Oh she was just gonna sit there and wave that free butterbeer in his face. Samuel remembered her from that last time the kids had been allowed into his pub. He never did forget a face or a smart aleck attitude either.

"You know there are other seats vacant" he drawled, giving the girl one of his customary glares. "Like way over there...in the back." And far away from me.

Oh great!

Now the Professors had free butterbeer coupons. Samuel was very closed to pulling his hair out but instead he managed another somewhat strained smile at the woman.

The moment he knew that she was going to pay for it he was cheerful as he grabbed a bottle of butterbeer and placed it onto the counter. "That'll be a galleon thanks love."

Samuel finally turned his attention on the girl standing beside the older woman and he raised his eyebrows at her. "What? Kneazle got your tongue or somethin?" She sure had plenty to say the last time she had been here.

Glass of water?

Samuel looked the woman up and down and really had to bite back the scathing retort that was ready to fly from his mouth.

"Is anybody going to pay for their drinks?" he muttered under his breath as he grabbed the cleanest glass he could find and poured some water into it and then plopped a couple of ice cubes into it before sliding it over to her.

Heh! She waited for someone to say that. All she had been doing was shopping. Shopping!! What adventure is shopping? None. Unless you feel like stealing from Honeyduke's. That would be crazy. "Okay!! This will be fun, but what should we do? There's a ton of things to do." She said. Well it WAS Hogsmeade. Avery & Jenny would be a team!!

Alexa just smirked and shook her head. "I am just fine right here, thanks, " she told the barkeep. Glancing around she spotted the girl (LIS) also sitting at the bar and smiled.

"Let's go blow something up" Avery teased Jenny a little bit, but she wouldn't mind if Jenny said yes. "I'm not sure what there is all to do in Hogsmede. This is my first time here ever. What do you think we should do?" Alyssa drank her butterbeer and waited for Jenny to through out some ideas, besides blowing something up. Avery had a feeling that they could loose more than just points if they blew something up.

Ella arrived at the Hog's Head with her slouchy bag slung at her side, full of supplies they could use to make cheerleading stuff. "Hey, Mina!" Ella grinned, settling down in a seat beside her. "Started writing a cheer or something?" Ella smiled. She had a bunch to tell her.

"Hunter said he can get the outfits made for us if we get down an idea of how we want it to look. I'm not sure how they should look yet.. should we have a Hogwarts crest on it? We'll be cheering for lots of teams.."

Reese shrugged her shoulders at the mention of post-graduation plans. "I'm hoping I can get into the music business," she answered. "I mean, I've been told I've got a contract waiting for after I graduate, but I don't know if the people just told me that or not." It would sooooo be like the people at the recording studio to tell her they would give her a contract, then not have one when she graduates.

Upon hearing the barkeeper's voice, she turned to face the man that she had a very good conversation with that visit. Or at least that's what she though. It took her a few minutes to realize that the man was IGNORING her. It was only when Ashford mentioned her that the barkeeper looked towards her.

Kneazle got your tongue? Ha! Very funny. "I'm happy to see you, too," she sarcastically replied. "I just want a butterbeer." She placed the coupon on the counter and smiled.

Picking up a glass and glaring at the girl, Samuel wiped the glass out with unnecessary force. "Well don't expect me to talk to you." He slammed the glass onto the shelf, realizing he had in fact just spoken to her.

"Of course you do" he replied sarcastically and grabbing the coupon. If he had to hand out one more free butterbeer, he was gonna start hexing things.

Samuel scrutinized the coupon carefully, running his wand over it and then snarled when it proved to be authentic. He stamped it and slammed it back onto the counter along with the butterbeer. And decided to just not say anymore.

Alexa giggled and said, "Yeah, well I didn't come here for your conversational skills barkeep. But, I thought you had warmed up to me finally... I suppose you don't want my money now then do you... Goodness, I was going to hide out in here all day drinking butterbeer... and I only had the one coupon. Sigh... I guess I will have to go to The Three Broomsticks instead." SHe clamped her lips together and averted her eyes, trying not to laugh.

Gabriella returned Ili's hug then followed the professor's lead and took a good look around the place. She saw that Max now had a visitor, a man she recognized as Constantine Masterson, the groundskeeper. Despite the fact that Gabriella and Neo had gotten off on the wrong foot, she smiled his way and offered a little wave. She and Ili should really go and say hello...just as soon as they were handed their drinks, though.

Turning back to Ili, Gabriella took note of the 'standing room only' comment and slid out of her chair. She'd been about to get up anyway. "Please, take my seat. As soon as I get my butterbeer, I'm going to head over to say hello to Max and Neo," she explained. Although, it would be really nice if Ili chose to join them, as well. "Won't you join us?"

A light thump on the counter got Gabriella's attention, as she knew that was the sound of her butterbeer's arrival. She edged closer to the counter and saw that sure enough, her butterbeer was out. "Thanks," she commented, sliding a galleon across the counter. The shopkeeper seemed pleasant enough. After all, he was offering her a smile. A strained smile, yes, but a smile nonetheless.

She waited while Reese placed her order, then she struck up conversation with the Slytherin girl once again.

"Ahh, the music industry, hmm?" she asked, stopping to taste her butterbeer. She had, of course, taken Reese's advice and dusted off the rim of the glass first. "The music industry is fun, even though it does have its ups and downs like any other job." She took another sip of her butterbeer before saying anything else. "I've been in three Broadway shows---two as a child and one just before becoming the Healer at Hogwarts. I think it's great that you've decided to go that route, and I surely wish you lots of luck!"

Reese drummed her fingers along the counter as she waited for the barkeeper to finish making sure the coupon was authentic. A little smile crossed her face when he stamped it and then gave her her butterbeer. "Thanks," she said as she took the butterbeer of the counter.

Reese took a sip of her butterbeer, after making sure the top of the bottle was clean, before turning back to the Healer. "Yeah, I know about the ups and downs. My friend Lima has a band and I've been in it for the last 2 years or so. We haven't done much, but it can be stressful at time," she replied. TWO Broadway shows? Wow, that was impressive. "I'm still planning on attending a Broadway show after graduation," she told her. "Well, you know, when I get enough money to go to New York." She took another sip of her butterbeer as she looked towards the group of Professors that had arrived. She wasn't sure if she should leave the Healer, so that she wasn't interrupting her time to have a conversation with other adults, or if she should just stay.

"Well that is crazy.." Jenny laughed. "Well I've never been here either, but I know for sure that stealing from Honeydukes would be pretty crazy. We could go to the back alley..but there's nothing to do there. Umm, I don't know...jump out of nowhere and scare people?"

"Well how about we just start looking at Honeydukes, maybe something will come to us amongst the cholate." Avery smiled and left a tip on the table and grabbed Jenny's arm and bolted for the door. "Follow me!" and away she went.

Mina looked up and smiled seeing Ella. "Hey Ella," she replied as she stopped writing and set her quill down. "Something like that. Just jotting down so things. I have just one cheer in my head, but I'm sure we can change it to fit whomever we are cheering on."

Outfut?!?! She hadn't even thought that far out. "We could, I didn't even think of outfits. But they would be fun too. I mean I have like pom-poms I made." Pulling out her bag, she reached for a few. She had made them from scarfs she purchased months ago while she was last in Hogsmeade.

Errm, Jenny was in Honeydukes earlier, but she followed Avery. Whee! "Whee!"


ooc: Posting in Honeydukes?

Ella nodded. "Great. Let's hear it," she chuckled. She had a cheer in mind all day that she had been working on as well, and she was eager to tell Mina. But she wanted to hear hers first. She sat down in a seat across from her and placed her bag on the ground.

"Yeah, the only thing I really did was get the outfits and come up with a little cheer," Ella shrugged. She wanted to be of more help, so that's why she decided to write to Hunter about the cheer outfits. She watched Mina pull out the pom-poms and smiled approvingly. "Those are really good."

Mina smiled and glanced at the journal, then around them quickly. She wasn't really going to cheer in the middle of The Hog's Head was she? Shaking her head, she slid the journal across the table for Ella to see them.

SPOILER!!: Notebook

Jump around
Scream and shout
Gryffindor spirit is what it's all about
C'mon let's see some spirit
L-I-O-N-S
Red and gold
yell it
L-I-O-N-S

Watch out, we're here!
Everybody stand clear!
Let's shout, let's cheer!
Our victory is near!
Lions! L-I-O-N-S!

Yell for the Gryffindors
We can't be doomed
So watch out Slytherin
We'll knock you off your brooms!

Carter, Carter
He's our man!
Score he will.
We know he can!

Smiling, she set the pom-poms on the table. She was kind of proud of how they came out. "Thanks Ella, I made them very quickly. I just hope they will work." Shrugging, she smiled as she played with the tassel of her scarf. She didn't realize how much they still had to do for the game. Maybe they could get most of the stuff done today and be all set for the match. She couldn't wait to be back up in those stands.

Oliver smiled at Claudia and nodded, agreeing with her. Who would have thunk she had such good taste, eh? Heh. She was quite a cool chick under all that teen!angst she had going on.

He pulled a face. She was using emotional blackmail. SO not cool. Twitchy little butt!? Hmm.. Oliver wasn't sure he liked that choice of words to describe him. He was tempted to roll his eyes and not even bother with a reply but instead he smirked smugly at her. “I would.” He replied casually. “But unlike you, I can look after myself.” heh.. like really. “It's a scientific fact that girl's reflexes aren't as fast as boys. The likeliness of you getting hit in the face is like 37% greater than mine.” He looked at her and pulled a face. “Trees don't have a nervous system or a brain so how could they possibly feel pain?” Like Duh. He sat back and crossed his arms and gave Miranda a very self satisfied smirk. “It is. But it's still a tree.” Narrow eyes back. Indeed.

He looked at her closely – the rosy cheeks as they talked about her customised broom were quite endearing but the narrowed eyes then spoiled the whole thing. He raised an eyebrow as if to say, 'What?' But then she answered in the affirmative to his request. Strange, confusing girl. “Cool. Thanks, Miranda. You're alright for a rodent, you know that?” He teased playfully. “Oh I can handle it.” He hoped. Yeah.. course he could!

He grinned when she rolled her eyes at his polite gesture -so bloody confusing this girl was- and followed her out the door onto the street.

Surprised to hear that Reese had actually been performing for the last two years or so, Gabriella's fit lit up a little as she nodded in reply. "Oh, well that's great, Miss Upstead. I'm sure you've got lots of experience then," she remarked. She stopped to take a few sips of her butterbeer. It wasn't bad considering where she'd purchased it.

"Oh, attending a Broadway show is fantastic, and I know you'll just love it. Do you have any idea which show you'd like to see?" she asked, knowing that in New York City, many, many shows typically played at once. "Miss Upstead, I'm going to say hello my colleagues, so I'm going to wish you a nice day and move on. It was nice speaking with you." She raised her glass into the air, nodded, then headed off to speak with Max and Neo. "Ili?" she called out, giving her friend a wondering look, wanting to know if she, too, was coming along.

Seeing Neo enter the pub, Iliana lifted her hand and gave him a pleasant smile in return.
"Thanks," Ili said, setting a galleon on the counter before examining her glass. "Gross," she muttered to herself, pulling out her handkerchief. She wiped the glass down the best she could, careful not to spill any water on the floor. Though looking down, she thought water might prove quite beneficial. Oh well... her classrooms were usually under a tree or in the forest. Who was she to complain about a little dirt?
Iliana gave the nurse a appreciate smile but shook her head. "Ellie, you're a dear but I don't mind standing. Honestly."

She sipped at her water and glanced over her shoulder at the men's table. "That's a great idea," she answered. "I've hardly seen Max all term." And she was dying to get away from all of these kids.
Hearing her name, Iliana jumped slightly as she was pulled from her thoughts. "Sorry," she said. "I'm right behind you."

Ella read the cheer and smiled. "It's brilliant! Here's mine." She pulled out her own notebook and shoved it in Mina's direction from across the table. Ella hoped she would like it. Mina's cheer was really creative, and it was awesome. She could see herself cheering with her now..

Red and gold, it's the best
We'll show them all, all the rest

Gryffindor Lions, we've got the stuff
Better beware, we play it rough

Carter Phillips, he's gonna score
Let's hear 'em Gryffindor Lions roar!

Us Lions, we're flying high
Think you'll beat us? I'd like to see you try!


Ella smiled. "That's all I've come up with so far. What do you think?"

Mina smiled as she read the cheers. They were really good. Looking up at her friend, she smiled brightly. "Ella, these are amazing! I love it" Ella really out did herself with it. She could so see them really doing this cheering thing at the match. It really was going to happen.

Nodding, she pulled out her quill and jotted down some notes. "We are so going to have fun at the match, aren't we?" She was so happy she wouldn't be doing this cheering thing alone and she really couldn't have asked for a better friend to do this with either.

Hearing Ili mutter the word gross, Gabriella turned to see her friend wiping off the rim of her glass with a handkerchief. She laughed lightly then leaned in a little closer. "Isn't it disgusting?" she asked. "I had to clean mine off, too..." She peered down at her glass, which was now cleaned off, and took another sip of butterbeer. "It gets better once you do the cleaning, though."

A moment later, the two women had reached the table Max and Neo were seated at. "Hey, Max, Constantine. Mind a bit of company?" she asked. She didn't think either man would actually mind, but she thought it polite to ask anyway.

Constantine looked up to notice that Iliana and Ellie had approached their table. He through Iliana a smile and, yeah, Ellie got one too. "I don't mind," he shrugged, "unless Max does?" Constantine threw the man a look, gauging for a reaction.

She was trying not to freak herself out despite the feeling she got from even approaching the place. She had no desire to go in there. None. But everyone thought she was crazy and she had to figure stuff out. She had her notebook with her, filled with crazy conspiracy theories about the coupons and injuries and trying to link all of that with the events of the previous terms.

Maybe she was going a little mad. Cela had considered the possibility for a while but after her last run in with Raiden... she felt like she had to do something about what she was Seeing.

So it was that Celandine Toussaint peeked in the windows of the Hogs Head, relaxing the tiniest bit when she spotted a whole bunch of professors and Hogwarts staff in there. That meant things would be okay, right? Maybe... she could sneak around the back?

Her eyes went to the bar. Was there some sort of record of who had redeemed coupons? She snuck carefully in through the back room, intending to have a look around. The further inside she got, the stronger the bad feeling grew. She fully intended to find somewhere to hide, wait until the Hogs Head closed for the night and then snoop around some more.

Eh? She had him all figured out didn't she? If there was one thing that would keep Samuel talking to the kids was the thought of making money out of it.

"Fine" he growled, glaring at the young girl. "What did you want to talk about?" he asked and rolling his eyes. Just cause he was gonna talk to her didn't mean he had to be nice.

Standing by the table with the two gossiping girls, Samuel cleared his throat. "Are you two gonna order somefin? Or am I gonna have ta stand around here all day?"

And ten galleons says that they wanna a butterbeer. And another ten galleons says they have a coupon. Samuel scratched the side of his head with wand waiting impatiently for them to order...something.


Walking into the back room to get more of that infernal butterbeer, Samuel stopped dead when he spotted a young girl. His nostrils flared slightly at the sight of her...in his back room.

"What do you think your doin?" he asked in a low voice and moving further into the room.