Bleu raised her eyebrows in surprise. They couldn't have cancled OWL's and NEWT's. Not that it really mattered. Bleu wanted to be a famous singer one day, and her mother already had plans for her at the family business. "Really? Thats interesting. I haven't heard anything about it." Even if it was true, she still would study like there was no tomorrow.

Bleu smiled. She always got compliments on her name, even though she hated her first name. Why would anyone torture their child and name them after a stupid sad weeping tree? She pulled out of the handshake and replied, "Nice to meet you Mia. You have a lovely name yourself. Much better then Willow." She rolled her eyes.

She smiled shyly and replied, "I have been here since my first year, but I kind of kept to myself. This year I decided I needed to be more social. I've been very lonely." She gave a small smile, and started playing with a string that was hanging from the bottom of her sleeve.

"Oh that is normal, i didn't know what my favorite subject either when i was a first year till i actually went to the classes. I actually love potions and charms classes." Belle smiled. "Oh this book?" she pointed to it." Well It talks about the whole history of hogwarts. Like did u know that this castle is hidden to travelers and it looks like an abandon place to be which is why no muggles are here and it is undectable on the map." she said matter of factly. "Wow i do sound like a nerd." Belle thought. Hopefully Tara didn't think she was too smart ><". "I think my favorite place to hang out is the lake and the clock tower courtyard because i play games there." she smiled.

Arya's smile grew wide at his agreement. Good, they'd meet the Healer outside and he would arrange it. This worked out perfectly for all three of them. And now that all this hospital talk was behind them and he knew her not-so-well kept secret, she could relax fully in her chair.

She watched Treyen de-robe with interest, this had to be the first time she'd seen the boy without the badge ever since they'd arrived to the castle. She nodded her head in agreement. "No Prefecting." For as long as their 'break' allowed. He was still questioning it, which was funny and secretly had her questioning it as well. Still, she shook his hand. "No more questioning it."

There really no surprise to his getting Ellie a gift, though it did have her grinning. "Of.... England? " She probably liked it since she was a quidditch buff and all. They were made for each other in that area. "What'd she say when you gave it to her?"

"Yeah apparently that Lord Borr fellow cancelled them last term. Not sure of the reason why." She shrugged her shoulders, apparently things like this could happen. Only at Hogwarts though.

Mia placed her hand back into her lap and gave Bleu a surprised look. "You don't like your name? Oh that's a shame. You're name doesn't just mean the tree you know? It also means to be free spirited. Willing to to try everything. That's not so bad is it?" She gave the younger girl a warm smile but was mentally kicking herself for doing it again. She had this tendency to mother EVERYONE.

Yep, Mia definitely needed to pay more attention to her own housemates. There people right under her nose and she had never talked to them before. "Same here...well more social with my own house at least. So tell me, what do you like to do? Besides study that is?" she asked with a small chuckle.

"Interestin' and surprisin' at the same time. I wonder why." Bleu pondered for a moment before continuing, "I guess we'll see this term if it's been changed back or not." Things were changing so much lately.

Bleu shrugged. Even if that were true she still didn't like the name and it didn't fit her at all. "I guess but...its just not....me. Thats why I go by Bleu. It's so fun and different," she grinned, "Plus its my favorite color." Mia seemed really nice...and kind of reminded her of her mother for some completely strange reason.

Bleu smiled. She loved to do a lot of things. "We'll mostly....I absolutely adore singin'." She blushed slightly, "I just started voice lessons over the summer and it was fantastic. I just have to get over my fear of singin' in front of an audience. The only person I have ever sung for is my mum." She chewed her bottom lip for a moment. "I also love to read and write as well. I never could draw, would love to be able too but I dont have the talent for it." She grinned.

Yeah this year would be interesting considering that Lord Borr was apparently teaching DADA this year. She didn't have much faith in his abilities. The guy cancelled exams, he obviously didn't take things too seriously.

Mia's eyebrows raised at Bleu. "You don't think so? You would be quite surprised actually." She gave the girl a little knowing smile without saying anymore. The girl's aura was coming through very clearly to Mia, she hadn't seen one this strong in a while.

"Oh my gosh you can sing? I always wished I could sing." Though she supposed she had plenty of talent elsewhere, she couldn't expect to be blessed with all things good. "Can you sing for me? I'm just one person and then we can try adding another person and then another." That was the way to get over one's fear, right? "I'm not a very good drawer either but I am very handy with the pottery wheel and wood carving...stuff like that."

Now that they knew they'll be meeting the Healer some place other than the Hospital Wing, then they could discuss other things, no? Probably nothing related to OWLs, he wasn't in the mood.

And after the handshake, he knew that the topic wasn't going to be brought up at this time. He was feeling better, actually, like he had no responsibilities whatsoever. But now they'd made a promise, and he'll keep it. "Yes, no more." The fact that there was a wide smile on his face was proof enough that such a thing was happening.

Happy times ahead.

He chuckled when Arya commented on the gift, she'd been paying attention, that was good, "Yes, of England," because that was ONE team he knew the Ravenclaw fully supported. Then her second question had him blushing at the memory of his rudeness towards Dallin and the interruption at Ivy's table. He wasn't mentioning that to Arya, it was something he'd rather forget. "Actually, she did like it," she'd been speechless for quite some time, though, which had worried him to no end, but yeah, "Or loved it, since that's what she said," and Ellie was rather hard to please, sometimes.

"Oh! And Tiberius is back, did you know?" surely, by now, Arya was well-aware of that fact, but he thought it appropriate to mention it.

His body was fully turned towards Arya, never mind the pretty flames up there in the front, "How's Sabel, by the way?" yeah, because Sabel equaled Tiberius. Riiiight.

Chandler was bored. Completely and utterly bored out of his head and there were two things that he would do when he was bored; one, eat and the other, sleep and like most times he couldn't be bothered going to the kitchens so he was settled into an arm chair and his head leaning side wards with his eyes closed because if he had them open and he was in that position it would be quite weird to just look around and people would STARE. And he couldn't sleep anyways there were too many people in here so it wasn't exactly quiet.

While she was sure it would be difficult to not think about their prefecting and why they were given badges later, she was almost certain they could do so now. Especially since no one in the common room seemed to need their help at the current moment that she knew of.

She wasn't gonna check.

See? She was totally catching onto this quidditch stuff. Or at least Treyen's favorite team, and apparently Ellie's as well. "Good. I bet it wasn't easy getting those autographs." Arya grinned. "Loved is definitely better." In her opinion anyways. She would have asked who's autograph he got, but she didn't really know any quidditch players, so didn't bother. "Did Aaron help with that as well?"

...Tiberius. That name sounded SO familiar, and had Arya silent for a good moment as she ran it through her memory. "Tibi?" He had been the only one that she knew of. "I didn't know he was back here. That's awesome!" Seeing old faces was always good in Arya's opinion, especially those she hadn't seen in years.

"He's good." She visibly brightened. "He's working with aurors." Meh. Yeah. She still didn't like that one bit.

She would be surprised at what? That he name fit her? And how would this girl that she just met know that her name fit her? Bleu was slightly puzzled at the comment and replied, "Well I guess only time will tell, but since I was little my mum has always called me Bleu. She of course loves the name Willow, but I think its weird." She grinned and shrugged. No one would ever be able to convince her that her name fit her.

This girl really wanted her to sing for her? Really? After they had just met like two seconds ago she already wanted her to sing for her. So not happening. Bleu blushed a fierce scarlett. "Uhh....I d-dunno. I've never sung for anyone but my mum and my voice teacher." She paused to think about it. She did need to get over her fear. "I'll think about it and let you know." She gave the girl a scared smile.

"Oh! I like pottery and ceramics too. Mum and I go to classes all the time. Its great fun." She grinned hugely. Wood carving though? How interesting. "Wood carving? What kind of stuff can you make with that?" She asked intrigued.

"No, I didn't know that.That is really interesting, but I'm not much of a book worm." Tara said as she knew she wouldn't be able to read it all. Tara smiled at Belle. Wow, she didn't know her favorite subject either. Tara thought. It must not be that big of a deal after all. "Well, is there a reason you like those classes best? Not that I don't it's just I wanted to try those classes the most." Tara asked Belle thoughtfuly. Tara felt as if she should have known what the book had meant by its tittle. "Are you going to try out for Quidditch?" Tara asked trying to change the subject.

When Rebecca walked out of the girl's dorms in her jammies, she saw that there were a lot of people in the Common Room. "Hello everyone!" she said.

John walked into the common room. He hadn't met anyone new yet. Then again, he was new. John took a seat on the couch and started reading a magazine.

As a matter of fact, getting the autographs wasn't as difficult as he'd thought it be. Perhaps because it WAS a Quidditch World Cup, then most Professional Quidditch players were used to sign stuff in there. Though, they always were used to sign things after years of Quidditch.

"It was...just not as difficult, really," he said, shrugging a little at the last bit before showing a grin of his own, "I know." He'd gotten her a great gift, he knew that much. And was entirely happy by the outcome, it allowed him to be forgiven for ignoring her in the first place. So not cool. "Oh! It was thanks to Aaron that we got inside some tents, actually," or sneaked, to be more precise. "We had fun, and you would've had an amazing time, really," but she had other plans for the summer, no? And they didn't have extra tickets, anyway. Though, that could've been arranged.

YES!

She knew who Tiberius was! "Yes! Tibi," though, he so disliked that nickname, "He isn't the same Tibi we used to know, though, he's TIBERIUS now," emphasis on the name, Arya, because we don't like 'Tibi'.

And now off to Sabel, who, to Arya, was more important than Tiberius, right? "Have you written to him yet? He should probably know about Lord Borr in here," he said, nodding once, "He's an Auror? That's...," he noticed the way she'd said it and smirked, "...you don't like it," he accused, shaking his head, "How come?" his grandfather had been an Auror, right? Before he started to write books.

Not as difficult? Was that because they weren't that famous, the autograph signers? No, this was the Quidditch World Cup and it was for Elle. They had to have been very famous. Treyen just must be really good at getting them. Arya grinned. "I'm guessing you guys didn't always take the main entrance?" Is that why Aaron was helpful? Heh. She wouldn't be surprised. "Maybe I'll go to the next one with you guys." Maybe.

He wasn't the same Tibi? "What do you mean he's TIBERIUS now?" She caught the emphasis on his name but not the reason for it. Was Tibi taller or had longer hair? Hmm.

Sabel was much more important than Tiberius, he was much more important than a lot of people to her which was why she loved when the subject turned to him. "I wrote him the night we returned." She nodded her head. "About the Borr stuff. And to let him know I was doing okay." So he wouldn't worry so much. He worried about her too much in Arya's opinion. "He's and 'auror' in training." She refrained from rolling her eyes and scoffing and pouting for Treyen's sake. And he'd picked up on her distaste. Not surprising, he wasn't her best friend for no reason. "He wasn't supposed to be an auror. He was supposed to go into ITF and.... be something. Something better than an auror." Now she was pouting a bit and sulking into her chair as she crossed her arms. "And he's only doing it to be close and protect his 'friends', and.... everyone else here. Friends that don't need his protection." Obviously, she wasn't talking about his friends. "Now he's stuck in London for the rest of his life playing cops and robbers." Pout.

While Harper was busy stuffing a delicious s'more into her mouth, she heard a voice calling out to the entire common room. "Oh, ph'ello," she waved back with her left hand, which was clasped around a chocolate bar. Teeheeheehehe!

A kid guy boy person thing walked into the common room at that moment, and he was less than familiar to Harper. She watched as he sat down on the couch nearby. She tried to give him a friendly smile as she continued to devour the s'more.

She eyed the magazine he was reading and tried to catch the title as she finished the s'more up and swallowed hard.

"You want a s'moreee?" she hummed, her eyes twinkling.

Because sheeee wanted one. ANOTHER one.

"Oooh! S'mores!" Rebecca said, she just loved her some s'mores. "Do you mind if I have one?"

S'mores = Chocolate. Chocolate + Rebecca = TOTAL MAYHEM!!!! (sometimes)

walking in to the room the beaters bat still in his hand,feeling ok bout his try out but still a bit disapointed,walking over " hey when you got a sec can I ask yall somthing"

Harper smiled at the girl and shook her head. "No, course I don't mind!" she gestured over toward the bag of marshmallows by Violet. "They're really hers anyway." she gave the girl a smirk. Mwahahaha.

"They're truuuuuly scrumptioussss..." she sang under her breath, rocking back and forth with a huge grin on her face.

nom nom nom

"Oh don't get me wrong, Bleu is a beautiful name but so is Willow. I just wanted you to know that." She always said that a person should appreciate what has been given to them. Especially from a loved one because it comes from the heart.

Mia gave the girl a gentle pat on the shoulder. "Sorry. Didn't mean to appear pushy. But I have always believed that if you are given a special talent that it's meant to be shared with others." She couldn't but giggle a little. "You'll have to excuse me if I appear a little out there. I grew up with hippies."

When the Huffie asked what she could make with wood carving, Mia gave Bleu a little smile and pulled her wand out of her pocket and held it up. "My boyfriend and I are going to open a wand shop when I finish school."

Okay so, Amy wasn't getting on the team. Or at least it was highly unlikely. Maybe once in a million but it wasn't much, Kita..right? Yeah, she had been amazing, proper fast and slick and all that and Amy hadn't been able to breathe before the quaffle was through the ring..thingy.

Urgh. Still, she shrugged as she made her way into the common room and flopped down on the sofa, at least she'd tried, which was more than she could say about her first and second year. She shrugged again and took a sip of the butterbeer that she'd picked up from the kitchen

Stretching his arms above his head after awakening from his short nap, Preston found his way into the common room of the Hufflepuff house. Flopping down onto an overstuffed chair he let his legs drape over one arm of the chair while he let his head rest on the other. It was mere moments before his eyes eventually closed and he began a second nap. He was into napping a lot this year.

Of course, things had been rather easier because Treyen's dad works with the Arrows, right? Yes, and his sister is a Quidditch player, and Aaron's sister was a Quidditch player, and Aaron went to a Quidditch academy...those were reasons enough, no?

"Not all the time," he added a chuckle after saying that, "But we were equally well-received," probably because they were still kids to those Professionals, and they were still kind of short, so that helped.

Ooooh, and the thought of Arya going in four years...that soooo needed to happen! "We'll contact you in four years," he winked, and didn't even realized that in four years they wouldn't be at Hogwarts anymore, so, in reality, he'll be contacting Arya.

Hehe. Yes, Arya he's TIBERIUS now. "Well, he's not the same little kid anymore, I mean, he's a sixth year, of course, and as tall as Fletcher was," or is, but Treyen was sure that Tiberius was still shorter than Fletcher. "And...I don't like 'Tibi'," it was best to tell the REAL reason behind it all.

And his Co-Prefect had written to Sabel already, she didn't waste any time, right? He nodded in approval, though, because it was nicer for someone inside the Ministry to know this kind of things. Just in case. Was that why Sabel took the job? To find out things earlier than most people? Treyen still didn't understand Arya and was going to interrupt her when...

...she kept on talking, and complaining, and probably a bit of whining too.

He still smiled, kindly, "I don't think there's anything wrong with being an Auror, really, I've never heard my grandpa complain about it," he said, and was still going to continue, so, shush, "He quited it many years ago, but he has nothing bad to say about it. And, as far as staying close to his 'friends'," he air-quoted that part, because he had a feeling that Sabel was only trying to stay as close as possible to Arya, "I can't blame him," if there was something he could do to protect the people he loved, he'll do it, "First, how did you know he wasn't supposed to become an Auror in the first place? You're a mind reader, but not a Seer," yes, he was joking now, because Arya was pouting, and while that action did nothing to him, he still hated it, "Second, you don't know that he'll be in London for the rest of his life, my grandpa traveled a LOT, until he decided to settle in England," until he decided to marry his grandma, but he wasn't going to add that bit, "Thirdly, he loves you, but I'm sure he'll take his career seriously too, so, it's not like he'l be choosing something that will make him miserable," Treyen wouldn't.

And...also..."What's the ITF?" was Treyen supposed to be aware of what that was?

Belle heard her questions and told her some advice. "I know you don't have favorite classes yet, but just do what you love and it may suprise you at what your good at. Just try a little of everything is all i am saying." she smiled warmly at her. Then she noticed she changed the subject. "Oh yeah i am totally trying out for quidditch. I love playing sports and being active and it is my first year trying out. Are you trying out?" she asked.

"Cool," Rebecca said as she walked over to the girl beside the bag of marshmallows. "What's your name anyway?"

All that ran through Rebecca's head was "New friends. New friends. NEW FRIENDS!!!