Christmas had heard the rumours about the syrup but she didn't care she was here to gorge herself on ice-cream until she was ready to burst and she did not care about anything and she wanted as many people to know about her love of ice cream

Ethan moved away from Minerva just slightly as Dylan agreed to give him a bit of his chocolate syrup. And that was all he wanted.. a bit. He took a deep breath, trying to force some trust for the Healer that he wasn't sure he had. He tried to push the memories of her tricking him aside, focusing on what she had just told him a few minutes ago. Because, really.. she didn't have to tell him anything and he was grateful that she had. Did that prove that he could trust her?

He stuck his spoon towards the Slytherin Captain, noticing the look he was giving his girlfriend. Yes, he knew she was in a terrible state, which was part of the reason he felt he needed to do what he was about to do. He then glanced to Min upon hearing the other boy's words, giving her a tiny, weak smile, then back to Dylan. "She.. she'll be fine.." he said after a bit of hesitation. "I'm making sure of it.. but thanks." He nodded as the syrup was poured onto his spoon, offering him a, "Cheers."

He turned back towards Minerva and tried giving her a bigger smile. "Not poison, see?" He stuck the spoon in his mouth and let the rich, chocolatey taste wash over his tongue before swallowing. He had to admit it was pretty good. "And I'm fine.." He wouldn't get that sadness, right? Not when he didn't need an antidote to the constant elation brought on by the ice cream. But he wished the same was true of her.

Ethan moved a little closer to Min, loosely putting his arm around her and rubbing her back, hoping to make her feel even a little bit better. He soon looked up, hearing a familiar voice addressing the two of them. "Hi, Eliza.." Ethan offered her a sad, small smile. He knew she had been affected by the ice cream as well and would also need to come down with the antidote. He really didn't know how to answer the what was wrong question since the ice cream fanatics were not willing to believe they were poisoned in the first place and needed to be cured in this way. So he remained silent, frowning just a bit as it seemed she was starting to fall pretty hard as well. He watched her sadly as she curled up on the other side of Minerva, then he got up to sit in between them, offering an arm around each. "It's alright, Eliza.. it will be okay." Eventually.. that much he knew, anyway. But it was pretty heartbreaking for the boy to see his two favorite girls in such a sad state.

Trust him.. Minerva always trusted him.... well she knew he didn't think she did over the endless ice cream fights, but she just couldn't.. it was.. wait... Her mind couldn't even focus on what was going on it just gripped to sad, upset and she forced to focus. What was going on.. something was going on. It had to be the syrup.. Lafay poisoned them.. SHE DID!! "I... don't know.. why would I feel this way, look what she did in that detention.. She is capable of poisoning." This was a perfect plan poison the student right in front of the headmistress.

O_o

Hot Keeper boy say what??? ummm... No you are not... If one of us is poisoned the other is sure not going to be." She was already poisoned by Lafay no way would she let her harm Ethan, but whether the sad and sick feeling she was feeling made her slower or everything just happened so quickly she wasn't sure, but she heard Ethan call Dylan... Dylan actually came over and GAVE HIM THE SYRUP.. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO... her brain screamed, but her mouth wouldn't move her hands wouldn't bat it away and Ethan put it in his mouth. He....ate....the...syrup....

Tears flew out of her eyes.. Thoughts of him being forced to eat bugs came to her head. She didn't see him do it, but she knew it happened and she couldn't help him and now.. he knowingly poisoned himself.. NO time to be Romeo and Juliet here Ethan.. She could not stand to see him eat that poison. She blinked through the tears that were streaming faster down her face. "W..why would you do that.. Ethan you know it was poisoned... and you... why would you give it to him." She glared at Dylan... Of course it would be Dylan who would hand over poison for Ethan to eat it... If she could only find the energy and stop crying long enough to punch Dylan she would.. Giving her boyfriend poison.. Was everyone that dumb not to realize...


She put her head in her hands and started crying harder.. She was poisoned and now he was and there was nothing she could do.. As he put his arm on her back she didn't move.. She just kept her head in her hands crying.. She wanted to leave.. she needed to leave.. It was time to go. So she could be poisoned and live out whatever else this syrup was going to do to her. She heard a voice and looked up. What was wrong. WHAT WAS WRONG... Ethan just hate the poisoned Syrup.. Tillstorm where was she.. unless she was in on it too.. She was standing and following them since the dungeons. Was this extra punishment. "Ethan just...." She couldn't even say the words to Eliza. Just blinked tears at the girl.


Wait.. she was feeling bad... So it wasn't just them to be poisoned. This was a master plan from an evil woman... She was taking out all the students.. probably from every house but her own... She watched as Ethan got up and went in between them...He was so sweet.. She wanted to smile at the warmth he showed Eliza, but her smiling muscle were broken.. it had to be part of the poisony plan. The smile was the first to go.. What was next the mind, the heart? Time would tell..

Oh my...

Having tried to angle herself so Leo wasn't so, ahem, awkward with the hug, she contemplated perhaps turning and just hugging back because THAT wasn't as awkward as it was now...when there was name screaming and a person climbing on her knee. And her. Both.

There was a person on her. She was officially squished.

Clearing her throat, she had all intentions of, you know, shooing everyone off, but she couldn't DOOOOO that. Could she? Couldn't quite say 'welcome to the club' either. However horribly true it was. She no doubt was going to fail and spend the rest of her life ALONE. With fifty unappreciative cats.

SHE WAS GOING TO BE THE CRAZY CAT LADY!!!

"Ummmmmm..." Hmmkay. How...if she turned...this way maybe...or...yes. Here we go. One arm around Leo, the other arm around Laura, and still leaning on Airey, Medea siiggghhhed and stared straight ahead. This was fine. Or something. "There there."

Pet the sad peoples. Pet pet pet pet. Pet Airey too.

Hand.

Wait, hand?

Stop?

What?

Tobias staaaaaaaared at Lex. Maybe even squinted a little bit. This was weird; people were getting all sad and stuff and not like themselves and Tobias was confused. Had he been in his right mind he might had realised that maybe there was something up with the ice cream or the syrup... but NO because there was NOTHING wrong with the ice cream because it was PERFECT. It was just everyone else with issues. HE would be fine.

"Uh... okay... thanks Lex!" Tobias smiled planning to go get some in a minute. He stayed all chipper and stuff and TRYING HIS SUPER DUPER BEST to make people happy by osmosis.

Was it working?

"I made marshmallow!" Cue the proud chest-puffing-out again. "You can try some of MINE if I can try some of YOURS!"

It was ONLY FAIR after all. Forrest was awesome, he'd probably be cool with it. Tobias held out his cauldron and soon enough some of the syrup he'd made was ladled onto Forrest's ice cream. Hmmm... he was getting low...

OH WELL THERE WAS SYRUP EVERYWHERE NO WORRIES.

If Forrest let him have some of HIS all Toby would need is Butterscotch AND THEN HE COULD START EATING. WOOOO.

Josephina had heard about an ice cream party and was itching to get to the Great Hall, but somehow she just ended up getting caught up with first her pets and then homework grading and then cleaning .... and there was just so much to do and so little time. But it was all good, because she had ENERGY! And she was happy! Even though she did know she'd almost been kissed by a dementor just several weeks ago, she still felt ecstatic. Good feelings all around, cause like she still had her soul.

OOH look! There was Airey and Medea and Leo!!! WHY were they sad? There was ICE CREAM!

Scooping out a large helping of vanilla ice cream, she perused the topping choices a moment, before adding all four gooey syrups - caramel, chocolate, butterscotch, and marshmallow. Because why shouldn't she try it all?

And then she added some fruit and nuts and rainbow sprinkles and even took a pickle too.

Taking a seat near her colleagues, she frowned a moment at them. "What's wrong?" Had she missed something? Well she wasn't going to let them bring her down ....... the Arithmancy professor took a large spoonful of the wacky combination and tasted it.

Anya... frowned. "You think something was wrong with your syrup?" She made chocolate too. She suddenly wanted the other kinds instead. "Or maybe I just got you a bad serving ice cream and you're feeling sick...?" In which case, she was incredibly sorry.

...

Sad Prefect was sad.

...

She blinked confused at the Prefect. What? How had it been pointless? Life was BRILLIANT.

"... want a hug? I've got happy happy hugs."

This was.. weird. One moment Wade was as happy as a clam could be, times a couple hundred, you know. The ice cream was delicious! With all the sweet goodness toppings like the chocolate and caramel syrups, pickles, reeses peanut butter cups, pickles, the raining sprinkles, pickles.. Yet.. now. It was pointless for Wade. What was in that syrup?!

His bowl laid forgotten next to him as he had hugged his knees to his chest on the floor. It was like someone took a scoop out of what was normal to him.

*Deep frown*

It didn't matter anymore that he didn't get to have those gummy worms or rest of syrups in his bowl. Nope, it was just too much, and he felt sick rethinking it over. The ice cream was nothing.. nothing.. nothing was worth having a bowl anymore. His brows furrowed deeply.. He really needed a nap.. Yes.. that sounded good. All these empty feelings were getting heavy on his eyes, gut feeling, and whole body. So Wade then closed his eyes before he casually fell to his side against the floor while in a fetal position.

Nighty, night for Wade.

Peyton followed the crowds into the Great Hall. There had to be something going on, and she had to admit, she was curious to see just what that was. Plus, it was sort of in her job description, too, ya know? Loads of students migrating to one area at one time? Right. Trouble.

Entering the Great Hall, she spotted...ohh, ice cream! Grinning, she made her way over and made a small sundae with the Creamy Caramel and Gooey Marshmallow. She wasn't sure what it was about Hogwarts now-a-days, but she loved the fact that it included ice cream and syrup--and all you could eat of it!

She added a few more toppings then began eating her creation as she made her way around the room.

Laura continued to cling to the Professor, seriously why couldn't the other Professors find someone else to cling to, she was just staying here until she calm down. "Pr....o.....f...e....s....s....o....r" Laura was still crying through her tears. "I'm gooooing tooo f....a...I.....l ever..... thing." Laura didn't like the idea of that, but she knew it was true, oh why hadn't she studied more.

Laura just continued to cling to the Professor as she sat on her knee, she didn't care who saw her and who didn't, but she just wished the other Professor weren't there as well they were too big for Romanos, were as she was short and a nice height for her.

Forrest giggled when his chest went out like that. It was SO FUNNY, a GOOD FUNNY that he went scarlet as he went hysterics with giggles. He could just hold straight his ice-cream cup and he breathed deeply as the giggling fit calmed down slowly.

"My cauldron's THERE!" He dramatically pointed towards his that was two cauldrons away. "Come on!" He made his way towards his chocolate syrup, hoping Tobias would follow. It was only polite to wait for his friend before taking a spoon even though it was very alluring.

Mo just sort of shuffled along the perimeter of the room until he could pick up a bowl of ice cream. No toppings for him, since his stupid cauldron accident and subsequent burn had happened. Lafay was insane in the brain pan if she thought he could whip up a new batch of a potion that had taken everyone else all class, especially with one hand covered in salve.

And if he couldn't share his topping, he didn't deserve to have any of someone else's. Not that he wanted to, since he was pretty sure Lafay was being a life ruiner and he wanted to just enjoy his ice cream in peace. He took a seat at the end of one table and dug into the bowl in silence. MMMMPERFECT.

Well. He'd heard there was a party going on. He wasn't a super huge fan of ice cream, but he figured that a celebration was still fun even if he didn't partake in the main event with gusto.

Walking into the room, he was immediately hit by a flavor bomb. "Woah, i' smells sweet in here!" he exclaimed. Maybe a nice Bubble Head Charm would be appropriate...

Now, was there anyone here he could chat with?

"...... sure." West eyed the kid. That kid. That one kid. "Open your mouth and tip your head back. Its Butterscotch." Because that was how West and his syrup ROLLED.

Nope.

Nope.

"Alice wait." Important that she did. Otherwise he'd have to try to get her with the syrup in other ways.

Possibly with kisses.

But first he'd try logic.

"How much do you trust me?"

"There's nothing wrong with it. Trust me. Its necessary, okay?" Promise. Snake promise even. As in, he wouldn't lie to Cat because they were housemates and that meant loyalty. He gave her big eyes not Toby eyes

"You guys both trust me right?"


And... there was Mo. With no syrup.

West pointed at him and gestured him over. Okay? Important. Like West would bother if it wasn't...

Why was he spouting questions? Did he not understand they were going to get ice cream? Without syrup? "What does that have to do with anything?" Alice asked blankly. "I really have to go get ice cream. Like now. No matter how much I trust you." She gave him serious looks before turning away and pulling Cat again. Kitchen now.

Oh, and THERE was Mo. Finally.

"Don't let anyone change your mind about that syrupy stuff, okay, Cactus?" Alice called over to him as she tugged Cat away. He knew better. Clearly, he was the only smart person there. Clearly.

Mo gave West a look, like he wasn't sure who West was making motions at. Not Mo. Obviously not...

Okay, maybe Mo. He picked up his bowl of ice cream and shuffled over.

"Hey."

Alice was there. And a Cat, who got a sudden grin and an apologetic flash of his salve-coated hand. Girlfriend person. "You got it, Ace." She got a little salute, and then Mo offered his ice cream to Cat.

Who was leaving with Alice, or something. Fine. They could share when she got back

"It has everything to do with everything." West said, deciding that this wasn't going to work. Not now when she was on her guard. Gryffindor. She'd be all difficult if he tried now.

Later.

He would AMBUSH his girlfriend with SYRUP.

Okay. Oldest friend in the world. Even if they currently weren't proper friends, Mo was family. Mo therefore had to be given some TOUGH LOVE. Because his Ravenclaw brain wasn't helping the Alice!IceCream situation at ALL.

"We have to talk." Paaause. "Its important." West grabbed Mo's arm and dragged him awayyyyyyyyy from the girls.

Clearly he wasn't taking no for an answer.

"Important," Mo agreed, letting himself be led away by West. He waved his spoon at Cat again before turning back to West. The spoon went into Mo's mouth and he pulled a thoughtful expression.

"So you noticed it too, right?" He nodded at the ice cream. "She's up to something, and everyone is just eating it like... like it's okay. And it's obviously not. It's going to hurt people. Maybe we should do something. Would you help me do something?"

He wasn't sure how West felt about helping people for no benefit at all, but he had a feeling West wouldn't let people suffer for no reason. "You didn't eat any, did you?"

"No look, she isn't. Okay? Lafay is... Its not... its not the syrup..." West sighed quietly and rather than answer the next part.... West TACKLED MO.

FORCIBLE TACKLING!

And see West was prepared, given he had a flask of the stuff and not a cauldron.... He shoved the rim of it between Mo's lips, thanks to the spoon that was helpfully right there, and POURED BUTTERSCOTCH SYRUP RIGHT IN THERE. RIGHT IN HIS MOUTH. BUTTERSCOTCH IN YO THROAT, MO.

It WAS though. It WAS the syrup, and Mo knew that West knew. That meant all the Slytherins were in on it, and he would have to tell Ace. And, sadly, he would have to stop protecting Cat, because she was part of this plot to hurt people.

He didn't have time to speak or question or worry or anything else, because West had launched himself at Mo, and was forcing the vile potion down his throat. Mo fought hard, and although he was probably as strong as West, he didn't have the other boy's length and his breadth did him no favors when he was all pinned down like this. The thick, cloyingly sweet mixture dripped down Mo's throat, and he gagged and flailed and generally put up a good fight.

And then the fight went out of him, and he lay on the floor exhausted and broken and defeated. West hated him so much that he poisoned him on purpose, and here Mo thought they'd been nearly to the point of reconciliation. He put his arms over his face and tried valiantly not to cry about it.

Well.

Well it worked.

That was a relief. If he couldn't snake Alice into taking it he could at least just force it on her. Or something. Get Dora to maybe.

But for now he had a Mo being all.... whatever THAT was.

.... West wasn't gonna hug him in public okay?

"....... for a Ravenclaw, you can be really dumb you know." He said, sounding a LITTLE BIT guilty about it. "The syrup is an antidote, okay?"

THINK about it, Branxton.

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Well. He'd heard there was a party going on. He wasn't a super huge fan of ice cream, but he figured that a celebration was still fun even if he didn't partake in the main event with gusto.

Walking into the room, he was immediately hit by a flavor bomb. "Woah, i' smells sweet in here!" he exclaimed. Maybe a nice Bubble Head Charm would be appropriate...

Now, was there anyone here he could chat with?

Still feeling exceptionally lousy, Ivy dropped her bowl of touched-once ice cream on a nearby table and left the happy Hufflepuff continue serve his marshmallow goo. What had made her feel so... unhappy? It happened as soon as she ate the syrup.

Ivy rubbed her temples with a heavy frown, not wanting to think about it at the moment. She slowly shuffled across the room just as the groundskeeper made his way in. "Firth," she greeted dismally with a pathetic nod.

Forrest laughing was enough to make Tobias laugh too. Of COURSE he was laughing; everything was AWESOME after all. And happy. And Forrest was happy and that made Tobias MORE happy. HAPPINESSSSSSS.

Right. Yes. TO THE CAULDRON.

Tobias jumped down from his where he was stood on the bench and pranced along with Forrest. Ooooooooooooh that looked good.

BUT WAIT. He still had to get some of the syrup from West.

"Thanks!" To save time, Tobias had some of Forrest's syrup put on his ice cream and then turned to go back to West. Before he had even gone two steps he glanced at Forrest, GRINNED, and motioned with his head for the other Hufflepuff to follow. "C'mon!" Toby said cheerfully. He'd have grabbed his hand or sleeve and tugged him along but, you know... loads of ice cream in their hands.

And HERE he was.

Tobias raced back over and came to an abrupt halt in front of West and a Ravenclaw on the floor. A Ravenfloor. HA. WASN'T THAT FUNNY?! He couldn't tell who it was because he was hiding his face. Maybe he was SHY.

ANYWAY YES. SYRUP. STRAIGHT IN HIS MOUTH.

That was an awesome idea. His mum had always shouted at him when he did that at home.

After looking at the Ravenclaw, and then the Slytherin, Tobias blinked and then opened his mouth WIDE and tilted his head WAY BACK, sticking his tongue out for added effect.

SYRUP PLZ.

SPOILER!!: MEDEA!

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Oh my...

Having tried to angle herself so Leo wasn't so, ahem, awkward with the hug, she contemplated perhaps turning and just hugging back because THAT wasn't as awkward as it was now...when there was name screaming and a person climbing on her knee. And her. Both.

There was a person on her. She was officially squished.

Clearing her throat, she had all intentions of, you know, shooing everyone off, but she couldn't DOOOOO that. Could she? Couldn't quite say 'welcome to the club' either. However horribly true it was. She no doubt was going to fail and spend the rest of her life ALONE. With fifty unappreciative cats.

SHE WAS GOING TO BE THE CRAZY CAT LADY!!!

"Ummmmmm..." Hmmkay. How...if she turned...this way maybe...or...yes. Here we go. One arm around Leo, the other arm around Laura, and still leaning on Airey, Medea siiggghhhed and stared straight ahead. This was fine. Or something. "There there."

Pet the sad peoples. Pet pet pet pet. Pet Airey too.

Airey was just sort of sitting there, wallowing in self pity and wondering just who else would not notice him and choose to squish him further. Medea had another knee you know. His head turned only when he felt someone patting him. Oh, look at that, Medea still noticed him. That was nice of her he supposed.

Siiiiiiiiighing Airey decided to give his eyes some rest since he obviously was not going anywhere any time soon with Medea leaning against him like this. He didn't mind too much he supposed.

Just going to get a bit of shut eye here and...

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Taking a seat near her colleagues, she frowned a moment at them. "What's wrong?" Had she missed something? Well she wasn't going to let them bring her down ....... the Arithmancy professor took a large spoonful of the wacky combination and tasted it.

.................never mind. No sleep because someone had to go and ruin that option. Everything was ruined. EVERYTHING.

Look, even Medea's ice cream rose he had charmed was now melting. It was also sort of drowning the remains of her metal spider. The one HE had smashed.

Giving the Arithmancy professor the lazy eye, Airey attempted to move his one arm...but it had fallen asleep. Meh. He didn't really want to move it anyway.

As to the woman's question.... "Your face."

Because she was smiling and CLEARLY there was nothing to be smiling about.

Mo rubbed his face, although he stayed prone on the floor. It was safer there, since the world was spinning a little bit. And West had just poisoned him. He could feel it, the poison. Even if West lied and said it was supposed to fix him, Mo could feel his body going cold, energy and joy draining out of him by the second.

And West called him really dumb, which was like salt in an open wound. Here, let me poison you and then call you names. It was like Mo's former friend was more and more a stranger every day.

"An antidote against being happy?" He finally did sit up, then, shoving any part of West that was touching him away almost casually. He didn't have energy or desire to shove any harder than that. "Happy is good. I used to be happy all the time, but you seem to be offended by my happiness and keep taking it from me. I dunno what I did to make you so mad that you can't even let me be happy anymore." 'Cause now West had even taken his Cat away. Boo life. Boo West. Boo... everything. Mo shuffled a little until he was facing the wall.