Hailey started sketching out the ramp, nodding approvingly at her idea when she was immediately distracted by a voice. No one usually interrupted her thought process unless there was a good reason for it however this time she wasn't going to be completely rude to the newcomer, she wasn't about to allow this plan to be taken by lesser qualified people.

"I'm planning out a 6 foot tall ramp made completely out of snow, might be covered in ice so it could be used to slide off and go flying through the air." she looked up from the clipboard for a second and noticed who was asking her what she was playing; she had seen the girl before in Diagon Alley but never spoke to her since she was busy talking to Jimmy.

tossing the peanut high in the air and catching it in his mouth Michael sits by the front gate and starts to refill his hand with the bag of peanuts

Fresh Air and serenity was what Brittany Needed. And she thought no better place then the front gate to get it. It was outside and it didnt have to much traffic comming through. Prefect Match. As she walked towards the gate she spotted a once oh so familar face. It was Mikey!!! She hadnt seen him around lately. She walked over to him quietly "You're pretty good at that huh." she said with a grin on her face. She could never quiet get the concept of that down good enough. She always ended up hitting her self in the eye with whatever she was trying to catch

hearing his name just as he tossed anouther peanut in the air he looks to see Brit ,"Hey"as the peanut lands on his head "How have you been" jumpping up to give her a quick hug "Sorry i havent been hanging out in the common rookm so much lately but classes are kicking my butt and i feel bad bout not hanging with you and Em but was bout to pop uot the outher dat and Saph was being a Drama queen again so I thought it was best if I didnt stir things up." offering her some peanuts "Bubba just brought me back a care package from my dad"

"Its alright." she said returning the hug. "I havent been out much either. Me and em basically only see each other in classes too." she said with a small smile. She looked at the peanuts at the mentioning of the care packets. "Yea I can tell bcause when i first saw the peanuts i instantly thought about back home." she said with a happy sigh "I really do miss it. Christmas Break wasnt long enough for me." she said a little sadly. It was almost feburary so they only had a couple more months of that year to go.

"Did you get any thing good" pointing to his new cowboy boots "My Dad came over to visit for x-mas kept asking me to do stuff told him I cant do magic except at Hogwarts,seemed a bit bummed bout that

Yea I did!!! She said excitedly "my parents bought me these pretty earrings.' She said flashing them to her friend. She had gotten lots of clothes especially in the yellow color for her house but she was really excited about her earrings. "So how are you and Enya? Are you two still together?" she asked him

"Yes,But she is still having a hard time,so I try and give her as much space and time she needs" pulling his winter cloak off and spreading it out so the could sit " how bout you have you thined out the boys yet and gone in for the kill or are you and Em still on the prowl"

Brittany couldnt help but laugh at Mike Statement as she took a seat on his cloak. "first let me say... your going to get sick using this as a mat rather than a jacket." she said pointing down at his cloak. "And second...." *Cue grin again* "I never was on the prowl. Im satisfied with being by myself. But If a boy comes along that i Like then yeah i might think about it then. But Im not the boy Crazy type." she said with a shrug

"One my dad brought my long johns and 2 i bet a lot of black widow spiders say the same thing bout boy spiders grinning at her and giving her some more peanuts

Coldness? Savannah Conrad didn't LIKE coldness which explained why she was rather bundled up in her little blue peacoat. She was looking outside the gate, looking like a little puppy in an animal shelter. She wanted OUT, she wanted OUT bad. Of course, there was no way that was going to happen. Nope, she was stuck here until she graduated and boy, that did seem forever and a half away. She wasn't exactly excited about WHERE she was going to live but you know, it was better than school. Then again, Sav could barely remember Brazil. Maybe she would like it? Eh. Sav doubted it, she wanted to be in New Yoooooooork!

Savannah's had wrapped around one of the bars of the gate, her lips pouted outwards. She was thinking, thinking about getting out of this place.

Brittany stuck her tongue of at Mike. She as not boy Crazy. She was to pretty for all of that. Fawning over a boy will get you know where in life. Whoever she gives her admiration to they surely will deserve it. Hmph. "So have you been keeping up with the tournament?" she asked

"Been trying too what is the latest gossip digging in his back pack for a moon pie "you want to split this with me"

Sapphinelle strolled around the school as she usually did, and was passing by the front gate. She stopped because she noticed familiar voices and faces that matched them- Brittany and Michael. Would they recognize her? Would they be mad at her? She really wanted to apologize, but... she didn't want to interrupt..

"Your really enjoying that care package arent." She said laughing. "But no thanks The peanuts are enough.' she said popping the rest in her mouth. "Well I cant tell you to much about it because i didnt watch the first task but i did watch the second. Only Raiden and Fletcher made it to the second round. Radien is the slytherin Prefect and Fletcher is our House champion." she said hoping he knew who she was talking about.

Brittany looked back towards the gate and saw a face that she recongized but she hadnt seen in forever. Since the little spat the four Huffies had she didnt know if Sapphie was avoiding them or not. It was four much ago there wasnt sense in holding any grudges. They would have to deal with each other for six more years. Mind as well be friends doing it *shrug*. Brittany waved over to her. That way she could come over if she wanted or she could continue with her walk if she wanted to do that also.

Sapphinelle saw the wave, and hesitated a little. She smiled and walked their way, thinking about what to do on the way there. She stood rooted next to Brittany.
"Hi." she said in a bubbly tone, ready to fix things.

So she did choose to come over. well it was all the same to her. She watched as Saph walked oer to them. She seemed to be thinking about something hich made Brittany instantly Curious. But of course she wasnt going to blurt out "what are you thinking" after seeing the girl for the first time in four months. "Hi, How have you been?' she said giving her a small smile when she reached them. she didnt go into a full blown smile because maybe sapphie still wasnt to happy with the pair and she didnt come for happy reasons

She took a deep breath to take in the nice, cool fresh air. She turned to Brittany and smiled again. "Amazing. Hogwarts is amazing, it's opened my eyes." she said happily, partly-lying. She had missed her friends, but the whole fight thing was incredibly stupid. But she was still made at Emma... UGHH. "What about you, hun?" she asked with a small laugh and nudging her.

Noel was on a mission. He was determined to find a spot out on the grounds that didn’t feel like it was below zero. But so far, there was no place. Not one place, which felt warm. He supposed that the cottage like place and the other hut looked warm enough, but people already owned those places. Where was that treehouse he had heard so much about?

He was beginning to wonder if he walked too far away from the castle, suddenly seeing the entrance gates to the school grounds. Having all intentions of turning back around the other way, Noel’s eyes narrowed slightly, seeing another figure near the gates as well.

Looking as if they were trying to squeeze through the bars. Or at least wished they could.

Taken aback, since it wasn’t a Durmstrang or Beauxbatons student, Noel tugged his big poofy jacket closer around himself and made his way over. "Trying to get out?" he asked with a chuckle and charming smile, his gaze lingering on the top of the gates before looking down to the girl.

Well it seemed she came over here to make Peace So Brittany smile grew wider and more easier. "I Agree with you Hogwarts is still amazing. I cant believe we only have like three more months of the school year left." She said shaking her head. She still was ready to go home but she would miss hogwarts doing the summer and her friends. They needed to talk about whathappen because she didnt want to pretend like nothing had happened but she didnt know how to start. "So..." she began a little awkwardly

"Ugh, I know. Too soon. I'm already studying for exams early, as usual." she said with a little laugh. It was obvious that she was always studying. She saw Brittany's expression and knew what she wanted to bring up. "How did that even start, anyway? It was sooo stupid." she said with an eye roll.

Raising his eye brows at her

"Yeah, Michael. It was dumb and idiotic and I think we were all in the wrong." she said, nodding her head.

"well i know how it started but i dont know how ithad gotten so big. It was like a snowball effect." she said shrugging. "I think most of us had feelings all bottled in and it just exploded all at once." she said honestly. Once Brittany gets mad enough all her emotions come right to the surface for everyone to see.

On this particularly cold and snowy day, Evan Cartwright decided to play some football on snow by himself. On snow, because it was fun to slip with the ball, and by himself because he didn't know anyone to play with. Anyone proper to play with, to be exact. He knew a Gryffindork, but he wasn't about to talk to that guy ever again. Silly dork.

So ball in hand, dressed all in Chelsea's sky-blue, the Slytherin went all the way to the front gate to play, the safest and best place. There was a possibility that the ball may fall into lake, and there was always a tree in the way in pathways. Yup, the lands before the front gate it is.

He wasn't sure how to play a ball by himself, but then an idea occured to him. Placing two big stones in front of the gate, the blondie created a goalie and finding a small crack in the gate two metres above the ground, he moved a few steps away to shoot at the goal. See if he could 'score'.