Originally Posted by Waterloo

Originally Posted by demented_death_eater

"Oooh...that's gonna leave a mark," Vindictus commented to himself as the piece of bread hit Clifford's forehead. "What does marshmallow-covered bread taste like, Clifford?" He was curious and hoped the other boys would just give in to their growling stomachs. A picnic on the hill overlooking his invisible pitch....

Originally Posted by Waterloo

Originally Posted by Berty Borr

Lord Borr looked so happy and proud that he could have cried. "Who is your role model, son? Who did you learn all this from? Well mannered, big ambitions." Lord Borr might have passed some gas, and it might have been rather loud, but Lord Borr did not notice or even blink at it.

Originally Posted by XanaSnape

Do. not. Laugh. Will made sure to keep his face impassive as Borr let a loud one loose with a long riiiiiipping sound. He blinked twice, hoping that it was only noisy, not odoriferous. Gas from a man like Borr would likely pack one heckuva punch! He waited for a brief moment with bated breath (literally!) and then spoke, glad that the air was apparently still breathable.

"My father is my role model, sir. He is a HIT wizard and a true Southern gentleman of the highest regard, if I may say so... Born and raised in Louisana." he smiled as he spoke of his old man, whom he idolized. "It's my hope to follow in his footsteps and become a HIT wizard and then eventually move up to Wizengamot, with hard work and determination."

He paused. "If I may be so bold, I'm quite curious about your own background... Was it always your ambition to instruct young minds in History of Magic, or is this career path a new direction for you?"

Originally Posted by Berty Borr

Lord Borr licked his lips as he thought. His forefinger and thumb rubbed rapidly over the top of the basket as Lord Borr tried to decide which cookie to eat next. "I don't know much about Louisiana," sounded horribly uncivilized, "and, no offense to your ole man because I think he's done a real good job on you, but HIT wizard is a bit - well, it doesn't take brains. If you know what I mean. Not like Wizengamot. Now that's a real goal there." Lord Borr settled for a toffee topped cookie and the set the entire thing on his tongue.


Another gas passing episode occurred, but where the last one lacked in smell, this one made up for it. Lord Borr took no notice. "I'm thinking you might be the right sort of chap to help me run this lounge. What do you say to that?"

Originally Posted by XanaSnape

Oh Merlin... Oh Merlin... The HUMANITY!!!!! Will thought as a pungent odor drifted his way. Dear Sweet Merlin's rotting fish corpses with sewer sauce on a platter of sauerkraut with a side order of PURE STANK, that smelled bad!!! He held his composure (and his breath) as his eyes watered slightly from the horrible, terrible, really bad smell. He hoped Borr would just interpret the tears that he blinked back as him being touched by the honor of assisting him in running this gas factory lounge.

He inhaled slowly, testing the air. The worst of it had passed. Thank Merlin. He disregarded the slam against his old man, though he felt compelled to defend him a little- to do less would be unmanly of him. That was his pop, after all... "While I agree with you that Wizengamot as a far more ambitious goal, and one I plan to achieve... I must say that my father's defense that his role as Hit wizard is a lot more mentally challenging than it might seem-- though perhaps I explained his position poorly. He's a detective-level Hit wizard, so he works more directly with Aurors, using his wits instead of pure brawn." he smiled a little, thinking of Officer Jones.

"As to your kind offer, I'd be more than honoured to assist you here in your lounge... How could I be of service?" Will said, retaining his composure --barely -- as another wave of Eau De Borr drifted past him. Just when you thought it was safe to breathe again... If the man was this flatulent on a regular basis, he'd have to learn how to do an invisible bubble-head charm to work here... But it would all be worth it if he could achieve his goals. Keep your goal in sight, Will ol' chap... he thought to himself, fighting the urge to toss his cookies.

Originally Posted by Anna Banana

She heard his footsteps before she heard his mouth. Great. He was coming over. She gripped the chocolate frog in her hand and thought about throwing it at him, but then she thought better of it. After all, she wouldn't want to damage a perfectly good frog.

Joking? Hmm. Whatever. She listened to him talk for a bit, never once looking up from the chocolate frogs until he grabbed her arms and forced her to look at him. Even then, she tried to look away and stay mad, but suddenly, she burst into a small fit of giggles. "It's okay, Cale," she promised. "I understand." To make sure he knew she was good on her word, she reached up on her tippy toes and hugged him.

"I...I guess I should explain," she said. "Sometimes, I feel like I have the worst luck in the world when it comes to boys. A lot of them seem to only see me as a friend, and, yeah, I have to admit, that's all I see most of them as, too," she continued. She made sure to stress the word most, because technically, due to her little crush on a certain someone, she didn't see all the boys as just friends. "I just see everyone walking around with this dramatic love life, and I'm just the friend they come to when it all gets messed up...or when something really good happens."

She blushed a little, realizing she'd been a little too open with him. He'd come to her with problems about his and Cora's relationship earlier, and she didn't want him to think she wasn't there for him when she needed him. "But...there'll always be the boys that are welcome to talk to me whenever they please," she said, winking up at him. Merlin that was a little more flirty than she'd intended it to be.

Originally Posted by Lisseh

Cale let out a sigh of relief as she hugged him. He hugged her back, and he had a sudden flashback to when he had been hugging Cora earlier. This hug felt different. He couldn't exactly put his finger on it, but it felt...nice.

"Sorry, I didn't know it was such a touchy subject for you," he explained. "Maybe I should just work on getting funnier, I dunno," he added. It really hadn't been that funny. Maybe not even to someone who wasn't touchy about the subject of boys. "You don't need to worry about guys. I'm sure someone out there will see you as more than just a friend someday," he told her.

He blushed. Maybe he shouldn't have gone that far. Especially after she winked at him. Was she...flirting with him? He wasn't sure...but he was pretty sure that if she was, he didn't care.

ARG! He was so confused. Thank goodness he had talked to Bella earlier, or his brain might have exploded due to pent up emotions.

"So, how's your candy?" he asked, changing the subject. Oh lordy, he hoped Jason didn't show up right about now...he would never let them live their little conversation down.

Originally Posted by Anna Banana

"Don't apologize," she said. "I just don't need to overrreact so much. I should have just slugged you and been done with it." She glanced up at him with a shifty smile. He was probably about freak out in 5..4..3..2.."Just kidding, of course," she quickly said. "I'd never hit anyone." Especially not you, she wanted to add.

"Yeah, I think Mister Pref...Mr. Right is out there somewhere," she said. "Besides, I just might have a crush on this one boy." Of course she knew who that one boy was, but she intended to just leave it there. She only brought it up because she didn't want Cale to think her love life was at zero.

Originally Posted by Lisseh

"Never hit someone? Really?" he asked, raising his eyebrows in mock shock. "Well, you know, I seem to recall one incident in Diagon Alley when you slugged my arm pretty hard," he teased her. "I believe I had a bruise there for a week or two!"

"Oh really?" he asked, standing up a later straighter. Oh. So she had a crush on someone. He was slightly disappointed. Well, what were you hoping for Cale? That she would admit that she had a crush on you? Pssh. Like THAT'S likely.

But he figured that he could still tease her a little bit about it. Smiling slyly at her, he asked her, "So, is it a guy that I know?"

Originally Posted by Anna Banana

"Oops," Anna said, smiling that same shifty little smile again. "So I guess I may have slugged a guy or two in my time." She did remember playfully hitting Cale now. She couldn't believe she'd been so bold as to do that. With all she put him through, it was a wonder he even wanted to stand in the same room with her anymore.

"You just may figure it all out one day," she said, answering his question about her little crush. "But for now, you'll just have to stick to teasing me about it." She laughed at that, thinking about what he'd do if he ever did figure out who her mystery boy was.

Originally Posted by Lisseh

"Aww, why can't you tell me now?" he asked with a grin. He pushed a stray curl out of his face, raising his eyebrows in a playful way towards his fellow prefect. "I should know who this guy is, so I can give my stamp of approval," he added with a wink.

"And I'm serious," he said, trying to make a serious face, but it didn't work and he just ended up cracking up anyways.

Originally Posted by Anna Banana

"I promise that I'll tell you one day, k?" she asked, knowing he probably wouldn't let it go. "It's just...new for me right now. I mean, this boy and I. Besides, I kind of think he's hung up on this other girl, because they've been together since Diagon Alley. Or, at least, they seem to be together. I don't know, though," she continued. "It's kind of confusing."

Originally Posted by Lisseh

"Really? Well, if this guy likes someone else rather than you, he's really stupid," Cale said, trying to make her feel better. "And, believe me, I will find out who it is. And he better look out, because I'm going to have a serious talk with him about what this other girl has that you don't," he assured her. "What is going on with him and this girl anyways?" Maybe he could get a few ideas about what to do with his relationship with Cora.

"Can I guess who it is?" he asked, perking up a bit. This could be fun!

Originally Posted by Anna Banana

OK, telling Cale she had a crush had turned out to be a really bad idea. It's just...well, poor Cale didn't realize it but he'd just technically said he was going back to Cooper's to talk about how he was stupid for not liking Anna, how he should look out, because he was going to have a serious talk with himself. Anna didn't mean to, but she laughed out loud at the irony. One day, when she felt comfortable telling him, she'd have to explain why she'd laughed out loud just then.

"Thank you, Cale," she said. "You've really made me feel a lot better. I was started to think there was something wrong with me or something. It's just SO like me to have a crush on someone who doesn't like me back. That was really sweet of you."

She thought about that for a minute and then had to add, "But that doesn't mean I'm about to spill all and tell you who he is." She winked at him again. Boy, she was getting good at that winking. She'd winked at him twice in the past ten minutes. "I don't think you'll ever guess who he is, but you can sure try!"

Originally Posted by Lisseh

Cale blinked in confusion. What had been so funny? "What?" he asked. "I don't get it."

Girls really WERE loonies!

"Well, that's just me," he said with a grin. He leaned back a little bit, leaning on a display of Licorice Wands. He ran a hand through his hair, trying to be all cool and sauve (but really he got a finger or two tangled in his curls) and said, "I'm just sweet like that," with a wiggle of his eyebrows.

"Hmmm, is it...Shel Ambrose?" he asked. "He's in a relationship at the moment." Oh yes, this was loads of fun. He loved teasing her!

Originally Posted by Anna Banana

Anna let her laughter die out until she'd finally stopped altogether. "Ohhh, it's nothing," she teased. "Remind me about this in...ooohh...a few years, and I'll explain everything to you." That would probably get to him to wondering even more what she was up to, but she found teasing him so much fun!

She watched as he leaned back onto the candy display, smiling just a little as she noticed that his hands got stuck in a few tangles in his hair. She really loved the way he was so clumsy and simple things like getting his hands caught in his hair while trying to be cool were a problem for him.

"Shel, who?" she asked. "I don't think I know him. Oh, wait! Yes, I do! Sarah's boyfriend!" she exclaimed. "No, it's too obvious that he's with Sarah. With this boy, it's kind of confusing as to whether he's really with this certain girl or not."

Originally Posted by Lisseh

"What? Why a few years?" he asked, completely confused now. "You're weird, Anna," he said while shaking his head, totally baffled.

He caught her looking at his hand--caught in his hair--and blushed. Why were stupid things like that always happening to him around Anna? Like not having his prefect badge stay on, or tripping and falling into people...if Anna was there, something like that was bound to happen eventually.

"Oh, well then, let's see...is it that one Chris guy who hangs out with Jason a lot?" he asked, trying to think of other guys off the top of his head. He was just getting started in his teasing of her. She had no idea what was coming for her!

Originally Posted by Anna Banana

Anna turned her attention away from Josh when she heard Cale talking again. "Well, in a few years, when I finally do tell you, you'll understand why I had to wait that long," she said, giggling at the fact he'd just called her weird. She probably did seem weird to him, but was she supposed to say? Cale, you just agreed to go have a conversation with yourself, because SURPRISE! You're Mister Crush! Yeah, right.

"Ewww, Chris?" she asked. "I mean, he's a nice guy and all, but isn't he like twelve-years-old or something? I don't think so, Cale." She smiled at him, thoroughly enjoying this little guessing game. "Why don't I try to guess something about you now? Let's put you on the spot for a while!"

Originally Posted by Lisseh

"Ok. I bet I forgot by that time, though, so you may just have to tell me earlier," he said with a smile. Anna was daft if she thought he was going to let that little thing slide.

"Wait, I'm not done yet!" he exclaimed, sitting up and grinning broadly. Oh, he was gonna put her on the spot, for sure. "This one has got to be it," he said with a chuckle. "Is it me?"

He stopped for a few seconds before bursting into laughter. "No, I'm just kidding! Alright, you want to guess something about me? Go ahead, I don't mind being put on the spot," he told her. After that, he chuckled again.

Ok, someone has had too many jelly slugs.

Originally Posted by Anna Banana

Anna grinned up at Cale. "Not on your life. You'll have to pry my secrets out of me!" she said, leaning back on the candy display next to him. She was probably a little too close for his comfort, but she wasn't complaining. "I will tell you this, though," she said, looking up and getting a dreamy look on her face. "I think it just might one day be more than a little crush...at least, for me. It would be an added bonus if he felt the same way, though." Oh, how she was loving this!

"Is it, you?" she innocently asked. "I thought you wouldn't guess him and here you go proving me wrong! Game's over, you won!" She looked up at him with a mischievous glint in her eye, waiting for him to go berserk. "Kidding, Cale!" she said, before he had the chance to bolt and run. "I'm kidding with you, of course."

Originally Posted by Lisseh

Cale laughed as she joked along with him. Although, he had to admit, his heart had jumped just a teeny bit when she said it was him. Even though she was joking, it would have been nice if she hadn't been. "Oh, good, cause...I was totally kidding too!" he said with a grin.

He stuffed his bag of jelly slugs into his pocket. Ok, that was enough for now.

Originally Posted by demented_death_eater

Vindictus dismissed the girl with a wave of his hand and his eyes were still taking in the disaster of the shed. But there was something written in gold and red ink on the corner of his bulletin board. He moved closer and shook his head. "Who wrote 'I <3 Cale' on the corner of my bulletin board using gold and red ink?"

Originally Posted by demented_death_eater

Vindictus had been watching from a distance and could tell from the Hufflepuff boy's body language that he was not playing by the rules. Without a sound, he appeared behind the boy and tapped twice on his shoulder. "Do you have a problem?" he asked and crossed his arms.

Originally Posted by Evster

UGH. Another distraction? Who in their right mind would tap him on the shoulder ---- ?

Oh. Some type of teacher? Great. Just great. Why is it always the blonde kid to get in trouble? Discrimination against hair color, I tell ya'.

Gavin stared up at Vindictus, before shaking his head slowly. "No, we're fine," Gavin said, giving a shrug. "Just having some.. fun. Right, Trevor?" Gavin glanced over at Cale, giving a stare, then a sweet smile.

Hooking an arm around Sho's neck, he grinned cheesily. "Nothing but best friends forever!" He hooted, before dropping his arm and half-turning, wondering if the professor would say anything else.

Originally Posted by demented_death_eater

An eyebrow was raised. "Is that so? Perhaps you should invest some of your spare time in acting lessons," Vindictus frowned. "Take your hands off the Ravenclaw students and straighten your tie."

Originally Posted by Evster

Gavin held his hands in the air in the 'don't-shoot' type fashion. "I did - see?" Gavin wiggled his fingers, still in the air.

Hearing the acting class comment, Gavin beamed. "You think so?" He gushed. "I was always thinking about acting. Y'know, but then again, I don't think I had the confidence in it. But.. wow, you made my day," Gavin grinned, nodding enthusiastically.

Dropping his arms from the air, Gavin glanced down at his tie. He frowned. He didn't see anything wrong with the way his tie was. Shrugging, he moved his tie around, a bit confused. There. Was it fixed now?

Originally Posted by demented_death_eater

"Well, now its worse than before," Vindictus grinned. "Five points from Hufflepuff for a crooked tie. I suggest you go find a mirror and straighten your tie and make sure your shirt is tucked in." He turned around and walked back to the Staff Table before anyone could argue with him.

Originally Posted by Evster

Why oh why had he come into the candyshop? The CANDYSHOP for that matter. Gavin hated candy. Especially chocolate. And all these sweets were making him feel sick.

Oh. Yeah. The reason - now he remembered. To get something for his brother. Then again, he was getting cranky. Gav was convinced that if any sweet touched him, he would get a rash all over his body. Okay, exagerating. But ew... yuck yuck.

And here he was, walking by a table when he hears some kid mention worms. Wh-AT. Worms? How sick can this kid be. "That's disgusting," Gavin said loudly, pausing by the table. Like I said, Gav was getting cranky. "You're disgusting. What the heck's the matter with you?"

Originally Posted by Waterloo

His words were cut off, and his brow furrowed when some random dude waltzed up and decided to comment on how -- on how DISGUSTING he was? Okay, Clifford waaas pretty disgusting but did that give random strangers the right to call him that too? NO!

Only close friends and relatives could!

"Me? What the heck is the matter with YOU?" He huffed, waving the bag of gummy worms infront of the boy's face. "They are not reeeeaaal. Are you blind as well as dumb?" Hmpf.

Originally Posted by Evster

Gavin watched as the boy's face turned to frowning. He refused to let himself grin though. Even though he was enjoying this. Gavin smacked the bag away from his face. "Thanks for the clarification. Maybe you should've thought about that before you broadcasted worms to people in here eating. Real food - y'know," he offered, sneering. "Are you kiddin' me?" Gav scowled. "I don't speak cannibalism."

Originally Posted by demonchild32191

Belle glared at the boy. "They're not real. They're GUMMY worms." She rolled her eyes and turned away from the boy

Originally Posted by Evster

Gav glanced over at Belle, before letting out a grin. "Ooh, Pyscho, it's you," he mock-squeaked. "What're you doin' hanging around Cannibals for? You better watch it - I'm sure he'll have no problem moving on from something fake to something real."

Looking over at Willow arriving, Gavin raised an eyebrow as she hugged him. Reaching out and grabbing her wrists, he tugged on her. "Robot!" He shook his head. "Don't touch him. He might be contagious. You don't want your IQ level lowered, do you?"

Originally Posted by Waterloo

Gee. He planned a quick visit in here to grab a few extra sweeties and what was Clifford lucky enough to get? The one thing in the world he hated most. DRAMA! Drama was a girly thing. He'd liked the boy's school because of the lack of drama. How ironic the drama was coming from a guy now. Heh. Maybe he was really a girl? Bwahaha.

Not only did he get drama ... but the second most BLEH thing seemed part of the package too. A hug. But not any old hug. Oh no. The worst possible type of hug that exsisted. Just Clifford's luck.

A hug from the one and only dreaded Bone Crusher!!! EEEP!

Maybe this was it! She had finally decided to attack and this was her weapon for crushing bones. Gah! He wanted to see Evangeline one last time before dying! Life was so cruel!

His hands remained clenched into tight fists by his sides throughout the whole ordeal, and he wondered when the flashbacks would start. But wait. Bone Crusher had stepped back.. well, it kinda seemed like that mean kid had dragged her away but still.. Clifford was still breathing! Hurrah! "Uhm - I ... Erm. It's nice to see you again too." He said quickly, clearing his throat nervously. "And it's great that you brought your .... nice friends along too." He huffed, with a glance at Mister. Bully.

Originally Posted by Evster

Weird. This kid didn't fight back? Hmmph. That's not fun. Giving a shrug, Gav smirked when he mentioned the 'nice friends'. "That's right," Gav gave a sharp nod. "'Bout time you got something right, Cannibal."

Originally Posted by demonchild32191

Belle fanned herself and leaned against one of the pole in the store. There were too many people crowding around her and she felt like she was going to start hyperventilating. She glared at the boy who had just called her Pyscho. "I told you that I didn't like that name. Why do you have to be so...so...mean?" She clenched her fists.

Originally Posted by Evster

Staring at Belle as she suddenly started to fan herself, he blinked. It wasn't hot in there. "Ooh, good one," he mock-congradulated her. "I think you just about won the notion for 'best comeback' award. Remind me to use some of your lines later," he said sarcastically, in response to her 'mean' comment.

He folded his arms across his chest. "I'm not mean. People are just too nice."
Like that made sense.

Originally Posted by Loki

Fred didn't like been talk that way and the boy just did it which was making the steam coming up for him. Looking at him with a nasty look on his face, he took the same tone than the boy did. "Get lost!!" Fred didn't felt like he had to waste time with that idiot who seems to have to jump in any conversation just like that and makes comment. Turning his back on him, he could fine other things more interesting.

Originally Posted by Evster

Raising an eyebrow in surprise, he glanced at Fred. "You always do have to watch out for the quiet ones," he remarked, in reaction to how Fred just exploded with the 'get lost' thing. "No way, man. You move it, Beanie."

Originally Posted by Willow Kovac

It wasn't long until Willow realized that Sherlock was there, and by the looks of it, he was talking to Clifford, too. Although, she had to admit, that judging by the look on their faces, they weren't exactly friends. In fact, she was one hundred percent sure that they weren't, considering that Clifford didn't look so happy.

Weird. You'd say that Clifford would be in his best mood, since he was surrounded by food right now.

And then again, Sherlock was touching her. Grabbing her wrists, to be exact. Urgh, how she hated physical contact, and Sherlock seemed to be quite fond of that. First touching her hair and holding her hand on Diagon Alley, and now grabbing her wrists here. "I still don't know what a Robot is, Sherlock" Willow said, using a neutral tone of voice, before adding, "And what is that supposed to mean, eh? Contagious? You are not sick or anything, right Clifford?” He better not be sick; the last thing Willow wanted was to get sick. Eww. Diseases. “And would you please let go of me, Sherlock?” Willow said, exasperated, eyeing both of his hands on her wrists, “I don’t like when people touch me”

Originally Posted by Evster

Looking at Willow as she told him to let go, he held his hands up in the 'don't shoot' fashion. "Um, Robot, I let go like, five minutes ago." Suddenly he grinned. "Unless, of course, you imagined me holding your hand. You liked that last time, didn't you." He paused, grinning wider. "Don't worry, Robo, we can snuggle later, if you'd like."

Originally Posted by Waterloo

It seemed the Gummy Worm Girl had finally had enough, and as she quickly left Honeydukes, Clifford couldn't really blame her. Choosing what sweets to buy was meant to be a special event. But having random strangers calling you a disgusting cannibal and receiving hugs from the Bone Crusher kinda put a downer on that.

Perhaps he should go too? The thought did cross his mind. Many a time.

He didn't have a clue who robot was, but turned to back to Bone Crusher, frown still in place. "I'm not sick, no. I think your friend here is just delusional." He said looking at the interaction between her and Mister. Bully with mild interest. Holding hands? Snuggle?

"I think I'm about to barf." He choked out, grasping at his stomach. GROSS MUCH? "Well, Mister. Bully and Bone Crusher. I must say, you make quite a magnificent couple."

Originally Posted by Evster

"I'm not delusional!" Gav yelped, as he turned to Clifford again. "You're some sicko freak who eats worms for the fun of it. How would you feel if some worm ate you, huhhhh?" Gav couldn't help but stick his tongue out.

This was kind of getting funny. Actually. He was entertained by this Cannibalist guy.

"Oh man, go barf the other way. I don't want your flying chunks getting my shirt dirty --- wait," Gav opened his eyes wide. "You think me - and - her? No. WAY. Dude, you got it wrong," Gavin shook his head.

Ah. But wait. "Oh. Wait. OOOH. I see. You're jealous. That I can get ladies, aren't you? Don't worry, I'm sure you'll get somebody."

Originally Posted by Loki

The boy first comment didn't affect him much since he was well aware that he wasn't the more talkative one. For him talking was a waste of time and he was better on his own than with a lots of peoples around him but it seems that today he had to deal with them but as is usual, he wasn't good at him. Folding his arms in front of him as Gavin, was asking him to move, he rolled his eyes. "I will move if I want to, it's not a little prick like you that will control my every action."

Originally Posted by Willow Kovac

“Delusional? Sherlock?” Huh. Willow was not surprised to hear that. After all, he had called her pretty once, and that was just plain crazy. Perhaps Clifford was right. Perhaps Sherlock was delusional. She took a step away from him; Willow didn’t know if insanity was contagious, so she was not taking any chances.

And then—Cilfford said something that made Willow’s eyes open widely. Magnificent couple? Couple? She and Gavin? HA! “No way. We are not a couple” She stated firmly. Being a couple involved dating, and dating was something that didn’t exist on Willow’s dictionary.

“I certainly didn’t!” Willow retorted, glaring at him. However, when Sherlock mentioned snuggling later, her eyes opened in horror, and all the little courage that she possessed, quickly vanished.

Ducking behind Clifford, and using him as a shield, she retorted quietly, trying to sound stern, but failing rather miserably “No, thank you”.

Snuggling. EW!

Originally Posted by Waterloo

"I told you already!" Clifford huffed a little heatedly now - patience wasn't really his thing. "They're not real worms! I think we need to add deaf to that list too. Dumb, blind and deaf."

Trust Bone Crusher to choose a guy like this. It was a match made in Heaven really.

But what was this? He'd apparently got it wrong? One eyebrow raised suspiciously now, Clifford continued eyeing the two. "What? You wanna add in denial to the list too now? For good measure?" Holding hands and snuggles, anyone? It seemed they were both in denial. Bless.

"Jealous of you?” He snorted cruelly and shook his head. “Jealous of you my backside.” Getting the ladies? He was more than happy with Evangeline, thank you very much. He was sure this dude would have something to say if he happened to mention just how happy with her he was though, and was smart enough to keep his trap shut. "If that means being like you? Eh. I'd rather eat dragon dung."

And then Bone Crusher was hiding behind him. Actually hiding behind him. Okie Dokie. “Whatchoo hiding for? Don’t you wanna go snog your boooooyfriend?”

Originally Posted by Evster

"They take after worms, don't they? Who brings worms anywhere? Who wants to eat candy worms, either?" Gavin scowled. "I'm not dumb. You're dumb. You big, dumb dung." Aha, childish manner.

"Denial my butt," Gav shook his head. "I'm not denying nothin', man. I already have someone and it's not her." He folded his arms across his chest. "Plus, it was a joke. I was joking, you humorless fairy."

"Then you better get ready to be eatin' lots of poop," Gavin retorted. "'Cause theres no options for being like me. There's only one Gavin. Me," he smiled smugly.

When Willow hid behind Clifford, and Clifford made that remark, Gav rolled his eyes. "And you say I'm deaf.."

Originally Posted by Willow Kovac

Willow had to admit it, she probably looked like an eight year old right now, but she could not care less, because if she had to choose between looking like an ickle eight year old and snuggle Sherlock, her confessed stalker, she’d definitely pick the first one. Snuggling was gross after all.

“Snog? Snog? GROSS!” If it wasn’t because she was using Clifford as a shield, Willow might have poked him, “Don’t be ridiculous, Clifford. We are not dating why would I snog him?” Seriously, her day had gone from good, to just plain weird and absolutely awkward.

“You heard him! He’s got a girlfriend!” Thanks Merlin that Sherlock was for once being helpful. The only thought of having a boyfriend made her shiver.

Originally Posted by Waterloo

Who wants to eat candy worms? This guy obviously knew nothing about the art that was sweeties. Ugh. "I'm guessing the same people that like to eat chocolate frogs, and ice mice." Honestly, he was in a ruddy SWEET SHOP! Some people.

And there he was again. Off on his ranting rampage. "Thank Merlin there's only one Gavin. If I met another I might actually jump from the Astronomy tower."

Clifford was barely able to pay attention now, but he couldn't deny, the Gavin and Willow snogging thing was pretty hilarious. With a snicker, Clifford sidestepped so he was no longer being used as a human shield. "C'mon, pucker up. GavGav wants a haaa-uuuuuuuge smoochy woochy. And hey, if you want some privacy, don't be afraid to ask now." He smirked, raising both hands and taking a step away.

Bwahaha.

Originally Posted by Evster

"Whoever thought of those names are seriously demented," Gav remarked. "Either way, I absolutely positively hate candy. No way are you seeing me eatin' anything," he shrugged.

Listening to Clifford, Gav couldn't help but grin. "Yeah? Well, if there were two Cannibals, I would have to go to the Giant Squid and beg for him to eat me." Gav paused, before saying sweetly, "Oh, look. A candy Gav. There you go."

GavGav? That's a new one. He scowled again. Why must he always have the girly nicknames? Like the one Sammy calls him.. Gavini. "Hey!" Gav hollered. "I'd rather kill myself with over-indulging in sweets," he said, taking a step away from Willow. "Man, I'm starting to think you like her. With the 'tough love' and all. Don't you know insulting is the sincerest form of flirting."

Originally Posted by Waterloo

"You hate candy." Clifford blinked at this new piece of news. "Uhm. Did you happen across this place be accident or somethin' then?" He asked, with an expression that clearly meant 'you're crazy'. "Dude, you're in Honeydukes. The sweet shop? Y'know, the place where there is nothing but caaandy?" Oh jeez.

Oooooh. One second. He understood now. Understood perfectly. He had followed Bone Crusher in here! Rawr!

The smirk that had crept to his lips, vanished in a second however, at Gavin's next comment. Clifford like Bone Crusher? Oh dear Lord. The thought alone was enough to turn his face a light shade of green. Disgusting! EW! EW! EWWW!

"Do you have any idea of what that girl can do? No offense or anything." He said with a glance at Willow who seemed to be getting ticked off now, and taking another step back for his own safett."But she's capable of crushing bones with her bare hands!." He was still deathly afraid.

He would be until his dying day.

Maybe he should stop the teasing now? She looked pretty angry. He was too young to die.

Originally Posted by Hg_fan

Nodding to the professor again Alexis tried to clam down. Deep breaths. Maybe having so much candy before charms was a bad idea. Trying to steady her wand Alexis's mouth went dry. As the Professor opened the cabinet she tried not to move back. It wasn't going to be real, it was fake.

Out of the cabinet stepped out....the ugliest house elf in the world. And that was saying something since house elves were already ugly. It's skin was all green and floppy with gross wrinkles and huge eyes. And it was wear those potato sac things that they wore. "AH! It's so hideous!" Alexis yelled. She wanted to run and hide but remembered two things. It was fake. And people were watching.

Hand shaking Alexis grinned as a funny imagine came to her mind. "Riddikulus!" She said pointing her wand at the ugly Boggart House Elf. Suddenly the Elf transformed into.....

Amelia! With a clown suit. And bit shoes. And a giant red nose. Laughing Alexis couldn't help think how much the Hufflepuff Captain will kill her for this later.

Originally Posted by PhoenixRising

Originally Posted by Tancred aka accio.brain aka Zoe

Tancred had seen Kingston and Heath walk in the shop. Kingston being there wasn't going to help at all. Or was it? Maybe ... he could help them see that they are better off together than he and Lindsey. He loved Amelia. He always had, but then he fell for Lindsey. It was Kingston that had snapped him out of it; he loved Amelia and was terribly sorry for everything he had done. To Amelia, to Lindsey, even to Kingston. He was just a stupid git!

Then time itself seemed to stop. He could stop looking away from Lindsey. He merely shook his head in disappointment. Not at Lindsey, but at himself. Look at what he had done. He was a monster! A greedy monster. Thankfully he knew that it wasn't too late ... it was never too late. He could make everything - if not completely better - close to being a whole lot better. It was the least he could do. Everything about this was his fault. All of it.

He then looked at Kingston. He couldn't imagine what he was thinking right now. He had used his best friend as a tool to get to Amelia. But ... it was complicated. He sighed and took in a deep breath. He might as well tell them everything. Not just that he was a greedy monster, but more. He placed a hand up to silence them all. It was his turn to talk whether they liked it or not.

He then looked at Amelia. He gave her a look that was one that she had probably never seen before. It was one of sadness, guilt, and even more than that. His ocean blue eyes were twinkling, but it wasn't the same. He had gotten himself into this mess; now it was time to get out. He then faced Lindsey and walked toward her.

Before he spoke, he grabbed hold of her hand. He knew that this was probably going to make everything worse, but he had something in mind. Maybe it would help the two of them see something they never saw before. He had seen it, even though Kingston - Lindsey would probably do the same - laughed and said that they were only best friends. "I'm sorry," he said, reminding himself to breathe. "I know that I've hurt you so much. But there is a reason why I'm doing this now ... rather then later. ..."

He continued to hold her hand, but he knew that the time for that would be over. He smile weakly at her and continued on, "I was a git. A big one too. I was just being stupid by thinking that I could get Mia back by making her jealous by kissing Lindsey. I was wrong. It might've made her jealous, but I noticed something that I thought wouldn't happen. I fell in love with you, Lindsey.

"Yes, I fell in love with her. I was not only in love with her, but with Mia as well. Even though I was in love with both, I chose Lindsey. Mia said that we should move on, and so I did. That was until I realized that there was more between this connection between you, Lindsey, and Kingston. ... Even though Kingston probably didn't mean it, he said that I was Lindsey's messenger. That I was just looking out after him for her. And Kingston was one of the main topics we always seemed to discuss. I might be wrong, but I think there's more than being 'just best friends' between you both, Lindsey and Kingston."

He paused and looke from Lindsey to Kingston. Then he looked back at Lindsey, his hand still holding hers. "That was when it clicked. I realzied that you two had this connection that was better - more fit - and that I truely belonged with Mia. I realized that I shouldn't be with you, Lindsey. I believe that you would be better off with Kingston than me. ... He knows you better than I ever will. I didn't want to be in the middle of this," Tancred said, holding her hand firmer he lead her to Kingston and placed her hand in his. He didn't know whether they were going to rip his head off for it, but why should they hide it?

"I know that you two never really saw it, but I'm sure I'm not the only one that does," he said, taking his place next to Mia. "I know that I made things worse by getting in between you. I wouldn't have thought ... until now." He looked at Amelia and then back at Kingston and Lindsey. "I'm doing this for the greater good. ... Lindsey, you belong with Kingston. I know that I was there for you, but I'm not for you. ... I do care for you. That's why I'm doing this. You're better off without me as your boyfriend. You're better off with the one who has known you longer than I have; who has a much better connection with you than I do. That person, is the one you're holding hands with now."

He looked at the two and then back at Amelia. His eyes kept on going back and forth between them. Then he had decided his last few words to say before he let them decided who would take care of him first for doing such a thing. He would deserve everything they would decide to do to him. "I've done too much damage. I just hope that this helped. ... I'm sorry."
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Originally Posted by Kingy aka Nienna aka Lizzieh

He stood there, not knowing what was going on. He felt like some stand by puppet. Kingston had no clue what to do but hold onto Heath, trying to not let the boy run away or anything. And, he held him so he could control himself. Kingston didn't want to end up jumping on someone and getting hurt in the end. He'll look bad, then.

His left eye gave an obvious twitch once he heard Lindsey's whisper. What?! She was a tool for Tancred?! Kingston felt rage fill him and he was about to jump on the boy, but held himself just for Lindsey's sake. He wouldn't want her to pull him off of the boy. Or, to be more realistic, pull the boy off of him. And besides, he had to stay strong for her. Instead, Kingston glared daggers at the older boy, hoping he'll regret every bit he had done.

Kingston's gaze then shifted to Mia. It was hard to do so, but it was done. He glared at her. How could she let HIM do that to his Lindsey?! All this time they were both pawns in Rose and Adara's silly game. Kingston and Lindsey were tools. Well, mostly Lindsey, but he felt for her. He didn't want her to feel like something less than she already was. She was more than a pawn. Much more.

His gaze once more turned to Adara. What does the boy want now?! Does he want to stomp on her heart some more? Kingston was about to step in, to stop all of this once he held her hand, but instead he stood silently, listening to what the boy had to tell Lindsey.

Every word coming out of his mouth made Kingston angrier. His eye kept twitching in a worrying way. His fingers dug deep into Heath's shoulder, not really intending to hurt the boy, but he was trying to control his emotions. He didn't want to cause a scene by jumping at Tancred and biting him. That would be wrong. He gave another twitch when the boy confessed his love to her. What was this?! This was absurd!

Although, he seemed to calm down when Adara brought up Kingston. His tension was relieved a bit, but there was still some in him. He listened more closely now, wondering what he'll say next. After a few moments, his eyes widened. He was more fit to Lindsey? How could that be? Is that even possible? Yes, he did love her. He found out he loved her from their letteres, he just never thought it was possible for them to get together.

His throat felt like it was closing in on him once Tanc led Lindsey to Kingston and placed her hands into his. At that moment, he held onto her hands, not letting it go. What if he said was true? True, Kingston hated the boy with passion, although, what if he said was true? Gulping, he looked down at Lindsey, hoping she felt what he was feeling. He knew that he was in love with her, but was she in love with him?

Kingston blinked at the boy when he apologized. When he told them he had done so much damage to what they were having. There wasn't even a relationship between them! They were just best friends! Best friends who stuck together like glue, who fought and bickered at the most silliest things, who worried over the other and...

Oh.

This was all too confusing. Kingston couldn't focus right now. His mind was fogged up and it couldn't let him think straight. Let Lindsey decide what will become of them. Kingston could just wash away those feelings he had for her. It'll take time, but he could do it if she wanted them to stay only as friends. Although, deep inside, he didn't want her to deny and reject him. He wanted her to accept her.

He wanted her to love him.
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Originally Posted by A very dramatic Lindsey xD aka me!

Her breath was coming very heavy. It was hard to control anything at all. She was leaning against something, or someone, her eyes glued on Tancred. Or would she suspected was Tancred. Her eyes were so overflowing with tears she no longer saw properly. She could feel her eyes become irritated and blurry, and her cheeks were stained, but she at least wasn’t sobbing. Her eyes were filled with tears, but it was almost a reflex. She wasn’t aware of it at all.

She couldn’t see much past it all. She’d known it. She’d known she was a tool, she’d known she’d meant nothing to Tancy, to the Tancy she knew. It had all been for Amelia. It had all been for himself, everything, everything had been for himself. Because that was the man she hadn’t seen. She’d gotten herself caught up in something that hadn’t been real.

She barely heard a word Tancred said all along. Her thoughts were racing too quickly. She knew, she knew! She knew about Amelia, she knew what Amelia felt, and she let it happen! She knew, she knew what had happened before her eyes. She knew she didn’t belong, that she was always on the tip of his tongue. She knew, because she doubted and she questioned, and she’d stopped trusting. She knew, and she let it happen.

But why?

Her thoughts were racing, memory after memory overlapping and smashing together. She’d let it happen. How could’ve she let it happen? She knew about it, she knew about it all, so why hadn’t she stopped it? Why had she fought so hard to save it? There was nothing to save! She didn’t belong to Tancy!

Her hand was limp in Tancred’s, her stare blank. She didn’t see him, she didn’t see the world around her. Why. That’s what she kept asking. Why had she let it happen?

Why hadn’t she trusted herself? Why had she let it happen? Why hadn’t she given in, and let herself know that this was all wrong? She knew it was all wrong. She knew, deep down, she didn’t belong. She’d never belonged.

Why… why… why had she been so afraid? What was it about Tancred that had kept her slaved to him? What was it that she kept fighting to hold on to? Why hadn’t she trusted Kingston?

Kingston.

Kingston.

It rung in her head as clear as she’d ever heard anything.

Kingston. Kingston. Kingston. Kingston.

Of course. Kingston.

Kingston had been with her. She felt the air of reluctance when she was with Tancy, she felt the air that she’d needed Kingston’s approval. She knew she trusted Kingston beyond anything and anyone, she wanted him to know. She wanted him… she wanted him to tell her no. She had wanted him to tell her to leave Tancy. That’s what she had been waiting for.

She wanted… she wanted Kingston to care. She wanted Kingston to care enough to stop her. She wanted Kingston to see it too, to know her better than anyone, to know what was good for her and stop her. She wanted Kingston to realize for her, to know her, to understand her, she wanted Kingston to—

She wanted Kingston.

If Kingston had seen all that she had. If Kingston had gone deep enough to find her in this relationship, to see she was being trampled on, he would’ve stopped her. It would’ve meant he cared, that he wanted her, that he cared for her wellbeing. It would’ve meant he was serious about her, that she was his true friend that he wouldn’t have—

Of course.

That he wouldn’t have rejected her.

That was why. There was her shinning reason. If she stuck with Tancy enough, Kingston would’ve seen it, and he would’ve fought for her, and she would know. She would know. If he cared enough to fight for her, then she would’ve never been rejected.

Of course!

It all made sense now! Of course, of course! That was why she’d been so stupid! That was why she’d stuck to something that only made her feel worse and worse! That was why she was so miserable, why she insisted Tancy and Kingston have contact! She wanted him to see, she’d wanted him to know, she’d wanted him to fight!

And suddenly, it came with a crash that blew the air out of her lungs.

But he hadn’t.

He hadn’t fought for her.

He hadn’t stopped her, he hadn’t done anything to Tancy. He hadn’t told her what he thought, maybe he hadn’t seen it at all. He didn’t care beyond friendly matters, he hadn’t cared enough to stop her. He hadn’t cared enough to fight for her.

She’d been rejected.

And the painful force of that was stronger than she ever imagined.

She’d been holding quite still, eyes blank and dazed. Suddenly, her hand was in Kingston’s, she realized, and she looked up at him.

Oh God, he’d rejected her.

Her other hand flew to her lips, but it was too late. A choked sob left her lips, and before she knew it several more. Before she knew it she was running out, she was getting away, she needed air. Her best friend, her best friend, Kingston!

Kingston didn’t love her.
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Originally Posted by Heath xD aka dracocutie89 aka Si

When Kingston's hands started digging into Heath's shoulders, he wanted to flinch back because Kingston was REALLY starting to hurt him. He was about ready to bite him but he kept listening to what everyone was saying. Whatever was going on was something the eleven year old had no intention of wanting to understand anytime soon. Everyone was freakin' emotional up in this place! It was starting to make the boy sick to his stomach. When Kingston & Lindsey were holding hands, he realized that he was in between the two of them. Great. Just freakin' great. "Kissing!? EWWWWW that spreads germs! Gross! Yall are too SAPPY!" He took his hands and placed them over his ears, trying to tune the sap out.
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Originally Posted by Kingy

He didn't know how long he was holding her hands into his. He wanted to let go since he wasn't getting a reaction from her, but still, he wanted to hold her soft hands into his rough ones. It felt so right having her here beside him. So right. Kingston was delighted. Never was he happy. First he got to see Lindsey and then her boyfriend broke up with her. Not something he wanted to happen since her heart would be broken, but that meant he could have her all to himself.

She could be his.

Finally.

He was about to say something, but when he looked down, he saw tears in her eyes. Kingston was going to pull her into a hug and tell her that everything would be fine, but she pulled away from him, running into the street. What had just happened?! Why did she pull away like that?!

Was he... Was he rejected?

Kingston gawked at the door, speechless. What was he supposed to do now? He couldn't leave her like that all alone the street. He had to do something!

At that moment, it was decided. Shaking his head to snap himself out of whatever he was in, Kingston look back at Tancred and inhaled. "I'm not happy that you used her as a pawn. I'm not happy that you somehow manipulated her into loving you and convinced yourself to love her. For Merlins' sake I'm not happy!" Kingston told him truthfully. "But..." He paused hesitantly.

"Thank you for the push. Now if you'll excuse me. I have to find the girl I love and tell her that," he smiled, giving a nod to the both of them. Kingston then looked down at Heath and pushed him towards Amelia and Tancred. "You stay with them." He told the boy before dashing out of the room himself.

Kingston had to tell her he loved her.

She has to know. She just has to.
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Kingston ran out of the store and into the street. Where had the redhead gone to now?! He ran from the store to the spot they met at and didn't see her there. He thought hard about the other places she would go to. Merlins, what if she went back to the girls school?! Kingston couldn't tell her he loved her in a letter! That would be unethical!

"Lindsey!" Kingston called out, not caring if people saw him. He needed to find her.
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Originally Posted by Lindz

The words rang very clearly in her head, and they were always the same. Kingston didn't love her, Kingston had rejected her, her best friend had rejected her, he didn't love her, he didn't love her...

She didn't know how she could keep running. She was crying endlessly, choking on breath and her own sobs and to top it off, she was running. Her legs burned and ached painfully, but it wasn't long until her chest did too. She couldn't breathe if she kept this up. She couldn't breathe at all, actually.

She was forced to stop. In a rather clear part in the streets, Lindsey brought herself to a halting stop, breathing heavily and still, choking on sobs. She'd heard her name some few steps back, it wouldn't take long for him to find her. She’d stopped somewhere relatively clear, still crying, but no longer running. She was too tired to keep running, from every single thing.

“You don’t love me,” she whispered. She didn’t know if he was with her or not, or even if he’d seen her, or how far off he was. “You don’t love me. You don’t love me.”
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Originally Posted by Kingy

Kingston didn't know how long it took him to finally find her, but he did. He felt relieved that moment, as though something heavy was taken off his shoulders. She hadn't gone back to the school. Thank goodness. If she had, he'd probably be all alone, sulking, wishing she was here by his side.

There was a rather big distant between the two and Kingston looked at her, his blue eyes glistening with what seemed to be happiness. He smiled. It was a sweet smile, a reassuring one. He had never felt like this.

Suddenly, everything around them, the noises, the sounds, everything and everyone disappeared. It was only the both of them, Kingston and Lindsey. That's all he could see. She was the only one he could see. He never realized this before. But now he did. And Kingston couldn't be any happier.

She had been there through everything he had gone through. She was there to fuss over him. She was there to tell him off, to argue with him, to tease him, to let him have fun, to let him open up.

Merlins he loved her.

Covering the distant between them with three steps he brushed his knuckles against her cheek and gave a sweet chuckle. "You silly, silly girl," he whispered, brushing away her tears. "If I didn't love you, would I have followed you and called out your name in the street? If I didn't love you would I have constantly owled you?" he asked her, pulling her closer to him. Looking into her eyes, his own twinkling, he smiled. "If I didn't love you... would I do this?" He asked. But before she could even reply, he leaned down and kissed her.

He would be lying if he said he didn't dream about this moment. He would be lying if he said that he never stayed up at nights thinking about her, wondering what she was doing, was she okay.

He would be lying if he said he didn't love her. Because he did.

Kingston loved Lindsey.

He simply loved her.
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Originally Posted by Lindz

She was breathing heavy, still crying, still crushed. She swallowed thickly as she heard his voice. It hadn’t taken long for him to find her. She didn’t know if she’d wanted him to, if she’d meant for him to follow her, but, he was there. And despite the fact that he didn’t love her, that he had never fought for her, it did make her feel better.

She felt him come closer, and she brushed away tears to see him clearly. His blue eyes shone remarkably, much clearer than anything else she was seeing around her. And they mesmerized her.

It was surprising that spite of it all, she almost laughed as he called her silly. Of course he’d go off and say that. She didn’t reply, she didn’t think she was able to, but she was instantly aware of what he was planning. He said it in his eyes, in the way his hands brushed away her waterfalls of tears. And then he didn’t need to say anything at all.

It was a tender kiss, and it meant so much more than the one her memory had stored when she was fourteen. He didn’t need to say a thing more because everything was suddenly sparkling clear. He did love her. It was impossible to deny, it was impossible not to see her.

Unfortunately, the thought had the worst effect.

She laughed.

She laughed against his lips, that same bubbly and giddy laughter she’d shared with him when she’d first seen him that afternoon, that felt millenniums away. She was happy, and she laughed. She laughed, her arms clinging to him in a hug again. “How did we manage this?” she laughed, holding onto him tightly. “How did we manage to be so silly, so blind?”
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Originally Posted by King

Their kiss was soft and sweet, but it was strong enough to take his breath away. This wasn't like the kiss they had back when they were fourteen. That had been a foolish kiss. This one... This one was different. They both loved each other and hid it and now they laid it out for each other.

He blinked once she laughed against his lips, although, he laughed along with her after a few moments. He was happy. They were happy. But more importantly, she was happy. And that's all he cared about right now.

Clinging onto her, he rested his chin above her head and shrugged. "I'm not silly. You're the silly girl, remember?" Kingston asked with a small smile. "But I have been blind. All this time you were in front of me and I couldn't see that. I'm sorry for being so blind, so arrogant, so ridiculous for not realizing this any sooner. I love you," he whispered the last bit, kissing the top of her head and holding her closely.
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Originally Posted by Lindz

She had hoped he wouldn't take to her laughter too offensively. But it was a bubbly feeling, something she'd just had to give into. It had been months that she'd gone without seeing him, that she'd re-read every single one of his letters, gone over countless memories, and suddenly, they were beginning new. Not brand new, but certainly on a new page.

She smiled as his chin came on top of her head. She'd never realized they fit like that. She hugged him, still crying because tears seemed impossible to stop. She stayed like that, tucked in close with him, a smile on her lips. "Fine, then I'll be silly and you'll be blind. Because I knew, I knew what I wanted and I was too silly to admit it. I knew I loved you and I was too silly to tell you," she whispered, agreeing with him whole heartedly, and laughing at herself a little more.
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Originally Posted by AWWWW Kingy!!

He could feel his clothes being stained by her tears, but that didn't matter to him. He didn't care. All he cared about was her. Lindsey. His Lindsey. Kingston smiled weakly as he realized that he called her his. She was his. She had always been his, but he never realized it until later on, when his eyes were opened.

"You were always silly. You've always been my silly girl. You should know that," he whispered back with a genuine smile. "And I have been blind for not seeing this. If you were the type that would give up, I would probably be lost. Now I feel... I feel happy." Kingston told her, pulling back to look down on her. "For the first time in a very long time, I feel happy and it's all because of you. You make me smile. I've realized this. You make me laugh, you make me smile. You even make me melt. I never thought it was possible, but it is."

"You made me fall in love with you. And I couldn't be any happier with that."
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Originally Posted by Lindz

This was so silly, so long overdue. How many nights had she stayed up like this, wondering why not and what if. What if he didn’t reject her, why wouldn’t he love her? What if years of friendship really did pay off like so many people kept telling her would happen? The moment she’d seen Kingston earlier, the world had fallen away. She’d forgotten everything and everyone. Wasn’t that the point? Didn’t she want someone who would make her forget everything other than she belonged to and with him?

She smiled, molding into his chest as she stayed tucked underneath his chin. She really was silly, and she deserved the title. At least, the added ‘my’ was nice. She smiled. Actually, she was beaming. She had fought and fought to be his friend, and this had been her ultimate purpose. For his happiness, for his friendship.

She pulled back, her eyes shinning with pure love and happiness as he begun to speak again. The grin across her lips slowly begun to grow, and her eyes slowly begun to fill with even more and more tears. She found herself laughing again, filled with pure joy, and she kissed him again. Because she could. And she very deeply wanted to.

It went without saying all the things he did to her. All those wonderful giddy feelings, that happy rush that the world was a happy place, that everything was right. That she could be so happy, that she could smile so easily, that she could laugh as if it was breathing. And he did this to her. That giddy, happy, loving feeling.

“I thought it was impossible to make you happy,” she laughed, teasing him. She had to tease him, where would they be if she didn’t?
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Originally Posted by Kingy

Kingston blinked again at her. Impossible to make him happy? That wasn't true! It was hard to please him, yes, although, if it was anyone other than Lindsey. She always had that aura that made him smile, that made him happy, really.

With another blink, Kingston realized that she had been teasing him. "You, Miss Hamilton are in a lot of trouble for making me believe you," he told her dangerously as he wore a wicked grin. His hold on her tightened as to make sure she wouldn't get away. He pulled her in closer and closer until...

He tickled her. Kingston tickled her where it made her laugh the most, which was her sides.
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Originally Posted by SeerCassandraTrelawney

She chuckled silently. "Borr is back? He was the caretaker my first term here..." She sighed, "wanted us to call him Lord Borr..."

"Things at Belle's are worse... I've had etiquette classes from all professors, I hate that I'm not the ONLY prefect and that... that... puffskein, Jones, holds my title." She sighed... "and I miss you and Alex..." Erikson, Forrester and Branxton... her Slytherin professors. "And Slytherin has a Gryffindor as head of house..." She stabbed the pie with her fork like it owed her money. "And now... The we are awarded 2000 points... and some Slytherins are acting like Gryffindors..." she added through gritted teeth.

Originally Posted by D.A Forever

Originally Posted by Hg_fan

Grinning from head to toe, Alexis couldn't help but applaud herself on the awesome entrance. Sure she was now sitting on the very cold ice but it was worth it.

"But mooooommm-." Alexis said then stopped herself from finishing the sentence. Bringing up anything to do with moms right now was not a good idea. It....hurt. "I mean...Gryffinpuff!! If the water wasn't completely iced over then at least we would drown in style." Alexis joked. It was weird. She was scared of water yet making drowning jokes...maybe they should get off the ice?

Taking Savannah's hand as the other fifth year helped her up Alexis made a face. "Seventh year? No way Vannah! I plan that for next year! It will happen."

Originally Posted by PhoenixRising

Originally Posted by Sophie_Melita

"Oh, I would love it if you sang. Sing right out, nice and loud, dear," Melita replied and then suddenly became incredibly animated. She just had the most brilliant idea ever. Bertie would be so proud of her. Cultivating the young minds of these girls to turn them into courteous and cultured young ladies. "Oh! Oh! Oh!" she exclaimed and hugged the Hufflepuff prefect. "How would you like to join the Belle's School Choir?"

Originally Posted by PhoenixRising

Originally Posted by Sophie_Melita

"YES! Oh that is wonderful. Will you help?" she asked, practically peeing her pants. Then, she started jumping up and down while clapping her hands excitedly, like a muggle child just informed she was going to Disney World. "You can be recruitment officer!!!"

Oh, this was just too exciting for words. This was the best thing to happen since... Well, since something that she wasn't able to think about or she might truly pee her pants. She took out her wand and tapped a spot on the Hufflepuff captain's robes. A badge saying "Belle's Choir Recruitment Officer" appeared there. Melita then took out a handkerchief, spit on it, and polished up the shiny new badge.

Originally Posted by PhoenixRising

Originally Posted by Mistah Curt aka Ernie

Curt ran into The Three Broomsticks at a jog to get out of the icy weather outside. He took off his Huffepuff scarf and gloves and walked over to the counter to get himself a butterbeer. After he did, we walked through the crowded area looking for the nearest open table. Once he found one he sat down with a sigh, taking a large swig from his butterbeer.

Where was everyone? He thought to himself for a moment, he hadn't seen Vannah, Amelia, Alexis... or ANY of them in ages.

Originally Posted by ME (Dani) I mean umm evil Lexi

Running into The Three Broomsticks Alexis thought she had seen a certain Hufflepuff she had been looking for. It was freezing outside but that didn't make Hogsmeade less enjoyable. And she was sure that if she saw this Hufflepuff this would be one special trip. Spotting him again she walked over to his table and sat down.

"Curttttttttt! Hi!" Alexis said excitedly. This was too good. She hoped her plan would work. "How are you? Did Mia tell you that I said you did awesome in the match?" Yes. First small talk. Then she'd drop the bomb.

Originally Posted by Erurt!

Curt was just sitting there alone, sipping from his butterbeer every now and then until he heard a very familiar voice running up to him. His face brightened up considerably as Alexis Chosen came running up to his table. Boy was he glad to see her!!

"Hey Lex!!" he said with a wide grin, he hadn't talk to her since the train. That was waaay too long. "I'm doing pretty good I guess, just getting out of Cooper's. Can't stand that place." he said with a slight smile, he really missed Hogwarts. And as Alexis asked if Amelia had told him that she had said well done, Curt have a slightly guilty nod. "Thanks." he said with slightly red cheeks yet a broad smile all the same. "You were great too!" he said with a nod, she really was. She had always been one of the best chasers around, and Curt was extremely relieved that she wasn't playing against him.

Originally Posted by Daxi

Lexi wasn't surprised by his answer. By what Fred had told her it was horrible. And that was expected because it WAS runned (yes runned it was now a word) by the ministry. So they couldn't except anything better. "Makes sense. I mean I jump at any chance to get out of Belle's so you'd guys do the same." Alexis said with a nod. Small talk was killllllllllllling her! She wanted to get on with the plan!!!

'Erm....thanks I did alright." She said dismissing the whole Quidditch talk. No Quidditch talk today! She had very limited time. "So I have something very important to tell you."

Originally Posted by Erurt

Curt smiled as Alexis mentioned that Belle's was just was bad. Of course it was, the Ministry was messing everything up. Not all the fifth years were going to fail their OWL's because of them. Well, that was how Curt saw it anyway. "Makes sense." he said with a small grin to Alexis. So yeah, the new schools were bad.

Curt grinned slightly as he noticed that Quidditch was probably the last thing Alexis wanted to talk about at the time. It was then when Alexis told him that she had something very important to tell him. He eye's widened and he raised an eyebrow. "Uh, okay. What is it?" he asked curiously, knowing Lex... it could be anything.

Originally Posted by Daxi

Alexis looked at Curt a serious look on her face. Dead serious. Which was weird because it was Alexis. Opening her mouth she closed it right away. How would she say this? She had practiced to make sure she didn't mess up. This was verrrry important.

"Ok so Vannah's been acting weird lately right? So...I kinda asked her what was wrong and she didn't want to tell me blah blah." Alexis started. So far so good. "Anyways she told me. And she was too scared to tell you. So I'm telling you for her...if that makes sense. Pausing Alexis hoped that Curt was following along. "Vannah said that she's in love with you." There. The bomb was dropped.

Originally Posted by Erurt

Right when Alexis put on her serious face, Curt's automatically went into the same phase. This really must be serious, Curt thought, wide eyed. Alexis was never this serious, ever!

And right as Alexis mentioned Savannah's name, Curt became even that much more focused on what was being sad. Not saying that he wasn't already extremely focused, because he was. Curt nodded as Alexis said that Vannah was acting weird, and said "Right," in almost a robotic fashion. Waiting for her to finish what she was saying. Lex stammered on, and Curt's pulse picked up as she said that Vannah was too scared to tell Curt. Curt's eyes were unblinking, and Curt waiting in silence as Alexis began to finish what Vannah had told her to tell him.

Right when she said it, Curt's heart lept and his stomach dropped. It felt funny, yet it felt oh so nice. Through the turmoils of Cooper's school, it was actually the very exact kind of information he had been wanted to hear. Vannah loved him! All throughout their first four years of Hogwarts Curt had known that he had liked Vannah, like her VERY VERY much, in fact. But it wasn't until this separation when Curt realized his true, and deep affection for the fifth year Hufflepuff Prefect, Savannah Mae. Everyone had always told kid's of his age that it was too young to love someone, and Curt disagreed. He loved Savannah back, more than he could tell Lex or ever describe.

Curt pressed his lips together, stuggling for words. He didn't know how to respond to that. Curt nervously looked back up to Alexis, and as he did he broke out into the biggest smile he had ever given. He looked like he had just won two million galleons or more. His face was beet red and his eye's were shining jubilantly. He settled down and shook his head, before looking back to Alexis. "Well, Lex." he said, with a nervous smile. "I honestly, am, uh-. Extremely relieved and extremely happy to hear that." he said, his heavy breathing and rapid heartrate finally settling down. "Because I am indeed, in love with Savannah as well." he said, the thought bringing a smile to his face again. There, he said it. He felt kinda awkward telling that to Alexis, but he had to say it. He had to.

Originally Posted by trouble *evil grin* Grace/ Savannah

Originally Posted by Daxi

Alexis watched Curt's reaction as she told him. She was so eager to hear what he was going to say that she was literately bouncing in her seat. At Curt's answer Alexis's mouth dropped open. JUST what she had wanted to hear. What was even better was that Curt hadn't even tried to question her to see if it were true or not. Her plan had worked!!

Grinning as Savannah showed just in time on time or just behind time. Either way it worked it self out pretty good. "Vannah! Perfect timing." She said looking back and forth between both Hufflepuff Prefects. "You see I was just having a small chat with Curt annnnd.....somewhere in that chat it seems I may have told Curt thaaat you said you were ....inlovewithhim." Alexis said, saying the last part very very quickly. She needed to get out of here. "Which she didn't really tell me by the way Curt. I made all that stuff up. BUT Vannah you should be happy to know that Curt said he loved you back. Soooo I'll just head back to Belle's now." With that she jumed out of her seat and ran out of The Three Broomsticks so fast you would think she was on fire.

Originally Posted by Erurt

Right when Curt finished saying what he did, Vannah just walked right up. It was either perfect timing, or horrible timing; he couldn't decide. But he was excited to see her nonetheless. "Hey Vannah!" he said to her as she came to their table. Curt eyed Alexis, and nervousness swelled up in his stomach. Surely she wasn't about to say everything right here... Curt took a gulp of his butterbeer to help wash down the lump in his throat.

Curt listened as Alexis began explaining everything to Vannah, and then his mouth fell open as she said that Vannah never said she loved him. Curt could have died of embarrasment right there, and he wanted to stand up and hex Alexis right then and there. When she finished telling Vannah that Curt himself had geniunely said he loved Vannah, his eyed Alexis with imploring eyes. Why would she do that?? he thought, still in a state of shock. All of these scenarious popped into his head just about as fast as Alexis fan out of the Three Broomsticks. What if that creeps her out and makes her stop liking me? What if she doesn't feel the same? What iff...what if? The what if's could go on forever, and Curt looked back up to Vannah with an empty feeling inside. He really did love Vannah, or he thought he did. Maybe he was too young to know love, but that feeling in the bottom of his stomach told him that he wasn't wrong. Curt pressed his lips together tightly in deep thought, and after failing at finding any meaningful words to say he just repeated what Alexis said.

"Well, it's true. What Lex said is, er- completely correct." he said, his face completely red. His eye's were still kind and caring, and he looked into Vannahs even though he found it extremely hard to.

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Originally Posted by Lissy Longbottom

Cale smiled as she took her seat, and then headed to his, stumbling slightly as he tripped on the tablecloth and almost pulled all the place settings to the floor. EEK! And he had been doing so good on the date too!

Blushing, he sat down in his seat. "Well, to be honest, I didn't go until the next morning once the bleeding stopped, cause it didn't seem that bad at first. Probably not the smartest thing to do," he said with a chuckle.

He then picked up his menu and began to read over it. Were they going to order food? Or just talk? He hadn't thought that far ahead. He really wasn't all that hungry...he decided to let Anna decide what to do. He hoped she wasn't one of those girls who didn't each a lot on dates. He hated girls like that. It was like they thought they were fat or something. And Anna was NOT fat. She was cute and pretty and perfect.

Originally Posted by MuggleBornWitch3

The more time Anna spent with Cale, the more she realized that yes, she was indeed becoming one of "those girls." You know, the type of girl that thinks the world revolves around the boy they like. Take what just happened for example. Cale stumbles and nearly trips over a tablecloth, and what does Anna do? She finds herself mouthing the word "Awwwwwwww" and giving him that dreamy look all over again. Of course he had his back turned when she did it, or else he just may have thought she was crazy had he seen what she did. She thought his clumsiness was absolutely, positively one of the cutest things about him. Oh, yes. Anna was becoming one of "those girls."

"Bleeding?" she nearly shrieked. "Cale! You could have had a concusion! Thank Merlin you didn't, but you could have." She playfully rolled her eyes, and then, noticing that he'd picked up a menu, she followed suit and did the same. Were they going to actually eat? Anna didn't know, so she decided to the safe thing - order tea. "You know what? I think I'll have tea," she said. "Now the question is, what kind should I get?"

Originally Posted by Lissy Longbottom

Cale let out a sigh of relief. "Yeah, I think I'll have tea too. I'm really not in the mood for food," he said with a smile. As he looked over the choices, he tried to calm his nerves once more. He was just so worried about doing everything perfectly--not making any mistakes, and making this the best first date that it could be. He already had their...well, he had a bit planned out in his head, and he wanted things to go exactly the way he pictured them. He wanted to be the perfect date. For Anna.

He nervously ran a hand through his hair again. Should he have cut his sideburns for the occassion? They were getting rather long. It baffled him how he could grow such massive sideburns, yet it took him nearly 3 weeks to grow a mustache. Actually, he wasn't sure, he had never tried. He didn't think he would look too good with a mustache.

Blinking and realizing that his thoughts had strayed, he looked up at Anna again. It had gotten awfully quiet. Maybe he should talk. "So, how are things with you?" he asked.

Originally Posted by MuggleBornWitch3

Anna noticed that Cale let out a sigh and figured that he must have been hoping she wasn't in the mood for food either. That was actually a relief, though, because she'd been worried that he had really been hoping for a big meal and all she'd hoped for was tea. Anyway, all of that seemed to be settled now.

"Hmm, how are things with me?" she repeated. "Well, they're a lot better now," she said, looking up at him and clearly referring to the fact that this little date was exactly what had made things all better. "Actually, things are a little boring over at Belle's. Ever since the whole deal with the house points, no one ever really comes and hangs out in our Common Room anymore. It's always so deserted, Cale. Is that how your Common Room is? I guess I feel all alone sometimes, and I really, really wish we could combine schools and be together again. I just don't think I can go through another year of this," she explained. "Would you believe that I - Anna Greingoth - missed three classes lately?" She laughed a little and then hung her head. "I guess I should be truthful and admit to you that tonight does make things all better, though."

"Ugh!" she exclaimed, throwing her head back against the seat. "I must sound pathetic," she laughed. "Anyway, tell me, what have you been doing all this time? Tell me how life's been since I don't really ever get to see you."

Originally Posted by Lissy Longbottom

"Our common room is ok. We pretty much just hang around and chat, mostly about girls," he added with a wink. "Well, I've kept you up to date on pretty much everything that's happened in classes. Nothing much more exciting since the niffler incident, though," he told her.

Cale blushed and looked down at his hands, grinning in spite of himself. "Yeah, this pretty much makes things a lot better for me too," he said, looking back up at her again. "I'm just so glad that we finally got to do this, after all those months of having to hold everything inside," he added. Ok, that sounded a bit girly, but he didn't care at the moment. All he cared about was that he was finally here, with her, and that was when he made up his mind. He was going to go for it. Now was the perfect moment. When else might he get the chance to do what he had been dying to do for months?

Taking a deep breath and praying to Merlin that nothing screwed this up, he slowly leaned towards her. He was so scared right now--what if she didn't want to kiss him back? What if she thought it was too soon to kiss? What if he had freaked her out and she was about to run screaming from the room?

Well, he would never find any of that out, because at that moment, something horrible happened.

He lost his balance, and toppled out of his chair, mid-pucker. Then, like the true idiot that he was, he grabbed onto the table cloth to steady himself, which only led to him dumping a glass of water right on Anna's lap. It was all a big mess of white tablecloth, water, and silverware that came toppling down to the floor. He couldn't stop the fall, and landed with a soft thud next to Anna's chair, and he jumped up in horror when he finally realized what he had done. "Ohmigosh! I'm so sorry!" he exclaimed, grabbing a napkin. "Here, let me help you clean up!" he murmered.

Ok, this was it. It was official. This was the most embarrassing moment in Cale Newell's life. Ever. Nothing could top this. Not even the air guitar incident.

Originally Posted by MuggleBornWitch3

"Ugh, at least you get to hang out and chat. I still don't understand what happened to our Common Room," Anna said, a trace of sadness in her voice. "I want to go to school with you," she said, smiling a shifty smile at him. "We could talk all the time then! And I may even get into a pillow fight with all of you!" Anna giggled at her sillyness, although, she had to admit that if she were offered the opportunity to move to Cooper's right now, she'd have her stuff packed faster than one could blink an eye.

"I still can't believe this is really happening either," she replied. "I used to think all the time about how much I really liked you and how you'd probably never like me back. You have no idea how much this really means to me, Cale." Anna couldn't help to think to herself that she was probably embarrassing herself just a little, but she honestly didn't care about that at all. She'd realized the hard way that time with Cale was few and far between, and she couldn't afford to waste a single second with him.

And apparently he wasn't going to waste a single second with her either.

Anna's heart began to race at extremely high speeds as she watched Cale come closer and closer and closer towards her. Oh my gosh. A wave of panic ran through Anna. [I[What if I mess up? This is my first kiss! What if I don't do it right? Ugh! What if I do it all wrong? He'll probably never want to take me out again![/I]

Well, Anna never had to worry about any of that at all. It all happened kind of slowly in Anna's eyes. She'd seen a few muggle movies, and she knew that sometimes everything slowed down to a crawling speed so that the moment could be properly focused on. This moment was no exception. Just as Cale had finally made a pucker of his lips, everything within a close proximity started to slide off the table and tumble in all directions....including a full glass of water that landed right in Anna's lap. A cold glass of water.

Anna's eyes got wide as quaffles and her jaw dropped open. "Ahhh! Cold!" she quietly exclaimed, quickly removing a few pieces of ice from her skirt. Oh my gosh, it looked like she used the bathroom on herself! "CALE! Are you okay?" she asked, bending down to help him off the floor. When Anna noticed him jump up, she went to raise her head but only proceeded in banging it on the bottom side of the table, knocking to the ground the few pieces of ice that hadn't fallen before. "Ow!" she exclaimed, rubbing the top of her head.

Only Cale and Anna would have a first date like this.

Originally Posted by Lissy Longbottom

"Oh no!" Cale exclaimed as she bumped her head. "Um, here," he said, handing her a napkin. He would have offered to help clean her off, but that didn't seem like a good idea right now. GAH! She would probably never want to go on another date with him again. They had only been on this date for...what, 30 minutes at the most? And he had already gone and made a huge mess of things!

"Sorry," he mumbled, helping her into her chair and then sitting back down in his chair next to her. "Are you alright?" he asked, looking at her head. "Oh no, you've got a red spot on your forehead," he said, gently taking his face in her hands and tilting her head to the side so that he could examine the damage HE had caused a bit better.

Originally Posted by MuggleBornWitch3

Anna took the napkin from Cale and started to dry her skirt as much as she could. Most of it would have to dry on its own, though. Wow. It was so cold. Anna allowed Cale to help her off the floor, and when she settled back into her seat, she said, "Really, it's okay. It's honestly no problem whatsoever, and if you remember correctly, I nearly stumbled and took you down with me outside just a few minutes ago. I'm okay, I promise. Are you okay?" she asked.

That was when he grabbed her face with hands and began to examine a red spot that she supposedly had adorning her face now. With him that close, she easily became one of "those girls" again. She drifted off into his eyes and got this silly grin on her face. "You're so perfect," she said, not realizing she'd actually said that aloud.

Originally Posted by Lissy Longbottom

"I'm fine," he said with a smile, continuing to look at her bump. "Yeah, that's going to leave a mark for a day or two," he added with a chuckle, finally letting go of her face.

That was when she said it. She said he was perfect. He blushed and looked at his Converse once more. "Nah, I think that's just the bump talking," he joked, rubbing the back of his neck nervously. "It's not me who's perfect. You're perfect," he told her.

And then he felt it. In his heart. He knew that now was the right time. It hadn't been before, like he had thought. It was right now. Who knew the next time they would get to see each other? And they had just told each other that the other one was perfect. So, naturally, this was THE perfect time. He didn't even feel nervous about it anymore. His face wasn't red, his palms weren't sweaty, and his heart wasn't going a mile a minute.

Taking care to not lose his balance in the chair again, he slowly leaned forward, closed his eyes, and gently kissed her on the lips.

Originally Posted by MuggleBornWitch3

Anna gently patted her face where the red mark was supposedly at. "It's really okay. It'll just give me another excuse to think of you everytime I see it," she replied. Wow, did she just say that? Yes, she did! She'd just really realized that she was no longer nervous around him, and she honestly felt like she could say whatever she wanted to now. She didn't know when she would see him again, so there was no use holding anything back.

That was when he told her she was perfect. So she did say that aloud a few moments before. "No, you're perfect," she whispered back. This was turning into some sort of romance movie or novel of some kind it seemed.

And then, to top it all off, it finally frazzling happened. He kissed her! The best part was that no one fell or knocked anything over this time! No, that wasn't the best part. The best part was the kiss. It was just an added bonus that it actually happened with no castastrophes this time. Anna closed her eyes, leaned in, and kissed him right back. Surprisingly, she wasn't embarrassed at all. Sure, Cale Newell was perfect, but kissing Cale Newell was even more perfect.

Originally Posted by Lissy Longbottom

Cale felt like grinning when she kissed him back, but of course that would be kind of hard to do since he was kissing her! He was kissing Anna Greingoth! He kissed her back for a few seconds, before he decided it was best to break the kiss, just so they didn't seem like one of those couples that had to be locked at the mouth constantly. How gross!

"Wow," he chuckled once they broke apart. He gave her one last quick peck on the lips before finally pulling away for good. Kissing her had been just like he had imagined, only better. NOW his cheeks began to blush and he chuckled nervously again. Gah. He needed a book on how to date or something. Because now, he had no idea what to do.

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Originally Posted by Tailzinator

"It's not my class. I have no right to be offended," he said smiling as he folded up the note. "As far as I know, if anyone has got the right to be offended, it's Professor Myers..." He sighed and leaned back a little bit, "You know this reminds of a time back in school...there was this girl. She was very pretty and just like you, I was kind of shy and all that. I was very quiet back then. I lurked about...I hate spotlights. They annoy me, I mean like come on! Seriously, do we need to divert ALL our attention to one guy. I didn't think so, but anyways, back to my point, I really really really wanted to talk to her one day, but I couldn't get up the nerve to do it. So I started to write her a note and sent it to her, but she ignored it! I mean, of ALL the NERVE! I went out on a limb for her...so I did it again and then the teacher caught me and the spotlight was totally on me then...and so, the moral of my story is...has anyone ever told you that you have split ends?" All was said quickly in one breath. Wow, he had no idea how teenage girls managed to complete such a feat!

Originally Posted by aussiegirl

Riley stood up from his seat and looked at the Groundskeeper. "I would like the opportunity to have my say" he said and then took his hands out of his pockets.

"Okay so we know that I am not a boy, my name is Kayla Winters, I'm a third year Huffelpuff and I was taught how to disguise myself as a boy" she made sure she didn't say from who although they all knew who it was now but she wasn't going to be the one to rat out the Professor. "The other girls had their reasons for coming over to Cooper's I however had entirely different ones. I was hoping to speak to a few guys and rally up some support to get Hogwarts back" she looked between the Groundskeeper and the Professor.

"You can do what what you like to me, I can see that you're a rule abiding citizen but can you blame us students for wanting to take things into our own hands. I mean I want to go to a school where I'm going to be taught what I'm supposed to be taught...magic. I want it to be the way that it used to be when I got up in the morning looking forward to going to classes and learning something new and exciting, if I want to skip or run or laugh then that was okay, I want to be at the school where it didn't matter what house you were in, you were all treated the same and most of all I want to be able to learn something useful. Instead of learning how to sit at the table correctly and how to hold my knife and fork the right way or learn how to look after my nails or eating cookies and singing songs" she took a deep breath for a moment and looked between the two men a pleading look in her eyes. "Hogwarts was the best school for learning magic and every kid that ever walked through those doors would tell you the same thing. You do what you have to do set an example of us if you must but there will be others waiting in line to take our spot, please find it in your heart to let us go back and recalim our rightful school" with that all said Kayla sat back down in her seat.

Originally Posted by Thornton

Name: Bob Thornton

Ailment: Burnt backside from some creature thingys

Symptoms: Sore, painful. I'd say more but I cant get a good look at it.

A brief medical history (i.e. gets frequent headaches, allergies etc): Dypnoea on exertion, liver failure, kidney problems, history of cardiovascular disorders, diabetic. Allergic to work and students. Hmmm what else? Sleep apnea, gastroesophageal reflux disease. May be incontinence from time to time.

Originally Posted by demented_death_eater

A long whistle is heard and Vindictus calls both teams to the ground. But a figure in red comes at him, completely out of control - it was Alexis Chosen. He barely had time to react and ended up feeling a foot smack his rear as he fell face-first into the grass. "Okay, there Alexis?" he asked and nearly inhaled a mouthful of orange grass. Slowly, rising to his feet, he rubbed his backside and looked at the broken broomstick and then the beet-red face of the Gryffindor captain. "You know, there are people who would love to do what you just did," he joked and hoped to make light of the situation

Originally Posted by Hg_fan

Finding it hard to ignore the throbbing in her hand, Alexis wasn't surprised that she missed. Looking around she noticed something. Slytherin has caught the snitch! Oh well. Speeding down to the ground Alexis blinked. She couldn't stop! Something was wrong. Cale must have broken her broom when he crashed into her. Before she could even tell the Professor to move she collided into him; kicking him in the rear. Crashing into the ground Alexis shook her head. Not one of the best games. Now her shoulder and her hand was killing "Uhuh." She muttered to Vindictus while looking at her now broken broom in her hands. It was a good thing Gryffindor had no more games. "Yeah...not many students can say they had a chance to take down Maximus Vindictus." Lex said with a smile. Oh well. They had lost but it was just a game.

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Easily amused, Rapunzel watched Juniper's facial expressions carefully as the girl spoke to Willow. If her assumptions were correct, the younger Ravenclaw was clearly sizing the two Hufflepuffs up to determine either which one was more likely to eat her or else she was trying to guesstimate their heights in millimeters. And she clearly didn't like Willow either....good! This girl was starting to grow on Punzel, really.

"I don't mind clumsiness, actually," Punz said cheerfully, rocking a bit on her heels. "Merlin, I'd say I'm one of the clumsiest people I know. Besides you, Juni dear," she added fondly, patting the secondy on the shoulder. "You don't mind if I call you Juni, do you?" she added less loudly, winking at the second year. Rapunzel was trying to be as friendly as possible and if the infamous SuperPretzel wink didn't work....well, then she had completely failed as a Hufflepuff.



"Bludgers are such a dangerous pain though, aren't they Willow?" Punz said in a much colder tone as she turned to address the Ice Sculpture. "And Beaters too, come to think of it, can be annoying...I mean, usually boys take that position rather eagerly...but I guess you must just be....different." She emphasized the last word rather heavily with a smirk and a raised eyebrow, completely forgetting that fact that Cap'n Mia's boyfriend was a Beater....oops. Pretzel was talking too fast to really pick up on the last bit Willow said...but she definitely heard 'metally unstable.'

"EXCUSE me?!" Rapunzel added quickly, taking a step toward Willow and crossing her arms. "YOU are calling ME mentally unstable?" She rolled her eyes and chuckled harshly. "Well well well, I would have thought there are plenty of mirrors around this Belle's School for you to look in, Willow Kovac...but apparently you haven't noticed the anti-social disorder you've developed."

Oooh snap, take that. Rapunzel was pretty articulate and very observant for a blonde, if she did think so herself.

Originally Posted by demented_death_eater

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Trying to ignore the fact that her fingers were throbbing from the splinters wedged in them, Alexis Chosen grabs the Quaffle and zooms down the pitch . . . the throbbing gets worse with every second . . . she enters the scoring area . . . she shoots . . . THWACK! Billium Jones of Slytherin denies the Gryffindor captain another chance to score, and celebrates foolishly on his broom. Not paying attention to his surroundings, he does a back flip on his broom and SMACK! His head makes contact with the side of the center goal hoop and he floats down to the orange grass. THUMP! A dust cloud surrounds his unconscious body....

It's a blur of green and red as the Seekers chase after the Snitch . . . everyone strains their necks to get a glimpse at the action . . . both reach out . . . they disappear into a cloud . . . and then suddenly they appear like green and red rockets veering off in different directions . . . one fist is held up high and a figure in green is screaming like a madwoman . . . Desdemonda Abendroth of Slytherin has caught the Snitch! Slytherin wins!

A long whistle is heard and Vindictus calls both teams to the ground. But a figure in red comes at him, completely out of control - it was Alexis Chosen. He barely had time to react and ended up feeling a foot smack his rear as he fell face-first into the grass. "Okay, there Alexis?" he asked and nearly inhaled a mouthful of orange grass. Slowly, rising to his feet, he rubbed his backside and looked at the broken broomstick and then the beet-red face of the Gryffindor captain. "You know, there are people who would love to do what you just did," he joked and hoped to make light of the situation.

Nearly fifteen minutes passed before the excitement somewhat subsided and the professor was able to speak. "That was an amazing game! Gryffindor, you played an outstanding game and did your House proud. There's nothing to be ashamed of or upset about - hold your heads up high." He went around and shook each of their hands, and noticed two of the players helping Krum stand up. He shuddered at the mere thought of the young man's injury. In fact, he resisted the urge to cross his legs when the injury happened. "Get Freddie a few large ice packs and if the swelling doesn't go down, he needs to see Nurse Numel."

Now he turned his attention to Slytherin. "Congratulations on your victory, Slytherin," he said and shook each of their hands, except for Billium who was being tended to by Nurse Numel. "You fought hard and played fair, even when you were behind." He then handed a trophy to Desdemonda and shook her sticky hand again. The Slytherin supporters in the stands were chanting loudly. "Congratulations."

He gave the Slytherin team a few moments to hoist the trophy. "Make sure to shake hands before anyone leaves the Pitch."

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Originally Posted by Hg_fan

"NO It's killing. And so is my shoulder, from that crash to the ground. And now-" Alexis held up the broken broom bits in one hand. "My dad is gonna kill me because I just got this broom for my birthday AFTER breaking my old one." Alexis groaned. That was certainly not good, at all.

Looking at Fred, she shook her head. "Freeeedd! Freeddie! Monkey Boy? Oh well don't sorry Sam he'll be ok....I think" Alexis said unsure. "Thanks...I guess. So how are you Sam?"

Turning Alexis grinned at Desdemonda. "You're team is awesome too. You scared me as seeker." Blinking as the Slythie started to yell Alexis blinked. Was she yelling at Sam? Or...huh?

Originally Posted by Loki

The only things that could come out of Fred's was a weird grunts, nothing else. He was struggling between faiting or throwing up. This was probably one of his worst experience ever. He still couldn't believe what he had just done. He had fly in order to play Quidditch. HIM!! How bad it could have been for someone who was afraid of height. Lucky enough to have be able to connect with one bludger, the rest of the game was rather vague for him. This was it for him, never would he be caught doing the same thing. The only reason is that Lexi had owl'ed him. Grasping on Sam's shoulder a little too hard, he was trying to get a hold of him without much success.

Originally Posted by MUSTANG SALLY

Sam made an ouch face as she looked at what was left of Alexis' broomstick. "Thats brutal Lex. Maybe you will get an upgrade now." she said with a wink. She adjusted Fred more comfortably on her shoulder as Lex tried getting him to speak. He was so out of it.

A michevious look crossed her face, but was gone before anybody could notice. "You know, Fred is pretty messed up. Its almost like he is asleep. Maybe if you kiss him he would come back to life. Just like that muggle story!" she smiled widely. She then shielded herself with Fred's body. She wouldnt kill Fred to get to her would she?

Sam then turned around at the slytherin seeker. Who was she yelling at? What splinter. "Um, Im not trying to be mean or anything, but you just won. Why are you mad?" she asked in the kindest way possible. She really didnt want to be nice when somebody was yelling at her or one of her team mates, but she knew many professors were watching and she was not going to get in trouble here.

Originally Posted by Hg_fan

"Thats if I'm lucky enough to get another broom." Lex muttered. Her left shoulder was aching and so were her fingers on the same arm. As she had crashed into a professor AND she had broken her broom. And they lost. How fun.

Blinking Alexis gave Sam a funny look. Kissed Fred? That would help...how? He wasn't sleeping. And how was a kiss suppose to wake a sleeping person up. Maybe Sam had gotten hit in the head with a bludger. "I got a better idea." She muttered. Moving closer to Fred she took a deep breath and yelled in his ear. "FREDERIC KRUM START TALKING NOW OK!?!?!". Chyeah. That should work.

Originally Posted by MUSTANG SALLY

Sam reopened her eyes and found that she was still alive. Sucess! She then jumped as Lexi began screaming. But she wasnt screaming at her. "Dude! Yelling at him is not going to make him wake up. Havent you seen Snow White? Psh!" She rolled her eyes.

She scowled as Lexi didnt move any closer to kissing him. It was so obvious they would make a good couple, even if Vannah says otherwise. He was her monkey and she was his cheetah. "Alexyna! Kiss the boy before he passes out." she said and gave her a stern look.

Originally Posted by MUSTANG SALLY

As soon as she said her full name, Sam watched the Gryffindor captian turn a bright red. She thrust Fred into her arms and took off running, giggling like mad. "Dont drop Freddie, Lex!" she called after her.

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Alexis blinked opened her mouth then closed it. Sam had just called her the name. She HATED that name! How did she find out about it anyways? Staring at the other Gryffindor Alexis didn't say a word. Seriously. How could kissing him make him better? As Sam threw Fred into her arms Alexis dropped the pieces of the broom and fell over back on the funny colored grass from Fred's weight, and from the surprise of having a 6'0 5th year thrown at her. Alexis winced as she felt more pain in her shoulder.

"Fred?" Alexis said slowly. Ah! He looked like he was dying. She had killed him by asking him to play! No wonder he was scared of Quidditch. And she couldn't take him to Belle's! Not knowing what to do, Lex figured there was only one thing she could do. Leaning foward to him she gave him a quick peck on the cheek. "WAKE UP NOW!" She yelled right after. If that didn't work she would kill Sam (right after she killed Dusty that is).

Originally Posted by Loki

Blinking a few times as Lexi was screaming near his ears, he was wondering in a way why she had done that. One thing was for sure, she definitively could scream. It’s not like he was deaf or something, it’s just that one, he had been hit and his nose was broken, two he was totally afraid of height and the thought of that was making him go nuts. But on top of that Sam, Lexi’s friend had the guts of telling her to kiss him. NO WAY!! They were friend so why even bother mentioning that.

“hmm..”, was basically the best he could manage so far.

The next things he knew his that all his weight was on his friend and he felt her face coming closer and closer. Frozing on place and not sure what do to, his heart started to race just a bit more than usual but nothing that alarming. "Shh!!..." Mumbling some incoherent words after that, he was trying to walks on his own but every step he was taking was almost making fall yet again.

Originally Posted by Hg_fan

Sam was a lair. Sam was also dead. Samantha Edwards was going to pay. Alexis shook her head. See! Kissing Fred did not help! He could barley make sense. At least he was trying to talk? Getting up Alexis noticed that Fred was having trouble walking. He looked like he was going to fall over again. "Common Fred." Lex muttered, grabbing his arm to help him steady himself. "You don't look to good. I'm gonna try to take to ask far as Coopers as I can. Or....maybe we can find Cale somewhere." She said as she began to walk off of the pitch with him.

Originally Posted by demented_death_eater

Vindictus saw the wounded Quidditch warrior and hurried over just as Frederic fell. "Quick! The kid took a broomstick to the nose and to his, um, private parts." He sure hoped the kid didn't hear that bit of information announced to the room.