Looking to her side as she sensed someone sitting down in the seat beside her, Aimée smiled as she noticed whom it was. "Ah, bonjour, Chandler," she said in reply to his French greeting. "Are you feeling, ahem, any better?" she asked hesitantly, remembering how depressed he'd been the last time he'd seen her. She did hope he felt better; it was awful to see your friends sad, she thought.

Turning back to the pitch, she surveyed the supporters on the other side. "I take it you are supporting Hufflepuff, zen?" she asked with a laugh. She assumed he would, seeing as he was in that house.

"Ah, but you are wrong my friend," she laughed. "You forget that I was rooting for Hufflepuff this match so maybe all Ravenclaw needs is to have the three of us Ravvies rooting for them."

"We will miss you but it's nice that you get a chance to visit with your mum," Rowan said to Arabella.

Arabella-Marie smiled at Rowan and said "Yeah i know it is my mum hasn't been that well recently"

Selina sat in the stands dressed up in her pro-Gryffindor garb. Sitting inbetween Elektra and Violet was royally awkward. Violet was too predisposed with her own appearance for the match than to notic how frusterated Elektra was growing at the game. Slytherin was playing well, but it seemed that Hufflepuff was always just one step ahead of their team. Hufflepuff was playing beautiful, for lack of a better term. She, personally, could not wait to play against their Chasers when her team played.

When the game was called Hufflepuff was announced victorious. Selina was sitting dead center between the two girls when Violet did her happy dance. She knew that the little girl was doing the dance because both teams had played so well, but it could be taken poorly by a certain Slytherin who was inately competitive.

"Well, sorry you have to mis the match next week0end" Rex told Arabella. " Family comes first" Rex said to Arabella. " You could have your thoughts of cheers for Gryffindor sent to the stands and the team" Rex explained to Arabella.

" Well, I liked Sammy's cheers" Rex told Kita. " I liked yorus, too" Rex said to Kita. " This essy . you cou;d have a chance you make the Quidditch team and so would others who really just want to have fun" Rex explained to Kita.
" A diiner date with Rene and myself alone at a restaurant where the lights are low" Rex smiled.

" This match would have been intersting for you if your sister had played for Slytherin" Rex told Sammy."Welll, I hope you root for Gryffindor" Rex said to Sammy. Glad, Rene and I will see yo uar our wedding" Rex smiled. " HufflePuff won, our rooting really did the trick" Rex explained to Sammy.

" Well, you are right, you ahad been rooting for HufflePuff" Rex agreed with Rowan. " Of course, if I get Sammy Kita and mysrlf rooting, you will not have a chance" Rex teased Rowan. " Whichever teams wins nest week, HuffkePuff is a really tough team to beat" Rex explained to Rowan.

"it would've. I would had to have cheered for both teams," Sammy replied, almost horrified by the thought of it. At least she could say that they would've been waaaay better with her. "maybe I will she said happily. She would not give away her rooting teams just yet. "Of course, if us three hadn't been here, they wouldn't have done nearly as well" she said happily ... before resuming her jumping up and down. HUFFIES HAD WON!

"Yes. just like I may have to do if Gryffindor beats RavenClaw" Rex told Sammy." No, HufflePuff needed our rooting" Rex agreed with Sunny." You are such a mysterious person when it comes to rooting next week" Rex said to Sunny.

Sammy laughed. CHeering for teams were so confusing. And hard to pick sides. Except why would anyone cheer for Slytherin over Hufflepuff? She nodded. "clearly" she said happily. THen she smirked. "I'll take that as a compliment" because usually Sammy was about as mysterious as a beetroot.

Chuckling the blonde shook her head at her boyfriend.Awwww he was soo cute."What about both colours look fascinating good on you?",she said smiling.Wait, was that a smirk? Like Slytherin smirk?Tehe. Had Fee a bad infulence on him? Nooo, she was a good Slytherin...


And thenn Hufflepuff won.This was just wrong.How could they dare?! Daaaaaaamn, this was horrible.But the Slytherin teamed played amazing.Smiling atbher boyfriend warmly she nodded."I hope so.But next time i am gonna cheernfor Ravenclaw."

Huh?

Since he was already boiling with anger for obvious reasons, it did not really help Josh the Extremely Jealous Lover (lol) to hear what had just been said. So, despite the fact that currently he was trying to convince Professor Magnus about who was the real jerk and that he deserved a kick, the sixteen-year-old Gryffindor boy immediately glaaared towards the direction that he thought the voice had come from. Who did dare to call her smexy while he was present around!?

And he was pretty surprised to see that it was Prefect Patroclus for he had been considering him as his friend. What was the Prefect thinking while yelling like that? Did he think that Josh would not do anything just because he was a prefect? If he did then he was horribly mistaken. He had already kicked the Slytherin Prefect Evan for calling him names. However he tried to hold his anger a little bit and do nothing yet because this one was the Gryffindor prefect and was in the category of friends, not forgetting the fact that Professor Magnus was under his very nose.

Yet ''PATROCLUS!'' escaped his mouth with a not really friendly tone while glaring at the prefect. Then he quickly faced the professor back so he'd not jump on him.

Arabella-Marie smiled at Rex and said "Well i might be able to stay for the match im just not sure when i am going to be going home i can postpone my trip home"

"I'm sorry you Mum isn't feeling well," Rowan said and gave the girl a quick hug. "It is definitely more important for you to be with her."

Rowan laughed. "I agree. I think all of the matches are going to be close. Everyone seems to have a great team this year."

Isabelle tilted her head to the side as she took in the body language of the Gryffindor. He still seemed agitated, despite the fact the anger in his voice had cooled a bit. She did feel a pang of sympathy for him - it was obvious he cared for Evelyn, but how could she make him see that getting angry was not the answer to a problem? "Josh...Quidditch is a sport that has to have winners and losers," she began, folding her arms across her chest and sighing. "She may well be hurt that Slytherin lost, but Jake was just doing what he was chosen to do - catch the snitch. Perhaps next game it will be Evelyn's turn to do that." And Issy was pretty sure the boy wouldn't be angry then. Although, having said that, Jake wasn't exactly doing himself any favours with the cheerful waving.

Oh, a little mini rant. Furrowing her brow, Isabelle listened carefully to what Josh said, casting a quick glance down at the pitch again to look at Jake. He'd only ever been polite around her, but most people were on their best behavior around staff. Most. "Violence," was basically what he had in mind, she could tell "...is NOT the answer, and it WILL earn you a detention. Maybe Jake isn't innocent - people very rarely are all the time - but you also need to learn when to walk away from things. Ignore whatever he does to upset you, or you will have an issue. With your temper. And it will get you into trouble, more than it will him." Boy, she hadn't figured on a deep and meaningful talk today. But there we go.

And a case in point: Shouting at the Prefect. Raising her eyebrows, Issy gave Josh a disapproving look when he turned back to face her. Maybe he needed therapy?

Arabella-Marie smiled and said "Thanks Rowan i know that i should be with her but she wants me to concentrate on my studies"

There was no doubt that Patroclus was going to experience a great little grievance for calling his friend's girlfriend smexy once Josh'd find him in the Common Room or in the Dormitory unless the prefect had a really good explanation for what he had done. And Josh half hoped he had an explanation because some part of him did not want to make him feel the pain of his wrath. Anyhow...

Getting back to Professor Magnus, the furious and upset Gryffindor boy silently and carefully listened to what the woman was telling him as he absent-mindedly played with his red and yellow scarf in his hands. And he had to agree that what she was saying made sense. He knew, understood and reminded himself with the professor's help that Quidditch was a game. Yes, only a game and every game had to have a winner and a loser in the end. That was the unchangeable fact. Though it was hard to do so, Josh could see that Jake did his job well and he was supposed to do it as Professor Magnus said.

But...

Yes, there was a 'but' and the boy was not sure if it'd be good for him if he explained it to the woman. Meh. Everybody knew he was always brave enough to tell the exact truth no matter what it was. Good or bad. He'd told it to Lafay before, after all. ''But, Professor.'' he took a little breath and simply dropped his scarf on the floor but did not bother to pick it up. ''I...can't stand seeing her upset even if the reason is the smallest thing. I don't really know why but i can't help it. It seriously does not matter who or what caused it'' He could not yet forget that he wanted to attack even Professor Tate when he scolded and asked Evelyn to leave the DADA class after kicking the boy out.

And...violence. It was, kind of, the only way he knew to get over things or to protect the ones he loved. So he could not comprehend what was the answer then if not violence. Detention? Hmph. ''Again, i'm sorry to say that professor but i don't think you do understand me. I don't really mind what happens to me while i can protect...umm...who i want to protect. I feel like i have to do it and i am never complaining about it'' after this confession, the Gryffindor boy looked up at the sky for a moment then back at Professor Magnus without losing his fully confident attude he kept during the conversation.

"That's because she loves you and wants the best for you. It's just how mothers are." She smiled at Arabella and said, "Let me know if I can do anything for you. Help with homework, or anything."

Arabella-Marie smiled at Rowan and said "Thanks Rowan and yeah i suppose your right can't let my schoolwork suffer by worrying about her"

"I didn't mean you shouldn't worry. You will, no doubt." Rowan said. "I mean that if you are away for a time, I can let you know what the assignments are and help you catch up. Or if you get stuck on something you can ask me for help."

Maybe she was getting through to him a little bit. He certainly seemed to be listening to her, whether it was all going in of course was another matter. The stern look Isabelle had been giving him softened a bit as she watched him fiddle with the scarf in his hands. Keeping silent until Josh was ready to reply, she unfolded her arms and placed her own hands back in her pockets to keep them warm.

But? Why was there always a but? "No-one likes seeing their friends upset, Josh." No sane and reasonable person, anyhow. "But it's a fact of life that it happens, and if you get angry every time, well...." Issy wasn't entirely sure how to say it in a way that would make him understand what she meant. She sighed and gestured to the seat next to her. It would be better to talk when she didn't have to lean so far forward in her seat.

"You know, it's very noble that you want to protect people. I admire that, truly. But you have to understand that wanting to get revenge, or whatever it is you feel, wouldn't help matters." And me may not care what happens to him, but other people would. Smiling, she sat back in her seat and shrugged her shoulders. "Comforting someone if they're upset would be more productive, making them feel better? Seriously, Josh. Doing it at school might earn you detention or expulsion - depending on what you do. But out in the real world it would be worse, and you might care about that." Did she really need to spell out what she meant? Raising one eyebrow, Issy studied the Gryffindor's face, trying to work out what he was thinking.

Arabella-Marie smiled at her new friend and said "Thanks Rowan you have been really understanding"

"Your welcome," she said. "I only recently got a family of my own. I understand better than most how important family is. Shall we head back inside and thaw out a bit?"

Arabella-Marie smiled and said "Sure Rowan that sounds good to me"

The good thing was that this professor seemed to listen to him properly and paid attention to what he was trying to explain unlike some others including even his mother. And she had spoken to him without the need to scold him or kicking him out. Well...they were not in a class or else to be kicked out but at least she might have told him already to get out of her sight if she had been of that kind. So, this made the boy feel grateful to her which helped him to calm down some. However there was still anger inside him which was hard to fight with because of some certain...things. At least he was not glaring at anyone now which could be regarded as a little progress. In fact Patroclus deserved it yet there was no reason to glare at the professor, especially at her.

As she spoke again the Gryffindor kept his silence and was about to put his hands in his pockets like Professor Magnus did since it was slightly cold to him but decided against it the next moment remembering that someone had told him doing it before his superiors was disrespectful and he did not want to look like that while he already had not presented a good impression. Noone likes seeing their friends upset. Then what was the Prefect doing? He wanted to know that as soon as possible. ''Unfortunately i'm not so sure of that, professor. And i don't know why my first reaction to such things is getting angry. Can't we change the things in our lives like the fact you said?'' That was a stupid question, no doubt, but Josh just felt like asking it.

When the woman gestured the seat next to her, the lion boy approached and sat down on it after picking up his scarf from the floor. Then hearing what the professor said next, a little smile appeared on his face. It cannot be said that many people had appreciated anything about him so far except his friends especially that Muggle girl Caroline who always stated that she thought he was handsome never letting him to have an alone and peaceful moment during the summer breaks. Pfft! ''It is not exactly revenge that i am after. I think revenge is not a cool thing at all. I just want to make sure that it never happens again when something bad happens. And for that if somebody is the reason of that bad thing it means that they need their lesson.''

For a split moment Josh glanced down at the pitch again just in time to see Jake walking to Evelyn and offering her his hand. Grr...don't dare to touch her! What an actor this Huffie was! Joshua was sure that he was just acting out to look nice. In order not to get all that furious again, he quickly looked away and back at Professor Magnus. ''I have to agree that comforting is a great thing to do, professor, but...'' again a but ''...it won't prevent those bad ones from repeating it or doing something worse.'' Detention and the world outside school, he thought he could deal with those but expulsion...definitely was not something he wanted to experience. Him being expelled meant leaving Evelyn without him and open to threats as well as he was certain that his mother would lose no time to disown him. ''I...don't want to be expelled.'' And being expelled just because of someone like Jake would surely be a painful experience.

" I am glad I met you" Rex told Sammy." Rooting can be fun" Rex said to Sammy. "Well, I bet you a lot of boys like mysterious women like you" Rex explained to Sammy. " what is your favorite class at HogWarts?' Rex asked Sammy.

" You think that is going to help?" Rex teased Fee. " I bet you three laps in the lake if Gryffindor does not win the match against RavenClaw." Rex told Fee."So what do you bet me?" Rex asked Fee.

" No, do ont postpone yoru trip home" Rex told Arabella- Marie. " Family, Family and Family come first expecialy to us Gryffindors" Rex said to Arabella- Marie." Id you make the match fine, if not, I will root hard for both of us" Rex explained to Arabella-Marie.

" Yes, it seems there are a lot of good Quidditch players this term" Rex agreed with Rowan. " As long as RavenClaw and Gryffindor have a clean match and no one gets hurt, then it will be great" Rex told Rowan. "When are we going swimming again?" Rex asked Rowan.

"I'm glad I met you as well" Sammy said happily. What did I tell you? EVERYONE LOVES SAMMY. Just some people don't know it yet. oh yeah, the boys just come running in crowds, I have to fend them off with books She thought sarcastically. "oh so I'm a woman am I?" she asked raising an eyebrow. "Potions, not that I'm good ... I just like it" she said happily. Oh yeah, her favourite class was the one with the terrifying teacher that scared the bajibbies out of her. "what about you?"