Ella Bishop was bored. Bored and wandering around the castle. This actually wasn't unusual behavior for the small blonde, especially when she had a lot on her mind. Making her way down the first floor corridor, the third year had her hands dug deep into her pockets and her head in the clouds, mind on the upcoming Quidditch tryouts. Luckily, there didn't appear to be anyone else on the floor so there was little change of bumping into someone.

"Felix, get back here!!!" Lex screamed from across the corridor as she watched the kneazle bolt off. He had seen something...she just wasn't sure what and now he was hot on it's trail which meant that he wouldn't so readily listen to her. SIGH.

She hurried down that hall, screaming at him occasional. Suddenly a girl appeared!...Okay...so maybe she was always there--but in Lex's mind she had appeared out of nowhere. "Whoa, look out!!" She shouted, but it was too late, she had collided with the blonde girl.

Ella had heard loud shouting but she wasn't exactly sure where it was coming from and so with raised eyebrows, she continued on down the hall. Just then something darted past her and fast. EEP. What was that, anyway? Ella was too busy looking back at the mysterious blur to notice someone else was coming towards her.

SMACK

Ella fell to the floor instantly, not even knowing what happened. Blink. Blink. OUCH. That hurt. She rubbed her shoulder where she'd slammed into someone, knowing a large bruise would be there momentarily, before looking up to see who she had collided with. "Are you alright?" She asked, brow furrowed.

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The girl was on the floor...THE GIRL WAS ON THE FLOOR!!!! Merlin, she knocked a girl to the floor! Lex scrambled to her feet quickly and gave a quick nod to assure her that she was fine. Why would the girl be asking about her when she was the one that was knocked to the floor? "I'm soooo sorry! Usually I don't run into people unless I'm running down the stairs too fast!" She confessed, offering a hand to help the girl.

"Are you alright?" And more importantly would she tell on her for knocking her to the ground because it was, afterall, an accident. "Hope I didn't bruise you or anything." She was known for doing that. SIGH.

So...what did this girl think? That Ella was going to beat her up or something? Meep. She wasn't that scary, was she? The badger raised an eyebrow at how freaked out the younger girl seemed. "It's okay, really." Ella reassured the girl, giving her a small smile. "I've bumped into people before so I'm really not mad. Honest." The blonde took the hand that was outstretched to her and stood up, dusting herself off.

Was she alright? Ells looked down and gave herself a quick once over. Yup. She was. "I'm fine...just a little startled is all." And that feeling was quickly leaving her so it was nothing to worry about. As for bruising, Ells probably would be but she tended to bruise easily. "Y'know, I'm pretty clumsy so I'm almost always bruised. What's one more?" And she gave the younger girl an amused smile before stepping forward and holding out her hand. "I'm Ella, by the way. Ella Bishop."

Well that was a relief. It was good to know the girl was used to those kinds of things happening. Some of the older kids just seemed too...uhh...she couldn't even find the words but they were pretty mean about most stuff and in fact she was pretty sure that if she had run into one of them they would have hexed her for sure--

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This girl wouldn't just be saying she was fine when really she was planning to hex her...right...? Well she took her hand which meant that she most likely really did accept her peaceful gesture. For now she would lay her guard down.

"Oh, well hi Ella, I'm Alexa Cambridge." and while she was on the subject--okay so maybe she wasn't on the subject. "You wouldn't happen to have seen a kneazle running by, would you?" She had to find him before he found the owlery.

Alexa Cambridge, eh? Ella had never heard of her though she figured the girl must be new to Hogwarts. "Nice to meet you, Alexa." She said sincerely, giving the girl a small smile. "So are you a first year?" Seemed like it, though Ells was small for her age so she could be mistaken. Oh...and a kneazle? SO THAT'S WHAT THAT BLUR WAS. Nod. Nod. Nod. "Yeah, actually I saw it run by really quickly before we erm...bumped into each other." But they were both fine, so it was all good. "I actually didn't know kneazles were so fast." The third year admitted, shrugging her shoulders a bit. "Is it yours?" Or maybe creatures were roaming about freely like first term... >.< Hopefully not!

"Thanks." she said, accepting the social compliment. She would have returned it were it not for the fact that she didn't believe in telling others that it as nice meeting them until she was sure that they really were a pleasure to meet. No need to waste a compliment, yes? Since she wasn't going to return the compliment she instead gave the girl a wide smile. That question made her nod with pride. "Yup, and proud to be!" Of course she had to add that part just to make it clear that she didn't care about the fact that older kids thought firsties were stupid. She'd rather be stupid than one of them and that was a fact!

"Oh...hmmm...I wonder where he got off to. I don't want him trying to eat anyone's owl so I'm trying to catch him before then but like you said; he's gone." SIGH. To think he had promised to be good! "Oh yes, they're quite fast! The only way to really stop 'em is to break one of their legs." She said with a rather serious expression. She meant every word of that and if Felix didn't stop then she would resort to that.

"Welcome." Ella replied, not at all concerned with the fact that the girl didn't return the compliment. Honestly? She didn't even notice. Her side was kind of throbbing now and she was groaning inwardly as she pictured the big bruise that was certainly forming in her head. Meh. At least it wasn't on her face. That would be bad. The third year smiled, as the younger girl BEAMed about being a first year. Ells had felt the same way when she was in her first year, totally proud of herself. It had never even occurred to her NOT to be proud of your year, so Alexa's enthusiasm wasn't too surprising. "That's nice. Liking Hogwarts so far?"

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Eat someone's owl? EEP! Jasper was up in the owlery right now and Ells was NOT okay with some rogue kneazle nomming on him. "Yeah...yeah, you should really find him." She said, suddenly concerned. And then the ickle firsty shocked Ells again when she said the only way to stop a kneazle was to break its legs...HUH? "That's barbaric." Ella said seriously, a frown on her face. There definitely had to be another way to stop a kneazle.

"You bet I am!" She said with a wide grin. "There's just so much fun to be had here!" Which was true. It seemed that trouble was always just around the corner and she was eager to greet it at every turn. "I mean, have you ever noticed just how many cool things there are?" Because there were plenty and she was going to make it her mission to try just about everything at least once! Sure she could get in trouble but then if she didn't she would forever spend her life wondering what it would have been like to try. That was no way to live!

"I know and I just hope he hasn't gotten very far up; I've seen him eat a stray owl that flew into our yard once!" ...Though she was pretty sure the girl didn't wanna hear that...

Lex made a face at the girl for calling her method barbaric. "Call it what you will but Felix is determined and once he has his sights set on something the only way to stop him is to stop him." Even if some violence needed to be used! "And you know, you saying that reminds of of some other girl I know..." She thought about it for a moment as she stared over at the girl intently. Yup...very familiar with her gestures and such.

Ugh! Finally Hannah had a break from all of her classes. She was starting to feel like she had missed out on so much information about her best friend. She had to find out from a note that she even had a boyfriend. Oh well. She was waiting on Elliot now to finally get all of the juicy gossip. She just still couldn't believe it.

With about GAZILLION books tucked under her arm, she hurried to meet Hannah..Merlin...she spotted her friend's blonde hair...and smirked.


"Lockwooooood!" she said, drawwwwwling out her friend's name..just a tad. Hehehe. "Where have you been? Your nose stuck in books down in the dungeons? I see you've been keeping up with classes," she said, quite sarcastically, as usual.

Couldn't let her best friend think that she was going all soft now that she had a boyfriend and all...yeaaah. She blew a tuft of blonde hair from her own face and continued to smirk.

She was starting to get impatient. She was never good with the whole waiting around on other people thing. Finally she heard the ol familiar sound of her best friend sing songing her last name. She turned around and gave her a smirk. "Morganzo." Finally. Took her long enough!

"I think the question is where have you been?" she raised her eyebrows up expectantly. "Yes, yes...I'm living up to my full potential..." she trailed off. Yes Hannah was actually going to classes and doing homework. She deserved a cookie...blah, blah, blah. That is not what she wanted to talk about and Elliot knew it.

"Well?" Tell her. Tell her now...every little tiny detail. Her eyes burned with anticipation!

Elliot scowled. "Busy." With other...things, Hannah. "School is tough, this year. Fourth is...well, just you wait, ickle thiiiirdie," she said sarcastically...hehehe.

The blonde's blue eyes were dancing gleefully...she liked messing with hannah. It was funny...and she knew exactly how Hannah would react to things, too, since they were so similiar..."Good. Bringing honor and glory to the Lockwood name at last...about time, Lockwood," she said, reeeaaaally smirking this time!

Oh...Elliot knew. She did. But she wasn't giving away details THAT easily..."Well, what?" HA!

Elliot was holding back a LOT of laughter, now...

"Busy." she mocked her friend. "When you are in year five then we can talk." Oh yes Hannah could be sarcastic too. She knew that her friend really did have a lot going on with school and her new boyfriend, but so did Hannah...minus the boyfriend thing but still.

"I've always brought honor to the Lockwood name thank you very much." she said while she puffed out her chest a bit. She didn't really need to do anything. Simply having Lockwood as a last name was enough!

Well what...well what? She felt her temper rising but she managed to keep it at bay. "Elliot Morganzo you know good and well what!!!" She tapped her foot impatiently. She wondered for a split second if she had told somebody first...before Hannah. Maybe Presley even knew. No, no, no...she wasn't going to go there. Nothing good would come of going there.

Hannah's attitude was amusing Elliot to NO end! She was smirking like craaaazy. "Oh. next year you'll probably never see me. But you have Soapy to hang out with...hey," she shot her friend a sudden glare..."Speaking of, Hannah...you never did the dare! I take that as a personal OFFENSE! You HAVE to follow through, you know!" Yeah, Hanny! YOU DID! *glares*

Elliot crossed her arms over her chest..."I'm glad I won that one." Yeah. Elliot didn't fancy going up to Laura..."And I have a NEW hufflepuff enemy...Minnie...she was one of the one's at that incident where you slipped...she's Maxwell's ex..." she raised an eyebrow. Nuff' said, right Hannah? What other reason did she need to hate the girl? She was a PUFFER aaaaannd Max's EX! Two strikes...one more, and you're out, baby!

Elliot nodded..."Yeah, yeah..." Hannah. Elliot scoffed.

"I know, I know..." she sighed. "Maxwell Lupin..he's in Gryffindor. I know what you're going to say about him when you meet him..." she sighed.."He's actually..nice. But he can be veeerrry evil...if I want him to be," she smirked. "His mother was a Rookwood," She eyed Hannah..yeah. a ROOKWOOD. Another good name to have, and he was a Lupin...so...that was a double bonus, right?

Never get to see her? Ha! As if Elliot could go on with her life without Hannah in it. I doubt you could go..." Wait why was she bringing up Soapy? As if Hannah would ever hang out with the likes of her. Oh yes...the bet. She was hoping that all was forgotten, but she should have known better. "Ugh...what all do I have to do again." She knew that she would have to so it was better to hurry up and get it over with now.

Minnie...oh yes. Hannah was actually nice to her, but she had an excuse because she had hit her head hard and didn't even know what was going on around her. "Why would your boyfriend ever date a puffer in the first place?" Yes that's all Hannah got out of that. That says something about his standards, but considering he is now dating Elliot perhaps he has come to his senses.

Gryffindor? Do not be judgemental she scolded herself. Nice, eh...well that's nice..." she really didn't know what to say about the whole lion thing. They were only a step up from the puffers. He could be evil? Hannah would have to see it to believe it. "Seems like he comes from a good background." Hannah was going to have to meet this Maxwell before she could really say whether he was worthy or not.

Elliot rolled her eyes..."Right. I would be FINE." YEah right...as if. Elliot ADORED her Hannybannanny. Not that she ever called her that...to her face. Just in her head...*nods*

"I don't even.." remember? Elliot smirked, though, getting an idea. "Forget the bet, then...we could just be nice to her for fun..." and by nice, she meant really really mean...she had an evil glint in her eyes. "Aaaaand...I had tea with Oakey...the other day? That puffer...well," she leaned a little closer to Hannah..."Don't yell at me for doing so..because I only did it to annoy her..." hehehe.

She was eeevvviiiiiiiiil!

Oh. She sighed. "I don't KNOW. But he admits that he's definitely UPGRADED since then..." He very well BETTER know that Elliot WAS an upgrade...uh huuuuh. "He does. HE's really rich," because that was also VERY important..."I mean...we have standards...I could never date someone NOT...wealthy...I'm used to it.." she shrugged. She sounded snobby, she WAS snobby, and she knew it...but she was totally OKAY with that, haters.

"Yeah, yeah...I'm so sure." Elliot didn't have to lie to kick it. She knew that without some Hannah in her life she would be incomplete.

Oh she didn't remember huh? That was hard for her to believe since she loved to be evil and all and Hannah had lost the bet. "I just remember that I was supposed to apologize and be all nice and stuff." Then an evil thought crossed her mind. "We could both apologize and act all nice and then when she thinks we are friends...BOOM!" Oh yeah they could definitely have some fun with that. Here soapy, soapy, soapy. Her eyes glinted with malice.

"Oh yes...major upgrade." He needed to know that there were certain things that you did not do and certain people that you did not hang out with. There were rules ya know? "Rich...that's nice." and also very important. "So when do I get to meet your Mr. right? Hannah was looking forward to it...that and making Soapy cry...again!

Elliot crossed her arms over her chest..."yeah..I would rather we do something me-" but she listened to Hannah's...idea. And smirked. Her blue eyes glinted a bit.

IT WAS GENIUS! MAD, EVIL GENIUS!

She began to laugh, a little maniacally..."Yes! We totally should. We HAVE to practice our acting, though, Hannah! This has to be PERFECT!" she cried, unfolding her arms and running a hand through her hair. "we're so mean...." she said, shaking her head..'But I love it...."

Hehehehe!

She then shrugged..."I don't know...whenever. We can have lunch or something. He didn't think that--" but she stopped. Because what she had been about to say...Hannah would have been FURIOUS with her for...which was, 'He didn't think Presley liked him.' No. Elliot could NOT say that..no no NO! To cover it up, Elliot heaved a bit and coughed...coughed like her life depended on it! She put a hand on the wall to balance herself..."WHeeww! so sorry...I think I'm getting sick.." she lied, rolling her eyes.

Hannah couldn't help but to join Elliot in her laughing. It was so awesome to be them. She was glad that she liked her idea although why wouldn't she? "Yes you are right...we have to make her believe." Although if soaps even gave Hannah a second chance she was a fool. "I can't remember if it was her mother or father I insulted." Yeah technically it was both, but one of them was the muggle. She had to get it straight so she could "apologize" properly. This was going to be good.

She was nervous to meet Elliot's boyfriend. Hannah had a very strong opinion of people and she wasn't one to bite her tongue and she knew that if she didn't like her best friends boyfriend then that would totally put a damper on their friendship. She was going to have an open mind, but he already had one strike against him...the whole puffer thing is really hard to come back from. Then Elliot started to say something and then she stopped...as if she was trying to hide something. "Trying to hide something with a cough?" Hmmm...what was Elliot trying to hide?

Elliot rolled her eyes..."you can just say both, really. If one's a muggle, they're both muggles, in MY opinion..." though, Maxwell's mother..had married a muggle..eh, better keep this information to herself...for now.

"And anyways...how long are we going to keep her going for, then, hmm?" She hoped..for a few weeks, at least. Because that would make it all the more...satisfying...in the end. She smirked to herself, leaning against the wall and crossing her arms over her chest. Her blonde hair trickled down her back...it really was getting long. Elliot was actually glad Hannah was blonde. "You're my only blonde friend...you know that?" She said, thinking...Presley wasn't...Jay wasn't...Maxwell wasn't...so weird. "Blondes have all the fun." She raised an eyebrow...indeed.

OH. SNAPPERS.

Uh...Elliot quickly pasted a grin on her face..."No, Hannah...not at all..I reaaaally had to cough..." though she knew it was no good. Hannah knew and smelled a lie she saw it....drat. She would just have to come up with another lie...

"I couldn't agree more...I was just thinking it would seem more sincere if I cared enough to remember which one was the muggle." Obviously she didn't care though because she couldn't remember...hmpf no matter. She could just tell the fool that she was sorry for insulting her family...that would cover it!

"I think we should play with her until we get bored." Soaps cries easily and she's not fun...so they should keep it up until she no longer entertains them. "You think she will believe us?" Hannah would never again speak to someone who spoke ill of her family, but then again Hannah's family was awesome so why would anybody have anything bad to say?

"Blondes are the best." Obviously. They were both blondes. "Everybody wishes they could be like us!"

She narrowed her eyes at Elliot...really did she think she was dumb or something. Elliot was totally hiding something and it had to be good judging by the way she was acting. "Spill Morganzo!"

Elliot just shrugged..it didn't matter either way, really. "What will I apologize for...being a general git to her?" ...yeah. She was mean to Soaps any time she got..in classes, around the corridors...shooting her glares whenever they met eyes...

Heehee.

It was fun having enemies, no? Elliot thought it was, anyways.

Play...Elliot smirked. "Yeah, we like to play with our prey before we eat it, don't we?" she asked, clearly very amused. She was excited to begin...it needed a name! Their evil plan needed a NAME. "Let's call this...Operation Clean the Soap..." hehehe. Technically, soap was already clean...but WHATEVER! She amused herself!

Yeah, HANNAH! Elliot nodded in agreement..."TOo true. Why are we so beautiful..." it was a geniuine question...she wasn't trying to be funny...she was serious...

UGH!

"You can't get mad at me, all right?" she said, shooting her a warning look, narrowing her eyes. Hmph. She frowned. "I was going to say that when Maxwell met...Presley...he didn't think she liked him..." Yeah. Presley, Hannah.