Well that hadn't taken too long. One short train trip and two meetings later, and Anastasia was already back at the castle. It hadn't even seemed eight hours since she had left but she was hungry and ready for dinner.

The redhead settled into her seat to watch the traditional arrival of students. She wasn't looking forward to giving her speech as much as she was looking forward to eating her dinner... oh well. At least there was a little more elbow room here without Tyner.

So this was familiar territory to Javy, returning to the school. The summer was too short or rather went by too fast in his mind. Yet at the same time he was happy to be back and still with his youth, thank you very much. He was already seated by now, quite comfortably.

Idling swishing the water in his goblet with his index finger, he was bored. Perhaps glancing at his fellow colleagues will help spring him an idea.. or two.

Kirby moved along past the House Tables after dropping off the Students he shifted into his seat beside Anastasia who last he seen her was covered head to toe in mud..."Evening Anastasia." The Groundskeeper said briefly before shifting hid gaze entirely at the Sorting Ceremony.
His hand gripped tightly onto his goblet of water when Agatha was finally called up. He let out a small smile at how ridiculous she seemed wearing the hat. It was too big for her little head.

That's when things too a drastic turn. Was the Hat insulting his Little Larvae!! His grip on his goblet tightened further. "She's not selfish" he lied quietly to himself. Has the Hat not even recognized her lineage yet! Ohana you damned hat! OHANA MEANS FAMILY! His was a strong Heritage! Then the moment came, to calm his nerves the Groundskeeper to a small drink of water... *SPIT TAKE!!*
"SLYTHERIN!?!?"
He bellowed and leaned forward almost knocking over his table setting, no the hat meant to say Hufflepuff! WAS THIS A POETIC INJUSTICE!?!? Was there such a thing as Poetic a Injustice!?! Who raised this Child!?!... Oh right...his Sister... He looked back at his niece in shock. She seemed...happy with the decision that the Sorting Hat gave her. She was giving him a smile and waved as well. He quickly recomposed himself and sat back down. Throwing on as much of a smile as he could for her.

At least she was an Official Hogwarts Student now. Even if she was to wear Green. His Little Larvae was a Hogwarts Student. That he can be happy about.

Back to the beginning of term already. It had been a rather excellent summer, so it was bittersweet to be back here. He loved teaching, but he also loved sun. And his own pool.

And then the students had started to file in. Piers watched them take their seats and chatter. He had already given a nod to the Headmistress and taken his place besides Javy... who was playing with the water in his goblet. He turned his head towards him and raised an eyebrow, ignoring the "SLYTHERIN!?!?" outburst from the groundskeeper. That man was always yelling about something, he was sure.

"Lose something at the bottom of your goblet?" he jested at his best friend, whose finger was in his water. Weirdo.

Arriving a little late to the table due in part to a suit malfunction, Airey didn't immediately walk to his seat and instead headed toward the other end of the table to drop off a stack of photographs in front of the Groundskeeper. "Those photos, as promised," he grinned. Because really, when faced with the question of 'you just survived a zombie attack, what are you going to do next?!" the only answer was 'I'M GOING TO DISNEYLAND!"

Muggle television had taught him that much.

"I think you'll especially like the one of you trying to squeeze out of seat on that Space Mountain ride." That had been one of Airey's favorites, next to Star Tours anyway. And he was just going to let the man look over those in peace for now since he had to drop off.

He gave a nod towards the Headmistress when he passed - looked like that impromptu mud mask from the field trip was doing wonders, heh - and slipped into his seat just as Orsino blew up. "Watch out Piers, I don't think he is a fan of your former house," he chuckled.

Settling into his seat, the astronomer adjusted his top hat smugly so it was tilted off to the side a bit. Looked pretty good on him still, yeah Javy? Heh.

And speaking of the Care of Magical Creatures professor... "I have something for you," he said as he reached into his enchanted breast pocket and pulled out a brown paper bag. Whoops, little more crumbled up than he had expected. Hopefully the contents hadn't gotten smushed in transit. "Spoiler alert, it's kale and cabbage."

And since he was already fumbling around in his pocket, Airey took out his delicious hot schmoes kit and set it under his chair for the time being.

You know that magically spinning your water was kind of fun? For about ten seconds, precisely. Javy stopped after hearing Sir Kirby's outburst. Huh, he could take over the sorting hat's job with that volume.. It was both impressive and sort of disturbing.

Glancing now at his best mate. "Sure did.. a rebuttal on your choice of attire for this evening." Add in a wink to that tease. "I know just what to do to fix it." What may of looked like Javy readjusting the bow on his dress shirt was actually on Javy removing it.. before donning it right on Piers' head. "Now that's more like it." What? It was a tradition now for this to happen, even if he wasn't sleeping. "Glad to be back here again?"

On the thought of accessory.. look at the Star Man. "Well, you look sharp this evening Airey." Yes, especially with his former Top Hat. It had that effect on making an outfit look better in Javy's opinion. "Did you have an nice eventful summer?" He had heard only a little about that summer trip.

Hmm.. a gift? Taking the crumpled brown bag, he was cautious on opening it incase it was ruined. The smell however from it was familiar though..Spoiler alert, it's kale and cabbage.. "Oh.." Funny, that was the same sort of gift his one respondent from that article had given him.

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No, no, it was a mere coincidence on that he received the same type and amount of food. Ahem. "Well, thanks.. Lala will really love it." The extra eyes were still on you Mr. Star Man, though. Heh. Better divert where his thoughts were attempting to draw a conclusion. Such as what he put under the chair. "What's that you got there?"

Seated comfortably with his legs extended in their full length almost dangling over the dais Leo let his gaze drift over the hall as the student’s filed in. And aurors were taking up positions at strategic points. He noted that one had taken up post by his eagles. Yes HIS eagles. Leo was still a bit o.o over his new Head of House duties. Hopefully he wouldn’t screw it up royally. Fingering on the gumdrop badge in the shape of an eagle stuck to his chest Leo glanced sideways across the table to offer smiles, waves and nods with Airey, Piers, Javy, Orsino and Anastasia.

Orsino’s loud outburst over the sorting hat’s house choice for a girl made Leo call over to the groundskeeper curiosity evident in his voice. "Orsino, do you know the girl who just got sorted into Slytherin?"

With the second year Gryffindor still seated at the Gryffindor table, the paper airplane soared through the air, high above the heads of the students so that it wouldn't get in the way or that anyone would bump up against it and he had to use the spell again. It was a little difficult though, because Kevin hadn't done this spell too often and since he wasn't allowed any magic outside of school he had no time to practise it. Luckily it flew over to the staff table without problem.

He first had to wait though because as he was about to let the paper drop on the table in front of the guy he had decided to talk to the Groundskeeper. From the Gryffindor table, Kevin rolled his eyes but when he came back and sat back down he quickly moved the paper airplane down. Ok he wasn't Kevin without having a little fun though, so instead of actually landing the plane safely on the table he first "Accidentally" landed it on his head a couple of times. Pretending he did not know what he was doing before it fell in front of the Professor.

Kevin broke the connection and turned around in his own seat. When or if the Professor would open up the airplane, it would hold a message saying;

He had not even put a name under it because the Professor would KNOW from who the message was.

Well, well. That time of the year again: Start of the Term Feast.

Cosgrach was seated before the students started arriving, so he could study every one of them with careful eyes. He was glad to see many familiar faces, and then there were the unfamiliar ones who were possible silly students until they proved themselves clever. He didn't smile at any student (though he HAD offered a bit of bow to his fellow staff members that were already there. He'd wanted to see Nessa and Cassie specifically, but they weren't there when he sat. Oh well. They would arrive sooner or later.). Instead, he took a mental note to visit Sophie, Cutty and Bart, hiss at Kevin and -

......WHAT was that stupid Orsino yelling about, truly? UGH. How could one hate a person SO SO much? Well, this potions did. He hated Orsino, and how Annie hired him was beond his comprehension. He simply rolled his eyes to himself and let others deal with the BIG guy.

It was an industrious sorting this year, this much was noted. Gryffindors, so many Gryffindors. They were a sight for sore eyes, and a lovely sight at that, they were already proving themselves to be immensely charming and delightful... in their own way. The Gryffindor way.

Raising her goblet to her lips, Seren sipped casually as she made herself comfortable in her seat, affectionate, motherly looks going out to her Lions. Look at them all -- even the one send paper planes to their table.. mmhhmm. Noting that others were already in conversation, Seren remained quiet, but contemplative. The summer had passed in quick succession and already the time had come to get back to work... a milestone of a year it would be. A decade of teaching Herbology at the school, among the other roles she cherished so greatly.

EXCELLENT! The Pictures as promised! Orsino shifted through them and laughed a bit at the Image of him coming out of Space Mountain."Well..." he commented on the picture "I saw no signs saying 'You Cannot be THIS BIG to ride'." He went through a few more and stopped at the Splash Mountain image. Where his arms raised up so quickly he had accidently punched Airey in the Face, and captured it all in one go. "Still really sorry about that." The Rest of the images were all very pleasing as well. "Thank you very much Flambo. Glad you could take that trip with us."
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Orsino's attention was long gone from the Sorting Ceremony now. Hell he was slightly embarrassed by his outburst. So he leaned back in his chair and mumbled things to himself a tad bit more about how the Disney Classic 'Lilo & Stitch' had lied, LIED to him about the importance of Family. 'Ohana means Family. Family means nobody gets left behind' What a Bunch of Rotten Beeswax! His Little Larvae left in the care of That Healer...and don't get him started on Cosgrach! What was Anastasia thinking when she hired the Jerk. The only good Snake at this table was obviously Bellaire...maybe Fuller, didn't know to much about him. Except that he has a Bromance with the Creature Prof.
Ah oh was the Librarian speaking to him?!?! "Kitridge, yes! My Niece in fact. She seeeeems to be enjoying herself with Slytherin."
Must have had stronger ties to her Father's side.

The Sorting Hat did not have to be so cruel with it's wording before sorting Agatha. He'll have to go the Headmistress's office later and give that Hat a twist or two. "Congrats on making Head of House for Ravenclaw by the way." Curly Haired Librarian deserved that honor.

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EXCELLENT! The Pictures as promised! Orsino shifted through them and laughed a bit at the Image of him coming out of Space Mountain."Well..." he commented on the picture "I saw no signs saying 'You Cannot be THIS BIG to ride'." He went through a few more and stopped at the Splash Mountain image. Where his arms raised up so quickly he had accidently punched Airey in the Face, and captured it all in one go. "Still really sorry about that." The Rest of the images were all very pleasing as well. "Thank you very much Flambo. Glad you could take that trip with us."

True facts. Although he highly doubted that the muggles who and constructed the place had had the foresight to build things to accommodate half giants. That was the new theory he was going with this term. His previous one was still on the table too, but he HAD survived two trips with the man this summer so the probability of the latter being true was slightly decreasing. Although he also accounted this to him being a stick.

Anyway

"I thought you had dislocated my jaw, but their medical facility was nice," he mused as he took a brief stroll down memory lane. All the pictures of that mouse wearing a nurse's uniform had sort of freaked him out a little though. "I still have the ice pack, although I fail to see the necessity for it to be shaped like the head of a mouse." Talk about awkward surface area coverage. "Stellar experience. Thanks for the invite."

Was this where he was supposed to do some sort of bromance gesture? A hug? Fist bump? High five? He was just going to stand there and nod instead. Nod and smile. Salute. Smile. Yep.

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On the thought of accessory.. look at the Star Man. "Well, you look sharp this evening Airey." Yes, especially with his former Top Hat. It had that effect on making an outfit look better in Javy's opinion. "Did you have an nice eventful summer?" He had heard only a little about that summer trip.

Hmm.. a gift? Taking the crumpled brown bag, he was cautious on opening it incase it was ruined. The smell however from it was familiar though..Spoiler alert, it's kale and cabbage.. "Oh.." Funny, that was the same sort of gift his one respondent from that article had given him.

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..........

No, no, it was a mere coincidence on that he received the same type and amount of food. Ahem. "Well, thanks.. Lala will really love it." The extra eyes were still on you Mr. Star Man, though. Heh. Better divert where his thoughts were attempting to draw a conclusion. Such as what he put under the chair. "What's that you got there?"

Smirk. "As sharp as the tungsten needle created by Mohamed Rezeq," he winked while giving the top hat a purposeful tap with his index finger. He was keeping the hat still, by the way, unless the man threw a hiss fit or something over it. Airey would have had it been one of his suits, so the bloke was entitled to do as much. Would be amusing to watch too. Help break that macho dashingly handsome look the professor obviously kept going for. "It was..............SO DISAPPOINTING!"

Only not really because it had also been rather stellar.

"There we were in El Dorado, on the verge of entering an observatory temple. Mr. Branxton and myself that is. He has quite the skill as a photographer and I was going to harness and put that skill to stellar use. Anyway, so there we are and then these swarm of ZOMBIES comes out of no where and attack us...one even grabbed my suit. DISGUSTING. I still have the arm actually. Was still holding on to me after we portkey'd back to the Leaky." He figured he would give it to Medea later.

He could have rambled on some more about this loss, but he was distracted by the conversation about the contents of the paper bag. "Lala?" he questioned with a raised brow. "That would be............" Who? "I was told to give it to you and not.....Lala." Was that his pet name for Piers?

No, wait. Didn't need to know the answer to that one.

"Oh? You mean the box? Delicious hot schmoes kit. Grew rather fond of the things over the summer."

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With the second year Gryffindor still seated at the Gryffindor table, the paper airplane soared through the air, high above the heads of the students so that it wouldn't get in the way or that anyone would bump up against it and he had to use the spell again. It was a little difficult though, because Kevin hadn't done this spell too often and since he wasn't allowed any magic outside of school he had no time to practise it. Luckily it flew over to the staff table without problem.

He first had to wait though because as he was about to let the paper drop on the table in front of the guy he had decided to talk to the Groundskeeper. From the Gryffindor table, Kevin rolled his eyes but when he came back and sat back down he quickly moved the paper airplane down. Ok he wasn't Kevin without having a little fun though, so instead of actually landing the plane safely on the table he first "Accidentally" landed it on his head a couple of times. Pretending he did not know what he was doing before it fell in front of the Professor.

Kevin broke the connection and turned around in his own seat. When or if the Professor would open up the airplane, it would hold a message saying;

SPOILER!!: Secret message

You haven't forgotten i'm gonna beat you in that duel right? Because i totally will! Tomorrow...or whenever I! can...because classes you know? YEAH!

He had not even put a name under it because the Professor would KNOW from who the message was.

Returning Leobald's nod, Airey also spotted Seren looking especially pleased with herself. Or, no, not pleased. Proud?

It was only then that he really took a look out into the Great Hall, his blue eyes resting on the Gryffindor table and...

"Ow! HEY! Cut it out," he spat while waving and flailing both of his hands above his head as something smacked into it purposely a few times. Oh. A paper airplane? How incredibly muggle of whoever had sent it - minus the whole obvious enchantment of it whacking him a few times. Laws of physics and gravity prevented this from being a natural occurrence. Pulling the paper open slowly while leaning back in his seat - just in case something were to pop out or spray him in the face - he was a bit disappointed to see that there was nothing but words to read. Alas.

Oooooooooooooooh. Heh. Well, of course he remembered.

Smirking, he removed his wand and erased the text from Mr. Hirase with one swift flick. He then removed a quill and ink well from his enchanted pocket and scribbled down a replied before folding the parchment into a four pointed origami star - just a little technique he had learned from a co-worker at NASA - and then sent it right back towards the Gryffindor.

Now...he had wanted to shout something down to Seren...but had plum forgotten what it was....oh well.

Being back in Hogwarts brought Josh many feelings at the same time and he couldn't help but smile when he kept looking towards the Gryffindor table in the Great Hall. He once occupied those seats for seven years and enjoyed every bit of it even though he was not aware of it during back that time. The current Gryffindors looked as energetic and lively as his friends were back at his time.

Despite the feelings being back in Hogwarts making him smile, he was very well aware of the fact that he absolutely didn't like the reason he was in the school and everytime he thought of it, it angered and annoyed him even more. Threatening the students and staff. The Auror wished he knew who was that lunatic. At least he, the adult Josh Carter, standing beside the Staff Table with his big and brawny figure and watching around with attentive dark brown eyes, was not going to let any trouble through them, staff and students alike.

As for staff....most of them he didn't know and he mostly avoided looking at them directly for reasons. He was there on duty, not to curiously find out who was who. Though, he gave a kind smile and a nod of greeting to those he knew; Headmistress Truebridge and Professor Bentley.

Wand out yet folding his muscular arms, the Auror raised his eyebrows when his eyes spotted a paper airplane flying about. He couldn't help but grin when he realised it was coming from his former house table. His grin widened when he was the airplane attempting to land on the head of one of the staff; this talkative man with a suit.

It came of no surprise that Airey had something to do with the paper plane fiasco, but it was none of her business... whatever the two Lions had planned... she might ask later though - having the right to check up on her students.

Noticing she now had the attention of the Astronomy professor, Seren beamed in his direction then wiggled her brows in that knowing way. They still had plans yes? He wasn't bailing on her?



As Deputy Headmistress, she knew of the severity of the threads made against the school and its students, she also knew of the security that would be gracing their presence. What she had not accounted for, was seeing so many of her former pupils, and of them... a very grown up, Auror, Joshua Carter. She would never forget the forsaken term that had seen her reearch shed go up in flames, and the Gryffindor come to her aid.

"Pssssst," she hissed in Josh's direction. He was on official business, yes, but it didn't mean he had to stand there like a stick in the mud, did it? "It's soooooo good to see you again, Josh," she half whispered in his direction - despite whispering not being ecessary. "Keeping well I hope?" she questioned warmly.

Botros had his cane across his lap, taking the space over the forever-empty Arithmancy seat. He as always watched over the sorting ceremony first and then now the students talking and being loud as usual. His colleagues were also being loud over there but not enough for him to hear the specific words, so he kept to himself patiently waiting for the food. And kept glancing at the young man talking to Mrs. Green.

Was she late? Oh goodness it didn't really matter either way to the blonde, as she bounced along the entrance and into the great hall. Standing for a moment at the door and just taking it all in. She felt like a first year all over again. This was just sooo exciting, she had never had such a thrill as she was having at this very moment. Her green eyes scanned the tables as she made her way towards the staff table. The staff table, EEEEEEP! She was staff Cassiopeia Despina Morgan was on Hogwarts Staff!

She glanced at the table seeing all the staff members and her smile grew as she saw Bachelor number 1 Cosgrach Culloden. Frantic waves were happening in his direction, did he see? Oh and there was some big guy, she let her green eyes stare at him a bit before he got frantic waves as well. She didn't forget the blonde, nor the man that was with Javy in the cafe that day. Nope everyone was getting her big blonde smile and frantic hello waves. Looking around for Nessa the Divination Professor set her eyes on the headmistress, "Hello Headmistress" She waved bubbly towards the center of the table where the readhead sat.

As she turned to move towards her side of the table she froze. OHMIGOSH she couldn't believe it.. Bachelor number 2 and 3 at her end of the table and it was her old classmates. EEEEEP! How lucky was she!! The spring in her step bounced even more, "Javy Thompson OHMIGOSH!! *squeals* This is A-mazing! We are working together!!!" She couldn't help but bounce to him and hug the man, ready or not. "Oh.. Oh I have something for you." Pulling out her wand she flicked it and parchment fell in front of him. "I found this sooooo interesting I had to share." Yep he was going to want to take notes. Her eyes already focused on the other classmate. "Piersy! Eeeeep!!" He got hugs as well and excited happy snaps. "I'm so excited it's like seventh year again, oh and I have one for you too." Yep horoscopes all around. She flicked her wand again sending it to him.

Looking to the man in the suit she gave him super happy waves. "Hello.. Cassiopiea Morgan and you are a Sagittarius, aren't you?" She could tell by just his way about him. "Eeep! I'm just so nervicided" He looked familiar, but she wasn't sure why. She was so bad with faces at times. Speaking of faces her green eyes hit someone she knew was not staff. He's entire vibe was saying something different. She grinned and gave him waves too.

With her little mechanical bird, Sonya, in tow, Medea slipped into the Great Hall, trying not to draw too much attention to herself. Never did get around to replacing her watch after she lost it on the field trip. Then again, it wasn't like it did her much use anyways, but she couldn't help but fiddle with the hem of her jacket as she made her way up to the staff table. Her heart had momentarily stopped when she'd first rounded the corner and seeing a woman with blond hair wearing a bright dress at the front table. It wasn't Callie though.

Taking a deep breath, she glanced down the table as she moved up the steps, nodding and smiling and giving little finger waves to those who looked her way, an extra twinkly smile to the astronomy professor. Although, with a glance to a certain Librarian, she had the unfortunate moment of remembering a certain book she didn't turn in on a certain day. Ahem.

Note to self to do that after the feast.

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He gave a nod towards the Headmistress when he passed - looked like that impromptu mud mask from the field trip was doing wonders, heh - and slipped into his seat just as Orsino blew up. "Watch out Piers, I don't think he is a fan of your former house," he chuckled.

Settling into his seat, the astronomer adjusted his top hat smugly so it was tilted off to the side a bit. Looked pretty good on him still, yeah Javy? Heh.

And speaking of the Care of Magical Creatures professor... "I have something for you," he said as he reached into his enchanted breast pocket and pulled out a brown paper bag. Whoops, little more crumbled up than he had expected. Hopefully the contents hadn't gotten smushed in transit. "Spoiler alert, it's kale and cabbage."

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Glancing now at his best mate. "Sure did.. a rebuttal on your choice of attire for this evening." Add in a wink to that tease. "I know just what to do to fix it." What may of looked like Javy readjusting the bow on his dress shirt was actually on Javy removing it.. before donning it right on Piers' head. "Now that's more like it." What? It was a tradition now for this to happen, even if he wasn't sleeping. "Glad to be back here again?"

On the thought of accessory.. look at the Star Man. "Well, you look sharp this evening Airey." Yes, especially with his former Top Hat. It had that effect on making an outfit look better in Javy's opinion. "Did you have an nice eventful summer?" He had heard only a little about that summer trip.

Hmm.. a gift? Taking the crumpled brown bag, he was cautious on opening it incase it was ruined. The smell however from it was familiar though..Spoiler alert, it's kale and cabbage.. "Oh.." Funny, that was the same sort of gift his one respondent from that article had given him.

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No, no, it was a mere coincidence on that he received the same type and amount of food. Ahem. "Well, thanks.. Lala will really love it." The extra eyes were still on you Mr. Star Man, though. Heh. Better divert where his thoughts were attempting to draw a conclusion. Such as what he put under the chair. "What's that you got there?"

Oh, did Javy have something against what Piers was wearing tonight? He was wearing his typical, simple suit that he always wore for feasts. He didn't have a tie, though. Speaking of ties, why was Javy taking his off?

.... Oh.

"Oh, thank you. I really needed a bow in my hair. It really adds to my outfit." Piers patted the bow tie in his hair to let it settle on his curls. Wouldn't be a proper feast if Javy didn't decorate his hair, would it? He let the bow sit on his head and took a sip of water from his own goblet. He nodded and shrugged at Javy's question. "Summer wasn't long enough, of course, but it does feel good to be back." Back to some daily structure and whatnot. "You?"

Then, hearing the astronomy professor's voice, Piers chuckled as he turned away from Kirby. But then he saw what he was wearing on his head....... "Your hat's crooked," he grunted. Piers should have known he would actually wear it. Better him than on Javy.... right? Whatever. That Astronomy man was a weirdo, too.

Whaaaat? Airey got Javy a present? Piers kept his eye on the exchange and the suspicious brown paper bag. Kale and cabbage? Piers' eyes narrowed a little bit when Javy told Airey that's what Lala liked. Then he remembered the letter Javy got from a secret admirer that had a gift attached to it. Didn't that say something about kale? Piers' eyebrow was up near his hairline during their little exchange there. Just watchin'. Listenin'. Casually. Uh huh.

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Seated comfortably with his legs extended in their full length almost dangling over the dais Leo let his gaze drift over the hall as the student’s filed in. And aurors were taking up positions at strategic points. He noted that one had taken up post by his eagles. Yes HIS eagles. Leo was still a bit o.o over his new Head of House duties. Hopefully he wouldn’t screw it up royally. Fingering on the gumdrop badge in the shape of an eagle stuck to his chest Leo glanced sideways across the table to offer smiles, waves and nods with Airey, Piers, Javy, Orsino and Anastasia.

Oh, look, it was Leo. Piers sent a wave to him down the table. "Congrats on the new position, Leo." Better you than me, he added to his train of thought with an internal laugh. Ravenclaws, man. They were crazy.

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As she turned to move towards her side of the table she froze. OHMIGOSH she couldn't believe it.. Bachelor number 2 and 3 at her end of the table and it was her old classmates. EEEEEP! How lucky was she!! The spring in her step bounced even more, "Javy Thompson OHMIGOSH!! *squeals* This is A-mazing! We are working together!!!" She couldn't help but bounce to him and hug the man, ready or not. "Oh.. Oh I have something for you." Pulling out her wand she flicked it and parchment fell in front of him. "I found this sooooo interesting I had to share." Yep he was going to want to take notes. Her eyes already focused on the other classmate. "Piersy! Eeeeep!!" He got hugs as well and excited happy snaps. "I'm so excited it's like seventh year again, oh and I have one for you too." Yep horoscopes all around. She flicked her wand again sending it to him.

Oh, Merlin. Blonde alert. BLONDE ALERT. That woman was literally the most cheerful person Piers had ever met and it hurt his brain. Piers tried his best to ignore the squealing happening at Javy. He sipped his water again. Oh yeah, this was A-MAZING. TOTES INCRED. SUPES AMAZE. Piers looked down the table at Truebridge. He wanted to know if she regretted her decision to hire this lady yet.

Oh, no. Merlin, no, she was talking to HIM now! "Pierson, he corrected with a stiff smile, but she was babbling away over him, so she probably didn't even hear. Oh, Merlin, she was HUGGING HIM! "Oh. Oh wow, this is - this is great. I love hugs." His eyes widened and he awkwardly patted her back. "Oh, good, I get snaps, too. I love snapping." He didn't love snapping.

"You look very... yellow. Very yellow today." There was too much Hufflepuff. It was hurting everything about him.

JAVY. HELP HIM.

Piers got a paper, too. Awesome. "You know, I was just, wondering what my horoscope was for today," he said, dryly sarcastic. Hopefully dry enough that her bubble brain wouldn't even see past it. Piers didn't read the paper. He just kept it there on the table, words down so he couldn't read it. It was a bunch of bologna, anyway.

Where was the food?

Josh was eyeing the YATIs in the large room when he heard someone asking for his attention. He turned towards the direction of the whispering only to see his former Herbology professor. He gave the woman a sincere smile. "It's good to see you again, too, Professor Bentley." he said kindly. "Actually i am really pleased. I never thought i would back at those days but apparently i missed this school." He chuckled and glanced towards where the YATIs were momentarily before returning to the Herbology professor. "Yes." he nodded "I am pretty good. I hope you are doing good as well. And...you still look exactly the same you did to me back at those years."

Kind compliments to a woman he respected.

Unable to help it, the Auror got distracted when he heard some kind of...squealing. He looked up to see a blonde woman being super cheerful and energetic. Well...maybe she could spread that spirit in the school, some of the staff looked very displeased...kind of...maybe. When he realised she was waving towards him, he gave her a smile and waved back a tiny bit.

Javy could see things livening up now. That was nice. He acknowledged some his other colleagues, such as Medea and Botros. He then glanced over towards the farther side of the table where past his former Professor Annie, an unknown Auror gentleman by Seren. Kirby seemed to have regained his composure by now.. hmm, they were up for another exercise day soon. He'll just have to remember to ask him about it later on along with congratulating Leo. It was nice to see one of his old friends get what they deserved. Oh, and Cosgrach.. the player. He had to resist the smirk on remembering the Cafe.


Leave to Airey to make the most unique comparisons to his own benefit. Javy could only imagine the thought process on picking one example out of the many others that he could've used and choosing the one that was least expected of. "Good." Remarkable wasn't it? Now he wouldn't need that top hat anymore, it had done the job on giving him an unforgettable appearance. Anyways, his face contorted into slight concern on how the trip turned out. Luckily he didn't have to ask for more details as Airey went right on ahead to tell.

Blinking as he tried to process that quick summary on a zombie attack. "..They attacked your suit?" It must have been quite the outfit, given zombies usually aren't picky on their attire. Now about that arm.. "Did you keep it?" That had to have been a wicked souvenir.

As if there wasn't enough confusion, he sounded confused about Lala. "Yes.. Lala, my goose." An eyebrow raise for him. Had he have forgotten to introduce to two to each other? And what was this about it being told to hand it to him? Javy had a feeling this secret admirer was looking to be an on-going chase at this rate. Anyways, that could be debated later on when he just wanted to stay relaxed. "Oh, I've heard about those, but haven't tried them. How exactly do they taste?"


Now this was amusing. No to the flowers but yes to the bow. "It sure does.. you should tie it around so it doesn't get loose." Ah, why not. Javy shifted from his position in the chair to hover over and tie to one of Pier's locks. Theeere. "Now it's perfect." All he needed was a little more sunshine to improve his looks.

As for the summer. "Too right you are, just when it was getting even better. But I wouldn't miss another day of teaching here." Teaching was his anti-drug, simply. Before he could talk even more to Piers on their summer, he heard something familiar.. Glancing at the bright outfit of..

Oh..Merlin.

He hadn't misheard their conversation at the cafe after all. Just smile and be polite.. Yeah, he'll just do that. "Well, hello Cassie. It's good to see you again." From what he remembered of Cassie she was like an octopus, the harder you resisted her the more she squeezed and clinged.. Just look at what she was doing to Piers for proof. Even he had to accept the fate. Heh. Javy was having a little difficulty resisting the urge to grin at the sight. Maybe he should save the poor old child man. "Aren't you going to hug me too?" Go on Cassie, they were still.. friends. Yeah.

Hmm? Another gift? Javy blinked momentarily taking the parchment, only reading the first line before knowing it was one of her daily horoscopes before pocketing it. "Ah, you remembered. Thanks." He'll just have a deeper look into it when back in his office. They were more likely to relate to your day when read later on. As for things being just like seventh year.. "Let's hope we don't risk drowning again." One year of flooding was enough on the memory, thank you very nice.

You know what was the best thing about sitting at the end of the table?

No one bothered to come visit him, because it was quite a distance, and so he could watch everyone without disturbance. Sure, it felt somewhat lonely, but for the time being, he wanted to observe and -

There were some adults here. The adults he was sure wasn't a part of the staff. And they looked hostile. Cosgrach didn't know how he hadn't seen them before, but they sure were there and he narrowed his eyes at them hostilely. He didn't like strangers. Some of the professors looked like they knew them very well, though, so he didn't utter a word. Instead...

Cassie HAPPENED. Yeah, 'happened', because no other word would describe her behaviour. She was waving as so frenetically her arm would dislocate and he laughed in good humour as he waved much, much less enthusiastically back. Don't get him wrong, he was elated to see her there, but it just wasn't his nature to be frenetic too much. And anyway, soon there was entertainment at the other end of the table, and Cosgrach turned to Fuller, Javy-diapery and Cassie - grinning as widely as his mouth would allow him while he watched Cassie disturb their personal space and whatnot.

Sophia's mind was far away as she thought about Ariana and what she was doing right now at her own opening feast over at Durmstrang. She had donated a pretty penny to that school so the least they could do was to ensure that her baby was having the best of time otherwise they would be hearing from her.

She uncrossed, then recrossed her legs as she brought herself back to the Great Hall and looked across the tables.

What house would Ari have been sorted into had she been to Hogwart? She would have made a fine fine Slytherin, that was for sure.

She had been alert enough to watch Agatha be sorted into Slytherin The girl received an approving nod from the professor and she turned to beam at Orsino. Why hadn't she bet him? Darn it.

Oh she had such visions of walking into the Great Hall for the feast again, arms linked with Cassie as they did once upon a time ago when they'd head for the table under the yellow and black banner. And this time they'd be walking towards the staff table -eeep! So exciting! Yes, now that Nessa was thirty she was quite proud to have a real, career-type job... But she had a bit of an emergency with Ophelia before they had to leave and she needed to get that bird settled down before she would feel alright with leaving her for the feast. And, since she knew she'd be a smidge late, she sent Cassie off ahead of her. Linked arms could wait for another time!

Adjusting her fancy purple hat and checking the mirror one last time, Nessa headed inside making a beeline for that staff table. She knew exactly where she was supposed to sit, having studied the seating chart until she had it memorized so she would have a flawless walking in and sitting down performance. The brunette walked around the far end of the table closest to where she would be sitting -- oooh, look! There was Cosgrach! "Hiiii Cosgrach!" The Potions Master got a beaming smile with her exclamation as she walked past. "I hope you had a fantastic rest of summer!" Her seat was close to his, but it was too bad it wasn't right next to it -- he was so nice and sweet!

And there was -- gosh, what was his name again? She remembered he was the librarian at any rate and she took a seat right next to his. "Hello! How have you been?" Nessa gave the librarian a big, friendly smile. Sure, she was sort of alluding to whether or not he got his rash to clear up, but she knew that was a sensitive issue and wouldn't ask out loud. He simply got a knowing wink. Nessa glanced to her right where there were so many more people seated. The beautiful woman next to her as well as the enormous man just further down got "Hiii"'s and waves and great big smiles. Oh and.. "Hello Headmistress!" Hehe, it was so weird calling her that and she wasn't sure she'd ever feel comfortable calling her Annie like Cosgrach did.

There were a few people down that way that she didn't really know - or did she? - but they got happy waves and smiles too. "Cassie! Cassie, hi!!" Her blonde BFF got frantic waves and the biggest grin of all. Sure, she had just seen her a half hour ago, but this was all just too exciting! And look who was sitting so close to her -- the one Cassie had pointed out in the yearbook the other day. The one who totes had a crush on Cassie in her 7th year... What was his name again? One of those fun foreign names where letters took on a different sound than it did in English... it would come to her eventually. At any rate, he got a smile and wave as well as a wink for Cassie. She'd give her a nudge too if only she was sitting closer.

Another familiar person down that end got another of her happy waves. "Hi Piers!" She vaguely wondered if his friend liked the jewelry he had gotten for him. The Charms professor was so nice too and she smiled over at him and Cassie as they conversed. She almost wished she could sit over there too, but she had an awesome seat right here with fascinating people as well.

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Taking a deep breath, she glanced down the table as she moved up the steps, nodding and smiling and giving little finger waves to those who looked her way, an extra twinkly smile to the astronomy professor.

Drumming against the table top in eager anticipation for the speech to be over and done so he could eat, Airey's blue eyes briefly met Medea's and he returned the smile and threw in a wink. It was also then that he got a better look at everyone else down the table...and....Aurors? Oh yes, that was right. The heightened security. It was a real shame that it all that had happened. WHAT was he going to do with those new suits he had bought over the summer specifically to watch matches in?!

Offering a small inclination of the head towards the Auror (Fira), he watched Seren and him converse for a few moments and leeeeeeeeeeeaning a bit in his seat to try and get close enough to hear things, but the chitter chatter at the staff table and throughout the Great Hall in general made that impossible. Alas.

SPOILER!!: Javy

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Leave to Airey to make the most unique comparisons to his own benefit. Javy could only imagine the thought process on picking one example out of the many others that he could've used and choosing the one that was least expected of. "Good." Remarkable wasn't it? Now he wouldn't need that top hat anymore, it had done the job on giving him an unforgettable appearance. Anyways, his face contorted into slight concern on how the trip turned out. Luckily he didn't have to ask for more details as Airey went right on ahead to tell.

Blinking as he tried to process that quick summary on a zombie attack. "..They attacked your suit?" It must have been quite the outfit, given zombies usually aren't picky on their attire. Now about that arm.. "Did you keep it?" That had to have been a wicked souvenir.

As if there wasn't enough confusion, he sounded confused about Lala. "Yes.. Lala, my goose." An eyebrow raise for him. Had he have forgotten to introduce to two to each other? And what was this about it being told to hand it to him? Javy had a feeling this secret admirer was looking to be an on-going chase at this rate. Anyways, that could be debated later on when he just wanted to stay relaxed. "Oh, I've heard about those, but haven't tried them. How exactly do they taste?"

Shifting his position in his seat so he was properly sitting Indian style, knees hanging over either side of his seat, Airey rocked side to side slightly as he continued his conversation. "Clearly camouflage print is in," he chuckled. Not that those things had needed any assistance in blending in with the foliage. The smell had been a give away though. Meeeeeeerlin he had never smelled anything so foul as that and he had been around more than a few varities of dung bombs in his day. Few custom made ones too. He too special pride in those. "I do. Have it locked up in my office for safe keeping along with a few rocks I picked up along the way. Not a bad haul of souvenirs. You two should have come, you know. Instead of wasting time making oogly eyes at each other at the Leaky Cauldron. Missed out on a real adventure."

Lame. Laaaaaaaaame.

Goose? Well, at least those didn't have fur. "Ah right. Now that you mention it that does ring a bell." He seemed to remember her saying something along those lines anyway. He had honestly tuned her out once she got all blushy and overly girly about the kale.

"They taste like....they taste like....gooey heaven sandwiched between two crumbly rectangles of delight. You ought to try them sometime." He also recommended substituting some chocolate for Nutella, but babysteps.

SPOILER!!: Piers! >:D

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Oh, did Javy have something against what Piers was wearing tonight? He was wearing his typical, simple suit that he always wore for feasts. He didn't have a tie, though. Speaking of ties, why was Javy taking his off?

.... Oh.

"Oh, thank you. I really needed a bow in my hair. It really adds to my outfit." Piers patted the bow tie in his hair to let it settle on his curls. Wouldn't be a proper feast if Javy didn't decorate his hair, would it? He let the bow sit on his head and took a sip of water from his own goblet. He nodded and shrugged at Javy's question. "Summer wasn't long enough, of course, but it does feel good to be back." Back to some daily structure and whatnot. "You?"

Then, hearing the astronomy professor's voice, Piers chuckled as he turned away from Kirby. But then he saw what he was wearing on his head....... "Your hat's crooked," he grunted. Piers should have known he would actually wear it. Better him than on Javy.... right? Whatever. That Astronomy man was a weirdo, too.

Whaaaat? Airey got Javy a present? Piers kept his eye on the exchange and the suspicious brown paper bag. Kale and cabbage? Piers' eyes narrowed a little bit when Javy told Airey that's what Lala liked. Then he remembered the letter Javy got from a secret admirer that had a gift attached to it. Didn't that say something about kale? Piers' eyebrow was up near his hairline during their little exchange there. Just watchin'. Listenin'. Casually. Uh huh.

"Tilted. Not crooked. Tilted," he corrected with an obnoxious smirk while puffing out his chest just a bit. "You should appreciate the aesthetic quality that is a tilt. Tilts are a vital phenomenon in the universe, you know."

But seriously, who had put the sulfur under the Charms professor's nose? The man was giving the astronomer looks. Unpleasant ones. Did he want some kale? It was well into the evening now and everyone's stomachs were grumbling, so it was no wonder that Piers was a bit grumpy. "I am sure if you ask Javy for some he will feed you," he said, pointing to the brown paper bag. "Assuming you and Lala have the same taste that is."


Heh. He amused himself sometimes.

Rocking a bit more in his seat, Airey caught Old Man River out of the corner of his eyes and felt .... a little sad. After what had happened last term, having his youthful and limber body returned to him for a time, the astronomer could actually....relate to the old man. Airey's back had significantly improved since the cure, to a better condition that it had been prior to the aging epidemic, it was a pity that the Runes Master had had to see himself grow old. Twice.

"Evening, er, Sir," he nodded towards him. "You can, er, scoot down a seat if you want since this one is empty again." You know, not be all alone at the end of the table like that.

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Looking to the man in the suit she gave him super happy waves. "Hello.. Cassiopiea Morgan and you are a Sagittarius, aren't you?" She could tell by just his way about him. "Eeep! I'm just so nervicided" He looked familiar, but she wasn't sure why. She was so bad with faces at times. Speaking of faces her green eyes hit someone she knew was not staff. He's entire vibe was saying something different. She grinned and gave him waves too.

And then there was lots of waving going on. OH ENTHUSIASM HE COULD APPRECIATE THAT! The astronomer sat up a bit more in his seat to catch all that was going on and returned the new Divination professors waves with equal vigor. Noticing the eye exchange between the Potions Master and the two new professors - another reminder that Calista was really gone - his thoughts were distracted when the blonde started handing out pieces of parchment and Piers uttered one of the words that was on Airey's list of things he never wanted to hear said in his presence: horoscope.

Snorting loudly as he looked down at the table top and muttered a few incoherent things under his breath, he looked up again when the blonde addressed him. "Airey Flamsteed," he greeted with a tight lipped smile. "If by that you mean I am an individual whose birthday happens to fall between November 22 - December 21 in which the Sun transits that particular constellation in the ecliptic coordinate system known as the zodiac...then yes. I am."

Did he dare ask why it mattered? He did.

"Why do you ask?"

Curiosity was such a curse at times.

He glanced a little further down the table towards the History of Magic professor. He needed to speak with her about something...but later. He wasn't about to shout across the table. That would only earn him death glares from the Headmistress.