Well this has been quite a year. He couldn't say that he was glad it was over, but he was relieved at the same time. His final year, and he was done with school. Finally made it!

But leaving his friends, professor's, and...Cosette behind, it would be tough. Noel did make it to the final feast however, encouraging his spirits to at least raise a bit so he didn't look so upset. Hands in the pockets of his uniform pants, the Beauxbatons student made his way over to the familiar Ravenclaw table, taking a seat near some people as he did a little flip of his hair. Still a little wet from his shower, but he could already tell it was going to be rather poofy.

Food. Food always comforted him. He needed it!

She's been packed for days now. Not that it was something that would take forever, considering magic was a bliss when it came to packing. It was all easier, for sure.

The thing that was not easy what knowing what lay ahead. Yes, she'd be seeing Durmstrang one last time, so there was really no point in feeling a bit saddened about not seeing her friends, because she'll be doing so, but she sort of liked Hogwarts, and she was never coming back to this place, that's why she wasn't entirely excited about leaving.

And the only foreigner Danika saw (the only one who's name she knew) was Noel. Sandra's friend. Deciding on skipping the Gryffindor table, the Durmstranger took a seat next to him, "Noel" she said, with a nod, "Ready to leave?" he was, after all, all finished as they were. No more school. Were they going back to Beauxbatons, though? For a day or so?

Rex walked to the RavenClaw table. "Anyone seen my sistere Victoria and Joey?" Rex asked the RavenClaws at the table.

Adjusting his silverware for at least something to do and keep his mind occupied until the food came, after a moment or so he ran his hands through his hair, trying to flatten it some. Oh boy, this was tougher than he thought. His leg bounced as if he were anxious and late for something and wanted everything to hurry up, but that was the last thing he wanted at the moment. This night should last forever!

Oh, his name! "Bonjour." He smiled and nodded as the familiar foreign girl sat next to him. Durmstrang and friend of Sandra's, oui? Her question stumped him for a moment though. Was she referring to if he was all packed? Or was she asking if he was ready to leave school life behind and start his own journey in the world? "I am az ready az I'll ever be." Which wasn't much at the moment.

Realizing that he did not know her name, or if he did then he had forgotten, the eighteen year old smiled once more before switching the question back to her. "How about you? Ready to leave?"

'I am az ready az I'll ever be.' Well, that doesn't sound too convincing, does it? But she wasn't going to say that, nor was she commenting on it either.

Danika smiled, "Alvays" she said, with a nod, because one must be always ready to leave when it was required or not, "I think I vill miss this vonderful place, though" but no, nothing compared to Durmstrang, yet she was sure the non-Hogwartians enjoyed their time here, all of them, right? Except maybe Vladimir, because she hadn't spoken to him since quite a while. "But I cannot vait to begin this new life ahead of us" especially since she was not focusing on anything in particular. "Vhat do you plan on focusing on after you leave?" she asked, tilting her head to one side, and then trying to remember how was it that she knew his name.

Oh, the third task, of course! When the names were announced.

"I do not believe ve have officially met. I am Danika" she said, with a small smile and then added, "Malik."

It was sort of late for introductions, no? No. It was never late.

Thw white-blond narrowed her eyes at him for a second then said, "They haven't come yet," she gave him a half of a smile.

Thanks for telling me" Rex said to Bonnie. "I have not seen you since this term started" Rex told Bonnie. "Did you have a good term?" Rex asked Bonnie.

With a great "humph!" Liz sat down at the Ravenclaw table. Oh, happy melancholy! She was terribly sad that this year, her first, was over. It had been... interesting. Happy and sad, exciting and scary, fun and dull, and much more. Hogwarts, she decided, was one hectic emotional roller coaster. Liz couldn't imagine that next year could be more interesting.

She was happy because she couldn't wait to see home. Liz was especially excited to see her horse. She had been so sad without him. She also couldn't wait to see her parents. Dad would beg for details and Liz would happily supply them all. She expected that he would also let her in on some more secrets about Hogwarts. Yes, Dad had been quite the prankster in his Hogwarts days. And Mum...

Oh great. Liz had thought about her mum. A lump formed in her throat and she desperately tried to swallow it. Thinking about her sweet Muggle mother always brought on such a reaction.

Liz bowed her head and let her thick chestnut hair create a curtain around her face. A single tear slid on her cheek. She scooped it up with her index finger and gazed and the glistening drop for a while.

Liz shook the sorrow off and breathed a courageous sigh as she looked around the room. Where in the world was her friend? Liz gobbled down a role and looked around, waiting to motion her friend to herself. If her friend was even coming, of course.

She had a point there. He was too caught up with the realization that there was a lot of people he wouldn’t be seeing anymore, that he didn’t take the time to think about leaving this school itself. And now that he was, he was slightly wishing that it wasn’t brought up; another memory to add to the long list already. "It waz definitely an experienze here." He agreed, glancing up to the ceiling that had caught his attention since he first step into this place.

Then again, she was right on another point. He couldn't wait to starting living! "I uh…" Hmm? Oh! Of course, he name was Danika. He knew it started with a 'D'. "A pleazure to finally meet you mademoiselle Malik." At the ending feast, but better now than never, oui? "Noel Laurent." She seemed to already know him though. "I plan on focuzing on studiez." Because it was everyone's dream for more studying after school! It would be worth it in the end though. "Graduating to more school, I know, soundz exciting."

Chuckling, he glanced around the room momentarily before turning his full attention back to her. "How about you? Zurely you have somezing more exciting planned zen I do."

As he looked up to the enchanted ceiling, she did the same. Danika couldn't deny that it was a brilliant feature to have the outside sky reflect inside. Very clever, the one who thought of it.

An experience. Entirely. Durmstrang was just too different, Oliver was the other one who could tell said difference, and chances are that he preferred Hogwarts, of course. The young woman smiled, "Same here. Better late than never, no?" and she nodded when he said his name. Yes, she knew that. She'd heard his name two times while waiting for her friends in the Stands.

And then, his answer. More studies? He wasn't the only one, Danika knew that Sandra was going to do the same, and she was following that path eventually, but this year was going to be spent between travels.

She had to laugh, though, "Vhat comes after that vould be the exciting part, though, if you like vhat you study then it vould alvays be exciting." and that was a fact. "I am taking a year off. There are some places I have to visit first, and some explorations to make, but I vill eventually keep on studying." yes, if she ever wanted to rule the Ministry in Iceland then she had some studying to do.

Keeley scurried into the Great Hall, only slightly late, which, to be honest, is much better than usual. Wait- there was no food on the tables yet. Heh, nevermind, guess she wasn't late. The girl sat down at a random spot at the table, realizing how hungry she was. Urgh, her tummy was growling.

Growl growl.

Urgh. Adjusting her signature black fedora, Keeley started daydreaming of food. After all, not eating breakfast probably wasn't a wise decision. Whatever. There had to be something entertaining to do while she waited. Now, figuring it out is the tricky part..

Squeezing into the Great Hall, Annie's only expression was the one of a relief though a bit teary. Meaning: She was relieved that finally, summer came to the call and she was going to be able to spend time with her family and plan for the next term, and the rest of her life, because sadly next term was her last one in Hogwarts.

She sat down and looked around. Drew was not around yet, but she also had to say goodbye to some of her dearest friends. Sigh. This was sure sad, when thinking that the people you are most of the time with won't be around anymore.

Looking up as if in a daze, he hears a voice nearby. "Vashti! How're ye?" he asked with a grin on his face. Looking back down at the pie, he shook his head, "I'm supposed te give it te Vindictus."

"Lafay said she'd forgive me." *snort* "Ahem," *cough* "Fer pieing her in the face, if I made Vindictus a pie, and so well I'm waiting fer him." he explained, attempting not to burst into laughter at the memory of Lafay with a banana cream pie all over her face again.

"I'm okay," Vashti answered simply, quite keen to avoid any detail as to how she was actually doing. But then he was explaining why he was currently in possession of the pie, so she seemed safe from having to say how she was actually feeling.

Of course, upon hearing that JD had pied Lafay in the face, Vashti suddenly felt slightly better than she had before, unable to keep from smiling and letting her jaw drop. "You threw a pie in Professor Lafay's face?" she asked incredulously. Oh why, oh why, had she missed that?! That would've brightened her up more than anything this year had.

Nia wasn't sure she wanted to be here. It seemed too...final. In more ways than one.
But she'd already packed her things (and checked she'd got everything at least three times), and had no desire to sit around in the Common Room moping on her own.

She slowly made her way to the 'Claw table, taking in the Great Hall. She'd miss Hogwarts, and its people. She brightened up a bit as she saw her Quidditch teamies already there. Ellie. JD. Jacob. Vashti. She'd miss them all. She'd missed Captaining them this term. Moving on and not playing another game with them was sad times indeed.

"Oi oi," she said, slipping onto the bench in their gathering. She gave a small smile. "Did I miss much?"

He noticed that she was kind of quiet about how she was doing. Looking at her curiously, he wondered what it was that had happened. Well than again, what hadn't happened...

Her reaction however, was priceless, "Yep, sure did." he replied his voice cracking with laughter in it. "It was at the costume ball awhile back. Simon through a pie at me starting a food fight, and well..." He let it drop, allowing her to picture it herself.

His eyes twinkling in laughter, he glanced up at the staff table, noticing the professor actually watching him. Dipping his head, so she wouldn't see his laughter in his face, he snickers.

Looking up as Nia walked up, he smiled over at her. He was so going to miss her!

The costume ball? Well, no wonder she hadn't seen it. It had probably happened after she'd spilled food on Trixie's Goldilocks costumes and had been trying to clean it off. Merlin! If Vashti hadn't been so clumsy, she could've seen something awesome, like Professor Lafay getting hit in the face with a pie.

"Nice," she said with an approving laugh. "Wish I could've been there to see it."

Vashti looked to see who had just joined them and found that it was Nia. Nia! Oh Merlin. She just realized this was her Captain's last year at Hogwarts, and Vashti hadn't really talked to her at all this year. Stupid, stupid anti-socialness...

"Hey Nia," she said, managing another smile. "JD was just telling me about the time he pied Professor Lafay in the face." That was a cheery/funny subject, yes? No graduation/leaving talk now. That was too sad, and Vashti didn't need anymore sadness in her life right now.

Pouring herself a goblet of pumpkin juice, Nia returned JD's smile. She wanted to enjoy their company, even if there was a heaviness in her heart about leaving.

At Vashti's comment, Nia visibly rolled her eyes. "At the costume ball?" She took a sip of her drink. "I had the unfortunate experience of seeing it." Nuff said really. She still didn't want to think about the ball, even if she she was feeling better about it after the events at the Lake. She glanced over at the Slythie table to see if he was there. That...would be an awkward goodbye.

Glancing back, she spied the pie on the table. "Er...JD? Care to explain that pie." She eyed it dubiously. Wasn't it remarkably similar to the one he'd thrown at the ball?

"It was ackward at the moment, but I couldn't help cracking up once she was gone." he replied laughing.

Seeing Nia's smile, he than saw her roll her eyes "Well ye have te admit, nobody can get her back better then thet." Looking down at the before mentioned pie, he winces "Well Vindictus heard of the pie throwing and called me te his office. After wanting a description..." *snortcough* "He told me I had te go apologize te her."

"She said she'd accept the apology if I made the banana cream pie. Then delivered it te him at the feast." Glancing up at the staff table again he shrugs "I haven't seen him yet though..."

Men.... feminine sides... whaaa? Adam was so confused, so he shook his head to attempt to clear it. "Really?" he asked his girlfriend skeptically. "So you want me," he, his voice became even more skeptical and he pointed to himself with the hand that wasn't tied to the table leg, "to go shopping, and wear pink, and be glittery?" Woah, that would never happen. Adam would never do that, ever. Unless Lorelai threatened to like, die if he didn't.

"What you wrote Lorelai... it was lovely, it really was," Adam smiled up at her. She saw him go up? She did? Oh noes, had she seen his reaction to the whole Lorelai Stemp thing? Getting a little hot under the collar, he was glad he didn't blush easily and he turned away a little as he answered. "I just wrote a load of crappy advice about, you know, making the most of your time here...and stuff."

Adam sighed a little. Maybe the ministry wasn't the right choice for him, at all. But yeah, Lori was right... he'd worry about that later. "Yeah. But don't cry, please. It's not all bad, of course it's not all bad. Just think, no teachers telling us what to do," he managed with a weak smile. There again, the cheer-up act wasn't very convincing coming from the gy who was handcuffed to a table. Oh Merlin.


Somerset? Sounded... nice? In all fairness, Adam wouldn't have a clue, Geography of England had never been one of his strongest points of general knowledge. Their football teams, yeah. But the actuall places? Eh. "Sounds good," he said enthusiastically, smilling up at Lorelai. "So there's room for football? Oh, and flying of course?" He added, almost as an afterthought. But countryside would be good, would be perfectly amazing.

Parties? Models? House without him?! "But I... nah, you can't Lorelai, you already told the book you were gonna be Mrs Stemp someday -" and so that cat was out of the bag. "- and no model could be better looking than me, really." But actually, Adam was worried that Lori would do as she said she would. Which wouldn't be good.

O...kay? So maybe it wasn't a funny subject to Nia. Why it wasn't, Vashti didn't know, but obviously she wasn't going to ask. More unhappiness equaled bad, so she wasn't going to bring anything like that up.

"I'm sure it was," she told JD with a small laugh before he began explaining once more about the pie he had with him. Although now, it kind of struck her as...what was the word? Weird? Weird, for lack of a better word, that the professor would only accept the apology if JD gave a pie to his Head of House. Vashti didn't pretend to know what went through Professor Lafay's mind. But still...

Smiling back at her when she laughed, he knew next time he threw a pie, perhaps he should make himself hidden, invisible, some way to keep her from knowing he threw it at her. hehe

Standing up he picks up the pie, "I don't know what else to do...maybe Lafay will know where Vindi is." Standing up he heads towards the staff table.

Jacob looked at her like she was crazy. what did she mean, 'what for?' "well, thats sort of the norm in piracy. Whats the fun in stealing from people with wands, it would take an instant, and it would be sort of one sided." he said, silly girl it would be unfair to go in with a wand, not to mention the statute of secrecy. And its not like pirates had wands. In fact he didnt know one wizarding pirate. and again, what would be the fun in it "you know, it wasnt just the amount of gold that lured the first Blunt's into piracy, it was the satisfaction of knowing they we're superior. And We ARE superior". he exclaimed

Jacob saw the expression on her face, and laughed. "If you you have a better way to practice without a bludger, I would love to hear it" he said simply, cause really, that was the best way. unless there were places in the world where rocks flew around.

suddenly he heard a familiar voice that triggered him to take in more of his surroundings, and only then did he realize that JD had already been there, along with Nia, now joining. and JD had...a...pie. Why? Was jacob supposed to bake something? Like cookies in the shape of unicorns with nice little pink sprinkles?... Shut up brain! That thought never went threw your heard! But suddenly JD left... with the pie?

He looked over at Vashti and Nia. "Whats up with the pie?" he asked. "I wanted some pie!" Cause pie isnt cake. And if cake was involved, Jacob would be on the other side of the castle by now.

Stealing? What? Ellie quickly became confused. "You steal from people?" His whole family did? That....was just a concept Ellie could not grasp. Was it fun, or something? Maybe.... Hmm...

"Maybe your mum or dad could charm something to fly around?" She didn't know. Her family owned bludgers.

And... Oh hi other Quidditch teammates. She totally didn't see them there. She gave a curious look at the pie as JD walked by with it, but she didn't say anything.

And then she saw Nia. And she felt her stomach drop. And she couldn't say anything. She tried to smile, but it came out only half-heartedly. She didn't know what to do. So to busy herself, she grabbed a pitcher and filled her glass up with butterbeer. Mmmm... [/awkward]

Jacob looked at her like she was crazy. "Yeah... Thats the general idea of Piracy" he had thought that atleast his teammates knew that he was a pirate. He knew Patroclus knew, but he must be able to keep his mouth shut well, or that news would have spread like wildfire.
Then she started on his parents. "My parents are muggles, and I havent spoken to them, since I got my letter for Hogwarts" So there. Parents can be cruel like that. How they dont speak to their own son, was beyond him, but he was sure of one thing. No Matter what path his Children follow, if its Magic, Piracy or anything else, Jacob was not going to disown them.