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xXxPandora 
Except....she wasn't having a good laugh with one of her best buddies, because he was too busy with his girlfriend and he didn't have the time for anyone else --- No, really. She knew that was not the case, and Beezus understood. Spike loved Addy, but Addy didn't like Beezus so the brunette was keeping her mouth shut. It was better that way. She didn't want to spark issues at this time.
But then... O_o
Troll! In the dungeon! FROG! In the Great Hall!
Pssh. A paper frog. And why was it hopping in front of her? Omg, frog! Hide, quick! People here are hungry, they'll eat you! ........Not.
Snorting at herself, the Ravenclaw easily caught hold of the origami and as soon as she did, it stopped moving and automatically unfolded itself. Later? ...............Blink, blink, blink. She squinted and then, "Oh." It was Spike's handwriting, yes? N'aaaw. He remembered her.
Leaning back, making sure that his girlfriend wasn't looking and then tried to catch her co-Prefect's attention. Here, Spikey. And then, she mouthed, "OHKAY. I'll wait for you."
Spike sneaked a glance at Beezus, and saw that she'd quickly caught the frog. Chaser's reflexes at action there. At that thought, a small lump formed in his throat. He really had missed Quidditch more than he'd anticipated this term. The training, not at all. But the thrill of being on the pitch? Totally. Hopefully he'd get to play for fun after the summer.
He sighed, eying Milton for a moment. However, his focus soon shifted to the other side of the Ravenclaw Captain, as he caught Beezus' movement. He pushed his glasses back up his nose, before leaning back slightly too, and giving a nod in reply. He wasn't really sure what he was going to say to his Co-Prefect, but he knew he couldn't just leave without saying at least a simple '
goodbye'. And although this whole thing might seem a rather secretive, furtive way of going about things, it wasn't really - he knew that Addy really wouldn't mind him talking to his friend. He just had to make sure the two of them didn't get the claws out at each other again.
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emjay Ethan nodded in agreement. Their schedules had just been too different this term to be able to put their heads together on any ideas or even just to hang out.. and now term was over already. Funny how at the beginning of term he thought he'd be less busy than last, but it turned out to be just as full.. for different reasons.
His brows raised in interest as Spike spoke of his summer plans. Whoa.. that was just.. "That really sounds amazing," the sixth year said, somewhat awestruck. Ethan nodded again, not completely hearing any more as his mind's wheels started turning, thinking of how incredibly cool an apprenticeship like that would be.. something to look into for the future.
And then his attention was diverted back to the present when he heard Spike turn the question back to him. "Oh.. well, I'm going to the US for a couple weeks, then back to Germany. I got a part time job at an Alpinehouse.. a lot of native plants there, but not much experimental stuff.." He had thought about mentioning it to them though.. so he'd see.. "I might try to help teach piano a day a week too, at the centre I used to take lessons when I was a kid." That still had to be arranged though and only if he could find the time. "And a little training for Quidditch.." Yes, it was turning out to be a very busy summer but he was sure it would be fun too..
Spike nodded. "I really hope so," Spike replied, a slight nervousness bubbling up in his stomach. "It's a year away in the first instance, and I really hope I'll be able to learn a lot and do a bit of my own thing whilst I'm out there." And of course there would be lots of camping, and not just plant species to investigate. He was hoping to see some cool new critters too.
"Sounds like a busy one," Spike replied. He'd never been to Germany, but an alpine house sounded fun. "I'd be interested to know if they've got some pufferpods," he said a with a look that suggested an idea was forming in his mind, "and what colour they are. Particularly if they aren't pink or orange." His pufferpod project from his younger days still wasn't complete, and there was a part of him that was still curious about it. "And I'm sure it'll still be pretty enlightening even if you can't do any experiments. All those new species to tend to..."
Wow, there were some really musical people at Hogwarts, weren't there? "I didn't know you played..." Spike said, even though there wasn't really a particular reason he should know. The boys had usually discussed plants in the past. Funny how he wasn't learning new stuff about peeps on his last night here. As for Quidditch, Spike nodded. "New Captain to impress and all, I guess..." Which was a good point. Who would be the new Captain? And who was going to replace him, for that matter?