Bubble burst!! Plymouth was having such a good time, too. Figured... that Copernicus didn't want to play with him. He probably just wanted to go hang with Celandine. Plymouth's eyes shifted towards Cela - and ooooo Daphadil was around! She'd want to swim with him, Plymouth was sure. She probably didn't know how to play shark. Cela probably did though! Not that she'd play with Plymouth when Copernicus was around - hmm...Anyway OOoOOOO and Evolette and Karma!! Why weren't they in the water YET???

Focusing now. Plymouth splashed Copernicus one last time and swam away from him since his robes were so important.

Satine waited her turn in line for the diving board. While she waited she checked to make sure that her swimsuit top was tight enough on her. When it was her turn, she stepped up to the diving board and yelled, "Look out below!"

She checked one more time to make sure no one was under her and then dived off doing a flip in the air and hoping that she didn't belly or back flop. But she actually ended up having a pretty smooth jump into the water. It was only then that she felt the icky green water ooze up her nose. She swam as quick as she could to the top of the water.

When she reached the surface, she took a huge breath of clean air in and chocked out the nasty water. ooo...that was gross, but fun at the same time. She looked around to see who was around her.

Hehehe.

Karma hugged Evee back, and she grinned once she let go of her. Then, looking down at her own bathing suit, she shrugged slightly. "Might as well make the best of this crappy situationnnn," she half sung, standing on her toes a little bit. "You can come sit at the edge and talk to us if you don't want to get all the way in."

Hmm. It was a good idea. Maybe she'd go for it. If not, the puppy dog eyes would come out.

She listened to him and she heard the anger in his voice. She would certainly be upset if she knew her parents were keeping secrets like that from her, but she knew they would never do that. Both of them were very open with their children. Paris could go to either of them with anything. They were a tight knit family. "Well William, sometimes adults think that keeping things from us will protect us in the end or they feel that we aren't old enough to know certain things. Don't be so upset with your mother. Anything that she did I'm sure it was out of love." She told him softly. She hated it when families didn't get along. Her family was her rock, and without them she couldn't make it. They were the only ones who understood her and saw past the chip on her shoulder.

She rolled over in the water and started to tread the water. She was going to have to wash her hair when she left. Her sister was going to kill her when she had to redo it for her. "Yeah its a really big family. I love it." she told him she pushed a piece of parchment away from her. "It makes up for not having a lot of friends you know." She shrugged in the water.

Copernicus made it up the steps and threw his now sodden robes onto the floor, followed by his socks. With a sigh, he transfigured his trousers into swimming trunks and headed back into the water. "Okay, so... I'm a mermaid? Are you sure..."

But Plymouth was already bored with him. Cope looked around to see if anyone could give him any direction in how-to-get-Plymouth-to-like-me-again.

Evolette's perfect little nose wrinkled once more. "There is no way that is happening." she replied. She wasn't planning on getting anywhere near the edge, where she could get pulled in.

Catching Plymouth as he looked over at them, she waved, and eyed the water once more. It was icky looking, but it would be a good excuse to wear a bathing suit inside the school.

Hmm.

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Evolette's perfect little nose wrinkled once more. "There is no way that is happening." she replied. She wasn't planning on getting anywhere near the edge, where she could get pulled in.

Catching Plymouth as he looked over at them, she waved, and eyed the water once more. It was icky looking, but it would be a good excuse to wear a bathing suit inside the school.

Hmm.

"Evolette! Come on in," Plymouth paused to be a fountain again, "the water is FINE!" Nodnodspitspitspitnod. Mermaid kick.

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Copernicus made it up the steps and threw his now sodden robes onto the floor, followed by his socks. With a sigh, he transfigured his trousers into swimming trunks and headed back into the water. "Okay, so... I'm a mermaid? Are you sure..."

But Plymouth was already bored with him. Cope looked around to see if anyone could give him any direction in how-to-get-Plymouth-to-like-me-again.

Plymouth swam past Copernicus again. "You ARE a mermaid. A girly seashell wearing, long haired, mermaid. You'll play with me now?" Ugh. Copernicus was so... whatever he was. It wasn't Plymouth's fault that Copernicus got all anal about swimming in socks.

He was probably just jealous of his speedo. Plymouth would have been jealous if Perni had one and he didn't.

"I'm probably going to go throw Evolette in. Help me?" He wasn't even remotely quiet about his plans. "We'll teach HER how to play mermaid. K?"


RUN RUN EVOLETTE MCKENNA. HEHE!

William listened with growing respect as she spoke, his eyes never leaving her face, which was kind of difficult as he seemed to be drifting over to the wall. wading back to where she was he nodded in the water. "Yeah that's true. I guess I'm just disappointed in her for not telling me. It'll be nice getting to know the rest of the family now, even though I've met half of them without knowing they were mine." he replied a smile crossing his face. Whoever said Paris Greenwood couldn't cheer anyone up was wrong. Plus it helped to talk with friends.

His eyes drifted over to a diary that was floating by and he watched it hit the wall before looking back at her. "You don't have a lot of friends? I find that surprising." he said in a slightly shocked voice. Though now that he thought of it every time he had seen her she had been either alone or with the Quidditch team. Ducking his head under the water he twirled around like a seal before pushing his head back out and taking a breath. Speaking of which, "How's the Slytherin team doing?" he asked cautiously.

Get in? GET IN? No thank you Plymouth Morgan, Evolette McKenna was not about to get into the water. Even after being asked by a cute boy.

ESPECIALLY since Cope was over there too. Oops. She'd realized that one too late. Was she still meant to be hiding from Cope? Was he going to ask about the kiss?

Giving Plymouth a shake of her head, Evolette declined his offer, but she couldn't help but think that was not going to be the end of it.

Celandine gave Evolette a look and moved past her. She dipped her toes in the water and bent over to examine it a little closer, her braid swinging at her shoulder.

Right now she was ignoring boy antics and contemplating antics of her own.

"But Karma. I need you to keep me warm." He gave her the best puppy dog eyes that he could. Though he totally didn't think that that line would work on her.

Then he noticed that Karma was talking to Evee. "Evee! How come I never see you around, gorgeous?" Evee was way too pretty.

Karma felt someone looking at her, and looking over her shoulder she saw Plymouth. She smirked, then winked. Sheeee was so planning on getting Evee in, and she needed Plym's help.

AND NAO.

She motioned for him to come closer to them with a nod of her head, then faced Evee again.

"Oh it's not that bad," she said. "I've swam in it and lived. C'mon, have a little fun. At least you get to wear a swimsuit in the castle." She did a slight brow wiggle, then giggled. "Besides, I think Plymouth would like it."

Wiiiiink. She looked back to where Evee was looking, and it was at Plymouth. PERFECT.

Copernicus nodded slowly and tried to look as mermaid-y as possible. He puffed his hair up and... well, he wasn't a mermaid, but he tried to kick his tail or something. SOMETHING?

"Yeah, let's. You want to sneak up on her while I distract her, or shall you distract her and I'll sneak up on her? If you distract, you have to catch too, I think. So she doesn't get hurt."

Cyrus grinned as he looked at the water, it looked nice. Very nice. Tossing his shirt aside, the first year ran back a few feet.

Yes, he was going to do a canon-ball.

“BOMBS AWAY!” He called out, and sprinted full force. Jumping JUST to the left of Celandine Toussaint. SPLLAAAAASHHHHH. For such a little bloke, it was quite a mighty smash. Those just on the waters edges were likely to be quite damp.

“Ay, William, how big was it?” He called out, now paddling in the water. He was referring to the splash.

Walking down from the moving staircase, Emiliano could hear splashing, laughing and lots of voices being heard at the flooded floor. What could it be, he asked himself and could have run towards the place of attraction, but he was careful on not to slip on the marble floors around it.

Swimming lessons it was. Whee?!

He just opened his eyes wide. People, alll around wearing bathing suits. Whoa...!!!

Seeing the blonde brush past her out of the corner of her eye, Evolette shrugged it off. Cela could be mad at her all she wanted. It wasn't as if she'd KNOWN that Cope was the one she liked, honestly. She had been with Plymouth. What was she supposed to do? Read the girl's mind?

WHO on earth was talking to her now?

Arching a perfect eyebrow, Evolette turned to see Torin staring at her, in a way that made her jump slightly. Um HI. "Hello Torin." she replied, giving him a smile and a hair flip, as she was sure that was what he was after.

She was about to continue talking to the boy, when she heard Karma again. Plymouth? What? "He... what?" she asked, wrinkling her nose once again as she tried to piece the conversation together. Shaking her head, she shrugged, "I suppose that would be rather fun." she relented, but not moving a muscle.

HOWEVER. She still.... was not going in. Nope.

She gave him a little smile. "Hey parents make mistakes too William. I mean no one is perfect and I guess when we look at our parents they are perfect to us and they are always right. But they are human just like us. We just have to know that they have our best interest at heart. Your mom did what she thought was best at the time. Don't be upset with her." She gave him a small playful splash. "Oh yeah I love going to visit my other cousins. My cousin Ameera wears a hijab all the time, but she wears like different colors not just the all black ones." She want William to be excited about his family and not upset with his mother. A mother's love was the best feeling in the world. She would give up her entire Chanel collection for her mother. Even the stuff her mother didn't even know she had.

She looked at him. "No I don't have too many friends. Why is that shocking?" She asked him. She didn't know what it was about Hogwarts, she had tons of friends at her old school. But she didn't have any at Hogwarts. No one bothered to get to know her. They thought she was stuck up and, which yes she did love clothes and labels, but she also loved History and she did read a lot. But no one bothered to look that deep. "We are doing fine. Clifford is graduating and I'm going to miss him a lot but we came in 4th again this year." She didn't want to sound bitter about that because her team had done a great job and they all worked hard and trained hard. It just wasn't their year.

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Karma felt someone looking at her, and looking over her shoulder she saw Plymouth. She smirked, then winked. Sheeee was so planning on getting Evee in, and she needed Plym's help.

AND NAO.

She motioned for him to come closer to them with a nod of her head, then faced Evee again.

Plymouth ... errr.... errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.... spit dribble. What?

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Copernicus nodded slowly and tried to look as mermaid-y as possible. He puffed his hair up and... well, he wasn't a mermaid, but he tried to kick his tail or something. SOMETHING?

"Yeah, let's. You want to sneak up on her while I distract her, or shall you distract her and I'll sneak up on her? If you distract, you have to catch too, I think. So she doesn't get hurt."

... Erm. Right. Focusing now. "Ummm.... well... You don't touch her. I'll do that." Plymouth didn't WANT Evolette looking at Copernicus and he didn't want Copernicus touching Evolette. And Plymouth was going to be VERY CLEAR ABOUT THAT with his big brother. "You're too hairy for a mermaid. GOod try though. Hehe." Plymouth pushed Copernicus towards Evolette. "Do something crazy and I'll GET HER."

. . . What on EARTH was going on?

Okay, that was a stupid question. It was very clear that people seemed to be enjoying themselves in the water, whilst wearing those . . . bathing suits.

Granted, she was wearing one, too, under all her robes (Willow had come to see that was all the noise about and then gone to change just in case) but that did not mean she was going in. No, sir. Never.

Spotting Evolette talking to some people Willow was not entirely familiar with, the sixth year headed to where her friend was, "Why is everyone inside the water?" Such a WITTY question.

Not.

He smiled as she jumped then did the hair flip. Man, she was beautiful. "Come on in the water, Evee. It's nice. And I won't let any Grindylows come after you." He tried giving her the puppydog eyes this time.

"I was a STUNNING mermaid, Plymouth, and you better remember that," Copernicus said lightly before splashing his way toward where Evee was standing. "You leave it to me, little brother. I'm going to distract like a crazy man. CRazy distracting man."

He splashed to a stop in front of Evee and peered up at her. "Hello, Evolette McKenna."

For Winter having just passed, Celandine was pretty tan which was more than she could say about herself. As discreetly as possible, she grabbed the collar of her shirt and tried to look down at herself. That stomach sure looked pale. Careful to stay back while a wave of water splashed all over her Ravenclaw friend, Daphne tip toed towards Cela, and kneeled awkwardly next to her. "I need your help," she admitted with a guilty smile. "Transfigure?" Pointing at her chest, Daphne blushed.

It wouldn't be the first time she asked for help but it stiiiill felt awkward.

Celandine got soaked from head to toe but it didn't much bother her. She had straightened up and was fixing a somewhat grossed out look at Torin, much like most people would look at a bug like. He was creepy.

"Evee and Karma aren't cougars, Torin." Cela flipped her now dripping braid and turned away from her yearmate. She'd heard the term and decided she liked it. One day maybe she'd want to be a cougar herself but she didn't have that problem now since Cope was older than her.

Torin was so weird.

"What?" Cela blinked. "You want me to transfigure... those?!"

Stare. Stare. Stare.

William turned his head, watching as Cy ran back a few feet, his eyes growing large at what he was about to do. Of he knew that look, he himself had had it quite a few times during the summers. Sure enough a few seconds later he heard Cy shout and a huge splash resounded seconds after. It took all of his willpower not to burst out laughing as the tidal wave of water came crashing into the shore line.

"Must have been two feet high man!" he called to him as he chuckled, which resulted in a little water going into his mouth. spitspitspit

William felt a bit saddened as she replied to him. Looking sheepish he nodded a bit. "I know. I'll probably send her an owl after we're done if it's not too late, say sorry." he did love his mother, with all of his heart and soul. Just thinking that he had caused her some pain hurt him. It didn't matter that she had kept this from him, deep down he knew it was for his own good and he'd have to deal in his own way. That didn't mean sending her a bad owl. Not when things were the way they were now. he chuckled as the water hit him and splashed her back playfully. "I love the summers, they're the best time to really get to know those you didn't know before." he added wiping water from his eyes.

As he listened to Paris speak about the team he frowned. Last place was bad, but it wasn't the worst. They had finished off the year with high hopes of the future, learning from their mistakes."Clifford is a good guy, it's not going to be the same without him here. You guys will do better next year." he said encouragingly. Sure he hadn't actually spoken to the head boy but he was always nice to him. "Didn't you play in that game against the all-stars?" He asked, trying to remember if it was her or another Slytherin he had seen. He had totally forgotten about the game.

A new entrance caught her attention for a moment, and she grinned widely when Emiliano walked in. She motioned him over to where she and Evee were, and then looked back to the girl.

Karma raised an eyebrow at how Cela brushed past the both of them, then shrugged her shoulders slightly after it happened. Ohhh well.

She leaned in closer as she looked back at Plym and Cope. "Heee wants you to get in too. Come on. You know you want to show off in your suit."

Oh, she was right. It would be fun, and of COURSE Evee wanted to show herself off. Soo.

She looked back over her shoulder again to see Plymouth spitting on himself. Weirdo. "Come here!" she hissed.

THUNDERCATS ARE GOOOOOO!

She smirked slightly when Cope came up to them, and stood back a little bit. She didn't want to have anything to do with this just yet.

Maybe not even getting in yet. Hmm.