Thea ran her hand along the cold stone wall as she wandered aimlessly down the corridoor. Maleficent trotted at her heels, her bottle brush tail flicking lazily back and forth as she kept an eye out for anything/ anyone.
Raking a hand through her messy curls, Thea sighed. Sliding down the wall, she took a seat. Her cat immediantly plonked herself into the third years knee, and settled herself down. Thea frowned as the cat clicked at her tights slightly, but rested her head against the wall.

Thea had hardly seen anybody since she'd arrived back at Hogwarts, and heard from practically nobody over the summer. She had met up with her muggle friends, who had plenty of boring, endless questions about Hogwarts but they weren't the same as her magical friends. She missed Hemo.. a lot more than she would ever admit to Hemo herself! Thea found herself smiling. Closing her eyes, her smile disappeared as she tried not to think at all.

Why was it that when you needed someone they weren't there and when you didn't want them around they were? Because Daichi had been looking for a certain Gryffindor for fifteen minutes now. He first searched in the Great hall, then outside before going up. His original thought was to go to the Astronomy tower where he had seen Thea last year... maybe it was a favorite spot of hers? But as he walked along the corridor with a rather fast pace, the Slytherin didn't see that the person he was looking for seated on the ground and walked passed her.

He halted in his tracks as he frowned a little, looking back he noticed that cat..what's its name again? "There you are!" he half shouted as he ran back to Thea. "What are you doing on the ground?" he asked.

Slowly opening her eyes, Thea instantly recognised that voice. That very excitable, LOUD voice. Maleficent got to her feet and planted herself besie Thea, looking intently at Daichi.
'Here I am?' she raised her eyebrows, giving the Slytherin a curious look. 'I was sitting, if that's alright..' But Thea smiled. Thea sat up slightly, but didn't get to her feet. 'Anyways.. what do you need blondie??' Thea grinned as she rubbed her tired eyes.

She cocked her head to the side, and watched Daichi with the same expression on her face.

Daichi had seen the cat before and still he wasn't used to the intense stare it gave him. Looking from the cat to Thea, he frowned at her answer. "Right...sitting" he shook his head as he leaned against the wall on her left but didn't sit down.

His cheeks blushed a little as she called him blondie and automatically has hand went to his hair. But he saw her grinning which made him grin afterwards too. "Are you okay? You look tired" he asked concerned as he watched how Thea was rubbing her eyes. "Anyways, i don't need anything... at the moment" he continued. "I just.. uhm.." he bit his lower lip as he quickly looked left and right in the corridor. Seemed like they were the only ones here. Good. "I uh.. wanted to ask you a- a favor.."

Thea nudged her cat as she saw Daichi glance down at her. 'Don't be rude..' She told the cat sternly, as she prodded her barrel of a stomach. Maleficent meowed pitifully and moved away from Thea's finger. Rolling her eyes, she turned back Daichi.

Thea shook her head as she saw him blush. Hehe. Thea simply nodded to his question. Whatever. It wasn't important.
Thea laughed out loud as she saw him look up and down the corridoor. 'What's wrong with you?!' She snorted. 'Are you on some sort of mission?..' Smirking, Thea squinted up at him. 'Ok.. well what is it?' Now she was curious.

"I'm not rude! that cat is staring at me!" Daichi defended himself, missing the point that she was actually talking to her cat and when he found out he quickly mumbled an apology. He eyed the cat some more and thought it really needed to excersice some times...

"Nothing is wrong.. i just, don't want anyone to find out..." he said as he looked at around the corridor for a second time. What if a student decided to show up and here his next words? or worse! a professor?! But it seemed like no one was coming and he sighed in relief.

"Well, have you seen those cute ducks at the pond on the grounds?" his eyes twinkled a little before he whispered. "I ..well...i want one.." and with one he meant a duck. He wanted a duck. Now! "So..i was wondering if , if you wanted to help me and get one?...you know" stealing sounded so harsh to him. Because really, he just wanted a cute little ducky for himself~!

Hunter slowly climbed the stairs that swung over to the 5th floor corridor. He was on his way to the Astronomy Tower just before dinner, hoping he could get some studying done. He had tried spending more time in the common room but it was always too loud in there. Finally getting tired, Hunter stopped for a rest and looked around for a mirror. He was afraid that he would be gaining way too much weight with all of the food he had been eating. His mother never cooked as much as the Hogwarts House Elves did and, while he loved the food, he didn't want to start breaking out or something. 'Not that I could ever get ugly. That's just impossible. I'd be hot either way.' After walking to the end of the corridor, he finally found one and began fixing his hair to look just right.

With a little hop in her step, Brooklyn made her way down the corridor, volleyball held under one arm. She was on her way to the grounds, to practice some bumps and what not, but.. seeing as this corridor was practically empty, the blond decided to start a bit early.

So, she tossed the ball up and bumped it back up with her forearms. She continued to do so until.. she lost control of the ball, sending it down the hall. With a sigh, she chased after it, but not before almost crashing into a boy who seemed to be checking himself out in the mirror. "I'm sorry," She apologized.

"How did I ever get this good looking?" Hunter asked himself out loud. It wasn't like there was anyone else around anyway. Only...there was and that very person somehow managed to bump right into him after chasing a ball? How odd was that? He was so ready to tell the girl something, he was even sure the girl bumping into him was Aria but after hearing her apologize to him he knew that would never be possible. Looking up at her, he realized just how pretty she was. There was no way he'd be getting upset with her. "Oh, darling, don't worry. It was my pleasure." He placed his hand on her arm to steady her and winked. Today was going to be a good day.

The girl giggled as his words reached her ears. Someone was a little vain. How funny yet.. interesting. She hadn't quite met someone like that. She tucked her hair behind her ear, as it was getting a in her face. Brooke smiled sheepishly at the boy, feeling guilty for her carelessness.

Somewhat confused by his words, her eyebrows scrunched together as she tried to figure it out. His pleasure? But.. how strange. "Your pleasure?" She question. "I'm not quite sure i know what you mean," After all.. shouldn't he be mad? She ignored the whole darling part, seeing as she didn't know him, but had she, he would have received a punch in the arm. Annnnd.. he was touching her. She shied away from his touch, not comfortable with anyone touching her.

The girl politely moved away from him, which he really wasn't used to. He had forgotten to always start with a compliment, not a touch. But the girl wasn't very sure what he was trying to do, therefore not understanding his words. He laughed to himself and shook his head, "Oh nothing, just that I'm perfectly glad that it was you who bumped into me and not someone else." Hunter turned and walked to where the ball rolled and picked it up. "And I believe you dropped your ball?" He really was very confused as to why she even had a ball. Hogwarts didn't have any sports, did it? "These balls aren't the typed used for quidditch....or did they change the rules?" He could only imagine the kind of uprising any sort of rule change to quidditch would bring. The game had been played exactly the same for ages so he couldn't think of any reason as to why they would go off and change the rules noooow.

Brookie tilted her head to the side, still confused by this boy. He was far unlike the boys she hungout with. They were always so.. easy to read. And this, this she was unfamiliar with. Being the sporty girl, she didn't come across guys like this a whole lot. "Me? Why? Are you in a fight with some other girl or something?" She asked curiously. Although.. she didn't want to pry and make him feel all awkward. She was so clueless.

Watching him retrieve her volleyball, she blushed slightly, but grinned appreciatively at him. "That's right," she nodded, watching him hold it. "Ever play? Volleyball, that is." She smiled again and shook her head. "No, afraid not. They still use the quaffles. I'm just.. really into muggle sports. More so than the average wizard, i suppose." Yeah, she was definitely a sports enthusiast.

"Not quite." He smirked at this girl, who seemed to sportier than most girls he spoke to. Definitely a change here, but he liked it. This would be more of a challenge. "You're a very lovely girl to bump into. That is all." He didn't know her, that much was true, but surely she wasn't crazy or anything. She had enough manners and that was what mostly mattered to him at this point.

He cocked an eyebrow at the word "volleyball." Was he supposed to know what exactly that was? Then she went off and mentioned muggle sports and it all sort of fell into place. This girl must have been raised by muggles, or at least surrounded a great deal by them. Not a problem. He would just have to figure out what exactly she would be talking about for most of the conversation. "Um, I'm sorry, but no. I cannot say I've ever even heard of volleyball, let alone played it." Then again, Hunter didn't play very many sports. If his hair got too messed up or if he over swear, it would be the end of the world. "Well I'm glad to hear that. I've never played quidditch either, but it's quite interesting with quaffles whenever I've bothered to watch it." The quaffle was much harder and made a bigger impact when getting thrown. Surely this...volleyball....wouldn't only bounce off of people or bounce out of their hands. Not entertaining at all.

Brooke eyed the boy with great curiosity. He was just.. different. She wasn't quite sure how to respond, let along act. She was a lovely girl to bump into? Was that even a compliment? "Errr... thank you? I think?" Yeah, confused. That word barely covered what she was feeling right now.

Feeling awkward and weird, Brooke twisted her foot around in circles, still eyeing the volleyball he was holding. Her bright blue eyes blinked before a frown appeared on her lips. He hadn't heard of volleyball? Gosh, these Hogwarts kids were so sheltered. She wasn't surprised that half of them didn't know anything about muggle sports. "You haven't? Well, that's alright. It's just a game. Not all that important. Maybe i could show you how to play sometime. If you want to of course." She shrugged, knowing she should probably shut up about it otherwise this conversation would take a turn for the awkward. Not that it hadn't already. Plus, it was hard to remember that not everyone lived in a muggle neighborhood. "Yeah, quidditch is fun. Have you ever played?"

"You're quite welcome." This was definitely not something he was used to.

She was asking if he'd ever want to play it? A sport....would be good for him. He needed to learn how to shake off some of the weight he'd be gaining very soon anyway. Keep up his metabolism. 'This way I can eat all I want and never have to worry again.' He really thought about it for a few minutes. Once he couldn't find any reason not to, he came up with his answer. "Assuming it wouldn't be too hard or anything...I would love to have you teach me how to play." Maybe then he'd even be able to understand this girl a little more.

"Erm...no, I can't say I have." He never really spent much time outside. He would always hang out with Bridgette and Ruby and his parents always took them around when they were traveling. Hunter probably spent more time in some type of transportation than actually outdoors. "I have watched a few games though! It looks like a great deal of fun but very dangerous." Yes, he was a wizard, but that didn't mean he wanted to go around flying on a broom for fun. "I'd much rather apparate than go flying around on a broom." He wasn't afraid of heights...he just didn't enjoy being high off of the ground. Who did though? No one he knew.

Thea stared at him for a few seconds but then laughed when he mumbled on a bit about being 'sorry'. 'It's fine.. she's a cat..' Thea shrugged and watched Maleficent get to her feet and stalk away without a backwards glance.

Thea giggled. He was silly. 'You don't want anyone to find out?..' She repeated, still with an eyebrow raised.
When Daichi finally spat out the words he wanted to say, Thea put a hand over her mouth in mock horror. 'You want to steal a duck?!' The Gryffindor got to her feet, and leant against the wall just looking at Daichi. 'You want me to help you?..' Thea sighed. She really should stop repeating what he had just said..
Shrugging, Thea nodded once. 'Okay.. I'll help you.' She didn't really know how they were going to do it.. especially once they had got into the castle. But if Daichi wanted a duckie.. Surely this would make up for the times she had been nasty to him. 'What's the plan of action then?..' Thea asked him, wiggling her eyebrows.

The blond tucked some more stray strands of hair behind her ear, not completely sure about what to say next. But her eyes did wander to the boy's robes. A Slytherin, eh? "So um, what year are you in?" The only other obvious question she could ask him. Other than that, she'd probably ask something completely random. Not that that wasn't random, either. But still.. "Yeah? Awesome! It's not that hard, promise." Though.. there were very few sports that Brookie thought were hard. VERY few. "But yeah, when you have time or something, let me know. It'll be fun."

Brookie frowned. "You haven't? That's fun too!" Wow, this boy was definitely not like anyone she knew. Pretty much all of her guy friends played some sort of sport. Some of them even played golf and bowling. Dorky sports, but sports all the same. So this boy was SO VERY unfamiliar to her. Though.. maybe she should treat him like a girl? 'Cause the very few girl friends she had weren't into sports either. "You have? Like.. the school games? Or the actual ones?" GOSH, she wanted to see an actual game played SO BAD. Unfortunately enough for her, her father refused to take her to see such a dangerous, violent sport. "Wait, really? I've never apparated before so.. I guess i prefer the broom, or a car even."

"No!" he quickly said and raised his hands in mid air. "I'm not stealing, just ...borrowing?" okay he was stealing... He watched as Thea got back up on her feet and stared at him. Daichi tried to look back but found his eyes falling down to look at the ground and he knew that if they were getting caught he would have a hard time standing his ground.

Wait... She...wants to ...help him? O__o for a moment he had thought that she was going to refuse. They were playing with points and possibly a detention ..but then again, this was Thea. No other words needed hehe. "Really?" he asked , just to be sure before squealing loudly and wrapped his arms around her waist. "Thank you thank you thank youuu~!" He lifted her off the ground and did a little spin in the air.

He sat her back down when he saw two other students in the corridor. Clearing his throat, Daichi looked back at Thea and held his voice lower. So that only she could hear him. "Ehm..just...i don't know, just grab one and...i don't know!" he honestly hadn't thought about a plan. He had seen the pond, got the idea and went to find Thea for help. "Unless you know something?" he asked as he cocked his head to the side.

Thea rocked on her heels as she listened to Daichi go all flustered. Tuning out as he rambled on, she thought about what she had just agreed to help with. Well.. it was only a duck. It wasn;t as if they were going to hurt it. Daichi just wanted it as a pet... That wasn't so bad! ..Was it? Thea wasn't bothered about losing points, or even getting a detention really. She could win points back.. and she'd never had a detention at Hogwarts before. Thea grinned. Ooh, game onnnnn. Wrinkling her nose, it was as if she could read Daichi's mind (). She would obviously have to do the talking if they were confronted by anyone!

The Gryffindor's eyes became wide as Daichi simply gawped at her. Stiffening slightly, she wasn't really sure what was wrong with him; it was creeping her out slightly. Oh dear Merlin, he was coming closer! ARGGH. What was he do-?! Oh. Thea couldn't help but laugh slightly as the now very tall Daichi picked her up and twirled. When he set her back don she covered her mouth as she laughed. Patting down her hair, she was still smiling. 'It's fine..' she said quietly. They were just stealing borrowing a duck. it so was not a bigish deal!

A small crease appeared in between Thea's eyes as she listened to him. She slapped a han to her forehead. OF COURSE Daichi wouldn't have a plan. OF COURSE he would just want to snatch it and run. It was a very.. Daichi plan. 'We can't just snatch it and run!' Thea tried to sound stern, but she snorted slightly and laughed. 'At least one of us would end up tripping and face planting.. and possibly crushing the duckie.' She added quietly, flashing Daichi a grin. 'You can carry it by the way. I'm not touching it..' Mr Duckles was her limit.
Pursing her lips together, she glanced at the other students on the corridor.
Smiling slightly, she bumped her hips against Daichi. 'But listen, Wonder Boy. We just need to be quiet. So no Daichi squealing when you get excited and/or scared.' Thea nodded. 'And that's all I got..' She shrugged. Thea hoped he hadn't expected anything else.. she had never stolen a duck before... *Shudder*

Daichi blinked a couple of times when Thea said they couldn't just snatch and run away with a duck. "Why not?" he asked, looking confused but then figured that she would be right. He leaned against the stone cold wall again. Oh that's why. Daichi laughed softly when he saw in his mind how he would fall down with the duck in his arms , sprawled out on the grass, the duck under him not breathing anymore...O_O okay now it became freaky! "Okay okay i get it!" he pouted as he held his arms over each other.

He snapped his head to the right when she told him he had to carry the duck. "Like i'm letting you carry Squishy!" yes he had named the duck Squishy. "Scaaared~?" he teased the Gryffindor and laughed.

Daichi stumbled sidewards when Thea bumped her hip against his and he rubbed the place with his hand. "I promise i won't squeal in...wait a minute!" he looked straight at Thea, a blush covering his cheeks. "I don't squeal~!" he squealed and shook his head in denial.

"Oh, another thing... i want Squishy TODAY..." he wanted a duuuck nooow! he couldn't wait anymore. Ever since he couldn't bring Mr.Duckles back to Hogwarts anymore from his father and the new duck pond he wanted one! "So be at the pond at six PM sharp!" he looked at his wrist watch to check the time. 2 PM.

"Oh!" another oh "We should have code names~" Daichi smiled brightly at the thought of having a code name.

Folding her arms, Thea watched Daichi's mortified expression as he imagined squishing the duck. Squishy. Of course. Again, Thea face palmed. Oh merlin.
WOA. Today? Oh holy moley. 'Hold up there cowboy..' But then she stopped as she squealed. Again.
Raising an eyebrow, Thea gave him a pitying look when he denied being a total squealer. 'That's what I mean..' She shook her head.

Thea peered over and she too, checked the watch on Daichi's wrist. 'Fabulous. So I have time to eat? And then possibly throw it back up again when I have to go steal a duck?' Thea smiled, only a hint of sarcasm in her voice.
For the third time, Thea slapped her hand to her face. Codenames? Seriously? 'Really?..' she replied lamely.

Daichi frowned and then gasped. Of course they had dinner had that time! "okay, we go EARLIER!" he wasn't going to go later because then it would be dark...and he didn't really like not seeing where he was going.

The third year checked the corridor and looked back... No snapped his head back when Thea answered him sooo lamely at his COOL codename suggestion "Yes really!" he grinned. "you better call me duckinator and you will be turtlenator... No questions" he added and turned around. "i'll see you in a few hours~" he added and with a wave of his hand he ran away.

It was safe to say that Darwin didn't enjoy being lost. He didn't like this corridor, with the door that people couldn't seemingly go through, and he didn't like not knowing people, and he didn't like walking alone and trying in desperation to get to his lessons. He didn't know what floor he was on, let alone how to get to the Grounds or his Common Room or anywhere else he knew.

Which was pretty much nowhere, in reality. He sighed aloud, bouncing on the balls of his feet as he contemplated which direction to go in, and tried to decide where he wanted to go. But the only thing he could focus on was that he was lost, and he didn't like it.

Not one bit.

Sophie was once again exploring the castle and was thrilled to see that there were still lots of places she didn't know. Hogwarts is huuuuuuuuuuuuuge!! She loved it!

Skipping happily through the fifth door corridor, she spotted a little boy, who seemed to be her age. She went up to him with a smile on her face, but then noticed he looked a little worried. "Hello there! I'm Sophie!" she said stopping by him. "Are you okay?"