Arya loved rainy days. They were good for playing in or just sleeping, and today this one would be good for studying in the library and talking with her best friend. And she needed to talk to her best friend about what happened to her, about what he told her. She was still wigged out about the whole thing.

Tucked under one arm was a small stack of books, and more were being levitated in front of the small girl as she looked for her bestie. They were all on different types if dangerous magical creatures that she thought could be used in the tournament. Her actual school studying could be done later. Now she would see what possible creatures Rai was up against.

"Hey Ivy." She smiled at the Ravenclaw as she settled all the books on the floor in front of a armchair besides Ivy's. Glancing up at the stained glass window, she plopped herself into the cozy chair, glancing over at the other girl.

Hearing her best friend join her, Ivory tore her gaze away from the stained glass window and smiled enthusiastically, "Hey Arya!"

Taking in her pile of books, she giggled. "That's quite a reading list." Grabbing up a book at random, she turned it around to examine the cover. "Lethifolds: The Living Shroud...?" Smiling ruefully, she held up her own version of research for the upcoming first challenge.

Graphorn: Tougher than their Hide. Obviously, she wasn't the only one wondering what the Hogwarts champions would have to face soon and it made her feel better knowing she wasn't the only one worrying.

Grinning, she shrugged her shoulders at the girl when she picked up one of the books. The giggles came when she held up her own book that was about Graphorns. It was nice to see that she wasn't the only one curious as to what the champions, namely Raiden would be facing. Maybe it would help to ease her worries. Maybe not.

But this was not the main reason she had met up with the girl. Studying came after the gossiping. Leaning forward, she glanced around quickly before locking eyes with Ivy. "So......I was with Sabel in the pumpkin patch." The one who's reason for existing they had yet to find out. "And he told me..he liked me.....wanna kiss me like."

There was so much more to the story, but she couldn't hold that bit in any longer, she needed to tell someone, and who better than her bestie. Chewing her bottom lip thoughtfully, she let the words sink in as she looked at Ivy.

Ivory's brain went on pause for a second and mentally re-winded what had just happened.

One second, they'd been comparing worrisome magical creature books and the next....KISSING!?!?!?!

Eyes that were rapidly changing different hues in her confusion were wide and questioning as she brought up her hand, her eyebrows furrowing in thought for a second. "Okay wait...you mean like-like? Like...not best guy friend like?? Like I want to ask you to Yule Ball like?! like share spit like?!" Mouth gaping and hands fluttering, she expelled a breath in a slew of quesitons.

"But he's a boy? And he's our best guy friend! Best friends don't like eachother?!" That would be like if she announced to the world that she wanted to kiss Arya...weird. This was the same."And what does that mean? Doesn't he know it'll be awkward? How does he know he likes you? How does anyone know if they like someone? Did he wake up like this? Does one wake up knowing they like someone????Did he fall off a pumpkin? Does a concussion result in emotions??? What does he mean by 'like you'? Did he try to kiss you? I thought people didn't think of that till they were like 15...oh wait he's 15....but you're 13!?"

After a few more seconds of rambling, Ivory ran out of air. Breathing a bit, she smiled apologetically. "Okay...I'm done...so...how do you feel about this?" Now that she'd gotten her many questions out of the way, it was time to go into best friend mode and that meant helping out her bestie with the situation not asking a million questions.

The eye's changing color. It was something she had grown used to, and normally she would make a game of figuring what color they would end up as, but not this time. This time she just stared at her friend, expression matching the small Ravenclaws.

Arya nodded her head at the first few questions. "Like like. I wanna take you to the Yule Ball and be more than your best guy friend like." Ew. She made a face. The thought of sharing spit with anyone sounded disgusting. "I don't know if he wants to share spit or not. He kinda said he wanted to kiss me....do you have to swap spit to kiss?" Cause that was just gross. She tried to remember what Noah and his girlfriend looked liked kissing, but quickly blocked out the images. Eww.

Just as quick as the girl started shooting a slew of questions at Arya, the girl shot back the replies just as fast. "I know! Bestest guy friend! I didn't think they liked each other!" She thought they stayed best friends for ever. Visiting each other and letting there kids play together. "I don't know what it means! He seemed awkward about it when he told me." She was the one having the hardest time figuring out what he meant. "I don't know how he knows, but he said it was like an attraction or something when I asked him before it happened. No, I was on the pumpkins first, then we were standing on the ground when he told me. He didn't try to kiss me, but he said he wanted to!! He's sixteen..." And she was thirteen. There age was the least of her worries though. He was her best friend....and he liked liked her.

The pair wouldn't have made much sense to anyone who was near by, but it mattered not cause they understood each other. Leaning back in the chair, she chewed her bottom lip, brow furrowed together in confusion. "I......don't' know.....he's my best friend...and he likes me." She repeated that more to herself than Ivy. "Its just.....so unexpected." Her eyes looked up at Ivy. "What do you think?"

An attraction? He was 16? What did she think??

Hmm. Ivory pondered that for a second. That and everything her friend had answered to her slew of questions.

"Well I agree," she nodded vehemently. "It is very unexpected....but...well I think honesty is the best policy." Thinking of Sabel and his kindness and how awkward it must've been for him she went on. "Sabel's not a mean spirited person so if you tell him the truth about how much you do care about him just not in that way at the moment...I'm sure he won't have a cow." Maybe a little calf...but possibly only mentally-but just a little one.

"You can't really make it any more awkward," Smiling, she tried to cheer up her friend. "Unless you try to exchange spit with him" Giggling, she patted her friend reassuringly."Aside from that, it can only be made better. You just have to be open to him and trust that he's a good enough friend that he won't let it come between you." Even as she said this Ivory knew that he'd never let it destroy their friendship, that odds were their best guy friend would try his hardest to fix things- just because that was the kind of guy he was. A fixer. "Don't worry you guys have been friends too long for it to just go up in smoke."

Lexi smiled brightly at him and giggled. "And I look forward to getting to know more about you, too," she said happily. She really did want to know EVERYTHING about him now. She was falling for him hardcore and wanted nothing more than to be with him every second they could be and know more and more and more and more about him. Heh.

Lexi giggled and took his hand. "Well I am glad you want to show me off, because I want to flaunt you around too, Finlay," she said with a giggle. She cast a glance to one side and saw that Arya was there... She had heard a bit of what she had been sayng. That was too cute! She and Sabel were cute together. Awwww. She had her Finny and Arya would have Sabel. Meant to be. She smiled and waved at Arya as she started to lead Finn and herself past them. Giving both she and Ivory a wink she pulled Finlay closer and snuggled into him. Good times.

Arya nodded her head as Ivy spoke. Honesty was the best policy, and she although she loved how Sabel was always honest, she wished that he kept this secret to himself. Told someone else before telling her about it. Maybe that someone would have talked him out of it and she wouldn't have to think about it. Ivy made it sound easy to tell Sabel that she didn't like him, but the girl knew it wouldn't be. Maybe she could write it in a letter. Then he wouldn't have a cow.

No.....it couldn't get any weirder than it was now. Making a face, she grinned at Ivy. She could only pray that he wouldn't try to swap spit with her. Surely he thought that was nasty too. "As long as we've been friends." She said absently, eyes fixed on the stained glass window. Three years was a long time, surely something like this wouldn't end it. "I don't think it will." She smiled back at her friend. The girl was always there when she needed her.

That reminded her.... "When I talk to him, I'll let you know." She opened the mokeskin pouch around her neck. Giving Lexi a quick wave and smile as the girl walked by with some boy she didn't recognize, she went back to digging in her pouch. "And I'll tell you with this." Pulling out one of the two-way mirrors and handed it to Ivy with a grin. "I bought them when in Diagon Alley before the term. It so we can talk when ever like in our own common rooms."

"You'll know all my dirty little secrets." Finn grinned at her. Well he didn't really have that many secrets because well really he was quite an open person, so she'd have an easy time finding out at his secrets, and he'd like to find her secrets too. Because when everything was out there they wouln't have to have any secrets, meaning they'd have an epic relationship.

He laughed at what she said, before glancing over to where she was looking. Typical. "I see you're flaunting me already Miss Lexi." He nudged her hip gently, before waving over at the girls. He really didn't mind her flaunting him off, it was part of being a boyfriend right. He looked down at her smiling. "Where do you wanna go?"

"Are you sure you want to tell me ALL of your dirty little secrets, Finn?" she said with a sly grin. SHe was honestly kind of afraid to know EVERYTHING about him, but it was better than being kept in the dark, ya know.

Lexi giggled and touched Finn's shoulder lightly. "I was merely waving to a friend, Finlay. But if the see my hot new boyfriend on my arm in the process all the better," she said with another chuckle. Thinking for a moment she said, "I don't really care where we go, love. Anywhere you want." She would follow Finn anywhere. Heh.

"Oh you know you're going to want know all of them." Finn grinned at her. He knew secrets could ruin relationships, so he was pretty okay with telling her them, he just wasn't too sure if she would actually like them that much, and he really didn't want her to judge him, because he hadn't been that nice of a person before he'd met her.

"Oh. You know you were showing me off Lexi." Well that was what he was going to tell himself anyway, who wouldn't want to show him off? He mused for a second, glancing back at the windows. Yes, he definetly liked those windows. "How about we go to the grounds?" Where on the grounds he didn't know but it would be cool.

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Arya nodded her head as Ivy spoke. Honesty was the best policy, and she although she loved how Sabel was always honest, she wished that he kept this secret to himself. Told someone else before telling her about it. Maybe that someone would have talked him out of it and she wouldn't have to think about it. Ivy made it sound easy to tell Sabel that she didn't like him, but the girl knew it wouldn't be. Maybe she could write it in a letter. Then he wouldn't have a cow.

No.....it couldn't get any weirder than it was now. Making a face, she grinned at Ivy. She could only pray that he wouldn't try to swap spit with her. Surely he thought that was nasty too. "As long as we've been friends." She said absently, eyes fixed on the stained glass window. Three years was a long time, surely something like this wouldn't end it. "I don't think it will." She smiled back at her friend. The girl was always there when she needed her.

That reminded her.... "When I talk to him, I'll let you know." She opened the mokeskin pouch around her neck. Giving Lexi a quick wave and smile as the girl walked by with some boy she didn't recognize, she went back to digging in her pouch. "And I'll tell you with this." Pulling out one of the two-way mirrors and handed it to Ivy with a grin. "I bought them when in Diagon Alley before the term. It so we can talk when ever like in our own common rooms."

Yes. It was the only way.Wouldn't be easy but it probably had to be done to avoid future awkwardness and hurt. Communication was key!

Her mind still muling over what would be the right way for Arya to gently break the news to Sabel, she almost missed what what her best friend was saying.

With this? Tell her with what?

A quirky little rise of eyebrow illustrated her curiosity as her friend opened the little pouch and removed some reflective things.

Accepting one of the two, she grinned as she realized what they were even as her friend explained how they could talk to eachother anywhere.

"Oh my gosh, this is awesome!..." Holding it up to the light, she turned and hugged her friend for all she was worth...which was a lot. "Your awesome!"

This had to be the greatest of greatest ideas. They could talk all the time! Even during the holidays!

"This is so going to come in handy later on."

Fee sat down at the stained glass window.
She loved this place. It was so beautiful and somewhat peaceful.
Looking out the window she listen to her muggle I-Pod.
This year was passing so quickly, it already was January and soooo much has had happend in her life.
Hogwarts was really changing her.

All thoughts of Sabel were pushed aside and a grin split across her face when she saw Ivory's reaction to her gift. She knew the girl would love it as much as she did when spotting them in the shop.

"Isn't it?!" She exclaimed as her friend gave her the best hug everr. "I saw this and thought they would be a great way for us to communicate no matter where we are in the castle, or the world for that matter!" She giggled, leaning back in the chair.

She nodded in agreement. "They are. Like when we have to meet up to teach Treyen to skate. I can just use these to tell you when and where." She didn't really need one for Treyen since they were in the same house and year. She could catch him anytime.

Having been drawn to the beautiful lights strewn over the floor of the library, after admiring them from a distance, Vlad followed them, hoping to find the source. He rounded a bookcase and caught sight of the large stained glass windows and a little smile spread across his face.

For the first time in a while... since he was still very sore about missing out on the second task. But... this looked like a peaceful place. Vlad could cope with that.

He leant up against the wall as the colours fell over him... and just...

Relaxed.

Library. What the heck was Savannah Conrad doing in a library? Those two things just didn't go together, they never went together actually. Savannah hated books more than she hated a LAWT of things. And there were certainly a lot of things she hated She walked around the library, no real reason or purpose of being here. She just wanted silence maybe? Silence or relaxation. Her eyes automatically wandered towards the large amount of colors, the stained glass window. It was so much more different than the rest of the musky and old library.

Her eyes then wandered down from the window to the boy standing besides it, leaning his head against the wall. Durmstrang boy, she was almost sure of it. "You look comfy."Savannah said in a quiet voice, she sat down across from him as she looked back up at the window. It really was pretty.

A slight sounding voice stirred Vlad from his reverie. He blinked himself back into the land of the living and, as one naturally does, looked straight ahead. There was a girl... and she was talking to him.

Being nice.

Vlad liked that.

"Vell... very relaxing here," the young man replied softly, slowly lowering himself down until he was sitting as well. "Ve don't have anything like this at Durmstrang."

... Oh, had he introduced himself?

"I beg your pardon. I am a student from Durmstrang. My name is Vladimir Petrov... how do you do?" he asked, holding out his hand to take the girl's. You know. 'Cause that's how you greet girls. Kiss the top of their hands. That's what Vlad had been taught. Yeppers.

Savannah chuckled as he spoke, moving a strand of blonde hair out of her face."I wouldn't know, never been to Durmstrang."Savvy said, her eyes shifting from him back towards the stained glass. It was pretty in one of those medieval castle kind of ways, well...Hogwarts WAS a castle so it was really no surprise.

Aha, she liked this guy. He was CUTE and POLITE. There should be more boys like him, lots and lots more. Savannah smirked, holding out her hand to him. Yeah,yeah she knew the drill. "It's okay."Savannah said, looking down at her hand. No need to apologizing for not saying your name the first moment you meet someone. *snickers* Okay, so maybe she was cracking on how polite this boy was she didn't mean it offensively of course.

"Pleasure to meet you."Pffffft....and people said that she didn't have MANNERS. Well they were wrong."I guess I should introduce myself too, Savannah Conrad, 7th year Slytherin."She said, nodding her head. "I'm quite alright, how are you? tired I amuse..."He sure looked tired.

Savvy so wanted to marry this kid, legit.

"Yes... vell... I don't suppose there are regular trips there," Vlad chuckled gently. He'd heard of some Durmstrang students who switched to Hogwarts, and though he had recognised none of them yet, he was getting ready to get a sudden blast from the past from one. The young man didn't actually agree with switching wizarding schools. Mainly because all schools were different.

Ah well.

Once Vlad had the young lady's hand, he smiled warmly and gently pressed his lips to the top of it for a split second. Then he leaned back again and 'gave' the girl her hand back, for lack of a better term.

"Ah, a seventh year? So am I. I recently turned eighteen," Vlad added for no particular reason. "And... yes... qvite tired. And a little unhappy. I vas a Durmstrang Champion but didn't make it to the next task... no idea why though. Sputnik... is probably displeased. He's our Headmaster. Sorry... talking to much. I do that vhen talking to pretty young ladies."

Yep, forget his vow of studying. Vad was having some fun this year.

Savannah chuckled again as he spoke, who would WANT to go on a trip there? From Savannah's understanding the school had been quite scary and dakr and cold. Savvy didn't LIKE scary, dark, cold things."I hear it's cold there."Savannah said. Well, wasn't she uber descriptive?! Snort.Savannah pulled her hand away, resting it on the arm rest on the wooden chair.

"Ahhh....7th year."Savannah sighed, leaning back in the chair. There was a tiny hint of a smirk on her face, a tiny one. "Less than a year and you and I will be out in the real world."Savannah said, nodding. He will probably be in like cold Russia or whatever and SHE would be in New Yrk City.

She wanted graduation day NOAW. *flail*

OMG. He was rambling! How cute, like really it was cute. Savannah wanted to cuddle him and his cuteness. Wait, he was a Durmstrang champion? Meh, showed how much she had paid to the Tri-Wizard Cup thingie. whatever it was called Savannah raised an eyebrow as he spoke,"Well, I'm sorry to hear that. Yuo don't know why you didn't make it to the next task?"Savannah asked. Pffft...well no duh. "I don't understand this Triwizard cup thingie at ALL."Savannah said with a shrug. How did they determine who got the most points? It made no sense to her at all.

Pretty girls,eh?

"Is this you flirting with me?"Savannah smirked, looking Vlad's way. She didn't mind, she actually quite liked it. It would be fun to run around being like "HEEEEY! ONE OF THE REALLY CUTE DURMSTRANG GUYS FLIRTED WITH ME!" Major bragging points for Miss Conrad. Of course, Savannah also needed to remind herself that she DID have a boyfriend.....but he wasn't around right now so...Hehhhe.

"I don't really feel the cold anymore," Vlad shrugged one shoulder, and shifted in his seat long enough that he could straighten up his Durmstrang uniform. "But yes... it's alot colder than here."

After a moment's thought, Vlad went on. "The cup is confusing. I am of course disappointed not to get eternal glory... but more disappointed that I strayed from Durmstrang during my last year."

Bad times. His family wasn't too happy either.

At the comment of flirting, Vlad folded his arms and leant back with an amused smile on his face. "Flirting? Of course not... I find that many males here think I flirt vith their friends or vhatever. So... I like to call it... being charming." He grinned widely. "Do you agree?"

She laughed as he spoke, understanding what he meant. When people spoke of the weather in Brazil and Florida their reaction was "OMG! IT MUST BE SO HOT THERE!" and of course, they were right it was really hot. Your body adapted to it though, "Well then it must be a million times colder than where I'm from...."*snickers* Obviously considering she grew up in a tropical area."Born in Brazil, grew up in America, Florida to be exact."Woot! Woot! Represent! She loved home, Florida she meant. Brazil? Mehh...she wasn't so crazy about it. It was too different too...not what she was used to.

Savannah frowned as he spoke, nodding her head."I could see why especially if you love the school so much." SAvvy said nodding. She however, had very different views and wanted out of school as soon as possible. She shrugged as he spoke, "Well, obviously you aren't mean for enteral glory."MEEP! That was a bit harsh then again, this was Savannah Conrad and she could BE harsh and get away with it.

She smirked as he spoke, shaking her head. She knew the games, the games of being charming and legit flirting. This guy claimed he was being charming which Savvy didn't mind one bit."Alright, I'm cool with charming."CAUSE IT MADE SAVANNAH THINK OF PRINCE CHARMING!.......Disney fanatic moment. Oops. Hehhhe.

"It is," Vlad nodded his head. He kind of... did that. Gave no expression or emotion sometimes. "I lived for a period of time in the states. However it is only recently that I learnt the English language." Welllll, he'd been younger back then. "I was born in the Former Yugoslaz Republic of Macedonia... and I have lived all over the vorld. I am multi-lingual."

Oh yeah. He was showing off. Why? 'Cause he could.

And, it kind of tied in with how he could retort at the next thing, about not being meant for eternal glory. Nah, instead Vlad only turned to just STARE at the girl.

"Clearly."

Mooooooooving on. "Vhat brings you to the library?"

Macedonia? Savannah had never been there but then again she didn't want to go any where where it was really cold. New York City was her defination of cold and this place? Well, Hogwarts was like Antartica weather. Savvy was still shocked she had not managed to see penguins when the weather got cold enough."That's....interesting."Savannah said, nodding her head. It really was. All she could speak was English and fluent Portuguese and French.

"I mean, really it is. How many languages you speak?"Savannah said, twirling on a strand of curly hair, wrapping it around her finger. There was an interested look on her face as she watched him speak. Ahhh...Foreign boys and their foreign ways. Savannah loved them.

She shrugged, letting it go. Did she sound mean? Eh, probably. That's not how she meant to come across though.

......What DID she come to the library for? To read? Yeah, no. Savannah Conrad didn't read unless someone read to her."I came for peace, quietness."She nodded and looked at Vlad. It was her reason, this was her place where she could gather up those jumbled up thoughts."What about you?"She asked, still twirling on a strand of hair.

The library was the last place that you would expect Hailey St. James to be anymore however she needed a quiet place to plan out future objects to build and create new plots that people had never seen before; she had the benefit of an inventive brain which allowed her to come up with such ideas like the ramp that was built around the Front Gate, now that was definitely one of her best construction plots ever however now she was looking for the next big idea.

Topping that ramp was going to take a lot of thought but Hailey was determined to definitely wow these Hogwarts students, she definitely needed some sort of group of accomplices to help her since some of her latest ideas were meant for more than one person. But finding those accomplices wasn't something that she was actually willing to do, strictly due to the fact that she was wary of a lot of people; if her plans fell into the wrong hands then it would be game over.