Theo's eyes widened, as he watched through the Puddifoot's window. They were hugging. Nobody greeted that way, boys and girls anyway. Unless they were dating. He just stared at his girlfriend hugging another boy.

"Paris," he wimpered.

He saw her wave him over. He didn't want to be near them, but he couldn't say no.

He slowly walked over to them. He quickly wiped his eyes with his sleeve.

Chris watched as a slightly younger boy walked up to them. Must be a friend of Paris's. "Oh hi there, Im Chris." he said holding out his free hand to shake the boy's.

She looked at him as he appeared he was crying. What was wrong with him now? He always seemed to be on the verge of tears. She wondered if she should talk to his sister. "Hey Theo, what's wrong?" she asked him motioning for him to sit down.

She smiled at Chris and mouthed thank you to him for trying to make Theo feel welcome. He could have rebuffed him and told him to scram but he didn't.

Theo sniffed and held out his sleeve, which was far too long for his arm. He pushed it back and shook Chris' hand, "Theodore. My name is Theodore."

"What's wrong?" he retorted. "What's wrong?" He shook his head, "Oh it's just that my girlfriend is out on a date with another boy. You know. Nothing is wrong really." He didn't sit down. He could make a quick get away if necessary.

Chris shook Theodore's hand. "Nice to meet you Theodore." he smiled. But not a second after he was finished....

"Your Girlfriend?" he looked at the boy. "There must be a mistake me and Paris are dating" He said a little confused by this boys sudden poutburst.

Theo nodded firmly, "Yes my girlfriend." He looked at the older boy, "You are the one that seems to be mistaken. Me and Paris have been dating a while. Well actually for like 2 weeks." It was true. They had gone to Hogsmeade and everything.

She had been taking a drink of her chocolate milk when Theo announced that she was his girlfriend. She sputtered into her milk and set it down as she reached for a napkin to dry her face off. "Your girlfriend?" she asked him. When did that happen. They had just had a lovely time together.

She looked at Chris. He must think she was harlot or something the way Theo was talking. "Yes, me and Chris are dating Theo." She reassured Chris. How on earth did this happen? She knew Theo liked her but she didn't think that he wanted to be her boyfriend.

She looked at Theo as he spoke. Her heart was falling into her shoes. He thought they were boyfriend and girlfriend. Oh great, now she had to be the bad guy and tell me that they weren't. "Theo, I didn't know you wanted to be my boyfriend." She said softly and slowly. "I thought we just had a nice time at the Broomsticks, and that was the end of it. I had no idea of your real intentions. I'm so sorry Theodore, but me and Chris are together." Why was she the only always feeling like crude all the time.

Chris gave paris a sad look. he knew they were together, but now she had to break the heart of this boy who thought they were dating. He just stayed out of it. He didnt want to make the other boy feel any worse. So he just took a drink of his coffee.

"What?" Theo frowned, "But you said that you wanted to snuggle with me. And we held hands, and you kissed me. And we went on a date." He was shocked. He was absolutely shocked. "I told you that I liked you lots. And you asked me if I was telling the truth."

"My sister was right. You didn't really like me. Steven was new. I was noone. I can't believe I ever loved you."

She was thankful that Chris was staying out of it and not trying to bully Theodore and act all macho and jealous.

He had taken everything she said in the wrong way. "I kissed you on the cheek Theo." she tried to explain. "You even made a face when I did that like I had cooties or something." This was getting out of hand. "But you didn't say anything about wanting to be my boyfriend. I mean I really liked Copernicus but I don't want to date him." And since she had been with Chris she was liking Cope less and less in fact.

Tears welled in her eyes at his statement. She had no idea he had such strong feelings for her. Or that he was even capable of those feelings. She didn't like his accusations either. She was going to have to have a word with Theo's sister she was liking that girl less and less. "How was I supposed to know all these things Theo. You never said any of them to me and I suck at Divination." She told him as she wiped at the tears on her face harshly.

She was tired of being made to be the bad guy in every situation just because it was convenient to blame her because she was feisty and had attitude.

Chris watched as things unfolded infront of him. He was just sitting there until Paris began to cry, He took her hand and stroked it with his to calm her.

"I asked you out on a date. Usually that means that I want to date you," Theo frowned. "Unless in your life it means that I don't want to date you. Because you need a new look at relationships. I told you that I liked you lots, because I do like you lots. If I didn't I wouldn't have told you, and then I wouldn't have asked you."

"I told you I liked you," he said, "I have never told anyone that. You made me happy. Now you have made me sad. I'll see you later Paris. Its a good job you didn't pick me for your stupid quidditch team. I wouldn't want to play with you anyway."

He swished away out of the door, tears rolling down his cheeks.

She was so glad she had Chris to help her through this. She squeezed his hand for support as Theo unleashed his fury on her.

She watched as Theo walked out of the door. Her heart was tearing in two as she watched him go. She didn't think it was possible to feel this bad. It was the worst pain she had never felt. Like someone was digging around in her chest scooping out her heart with a dull spoon. She looked at Chris. "I'm sorry," she whispered to him as she the tears rolled down her face. She had cried more this term than she had in her whole life.

Leticia wandere in and took in a deep breath. The air was warm in the cafe, and it smelled like sweet cakes and tea and coffee...a nice combination.
She took hold of Ott's wrist and walked over to an empty table near one of the windows, taking a peek outside and spotting her Maine Coon cat wandering around along the side of a nearby building, stalking for mice still.

"Some luck he'll have." Leticia said and took a peek at what the cafe had to offer. Her stomach growled loudly as her eyes read 'rice pudding', one of her comfort foods.
Another quick look around the room and Lettie spotted Chris and the captain of the Slytherin Quidditch team. She hadn't met the girl yet, but it seemed like she and Chris were a couple now. Lettie had to stop herself from waving and looked back to Ott, "I think my mother mentioned this place once in one of her conversations with me. I can't remember exactly, because I wasn't paying full attention. I think she mentioned this place being a breeding ground for trouble or something."
She slid down at her cat wandered past the cafe window and down the alleyway.

Walking into Puddifoots with Lettie, he looks around How...umm quaint he thinks. Seeing lots of pies, and kinds of cakes, he looks for something more nourishing.

The sandwich looks good, he thought after a moment. Smiling across at Lettie, he asks "What were you thinking on getting?"

"I wonder why..." he says looking around "It seems nice enough." Looking at her curiously when she slid down in her seat, he glances out the window. Oh...Ornlu. he thinks as it dawns on him.

"I'm getting as much junk food as possible." Lettie said and stood up, ready to walk over to the counter to order. "Tell me what you want, and I'll go and get it, since you were nice enough to pay for the sweets." She smiled a tiny bit and set her backpack down beside her chair and waited for a response.

"Looks can be deceiving." Leticia said with a smirk, "I'm sure we both know that by now."

Smiling at her comment, he thanks her, "Thank you, though you don't have to do that. I'll get a Bacon Buttie, please. And just an ice water."

"That's definitely true." he says nodding. "I wonder what secrets this place has."

Picking the dainty napkins up, he wonders how they can use these to even wipe their faces, they're so small. Hoping the sandwich is bigger, and more manly size, he waits expectantly.

"Eww, bacon? That's gross." Lettie had to say as she walked off to get the food.

A moment later she came back, a few coins less in her pockets, and a few dishes in her hands. "Here you go." She said and set the plate and glass down in front of Ott, setting her own drink and food in front of herself. Rice pudding and tea...yummeh.

She shoveled a bit of her treat into her mouth and thought for a moment, "Maybe it has no secrets. Maybe it's just as it appears." Lettie
said and took a camera out of her bag.
It flashed brightly when the button was hit, and Leticia smiled to herself with pride. "Sorry, my tea has a pretty design on it. I wanted a picture." She said and pointed to it with interest.

Murmurring, "Thank you" he moves the plate closer, so he doesn't spill anything on the table. Lifting off the top of the bun, he looks at the bacon. Taking the small napkin, he wipes off some of the extra grease, and crumples the napkin. Replacing the bun, he lifts the sandwich, and takes a bite.

Nodding, "Could be." Looking at the design, "Nice. Haven't seen that design before." Taking a long drink of the ice water, he looks at her with a smile.

Lettie cringed as she watched Ott get the gross bacon grease off of the meat. Bacon wasn't a favorite thing of hers...nasty, fatty, and greasy stuff never really was.
"That's disgusting, Ott." She said suddenly without thinking, nor was she really caring right now. "I hope you're happy with yourself." 'Gross...ucky food.' Lettie ate another spoonful of her pudding and crumbled some chocolate over it.
Thinking for a second, "You better hope that Ornlu doesn't smell you...he might want to eat you." She grinned evilly and took a sip of her tea, the poor little heart-shaped design was now a blur.

"And the shape is a heart, Ott." Lettie said with a small laugh, "I'm sure you've seen that kind of pattern before."

"Sorry," he says blushing. "I don't like it when it's too greasy, so I try to take off the extra."

"Hmmm, that might not be good." he answers thinking Ornlu and bacon. "I might have to keep a sugar mouse out for him."

Finishing the sandwich, he pushes the plate about an inch forward. "I think we're well stocked for a few weeks, with sweets." he adds with a grin.

"A sugar mouse?" Lettie said in disbelief. "You do realize that such a thing would make him even crazier, right? I mean, he'd have more energy then, and be completely hyper." She took another sip of her tea, but didn't set the cup back down right away. "I wouldn't be surprised if you told me you had a death wish to be killed by a maniac cat."

Taking a smaller bite of her pudding, Leticia nodded slighty, "I'd agree with that. Seems like we bought one third of the candy shop all of a sudden." Not that several boxes of fudge were much, but just the fact that they had three pounds of the stuff was pretty steep.
Finishing off her tea and pudding, Lettie set her empty dishes neatly aside and set her napkin over the top of her cup. "Shall we move on? Or is there anything else you wanted here?" Her head tilted to the side a tiny bit.

Laughing a little, "I thought he'd just like something new. That's all." Shrugging, "I'm still determined to win, him over I guess. Would he like bacon instead?" he asks holding up a bit of bacon that had fallen off the sandwich.

Wondering, if Lettie, got really hyper when she ate too much sweets, he looks forward to seeing, how she does.

Wiping his hand on a clean edge of the napkin, he places it on his plate. "I'm ready if you are. I thought I'd get a scarf and gloves from Gladrags, to replace my old ones...in the common room. My robes should be here any day, so I don't need any more of those, but my parents sent me extra money for things I need, because of the flooding."

Standing up and placing a few knuts on the table, for the waitress, he asks "Are you in need of anything?"

After digging out the required amount of money for her cheesecake and ice cream sundae, Selena began eating absentmindedly, staring out of the window all the while. Lately, she have been having rather...mind-boggling bees in her bonnet - how in the name of Dumbledore was she able to keep her facade on should have been in question. As usual, the monster in her growled at the emotions. So much happiness... She was a danger to others when they're happy, and they should consider their lives at risk when her feelings get to the extreme.

Demetria walked in and sat down at a table as she waited for Xeh. She was getting a little hungry so she went and ordered a crumpet. "Thank you." she said. She placed the money on the counter and went back over to the table.