The girl grinned. "I'm Macy!" she said, introducing herself. She jumped up as the other girl said she'd play. "Hmm, I dunno. We could play baseball. But I don't have a bat, so we'd just have to throw the ball back and forth." Actually, that might be kind of fun. Usually that was all they did anyways. Caroline was nice. Most older people wouldn't consider throwing a ball around with a fourteen year old... Then again, Macy was a special fourteen year old.

"It's nice to meet you, Macy!" She stood up and put the book that she was reading back into her bag. Baseball? Aww Yay, oh no bat. She frown slightly. "Ah, throwing it sounds fine to me." She smiled, that sounded like that would be fun, too. "So what year are you in?" She asked, shee figured that Macy wasn't too much younger than her. She put her hands up ready to catch the ball when she threw it to her.

"It has some advantages, like I get alot of attention" said Ness smiling. "Though it still has more disadvantages. Like I don't have a sibling to talk to when I need some family advice." The wind in courtyard was starting to blow her hair all over the place. She tried to keep it in once place, but it just kept moving.

OHH GOOD! So the other girl was fine with throwing the ball. Macy dug it out of her backpack and tossed it to Caroline. "I'm in my fourth year," she said, mid-throw. "What year are you?" The other girl couldn't be that much older than she was, maybe a few years. The fourteen year old grinned, tucking a piece of hair behind her ear. It really was very pretty outside.

Daichi frowned when Zara called him Lychee. What's up with people calling him names?! First that Lola girl..calling him Kathy or Rossie and now SHE was calling him Lychee! .. "Uhm .. i'm Daichi, remember" wow talk about a short memory. Or was she making fun of him because he had called her Kara? Ah yes that must be it!

Still, at the mention of Lychee his own stomach started to growl like Zara's had done earlier. Daichi pressed Mr.Duckles closer to him when Zara decided to sit next to him. He smiled at her and pointed at Toby. "Toby? i think his name is Loby..or Coby..Anyways he like Quidditch too so he's cool" weird much. "Anyways, did you get the book?'

Daichi looked down at his feet. "W-well, yes i think Puddlemere United are good..." he wanted to add 'so what!' But decided not too since Toby hadn't sound THAT strange.. more.. surprised. The first year then looked up at Toby and he smiled broadly, having the same twinkle in his eyes as the other boy. "YES! It would be awesome to be in the team together. And don't let your hopes get down merely because we are only first years!" He said, trying to cheer Toby up. "My big brother always said that it doesn't matter if your old or young, as long as you set your mind on something you can achieve ANYTHING!" He grinned proudly at his brother's words. "So don't you stand there sighing , if we truly want to make the team we CAN do it!" He made a fist pump in to the air. Oh man now he was hyper ...and hungry...

As Ariana walked into the courtyard, taking deep breaths of fresh air after being locked up in that dungeon for potions class *shudder*, she saw Daichi and Zara talking. She happily walked up to them and grinned.
"Hi Daichi! Hi Zara!"

Caroline smiled as the other girl seem excited to have, someone to play ball with. Yeah, she was just a couple of years younger. She caught the ball. "I'm Sixth year." As she caught the ball, she stopped and looked at it. It was decorted very pretty with markers. ""Nice ball." She laughed. "So have you been a Hogwarts since you started School?" She wasn't sure if she had seen her somewhere like the common room or in the great hall. Maybe she transfered from somewhere just this term.

Daichi looked up after hearing his name being shouted out loud by a familiar voice. He grinned when he saw Ariana walking towards them and poked Zara in her side. "Seeeeee! my name is Daichi! Not Lychee! Dai-chi! D.AI.chi! D.i.a.c.h.i no wait..." He looked up at Ariana from where he was sitting and motioned her to sit down too. "How are you?" he asked the girl with a soft smile.

Daichi spelling his name made Ariana laugh... him spelling it wrong made her laugh harder! After a moment she calmed down, said "Lychee?" and that set her off laughing again. It took her a good two minutes to get herself back to normal, and then acknowledge Daichi's question.
"Great, actually, now that I'm out of that Potions lesson." she wrinkled her nose. "The dungeons are just so... eugh. So, how are you?"

ooc: We're just going to pretend the lesson's over, 'kay?

"I think I'll love it to. Especially the historical parts," Theodore grinned with anticipation, longing to join the other tourist muggles in their adventures in a new city. "Do you have any travel tips? Are they any places that are must-sees?" He had heard great things about places with bloody histories, such as the Tower of London. They intrigued him, but terrified him, all the same. Blood and violence... EEK!

"That... thing is a landmark?" He rose an eyebrow with surprise. "Why... maybe I should reread Hogwarts, A History, because I remember nothing about a murderous tree that was adored by Hogwarts historians." He laughed, but his curiosity was peaked. Why would such a vicious plant be made a landmark? He doubted that many people would be angry if the tree was removed, if one could remove it without losing a limb or two, but it was no big matter.

For a quick moment, he had taken her seriously. So, Ellie wasn't just a smart girl, but a heroic one, too? She must have been quite the Gryffinclaw. But alas, at her admittance, he had to chortle along with her. "I hopw I'm not stuck in that situation. But knowing some of my friends that tend to be, erm..." He lowered his voice, glancing around for a moment fearfully, "clueless, I might have to save the day for them." He grimaced, hoping it would never come. But knowing some students such as Braeden Stonem and other silly Gryffindors, that day might come sooner than later.

Samira raised an eyebrow and giggled. "Catwoman?" She cocked her head to one side, still smiling in amusement. "Does she turn into a cat?" It sounded like an animagus. And Joker. Samira had to admit, she was intrigued. The comic sounded pretty interesting. Especially since it was Muggle, and slightly foreign to Samira. All her life, she's wanted to be able to learn more about Muggles, and their style. And here was Levi: extremely kind, sweet, funny. And he was even willing to share his comic books with her, which Samira could tell he really enjoyed. Samira had to admit it to herself-she was starting to develop a bit of a crush on the older boy. The thought made her blush and look down at her shoes. It was just so easy to talk to Levi. Usually she had trouble talking to guys, but Levi was so down to earth and he had this calming aura about him that made her feel comfortable. Buuuuuuut....he was a fourth year, and probably didn't think of her as anything more than a little Slytherin, so she dispelled the thought.

"Of course I remember your name, Lychee. Who could ever forget?" She smiled, as if completely oblivious to his reminder of his real name.

Then she heard Lychee's stomach roar, like a lion too. "Heeey~" She pointed out, "You're stomach's like a lion, growling and all that. But you're supposed to be a snake." She pretended to pout, then suddenly stood up. She patted Lychee's stomach and began speaking to it, "Lychee's stomach! Hey! You're doing it all wrong. Repeat after me," she lectured the stomach, "Ssssssssssssssssssssssssssss," making a sound like a deflating balloon, which was supposed to be a snake, Zara knelt down and put her ear to his stomach. Weird, isn't it? "Okay, now, your turn." She encouraged and waited as she looked back up at Lychee.

"Book? What book? I got my bag." She grinned, and held up her bag for him to see. Then she sighed, he really had some problems he had to fix with his brain. He forgot she was getting a bag, not a book.

Zara immediately stood up straight as she heard Ariana's voice approaching. "Hey, Ariana." She smiled. "Oh and his name is Lychee, not Daichi." Zara said, then winked.

Zara tilted her head to the side. Now what? Spelling problems? Whatever it is, Lychee needs to get his head checked. Was there a spell for that? Zara decided to look it up in the library later and made a mental note to search for a spell that cured brain problems. She smirked.

BAHAHAHA that made Ariana laugh... so hard.... Ssssssing stomach's? Sooo funny. She was always one for laughter, but Zara was just hilarious! "You..." laughter "...should be..." giggle "...a comedian..." even more laughter.

A smile tugging at the corner of her mouth, Ariana just barely managed not to burst out laughing again.
"Oh, right, sorry Lychee, didn't mean to misprounounce."
Must... not... laugh...

Zara blinked consecutively as she watched Ariana laugh. Her? A come-here-John? She put her hand to her chin, thinking. "Who's John?"

Ariana looked at Zara quizzically. Now she was just speaking gibberish. The only John Ariana knew was a muggle boy she'd had a crush on two years ago... and there was no need to tell Zara that.
"John? Whaaaaaaaaaat?"

Zara looked at Ariana with a confused face. Then decided to let it drop. "Nah, nevermind that. How's your opinion of the classes so far? Scared, amazed?" She grinned as she remembered all the classes she'd had so far. After her trip to the courtyard, CoMC was her next.

Ah, yes the historical parts were probably the best part about London. Ellie sure enjoyed them anyway. She had a basic knowledge of the Kings and Queens of England, but growing up in the countryside of Ireland, where no muggle can set foot near... English history was something Ellie read about for fun. Ellie's eyes brightened. "Well the Golden Globe theatre is a must-see, if you're in to theatre and the likes... Hmm, there's tons of museums and galleries." Ellie said with a shrug. And it was fun just walking the streets and eating random food.

Ellie laughed. "Yes, actually! That tree has quite a historical background. You should check it out; it's quite interesting." And it kinda plays a part in why we're here at Hogwarts... She had to refrain from snorting. "Well it's only murderous if you get close to it or agitate it." So, if he was smart, he would stay away. The first law of common knowledge: Don't do things that will kill you. Simple enough, yet some people still didn't understand that aspect...

A brief silence settled between the two of them for a moment before striking up a question of interest. "Do you play Wizard's Chess at all?" Ellie wondered. It was always a favorite of hers, yet it seemed like she never got the chance to play over the years.

"Okay!" Ariana was still confused but... whatever!
"Classes are awesome, just like they were last year! Except... well, Potions was a little, um, scary..." She didn't want to be caught talking about Professor Lafay, but it was the truth... Dragon Lady was scary!!!

Zara giggled. Professor Lafay was scary. But Zara found it a little funny when they had to duck in Potions, it was like they were under attack or something. "How about in Transfiguration? Chainsh--," she stopped, and continued, "Ssshhaw's awesome, a bit weird though. What'd you think?"

"Nah," the Gryffindor said with a small shake of his head, turning a page. "That'd be pretty cool if she did but it comes from her disguise. A lot of the heroes and villains wear a lot of strange costumes in here but it's mostly to protect their identity. I guess it makes everything a little more mysterious--er..." He paused, giving way to a bizarre expression before he snorted at his own absentminded comment. "Yeeeeeah...that's not a word. I think I've reached the epitome of geekness. I should have a medal or something by now."

The more he hung around Samira, the more she was starting to grow on him. The age difference between them wasn't as vast as it seemed. They were only a year and a half or a couple of years apart. At the same time, they had a lot in common for being complete opposites on the outside. He was poor, black, and a Gryffindor, and she was wealthy, white, and a Slytherin but they really seemed to click with each other. That was all Levi really wanted--a good friend who could understand him.

Connor hugged her close. "No problem little one. I am glad to be needed." He stood and picked up Teddy who had suddenly gone silent. He offered heather his hand. "What do you say we go see if any of our apple souffle is left or if we can find any of Kurumi's cookies?"

"Okay!" Heather chirped happily at her big brother. Mr. Panda then ran up to Heather and let the girl hold on to his paw as she, Connor, and Teddy walked back inside.

'Big bro, is just the best!' Heather thought.

Theodore nodded, scratching his jawline with his right hand for a moment. "That sounds quite fun. I've always been a big fan of the bard." He paused for a moment before quickly correcting his statement. "Shakespeare, I mean, not Beedle." Smiling softly, it occurred to him that it was high time that he reread some of Shakespeare's plays and some of the fairy tales by Beedle the Bard. He hadn't read Shakespeare since his early teens possibly because bloody Macbeth had terrified him out of his wits as a thirteen-year-old and he hadn't read or listened to his mum read Beedle's work to him since he had been a small child.

"Will do." He nodded, making a mental note. Maybe Hogwarts, A History would have information on how to fight the tree as well, just in case a certain nervous Ravenclaw was ever thrown into a sticky situation with the Whomping Willow? "Haha, agitating it would be the last thing on my mind. Unless I turned suicidal, or something." A few seconds of silence passed as his morbid joke fell flat. Clearing his throat, he was glad that Ellie had ignited a change of subject. "Yeah! I used to beat my dad at it all of the time. I also like gobstones, too... although it can get a bit disgusting at times." The ink that squirted out of the stones was so revolting that the sixth year supposed that it was fermented troll dung. "Oh, that reminds me... I've been meaning to ask if Hogwarts has any clubs for that kind of thing. Gobstones, chess, anything?" He was itching to get involved.

"Hi Arabella." K-Lee said, smiling up at her. "Alright I suppose.." She said, happy to have seen Arabella again. She hadn't spoken to her since the train. "How about you? Anything interesting happen?" She asked her, smiling at the other girl.

K-Lee wasn't really in the mood to mention her transfer. She didn't want to. K-Lee was trying to forget about it and hope her parents changed their minds and she didn't move.

Arabella-Marie smiled at K-Lee and said "I am good and well nothing interesting has happened to me yet" Arabella-Marie could tell something was up but was not going to bother asking K-Lee about it