Do I want to pursue this in the future? ‘Hmmm,I dunno. I mean, I do like it, but I am totally into medicine.’ the girl replied. And that was kind of it…

‘Would you be surprised if I told you I did quite the same?’, Gwendolyn told her and grinned. ‘Well, except the family tree, I mean, I know the important members of my family, and I don’t want to find out about some lunatics that prove to be my relatives. Just not in the mood for it.’

She made a short break, just to be sure she wouldn’t do something wrong to the portrait, and then continued.



‘And I do love Hogwarts. I started exploring it in my first days around here. I think I haven’t even seen a quarter of it…It is huge!’



After a short break, in which she added some details to the portrait, she started talking again :’I was indeed impressed by the castle.’

After having said that, Gwendolyn remembered the thing she thought was ruining the image of Hogwarts…that silly tapestry. ‘Have you seen that tapestry with the dancing trolls?’, the girl asked.

Zara stared at Nika. That's because the second year Gryffindor had this "look" on her face. That "scary" look. The one that says AWWWWWWWWWWW-cute-little-firstie. Uh oh. Not her, not Nika.

Zara had an awkward grin on her face. She was not comfortable. "I think we should go," she suggested as she started to stand up. Yeah, no more crush talk. Nonono, no more. And no more scary looks.

Finlay kind of just stared at Fallon as she set her camera up. It all kind of confused him really. He didn't get muggle stuff at all. It was probably just as good really. He'd only break things. And that wouldn't be good at all. He smiled as he watched her though, maybe she could teach him some time. He knew how to take photographs, but that was about it really. He really was the typical pureblood, not being able to use muggle things at all. It wasn't good.

Ahh. Finlay nodded, glancing over at the tree. He was pretty glad that people weren't around because he might end up looking pretty stupid. "Alright..." He mused with a nod, standing up, and brushing his trousers. Grinning at her, he wandered over to the tree, glancing at the people around. Yup. Nobody better stare. Finlay smiled, as he leant against the tree, and looked quickly at Fallon. "How's this?" He asked, looking at the floor then. Now...as long as he didn't look to silly.

Fallon pulled her camera strap around her neck. She waited patiently for Finn to do what she had said. She was glad that no one was out her. It was kind of a weird thing to be doing in a public place. Oh well. Finn would be all right and Fallon was used to weird looks when it came to her photography. Fallon looked up from her camera when Finn asked her if he was all right.

"Hmmm..." She walked over to Finn. "Your hair needs to be messier. Can I do it or do you want to?" Yes. She was going to be a picky photographer taking in all of the details because that's what would be done by whoever looked over her work.

Mmm. This didn't feel too bad actually. Hopefully he looked pretty hot, because well that was how Finlay would like to appear. Finn smiled at Fallon. He was going to enjoy this. It wasn't too often when people asked him to be a mdoel. He kind of liked it. At least he knew that Fallon wouldn't make him look too stupid anyway. She was his friend and he trusted her.

Ooh. His hair? Finlay pondered for a second, before grinning at her. "You can do it..." Because that'd be nice. As long as she didn't like mess it up too much, so that he looked ridiculous. "Go for it..." He smiled at her none the less. Yes. He trustd her, in whatever she wanted to do.

Fallon smiled back at Finn as he smiled at her. It was a natural reaction, but she seemed to be smiling a lot more recently. She knew that she'd made a good choice for a model. He was able to do what she asked and looked good while doing it. Wow. She really needed to get those thoughts out of her head.

Fallon smiled. It would be so much easier to get it how she wanted it to look if she was able to do it. She put her hand in his hair and started to run it through it, messing it up only slightly. Much better. She looked at Finn's face and started to blush, quickly pulling her hand out of his hair. So glad it's chilly out... "Um...perfect. Now just hold still so I can take the picture."

Mmm. Finlay had decided that he really liked her smile. Her eyes seemed to light up when she smiled, and he really liked it. It made her so pretty. But....he decided it probably wasn't the best thing to think about right now, because he was going to get distracted by the feeling of wanting to kiss her, that was creeping up into his thoughts now. Concentrate Carmicheal! You're modelling for her, not kissing her.

But now...she was really close, and it was really the one thing on his mind right now. He smiled at her as she ran her hand through his hair. Mmm. He liked that too....especially considering how close she was. He nearly pouted a little when she kind of pulled away. Uh oh...he really did need to try and control his thoughts. Smiling at her, he tried to remain a still so she could take the picture...

Fallon backed up as thoughts from last term. Thoughts of kissing. And being close. And kissing...All right. No more of those thoughts. Back to photography stuff. Yes. That would help distract her. Photography stuff. Fallon backed up and aimed her camera at Finn. She snapped a few shots of the pose so she would have some to choose from. Fallon looked at Finn, who was still pretty still.

"You can move now." She chuckled as she said it. Fallon was glad that Finn was able to hold still. She smiled at Finn and her previous thoughts rushed back into her head.

Even though he was trying to concentrate on posing, he couldn't get the thoughts of kissing her out of his head. He was thinking back to last term...the last time he had kissing her. He knew he'd enjoyed it then, it was what was making him want to do it so badly now. Finn was only worried that maybe Fallon wouldn't want too. That would kind of suck really. He hadn't really known that she'd taken the pictures until she spoke. Man...he really had out of it. He smiled at her, but before he knew it, he was moving back to where she was.

ooh. he needed an excuse. "Let's have a look..." He smiled, resting an arm around her waist. It was kind of like his arm had moved on it's own, but he really didn't mind. It felt nice....although now he was thinking about kissing her even more....not good. He needed something to distract him.

Fallon was having those stupid thoughts of kissing. So she started to thumb through the shots she had taken. There was one really good one that she would be able to make look all nice and perfect and stuff. She had hardly noticed as Finn made his way over to her.

She DID notice when his arm went around her waist, however. "This is the best one..." She showed him the display on the picture. Of course, she had rested her thumb on the back button. She accidentally pushed it and it switched to the picture from that night in the observatory. It really was a nice picture of them. "Oops. Accidentally hit the button. I'll go back..."

Oh. Now Finlay noticed that he'd put his arm around her waist. Opps. So he really hadn't meant to do that, but he did like that. It brought her a lot closer to him, and he really approved of that. "Mmm?" He asked, subconsiously, resting against her. Well his arm was around her waist, may as well get close. Finlay was starting to really like Fallon, and he knew his temptation to really kiss her was going to disappear soon. He just hoped that Fallon wouldn't mind.

Mmm. That picture was the best? Finlay grinned. "Well it is a good picture, it has you in it..." He mused with a smile. Fallon was beautiful, and he really did think she looked beautiful in that picture. "But go back..." He mused, wanting to see if he did look good in them.

Fallon smiled to herself as Finn got even closer and rested on her. It was nice and seemed completely natural. It also sent those super annoying thoughts through her head. You know, the ones about kissing and such. Yep. Those were getting really annoying. Anyways...back to the pictures.

Fallon grinned. "Thanks...it wasn't the one I was talking about, but it's still definitely worth printing." Yep. She was going to have to print him a copy of it too. He did seem to like it a lot. She went back to the picture she was talking about. "See. It's a great picture."

Hmm. Finlay really liked this, it felt so natural jusst being here with Fallon. It was making him think things, that he didn't know was a good idea. Iris would probably kill him, and that wouldn't be too good. The headgirl killing the headboy. But he was really liking hanging out with Fallon. She made him feel really happy, and forget all the other things that was going on right now. And he was really starting to enjoy his last year, especially seeing as he was spending it with her.

"You should defintely printit..." Finlay agreed with a smile. It would be nice. "Print me one too?" So she'd be able to remember the evening. Ahh. So it had been a nice picture. "It is....you're a great photographer.." He nodded with a big smile. A very good photographer.

Fallon wasn't even worrying about Iris anymore. It just seemed like something they were talking about before. Besides, Fallon had already spent more time with Finn then what Iris would have wanted. Oh well. Back to Finn...who's arm was still around her waist and was still resting on her.

Fallon smiled as Finn voiced her thoughts. "I was already planning on it." She wouldn't feel right if she didn't. She had given pictures to a lot of her friends. It was just something normal that she did. "Thanks." She looked up at Finn...and her eyes drifted down to his lips. Stupid kissing thoughts. Why couldn't they just disappear.

...she couldn't resist it any longer. Before Fallon knew it, she was letting her camera fall so it was only hanging around her neck on the strap and her lips were on Finn's.

"Mm...seems grat minds think alike..." Finlay mused with a smile. It was nice that she was going to give him a photo. He liked that. He'd have to get a picture frame to put it in, because he didn't have a album. Mainly as he didn't like have that many photos. Expect for that one of him and Jimmy when they were little. It was at the bottom of his trunk though...it kind of made him sad. Hopefully he'd be able to get it out before the end of term...when he was friends with Jimmy again.

Mmm. As she looked up at him, Finlay couldn't help but feel the resistance about kissing her falling. She just looked so irresistable for here. It seemed her temptation got left behind first though, because suddenly her lips were on him. Woah. His other arm slipped around her waist, pulling her closer to him as he kissed her back. Oh yes...he was liking this a lot.

Fallon nodded. "Seems so..." She would get it framed for him and everything. She was just going to be nice like that. What were friends for?

...The kissing was everything that Fallon had remembered. She smiled into the kiss as Finn's other arm slipped around her waist. It felt so right to be this close to him and kissing him...

...then a wave of confusion slipped over her. This was what had caused their friendship to fail last term. Kissing. And here they were again doing it. Fallon pulled back, more than a little confused by what she had done. "Ummm...I think I have enough photos for the day." She wished she hadn't pulled away, but her thoughts were really confusing her right now.

Finlay really was shocked by Fallon's movements. He had thought that he'd have to make the first move. But here she was kissing him, and he really liked it. She must have really forgiven him, and that made him very happy. Although it was slightly confusing. Maybe those feelings had never really gone away. But before he could really enjoy it, Fallon was pulling away. Was she regretting it? Finlay really hoped now.

"Fallon??" He asked, not letting go off her waist, but loosening a little. Had he made her feel bad? "Are you okay?" He asked, looking a little worried. He was really worried that he'd upset her. He rubbed her back a little, before pulling away completly. Well he wasn't going to make her feel uncomfortable...

Fallon could tell that Finn was shocked by her making the first move. It was a strange thing for her to. She also noticed his look of concern when she pulled away. She really hadn't wanted to...but her thoughts were confusing her and kissing WASN'T helping.

"Yeah, I'm fine." Should I tell him the truth? She had promised to always be honest with him. She frowned slightly when he let her go after rubbing her back. It made it a little bit easier to talk to him though. "I guess...I guess my emotions are just confusing me right now." Fallon felt a bit better after she said it out loud.

Things felt awkward now, and although he was glad that they had kissed, he kind of knew that it had made them all awkward. He hoped that she wasn't trying to do he had done back to her. He'd hate that. It really would suck, especially considering how much he liked her.

"Good..." He nodded, finding her hand, and giving it a nice squeeze. Oh. Her emotions. "Oh Fallon..." Finlay sighed, pulling her gently forward with her hand, and giving her a big hug, holding her close. "Mine are too." He whispered in to her ear, only wanting her to hear that. He hated showing vulnerability infront of anyone, but he could get used to it for Fallon. He would do anything for her.

'Medicine? Seriously? So you'd like to work as a Healer at St. Mungo's?' Ari asked Gwen. That seemed like a fantastic career prospect, which only made the Gryffindor's future plans seem silly and laughable. Ariadne nodded merrily when Gwendolyn told her she did just about the same things. The girl burst into laughter at the family comment. 'Every family has its lunatics, but I think it just makes life interesting.' she chuckled. 'Have your parents attended Hogwarts? What Houses were they in?' Ari wanted to know.

The girl turned her attention to the portrait for a while and gasped. 'That's impressive! You've got tons of talent.' she commented, admiringly. Then the conversation went back to the castle. 'It is fascinating.' Ariadne agreed. But what tapestry? 'No, I haven't. Where is it?' she asked.

Nika looked at Zara wanting to "AWWWW" once more, but was getting the vibe that Zara didn't like that. So she didn't say it out loud, but the "look" on her face didn't disappear quite yet.

She had this goofy sort of grin on her face as she stood up. Jeez after sitting for all that long her legs felt like jello. Anyways back to business. "Right. Well until you tell me I'm going to have to guess." She said wiggling her eyebrows thinking of the boys in Hogwarts. "Is it Josh?" She said eyeing the firstie.

Hmm maybe it wasn't a Gryffindor at all though. Hmmm. "Is it Mordred?" Was she even saying the Slytherin's name right. "Simon?" There are a few simons so that one name could potentially knock out a few options. Erm.... Who else is there....

Zara looked at Nika in disbelief. Josh? Mordred? Simon--wait, which Simon? Hahah. But really, NO. She looked away from Nika, she didn't want to answer any of the questions at all. So she came up with an excuse. "Oh, Nika. I almost forgot. I have to go somewhere today. I'm meeting up with William." She said, but realized this must give Nika some new guesses. She sighed, and added. "And no, Nika. He's not the one." She wanted to roll her eyes but her mouth was curving into a smile. Her friend was so up to guessing.

"See you around then! Bye!" And she ran off so fast. To anywhere. She wasn't really gonna meet William. That was tomorrow. But, she had to get away from Nika, before she guesses right and Zara's cheeks would turn bright red. Yes, bright red not pink anymore. Because at the very mention of the name, Zara's face would certainly give it all away.

"Are you sure?"

Christopher wasn't so easily convinced, but decided that if she did not wish to answer, he wouldn't press the issue. But he did wonder what was making her cry. A lot of people seemed to be upset lately. He wished the school weren't so full of drama, but he knee that wasn't going to happen.

The girl was noe nervously eyeing Chunk. He wasn't sure whether she was afraid if him or if she wanted to pet him. In the end, he decided to try and cheer her up in some. "Do you want to pet him?"

She had to go meet up with- GASP. She opened her mouth to guess "William", but her friend knew her too well for that. Darn. So it's not him either.

WAIT! Zara!!! But you didn't even answer her question yet!!!! ZARRRRRRAAAA!!! Hmph.

"But wait! Aren't you going to give me a hint? Am I getting hotter or colder? What does his name start with?" She tried calling after the fleeing first year. But it was too late. The girl had already left. Well Zara next time you see Nika she is going to have a list. A very long list of Hogwarts boys. And yes, she's going through every single one of them until she finds out. After all gryffindors pride in determination.

Zara heard what Nika said. And with this, she ran faster until she was out of the Courtyard. Eehhh. Nononono. No more guesses, no hints, no clues. AAAHHH.

She ran and ran. Nika was making her scared. *shudder*