Shifting to drape the strap of her school bag over one shoulder, Adrienne looked over at Phoebus with a little grin as he laughed at her description of Professor Lupa last term. "Well, who answers a hello with, basically, a 'thank you for gracing us with your presence' type of thing?," she asked hypothetically, simply to help explain her reasoning. "It had nothing to do with Runes. The only reason I was there was for Arithmancy really anyway," she added, before a thoughtful expression crossed her face. "Or, maybe, that does kind of have to do with Runes as a subject. But I still think it was odd." Obviously he wasn't going to completely understand, since he'd already admitted he'd rather not deal with the subject, so obviously he wouldn't pay attention to the professor. But she couldn't not explain.

Starting to feel a little awkward again, she was grateful when he spoke, in response to her saying they didn't have to just study. "Hogsmeade," she repeated at his uncertain smile, nodding a little. "I should go there anyway, so I can replenish my chocolate stash. I have a feeling it might come in necessary this term," she said with a half-shrug. What with Quidditch, exams . . . she was already feeling the beginnings of stress over those. In a way, she felt relief that at least this had been even sort of figured out, since it was one less thing she needed to dwell on.

Following him as he started heading for the door, she sped up a little as he spoke about the library, coming alongside him as she slowed down to speak. "Yeah, that makes sense. Studying, in the library." On which subject she still didn't know, but that could be figured out then. And she stopped as he started trying to flatten his hair again. He was fidgeting, and she was tempted to reach out and stop him. But before she could, he'd stopped on his own to envelop her in a hug, and she returned it, hesitant out of confusion which only grew when he kissed her cheek. "Yep, tomorrow," she echoed as she watched him back toward the door with a raised eyebrow. "Bye," she added faintly as he disappeared out into the corridor, then looked around the room as if she expected it to give her an answer. Of course, nothing happened, and after a few more seconds, she sighed before heading back out into the corridor herself. Time to go back to the dorms and change.

Stepping into the room, Adam sighed as he closed the door behind him. Pulling one headphone from his ear (and inwardly thanking god that he'd figured a way to get his iPod to work at this school) he was kinda startled by the sound of drums from behind him.

His guitar case slipping from his shoulder to his hand, Adam turned around, pulling of the other head phone. "Oh, erm, sorry. Didn't mean to interup anything..." he began, trailing off as he looked at the girl playing. Making to leave, (seeing as this room was already occupided) Adam paused at the door. "You're really good, by the way."

As someone else had spoken to her, Raven moved her hazel eyes upwards to look at who had been speaking; as she finally saw a guy looking at her, a smirk formed on her red lips. She held her drumsticks in her left hand for the moment and rolled up her sleeves to show off the tattoos on her arms. "Ah it's alright, I was just practicing anyways. Oh thanks, I've been playing for like 8 years now so I always impress people." she said, before pondering exactly what to say that wouldn't make her sound stupid.

"I don't believe we've met, I would have remembered such a handsome guy such as yourself; my name's Raven Athlon, 6th year Slytherin."

"Eight years?" Adam said, raising his eyebrows and grinning. That was impressive, and it was true that she impressed him - she was very good. He'd only been playing Guitar for five years, and could just about hold a beat on the drums. "Nice tatoo's," he added, nodding towards her arm.

"Well, thank you," Adam said with a laugh. "And I'm pretty sure I'd have remebered a pretty girl like you. I'm Adam Stemp. Fifth year Ravenclaw. Although I should be in sixth. Guitarist," he added, inclining his head to his guitar case in his hand.

"Yep, my dad taught me when I was 8 years old although my mother wanted me to immerse myself into the pureblood family history and not waste my time being involved in muggle activities." Raven commented as she got up from the drum kit for a couple minutes, standing at her full 5 foot 8 inch stature. "Oh thanks, a lot of people kind of criticize my tattoos but whatever."

"Well, aren't you the charmer; it's nice to meet you Adam. You only play guitar? I can play drums, bass, piano and also sing; guess you could say I'm multitalented." she said with a slight giggle as she ran her fingers up through her long brown hair.

"My mum and dad don't know I play," Adam admitted. "Mum's alright, but Dad hates the fact I don't like flying. I just don't think people of my height should be on brooms. Yeah, so my mates dad taught me, from when I was about eleven." Sigh. He hated his 6 foot 2 form sometimes.

"I don't see why people don't aprove of them - I reckon they're kinda like an expresion of someones personality." Ok, it didn't make much sense, but whatever. It was what Adam thought.

"Well, I play guitar the most, although I can play basic drums and bass," he said with a shrug. He was no where near as talented as Raven seemed, though. "Multitalented's definately a way to describe it. I do sing a little bit, but I'm not sure I'm much good." Shrug again. Lori had laughed the first time, but maybe that had been because it was Westlife. BoysLikeGirls had seemed to go down better with her.

"Ugh, honestly what is with parents and not approving of what we do and what we not do? I mean, we're teenagers, we do whatever we want to and shouldn't be told otherwise." Raven said with a slight shrug as she set her drumsticks on the stool, then walked into the center of the room and grabbed her red and black bass; she grabbed the shoulder strap and put it over her head then began playing.

"Well I might have to display my vocal abilities a bit later, I tend to sing a lot of old Muggle songs by alternative, rock and pop groups." she added with another smirk on her red lips.

"Exactly what I think. And besides, by saying we can't do something, we just want to do it more. Thats what I think, anyway," Adam said, shrugging again. And that was one of the reasons he'd taken up guitar in the first place. Now, however, he played purely because he loved it.

"Where d'ya get you strap from?" he queried. It was cool, and very nice compared to his plain black one. He listened as she played, and as she came to a stop, he grinned. "You're reall good," he said honestly, before pulling out his own guitar.

Slinging it over his head, he pulled the pick from the leather strap around his neck and began to play the song. He couldn't help but sing a little, softly.

And although he felt guilty, he pushed the thoughts aside. He'd promised Lori that she'd been the first and last person he'd played for. But Raven was a fellow musician, and no harm done really. Maybe they could start a band or something.

"So true, what is the amusing is when parents try to set a curfew for us; we sneak out anyways to go party or whatever. At least that's what I've done, which explains how I got my tattoos; my parents were so not happy when they saw them but I payed for them myself and there was nothing they could do." Raven said with a chuckle as she stepped up to the microphone then plugged it into the speaker beside the amp for her bass.

"Hmm, I think I might sing now; just to show you my vocal talents." She began playing a song on her bass then cleared her throat before beginning to sing.

Adam nodded in agreement. He'd done that many times - snuck out to parties, that is. But he didn't have any tatoos. He'd thought about getting one, but he'e never known what to get.

After putting his guitar down, he put it on a stand that seemed to appear beside him. This room was amazing, he couldn't help but think. It was amazing, and exactly what he'd meant when he'd said he needed a practice room. And it had muggle equiptment too, which was cool.

Listening to Raven, Adam was really surprised. He'd expected a good singer, but not that good. "Wow, that was fantastic," he said. "Lillix, right?" he added, recognising the lyrics and tune by the girl band.

Raven finished off the song and took a seat in one of the chairs that had been sitting around near the musical equipment; she rested her bass beside her then crossed her right leg over her left. When Adam complimented her singing, she felt a slight blush rise onto her cheeks and tried to hide it with no avail.

"Yeah that was Lillix, you know that band as well?" she asked curiously, always interested in someone else's musical tastes.

Pretending not to notice her blush, Adam smiled. He'd never understand why girls blushed and stuff, it wasn't even as if anything embarrassing had happened to Raven just then. It always confused Adam, but he realised it had something to do with his compliment.

"I wouldn't say I know them that well," Adam saids with a shrug. "I only started listening to them recently. I'm more into... I dernoo, Fall Out Boy, Panic! At the Disco, Paramore, Boys Like Girls, Linkin Park, You Me at Six. And, erm... that was Go: Audio, before." Long list. And he had to add what he sang.

Raven nodded as Adam spoke, he definitely had some good taste in music which was rare to find around this school; something about him was different and she liked that a lot. "Ooh very nice, you know we could start a band sometime since we both have some talent which could potentially make us famous." she suggested before another idea popped into her head, well she didn't shake it off because it wouldn't be nice after all.

She got up from where she was sitting, not bothering to pick up her bass; since he was a bit taller than her, this was a little awkward but she got up on her tip toes then leaned in and kissed him. Normally she wouldn't have done that, but from the minute he had walked into the room, he caught her full attention.

"That's a good idea, yernoo," Adam said thoughtfully, thinking about the idea. "We could seek out some other people as well, maybe." Because a big band would be really cool. Like, Raven couldn't play the bass AND the drums at the same time, could she?

Could she? She was very talented, that was true. But it'd be kinda scary if she could do both at once.

Adam was confused when Raven stood up and came very close to him. He was a lad, and didn't have a clue what she was about to do. It came as a complete shock when she kissed him.

His first reaction was to kiss her back. It was true he liked Raven, and that she was really cool. A good musician and all that. But he'd only just met her. Which made it even stranger. Because she was practically a stranger.

The Lori swum into his mind. His heart stopped, and he wondered what the hell he was doing. Although him and Lori weren't officially dating, he still felt really guilty towards his best friend.

Breaking away from Raven, Adam felt a little bit guilty towards both girls. Guilty that he could like two people at once. Turning to put his guitar back into his case (for something to do, so he didn't have to look at Raven) he looked back up and although it seemed he was looking at Raven, his eyes focused on the spot inbetween her eyes. So he wasn't looking directly into them.

"That was... um.... unexpected?" ...and slightly awkward. For me, anyway... Adam finished in his head.

Evan turned his gaze to Marie once more. "Oh... that question goes too deep again." he said with a smile as he thought of various possibilities. Better to explain it at half-time. "I'll answer all fo your questions at the interval, okay?" He then turned back to the TV just at the time to see a promising Chelsea attack.

It was on 31. minute when Anelka truly tested the Man U keeper with a left-foot bending shot from out wide that needed a diving stop. Evan got his head between his hands like he was the one who missed it, and made a face. Though he was also glad at the same time. If Chelsea was to score, they'd better at the latter parts, so that United wouldn't have that much time to
force their way past Cech with everything they have. Or better, Chelsea could score 2 goals and then everyone would relax.

Nothing particular happened for 8 minutes and Evan finished his first cup of butterbeer. He was having an internal battle whether to depart his eyes off the screen to get another butterbeer when on 39 minutes happened an accidental collision between John Terry, attacking a high ball in trademark style, and Ashley Cole, the captain the one left in pain. Evan gasped. "Get up get up GET UP!" he prayed silently while watching Drogba attack. Terry couldn't be injured! After the Drogba attack came to nothing, the referee stopped the game for treatment. He sighed in relief, though it was not a head injury. Cue the game's first Fergie explosion on the touch line. He too got angry on his explosion. However he kept silent not to look like a freak who talked to TV.

It was the last minutes of the first period. When the Man U boss had been calmed and Terry recovered, the match continued with a determined Chelsea break and Deco cross. Neither Lampard nor Drogba could make the most of it. Evan again let out his breath in fury as the referee blowed his whistle for half time.

"Now, there'll be a 15-minute-break until the second period." He poured down himself some butterbeer. "This is a league game, where 20 teams compete. League Cup is the most important cup in football in every country. There are some tournaments and cups as well.

"Anyways. When a team wins, they get 3 points in league table. When they lose, they get nothing. And when it's a drawn, they get 1 point. I hope this won't end in a draw though. Chelsea will get 3 points." He gave a confident smile. "In most of the tournaments though, the matches are played two-legged. One game at both of the teams' stadiums. And the winner is decided upon their number and place of goals. In this case, if the... quality, let's name it, of the goals are still equal after the full time, an extra of 30 minutes played. If it's still the same, penalty shoot-outs determine the winner." He paused for some time to let her think. "Any more questions?"

Raven sighed and sat back down, she began to question why she did that considering it brought back memories of her past; she thought that she had changed but evidentally that was just one big lie. She didn't exactly know what to say after that, so she lowered her head to the ground out of frustration.

"Umm..sorry; I-uh..yeah" she said, practically muttering the rather disjointed sentence; this was just ridiculous now.

Pulling his guitar onto his shoulder, Adam was still horror stricken. It wasn;t that he didn't like Raven - he did. It was just he wasn't sure how he felt about her, or Lori, and which girl he liked in what way.

Hogwarts, he admitted to himself, was stranger, scarier, and a lot more confusing than he'd ever expected, than he could have ever imagined. He was so confused, and he didn't have a clue what to do.

"Yeah... um, well... I- erm..." he muttered. Awkward much? "I should, erm... I should g-go..." Adam added, beginning to make his way to the door. Because the was a crazy situation to be in.

Raven sighed then headed back over to the drum kit and picked up her drumsticks then began drumming quickly, that always seemed to help work out her frustrations although it didn't exactly work all the time.

"Okay..umm, I'll uhh owl you later about the whole band suggestion..I guess if you're still interested." she said without even looking at him, why did things have to be so confusing? She was with Daniel but yet she liked Adam and she just couldn't really figure out what to do, then again if she had made the wrong choice, she'd set herself up for heartbreak once more.

Turning back slightly at the sound of Ravens voice, Adam nodded quickly. "Yeah... the band thing," he said. becaus ehe was still interested. In music, definately. The whole girl thing, that was what he wasn't sure of.

"I'll see ya 'round, Raven," Adam said, before pulling the door open, and then stepping out into the corridor and closing it softly behind him. When did his life get so hard? Yesterday, all he was worried about was getting his homework done. Now...

Well, now was another story.

Alex nodded as Chris spoke and she settled down onto the blankets next to him. She sat close to him, dure to her fright more than anything else. Her shyness had been taken over due to her being terrified of the storm. "Thanks." She said with a smile as she looked over at him. She listened as he spoke of his fear and she nodded. "Yes, just don't look down." She smiled a bit. "Merlin, don't we make a pair? I am afraid of the thunder and you the heights." She chuckled a bit.

She turned to look at him as he spoke and she realized how close together they were. She froze for a second and then shook her head. "IT is okay, no worries." She looked at the ice cream, "Uhh, Chocolate and rocky road."

Chris laughed. "Oh, don't worry... my eyes will only be on the skies," he said, with a grin, glancing up after his statement. He froze, a thrill running through him as she mentioned them as a pair. "Umm... yes, yes we do," he said, doing his best to force an entertained smile. It had just caught him by surprise and he was struggling to wrap his mind around regular thought once more. He gave a cough and nodded. "Both of which are curable... but mine is more rational," he said with a grin.

"Well... good," he said quietly and turned to look at the icecream again. "Rocky Road sounds amazing," he said with a grin, glancing over at her.

Alex laughed a little, loosening up as Chris spoke. She shook her head a little, her blonde hair flying again. "Well, you could look at me also? I can be a pretty good distraction, as I am sure you are finding out." She winked at him a little, trying to get her groove back. Yeah, she could do this. Sure. "Yes, we do. But I guess everyone has their own fears." She commented as she looked up at him, giggling a bit. "More rational? Oh please!" She teased. She was about to say something more when a large clap of thunder sounded like it was right over head. She gave a little squeal and without a thought clambered into Chris's lap and held onto him tight. Merlin she was going to die!

"It does sound amazing doesn't it?" She said with a smile as she looked down at the ice cream. "Rocky Road is my favorite type of ice cream." She said as she looked back up at Chris, "What is yours?" She asked.

Chris chuckled. "I'm sure I can look at you as well... if I could see you," Chris said, and began to rotate his head as if he couldn't see her. "Alex, Alex? Where did you go?" he called, looking around. He laughed at her next statement. "I should say so- I'm skipping out on Charms Homework for this," he said with a grin.

He was about to reply when she jumped into his laugh. His face had been close to her's but he moved back his head to give distance. "Whoa there!" he said with a laugh, wrapping his arms around her. "Come on... its really not that bad. I'm here, remember?" he said with a grin. She had some hair over her forehead, and he raised his hand to gently brush it away from her eyes.

"My favorite? My favorite is icecream... but right now I'm in a Rocky Road mood," he said with a crooked grin. "Come on... I'm hungry," he said, grabbing two spoons and the carton. He ignored the bowls and opened the carton up. "Come on, eat up," he said with a grin.

Alex giggled a bit as Chris spoke, "I am right here!" She said as she waved her hands in front of his face a little to get his attention! "Merlin! Who would of thought I would be so hard to spot ehh?" She said as she shook her head a little, only to burst out laughing more as he spoke again. "Oh Dear Merlin! Not Charms homework? Whatever shall we do?" She said in a playful voice as she put her hand on his arm. "Don't worry my dear Chris, I shall help you with the said homework, and this night will not mess up your grades!" Her other hand went to her heart, as if she were making a vow. Sure she was being a bit over dramatic, but it was fun!

Alex was shaking now as she sat in his lap. The thunderclap had sounded like it had been right over their heads, and it frightened her badly. "Yes, you are here." She whispered as she looked up at him, she felt his hand on her face and she froze a bit as she put her hand on his arm, "I am glad you are here." She whispered softly, as she tilted her face up toward his.

"Ice cream? That is all? No Mint chocolate Chip? No chocolate Chip cookie dough, just ice cream is your favorite?" She asked as she shook her head. She took a spoon from his hand and sunk it into the carton, bringing up a small mouthful of the chocolatey goodness. "Mmmmmm." She purred softly as she closed her mouth over the spoon. It was so good..Ahh it could almost make her... BANG!!!! Alex's gray eyes went wide as she looked toward the window, just in time so see the entire room light up for a few seconds. "Dear Merlin." She whimpered softly.

Lucy walked into the room of requirement after it had transformed into a Parisien restaraunt. She had always wanted to go to Paris, but her parents were not so cool about it. She took Ty's hand and dragged him in, listening to the French in the background. "You like?" She asked him with a grin. And there was a beautiful fire roaring and a loveseat placed infront of it. She led him to it and took a seat.