"ARE YOU SURE? I just kicked you. In the ribs," That was kinda bad. Theo hadn't seen it first, but now he realized. He put himself into her shoes ribs. Ow, poor ribs.

Haunt... Him?

Theodore laughed nervously. "Very funny." Yeah... jokes about haunting people after they DIE was so hilarious. *hides*

Theo scratched his head with his left hand, remembering to keep his right one firmly holding onto the statue. Didn't want no falling off now, did we?! "Wow, your neighbours are very grosssssssssssssss, then." The first year didn't know how to kiss, and he didn't plan on knowing until he was at least thirty years old.
He did kinda want to know now, though.

"GIRLS HAVE COOTIES. ESPECIALLY ONES FROM RAVENCLAW."

Just... apart from Blue.

The excitement had gotten Theo a little flustered, on top of this statue. Yea, he wanted down. He held out his arms at Ella, "Help me now, pleeeeeeease."

Ella raised an eyebrow, her smile widening as Theodore asked if she was sure she was okay. "Wait!" She said, alarmed. "You kicked me in my ribs!?" O__O And she clutched at her side more tightly, stumbling around a bit for added effect. "Merlin's beard! I see a light...a white light!" And she leaned up against the witch statue, eyes fluttering shut. She continued the act for about a minute more before stopping and standing up straight with a wide smile. "You know, if this whole witch thing doesn't work out I think I'd like to be an actress." Something to think on, that was for sure.

Ella grinned at Theodore when he responded to her haunting comment. He was clearly a little uncomfortable thinking about such a thing and she decided to stop being such a Edric Clone meany and start being a nice second year. "I'm only kidding, little lurker. I wouldn't haunt you."...though it might be fun to haunt someone "Maybe Alec and Messer though. That might be funny."

Her neighbors were gross? Well that was something they could both agree on. "You know, I agree one hundred percent." She said with a smile, thinking how much she wished she could see her neighbors to tell them she wasn't the only one to think that about them.

And then O_o Theodore was being all squirmy and yelling things about girls and cooties. Ella snorted about the Ravenclaw girls bit, knowing Edric was good friends with the little first year Ravenclaw. "You're right you know, better not touch me. I might give you cooties!" She said, wriggling her fingers at him. "Jusssst kidding. But do watch out for those Ravenclaws." *wink*

What was this? Ella watched as Theodore seemed to become scared all of the sudden and want help getting down from witch. Ella turned her back to the boy and backed up a bit, standing on her tippy toes. "Alright, think you can get on to my back without killing us both?" She said playfully.

Theodore STAAAAARED at Ella, his mouth forming a solid 'O' shape. He had killed her. An actual person. Did that make him eligible for creating a Horcrux now? NOPE. That thought did not cross his mind, at all. "Oh, snaaaaaaaap." And suddenly, SHE WAS SMILING. AND BEING... JUST... ANNOYING.

An annoying girl. Yes. It was about right. Theodore crossed his arms, "I'm a much better actor. Did you see that reaction?" That FAKE reaction? HA.

"And maybe Mika...." Theodore added, thinking of people that he would like to haunt. Truthfully, he would haunt everyone in a mischievous way. It would be the most funnest thing. But MIKA... That Ravenclaw deserved it. He snapped back to reality and continued to stare at Ella.

WHAT.

"Y-y-you have COOTIES?" Maybe he should have kicked her harder in the ribs. To get her awaaaaaaaay. Theo's older sister had told him many stories about how cooties had ruined her life. She said that they were incredibly contagious and if a boy ever TOUCHED a girl with cooties, they had to go to the doctors to get put down immediately.
Wait...

Was she kidding? SHEESH. Ella was 'kidding' so much right now, that poor Theodore was way confused. "DO YOU HAVE THE COOTIES ORRRRRRR...?"

"I won't kill you." He hoped. Theo swung his feet over the side of the statue and positioned himself so that he would perfectly land on Ella's shoulders. "Gonna drop now, okay?" He paused. "OKAY, NOW." Theodore let go of the statue, yelped a bit, then slam!dunked Ella onto the floor.

"Ow."

Ella raised her eyebrows at Theodore. Seriously? He was a better actor. That hadn't looked like acting to Ella! Not that she said so. She was being enough of a troll already. No need to add on to that. "You're right, Theodore. You're definitely the better actor." She said as sincerely as she could, pretending she thought he was acting too.

Ella wondered who this Mika character was and why Theodore wanted to haunt her. Maybe she was a girl he liked or something. Boys did that, didn't they? Picked on the girls the liked? At least that's what Tommy and Tad had told her...while picking on her...WAIT WHAT?! O__O The second year was horrified at the thought of either one of those gross boys liking her. YIKES!

Wow. Theodore really was afraid of cooties. She wondered why since he clearly had a best friend that was a girl. If he didn't have cooties from that, he was probably in the clear. "Theodore, don't worry. I DO NOT have cooties." She assured the first year, holding her pinky out to him. Yup, she was offering him a pinky promise so she had to be serious.

"Good." Ella said with a smile, bracing herself for the firsty to jump on to her back. She could hear him moving around above her and it was making her a little bit nervous. Maybeeee this wasn't such a good idea after all. She could probably find someone older...and stronger to help Theodore down if he didn't mind waiting. And then he was asking if she was ready for him to drop. "Erm Theodore I think we might have gotten ourselves a little over our heads and-"

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OWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW! Ella found herself laying flat on the hard stone floor, Theodore laying on top of her. She blinked several times, trying to decide if she was alive or not. The fact that she could feel the weight of Theodore's little body on top of hers was a good sign though, yeah? If she was dead she'd most likely not feel anything, right? RIGHT? ...Right.

The pain was pretty horrible, worse than the whole rib kicking thing, and she groaned a bit as she turned her head to check on the lurker. "Theodore? You o-okay?" She asked, concerned. He had to be okay, especially since he had Ella as a cushion. "Is t-this payback for joking about cooties?" She asked, her voice strained. She laughed softly before wincing.

"THE BESTEST ACTOR." Theodore was just the best at everything, right?

Ella didn't mention about Mika. Good. Theodore was in no mood for an epic Ravenclaw-rant. He watched the girl, who seemed to be in a world of her own and raised his eyebrows.

o____O
Theodore eyed the pinky finger she offered out to him. She wasn't seriously asking him to touch her? Right after all of that cootie talk! It was a miricle that Theo even spoke to girls, cos his sister told him not to. The only one he was sure didn't have cooties was Blue. She was too cool for cooties. "Did you get them removed at the doctors?" Theo's sister had that done. It cost a fortune, apparently. Deciding to trust her, the first year wiggled his own pinky finger and they sealed the promise.

TRUST. RIGHT THERE. He would 100% be washing his hands later, though.

Theo heard her moment of doubtfulness just as soon as his butt left the statue's back. THERE WAS NO TURNING BACK NOW. SORRY.

Ow.... owwieeeeee. HIS LEG WAS BROKEN.

Okay. In all seriousness, the damage wasn't too bad. Good job Ella was there to break his fall! Theo rolled off the girl and scrambled to his feet! His head was a bit sore where he had bumped Ella's head on the way down, but all in all, HE WAS FINE.

Oh. Ella was lying there and she didn't look quite as well. "Ooooooh me gosh. I'm so sorry!" He went to pull her up, but then remembered that you shouldn't move injured bodies from the crime scene. "Did you break anything? I'll take you to the hospital wing!" JUST DON'T PRESS ANY CHARGES AGAINST HIM, PLEASE.

"I'm fine." He shrugged. Ella was being a drama queen, in his opinion. "Maaaaaaaaybe." Theodore beamed, hehe. But really... was she okay, or?

Ella couldn't help but smile when Theodore asked if she got her cooties removed at the doctors. Was that what he thought happened? She wondered what kind of process that would be, the whole cootie removal thing. They wouldn't have to like operate or anything...would they?
Wait! Ella didn't believe in cooties! She was over that now, right? Right. "Oh yeah, no worries. I had to have them all removed. It was quite a difficult process but I'm okay now." So Theodore didn't have to worry about her giving him any. Nope! He was safe! And then he was sealing the promise. Good. So that meant he trusted her. There was something. She gave him an approving nod before pulling her pinky away from him. '

Ella was glad that Theodore got off of her. It felt like an immense weight had been lifted, literally. And her body didn't hurt quite as much now that the first year wasn't crushing her to death laying on her. Poor little lurker, he actually seemed concerned about how Ella was now feeling. AS HE SHOULD BE, though. He had just body slammed her to the ground. Ella had never been into wrestling but thought that if Theo wanted, he would be a great wrestler. Plus, Little Lurker had a nice ring to it as far as wrestling names went. She'd better get credit if he ever used it! "Don't be sorry, it's not like you meant to hurt me." She said, mustering a small smile. "And no! Please no hospital wing! The healer is a little...scary." Ella was serious, she did NOT want to go anywhere near the healer right now.

So he was okay? That was good. Because as he seemed to be worried about being blamed for hurting her, Ella didn't want to be responsible for hurting a first year. It just wasn't right! And plus, what if Theo had like older friends who came after Ella? *Shudder* That wouldn't be good! "I'm glad you're okay then." She said, slowly pulling herself up into a sitting position. She raised her eyebrows at the boy when he said he might have been getting her back. Heh! This kid was funny. "Think you could help me up? It's the least you could do..." She said, a smile on her face. She clearly wasn't mad at the boy, just needed a hand.

PHEW. All her cooties were removed. She was safe. "Good. My sister used to have cooties, you know." He shuddered at the thought. Casper never believed what she said, but Theodore trusted her. And look how he turned out! WAY better than Casper, because HE stayed away from cootie-girls.

"Soooooooooo... what house are you in again?" Theodore didn't actually know anything about Ella. He did wanna know, he did. Cos she was cool.

"I didn't, noooooo." Course he didn't mean to hurt her! He was a NICE Slytherin. A NICE ONE! Meep. She felt the same about the hospital wing as he did! "I hate the hospital, too!" Although, Theo really should visit there once in a while. He was always hurting himself. Almost daily.

He watched her closely, in case she suddenly exploded or something. As much as he wanted to know how to blow up girls, Ella was kinda cool. And cootie-less. So that was a PLUS. OH. Theo held out his hand for Ella. Hopefully he would have the strength to lift her.

....
And they wouldn't end up toppled on the floor again.

MEEP. Theodore tensed his muscles.

Ella wanted to laugh so bad. She really did. His sister had cooties? Why had she told him that? Maybe to stop him from bugging her or something? Instead of laughing, Ella settled on nodding seriously. "She did? That's too bad...but you said 'used to' so she's better, yeah?" Ella asked, feigning concern. If he really believed his sister had cooties, she'd go along with it.

The second year hadn't really considered that Theodore and her really didn't know each other very well. Actually, she didn't really know the boy at all. AND she had almost given him a black eye...AND he had almost killed her so...maybe it was time? "I'm a Hufflepuff, like Soph." She said with a smile. Yup! Ells was a Hufflepuff and she got to share a house with one of her besties! GRIN. "And you're a..." Ella tried to recall what robes she'd seen the first year wearing in classes. "Slytherin, right?"

"It's okay, Theodore. I believe you." Ella said reassuringly. D'aww. Did he really think that she thought he was trying to hurt her? Of course she didn't! And look at that! He hated the hospital wing too? This boy was smart. "Good! So we don't have to go then, okay?" Nope, they'd just suck it up and soldier on!

Good, so he was going to help her up. That was a relief. The second year grabbed on to the first year's hands and let him pull her up, doing her best to do most of the work so they wouldn't fall. Her legs felt a bit like jello. NOM. Speaking of jello, she was realllyyyyy hungry. Anyways...

Once she was standing, Ella checked the damage. No visible cuts or bruises yet so all was good. "Thanks for the help, Theodore." She said, giving the boy a small smile. "Good thing you're so strong."

"Yes, they've all gone now." Theodore thought about it for a moment. "But I think they muddled up her brain a bit. She is a bit weird." The boy sighed. Girls were quite unlucky really. Having to deal with that kinda stuff while boys just got on swimmingly with life.

Theo nodded. Hufflepuffs were acceptable. Gryffindors were 'meh', and Ravenclaws were a big NO-NO. Apart from Blue. "Cooooool.. I wish I was a Hufflepuff. Living right by the kitchen, and all." It was so unfair. Slytherins had to sit in the DAMP and COLD dungeons, whilst Puffs could walk out in the middle of the night for a little snack. Ridiculous. "Yup! Slytherin here! But, a nice one, I promise." Even though he had almost mudered her.

YAY. She wasn't going to press charges! *victory dance* "NO! We most certainly shall not go. And have nurses jab our shoulders. NOooooo." No.

Theodore pulled with all his might to lift Ella to her feet. It took a lot of energy. Perhaps it was cos he was weak, but he was convinced it was because Ella was far too heavy. He had learned from girls up and down behaviors that he should NOT mention that, though.

Was she good? Theodore waited a few moments whilst she checked herself over. Good? GOOD. "No problemo!" Whaaaaat did she just say? Theodore blinked for a minute, before the compliment processed.

And... and...

He giggled. Like a little girl.

JUST WAT.

"Well... you know.... yeah." GIGGGGGGGGGLE.

She couldn't not smile at this kid. Muddled up her brain? That was really funny. "I didn't know that cooties could cause so much damage." She said truthfully, shrugging her shoulders. "And for the record, I don't think my brain was muddled in the de-cootying process so no worries." You know, just in case he was wondering.

See? More people should want to be a Hufflepuff! What with the whole being around THE BEST PEOPLE EVAHHH and living so close to the food. ALL THAT FOOD! *__* "Being a Hufflepuff is pretty sweet...and the ice cream is SO close! Which is my favorite thing ever." And would probably cause Ella to become some sort of whale human when her metabolism stopped being so crazy awesome. "Good. I'm happy to meet a nice Slytherin." She said with a small smile. Not that he was a first...She had met a few other nice ones so maybe there was hope for that house after all...

O__o Jab shoulders? Huh? "What do you mean, jabbing your shoulders. She jabbed your shoulder before?" That certainly didn't sound like a pleasant experience. AND HOW RUDE! Just cause the woman was a healer didn't give her an excuse to go around just jabbing people...honestly.

D'awwwww! This giggling? How cute was this giggling?!
"What Theodore, did I say something funny?" She asked, amused at the boy's reaction to her complement.

"Leave 'em long enough, and they kill you." According to Kathryn. Theo had yet to look it all up on the internet. Computers baffled him, anyway. "Good, cos.... no offence, but I don't like associating with girls that have cooties." NO OFFENCE, REALLY.

Theodore made a face, "Okay, don't have to rub it in." Cos he would HAPPILY push all the puffs out of the common room himself if he knew the password. And if it was legal. He don't love you THAT much, little puffers.

Nice Slytherins, FTW. But he hoped she wouldn't see that as weak.

Theodore was like... a boss Slytherin. He was one of the more awesomer kind, if ya'll know what I mean...

"You know, they get their needles and jab you everywhere." They SAY it's protecting you from diseases, however, Theodore has a theory that they are all liars. They were just testing their products on human beings! THEO WAS ON TO EVERYONE.

Smart.

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This moment was not what he had planned.

Theodore stopped giggling and suddenly had the most STRAIGHT face ever. "I was laughing at..." Maybe he should offend her to make this situation less awkward, "your.... hair.... ummm...."

Straight face.

...

BAD MOVE, BAD MOVE. GIRLS GOT MAD OVER HAIR, DID THEY NOT? Theodore panicked slightly and WHIPPED his hair. A real whip, like he was in a mosh pit or something. Alec said this distracted girls! SOooooooo... if it failed, it would all fall to him.

Ella nodded, trying to keep a straight face. "Oh yes, I've heard they could do that." She gave the boy a grave look, shaking her head a bit as if this fact was devastating. HEH! Acting was really kind of fun! As for the little lurker not associating with girls who have cooties..."Good to know, I'll pass that information along to any of the ones I know with the-erm... disease."

"Wasn't trying to." Was it Ella's fault that her common room was located in the BEST SPOT EVER? No, of course it wasn't! Plus, it was like fate or something that she had ended up in Hufflepuff house! If she went without ice cream for too long she got all depressed and sad. Yeah... an ice cream depression! That was it! Sounded really scientific and factual! She made a note to tell her dad about this so he would buy more ice cream for the house.

O____O Needles jabbing you everywhere?! WHATTTT? "Theodore, I don't think it's really like that! I mean it can't be...she wouldn't just come out and jab you with a needle, right? I mean that's just...she wouldn't do that..." NOT that Ella was scared of needles or anything...nope. It wasn't that she was frightened of getting pricked by them or that the blood made her want to pass out. It was the word jab. Yeah, the word jab made it seem more harsh. And the second year made a pact with herself that getting hurt at Hogwarts was not an option. Not anymore.

The abruptness with which Theodore stopped giggling made Ella a bit nervous. Uh-oh! Was he having like...post traumatic stress disorder caused by the fall?! She didn't have to like hug him or anything, right? But then he started explaining the giggling. GOOD. So he wasn't suffering any brain damage...he was just explaining-

O___O

Little Lurker say whattttt?!

"You were laughing at my hair? Well I-I guess it is a bit messed up from the fa-" Ella would have continued but to her horror, little Theodore seemed to be having some sort of seizure! QUICK! SOMEONE GET THE JABBER HEALER!

The Slytherin shuddered one last time at all of the cooties talk.

Let's move on before he puked, yah?

"So, like... are the house elves like Hufflepuff's servants?" Cos Theodore had yet to meet the little fellows. He kinda figured it would freak him out, big tiiiiiiime.

"Have you NEVER been jabbed by a doctor?!" If not, Ella must be very prone to illness. Theo backed away slightly. But maybe wizarding doctors did it differently. Maybe they sedated their patients before injecting them with flu jabs and such. Theodore would much rather be sedated. He blinked at Ella for a moment, "I don't mean the Hogwarts nurse. I'm just talkin' about doctors in general." He highly doubted the school nurse would jab 'em.

SHE HAD NO PURPOSE TO, RIGHT?

The boy shrugged, and fully expected a slap across the face but it seemed Ella wasn't too offended. Good. His face was too adorable for slappin'. "I mean.... it doesn't look horrible, it just looks.. funny." This hole he was digging himself was just getting deeper, and deeperrrrrrrr.

Theodore stopped whipping his hair to study her reaction. Huh... well, it certainly seemed to have distracted her. Maybe it was a good tactic...

"Did you... enjoy that?" Were girls supposed to enjoy hair flipping?

"Or did you.... er, not?" What was he even saying?

Ella raised her eyebrows at the first year. House elves as Hufflepuff servants? That was just plain crazy. "Of course they aren't...but they are quite nice. They let you cook in the kitchens, you know...if you're into that sort of thing" NOT that Ella was the best cook... She tended to burn make everything a little well done, though some people liked that kind of thing! Really! And at least she hadn't lit anything on fire...yet. "You should try and meet one, a house elf I mean, they're cute!" But boys didn't think anything was cute, right? They thought stuff was like...cool or sickkk.

"No, I've never been jabbed by a doctor! I've been given a shot though, if that's what you mean." Honestly, doctors were supposed to make shots quick and as painless as possible! At least that's how her Grandfather had given them. "Grandad was a doctor so he was always pretty gentle about giving shots." She couldn't imagine what kind of doctors Theodore had been dealing with. They sounded like monsters!

...Just funny? O___o Seriously, little lurker? This kid did not know when to quit. Ella smirked a little before reaching up to feel what was going on on top of her head. Everything seemed to be in order so..."I'm sorry, I guess? I don't make it a habit to carry a comb around with me so...you'll have to deal with this mess." And Ella flailed her arms over her head indicating the mess that was her hair...

O__O Did people talk immediately after a seizure? The second year wasn't a doctor but she thought they were supposed to like, lay still and wait for assistance. Should she erm-stabilize him or something? Ella walked a little closer to Theodore, checking for any changes. She brought her hand up to feel his head, nope. No fever. She then grabbed his wrist to check his pulse, not that she knew what she was doing...but there seemed to be a pulsing in that general region so he was alive!...AND it seemed that the boy was completely unharmed. IT WAS A MIRACLE! GRIN.

AND THEN...he was asking if she had enjoyed that.
" What do you mean that? You mean you meant to make that-that movement?" She said, imitating the odd head banging motion. "Honestly? I thought you were ill, Theodore!" And then the second year burst into laughter. "Theo, who on earth taught you such a ridiculous thing?! It looked like you were about to die or something...you know like when a fish is out of water and they flop all over the place...only the thing flopping was your head!" Yup, you little dead fish flopper, whoever taught you this had set you up for embarrassment. It was probably a boy! BOYS WERE SO WEIRD.

Theodore shrugged, "I thought they were servants." That's what they were invented for, right? They let you COOK? "THEY DO? Ohhhhhhh my Merlin, I gotta get down there!" Not that he had expressed much interest in cookery in his years, but where's the harm in trying something new?

"CUTE? They're all wrinkly and ugly, though." >___<

"That is what I mean!" Jabbing was just his WORD to describe it. He was speaking on his own experiences, though. The last time Theodore had an injection, he had to be held back by nurses cos he was screaming so much. Yeah, it's not something he is particularly BRAVE for... "You let your granddad jab you?" o____O creeeeeeepeh.

Theodore blinked as her girly-defensiveness began. "I'msorry." He mumbled. He really was this time. Maybe he should offer a compliment now, "But your shoes. Your shoes are cool." Yep, just great.

She was touching hiiiiiiim...... o__________O Ella seemed to be checking his temperature and pulse.. WHUT, why? "I'm not DYING!" He snatched his wrist back and caressed it slightly, as if she had JABBED him or something. Nope, Theodore did not like physical contact.

"I was flipping my hair, DUH." He muttered, feeling his cheeks going red as she began laughing. "It's what all the teen heart throbs do." Soooo... she had no reason not to like it. Unless she wasn't a real girl. Theodore did have a theory that some girls were just fakers. Theo pouted and folded his arms across his chest as Ella went on and on and on about his epic failure of a hair flip. Well... if it was so FUNNY, go and tell that to Alec. "Alec taught me."

And it was Alec's fault that he looked an idiot right now.

ALEC. ALEC WOULD RECEIVE WRATH LATER.

For his poor teachings of whipping hair.

"Well I guess they are servants but for the school, not for Hufflepuffs." Ella couldn't imagine ordering those kind creatures to do something, it seemed pretty mean. "Are you a good baker then?" She asked curiously. The boy seemed pretty stoked on the idea of being able to cook.

Ella shrugged. Just cause something was wrinkly didn't mean it wasn't cute. "But old people are wrinkly and some of them are cute. Just some though. Some are frightening to look at." Like the old man that lived two houses down. He looked like the living dead. O_O

So getting injected IS what the little lurker was talking about. Well he didn't have to describe it so dramatically! Sheesh. And boys thought girls were dramatic! "Course I did. He's a doctor. That's kind of in the job description, right?" Doctors gave shots...even Granddad doctors.

"It's okay Theodore, really." Ella said, noting the little guy seemed a bit flustered. For merlin's sake, she was only a girl...not a dementor. And then the shoe complement. Ella's eyes went from her worn black converse sneakers back to the first year, eyebrows raised. "I-erm...thanks, Theo." And she even threw in a small smile for good measure.

Goshhh little lurker! You'd think she'd just jabbed him or something, the way he pulled his wrist away from her! "Alright, alright...well maybe if you weren't flailing around like a you were seizing I wouldn't have to check." Hmpf.

Oh right. He was just flipping his hair. FLIPPING HIS HAIR...cause THAT was normal for a boy...and teen heart throbs? *Snort* "Right. Heart throb hair flipping, I forgot." She was supposed to be swooning or something, right? This was honestly the most ridiculous thing Ella had ever heard and- O___O "Alec...like Alec Summers, Alec?" No way did Alec buy into this kind of thing, did he? Though he did ruffle his hair a lot so...She made a mental not to ask him about this hair flipping theory next time she saw him.

And now poor little dead fish flopper was upset or something. Ella didn't mean for that to happen. "I'm sorry...the uh-the hair flipping was pretty brilliant. I erm-you've got quite the head of hair on you...your parents should be proud." FAIL. Like hshkdhsakhd! What did that even mean?!

So they WERE servants?

Yep. Theodore would pay those elves a visit later. With his bib and cutlery at the ready. "Umm... no I don't bake. But it would be kinda cool!" Not half as cool as QUIDDITCH, but cool. "Do you bake?"

O________O
"Old people are not cute, either!" What was it with girls and things being cute. Nothing was cute, other than chocolate frogs. Even that, could be debatable. Theo didn't like the word cute. The first year laughed when she said some were frightening. Mahahaha. Wimpy girl.

"Umm..." He smiled back momentarily, then looked away at the statue again. This was becoming awkward very quickly. No more compliments for THIS Hufflepuff, that's for sure.

Theodore made a noise, and looked away from Ella. Like he was in a mood with her cos she touched him. "Merhhgf. Whatever." Would you STOP making fun of his hair whipping?!

"And we all know that I'm like... one of the top heart throbs of Hogwarts, right?" I mean, ALL the girls bothered him. Bloody things wouldn't leave him alone! So they must all be crushing on him. That's right, Theodore was on to you all. The boy shrugged, "I dunno his last name. But it's the guy who was at the snowball fight." He said with a nod. Ella was THERE, wasn't she? Oh yea, he remembered how she almost killed him.
-__-

"He taught me this on purpose, to embarrass me in front of people." EVIL ALEC. EEEEEVIL.

HIS PARENTS WOULD BE PROUD?

What mockery was this? Theodore sighed and rubbed his temples, "You're a big liar." He thought Hufflepuff's were truthy-people. Anyways... he wanted to perfect his hair whipping. Because it could prove useful in the future, whenever he wanted to battle a girl. He could whip his hair, stun them, and ATTACK. YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA.

He crossed his eyes to look upwards. And... he dramatically flipped his head from one side to the other. His fringe flailed in the air, poking him in the eye when it landed.

o_O

AWful.

"How was that?"

Did she bake? Psh. Course she did! Not that she baked very well but..."I bake sometimes. Mostly cookies but...yeah, it is cool." Mostly cause when the baking part was done you had something delicious to eat. Like cookies or brownies or cupcakes! YUM!

The second year just shrugged when Theo said old people weren't cute. That was just plain silly. Of course they were cute! They were like babies but bigger, and with more knowledge. YEAH! Like wise babies! Some of them even wore diapers so that comparison was actually quite good. SCORE! And then the little lurker was laughing at her...frown. "I only said some were frightening."

Ells just shrugged when Theodore got all weird and quiet. Poor boy couldn't even handle tell a girl she had nice shoes...silly boys.

And then he was mad again? O__o Sheesh! All these mood swings! First curious then shy then mad...the boy was giving Ella mood poisoning!

The second year tried not to snort about the whole heart throb business. She wasn't a first year so she wasn't able to judge Theodore's competition in the heart throb department. "Ummm, yeah sure. I guess you could be one of the heart throbs. You know how you know you're a heart throb?" She asked, smiling at him. "If you find a bunch of girls giggling around you and getting all blush-y...then you know you're a heart throb." YUP. Ella had just let Theodore in on a big secret about girls. The giggling and blushing was usually a good indicator about how they felt...And who knows, maybe he did have all kinds of little lurker fan girls following him around. Poor boy. He just wasn't ready.

The guy at the snowball fight..."Yup, that was Alec. I can't believe he taught you...that." She said seriously, contemplating if she believed Theodore or not. "And I doubt he meant to embarrass you...Alec is-well he's a nice boy." See? Hufflepuffs stuck together. Even if Alec had taught the little lurker a ridiculous thing.

A BIG LIAR? O__O
"Am not. Your hair isn't horrible...maybe the hair flipping is but still-" He only needed some more practice...maybe? Or a better instructor?

And then he was doing it again. Only this time it wasn't quite as horrifying. "That...was actually better. Only maybe-well maybe don't shake your head as hard?" Was she SERIOUSLY helping him with this ridiculous hair flipping? WHY? "I mean...maybe something more like...this?"

And the second year tilted her head to the side a bit and gently moved her neck and head so her long blonde hair swished to lay on her right shoulder.

Cookies. He should have guessed, coming from a girl. "Cool. What kind of cookies?" Theo fancied making superhero cookies. Yeah, maybe he'd request those down at those kitchens. "I can cook baked beans!" That was as far as he'd let himself go. Because he would 100% blow something up.

"Some are cool. Like my granddad. But the rest are just too... wrinkly." He just didn't like wrinkles in general. Bleguguh. Though, his granddad had tons. That was somehow okay.

Theo eyed Ella. She was about to tell him important information about girls! WHEEEEEEE. FINALLY.

Information from the source itself! A GIRL.

They giggle and they blush... Theodore stroked his imaginary beard, trying to think of any occurance where that had happened for him. Umm... he was struggling. "Do YOU think I'm a heart throb?" That's right. Just gonna put her right on the spot there.

He was a NICE BOY? Theodore's rage diminished into a small smirk. "You looooooooooooove Alec!" The boy really didn't have a clue about this kinda thing, as you can probably tell.

Of course his hair wasn't horrible, it was gorgeous.

Was she... HAIR FLIPPING? o______O WHAT HAD THEODORE DONE? HE HAD LET ELLA IN ON THE GUYS' SECRET TACTIC FOR THEIR NEXT BATTLE. OH MERLIN, CAPS LOCK ARE NECESSARY FOR THIS OUTRAGE.

Throw her off guard. "You are TERRIBLE at hair flipping." AWWWWWWWWFUL. "Stop that right now."

"Usually chocolate chip or peanut butter." Ella said with a smile. She was actually thinking about combining the two in an epic attempt at making complete and total deliciousness but hadn't gotten there yet. And he could make baked beans? "Well that's good, Theodore." Everyone had to start somewhere.

Ella laughed, though she was nodding. Grandparents usually were the exception to the rule for people who disliked old people. As for the wrinkly bit, that was funny. "You know you'll eventually be wrinkly too..." Just in case he forgot.

The second year watched as the little lurker absorbed the girl information she had shared. And then...O____O Was she really meant to answer that?

"I...well you're..." Oh Merlin's beard! What to do!?! "Sure Theodore. I think you're totally a heart throb." Fineee! She caved. What else could she have done?! Those big eyes were just staring at her, begging for a positive response.

O_______o Ella love Alec? THEO SAY WHATTTTTTT?

"I-Well I don't love him. Of course I don't! He's a friend, Theodore. Like you and Blue are friends." She had only said he was a nice boy. It was the truth! It's not like she said she thought his hair was dreamy or anything...

When Ella was done hair flipping she looked at Theodore, wondering what he thought. She was trying to help the little guy so he didn't go around scaring anyone else with his false seizures.

O___o

Another insult?! "You know, Theodore...maybe you're not one of the nice Slytherins after all."

Yumm... The talking of cooking and cookies was making him hungry. Yes, someone needed to remind him to pop along to that kitchen. HOUSE ELVES, HERE HE COMES.... They ought to be afraid, really.

"EWwwww..... I would use lots of anti-aging cream, OF COURSE." It was something he had read about in his girl book.

BOOYAH.

AHA. SHE AGREED. Theodore beamed for a moment, until it really processed what she just said. She thought he was a heart throb. His face turned a bit pale, "You.... you... love me, TOO?" BACK AWAY, BACK AWAY FROM THE GIRL. AHHHHHH.

"You luuuuuuurve him. You luuuuuuuuuurve ALEC!" Theodore chanted, blissfully ignoring what she said about him being friends with Blue. That had ZERO relevance to this conversation at all. So... LALALALA... "Ella and Alec sittin' in a tree. K-I-S-S-I-N-G." And ewwwwww, at THAT thought.

GASPETH.

HE WAS TOO A NICE SLYTHERIN. The boy frowned and felt his bottom lip wobble. "I am a nice Slytherin, I am! I'm sowwwwwwwwwwy." He couldn't even remember what he said to offend her. But he didn't mean it, promise! Theodore pulled out all the stops in this performance, including insane puppy dog eyes.

"Your hair flipping WAS good. I'm just jealous." He poked himself. "Bad Theodore." o__________O

ANTI-AGING CREAM? HAH! Ella looked at Theo, amused. How did he even know about something like that anyway? "Right." She said simply, trying not to laugh.

The second year immediately regretted her decision to humor the boy. IMMEDIATELY. And now... O___O LITTLE LURKER SAY WHATTT NOW? LOVE HIM? He thought she LOVED him?! The only boys she loved were her father and brother!? "Theo...I-I don't love you...seriously." LIKE SERIOUSLY. He believed her, right? RIGHT?

Seriously? With the chanting and everything?! Ella just frowned, annoyed at the first year. VERY ANNOYED. "I don't love him." She said quietly, arms crossed.

Oh and nowwww he was sorry?? Of course he was. SIGHHHH.

And O__O Now he was trying to mind control her with deranged puppy dog eyes. He really did need to practice his tricks for the next girl he tried them out on.

Unfortunately for Ella, she could never stay mad at anyone for too long. And the jealous comment caused her to smile...ONLY A SMALL ONE THOUGH. "It's okay...I guess." She said with a shrug.

Theodore blinked at her amused expression. It wasn't FUNNY. The boy had his entire life planned out, you know. SO WHAT if it was detailed down to what kind of anti-aging cream he used? HMMMM.... Something from Dove, if you were wondering.

o_O She didn't love him.

The first year held his heart and made those puppy dog eyes again. "Why don't you love me? AM I UNLOVABLE?" He was literally, the most up and down person on this Earth. His mood swings.

"Okay, sorry." Theo muttered, still sniggering. "I'mma-tell-him-later-muahahah." AHAHAHAHAHAHAA. Theodore really was turning into an evil kid.

He was turning into.... Casper. Theodore stopped laughing straight away.

YAY. Got away with that one, didn't he?! Theo beeeeeeamed at Ella and would've given her a reassuring hug if it weren't so gross.

Maybeeee Theodore was the better actor...what with his dramatic heart grabbing and puppy dog eyes. O___o And what were THESE questions? How was she meant to answer them? "You're not unlovable...though you can be a bit mean." She started off thoughtfully. "But I suppose I could love you as a friend, yeah?" NOT that she did right now. But maybe some day.

..."And could you show me how to make those puppy eyes?" Pretty Pretty Pleaseeeeeee

Oh Merlin's shaggy white beard, really? "Theodore please don't. I don't love him. We're friends." FRIENDS! *EYES* And it would make it weird if he told Alec she liked him...when she didn't.

And then the little troll lurker was smiling at her like it was Christmas and she was Santa Claus. She returned the smile though she still felt nervous about the whole teasing thing. HE WOULDN'T...would he?

Sophie wanted to practice that spell on someone, but all of her friends were busy doing their own homework assignments. She decided to wander the Castle and find something - or someone - she could work with.

As she strolled along the corridors, she passed by the Armor Galery. Maybe she could use one of the armors...? Hmm... that was probably not a good idea though... she might get caught and one of the prefects or professors would think she was messing around and she would get in trouble. Not worth a try...

Walking a little more, she saw that... statue. What a weird looking statue! Sophie had never stopped to observe and study it before. It was really weird. But oh well, that should work! It had arms and all, sooo yeah!

"Excuse me, ma'am, I believe I can help you!" She started a little act of her own. That old lady was huuurt and needed help quick! She pulled out her wand and held it up, reaching to one of the statue's arms. "Now don't worry, this won't hurt a bit!" She added smiling and tapping the witch's arm. "Ferula!" She lowered her wand after the statue's arm was all rolled up with bandages! "Tadaaah! I told you it wouldn't hurt! It was also quite fast, right?" She continued talking as she backed away to take a better look. "You look great with these bandages, ma'am! Oh, no, you don't need to thank me!"

After a few moments, Sophie walked back over to the witch and took off the bandages. She didn't lie when she said the witch looked good with them on. It looked just plain old without that white bit around its arm, really. Sophie even considered leaving the bandages on and changing its colour, but she might get in trouble for that too.