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**The Narrator** · 10-18-2010, 11:53 PM

Excitement fills the frigid winter air as the start of the Third Task looms near.

Did you bring a heavy winter coat or cloak? Did you remember to wear your thick House scarf, a pair of mittens and even a hat to keep your head warm? Did you remember to bring loud noise-making devices and banners to hoist in the air?

Cheering on the champions might keep you warm, but once they've entered the strange circular maze, there isn't much else to do than wait and hope that whatever the champions are facing isn't as bad as what you're imagining.

The snow-topped hedges are impenetrable, both to sight and to sound. A black wall just beyond the few flickering torches that fill the starting area with uncertain light, they are moving slightly in the wintry breeze and rustling faintly. As there is nothing to see, there is nothing to hear.

NOTHING.

And which is worse? Complete silence that leaves the champions to an uncertain fate – or loud noises of a struggle? But there is one lingering doubt hidden in the back of your mind that you and no one else dares to speak - will this be the task where red wand sparks will light up the sky because a champion is in serious distress and will they make it out . . . alive?

While waiting for the first champion to emerge from the maze, there is not much else to do than sit tight, stay warm, say a few cheers, do the wave, and catch up on the latest gossip.

**Aleksandra Miroslav** · 10-19-2010, 10:40 PM

Just because Durmstrang wasn't being represented in the final task didn't mean that she wasn't going to be in the stands. She was friends with all the finalist after all, and it would be rude to not attend task three. Not at all.

Aleksandra walked down the stands in her Durmstrang uniform and fur cloak, hair falling over her shoulders. She wore nothing that said she was supporting any particular champion, because she was supporting them all for the same reason really. Spotting her best friend sitting with a few of the other students, she made her way over.

Taking a seat beside the other woman, she smiled at her friend, and nodded respectfully at the others.

HogwartsHokage · 10-19-2010, 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie

Kurumi wandered through the stands and found an empty pair of seats. Her and Jenny had promised to meet here to cheer on all the champions, but Raiden in particular. He had been very helpful in Transfiguation the other day and it seemed like Jenny was a little smitten with him. Kurumi had actually been able to control her strange hair changing abilities and had two emerald green streaks in her black hair that she had decided to just let hang down her back instead of putting it up. She, once again, carried a box of cookies in her arms, but she had made enough this time for all the champions. Having gotten this far, they all deserved something, yes?

Jenny came rushing down the stands, her hair messed up and her scarf wrapped around her neck lopsidedly. She almost tripped on one of the steps when she finally found who she was looking for. "Kurumi!" She quickly scooted into the row of seats, finally sitting down on the empty seat next to her.

"Nice highlights," Jenny said as her stomach suddenly rumbled. Aw...really? She just ate some apples from the Great Hall earlier; wasn't that enough to satisfy her poor stomach? Jenny noticed that Kurumi had a big box of cookies in her hands, but not wanting to bother her, Jenny turned her attention back to the giant maze.

"Did anything happen yet?" She hoped Raiden was alright, even though she had just met him in Transfiguration. And it wasn't like she thought he was cute, too; it was just...caring for another person and making sure they are perfectly fine. Yeah, that was it.

Gryffindorgurl · 10-20-2010, 01:13 AM

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Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie

Kurumi wandered through the stands and found an empty pair of seats. Her and Jenny had promised to meet here to cheer on all the champions, but Raiden in particular. He had been very helpful in Transfiguation the other day and it seemed like Jenny was a little smitten with him. Kurumi had actually been able to control her strange hair changing abilities and had two emerald green streaks in her black hair that she had decided to just let hang down her back instead of putting it up. She, once again, carried a box of cookies in her arms, but she had made enough this time for all the champions. Having gotten this far, they all deserved something, yes?

As Amber sipped her hot chocolate, she noticed a familiar face that she hadn't seen since the feast. She waved. "Hey, Kurumi!" She beckoned her over, then patted the seat next to her. This girl was absolutely adorable! Plus she made cookies, so that immediately put her on Amber's friend list. She smiled. She hadn't talked to her in forever, she wanted to see how her first year was going so far.

Erindipity · 10-20-2010, 01:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Lockhartian

Huh, what? Er, yeah, Treyen never wanted to give Fletcher a hug, though. Must be a girl thing. He'd been preoccupied about whether or not he was going to be his awesome height again that he failed to notice how he looked. "I...yeah, perhaps" he had no idea, because he didn't think of Fletcher as...cute.

Then he nodded again, "That's what I meant, you're okay now, that's good" and she didn't kill Fletcher, which was awesome. "Quidditch? You play Quidditch?" like, he's never seen her on the Pitch, you know...but she was right, "True. Quidditch players tend to have worse injuries than those who fall around a lot" there was a tendency, there were exceptions, of course. And perhaps those who worked with dragons had worse injuries? No, the Quidditch people have.

"Lexi" he nodded, as he repeated the name, "Nice to meet you as well" he smiled, but..wait..she was supporting a foreigner? "Why were you supporting Monique?" why weren't you supporting a Hogwartian?

His smile widened. "Perfect!" she was rooting for Fletcher, this were going to be different kind of Stands compared to the last task, where he was surrounded by Raiden fans.

Lexi looked at him a bit wildly and nodded her head. "Yes I play quidditch! I played since second year. I was Chaser that year and player as a reserve Beater last term because I didn't come back until like the middle of the term," she said matter of factly. Yeah... they had TOTALLY won the championship her second term. WOOT. "Yeah I have many scars to show from sheer clumsiness and quidditch," she chuckled. And from other incidents that she didn't discuss with a lot of people.

"Well I was hardcore supporting Raiden... but my boyfriend didn't like that too much. Not to mention that Monique and I are very close. I plan to visit with her once she goes back to France actually. But I think Fletcher is kind of the underdog here and I always root for the underdog!" she explained with a chuckle.

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Originally Posted by CreativeAllie18

Alice couldn't believe that they were already at the third task. The maze, in all its pride and glory, looks absolutely ominous. She really hoped that the three competitors would be able to make it out safely and unharmed. A death in the final task was definitely not the kind of thing she wanted to have happen.

Bundled up her in thick coat, scarf, hat, and gloves, Alice took a seat on the bleachers. She spotted Salander who she gave a very friendly wave, and Lexi whom she smiled politely at.

Lexi saw Alice approach and sit down a bit away from she and Treyen. Awww Lexi really thought the world of that kiddo. She returned the polite smile and waved her over to sit with them. Yeah, she would really enjoy hanging out with some different people.

Wonderstruck · 10-20-2010, 01:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Pink Ninja

Lexi saw Alice approach and sit down a bit away from she and Treyen. Awww Lexi really thought the world of that kiddo. She returned the polite smile and waved her over to sit with them. Yeah, she would really enjoy hanging out with some different people.

Alice was surprised to find that Lexi was waving her over to join them. Hmm, what an honor.

"I'm going to go and say hi to Lexi," Alice said to Rubiey, getting up. "I'll see you later for our...you know," Alice said with a wink.

Heading over Alice plopped herself down next to Lexi.

"How are you doing Lexi?" Alice asked with a smile, rubbing her hands together because despite the gloves they were still cold. It really was chilly out here. "Who are you hoping to win?"

Erindipity · 10-20-2010, 01:36 AM

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Originally Posted by CreativeAllie18

Alice was surprised to find that Lexi was waving her over to join them. Hmm, what an honor.

"I'm going to go and say hi to Lexi," Alice said to Rubiey, getting up. "I'll see you later for our...you know," Alice said with a wink.

Heading over Alice plopped herself down next to Lexi.

"How are you doing Lexi?" Alice asked with a smile, rubbing her hands together because despite the gloves they were still cold. It really was chilly out here. "Who are you hoping to win?"

Lex smiled at the little girl and shrugged her shoulders slightly, "I have been better... but I have also been worse so I guess that makes it okay, right." Giggling slightly at how that sounded out loud she pulled her hat down a big further and then smiled wider still.

"I have been converted... I am rooting for Fletcher now. How about you?" she asked the girl.

Wonderstruck · 10-20-2010, 01:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Pink Ninja

Lex smiled at the little girl and shrugged her shoulders slightly, "I have been better... but I have also been worse so I guess that makes it okay, right." Giggling slightly at how that sounded out loud she pulled her hat down a big further and then smiled wider still.

"I have been converted... I am rooting for Fletcher now. How about you?" she asked the girl.

Alice raised her eyebrows slightly...she wasn't sure that she was following Lexi. "Um...I suppose I follow," Alice said with a wide smile, letting out a little chuckle as Lexi pulled her hat down and smiled wider.

Alice had been rooting for any of the Hogwarts students really, but now that she had two to pick from she wasn't really sure.

"I don't know Raiden, so I reckon I should vote for Fletcher as well," Alice said with a smile. Fletcher had seemed so dejected after the whole toddler incident that Alice was sure he was looking forward to coming out with a bang this task.

"I have to admit...toddler Fletcher was pretty cute," Alice said, her cheeks flushing slightly.

**The Narrator** · 10-20-2010, 01:48 AM

Suddenly, the hedgerows thin out to give the audience in the Stands a view of the action but the champions cannot see or even hear your cheers.

Grab a pair of binoculars or even a pair of omnioculars so that you can watch the action as it unfolds.

On what used to be the Quidditch Pitch, you gasp as thick, shrubbery walls sprout out of the ground and several, large trees offer shade. You cannot help but notice that a fully-grown clabbert is swinging back and forth on the branches. Not far off, a big-eyed, brownish weasel seems to be chasing what seem like little sticks.

It seems as if none of the creatures are aware of the three champions that have emerged into the field... yet.

Yourenodaisy · 10-20-2010, 02:01 AM

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Originally Posted by The Narrator

Suddenly, the hedgerows thin out to give the audience in the Stands a view of the action but the champions cannot see or even hear your cheers.

Grab a pair of binoculars or even a pair of omnioculars so that you can watch the action as it unfolds.

On what used to be the Quidditch Pitch, you gasp as thick, shrubbery walls sprout out of the ground and several, large trees offer shade. You cannot help but notice that a fully-grown clabbert is swinging back and forth on the branches. Not far off, a big-eyed, brownish weasel seems to be chasing what seem like little sticks.

It seems as if none of the creatures are aware of the three champions that have emerged into the field... yet.

Emmaleigh hurried out to the stands, late. She had stopped by the kitched for some nice hot tea, and found herself accidently staying in there for a bit too long. Food has a way of doing that to her. She hurridly found her self a seat. Looking down at the pitch, she was surprised to actually be able to see the champions. She sat foward on the edge of her seat, and anxiously chewed her nails.

Erindipity · 10-20-2010, 02:02 AM

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Originally Posted by CreativeAllie18

Alice raised her eyebrows slightly...she wasn't sure that she was following Lexi. "Um...I suppose I follow," Alice said with a wide smile, letting out a little chuckle as Lexi pulled her hat down and smiled wider.

Alice had been rooting for any of the Hogwarts students really, but now that she had two to pick from she wasn't really sure.

"I don't know Raiden, so I reckon I should vote for Fletcher as well," Alice said with a smile. Fletcher had seemed so dejected after the whole toddler incident that Alice was sure he was looking forward to coming out with a bang this task.

"I have to admit...toddler Fletcher was pretty cute," Alice said, her cheeks flushing slightly.

Lexi smiled and shrugged her shoulders slightly giving a light chuckle. She didn't make sense half the time as it was... why try to explain? Then Lexi turned to look at the girl with understanding. "Dude... I know. It took everything in me not go pick him up and tickle his belly or something. I swear it was the cutest thing..."

Her speak was cut off as she watched the pitch... transform. WOOOOOOT! It was a maze a la the Harry Potter third... task... Oh my. That couldn't be great. She still gabbed a pair of omnioculars from her bag and peered down. She had gotten to taking things such as omnioculars with her to the tasks because you were never sure what was going to happen. Hehe.

Gryffindorgurl · 10-20-2010, 02:03 AM

Amber looked at the maze as the hedges seemed to thin out, letting them view the actions of the champions. She jumped up and grabbed her vuvuzela. Here goes!

VAAAAAAAAAAAAAWOOOOOOOOOO!

It sounded just as loud and just as obnoxious as Professor Vindictus's had, which made Amber smile. She lowered the vuvuzela and shouted, "WOO! GO FLETCHER! WOO! GO RAIDEN!" She didn't care which one won, as long as it was her school and not the BeaxbaBLAH kid. Oh great, stupid Nikolai with his stupid nickname for the stupid french kids. Now she'd call them for the rest of the year.

Oh well.

Mell · 10-20-2010, 02:21 AM

After having totally missed task two, Mia was making sure not to miss the last task. And the odds were now in her favor. Well technically Hogwarts favor. But there was a good chance that she would NOT be hugging Zitnik.

Suhweet!!!

Making her way up the stairs in the stands, Mia found the first available seat she could. But before she sat down, she cupped her hands around her mouth and yelled.

"GO RAIDEN!! GO! GO! GO RAIDEN!!" She then stuck her fingers in her mouth and let out an ear piercing whistle before sitting down in her seat.

She was not cheering Fletcher on. That boy had given her boils in DADA. She hoped something gave him boils while in the maze.

PatInTheHat · 10-20-2010, 02:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Destiny

Jeeez!

The girl was all up in her business asking who Peanut Butter was. "'He' is in the castle still, I suppose." she said more to the boy than Arya. Destiny really should have brought a jar of peanut butter with her but she didn't know she was going to try and clog Vinny's horn. And too bad this was the last task or she could have brought some next time. "Maybe we could summon 'HIM'?" she threw the boy a dramatic wink, letting him know the him was not really a him at all but actually a jar..a jar of peanut butter.

Why was Raccoon Girl glaaaaaring at her? More importantly, though.."Why are you wearing green?"

Arya looked like a patch of grass..with a sunflower sticking out on top.

Pffft.

They were going to summon him. This Peanut Butter fellow. Could you summon a person? Certainly not. The girl knew her charms. The small girl frowned slightly in confusion. Whyyy was she winking like that? Something was wrong with that girl. She had already known that, but she was being more weird now than usual.

Why did she even feel the need to ask. Was it not obvious why she was wearing green? It was Raiden's house colors, and he was currently competing in the task. She was here to support her friend. Duh.

Not that she was gonna tell Destiny that. Nope.

"Why do you think I'm wearing green?"

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Originally Posted by The Narrator

Suddenly, the hedgerows thin out to give the audience in the Stands a view of the action but the champions cannot see or even hear your cheers.

Grab a pair of binoculars or even a pair of omnioculars so that you can watch the action as it unfolds.

On what used to be the Quidditch Pitch, you gasp as thick, shrubbery walls sprout out of the ground and several, large trees offer shade. You cannot help but notice that a fully-grown clabbert is swinging back and forth on the branches. Not far off, a big-eyed, brownish weasel seems to be chasing what seem like little sticks.

It seems as if none of the creatures are aware of the three champions that have emerged into the field... yet.

Arya was distracted from Destiny when hedgerows began to move, and.....they could SEE them. Sweeeetness!!

The girl fumbled to pull her binoculars out of the pouch around her neck without spilling her hot chocolate, but after a quick moment she had them in her hands and focused on the champions. Wait.....did she want to see the task? Hm.

Weeeeell, she would find out soon enough.

Erindipity · 10-20-2010, 02:34 AM

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Originally Posted by aussiegirl

After having totally missed task two, Mia was making sure not to miss the last task. And the odds were now in her favor. Well technically Hogwarts favor. But there was a good chance that she would NOT be hugging Zitnik.

Suhweet!!!

Making her way up the stairs in the stands, Mia found the first available seat she could. But before she sat down, she cupped her hands around her mouth and yelled.

"GO RAIDEN!! GO! GO! GO RAIDEN!!" She then stuck her fingers in her mouth and let out an ear piercing whistle before sitting down in her seat.

She was not cheering Fletcher on. That boy had given her boils in DADA. She hoped something gave him boils while in the maze.

Lexi couldn't help but hear someone screaming Raiden's name. Looking back she saw that it was Mia. Smiling sweetly she raised a hand up and waved at her vigorously. She really was a sweet girl. Indeed. EEEEEEEEP!

What was with people and the loudness? Lexi dug in her bag and found her fave pair of pink fluffy earmuffs and quickly tucked them on over her hat. Yeah... that should do.

brelovesweasleys · 10-20-2010, 02:35 AM

Rae now saw FLetcher... Oh god... Her nerves caused her to not think about inhaling and exhaling. Right now, she was literally holding her breath. Breathing didn't seem to be an option while she was watching Fletcher go on in the task. Hiding from the shock and worry on her face wasn't gonna happen this time. She knew that now everyone could see what she was like on the inside. She watched intently..... Please god, let nothing happen!

LilFox06 · 10-20-2010, 02:41 AM

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Originally Posted by The Narrator

Suddenly, the hedgerows thin out to give the audience in the Stands a view of the action but the champions cannot see or even hear your cheers.

Grab a pair of binoculars or even a pair of omnioculars so that you can watch the action as it unfolds.

On what used to be the Quidditch Pitch, you gasp as thick, shrubbery walls sprout out of the ground and several, large trees offer shade. You cannot help but notice that a fully-grown clabbert is swinging back and forth on the branches. Not far off, a big-eyed, brownish weasel seems to be chasing what seem like little sticks.

It seems as if none of the creatures are aware of the three champions that have emerged into the field... yet.

Wait? Was was going on? Were the hedges opening up? Carter quickly took a seat in the first available spot he could find. He then quickly got to work writing down everything that he could see.

Too bad he hadn't brought his camera. Mina would have loved to see this.

**The Narrator** · 10-20-2010, 02:41 AM

The weasel suddenly squeals loudly as it rises into the air after getting hit with Raiden Kururugi's levitation spell. Suddenly, it's shrieks are silenced by the full body-bind cast by Duncan Fletcher.

The clabbert, so far only interested in swinging back and forth, back and forth, back and forth on the branches of the trees in the field, now seems interested in these goings-on.

For a few seconds it is still, using only one hand to grasp the branch it is suspended from, and then it swings over the three champions, attempting to knock them off their feet.

Gryffindorgurl · 10-20-2010, 02:54 AM

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Originally Posted by The Narrator

The weasel suddenly squeals loudly as it rises into the air after getting hit with Raiden Kururugi's levitation spell. Suddenly, it's shrieks are silenced by the full body-bind cast by Duncan Fletcher.

The clabbert, so far only interested in swinging back and forth, back and forth, back and forth on the branches of the trees in the field, now seems interested in these goings-on.

For a few seconds it is still, using only one hand to grasp the branch it is suspended from, and then it swings over the three champions, attempting to knock them off their feet.

"Aww, C'MON!" Amber shouted like a dad at their kid's muggle soccer game. Why did Fletcher do that?! The weasel was protecting them from the stick thingies, plus it wasn't even hurting them! Good gracious, Glitter!Puff. And now the clabbert had decided it wanted to knock all three of them over. She had a sudden urge to cheer with her pom-poms that screamed WOOOOOOOOOOOOO, but the champions wouldn't be able to hear her! Ah well, she'd do it anyway. She got out her pom-poms which changed from blue to green for Fletcher and Raiden. She shook them around wildly, shouting, "IT'S A CLABBERT, IT'S OKAY! C'MON HOGWARTS, WIN THE GAME!" She giggled. She'd come up with some better ones eventually.

PatInTheHat · 10-20-2010, 03:00 AM

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Originally Posted by The Narrator

The weasel suddenly squeals loudly as it rises into the air after getting hit with Raiden Kururugi's levitation spell. Suddenly, it's shrieks are silenced by the full body-bind cast by Duncan Fletcher.

The clabbert, so far only interested in swinging back and forth, back and forth, back and forth on the branches of the trees in the field, now seems interested in these goings-on.

For a few seconds it is still, using only one hand to grasp the branch it is suspended from, and then it swings over the three champions, attempting to knock them off their feet.

D: What were they doing to the poor weasel?!

It. Looked. Terrified! And then it wasn't moving at ALL!!!

Fletcher was a meaner!!!

Arya was worried about the poor weasel that was now being used as a- what was Raiden thinking?! Clabberts never hurt anyone. Such sweet......sweet creatures they were. Loved to play in the trees, and eat lizards.... then he was using the weasel like that....

It was possible that Arya had forgotten about the task and was now worried about the creatures.

Just a little though.

She was still worried about her Slytherin.

**Monique Bernard** · 10-20-2010, 03:03 AM

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Originally Posted by The Narrator

The weasel suddenly squeals loudly as it rises into the air after getting hit with Raiden Kururugi's levitation spell. Suddenly, it's shrieks are silenced by the full body-bind cast by Duncan Fletcher.

The clabbert, so far only interested in swinging back and forth, back and forth, back and forth on the branches of the trees in the field, now seems interested in these goings-on.

For a few seconds it is still, using only one hand to grasp the branch it is suspended from, and then it swings over the three champions, attempting to knock them off their feet.

Monique headed to the stands as quickly as she could in her coat. The pockets were stuffed full of jars of magic fires. It was officially freezing. How was it that it was colder now than it was in December? The weather here made no sense to her.

However, her freezing hands were of little importance at the moment. Right now she had some champions to cheer on. She took a seat just in time to see a clabbert try to knock Noel, Raiden, and the not-toddler down. She fidgeted with her hands anxiously. Seeing them down there was much worse than not seeing them. Now she would know when they got hurt. She had figured out the clues from the earlier tasks and was very nervous about what was in store for those three boys.

**The Narrator** · 10-20-2010, 03:07 AM

The clabbert narrowly misses Duncan Fletcher and Noel Laurent as it swings from one branch towards another.

SMACK!

It hits the shield cast by Raiden Kururugi and the impact sends it hurtling back towards the other two champions. The impact from hitting the invisible shield charm has caused the clabbert's pustule to flash red.

PatInTheHat · 10-20-2010, 03:18 AM

They were totally abusing the poor creatures. Totally.

And she totally was reminded of her clabbert that was in the creatures sanctuary. At least the champions were fine. That made her feel better. But the poor creatures.

Sigh.

**The Narrator** · 10-20-2010, 03:25 AM

It was a simple one-two punch and the clabbert swung harmlessly from one branch; one webbed hand grasped to a branch, its wide grinning mouth of razor sharp teeth frozen in a sinister smile and the pustule was flashing red while one leg twitched.

Everything appears to be calm and you watch to see what the champions will do next.

Gryffindorgurl · 10-20-2010, 03:29 AM

Amber held her breathe as the clabbert swung into the tree and froze, watching the champions. What was it gonna do next? She made sure her pom-poms didn't shout WOOOOOOOOO, so the tension in the air wouldn't be broken.

Roselyn · 10-20-2010, 04:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Destiny

Destiny didn't even know Evelyn like marshmallows. All those times they had them in class, she couldn't recall her friend ever eating them. Well, she was starting to act like her a little, so maaaaybe, just maybe she liked to eat sweets now.

Or not.

What was she doing!? She watched in HORROR as Evelyn spit the marshmallow out of her mouth AND put it back in the bag. "That was gross." She couldn't throw THAT at Vinny! He'd be a marshmallow mess, and really, she didn't want detention for throwing chewed food at him.

Shoving the bag in Evelyn's hands, since all the marshmallows were contaminated, Destiny pulled out another bag from her pockets.

She came prepared.

"Yes, it was." She agreed, thinking that Destiny was mention how gross the marshmallow tasted instead of the actual fact that there was now chewed up food in the bag, contaminating the rest.

It’s not like anyone was actually going to eat this right? Destiny just brought them to throw at Vinny! Though she had terrible aim.

MEEP! Holding onto the bag of fluffy white stuff, Evelyn stared at it for a moment before looking back to her friend…who already had another bag of marshmallows in her hands. Where did that come from!? Eh. Maybe she could throw marshmallows at cookie girl. Hehe.

OH! LOOKIT! Champions! Sorta.

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