"Oh, you love me!" he said still joking.

sure i do. whatever

"You know you do! who wouldn't?" ;D

"Not me!" Ariana said with confidence

"Lies!" :O

"Well it is snow..." Amelia said solemnly, paying no attention to the fact that he was trying to be stern with her. Because he wouldn't really be mad at her for this. Plus he was laughing too, therefore his anger must be feigned. She did wipe some of the snow off of him though.

"Oh...that's right you wouldn't of seen snow for awhile," Amelia added brightly before realizing that him wanting to feel snow probably wasn't why he was facedown in it when she tripped over him. "In other words you fell?" She asked dryly, shaking her head a little, but with a slight smile on her face. She couldn't really say anything about falling, what with having tripped over him.

Huh??

Blinking slowly Amelia took in the fact that Isaac had thrown himself onto the ground, again, before turning to look at the branch coming towards them both. Not good.

"Duh dur,"Cardigan said,wearing a smirk.Doesn't everyone like to eat?I mean, not everyone likes to pig out,but don't you have to like eating?It's like,common sense.Well,she sure did.But mostly candy.She probably has enough to fill her trunk two times!So I guess you could say she's....."rich".And yeah,her parents practically let her do or get anything she wanted.The problem was,her parents didn't care.Cardigan could say ,'Mother,father!I'm gonna go reveal magic to the muggle world and use unforgivables!",and they would just say,"sure".What kind of parents are they!

Logan laughed. "Well, I guess that was kinda stupid. A lot of people like to eat..." he said, chuckling. "Or they'd die. I think." he said.

He stuck his tongue out at her at her words. Well he couldn't very well help that, she'd just stated the obvious! "Yeah jus' a few years, not quite used te the cold yet." Blowing some snow from his nose that had started to gather once again he shook his head "Quite a lot we've gotten now, eh?"

Once again he stuck out his tongue this time blowing a raspberry at her words then laughed. "Yes I fell. What were ye doing out in this weather?" he asked. Probably very well the same thing he was. Looking for her. And that she preferred to be outside. "Not afraid ye'll get lost?"

Peering up as the branch swung her way, "Amelia!" grabbing her he pulled her down before it whapped her next. "Mebbe we should get somewhere safer." he said with a chuckle.

"Or get sickly thin,get fed through tubes,or get locked up and studied because no one can figure out why they're still alive,"Cardigan added on with a grin.She'd seen all of those things before like on "restricted" muggle shows and such.Her parents don't allow that kind of stuff.But this girl watches them anyway!

"Or.....that." Logan replied with a raised eyebrow. He chuckled.

Next time he stuck his tongue out at her she was going to grab it. Or put snow in his mouth. One or the other. She hadn't really decided yet. But that was okay because there was plenty of time to do so.

"Hmm... maybe I should buy you a warmer jacket for Christmas then," Amelia muttered, eyeing his coat. Because while it did look quite warm to her she was also used to this kind of weather. "And we have gotten quite a bit of snow. But at least it looks pretty," which was important. Because if you didn't get enough snow it looked horrible. And she was all for pretty things.

Luckily for Isaac she didn't notice he'd poked his tongue out at her, otherwise it would have meant war. Even if said war would have been more her being playful than anything else.

"I was making snow angels. And it wasn't this bad when I actually came out here... if it was I wouldn't have ventured this far from the castle and into the path of a deranged tree," Amelia said brightly, giving Isaac one of her best smiles. It really was good to see him again in their spare time. "What about you? Were you looking for me?" she asked the last question tentatively, not quite sure how she'd take it if Isaac said he wasn't. But then, he had called out her name before they could even see each other so that was a pretty good indication that he had been seeking her out.

If it weren't for the snow being soft she was sure that when she hit the ground it would have been painful. In fact it still kind of was painful since Isaac had pulled her down. But she was sure that it was still less painful than being hit with a branch of a psycho tree!

"Maybe we should," Amelia agreed as she stared up at the snow that was still falling. Perhaps they should even go inside, because she felt a cold coming on.

"I watch things,"Cardigan said with a sly grin that said,'I'm cool and watch muggle doctor shows even though my parents say no muggle doctor shows."Yeah.She's cool like that.

Nodding "I've been thinking I might jus' get a warmer one next time in Hogsmeade. This one certainly isn' good 'nuf." Shivering as he sat there he buried his chin more into the jacket and tugged at his scarf up higher. "It'd be perfect if it wasn't so c..c..cold." he said with another shiver.

"Snow angels?" he hadn't even thought to do that! He'd not done those since he was a kid. He did try a sand angel once in Egypt but that was messy. You got sand in places you really REALLY didn't want it. Wrinkling his nose at the memory "Sand angels aren' the same." Smiling at her words about the tree he chuckled "I was wondering if it really was as bad as people say. Apparently it is."

Leaning closer hoping for warmth he nodded "I was, I've been missing me girl." he said honestly. He had too! Homework, class, practice, bed, day after day just wasn't his idea of fun. He needed time with her. Well ok, it wasn't something he had to have, but it was something he definitely wanted!

Pushing up to a crawling position he started inching his way away from the tree, his teeth chattering again he made sure Amelia was near him still "Ye want te stay out more or head inside?"

Alyssa came out to the grounds near the Whomping Willow. The sun was shining brightly and there were no clouds in the sky. It was a good day for her to try using the Armillary Sundial again to read the time. She walked around the grounds until she found a place where there were no shadows and the sun was shining directly on the grass. She then took out her foldable table and opened it up. She placed it on the ground, making sure that it was level and not lopsided.

She then took out the Armillary sundial and placed it on top of the table. Taking out her compass from her jacket pocket, Alyssa placed it next to the sundial and moved it around until the arrowhead on the gnomon was facing north. This time round Alyssa hoped that she might get a better and more accurate reading.

Now that she had everything positioned, Alyssa waited for the sun to cast its shadow on the dial. She checked the markers on the dial and saw that the shadow fell between the Roman Numerals III and IV right on the middle marker. Alyssa guesstimated that the time was 3:30 p.m. but she needed to confirm whether she was right. She quickly looked down at her watch and saw that the digits showed 3:30 p.m. Alyssa jumped up and down with excitement, not caring whether anyone saw her or not. She had finally got an accurate reading off the sundial without the help of a watch!!

Alyssa quickly packed up her table, placed the sundial in her bag and practically ran all the way back to the castle to tell her friends the good news.

"Like...TV shows?" he asked.

"Ya,"Cardigan said nodding to correspond with her answer.She didn't watch trash tv like Barney re-runs and ugly stuff like that.She couldn't understand why adults were always saying,to teens and such,that they were watching trash TV when little children were actually the trash TV watchers.Tsk tsk tsk....

He really did make a miserable sight being so cold. But it was also endearing. Very, very endearing. "I haven't been to Hogsmeade yet," Amelia told him, slightly sad about that fact. They had been meant to go together after all. But there'd been no time. Which really, really sucked. Especially since there was a clothes shop there and a sweet shop. Although, it was likely to be busy and she wouldn't much like that.

"Sand Angels? Well I wouldn't imagine so. It mostly sounds messy," Amelia frowned slightly as she imagined just where the sand could go, and how hard it would be to get it off ones clothing and out of long hair. It definitely wouldn't be worth the effort. At least snow angels only made one wet! But then, maybe sand angels were all the rage in places like Egypt? "Don't worry. I didn't think it would be this bad either. That being said I also didn't realize just how close we'd gotten until the branches started to attack..." because Amelia had been playing a safe distance away. It was only in her quest for Isaac that she'd wound up this close to the thing!

Amelia's heart warmed with happiness as soon as Isaac said he'd missed her. She'd hug and kiss him for that if they weren't this close to the deranged tree. Although it would certainly help him get warmer if she did... But no, they'd get away from the tree first and then once they were safe inside she'd make sure she could cuddle up to him to her hearts content. "I've missed you too," she decided to tell him. Because that was the most she could do under these circumstances, and she figured that it was better than making him think she hadn't missed him just because she couldn't react in the way she wanted him too.

"Umm... Definitely inside time now. You look and sound freezing, and I don't want you to get sick," Amelia's voice was tinged with real concern over his welfare and she crawled after him as quickly as she possibly could to make sure that they'd get inside as soon as possible.

Making a face he shook his head "Nor have I. I meant te but practice..." She knew what he meant, practice had fallen right during hogsmeade so between that and school work, he'd had no chance. Not to mention he wouldn't have gone without Amelia, they were to go together after all! He did want to stock up on sweets again though, his supply was getting low!

Wrinkling his nose again at her words "They are very. Don't like 'em much, sand goes everywhere even in places ye never thought it could!" Finally getting far enough (he hoped) away from the tree, his arm went around her automatically and not just because he was freezing but also because he'd missed her incredibly so! "Soon the holidays will be here." he said softly happy at the thought because no matter what they did or if they went anywhere, they'd be together! And no classes would interfere with that! and hopefully no practices as well.

Heading up to the castle at her words with his arm around her he nuzzled his nose into her hat, getting his nose full of snow that was on it and making him turn to sneeze. "Ouch, that was cold." he said with a chuckle. "Mmmm, some hot chocolate or hot pumpkin juice would solve the cold part. But I don' want ye te get sick either!"

"I know. Practice has been brutal," and she meant that literally. She'd gotten quite a few bruises from Quidditch Practice, mostly due to the fact that they were all attempting to get the Quaffle from each other. Although at least they all proved that they were quite enthusiastic about actually getting in there, and doing damage if need be. And that they could also work together as a team on occasions. Like when she grabbed the back of Isaac's broom so he wouldn't be able to score so that Sierra could...

Eww. So they were as bad as imagined then. Amelia pulled a slight face before it melted into one of contentment as Isaac's arm went around her when they stood up, now far enough away from the tree to do so safely. Her body automatically relaxed into the embrace and she laid her head on his chest, happy to be able to walk back to the castle like this. "I know. I still need to ask the charms professor about that charm that will allow me to make the recording for my brother and buy some presents, but I'm really looking forward to Christmas. I just hope that we aren't ordered to have practice over the break," she said, unwittingly echoing Isaac's thoughts. Because as much as she liked Quidditch she wanted down time to spend with her boyfriend. Not time where she could see him but couldn't really talk to him because she was more concerned about whether people were going to crash into her or hit bludgers her way!

Giggling softly at Isaac's reaction to getting a face full of snow from her hat Amelia absent mindedly nodded along to what he was saying. "Hot chocolate would be good. Hot Pumpkin Juice isn't really my thing," mainly because it made her throw up. But that was something he didn't need to know or witness. "And I wont get sick. Or if I do it'll just be a minor cold. After all I'm much more used to this temperature than you. And a sight warmer too I'd say," because although she was chilly she was nowhere near freezing like he was.

Keeping his arm around her he headed for the kitchens where he was sure it'd be warmer! If not well the commons was more comfy and they could curl up infront of the fire on one of the couches.

Logan nodded a little. He used to watch TV when he was little, until his aunt saw how happy he was with it. And she hated it when he was happy, so of course she took the TV away from him. So he had to keep all his favorite things he did secret...reading, singing, playing guitar, painting...all secret.

"So you can sing and play guitar........but can you dance?"Cardigan said with a devilish grin on her face.She might be a good singer,but she was an even better dancer!She could kill those muggle dances!Just ask Cardigan`s sister;she`ll tell you all you need to know.Trust me.....

Minerva was walking around on the grounds. It was really cold on this December day, but the sun was out shining bright with no clouds. She pulled her blanket out of her bag and sat down on it. She watched as the willow tried to beat up a few birds that came to close. Minerva pulled the little dial out of her bag and looked at it. She turned it around in her hand. She had seen these before, but never really tried to use one. She set it on the ground and looked at the sundial and just as she was looking at the sundial a cloud had come over the sun and the sundial wasn't showing any time. She sighed just her luck lately she thought. She looked back at the Willow. After a few moments the sun was back out and she looked to the sundial. It had a shadow across it and she tried to figure out the time. She took out a quill and traced an invisible circle for a clock and figured that the shadow was pointing towards 3 o'clock. Minerva took out her parchment and wrote down the date and the time that the sundial was saying. She put the sundial back in her bag and again decided to sit and watch the willow being irritated by the birds around.

Alyssa walked on the grounds towards the Whomping Willow Tree. She was glad that she had permission to be out on the grounds this late at night, but she knew that time was precious, so she looked for a level spot on the grounds where she could place her telescope. Taking out her wand, she said "Lumos" to give her more light to see where she was going. Making sure that she kept her distance from the Tree's deadly branches, once she found a spot, she said "Nox" extinguishing the light before holstering her wand. She removed the bag that she was carrying slung over her shoulder, unzipped it and took out a large blanket which she unfolded and lay on the grass. Then she took out her telescope case, opened it and removed her telescope. She quickly unfolded it and stood it up on the blanket she had laid out. Lying down on the blanket, Alyssa then adjusted the lenses on her telescope and peered through the viewfinder.

The stars looked so near that she felt that she could reach out and touch them, but Alyssa decided that she would use the lens focusing spell to sharpen the images. Taking out her wand, she tapped it on her telescope and said, "Lens Focalis", before holstering it. Alyssa then lay back on the ground and looked through the viewfinder again. The stars now looked sharper and clearer.

Now to find the Constellation Leo. According to her reference guide book, tonight, April 10th would be the best night to see it. She was glad that it was a clear night and that there were no clouds in the sky to obscure her view. Alyssa scanned the skies, slowly moving her telescope from right to left, up and down, checking each formation until she found what she was looking for. The Constellation Leo. The formation was so clear, that Alyssa actually thought that she was seeing the shape of the lion. Rubbing her eyes, and laughing at her weird imagination, she took out her journal and quill, and noted down the coordinates of the Constellation.



She would have studied the stars more if she hadn't looked at the digits on her watch. It was 9:30 p.m.!! Time to head back to the castle and up to bed. Alyssa quickly packed up the telescope and folded the blanket into her bag, before getting up and making her way back to the castle.