As far as everyone in this school was concerned, Daxton did not do magic. Since he had arrived at Hogwarts, he had not cast a single spell in a classroom environment, something that brought about mixed reactions from the professors.

Of course, the main reason for this was that Daxton did not talk, which was - by now - widely known. Spells required speech, for the incantations, and so when Daxton failed to say those incantations, he failed to cast the spells. No magic for Daxton Prince.

That was what he wanted everyone to go on believing. At least, until he was ready.

After standing almost unnaturally still and silent outside the door to the spare office for an inordinate amount of time, listening for the slightest movement, he pushed the door of the office open a small way and slipped inside. Inside, it was as empty as it always of; empty of both furniture, empty of people.

Seating himself cross-legged on the faded rug, Daxton set his school bag on the floor in front of him and looked at it for a moment, watching parts of the bag twitch and squirm. Before he opened it up, he pulled his wand out from the sleeve of his old, well-worn, too-small school shirt, and pointed it at his bag.

One wordless swish-and-flick later, and his schoolbag hovered into the air in front of him. Levitation Charm. Non-verbal. Kid stuff.

The real challenge would be whether or not Daxton could effectively stun the stolen creatures currently concealed inside the bag. He had easily mastered Expelliarmus by practicing on unsuspecting students in the corridors, but had wanted to be alone for his attempts at this slightly more difficult spell. Stealing the creatures had been easily, and Daxton had brewed and taken an allergy potion so that the fur was unlikely to bother him, and now he was ready to start practicing. Rapidly moving targets; it was likely to be a real challenge.

But for a moment longer, he simply sat, staring at the levitating bag, flicking his wand at one point, so that it began slowly rotating in front of him.

Time to dance. Dalia had neglected her practice over Christmas, first due to grumpy homesickness, and then because of... other things distracting her brain. So, ballet shoes loosely hung round her shoulders, she went on a quest to find somewhere to practice. Empty classrooms had done the trick so far, so she wandered along a corridor, trying doors.

Until she found one that opened and walked inside. Ah. "Oh, sorry." Dal looked from the bag to Daxton. "Whatcha doing?" She was curious by nature, which overruled any manners that might have told her not to intrude.

The footsteps out in the corridor did not go unnoticed, and Daxton made sure to pay attention to them even as he continued to stare at the bag in front of him. Mostly, when he heard people walking around this area, they tended to go right past this door, leaving the room alone.

Not today though, apparently.

Mentally cursing, but with his expression blank, Daxton turned towards the door, already making a mental note to lock it next time, and wondering why he had not thought to do so today. It seemed like the obvious thing to do, and was something he did whenever he practiced in an empty room around the school, but apparently it had completely slipped his mind today.

Annoying. It made Daxton feel as though he had been caught out in a moment of stupidity, of vulnerability, and he narrowed his eyes at Turay, the girl that had entered.

Of course, he did not answer her, but - while keeping his eyes fixed firmly onto her - cancelled the spell that kept the bag hovering in the air. It hit the floor with a a muffled squeak.

Pushing the door open to the spare office Hady slipped inside leaving it the door slightly ajar for those she knew were right behind her. "She's not here yet but she should be here any minute she's typically right on time," she told Frankie glancing over her shoulder at the blonde she knew was there.

It wasn't normal for her to be meeting the little sis anywhere else but the RoR lately but this was a spot she used on and off for some downtime. Stepping more into the empty room and looking around. "Has Noelle spoken to you at all about the training her and I have done?" Hady didn't think so but it didn't hurt at all to ask and make sure. The younger girl was smart, strong and always ready for a challenge. Helping her work towards becoming an animagus wasn't hard but anything else like preparing her for being an auror was out of her range. That's where Frankie would help out since it's what he had planned for himself.

Circling the room once the brunette made her way back to her boyfriend slipping her hand into his. No reason she couldn't lean against him and be comfortable while they both waited.

Okay... okay... okay....
This was it. Noelle was actually going to talk to Frankie about him helping her train. Her heart rate was up which was unusual. But see... Noelle and Hady had talked a bunch about Frankie. And Frankie was.... beyond inspiring. He was doing everything that Noelle wanted to do. He was like.... her role model. It didnt help that he was her head guy.
Inspiring

Noelle took a deep breath before entering into the spare office at exactly the time that she said she would be. There were only a few times she had been late for anything. And she definitely wasnt about to be late for this.

She had hurried though, so her hair was a little askew and she was in the process of smoothing it down as she entered the room. Se saw her sister immediately and headed over for her. She was holding hands with Frankie.. how cute. "Hi" She said a little bit bashful.

Okay.. she neede to snap out of this.. OMG THATS MY ROLE MODEL thing. She wasnt even like that with Professor Hirsch and he was.... McDreamy.

It was normal for Hady to be holding onto the boyfriend's hand whenever she could be. Like now. It was always normal for her to be leaning against him if she could be, like now. This was exactly how she was found with one hand holding Frankie's and slightly leaning against his side when the younger girl entered the room. Being who she was she kept hold of the hand in hers until Noelle was close enough.

"Hey Noelle," she smiled warmly pulling her into a hug like usual. "Just for the sake of introductions Noelle this is Frankie...Frankie this is one of your lions Noelle." It was meant to be cute and take the edge off. Possibly calm down her younger sister a little bit.

"Lets sit, relax and go from there?" Any questions Noelle had could be asked and with any luck she'd learn a few things.Hady had no doubts that the blonde at her side was amazing and would be able to help Noelle with whatever she needed.

Why were they here in this spare office instead of canoodling in the prefects' bathroom? Oh, right. They were there to spill the beans about Animagus training, and he also was being asked to share his tips and secrets about preparing oneself for the YATI programme. Needless to say, this whole ordeal was making his ego explode.

"I've heard whispers about her and one other girl wanting a go at becoming Animagi," he responded to Hady, allowing her to take his hand without hesitation. "You training her a little is news to me. And I also didn't know that Noelle was interested in becoming an Auror too. Sounds like I have a mini-me." He grinned. It was amazing how his head hadn't exploded with how large his ego had been inflated.

Frankie was about to ask where the young lion was, but then she appeared in the room with a quiet hello. The Head Boy smiled at his fellow lion and gave her a little wave with his free hand. Why was she acting like that? Was it the hand holding?

"No need for introductions, Hads," the blond responded with a roll of his eyes. "We all know each other." It would have been very sad if he didn't know someone he had shared a common room with over the past four years.

With that said, the boy started heading for the space in front of the fireplace, dogging Hady along with each step he made. He was slightly annoyed that there wasn't any furniture in this spacious office, but at least the rug looked nice. "Right-o. Where shall we begin?" His blue eyes glanced at Hady, then over to Noelle, and back to Hady again.

H o l y. M e r l I n.

Frankie was talking to her. Yes, they had shared a common room for the past 4 year but honestly, the two may have said a handful of words to each other in passing. He was older. A seventh year. She was a fourth year. The two years usually didn't mix often. Hady and Noelle had been an exception because Hady was Noelle's big sister.... well, like her big sister. To Noelle, there was no difference.

Get your heart out of your mouth, Noelle and act yourself.

Right right. Okay. Role model. This was okay. You were just going to get tips from your role model. Don't flip out. It's all good. Act casual... no... act yourself.

Noelle took a breath and wiggled herself out. "Right. Yes! Hey, sorry.... I'm not usually like this. Hady can tell you. I'm just.... " Noelle shrugged, unsure if they even wanted to hear this or if they just wanted to get right into it. And from Frankie actions, he wanted to get right into it.

Where to begin Noelle looked over at Hady as well. Seeing as Frankie had. She pulled off her cloak and set it aside, keeping her hand by her wand's holster just in case they dived in and started jinxing her or something. "Professor Hirsch asked me to ask you two to help me with auror training. He's helping as well. And I'll be doing some of the auror programs as well when they start." Okay so Noelle was time constricted right now. But, by the time she graduated Hogwarts, she would be on the right path.

Another deep breath to clear her head. Just in case.

An eyebrow rose at the young lion's apology. She was just...? Frankie rose his free hand at her, signaling that Noelle didn't need to apologize for anything. He had a hunch that she was just excited about being there and getting some advice on some ambitious endeavors she wished to pursue. Or she was just nervous about being in the same room as him. Heh.

His thoughts quickly wavered when he noticed her hand at her wand holster. The Head Boy's face remained expressionless, though he was already quite proud of her. She was already alter after being in the room for only a few minutes. Frankie liked that. He liked that a lot.

While she spoke, Frankie simply nodded his head and smiled while his free hand, unsuspiciously, moved to scratch his lower back. If Noelle was super tense, he assumed, she would be expecting him to do something right away. The thought was tempting, but he liked catching people by surprise.

"Well, he sent you to the right people," he responded, a wide grin on his face. The blond was actually quite honoured that Hershey had nudged her his way. He didn't know everything about being an Auror, as he wasn't one yet, but he did have some pointers to get on the right track.

Frankie then let go of Hady's hand and stood up, he crossed his arms with his wand at hand not pointed at anything in particular. "I guess we can start with wand stance? It says a lot about a witch or wizard." He was curious, and he wanted to see how well she handled the nonverbal Disarming Charm he was currently sending her way. Constant vigilance! "After that, then we can move on to areas you want the most help with."

With how close Hady was with these two people it only made sense to her that she had asked one to help out the other. Even if she wasn't taking part in the YATI program herself she fully supported her boyfriend in doing so which meant she knew most if not all of what he was doing to train so far. Therefore she was going to make sure her little sister was ready and prepared even if she still had several years to go.

"She is and the other girl is Haddie but she's a year younger." She knew both of the girls. "I've been close with Noelle for awhile now she's my little sister she comes to me often when she needs assistance in anything." Hady knew Frankie would know that she wasn't by blood but when Hady said something like this it was as good as being blood-related. Laughing softly she nodded her head. "You do. She's good too. Smart and always ready." Just like he was. There was no doubt in her mind that Noelle would surprise him today.

The way Noelle was acting was so adorably cute she just wanted to laugh. Never in all her terms had she seen the younger girl act this way. 'Relax, breath' she mouthed the words to her. There was nothing to be nervous about. It was just her and Frankie.

Remaining where she was as Frankie stood up, her hand instantly went to her wand. She kept it in her grasp lightly but that was all. Hazel eyes were on the two of them watching to see how Noelle would handle herself. Should she be needed she was right here.

Noelle couldn't help but to smile at her big sisters words. She knew that Hady had thought highly of her, but she didn't know how highly. She blushed a bit and shrugged in response to what she was saying. Yes, they were about as close as blood. In fact, Noelle told people that Hady was her big sister, and didn't think twice about correcting and saying that she wasn't blood related.

She breathed out though, when Hady mouthed the words to her. Her green eyes looked from Hady over to Frankie. Wand stance? It was so elementary but you needed to start with the basics. A good foundation. That's what Henric had taught her too. The basics. Breathing and clearing your head before going into a duel.

Nodding, Noelle took her stance. Hirsch was her professor, so she thought that she had a pretty good one. Her eyes were steady but on his wand. She wasn't tense to pounce. She came to learn she worked best when she was in a calm state of mind.

Of course, Frankie being here.. she had to keep her mind in that ease. But one look at Hady, made it possible. Her big sister. "Hows this?" She asked.