Mari smiled and laughed a little as Asteira gave her the go ahead to go first. Mari got up and walked to the front of the class to pick up two water balloons, flinching a bit as a balloon popped here and there. She glanced over at Nico as she walked past, but she simply smiled at him a little when his gaze moved over the entire room.

She stood by the desks and she set the one red balloon down. She took her want out of her pocket then and quickly cast the charm. " Wingardium Leviosa," She smiled as her baloon floated up slowly, and then she moved it over Asteira's head. " You trust me, right?" She said, teasing her a bit while she counted to ten.

Oh, thank the gods. She quickly got up and walked over to him and a girl she didn't know. "Toussaint, you are a life-saver", she said before taking a seat.

Usagi moaned in despair as she made her way through levitating balloons and students with their wand high. She took two balloons from the professor's table and returned to her seat."Wingardium Leviosa,"she muttered and her ball flew up gracefully. After ten seconds, it came back to its place on the table, lying there innocently. Delighted with herself, she tried the Levitating Charm on the other one. Perfect. Yay me! She tried hard to resist the urge to clap for her intelligence. Silly girl.

Evolette shrugged, "Well, who isn't?" she asked, sniffing as she looked at the girl who was apparently joining them. As long as she did not get Evolette's hair wet, she had no problem with her being there.

Jean Raoul turned and looked down when he felt a tap on his shoulder. A third person? Hm... well, the more people there were in the group, the greater chance he had of avoiding being drenched. Or... yeah, that sort of made sense. More was better, in this case. "Of course, mademoiselle," he said with a nod of his head. "The more, the merrier."

Jean Raoul smiled down at the girl. Well, at least he had good luck in personality of people he randomly walked up to. She did not seem to be a crabby girl, or bratty. But she was getting the balloons... that was not quite right. It was the gentleman's job to carry things....

But she was gone already. Jean Raoul blinked after her, not budging an inch as he watched the girl choose what appeared to be random balloons.

Ignoring the call for partners, Tino fetched his own two waterballoons and set them on his desk. He sank, sank, sank down into his seat until he was eye-level with the things. The red balloon stared back, wobbling slightly. The yellow one rolled toward him, threatening to come forward. Tino got the distinct feeling that they knew something he didn't. He poked it cautiously with his wand. Could these things spontaneously combust?

Still keeping one eye fixed on the two suspects, Tino looked around the room detachedly. Someone had already soaked their shoes. Most of the class had paired up but Tino preferred to be invisible. Failure was so much easier to endure when you didn't have an audience. What was the incantation again?

"Camira...Evolette...Evolette...Camira." Nicholai smiled and tipped his hand between each girl as he said their names.

"I believe it is your turn, Camira." Nicholai raised an eyebrow at her.
It was like there was an unspoken vibe around the three that if anyone DID get one of the others wet, they'd pay later.

"I chose not to risk it." Nicholai ran his fingers through his own immaculate hair, "lucky thing too, after your friend over their had a bit of an accident." Nico raised an eyebrow at Evolette in a 'we will be talking about this later' way.

She chuckled a little as she asked if she trusted her." Sure. Just dont drop it over my head. " she teased as she waited. "Count to thirty. See if you can hold it longer. Don't loose your concentration." she had slight idea to make some sort of distraction to see how well she could hold her distraction."so during the feast you were talking to liz about some boy. Does he have a name?" she was curious let alone maybe it would distract her. She wasnt so worried about getting wet. Its not like she was going to be wet for long if it happened.

Oh..French! Well..someone is here to remind her stint in Beauxbatons. great! She smiled, "Thanks monsieur!," said, as she got up , "Shall we move?" and winked at Zel who was already in front of the class ready to practice.

Rapunzel had just left the Frenchie Boy when Ella popped up. "Oh sure, join us!" She said cheerfully, waving at her friend as she walked up to the front of the room, selected two hefty balloons, and headed back.

On her way back, Punz paused at the desk of boy who was looking rather...forlorn. Or lonely. Or both.

"Excuse me," she said politely, nudgin him with one of the balloons. "Do you need a partner? Because we have a group of three right now and you seem like an excellent addition...to make even numbers, you know..." She trailed off with a smile, hoping he would say yes.

After all, more balloons and more partners equaled more fun, right? Even if she did get her *sigh* hair wet....

Not very far from where Willow was sitting, she spotted a blonde head. Ugh. Rapunzel. And was that Jean Raoul with her? Merlin help his poor soul. Willow shook her head, and proceed to keep looking all around the room.

But what was she doing? It was time to look for a partner, not to stare at people.

Forest green eyes set on a boy that looked around her age. He, just like her, did not seem to have a partner, either. And he was also a Ravenclaw. Sigh. To be perfectly honest, talking to strangers was not Willow's thing, but she had to find a partner. Taking a little beat, the fourteen year old flicked her dark long hair behind her back, and made her way swiftly towards the boy's seat.

"Would you like to partner up with me?" Inquired the girl politely, as her eyes flickered to the couple of balloons on his table. Good, at least she would have to carry the balloons herself.

"It's a pleasure, Evolette", she said amicable. She wondered why she'd never seen her around in the commons. Then again, she wasn't there that often.

Her turn. Right. Who's head was she supposed to hold it over? She took a look at them both and decided it would be Evolette. Nico was just as bad as he when it came to visual perfection and cleanliness. From the looks of Evolette, she was probably the same way, but she didn't know her so what the hay.

"Wingardium Leviosa", she said firmly, watching as the balloon rose and moved slowly over Evolette's head. Charms wasn't her best subject, but she'd been practicing this spell since she was 10. She was sure that a maniacal muggle would come into the classroom and chop off her wand hand before she messed up this spell. She counted to ten and slowly set the water balloon back on the table.

Phew.

Evolette gave a small wave when Nicholai introduced her. Then, her eyes practically bugged out when the girl levitated a balloon over her head. Squeezing her eyes shut, she remembered what the professor had said about it just being a little bit of water, it wouldn't physically hurt her. Much.

Phew. She had not dropped the balloon over her head. As far as Evolette was concerned, that was a very good thing.

Mari laughed a little and she arched a brow as Asteira dared her to go to thirty. Thirty seconds was pretty easy, Mari thought. " Alright, as you wish," She said, keeping the floating balloon a few inches above Asteira's head. She was doing fine until Asteira asked her a question she had not expected at all. " Um...yes" She began, narrowing her eyes as she tried to keep the balloon afloat. It wobbled a bit and she made a little gasping noise as she felt her cheeks go a bit pink. " What number are we on? twenty now?" She said, making an attempt to keep up the calm and cool exterior she usually had.

Tino's eyes became brown globes. Holy schnikies! What was this? Two girls at once. . . talking. . . to him. . . Tino did several double-takes, first at Rapunzel, then at Willow. Oh, horrors! Girl eyes were so much worse than waterballoon eyes! His mouth fell open. "I. . .uh. . . I," he jabbered, quickly grabbing one waterballoon in each hand and squeezing hard like a stress-ball. Hyperventilation. Was it really worth making friends?

Yes!, a tiny voice inside him screamed. Tino looked up at Rapunzel and giggled suddenly. "Your hair is like honey," he said suddenly. "Do you color it?"

ha this was going to be fun." Are you blushing?" she asked as she smiled at her." Ooh lala." she teased. " so is he a ravenclaw too? Muscular..green eyes. or blue? Blue is probably better. Blonde haired? " she moved to lean in a little as she whispered." is he cute?" she hoped so. You wouldnt want to get stuck with an ugly guy. they were pain as it is. Might as well have something nice to look at."What number... i think it was fifteen." she added as she then moved to lean back in her seat." did you kiss him yet?" he gave her a smile. She hoped she wasnt torturing her to badly, but it was all for the sake of education.

"Well," Hannah said. "I was gonna ask you to partner with me, but it looks like I've already been beaten to the punch," she winked at the boy.

Mari arched a brow and blew up to get her bangs out of her eyes as Asteira spoke again. " No, I'm not. It's warm in here." She said, lying through her teeth. " He's got dark hair, dark eyes," She said, still concentrating on the balloon and using the monotonous description as a way to do so, but Asteira found a way to break the concentration. " Pfff, I could only hope." She said, and then the balloon fell. Mari's eyes widened and she closed her eyes as it went splat right onto Asteira's head. She opened one eye and she looked at Asteira. " You know, I'm usually much, much better at this." She said with an apologetic smile as the water dripped on the floor. " Shall I clean you up?" She said, looking around and making sure no one else had managed to hear what she had said.

Oh no, Kovac just HAD to pop up right then and there, didn't she? Merlin's Pants! The Claw was stalking Rapuznel, she was - there was just no other reasonable explanation for it!

And this poor boy was caught in between...and even he looked terrified of Willow. Just look at how he was about to crush the balloon in his fist!

"Hey now," she said smoothly, touching his fist lightly. "You don't want to pop that balloon just yet..." Punz winked at him, then shot a glare at Willow. Why oh why did she always have to pop up around the boys?!

"And thank you," she added, blinking her green eyes just a bit at the honey hair comment. "No, it's au natural....I just have good genes, unlike some people...." She couldn't resist flicking a bit behind her shoulder as she raised an eyebrow in Willow's direction. "But come, join our group over here....we really need four..." not five not five! Punz tugged at his arm now, hoping he would stand up and follow her, thus ignoring Willow Stalker Kovac completely.

Wouldn't that be lovely.

Asteira chuckled a little as she said it was hot in here. Nice. Predictable line which meant she was blushing up a storm."dark hair and dark eyes?' she asked as she added," Tall, dark and hansome. Sounds like you got him out of a muggle ceral box." she commented as she figured he really didnt look like that. Though it was highly possible. Most people looked like that. she couldnt say much of it. She was dark haired with cursed eyes. She grinned as she seemed to have gotten Mari's attention. Which mean the balloon would be getting her wet in a matter of seconds. she closed her eyes as she felt the balloon bust as the water gushed all over her. " Thanks. I needed a shower." she said sarcastically.

she looked over at mari as her eyes were closed as one decided to open. she smiled at her a little as she chuckled again." its okay. Besides, i won. " she told her as she had managed to distract her enough to where she lost her focus." Im sure you are. When you dont have me around distracting you." she heard her offer to dry her off as she shook her head lightly." its alright. I got it." she said as she used her wand to dry herself clean." My turn" she asked as she just wandered if she would try to distract her as she did her.

Wow... so much tension between these two girls. Hannah had no idea what was going on with them, but she was kind of regretting coming over here... but not really. She still needed a partner, or a few people, but she decided to see how this played out. She thought about suggesting that the four of them start their own group, but then she remembered the looks on the girls' faces when they saw each other and decided that that probably wouldn't be the wisest move right now...

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Tino's eyes became brown globes. Holy schnikies! What was this? Two girls at once. . . talking. . . to him. . . Tino did several double-takes, first at Rapunzel, then at Willow. Oh, horrors! Girl eyes were so much worse than waterballoon eyes! His mouth fell open. "I. . .uh. . . I," he jabbered, quickly grabbing one waterballoon in each hand and squeezing hard like a stress-ball. Hyperventilation. Was it really worth making friends?

Yes!, a tiny voice inside him screamed. Tino looked up at Rapunzel and giggled suddenly. "Your hair is like honey," he said suddenly. "Do you color it?"

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Oh no, Kovac just HAD to pop up right then and there, didn't she? Merlin's Pants! The Claw was stalking Rapuznel, she was - there was just no other reasonable explanation for it!

And this poor boy was caught in between...and even he looked terrified of Willow. Just look at how he was about to crush the balloon in his fist!

"Hey now," she said smoothly, touching his fist lightly. "You don't want to pop that balloon just yet..." Punz winked at him, then shot a glare at Willow. Why oh why did she always have to pop up around the boys?!

"And thank you," she added, blinking her green eyes just a bit at the honey hair comment. "No, it's au natural....I just have good genes, unlike some people...." She couldn't resist flicking a bit behind her shoulder as she raised an eyebrow in Willow's direction. "But come, join our group over here....we really need four..." not five not five! Punz tugged at his arm now, hoping he would stand up and follow her, thus ignoring Willow Stalker Kovac completely.

Wouldn't that be lovely.

Completely ignoring the presecne of the annoying blonde standing in front of the boy, as well, Willow focused on the kid in front of her. The poor thing was looking absolutely terrified. Then again, Rapunzel was there, so Willow could not blame him in the slightest. Hanging around a mentally unstable person was a terrifying thing. But Willow was already used to it, of course; Rapunzel stalked her, after all. First on the bookshelves, then on the corridor with Maxim and now here. Bipolar and stalker.

And now she was touching him. Willow rolled her eyes. Rapunzel was so greedy. And she was attempting to steal her partner! Stupid badger.

"Actually, the group is here, " Willow said, sounding polite, and with a half smile. Taking a little breath to steady herself --physical contact was not her thing-- she placed one slender hand on his shoulder tentatively, not wanting to scare him more.. "I am certain that Rapunzel would not mind to partner up with her fellow Hufflepuff," she shot a glance to the Hufflepuff girl before adding, as soon as she saw Jean Raoul's giant self. "You can partner up with me and Jean Raoul here. That's of course if Jean Raoul doesn't mind, of course?" Her eyes now set on the taller and obviously older young man. "Sir? Would you mind to partner up with us?" the fourth year asked politely.

Rapunzel should partner up with the other Hufflepuff. And leave Willow with the 'Claws. Smart people had to to stick together, and Black did not fit on that cathegory.

Camira noticed that the girl looked visibly relieved. "Come on now. You didn't think I'd actually drop that on your head, did you? Your hair is way too nice for that. It would be a crime of sorts and I'm not ready for Azkaban", she said dramatically. That said, she tossed the girl a smirk.

Hannah's eyes grew wide as she watched the little power-struggle happening between Willow and Rapunzel. It was like a ping-pong match. It made her a bit dizzy (metaphorically, of course.). "Er..." she said, kind of terrified to interrupt. "I'm sorry to interrupt and all that, but er... I need a partner too." She was about to add "Would one of you be mine?" but she decided that whichever one it was would be viewed as the "loser" in the power-struggle, which meant more pent-up frustration, which meant... er, a wet head for Hannah.

Edie was back at her desk looking at the water balloons in front of her. She was in need of a partner. She looked and saw a Gryffindor. Edie took a breath in and walked over to her.

"Hi there. Are you still looking for a partner?" Edie asked her.