What a pity.

After sticking her tongue out at her best friend for laughing at her she laughed with him. What was it that always made her so happy talking to him? Maybe just that best friend feeling. Awwwww. "I knoooowww oh my god", the blonde nodded happily,"it just sounds way better than fourteen i think." Oh right, they'd be the same age, how cool was that?!"We're gonna be the fabulous 15 year olds", she giggled.If there was something she was good at then it was coming up with nicknames.This one would be Chris' and Minnie's second one.Hehe. What would she do with her party? Would it be all spooky or all fun?Or maybe a bit of both." Helloween is such a cool time to have a party", the girl nodded,"and if you're gonna be there everyone's gonna love it and talk about it for real.You're tha bomb." And he really was, making people smile with just being himself.

OH WAIT WHAT! He had her present with him? Oh my god he had it here. Her eyes grew big as she saw the two purple presents her best friend held in his hands."ARE YOU CRAZY?", she squealed,"of course i want them noooooooowwwww." Eeeeep.

Damon smiled, though he did catch her glancing at Maxwell again, he wouldn't make a comment on it. Same as he knew she wouldn't had it been Taylor and himself instead, "I honestly wouldn't care if she didn't Min. She's moved on as well, so I'm fine no longer speaking." He gave a small nod, not trying to sound rude, but it was true he didn't need to hear about her new Prince Charming.

Minerva smiled, "Oh France sounds fun. That must have been nice" Minerva thought about how much it was to travel with her friends two summers ago. "I'm glad you learned to swim if you almost drowned, that's never good. I love to swim. Mom put me in lessons when I turned four and I did them for a few years."

Minerva looked puzzled at Damon, did everyone hate each other at the moment. She sighed, maybe this was worse then last term with her group. Maybe they wouldn't be able to fix their friendship this time. She didn't like the sound of that at all, "What do you mean she has moved on? Is she dating someone?" she was curious of this, because last she knew Taylor didn't want to date anyone.

Okay. This was the most insufficient honeymoon review a bride had ever given her BFF. Louisa scoffed and rolled her eyes, "Seriously. The dolphins are lovely creatures? That is your comment on your honeymooooooooon!?" She poked her friend's arm, laughing and shaking her head. "I'd rather you say you didn't want to corrupt my non-married head than give that comment." SLY GRIN.

How was Hogwarts. Aaaaah. Well where should she begin with. Louisa rested her head back on the window as she relaxed more in her position, "Hogwarts is fine. It's fun." Pause... "Actually, it's boring. And without you guys, it's really just a place where I get my NEWTs and say byebye." Louisa lurched forward then, her eyes sparkling, "Until recently! You see, there is..." she shifted to her right and then to her left, trying to contain her growing excitement, "There is this... someone. He--" A dreamy chuckle bubbled up cutting her off again. "He's so smart and sweet and... quiet. Well, he's quiet until something draws his attention, then he glows and his eyes hunts you down until you're all figured out in his head." The Ravenclaw was tracing random circles on the table, almost forgetting about Vashti. "I like him. A lot. His existence soothes me, and I don't feel as agitated.. or snappy." SIGH. "I don't know..." Louisa shrugged her shoulders and looked back at Vashti, smiling faintly with a slight color to her cheeks. "He makes Hogwarts a happier place for me, among all the duties." Vashti would know what kind of duties Louisa was talking about, she'd been a Head Girl too.

"Yeah it was fun, mum never let me earn to swim she was always afraid i'd drown or get mad and drown someone else with my powers or something." she shook her head "she was odd, though i did drown for a few moments with Damon, But he saved me."

Minerva remembered the brief meeting of Ariana's muggle parents last term during her birthday party, "Well at least they got one thing right with the temper you have." she joked with her friend, "good thing the first time we met there was no water just that wand of yours." she laughed remembering Ariana putting her upside down. "Well I'm glad Damon helped you learn to swim it is something that is good to know." she smiled.