Rowan wandered into the common room, with her cat right behind her as usual. Feeling exhausted from a long day of classes and a swimming race with her friends, she plopped herself down in front of the fire to get warm. Panda curled up in her lap, as cats will, and they both sat for awhile watching the other students and their dramas. People were funny. Rowan pulled out the book her new family had owled her and began to read.

The mean girl now took a step forward to Ellie so they were face to face. Ellie wasn't scared, she was just angry that this girl she didn't even know would treat her like this. And she wasn't going to stand up for it.

Ellie raised her eyebrows when the brat girl told her that she knew she was new. She smirked as the girl tried to tell her off. When she finished, it was Ellie's turn again. "So let me get this straight, I can't tell you what to do, but you direct me around like I'm under some stupid little spell? I don't think so! And for the record, I'm NOT new. This is my fourth year at Hogwarts and I'm not gonna let you make it a living Hell."

She took another step closer to the girl who called herself Enya Mayberry. "And thanks for your "pointers"" She raised her hands and made airquotes in front of the girls' face, "But I honestly don't care. Last time I checked, you weren't the Headmaster. Tate is. He can tell me what to do, but sure as hell, you cannot" She poked Enya hard in the chest with her pointer finger.

Ellie appreciated the others' inputs, but as far as she was concerned, this argument was between Enya and Ellie. Ellie didn't want the two nice girls to get beat up because of her.

Finlay laughed, resting his head against the sofa. Neptune amused him, made him laugh. He approved. It was nice to have a friend that he could laugh with. Made him forget all the stress he was going through.

"It's 'cause you've never seen me play before." Finn mused, as he smiled at her. He hadn't played like this before either, so it was a nice change. "I hope I get on the team..." Because well he wanted too. Although he didn't really care if he didn't get on either. He grinned, letting her take one of his arms, and start to unbuckle the buckles around his wrist. "Thanks Tuney." Because he probably would've gone in bed with them if she hadn't started to take them off for him.

"Well, I mean you are in ravenclaw and we are all destined for great things." JP winked at her.
"I am sorry your mom put you into the interesting clothes. Maybe you could transfigure them to something more fitting to your personality ? " JP sat there and watched the quill. He noticed her see it and laughed. "The charm class was brilliant! That man is brilliant. If he ever did that in class then he would officially give truebridge a run for his money for my favorite professor. It would be hard not to laugh while he was doing it. I am sure your brothers will help you become more outgoing for sure. And trust me you won't have to resort to flirting with Professors. You are not that pathetic like the other girls." JP smiled at her.

Hugo took a seat by the window, and looked at the mountains.
How would he tell how he felt to Fee? He reckoned it was now or never.
Besides, that Edmond guy was coming back. He had heard it.
There were rumours. He could't escape the paranoia, Ed would totally hit him or whatever.
No ukulele- he didn't want to annoy his Ravenclaw friends. He didn't have many though.

Rowan glanced up from her book to see a boy about her age seat himself at the window. Although she hated putting down her book, the boy did look lonely, so she decided to go and introduced herself. Pushing Panda off her lap, she got up from the floor and walked over to introduce herself. "Hi. I'm Rowan. May I join you?"

JP was about to walk over to Rowan when he saw another ravenclaw with what looked like a small guitar. Very interesting. "Hey Rowan." Now looking over to the ravenclaw with teh instrument he walked over to him. "Has that guitar been charmed to be smaller? I could fix that for you if you'd like. " Jp stared at it with amazment.

Wow. Girl's got fire in her.

As Skye watched the girl stand up to Enya, she couldn't keep a slow smile from spreading across her face. She cheered in her head. She had never seen anyone stand up to Enya so well, not including teachers and prefects. Go, go! Skye still didn't know her name. That was an issue. She'd have to talk to her later.

Louisa listened to Skye and nodded slightly until she mentioned 'getting someone' then she blinked. "Whaoo... you can't get someone! We might lose points just like last semester!" She told Skye in a disbelieving tone. Anyways, there was no time to discuss the matter further... the girl who used to be crying now stood up...literally.

Louisa felt that there was something really bad about to happen... like really bad. And she was right. The girl POKED Enya on the chest
o__O
Was she asking for suicide? The twelve years-old gasped as that threat occured. "Oh no!" She held the new girl's hand (the poking one) gently, "Why did you poke her?" Er.. because Enya insulted and offended her? Well those were good reasons but.. not poking!

She was still holding the girl's hand as she went on. "I don't think we need to get physical, right?" She turned her gaze to Enya because in few seconds or maybe less, she was sure that revenge would be HARSH! And they will get into trouble especially with those older students hanging around them.

Besides, why did Skye just stand there as if she enjoyed the scene? Hmm? Wasn't she aware that Enya could explode after this threatening move from the new girl? Oh and by the way what was her name? They didn't even introduce each other! Oh how elegant! Hmph.

"Hi JP. I didn't know you were here," she smiled at her friend.

"Sure," he told her, patting the seat next to him.
"I'm Hugo Doyle."

"NO!" Hugo yelled (not too hard though) and grabbed the ukulele.
"It's a ukulele. It's meant to be small," he told the dude.
"I'm Hugo by the way," he said extending his hand for him to shake.

"Nice to meet you Hugo. Great view from up here, huh?" she said. Rowan still was not great at making friends but she was trying to over come her shyness.

Charley laughed when he winked at her. "That's an interesting point you make there," she said curiously. "I suppose I probably could transfigure the clothes into something else; I hadn't thought of that." She looked around the room, partly staring off into nowhere as she wondered what she could make them into. "He is brilliant, isn't he? Pity that's not what they all find so attractive about him," she continued, elongating her 'so' in a way that sounded very much like she was mocking her female classmates. "Save for Belle, that is. She thinks he's brilliant too. She was focused on the game.
"That was so nice of Truebridge to give me the chocolate frog, don't you think?"
Noticing that her hair felt dishevelled again, she removed her band and got out her special comb-charmed so that it would work without her-and stuck it in the back of the red-orange mess of tangles on her head.
"Thanks. I hoped I wasn't; it's good to have some confirmation of that," she joked in reply, knowing fully well that JP's observations were indeed correct. "I'd be surprised if I flirted with anyone before I graduate. It just seems so unnecessary, you know? Well, maybe not," she teased. He did talk to a lot of girls. Actually, they talked to him. It's not as if she disapproved, though; he was certainly able to make good conversation, and he was one of the nicest boys she'd met. And, having three brothers, she'd met many.

The yell startled him a bit. He had never seen something like that before but then again he wasn't from the muggle word.
"Oh, I am sorry . i didn't know. A ukulele. I have never seen one. That is quite the instrument. Nice to meet you. I'm JP."



"Yeah, I do it all the time to the clothes my parents get me. Sometimes she notices though and makes me change it back. It's not all that hard though. Ill teach you if you want." Now speaking about professors JP stared off a bit too. "Well yeah, i guess you are right. Well, even still, a brilliant guy like him probably knows ways to bat back all the little girls that flirt with him. That is a cool comb you got there!" Now noticing it doing its work without her help. "Truebridge is my favorite professor in the entire school. He is so awesome and everything he has accomplished emulates everything i want to do with my life when i get older. He is pretty smart to. It's crazy."
"You will be fine i promise. Before you know it guys will be all over you, you won't even know what to do with yourself. You will be just like descoteaux" JP said jokingly

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Finlay laughed, resting his head against the sofa. Neptune amused him, made him laugh. He approved. It was nice to have a friend that he could laugh with. Made him forget all the stress he was going through.

"It's 'cause you've never seen me play before." Finn mused, as he smiled at her. He hadn't played like this before either, so it was a nice change. "I hope I get on the team..." Because well he wanted too. Although he didn't really care if he didn't get on either. He grinned, letting her take one of his arms, and start to unbuckle the buckles around his wrist. "Thanks Tuney." Because he probably would've gone in bed with them if she hadn't started to take them off for him.

"I've seen you play before, Finlay Carmichael," Neptune held the first arm guard up by its sweaty buckle. Ew... She dropped it unceremoniously to the floor and motioned for his other arm. "Just not Quidditch. But you're good at that, too."

Giggle. WINK WINK.

Neptune freed his arms, then eyed his knee and leg guards. Hmm. Those too? "You're welcome. Are you going to be able to make it up to your dorm?" He DID seem awful worn.

Rowan chuckled. Growing up in the muggle world she had seen a ukulele before. "Now I feel a little better about not knowing what Quidditch was. I guess being new to a world is difficult for anyone."

Enya couldn't believe it, they were ganging up on her. Her! When she had done nothing wrong. If she remembered correctly the new older girl had insulted her first. And they were ganging up on her! She couldn't get her head round it. She even looked really confused for a second. Well that didn't last.

"So it's like that then is it?" She asked angerly glaring around at the girls. Her friends ganging up on her, not to mention the new girl whom she really didn't like AT all. "Taking sides?" She adding, not caring that it was mentioned that they weren't. It most certainly felt like it! She glared at them all. You know what was the point? But she wastn't backing down.

Enya looked at Louisa, Skye then the other girl before she breathed in and continued. "You know what? A true friend would have stuck up for me" She said first, she was an artist she did have feelings. "And if you didn't quite realise she.." She pointed at the ugly girl before her, "..insulted me first, it's called retalation.." Or something like that, she thought in her head. But now Skye was threatening to bring someone else into this fight? Oh scary. She thought as she rounded on her. "Why would we want someone else involved. Can't fight your own battles?" She asked glaring. She bit her lip though because she felt i was going a bit far towards the girl when she after all had been nice to her before. Her anger should be directed towards the girl before her instead of her friends. She therefore ignored her friends. Instead looked at the new girl. She glared and looked her over. Ugly clothes. Ugly hair. She thought as she folded her arms and began to tap her foot.

"Older you say?" She asked smirking, "Not acting it are you?" She added. It was true. She shurgged after she listened to the girl, "Suit yourself i tried to help you..." Blah blah blah, "But as for you following what i say well yeah that does sound about right" What was the point in lying? Enya turned a little towards her friends and heard Louisa talk to Skye. Well at least someone was taking her side, she smiled at Louisa.

But just then she felt a poke in her chest, she looked up horrified at the girl. She dare poke her!? What was her PROBLEM!? she asked herself she unfolded her arms and glared at the girl. Payback. Enya stepped forward and slapped the girl across the face. Not really hard because she wasn't that kind of girl, not like the girl she had met last year. Man was she OTT. But she slapped her enough. "Never touch me again" She warned before turning to leave. She had better things to do, if the three girls wanted to hang together they could.

Finlay laughed, closing his eyes for a few moments. "That is quite true...." He mused with a little smirk, feeling one arm come free from the guard. Ahh. That felt much better. "Oh...I know I am." He grinned, opening his eyes again to watch her. It was awfully nice of her to take his guards off for him. Neptuney was a very good friend. hehe.

He grinned as he watched her eye up the guards on his knees and legs. Was she going to undo them too? Finny certainly hoped so. hehe. Although he could do it himself. "Well....I think so." He pondered for a few more minutes, although he knew he'd be able to get up there. "Maybe I'll have a little nap first."

Audrey walked into the common room after answering an easy question. She was awestruck at the older people there and the entire atmosphere made her feel sort of, like she belonged here. This was the first time she had felt this way since she left home that September. She looked around for anyone who could tell her of any good books to read.

JP kinda blushed. "Ha, well i guess it goes to show how much i don't know about the muggle world. It's pretty cool though don't you think?"

"It's definitely cool. I'm clueless when it comes to playing music. Hugo, would you play something for us?" Rowan asked, smiling. "I'd love to hear something."

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Finlay laughed, closing his eyes for a few moments. "That is quite true...." He mused with a little smirk, feeling one arm come free from the guard. Ahh. That felt much better. "Oh...I know I am." He grinned, opening his eyes again to watch her. It was awfully nice of her to take his guards off for him. Neptuney was a very good friend. hehe.

He grinned as he watched her eye up the guards on his knees and legs. Was she going to undo them too? Finny certainly hoped so. hehe. Although he could do it himself. "Well....I think so." He pondered for a few more minutes, although he knew he'd be able to get up there. "Maybe I'll have a little nap first."

Neptune was hardly up for getting in the floor to help with his shin guards, and even less inclined to have his big, dirty and heavy leg in her lap. So, she retrieved her wand and expertly gave each guard a tap with a quiet aredimio under her breath. Slowly, the buckles started to unlatch.

Was he SO impressed? Neptune eyed Finny, waiting for his awe at her skills. She had, unquestionably, come a LONG way this year with her wand work. Her wand actually DID work, as opposed to be a fashionable accessory.

Though it was still quite fashionable and sparkly. Giggle.

"Whatever would I do with you if you couldn't make it up? Suppose we'd build a tent and sleep here? Kellen is good at tents, maybe he'll join us." Giggle.

One of the girl grabbed her hand after Ellie poked Enya in the chest, but she jerked her grip off angrily. This was her fight, she'd win it alone.

She looked at Enya in disgust at the way she treated her so-called friends. She glared at her when she noticed Enya analyzing her. "Excuse me? I don't act my age?" She asked, with a bewildered laugh. "At least I have audacity to stand up to you and tell you you're wrong, because apparently everyone else is so scared of you. Well I'm not. I see right through you and your twisted game! You try to make others feel like they're worth nothing because it makes you feel powerful." She pointed a finger at her. "But you're not. You're just as worthless as you make others feel." She said, disgust dripping from her voice.

Then she felt it. A sharp sting across her cheek. Enya had slapped her. She angrily flipped the hair out of her face after the girl's warning and saw her walking away. Nuh-uh. She wouldn't get away with this. She slowly pulled out her wand, gave it a few waves and tied the girl's shoelaces together so she would trip. And hopefully fall on her face.

Audrey sat down with her first homework assignment. She honestly didn't get it though! She was wondering if anyone else was working on their potions and could give her an idea of how to get started.

Ariana walked into the common room and plopped down onto a chair next to a fourth year girl. She opened her Potions notebook to the second page, where the homework was written down.

She opened up her bag and pulled out some parchment, paper, and ink. Setting them down on the table in front of her, her forehead wrinkled slightly as she thought. After a few seconds, she began scribbling, her not-so-neat cursive filling the page.