Penny watched at Lima frowned. Penny knew it was coming. Lima's comment made Penny think for a minute. "Actully, I don't miss it at all. How could I miss it when I am surrounded by eight guys. My six bothers and my two nephews. So it sorta comes naturally." she told Lima. Given the chance, Penny can get down and dirty with the best of them.

She nodded. It made sense after all. "Though I can imagine that if you wanted to you could play as dirty as the rest of them," she added winking. She had learned that Penny wasn't afraid to get dirty.

KC laughed but merely shrugged. Hearing the question she pondered a moment. "I actually don't know. DADA, Potions, things like that."

Penny laughed. "It comes with the territory, you know? My mum would freak, but Peter would tell her not to worry. Penny is ok." she said with a smile. Her mother was so protective of her that, it was Peter that would reassure their mum, when she would run off with Preston and Pax.

"My mum was really protective of me too. It used to bug me a bit, but now I miss it." Thinking about her mother was making her miss her more than ever. She sighed sadly.

Penny nodded. She would miss it to if something happened to her mum. When Penny heard Lima's sigh, she patted Lima's shoulder. "She will always be with you." she said quietly. She really did not know what to say.

She smiled weakly as Penny reassured her. "Thank you," she said appreciatively. Then she realized that she never told Penny about her new plan yet. "You know, I've decided to loosen up and have fun," she added simply. She looked over at her friend, figuring that she would know what she was talking about.

Penny smiled at Lima when she said thank you. "Your Welcome." she told her. Penny looked back down at her book. When Lima told Penny her plan, her head snapped back up. "Right on! It is about time!" she told her. Lima finally listened.

Lima just laughed when Penny's head snapped back up at that last announcement. "I know, I know. But I'm not really a flirt like you. It will be a bit weird at first, but I'm sure I'll like it." I just have to find some boys to flirt with... That was the hard part.

Penny shook her head. "You will do fine. Just get out there. Forget the weirdness factor." she told Lima. Penny was going to have to keep an eye on her. "Where are you going to start?" she aske Lima.

She chuckled. That was a good question. She really wasn't sure yet. "You know, I honestly have no idea," she said shaking her head. She never really was a flirt with a guy unless she liked them. And really she didn't feel that way about anyone right now. She was still hung up on Mads, and it was a long process as far as he was concerned.

Penny thought for a few minutes. "What is the nect big event coming up?" she asked Lima. "That would be a great place to start." she told her friend. She was going to help Lima as much as possible.

She thought hard at that question. Finally she said, "I don't think anything big is coming up until the end of Term." She sighed sadly. There just had to be cute guys here that were single. Ones that liked blonde girls.

Penny nodded. "And then the train ride home." she said. That would be a good place for Lima to start. There was someone out there that would like Lima.

She nodded sadly. She still didn't really want to go home. "Why are all the cute guys taken?" she added, sighing bitterly. Though she DID see this one blonde boy that was uber dreamy. But she had no idea who he was...

Penny giggled at Lima's question. "I don't know. That is a good question. One that will never be awnsered." she said with a shake of her head. She was still asking herself that as well.

She giggled as well. "You know, there is this one Slytherin boy that is really gorgeous. I have no idea what his name is though. Or what Year he's in." She sighed, wondering if he was single. Lima wanted to flirt with him, but she wasn't really one to flirt with guys that were taken.

Ella nodded, "Yeah. I really am.." she responded sincerely. Honestly she had had no opportunity to show her singing and writing skills so far in Hogwarts. She thought of her fantastic stint back in Beauxbaton. The Golden Era of Ella's life...she sighed.

Lima was so happy to find someone that was like her. "You know Ella, my dream is to move to Paris after I graduate and play music and read poetry in cafes." She sighed dreamily. That was the life for her. Especially now that she was trying to start over and forget Mads and her dreams of living with him.

Ella's face brightened up at the talk of Paris, her favourite place on the earth. She had been there a lot of times since she studied in Beauxbatons, but didnt get much chance to visit the place once they moved to London a year ago. "Such a great dream, Lima. I would like to travel with you," she agreed, "I know music will be my future.." her voice was so determined yet soft as usual.

"You can come with me if you want. Or visit me. Or whatever you want." She would love having friends see her. That was what she would miss most; her friends. Especially Miles. And Pretzel. They were her best friends in the whole world. "You play any instruments?" she added as almost an afterthought.

Zeph sat down in a chair and dozed off a bit. It was tiring avoiding people. And there were lots of people he was avoiding. He was holding a poker chip and playing with it to keep his hands busy even while he was almost half asleep.

Emalyn tromped through the portrait hole and slung her school bag over an armchair. She landed with a thud in the chair, her legs hanging over the arms of it. She rubbed her eyes lazily and sighed. As with the last Quidditch match, she was anxious. The next day she would be out on the field for the championships, and it all counted. All the mistakes, all the butterfly/flutterby attacks, everything. Thinking of the previous attack during practice, she felt her chin, where a scratch or two was plainly visible.
She was excited for the game...she couldn't wait, but there was still a heavy feeling of dread weighing her down.

She closed her eyes and burried her face in the chair, refusing to do her homework that was almost due beside her...she would have time to work on it that night...besides, if she slept now she'd be more awake for it later...
She sunk deeper into the chair and squeezed her eyes shut, hoping that sleep would come.

Penny raised an eyebrow at Lima's comment. "A Slytherin? Hmmm..Maybe you should find out." she said.

Lima was thoughtful for a moment before saying, "well, my best friend is in Slytherin and I think he's friends with the blonde boy." Or at least his girlfriend is...