Kate was just loving her ventures out to the grounds of the castle. She hated being indoors for too long. It made her feel dreary and lonely, and she hated that blah feeling. She made her way down a corridor and out into the courtyard...

...where she found it was cold and somewhat wet. Well. So much for the bright and reviving atmosphere she had pictured on her way out here. What did she expect in January anyway? Without really paying too much attention to her surroundings, she plopped down on a nearby bench to more or less figure out exactly what she hoped to accomplish out here on the grounds in one of the coldest months of the year.

...and that was when she heard the voice of a boy talking to who she gathered was himself. She could have easily sat on him the way she was plopping down without even looking where she was going! "Oh, I'm sorry," she mumbled, scooting over to allow him some personal space. Then there was the Hufflepuff prefect, whose name she had sadly forgotten since she'd missed the first part of her second year. Oh, --WAYNE! That was what the first boy had called him. Was that his name? "Hi, Wayne," she greeted.