"Yes! The whole girl falling in love with this bad boy vampire is quite funny. Bella wouldn't last more than a few minutes with an uncontrolled vampire. More the whole love at first sight thing is..." Andre couldn't believe he didn't know the word he wanted to say. He thought harder. "Ridiculous."

Shannon nodded again. "Exactly! And vampires do drink blood, they do not decide to go 'vegetarian' out of no where, and none of them have those ridiculous powers!" she exclaimed. No body fell in love at first sight anymore. Vampires did not have powers like looking into the future. And vampires really couldn't go out in the dark. So whatever she was thinking while writing the book was absolutely wrong.

"You're right. Some of those powers are so dumb! Sparkling vampires! Really! Oh, and the whole 'Don't worry, we just eat deer but I do feel like having a quick bite... of you.' vibe that she puts into Edward is very weird. I'd like to see Ms. Meyer spend some time with real vampires and learn that they all don't sparkle and are not very good looking, or as good looking as Edward seems to be." Andre smiled, genuinely. "Do you read a lot of Muggle fiction?"

Shannon giggled at what he said. Every single bit of it was true. "She stretches it waaaaaaaaaaaaaay too much," she said. Because everyone knew that vampires were blood thirsty and served no one but their clans and themselves. Most of them were actually quite selfish and they were almost exiled from the wizarding world because of how dangerous they were. Yes, the Vampire and Werewolf war had occurred, but not the way Miss Meyer depicted it. "Yes, I actually do read quite a bit of muggle fiction books, they interest me greatly," she admitted.

"I myself do also enjoy reading muggle fiction. It is quite interesting how they depicted magic and wizards and witches. They are usually very silly." Andre smiled. "Have you ever read the Discworld series. Very entertaining." He loved taking about books but something was different. She seemed to be as equally interested in this conversation. Most other people would have stopped listening to him a few minutes ago.

Shannon shook her head and frowned slightly. "I'm afraid I haven't, but is it any good? No spoilers of course," she said. Because she hated spoilers. It killed the experience of reading it and guessing what happened next. Books, books, what would she do without them? "Have you read the Lightning Thief series though?" she asked.

"I have read some of the Lightning Thief series. I had to finish reading the History of Potion Making Volume 24 so I only got to the second one. I find the demigod idea very interesting yet a bit odd. How about you?" Andre suddenly noticed today was a sunny day at the park. "Oh, the Discworld series. It's quite long but it took me only a day to read them all. It is a satire of magic worlds and series. The first one The Colour of Magic is good and enjoyable for a laugh. Oh, if only muggle authors knew what they were writing about!"

"I find the idea of demigods quite interesting as well, some of the information is actually accurate," Shannon said. At least they got some history right... for once. "It's good though, quite original," Shannon added. "I'll definitely remember to pick up the book sometime," Shannon said with a smile. History of Potion Making Volume 24? "Volume 24? I've finished it already!" Shannon exclaimed. And she thought she was the only one who read it as well.

"Yes, the story is entertaining I thought." Then he heard about her having read volume 24 before. Andre was a bit shocked. "Oh, I read those about two years ago. My favorite was Volume 16. I liked the story about the contribution ancient werewolves had on potion making. I have that one memorized by heart! I thought the only other person that has read those in England was the potion professor."

Shannon laughed. "I've read almost every book in the Hogwarts library," she admitted. Just a hundred or so left to go. "Oh yes, volume 16 was quite interesting, however I think my favorite was volume 7, the one on how the bloods of different creatures affected different potions," Shannon smiled. She wasn't going to say she had all the volumes memorized by heart.

"You've read all of them too! Wow, that's quite amazing." Andre was having a weird feeling. His thoughts went to the true loves that all the books he had read had talked about. He shook his head to get this thought out of his mind. "Volume 7 was good, yet I believe the authors made a few mistakes on the effect unicorn blood had on some potions. I have tested them myself and mandrakes root and unicorn blood does not help make your Felix Felices quicker."

So she wasn't the only one who tried that one out? "Well, it didn't work, however, I have tried using the blood of a dragon with the mandrake root and it did make the process speed up. You also need to make sure when using unicorn blood that your cauldron is simmering only and not too hot because it can kill the magical properties of unicorn blood otherwise," Shannon offered. There were various errors in each of the books, however they were going to make a second edition of them all, so Shannon could wait.

"Well, of course the cauldron shouldn't be too hot. They explain that in Advanced Advanced Potions. Did you take that class? I took it when I was a second year. I've always been a bit advanced when it comes to school, but mostly potions." Andre thought about the dragon blood and mandrake root. He would try that when he got home. He already had about five small vials of Felix Felices but he wanted to see if the next one was faster.

"Took that in the middle of first year," Shannon said with a twinkle in her eyes. Despite being a halfblood, she had always been advanced in her studies. Her mother was a pureblood and a Ravenclaw as well who had made sure Shannon had a good magical education while her father was a muggle doctor and taught Shannon everything she needed to know about the human system. "I'm probably more advanced in Charms and DADA, History of Magic as well... I was actually taking NEWT level classes for those in my second year..." Shannon admitted. Someone who worked as hard as she did? That was surprising.

"I also took the NEWTs my second year. You must be in independent studies now, huh? I took all the classes Hogwarts offered to me by the middle of my third year." Andre was surprised. This girl who he knew little about was evenly (if not smarter) than him. Incredible. How could a guy like Reece date a girl like this? "History of Magic is very interesting but my best points are Magical Creatures, Potions, and higher lever DADA. I was never quite good at the easy stuff, but very impressing in the more advanced stuff."

Shannon nodded. "I have private tutors now, I was actually lucky today because I somehow didn't have any lessons booked today," she admitted. And what a lovely day it was. "Magical Creatures are fascinating, spending time with the creatures actually help me with my potions, it helps me figure out certain recipes..." Shannon said. There she was, thinking it was near impossible to have an intelligent conversation with anyone but she was talking to someone just as smart. "So, are you aiming for the Head Boy title? I'm trying to be Head Girl," Shannon smiled. And valedictorian of course.

"I do have some tutors but I mostly do independent studies which I seem to learn more than with a tutor. I usually clear up my schedule for the summer at least an hour a day to just calm down. I have seen you in Ravenclaw common room, so we are of the same house. I am aiming for Head Boy, yet my true goal is to be valedictorian. It seems as I have finally met my opponent face to face. It's nice to meet you." Andre smiled and extended his arm to shake her hand. "Well, I mostly enjoy the actual creatures when it comes to Magical Creatures. It is very interesting the written material there is about them from theories of evolution to why they are magical."

Shannon took his outstreched hand and shook. "My rival... I assure you, I will not go easy on you," she said. Heh. That valedictorian spot was hers. "That's true, have you studied non-magical creatures though? Because some of them may have the same DNA as the magical creatures, I'm still researching on that," Shannon said. She had several pens and cages in the basement with creatures. Shannon wasn't hurting them, she was just taking DNA samples like their saliva. "I have figured out that some magical creatures may actually be the descendants of non-magical creatures... I think that at a point, we were all muggles, just that there was something in the environment that allowed some of them to have a change in their DNA coding and as a result, they were born with magic," Shannon said. She never really got to talk about this with anyone. "If this theory is true, then there are no such thing as purebloods and halfbloods." Shannon explained. Then the Great Wars had been fought for nothing.

"Oh, and don't think that the valedictorian spot is yours. I have my ways. But, rivalry aside, I have done some minor studies on non-magical creatures. You, my friend, have looked at this magical evolution through the eye of science and potions but I have studied it with a mix of science and philosophy. It all starts with the complex question of why these animals are here. Then it goes to what would be a reason for an evolution stage as high as developing wings, horns, or other appendages. As for the whole muggle to wizard idea I have found that this change could be done by using more of your brain. A magical person, if compared to muggles, use more of their brain than muggles. This could have been due to some of them wishing to develop greater mentally or their need to make an evolution jump keep them safe from the magical creatures. If my studies are right, magical creatures came before magical humans. If you wish I have a copy of my soon to be printed study about this. Shannon, remember, you aren't the first person to think about these things." Andre gave her a big smile. "Philosophy is my strongest point, even though not taught at Hogwarts."

Shannon was quite impressed. "Well, if you don't mind, I think I'd like to read it over," she said. However, she was still going to be valedictorian. "I'm not really into physiology, though I have taken a few muggle college level courses for it," Shanon admitted. She found it to be quite boring, honestly. "I find psychology much more interesting," she said. She then found a flaw in his statement. "Actually... if you think about it, it is actually quite impossible to just will yourself to be like that. If you refer to Lamarck's theory of use and disuse, which was proven false, it seems to be much like your idea," Shannon pointed out. Yes. She was now referring to muggle scientists, and there was absolutely nothing wrong with that.

"I will send you a copy by owl, but it's quite heavy so it will take a while to get it to you." He cringed when she said physiology. "I study philosophy. Psychology is very interesting and I do like it myself but philosophy, I feel, goes more in depth." He thought about what she had just said. "I do know of the theory you speak of but magical creatures, including magicians and witches are out of this boundary. They work with separate rules to that that rule the muggle world and science. I talk about that in my paper for around fifty pages. I do have actual expierements that show this difference of the use and disuse theory in magical creatures in a different paper. I will send that also." Andre looked at this girl in her eyes. He had never been able to do that before, even with his own mother. He smiled.

She arched a brow. "Sounds quite interesting... however... do you have a muggle mailing address instead? An owl would look weird since I live in a muggle neighborhood," Shannon explained. "Magicians and witches, along with other magical creatures may seem to be excluded, but everything is linked somehow. If we were to trace the lineage back for a normal pureblood, the said pureblood would share a common ancestory with a muggle. The homosapiens, the **** erectus... and so forth. We do branch of muggles, so why were the Great Wars fought? They were a bit pointless, if you look at it now. If we're all related to muggles somehow, then what's the point of fighting for this lost cause?" Shannon added. She wanted to know about his opinion on the wars. The reason behind the war was quite flawed.

"I do have a muggle address. You will have to give me yours so I can send it to you." Andre pulled out a pen and notebook out of his jacket pocket and handed it to her to write her address. "Well, the Great Wars were fought on a misconception of authority made by wizards who believed they were greater in magic than the rest when in reality they were and are equal. The wars were completely pointless and the point of fighting was because of a misunderstood fact. It is almost the same as what happened in Rwanda in 1994, you should look it up if you don't already know." Andre thought about the massive amount of information they both held together. Wow. Incredible.

ooc: Well, gtg. It's been nice rping with you!

Shannon took the pen and the notebook and scribbled out her address on it in her neat cursive. "I know of that, genocide... much like the holocaust as well..." Shannon murmured. And she had expected today to be completely hopeless. To just stay away from the crowd. Instead she was having a delightful conversation, an intelligent conversation instead of talking to Reece. It was the same as talking to a pole... or in simpler terms, hopeless.

<<OoC: alrights. it was nice RP-ing with yu as well. byebye~ :]>>

"I'll tell you later, k?" Leigh whispered to Brooke, grimacing slightly. She felt bad that she couldn't tell her friend what was wrong. But she just couldn't, not with... certain people within earshot.

She couldn't help but breathe a silent sigh of relief when James hugged her. She hugged him back, feeling slightly guilty at what he said. Really, she shouldn't be upset with him for having a girlfriend. She should just be his best best friend, and be happy with it. And really, being a best friend wasn't so bad, if you still got those hugs... "I always want one." she mumbled back, letting go as he pulled away.

Feeling like she was getting back to being her normal, bubbly self, Leigh turned her attention to everyone else who'd joined the group during her small moment of moodiness. She saw Boone, Andre, Shannon, Jesse, Izzy... she gave them all a big smile and a cheerful wave before glancing back at James. Maybe...maybe she could get him alone for a second. She felt like she really needed to talk to him, just best friend to best friend.

"You okay there?" Tallan laughed, tightening his grip a bit, and actually helping to keep Brooke standing. He shook his head in mock shame as she practically admitted to what she'd been doing. "Well, if it's so fun, then I'll just have to try it some time! See for myself." That's right; Mr. Cool could have fun. He was actually really good at it. He loved fun.

He managed a short laugh at Brooke's concern. "I fell out of my bedroom window." he repeated, biting his lower lip. "It's an interesting story, really." K, that was a lie. But oh well. He'd tell it anyway. "See, I'm grounded. And I saw y'all over here, and I wanted to come over. BUT. I couldn't go out the front door, because then I'd have to walk past my parents." He paused for dramatic effect. "So, I had the brilliant idea to climb out my bedroom window. And I, well, fell. In a bush." So that was the heroic ending to his wonderful tale. He was such a stud.