Ana ran through the corridor towards the library with her hand full with books. Those Homeworks were killing her. Trying not to make a fool of herself by falling and making a big mess she stopped to put all the books in her bag before something bad happens.

Up.Up.Up. Sign running up these stairs was so tiring. Didn't the founders ever hear of elevators? Alexis reached the fourth floor and let out a big breath. Looking around she spotted an empty wall.

"Nice to meet you, Jake. I do remember you from class," he grinned and held out his hand as they walked. He shook his head and laughed when they reached the next corridor. "I think the Gryffindors are getting a bit... commercial? What's with all this advertising?"

Pepe laughed and then, once again, considered what Mr. Upstead was saying. "Do you remember the riddle?"

Remembering that whole social meeting or greeting action of shaking hands, Jake reached out and shook Professor Bontecou's, glad he knew to do that this time, unlike last summer. He smiled, and then also looked around for a second, leading the way towards the fifth floor corridor. "It might have been to do with that Championship game... Quidditch..." he trailed off, feeling a slight pang that ot was because of him Hufflepuff wasn't play that game. Ah well...

Glad for a change of subject, Jake thought hard for a moment. "I don't remember exactly what she said... but it was something about stones and something. Someone mentioned something about last year, but I didn't understand that so I didn't really take it in. The Grey Lady... mentioned someone who had lost the stones, and something about a game... and numbers... Then an older girl mentioned Professor Shackleton and her Gobstones," Jake suddenly remembered, furious with himself for not remembering earlier. "Then the grey lady said 'Does she know they're gone' and that only one other person knows the... personal value of 'em? And that it was all done in jest... then she was all 'Constant Vigilance' and left..."

Jake rubbed the side of his head again and winced. "I'm prety sure that was it... I sat and listened to them... I didn't want to join in with them... Professor Kazimeriz's class and all, and he's kinda scary..."

Slowing down a little, Jake checked to make sure they were going in the right direction, and proceeded up to the fifth floor corridor.

ooc: Onwards and upwards!