Mina hurried down the street. She needed to get to The Hog's Head. Ella and her had to toss around some ideas for the match. At least she had the pom-poms done. Gripping the bag over her shoulder, she moved quickly toward the tavern.

This was really going to be fun!

Drew hadn't really been to Hogsmeade yet annnd well since he was leaving in a few days why not??? As he walked down the street he shivered and buried his face into his scarf.

He walked further down the road until he saw the back of somebody who made his heart speed up. Annie! He walked closer behind her and touch her back as he walked infront of her. "Welll hello there stranger." He said wearing a bright smile.

Oh, my...that voice!!

Annie was burrying herself inside her coat, it was sooo cold. She hoped not to get sick, again and having to go to Healer Ashford's office again. Though she needed to thank not being a meanie doctor to her.

And back to the scene, she smiled wide then giggled when Drew called her stranger. "Hello, stranger..." She stood up, and then looked UP at him. He was still too tall. "How are you?" She grinned, then took her arm into his. They would start walking..right?

Drew watched as Annie stood up and looked up at him. Hehe! She was so much shorter than him. He looked at their arms as she put her arm around his. "Hmmmm how am I??? I'd have to say I great actually." He said grinning wide to her.

"How about you? You sure do look a whole lot better than when you were sick." He mentioned as he started to walk down the street Annie's arm still around his own.

"Oh really?"

Annie asked, continuing the walk along the main street, though to Drew's pace. "And why is that, stranger...?" She questioned again, letting out a long sigh of relief as she noticed the sun was coming out for a few minutes. Healer Ashford was right, the weather would start getting either weird, or better. And no matter that, since Annie was healthy now, she felt everything just fit right into her daily schedule.

She hummed a yes, then looked around. "Those days are over. I swear I love magic...potions, all that now...though I still fear the doctors, the Muggle ones..." Haha, yes...that fear hasn't gone yet.

"Going to Germany?" Annie asked, as her smile turned into a fainted frown. She was sure going to miss Drew a lot.

"Yessss really." Drew answered with a small laugh. "Why is that??? Well because I'm with you of course." He said smiling to her. He then felt the sun for only a moments. Ahhhhh that felt soooo nice. Though he knew the warmth wouldn't last long.

"Wellll I sooo glad you are feeling much better. Ahhh well I never thought you would be able to get over your fear just like that." He said told Annie with a small shrug.

At her question though Drew sighed slightly and had a frown that matched Annie's. "Yeahhh I am. You going to Spain?" He asked.

Annie smiled so wide and may have blushed. With this weather, of course...that could be seen easly unless you had fever, but that wasn't the case of her, because she was over her sickness, for now. "I'm really happy to be with you, as well..." She said, looking back towards the castle, where her luggage awaited, then she'd be leaving to Spain for three weeks.

"Yesh, I'm leaving to Spain, spend time with my parents. It's a good thing, though...but I'll miss you..." She was telling the truth, there was going to be so much distance, and three weeks. "And for that, I wrote my address, if you want to write to me..." She shrugged her shoulders, and handed to Drew a small piece of parchment, smiling.

This was soo...weird.

Drew just smiled as Annie returned his own words. Sighhh this was so perfect. Why did he wait so long to tell Annie how he felt again?

"I will miss you too. But I guess it will be a good thing to see the family again." He said with a small sigh. He didn't want to leave Annie!!! But then wait! He look at the small parchment before taking it. "I promise I will write you." He told her honestly as he smiled back to her. There was noooo way he could go that long with no contact at allll!

That smile, his words. Those made Annie tremble of weak ankles, like Achiles. Aww...She let out a long sigh then smiled back at him. What was he doing to her, she was a total different girl from what she was before going to Hogwarts, that almost Tomboy...

"Yeah, I mean, it's been four months of not seeing them." Annie missed her dad so much, she needed to hug him, and tell him all about Hogwarts. And she needed to talk to her friends, Sandy and Rocco.

Too many things to do....

But over everything, "I'll write you back, immediately..." She promised back then rushed to hug him.

Has it really already been four months?! Wow. He surely did miss his mum a lot! Plus there was always his brother and sister he would get to see. And the famous step-father. Who he is now going to try to be nicer toooo. "Yes it will be good to see them all." Though bad that we will be apart. He finished in his head.

That when he felt Annie hugging him again. He smiled wide and hugged her back. He lovvved this feeling! It felt so right just to have her in his arms. To have Annie be so close to him. "Good. And I will be waiting." He whispered close to her ear.

Annie smiled at Drew, and held his hand, tight. She wasn't going to let go until they were back at the castle, or until it was necessary. That way, she felt safe, for some odd reason..."...and please be nice to your step dad..." She commented, as remembering he once talked about himself and his brother making a bit fun of him.

Blushhh!!!

"Um..." Wordless, again. "How about we go to The Three Broomsticks, I've heard the butterbeer is quite delicious...there..." She tried to let the cold take out that red all splattered her face. It was so embarrassing. Though it felt so right...to be there, with him.

Drew couldn't help but laugh at Annie's wishes. Hehe! She wanted him to be nice to his step dad??? He sighed playfully. "Alright alright. I will be nice to him I promise." He told her honestly. Of course he was going to tryyyyy to be nice.

Awwwww! Was she blushing again??? As Drew pulled back from the hug he felt Annie's hand holding his own tight. He smiled at her blush she looked so much cuter when ever she did that. "I will go where ever you want to. Sooo yeah The Three Broomsticks sounds good." He smiling wide still.

"My cousin," Adam said vaguely, not wanting to add that it was her he was currently staying with after his mum and dad found out that he'd been expelled, or that she worked for the Daily Prophet. Meh, he'd probably just confused her. "Not Madame Puddifoots," Adam said, his face taking on that scared look. Thinking back to his and Nancy's converstation, he almost laughed. There was no way he was going in there.

So best to just agree to let Lori buy the wand, and when the time came, not let her. If that made any sense.

Wincing a little as Lorelai's hand brushed his face, Adam tried not to let it show. "So I guess I do need a new wand, eh?" he said weakly. And she was NOT going to buy it for him.

Nodding, as she pulled her hand away from his face, and placed her hands back into her gloves --on pair this time; Lorelai smiled at him softly. "Well, you do need a new wand, and I shall be paying for that, Call it an early christmas present. Even though I still have to get you something." She smiled again at him, and pushed herself up from the snow, pulling him up with her. Dont ask how she did it, just know that it involved standing on his feet and nearly ending up lying on her back in the snow again.

But she did it.

Quickly stuffing her wand back into her bag, and taking his two halves from his hands and placing them within a small pouch in the bag, she smiled at him again, and took his hand in hers. "Come on you, we'll go visit the healer ... Get that burn checked out." She paused quickly, checking she hadn't left anything behind in the snow, and nodded as her glance behind confirmed she hadnt. "And before I forget, don't touch it, it'll only make it hurt more. Now come on." She sounded so orthoritative as she pulled at his arm heading off in the direction of the castle.

Heading for the Hospital Wing and Healer Ashford, to be exact.

"Really, if you get to treat him better, maybe he won't act as weird as you say he is...you just have to give him time..." Annie told Drew, then winked an eye to him.

Annie noticed Drew laughing at his blush. "...this is so weird, you know. It's the first time that I...actually have this sort of conversations." She wasn't going to tell Drew about Roberto, nor Ulises, it was a mistake at any date.

By the way, was this a date?...Annie was confused now.

"Okay...if you say so." She smiled, evilishly, though in a playful way then fastened her pace towards the small place, called the Three Broomsticks.

Drew rolled his eyes playfully to Annie. "I knooow he won't act so weird if I'm nice. But it's kind of more fun to tease him a bit. But I won't do that anymore." He said winking back.

Ummmm Annie's words were true...but it wasn't so much weird to Drew. It felt more right. Like this was how it was suppose to be from the start. Though yeahhhh it was slightly weird. "I guess you're right. It's the first time I've these kinds of conversations aswell." He commented.

Wait was that a evil smile??? What was she thinking. "Hey slow down." He said with a small chuckle as she pulled him along to the pub.

Nodding languidly, Adam made a note not to let Lorelai buy him a new wand when the time came. Helping them both get back onto their feet, he steadies her when she almost fell again and grinned down at her. He let go of the two halves of his wand as she took them off him rather reluctantly. If the wand was hurt anymore...

"Dun't hurt itt," he said, his eyes widening. But she was rather careful with them, and so it was alright. He'd ask the Healer if there was any way of reparing it When the got there.

"I won't touch it," he said, almost like a five year old to a parent as he grabbed her hand, his own head slightly bowed as they made their way back to the Castle, to the Hospital Wing.

Mildred wasn't sure if she'd dressed accordingly for a bicycle ride. But no matter! She wasn't about to turn down something that looked like so much FUN! Or to turn heads. She had a feeling they'd turn a few heads riding on this contraption. HEHEHE.

She giggled girlishly when the charming librarian helped her onto the bicycle and tried her utmost hardest not to give in and BOUNCE with excitement.

"I do hope you're nifty at steering!" She'd just pedal. Yes.

Jude Harrison walked into Hogsmeade with butterflies in the pit of his stomach. After sending Thalia a note to meet him in the village below Hogwarts castle, Jude had made sure to wear nice clothes for what would be the couple's first date since Jude had asked the fourth year Slytherin girl out a few weeks ago.

Jude's pale hand went into his pockets as he looked around the street for his girlfriend, going over what he had planned for the pair. He wanted it to be a perfect day. A great first date.

Marie was happy to finally be out of the castle. She wanted to find the perfect gift for Evan so hopefully she would be able to find something for him in Hogsmeade. She did have the gift she had her mum pick up for her from Diagon Alley but she wanted to get something else. She walked down the street with Elizabeth trying to decide where to go first. "Do you need to go to any certain shop?" Maybe she would let Elizabeth pick the first place they went, it wasn't like she was in a hurry or anything. Evan was gone with his family so she didn't have to hurry back to see him, although she did miss him a lot.

"Not particularly" Elizabeth replied. She knew that didn't help but she didn't have a clue where to start, she didn't know anything about Evan, least of all what his likes and dislikes were.

Thalia had walked down to Hogsmeade alone and in heels. Yes it was very daring for her but she didn't seem to mind. She wore one of her black strapless dresses but had a sweater in the bag she carried. She was excited to see her boyfriend.

This was their first 'real' date. She started down the street of Hogsmeade observing the shops around. It had been a while since her last visit. She made sure to avoid the pot holes around. Thalia spotted Jude and a smile met her face. She walked towards him slowly and grinned at him shyly. "Hello," she greeted.

"Well how about we start at Honeydukes, everybody likes candy." She was sure she could find something for him in there.

"Yeah, I don't really know this guy so I don't really know what you're looking for but candy is one thing he will most probably like" Elizabeth replied still trailing behind Marie.

Jude noticed a girl walking down the street in heels that he believed were unmanageably high on such a cobbled road. And in a dress, that was very pretty, but seemed a bit cold for a December day. Jude then realized that it was his girlfriend, Thalia Munroe.

He gawked at the girl as she came to stand before him and then shook his head to clear his senses. "H-hey there Thal." Jude stuttered out as he looked his girlfriend up and down. "How are you?" he asked, reaching out for her hand.