Professor Kazimeriz slowly mounted the stairs of the stands and moved into the benches slowly, settling down in an empty place behind Plymouth Morgan.

Celandine brightened as Copernicus greeted her and she hesitated the tiniest bit when he gestured her over. She shot him a look much like the one Anna had given Plymouth before answering his question quite seriously, "I don't know really. It's his first game." She adjusted her gloves again out of nerves. Friends? Not Friends? Aquaintances?



"Hi Tobi!" Celandine greeted cheerfully before air-nose -nuzzling Plymouth and offering up a half-hearted wave as suddenly Plymouth and Tobi freaked out and became one. Cela stepped slightly closer to Copernicus and blinked a few times. It sure looked strange to see the super huge Gryffindor in Plymouth's arms like that.

"Wow Plymouth you are so strong!" Celandine told him, absently stroking the scorpion on her shoulder.

William practically ran into the stands and sat down, looking as normal as he could, his Ravenclaw scarf wrapped around his head and waving happily around in the breeze. He didn't like Quidditch but he loved watching it. Thankfully he was far away from anyone who could bother him and took the time to take out a piece of parchment and quill, writing slowly on his knee. He looked up every once in awhile to see what was going on, drops on ink dropping onto his robe unnoticed.

Kayla walked up the stairs of the stands and looked around. Eeeek! There weren't many seats left and the only vacant one she could see, was beside Professor Kazimeriz and so she proceeded over to him and sat down in the vacant chair. "Good day Professor" she said politely giving a nod of her head. "You don't mind if I sit here do you?"

"Not at all, Miss Winters." Kazimeriz smiled and nodded politely to her. "It has been a long time since I have been at a quidditch match."

"Whaaatttt?" Anna yelled, not being able to hear poor Cope over all the loud, screaming and talking going on in the stands. "Sorry, Cope! I can't really hear you! It's a bit LOUD! What did you say again?" Anna stopped talking when she caught on to the fact that Cope had seen her wink at Plymouth. Oops. Ahhh, well. She smiled sweetly at Cope and opened her mouth to say something else...

...only to be cut off by Tobi Avalon and his rather LOUD way of supporting Professor Vindictus. "Are you supporting...Professor Vinductus? she asked. "I heard he was a really awesome Quidditch player in his time. Is that true?" She stopped once again and blinked as Tobi proceeded to jump up and land in Plymouth Morgan's arms, nearly knocking Anna right off the bench. "Avalon!" she yelled. "What in Merlin's name?!?!" She jumped back and ducked a bit as she caught sight of the reason Tobi had jumped into Plymouth's arms in the first place---the snitch! "Oh, oh! The snitch! The snitch, Ravenclaw!!! Go Ravenclaw!"

"Cat got your tongue, Plymmy?" Anna asked, looking at her Ravenclaw friend with a questioning expression. "You can talk to me, you know...." Just then, Anna took notice of the fact that she and her little group of friends---Plymouth particularly---now had a guest. Professor Kazimeriz had arrived. Eep. Time to "act accordingly," as he had once instructed her to do. Anna turned away from Plymouth and looked to Cela instead. "So, Cela, what have you been up to lately?" she asked.

"It's not my thing either but hey I had some spare time on my hands and well Hufflepuff are playing so I guess I should show some support" she leaned back in the seat and looked out the pitch before turning back to the Professor. "Did you used to play when you went to school?" Kayla reached into her pocket and pulled out a bag of peanuts and held the bag out to the Professor.

"I AM showing pep," Copernicus ra-ra-raed with his hands just as the seekers headed their way. While everyone around them fell out of the way, Cope hopped up and looked around wildly. What sort of place WAS THIS? Killer Quidditch???

So Cope pushed Cela down onto the floorboards and smooshed the air right out of her. Someone had to protect her from the rogue Quidditch players since Plymouth was currently holding Avalon up. He was sure that Plymouth wouldn't mind in this situation, considering Cope was saving her life. And keeping her from seeing Anna make eyes on Plym.

"Ouch!" There was definitely zapping, and he scrabbled back like a little hermit crab as soon as he could. "Sorry!"

Professor Kazimeriz smiled and shook his head slightly. "No, thank you. Yes, I did play... so very long ago. Alas, it is not a sport for the elderly. I did enjoy it-- the adrenalin." He watched the game. "I am rather surprised you are not playing. It seems that you seek adventure.'

Rian had been so intent on the game - what a pleasant surprise - that she hadn't really paid attention to anything going on around her. When she heard very loud yelling, she looked back, seeing Plymm and Nic. And Professor Kazimeriz. She smiled and stepped up a few steps to stand beside Plymm.

"How's it goin'?" she asked, turning back to look at the game.

Kayla shrugged and pulled back the bag and helped herself to some peanuts. "I thought you might have." She chuckled at his comment and nodded, "Yes I do but this..."she nodded her head towards the pitch..."is too tame for me. And besides you can't use your wand and really where's the fun in that?"

She looked down at the people in front of her and frowned slightly at the goings on. Of course Cela was in the middle of it again, oh well she had promised herself to give the boys a fair go and she would honor that promise unless of course things got out of hand.

There was nuzzling... How awkward.

Tobi jumped down, with haste and shook himself like a wet dog. "Thanks man. We uh, don't need to talk about this ever again." He looked away. Saw Kettleburn on the ground backing away with Cela, looking all, 'oopsie, had a moment with a girl who is taken that I not so secretly luuuuurve....'

Tobi coughed loudly.

"Alright there, you too?"

Kazimeriz raised an eyebrow as he watched the proceedings below. He was tempted to intervene, but decided to wait and watch...bide his time. "Well, I agree that quidditch has become more tame over the years. In my day, it was brutal... I cannot count the times I broke a bone or was knocked off my broom. Flying is not my strongest suit. But I do love it." He watched the game, keeping a weather eye on the scuffle below and smirking as he saw Copernicus and Celadine accidentally get shocked.

Lyra lifted her head up and swung her hair up and over to her back as she stood up. Her fingers eagerly fluffed her hair as if she meant to duck on purpose by means of poofing her hair out. She sighed deeply and as her eyes went back and forth between the game and the rather...bonding boys at the moment. It was strange but there seemed to be much tension between...well...Tobi but she didn't know the boy that well, but one thing was for sure, he was fun and she liked him.

"GO PUFFSSSSSSSS!" She screamed at the top of her voice as she began to concentrate on the game once more. She had to pay attention, otherwise, next time she could get hit in the head by flying people on brooms.

LOTS of things were happening at once! Plymouth numbered his thoughts as they came:


1. Kazimeriz - insane asylum for the terminally OLD escapee - had decided to come sit at his back? UM. Creepy much?

2. Anna was so in love with him and Plymouth LITERALLY drooled and lost all brain capacity when she was around. She talked to him, but who knew what she said..?

3. NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE!!!!!!!! QUidditch was BRUTAL! Even in the stands!! Especially from the stands!!

4. Copernicus was on top of his girlfriend. Again.

5. He had an ARM FULL. Two arms, actually, of one former arch nemesis Tobi Aviolent Avalon.


Finally though, things seems to settle. Anna was distracted, KaziFEARiz was busy with Kayla, Perni was off his girlfriend, and Tobi was seemingly embarrassed.

"CellBell? Are you okay?" he asked first, leaning around everyone to give her very sad little look. If she wasn't okay then he wasn't okay and then he was going to picket quidditch violence. Then, he nodded at Tobi. He flexed his "muscles" -- "Yeah man. We're MEN. We .. were just working out. You want to lift me next? Rawwwwwwwwwwr!!!!"

Awkward.

ZzzZZZZAaaAAAAAAAAAAppppPPPPPPPPPppppppp!

Cela let out a little shriek at the surprise attack by Cope, the noise being cut off as all the air rushed out of her lungs. She whimpered a bit from the pain of the zap as Copernicus scrabbled off her. "It's... okay... but why did you...?" Celandine stayed right where she was on the ground while she got her breath back.

"I think Cope fell on me." Celandine told Tobi, looking up at him and marvelling at how gigantic he was, especially from wayyy down here on the ground.

"I'm okay." Celandine nodded up at Plymouth, somewhat dismayed at his sad expression. Celandine gingerly stood up and did a little spin to illustrate that she was, in fact, okay. Maybe a tiny bit bruised, and achy after that last zap, but generally okay. She offered him an air-nose-nuzzle and an impish little grin before turning around and noticing Professor Kazimeriz for the first time. She blushed and gave him a little curtsey before taking a seat and trying to cover her skin so that there would be no more zapping.

Barry never watched Quiditch, but he had run out of homework to do so he had clambered up to the stands to watch the match. He gave Cela a smile, he so had to give her her easter egg. But he saw Plymouth and Copernicus and so he watched Tobi

"Hey" he muttered to Tobi before watching the match, it was quite boring actually.

Melanie was frazzled. Absolutely and completely frazzled. that was simply the only word anyone could use to describe it. The the first year had spent almost the entire night anticipating her second quidditch match and what do you know? she was late, because she had slept in again...

At least she was awake though. Very very very awake... That chocolate she'd stashed in her truck that Cadence had given her from Hogsmeade was most definetly helping... a lot.

Melanie ran as fast as she could up to the very tip top of the stands, huffing and puffing (hehe puffing) when she got to the top. the over excited Hufflepuff grabbed a black bag off her shoulders and pulled out a very big sign she had drawn herself: It had a hugemongus badger on it, a yellow backgrond and reading across the top of it was 'Badgers are the bomb!' flashing in big pretty yellow letters.

Oh, how she loved her craftsmanship. It was just a teeeeny bit hard to hold up.

Melanie grinned to herself waiting for some action so she could begin the yelling...

WOOO!! QUIDDITCH!!

Clifford luurved Quidditch more than life itself, and the Prefect bounced up into the stands ready for the second half. Ravenclaw were PWNing, and although Clifford wished none of the teams had to win, he was secretly glad the claws had the upper hand. If they won, it meant Slytherin wouldn't have to face them in that consolation match. Bone Crusher was EVIL with that beaters bat, and really.. the sixth year didn't want to cross her path again. He was quite happy with his fully functioning arms, thank you very much. Heh.

Finding himself a seat, Clifford wrapped his Slytherin scarf tighter around his neck, and pulled his green, wooly hat further down his head making sure his ears were nice and toasty. YAY!

Huffing and Puffing, Miranda raced up the stairs to the stands. Almost elbowing her way through the already sitting crowd, she went to position herself at the front to be able to see EVERYTHING!

"Go Hufflepuff!!!" Miranda bellowed in a voice she didnt even know she had. A bit surprised, she grinned and started to clap and cheer.

Dustin bounced on his feet a little in both excitement and in attempt to keep himself warm. He tossed his Hufflepuff scarf over his shoulder as it fell forward for the umpteenth time. He rubbed his gloved hands together and stared out to the players flying out onto the pitch.

"GO HUFFLEPUFF!" He screamed at the top of his lungs, clapping his hands.

Evolette sat, mildly interested, if interested at all, in the game before her. She actually only there for Willow. Since this was the girl's first term as Captain, she was trying to cheer on her friend. But, hey, you know what they say about the best intentions.

Tossing a glance at her manicure, Evolette took a deep breath, willing herself not to just get up and leave. What kind of a friend would that make her anyway? Willow might not even care that she was there, but she was, and she was going to wait it out.

"Would you mind NOT shouting in my ear, PLEASE?" she snapped, as someone beside her very obviously, and loudly shouted. Turning her gaze to him, her cool blue eyes took in the boy next to her, before arching an eyebrow at him. "I don't believe this!" she said, indignantly, "Did Preston send you here? How long have you been here?" Questions were just spilling out of her mouth. But, it wasn't every day that she recognized someone.

Melanie peered around her sign with much difficulty to see some Slytherin yelling at one of her house members for.... yelling? Well that was hardly fair.

"Excuse me, but I think most people are here to shout and root for their friends." she informed her, unable to keep her trap shut. Oh please don't let her eat me... Melanie thought, regretting the words as they came out. What if she makes me stop yelling too? she worried. she wouldn't. Melanie already knew that... She would keep yelling for Kaika and all her fellow Hufflepuffs, all noble like.

"Sorry." she began, quickly changing tactics. "But I really wanna yell." Melanie informed her matter-o-factly.

Someone was yelling at him. He was trying to watch the game! He flicked his hair with a turn of his head and eyed the person disturbing him. Then he suddenly realised who it was. NO WAY.

"No! Preston did not send me here. Why would he send me here? My father sent me here, you idiot!" He was pretty much yelling over her questions. "I've been here since the start of term. Catch up, slowpoke."

He looked back to the game to see that Hufflepuff were playing on form. Yay?

Evolette let out a disgusted sigh as she rolled her eyes. "Please." she said, "I find it hard to believe that you have been here the whole term and not once have I seen you about."

Unless he was trying to avoid her, by which, he would have been doing her a favor.

Crossing her arms, Evolette pouted. This was hardly fair. What was next? Her brother appearing, her sister? Her Mother?

Sniffing, Evolette eyed the boy carefully, even if he was cute, he was still mean. What was it with Hufflepuffs? They all seemed to get under her skin.

Except for Maddox. Evolette tossed a glance about, hoping to see him, but alas, nothing. So, she continued to pout.