"Ughh,You're related to Jake."Cedric replied amusingly,He was thinking why he doesn't see Jake and the girl together,Umm,maybe they don't get along.."I'm Cedric anyway."Cedric introduced himself then he offer his hand to the girl.

"And you didn't hurt me at all."Cedric said as he stand up and catch a glimpse of a very beautiful blonde girl..

"And oh,Campy called me Cedar cause he loves nature he said."Cedric said as he look to Cam then back to the girl."What year are in and what's yah name?"Cedric asked eyeing the girl.Tall,Blonde and Beautiful but so much girly,huh..

Then he wonders what jake were up to realized that Jake was in detention AGAIN.Then he turned again to Cam."Hey are we goin?"Cedric asked wonderin if Campy still wants to go outside and maybe the girl can go with them.

Cam was a bit shocked when Cedar just offered THAT rabid woman some chocolate! WHAT?! She didn't even DESERVE to have the heavenly goodness called chocolate! Ya know what she deserves? SHE DESERVES NOTHING I TELL YA. NOTHING. He was thinking the most harshest thoughts an insane boy could have ever thought of--even thinking that a person wasn't worthy to have chocolate. Reese had almost KILLED him back at that Herbology lesson (in his version) so he was pretty mad at her. If only she hadn't fallen and made him fight against the temptation... then he wouldn't have almost drowned!

"Noooo don't give her--," she already took it, "oh NEVERMIND!" He hated the Upsteads, everything about them really. They were... rude and meaaaan and all MEAAAAN. Cruel people yes they were. He was even more shocked when the guy offered his HAND to her. EH. NO.

He reached out to smack Cedar's hand out of the way from Reese. "Don't TOUCH her. Take my advice, she brings A LOT of bad luck." Yes and he made it loud enough so that the crazy woman could hear. Uh huh. And he nodded when Cedar said that he called him Cedar because he liked nature. Correct indeed. Which made him curious as to why how he got his nickname.

"Cedar, why do you call me Campy?" He still wasn't sure why--if the boy liked camping or something. "And yes, we aaareee going outside once this... this MEANIE leaves!"

"Why would it be weird?" Celandine asked curiously, "You wouldn't have to pay me back." Cela looked over at Daphne as if urging her friend to back her on that fact. Celandine Toussaint had money to spare and was always without fail, willing to share.


"OH!" Celandine stared incredulously, "You are all sharing a common room? Oh." Cue pout and lip wibble combo, "Ohhh... but..." She turned to face Daphne. "I want to share with the Slytherins."

"Cage? No of course not. I keep Him --you remember my scorpion, right?-- I keep Him in a box now, he doesn't fit down my top anymore, I keep the Tarantula --she's called Pig-- in a glass tank most of the time, but I take her outside for fresh air sometimes. I keep Missy, the cockroach in an aquarium, not one filled with water of course! And Marv, my half-grown chicken, she lives out behind the stables, I conjured a coop for her. Sometimes she comes and hangs out with me in my dorm though." Celandine blinked. "Oh... I didn't even know about Hissing Cockroaches until Copernicus bought me one!" She beamed, cleary very impressed by the gift. "And Missy wasn't even the best PART of his gift!"

Cela swept her hair behind her ear. "Where are you walking to? Going out on the grounds?"

Raiden eyed Daphne Hopton as she seemed to go into... well one could only describe it as a fit, really. She was all... shaking and her finger was going mad and was she talking to her feet? Or his feet? Someone's feet, at the very least. He was about to say something to her about it when she very suddenly snapped back to relative normality, grinning widely as she informed Cela what exactly they were up to.

"You keep asking me if I'm ill, but... are you sure you're not?" he asked softly, rubbing the back of his neck. When she asked him what he was, he began very seriously to wonder if she was ill, or maybe had an ear infection or something? "I'm a reserve for the Quidditch team..."

Eeep. Why would it be weird? It just... would be. Celandine Toussaint buying him things, as if he were (well he was at the moment) a homeless pauper... And she didn't want him to pay her back, either? That would be... well not polite. If someone lent you something, or paid for something for you, you were supposed to give it back or return the money at some point.

"I... I'd feel bad if I didn't pay you back," he mumbled, looking at his feet. The very feet Daphne Hopton had seemed to be talking to just a moment ago, for some reason or another. "It's just polite to pay people back when they do stuff like that, and right now, well..."

He looked at her and OH THAT WAS A BAD IDEA. She was wibbling and pouting and his stomach jerked very suddenly and violently. Facepalm. Mega facepalm. It was the only way to save himself; he needed to get over this and SOON. It was becoming an issue. He pretended to rub his eyes for the time being.

"They put us in with Gryffindor for the time being, I guess because they've not figured out why the dungeons are... well flooded." He hand stayed very firmly over his face until Cela started talking excitedly about her pets; surely she wouldn't still be pouting and wibbling. He peeked through his fingers and GOOD there was no wibbling going on anymore. Groan. It had been so much easier when he'd simply been allergic to her. "I kinda... not that Gryffindor's bad or anything, but I wish we had our own common room back, because... well with two houses in one, it's really crowded..."

"That's what friends are for," quipped Daphne with enthusiasm. "If you don't let Celandine buy you things I will and I won't accept any pay backs." Even if her allowance had been cut back drastically.

Just thinking about it made her sigh.

Daphne pouted right back at her. "Why doesn't anyone ever want to share with us?" Thinking about it further, she directed her frown at an empty wall. To be honest, there were plenty of times she wished she didn't have to room with the rest of the Gryffindors.

Point taken.

So much information to take in and none of it was pleasant, yet Daphne diligently listened as attentively as she could. As best friend it was her job to at least pretend to be interested in the things her friend loved; even if they were really icky things. "I'm afraid to ask what was the best part..."

Blast-ended skrewt? "Oh, no. We're going to the ground floor. There's this empty classroom we were thinking of claiming as ours."



"I'm perfectly fine!" declared Daphne in confusion. "Why do you ask?" Oh. No. No. "Are you really? Really? Really really?" Why Raiden Kururugi? Why? "Oh, that's so sad sweetheart."

Merlin help his soul. "Please don't get hurt."

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"They put us in with Gryffindor for the time being, I guess because they've not figured out why the dungeons are... well flooded." He hand stayed very firmly over his face until Cela started talking excitedly about her pets; surely she wouldn't still be pouting and wibbling. He peeked through his fingers and GOOD there was no wibbling going on anymore. Groan. It had been so much easier when he'd simply been allergic to her. "I kinda... not that Gryffindor's bad or anything, but I wish we had our own common room back, because... well with two houses in one, it's really crowded..."

HMPH. There went the Gryffindor shunning again. Shoving her nose up in the air, Daphne busied herself with glaring at the wall. What of it wall? Do you also think Gryffindor is too good for you?

"Ohhhh you are? I'll make up a cheer for you!" Celandine offered with a bright smile. She'd totally enjoyed cheering at the games the previous term and she'd managed to drum up a LOT of excitement in the process.

Even though she totally loved Slytherins, Celandine Toussaint had a LOT of house spirit.

"But I know whenever I need something you'd be there to help me and that is payment enough." Celandine told him. "And some Gryffindors are pretty awesome, Daphne, Jillian, Becca and Anna are all cool." Cela grinned at Daphne.

"It totally is." Celandine squeezed Daphne's shoulders again. Friends were supposed to help their friends.

"Oh Daffy you knowwwwwww I'd want to share with YOU but it's just that Slytherins say such funny things, they think they are being all clever and stuff and it's just super funny to me."

It was all about the entertainment, clearly.

"Ummmmm the best part was the poem." Celandine answered and then quickly added, "Oh and my other pets of course, Owl.... not in owlery but you know, and my Pygmy puff , whoopsiedaisy? Sorta just floats around the common room. communal pygmy puff or something." Subject change.

And hair flip.

And pose.

"Well you were just... and..." He pointed at the floor. "Talking to the floor and shaking and... Nevermind." People... wanting to buy him things... they weren't going to let up, were they. Raiden sighed in defeat. "If... you're going to... I guess..." This felt so awfully awkward. When had everything gotten so WEIRD. "I can just pretend that it's a birthday present?" That could work. It was soon, afterall... wasn't it? "What day is today?"

Why did Daphne Hopton think he was so breakable? Raiden looked down at himself. Sure, he was skinny and stuff, but... It wasn't like getting hit with one bludger would break him into little pieces or something. And he could probably avoid them. He'd done well with that in tryouts at least.

"Why's it sad? I want to play..." He looked at Celandine and his face turned pink. A cheer? For him? He was only a reserve though! "You- you don't have to, really it's... not a big deal, and I might not even get to play... and I like Gryffindors just fine, I just like my own common room. There's lots of really nice Gryffindors, yes, like Daphne Hopton."

His brain was going all fuzzy again, what with all this... stuff. That was being said.

Daphne pouted once more at the wall and wondered if this was a good time to meditate. Perhaps a little Ommm here and there wouldn't hurt, especially if she wanted to not concentrate on what Celandine had just said. And so she did....mentally at least.

Ommmmmm.

"That's a grand idea, Raiden Kururugi!" exclaimed Daphne excitedly, hooking her arm with Rainden's. "Didn't I tell you already? You really are brimming with good ideas. Today? I honestly don't know." Puzzled, she turned her honey gaze towards Celandine, blinking repeatedly. "What is today?" Wednesday? That didn't make sense.

Clapping his hooked arm with her free hand, Daphne shook her head. "Precisely because you want to play, Raiden Kururugi. Do you have any idea the stress you'll put me under? Every time I see a bludger I'll feel like I can already it hear it crushing your bones." It was making her queasy already. Agreeing with Celandine's equally brilliant idea, Daphne Hopton nodded energetically. "Celandine is good at things like cheering." It fit her personality perfectly! "I'll just watch. Why, thank you Raiden but there's no need to flatter me really," giggled Daphne fluttering her lashes.

Really! Although he was completely allowed to try, though.

"Because tackling is FUN! Plus I was happy to see him!" Pietro started to pout when the older Gryffindor was semi-scolding him. Getting up he dusted off his clothes and shrugged. "I thought it'd be funny to surprise him! I never meant to hurt him! I'd never hurt one of my friends." Pie was being VERY honest about this. However while he was trying to explain himself, they were talking about...buying things. There was mention of Quidditch too. Pie was lost so he did the only thing he knew how to do when he was lost. "Um....someone wanna let me in on what's going on? I may be only eleven but that doesn't mean I won't understand you. Even though I REALLY don't understand you Daphne."

Cedric wanders why Cam really don't want the girl and he thinks that Cam and the girl really don't get along.What was happening to those two snake!!.He want to know why Cam hates the girl but he chose not to ask about that cause Cam's temper might rise.

"Uh?a bad luck,I don't think so?."Then Cedric took the gorgeous girl's hand and shook it a bit.He was such a ladies man kid.Then he took flowers from his pocket,even if its nothing to do with wealth at least the Fehu rune helps him to conjured or popped flowers along from his trunk to his robes.He hand the three beautiful roses to the girl.

Then he turned to Cam,"Uh,Why I call you campy,don't have enough reason but I should say that I like Camping,Well,camping still deals with nature I bet."He told Cam the realized that he and Cam will goin out."Uh,yeah let's go but hey gorgeous,want to come with us?"

Reese shot Cam a nasty little glare. It wasn't like she was doing anything wrong right now. She deserved chocolate! Him, on the other hand, didn't deserve chocolate. Cameron Karsten NEVER deserved chocolate. "Oh, I bring bad luck," she said. "Mmhm, sure. I think YOU are the one that brings back luck. I mean, you were there when I almost drowned at the Herbology lesson." Actually, he was the one that tried to drown her, but hey...it wasn't her luck that made Cam jump on the same lily pad as her, right?

She turned back to Cedar, still not knowing his real name, when he offered her flowers. Awwwww. She took the flowers and shook the boy's hand back. She shook her head slightly when Cedar asked if she wanted to come along. "Actually, I don't think I should go with you two. You were talking with Cam first and I accidentally interrupted. So, you two can just go off and chat. I can meet up with you later," she told him with a smile. She looked back down at the beautiful flowers in her hands. "Thanks for the flowers," she added.

Cedric noticed that Reese glares at Cam,What's wrong with these two?..He kept asking his find and finally he knows the answer.Campy was thinking that Reese brings bad luck cause the accident that happens at their Herbology class."Umm,Still don get the girl's name yet,I'm Cedric."

He was quite delightful that the girl took Cedric's flowers,He was such a good feeling for him."You don want to come with us?."Cedric asked.Well,The girl was right,the girl just interrupted him and Campy."In that case,We need to talk later."He winked."and flowers,yeah.You're welcome."Cedric told the girl still didn't get the girl's name.

Cam shot Reese a nasty glare. It was like she was doing nothing wrong. He was the one that should have gotten ALL of Cedar's chocolate! She on the other hand, didn't deserve chocolate. Reese Upstead NEVER deserved chocolate. He opened his mouth in surprise when she just didn't want to admit she was always the one that brought bad luck. UGHHH. "Excuuuuse me Reese, but if you just hadn't fallen there, NOTHING would have ever happened!" Yes if she only hadn't made him so desperate to tease from her embarrassment... she wouldn't have drowned and she wouldn't have been made a fool of! So basically, it was ALL her fault.

He turned back to Cedar and just shooook his head. Didn't think so?! WUT? "Well she isssss, Cedar! Just---SHE'S A MEANIE, alright?" And again, he made everything all loud so that she could hear...even if she was just right next to them.

Teeehee.

"Uhh... so you like camping, I guess that's a reasonable answer, yup." Even though he did like nature... Cam wasn't really OK with camping. Hmm... Or was he? And then again, his mouth was opened in shock when the guy just called GORGEOUS. EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW. "Cedar, you are a crazy treee. Say that again and you're gonna get cut up into chops of wood!" And noooo... heee wasn't going to chop him up. It was well, it was nature probably? Yeaah.

But he still found it wrong Cedar was flirting with laik, a girl 3 years older than him. That was like it being OK for Cam to be Reese's boyfriend! Oh wait they were... hmm... But he was at least happy that Reese had denied the offer. Becaause... with the gorgeous and all... 2nd year and 5th year? Oddddd. Maybe it was like some crush and all. Yeah maybe Cedar and Reese were the same as Cam and Anna... YESSS. That had to be it!

"Hope you get eaten by my hobo'd minions, Upsteadddddd!" She just got pwwnneddd. "Now let's gooo Cedar."

Cedric? That was the boy's name. Pffffft. Reese liked Cedar better. "I'm Reese- Reese Upstead," she introduced herself. She looked back down at the flowers in her hands. This was the first time a boy had ever given her flowers. There was NO way this Cedric dude could like her, right? I mean, they just met. Unless, the little one thought it was love at first sight.

She looked back at Cam. "Excuuuuuuse me," she said. "I wouldn't have fallen in if you didn't grab my ankle." Hmph. It was true! She wouldn't haven fallen in the pond if Cam didn't grab on to her ankle. This would be the time she crossed her arms, but she couldn't since she was holding the flowers Cedric had given her.

Reese looked back at Cedric just in time to see him wink at her. First, he called her gorgeous and now he was winking at her. Okay... "Cedric, dear, I'm sorry. I'm just not into you. Don't spend your time liking on me, okay? I'm not worth your time," she told him. She liked Jack! She had a crush on him. Even though she doesn't know if he likes her back. But, still...she wasn't going to go and started liking a second year,again.

"Sure, we will talk later," she told him with a smile. Then, Cam told her he hoped she got eaten by his hobo'd minions. She took in a deep breath and turned her attention back to him. "Cameron Karsten-" She didn't know what to say. "I'll just see you later," she added then walked away.

"Good, cause I paid a lot of money for all the stuff." Amanda said then laughed, it was just totally exciting to get to record a whole new album over the summer. "Really? Well that's quite interesting, do you think?" She asked curiously and fixed her tie.

"Err,am I wrong?She's gorgeous Campy."Cedric replied amusingly then he shrug his shoulders that Campy would chop him into woods,He grinned then was ready to leave."Let's go Campy."Cedric nodded to Cam but suddenly he heard that the girl upstead was saying something RUDE

"Nice to meet you Miss Upstead."He said smiling but smiles fade away into confusions,"Aww,me liking you?"Cedric asked sarcastically along with an evil grin."No!Miss Upstead,don worry Miss,I'd always give flowers to the girls who deserve flowers and you're one of them.,But as I said don worry cause that will never happen."He sighed as he turned to Cam and winked.

"Oh,Anyway it was really nice to meet you Miss Upstead."He chuckled wondering if the girl can read minds,at first he was liking the girl honestly but now,Yeah!She was right,It's right to do not like her and ending up falling in love with her cause he he think that Reese already had a boyfriend or something like that.

Keep it a secret? What did he mean? I mean, Jenn didn't mind telling people what her common room looked like....more because she was quite proud of her common room. "Um, sure I will."she promised, nodding.

"GORGEOUS?! YOUUU," he stopped himself mid-sentence because he didn't want to be rude and all. Because honestly, insults would have came in that sentence and he didn't want to be all mean and everything. This guy totally just gave him chocolate and that meant he was a frienddddd and you didn't just be mean to friends! Well, most of the times. This guy could have been some persooooon who was just ohhh let's say, some person who was going to BETRAY him too?!

Hmm. And he kept all of those thoughts to his mind. And well why would he insult him reaaally? Cedar wouldn't have insulted hiiim if he called Anna goorgeous and everything right? RIGHT. BUT. GUHH. His eye twitched. This guy... was TORTURING him.

"Let's just goooo, OK?"

Irial Darkk walked through the fifth floor corridor, looking around. There weren't too many students, and he liked that. Smiling softly, and humming to himself, he continued his walk, his hands shoved in his pockets. He'd abandoned his cloak and robes for a more comfortable look of jeans and a t-shirt. He wasn't in class, so he decided to go casual today.

Not really paying any attention to anyone in particular, he hummed to himself, making his way down the corridor.

Rhea walked slowly along the fifth floor corridor. She had her new subscription of quidditch through the ages tucked under her arm and scouted the corridor for a good place to sit and read.

She really didn't fancy the stuffy library much and couldn't go outside as it was raining...but there had to be some abandoned corridor somewhere where she could sit and read her magazine.

She looked at the very attractive wizard on the front but saw past him to the broom he was clutching..man what she wouldn't give to own one of those.

Irial continued walking, humming to himself. The students were well past him, and he was pleased that he'd managed to slip past them without incident, as one of them was a Slytherin who'd nearly gotten him detention at the Willow weeks earlier.

Glancing back, he smiled to himself. They were so engrossed in each other, none of them noticed he was there. He wished he could be invisible like that all the time. But...that doesn't happen.

Turning back to see where he was going, he wondered absently where his brother was. He hadn't seen him in a while, and he hoped that Aries wasn't stuck in detention somewhere. He made a mental note to ask a fellow Gryffindor, possibly the Head Girl, where his brother was.

He was just about to turn a corner when he spotted Rhea. He smiled to himself and made a motion to raise his hand in a wave, but spotted something clutched in her hands. A magazine? Ah. So she was busy. Oh well.

When he walked closer to her, he nodded at her. "Hey, Rhea," he said, pausing for a moment. If she was busy, he wouldn't bother her.

Rhea looked up from her magazine when she heard a familiar voice say her name.

"Hullo Irial." She replied tucking her magazine back under her arm. She looked him over, not used to seeing him dressed so casual and normal.

She paused too and for the first time in a long time looked up into his face and made eye contact.
It was amazing what a little time apart could do, most of her feelings for him were gone. Of course it would have made no sense holding on to them...they were so impractical.

Tucking her light brown hair behind her ears she continued speaking.
"It's been awhile..."

Irial nodded. "It has," he agreed. He hadn't seen her around the school for a while. Then again, he himself had holed himself up in his common room and dorm, steering clear of the students.

"How have you been?" he asked, crossing his arms over his chest. His clothes may have changed today, but his stance hadn't. He was grateful he'd pulled his hair back, it was rather warm in the corridor. Odd. That when the weather was rotten outside, the atmosphere in the castle was just the same. Or at least, that was his observation. He wasn't sure with Rhea though. She seemed...different.

Rhea shifted her weight when he asked how she was. How was she? She frowned slightly. A lot had happened in the past week.

Her common room had been flooded, she wasn't sure if her things had flooded out either and she had met a new friend, well two new friends.

She remembered Danny and Wes and smiled.
"I've been O.K I guess. WE no longer have a common room seeing as it's been flooded too, so we've basically been holed up in the great hall." she shrugged then frowned.
"I have 6motnhs collection of quidditch magazines down there, I just hope they aren't ruined," she continued her frown fading.

Irial nodded while he listened to her. "I heard about the Hufflepuff common room flooding. I'm glad you're okay," he said sincerely. "As for your things, you could probably accio them to you? And if they're wet, you could always dry them out," he suggested. He wasn't sure if it'd work on magazines that were soaked, but it didn't hurt to try.

"And if they are ruined, you could always write to the magazines and explain your situation to them, and get them to send you new copies." He smiled at her, leaning against the wall closest to him.