So this was... cold.

Alec pulled his furry hat a little further down and crossed his arms across his chest, kind of sad that he didn't bring a hoody with him. Because his onesie... as awesome as it was, it wasn't the warmest items of clothing. But they were meeting other badgers in the Extravaganza so... he had thought that the onesie would be perfect!

And onesies were COOL AND AWESOME.

The fourteen year old looked around at the others Puffs there. Some looked worried. And others... well... they probably just wanted something to eat, yeah? A bit like him. He just wanted some ice cream or some hot chocolate but it didn't look like that was happening anytime soon. Wait! Were they allowed to go to the kitchens? You know... because it was still accessible to students, right? And... and... they hadn't exactly been locked out of it so...

YEAH.

Grinning, the boy leant back and wiggled his warm toes. Ahhh! Perfect! Except... he was a bit bored so... "Erm... does anyone want to play a game?" he asked, looking around at the other badgers. On second thoughts... maybe he should have asked that when he had a couple of games they could play in mind. Right... think, Summers, think!

She's waiting for Awar's answer if they could go over with the spell just one more time. Then suddenly, a boy walked up the area, laid down and asked everybody to play some games. Wait, games? I love games! But, what kind of games does this boy have on hand? she asked herself. She called the boy immediately, "Hey! I love games! Well, I hope not like the ancient runes or arithmancy kind of games. What kind of games do you have in mind?", she asked, then stared back to Awar's hand.

"Awar, do you like games? Let's play with him after we're done practicing the spell. Let's give it a go one more time please?", she asked Awar.

Awar smirked a little when she regained the feeling in her hand. "That was really good, Befelda! Of course you can try again! It sort of tickles." She laughed.

Befelda noticed that Awar sort of liked the tingling sensation on her hand. "Great! Ok, I'll give it one more shot.". Again, she pointed her wand towards Awar's hand and moved a jabbing motion, "Torparticus.", and then she saw her hand like it was being cursed. "I think it worked again, didn't it?", she asked Awar smilingly. She knew it was not sheer luck when she first tried it.

Awar laughed and waved her motionless hand in Befelda's face. "Yes, it did!"
She held up her hand with her active one. "High five!"

Befelda started laughing and was shocked when Awar waved her motionless hand on her face. "Haha! You're crazy! But yeah, it did work! High five!", she said and raised her wand-less hand to air and answered Awar's high-five hand. She was so happy and excited as she's practiced both spells and worked well.

"Hey, thanks for your help. I really had fun. Oh, by the way, that guy over there...", she pointed on the boy few meters away from them, "...he's like to play some game. Wanna join? I love games. Well, not sure though what kind of games does he have in mind. We could ask him.", she asked Awar. Since she still consider herself young enough to play certain games, she think there's nothing wrong to still play.

Befelda pointed over to a boy she recognized as someone she met earlier. "Oh, yeah! I'd love to play a game!" She smiled at his clothes. "Oh, I really really like his onesie! I wish I had one."

Befelda sat up straight excitedly, "Great! Let's talk to him.", she said to Awar.

Befelda was sighting the boy. She's been waiting for the boy to approach them to play...

Alec, who was leaning back and daydreaming about Quidditch and other things, didn't really register the fact that two girls were getting excited about the prospect of playing a game. First off, he didn't really expect anyone to take him up on this offer. Secondly, his mind was on other things so... yeah. He was in a place that wasn't confusing or anything. One where he was just flying and his luscious hair was flying back and someone... a girl... was beaming.

He didn't know who this girl was though.

But the fourteen year old snapped out of his daydream when he heard the word 'games' and 'onesie' and 'him'. That... all lead to him, right? Yeah. And how else did he know? The two first year girls were kind of looking at him. A natural grin spread across the young boy's face as he tried to put a name to these two faces. Except... he was pretty sure that he hadn't met these two at all. One of the girls, however, had landed somewhere near him when everyone got kicked out of their common rooms. And she had said that she was okay. So yeah. He sort of knew one of them. And he might or might not have seen the two around before.

Yeah... he really needed to talk to more people.

With this in mind, Alec stood up and walked over as casually as one would if they were in a onesie and a weird hat. "Hey!" he said, helping himself by sitting down near the girls, "Erm... I... I'm Alec! Alec Summers. Erm... Third Year Hufflepuff... and Seeker! That too." Except... they might not need to know that. But at least this made the girls know him slightly better, yeah? Now he wouldn't just be the guy who slept in a footie onesie. AWESOME.

Awar felt like they had awakened the boy from something. A daydream it seemed. She couldn't help but giggle a little at the sight of the boy so confident in his onesie and hat.

"I'm Awarlesta Black. Pleasure to meet you, Alec." She shook his hand. "By the way, nice onesie, Seeker. It looks utterly comfortable."

Befelda was glad that finally, the boy stood up and walked up to them. She didn't realize that the boy was sort of cute. Befelda has been tied up with her studies since she entered Hogwarts but then, she just realized that she hadn't got a crush yet. Well, maybe, she has now. He's cute. And he looks...charming., she thought to herself.

The boy had finally reached them and introduced himself. Really, a SEEKER? Blimey, no wonder he's that charming. Befelda fixed herself, combed her hair with her fingers and cleared her throat. She offered her hand to Alec shyly, "H-hi! Uhmm...Ah....I'm Bef-felda Solster, first year. Soo nice to meet you. So you are a Seeker! Wow, you know, I love Quidditch and one of my dreams was to become one someday.", she said to Alec in a soft, dreamy voice while staring at him, her hand still holding Alec's hand. She suddenly realized she's been a little awkward so she stopped staring and turned her head somewhere, then let go of Alec's hand.

"Uhmm...sorry. So...you're a Seeker. That's really cool. Ah...the game. You said you want to play games."Oh..you're eyes...I could stare the whole day just staring at that eyes... Befelda was like day dreaming, as if she has taken a love potion.

Then she spoke again and introduced Awar. "Oh, this is Awarlesta Black, she's also a first year.", she said to Alec.

Befelda couldn't help but stare at Alec's face. She always love Quidditch, especially to become a Seeker one day just like her Dad. But somehow, her attention was diverted to the boy itself and not the Quidditch thing.

So it seemed as if introducing himself to the girls was a good idea. No one could say that he didn't know firsties, right? And, well, it was always good to know people who were younger than you. Always. They were awesome too! Just like the older people like Treyen and Keefer.

... He missed those two.

But back to the two girls. They... didn't seem nervous yeah? That was pretty great! He didn't want them to be nervous around him. He wasn't exactly... well... he wasn't scary. And the first girl started introducing herself, making Alec snap out of his thoughts and grin at the girl. Awarlesta? Yeah? "Awesome!" he said, shaking her hand, "Nice to meet you Awarlesta. Erm... can I call you... Awar?" Because, well, nicknames! Who didn't like those? And the girl continued talking and... called him Seeker. Yeah... he probably shouldn't have mentioned his Quidditch position. What if he wasn't Seeker next year? O_O It did, however, make him swell with pride on the inside. "Thanks! I... do you have a onesie?" Onesies were AWESOME.

Oh right! The next girl! She was going to introduce herself, yeah? Alec watched as she combed her hair and couldn't help but wonder whether it was a nervous habit of hers. Like he ruffled his hair when he was nervous. Alec, grinning, shook the girl's hand back. "Befelda! Hey! Nice to meet you too!" Now... how could he give her a nice little nickname from her name? "Can I call you... Felda? Or... or... Bef? Or Beffy?" This was hard. ...Seeking was that impressive? He... had no idea. Really. "Yeah? That's awesome!" GRIN. "Erm... so... did you try out for the house Quidditch team?" He tried to think back to the tryouts to see if he had seen the young girl's face there before but... he couldn't really remember. Weird. And the girl's voice? Alec just smiled. This was probably normal girl behaviour, yeah?

His eyes shifted ever so slightly from the usual grey-blue to a brighter blue at the mention of the word 'games'. But... there was a slight problem... "Erm..." Alec started, taking off his hat to ruffle his hair, "Thing is... I didn't really think of any games. So... what do you two girls want to play?" Maybe it was a good thing he hadn't really thought of anything. Being the guy, he really should let them decide what they wanted to do, yeah? So all was okay, right? Good.

Oh! Befelda introduced her friend as well! That... kind of led to a question slipping out of Alec's mouth before he could stop himself. "So are you two best friends then?" ... Yeah... what if they weren't? That would mean a number of things happening afterwards including weird looks, giggles and let's not forget: awkwardness.

Minerva had finished helping Bef with her spell and continued to walk around. She looked over towards the claw sleeping area and smiled seeing Ethan with his friends. She wanted to wave, but he wasn't looking over so she figured she would maybe make eye contact later. She listened as a group was talking about a game and she smiled, happy that the puffs could take the time and make lemon aide out of the lemon that happened to their common room.

She yawned a bit and looked around. Everyone was either in a sleeping bag or sitting on top. She thought maybe if she sat down on her sleeping bag it wouldn't hurt she could still watch what was going on but rest a bit as well. She was feeling pretty tired from the long day. Finding her sleeping bag she cuddled up into it and kept her eyes watching around the puff sleeping area.

"Yeah, you can call me Awar. I understand my name is a bit...strange. I don't know what my father was thinking." She smirked a little of at the memory of her father.

Best friends? "Well, we just met in class today. But..." She nudged Befelda playfully. "She could be my best friend." She had noticed Befelda's strange behavior toward Alec and could tell what was running through her head. She's had that feeling before, not often, but she has.

Alec then asked her for a nick name that he could call her. Befelda answered, with a melting stare, "Oh,you can call me anything you want to. It's fine with me.", she said with a big smile on her face still staring at Alec. Wait, what? Anything? You hated it when people call you Fely or Felds. You always prefer to be called Bef. Oh, no. Who cares?! As long as Alec's the one calling her. It doesn't matter., she murmured to herself. "We're not really best friends, we just got acquainted today, and I asked for her help for my DADA homework.", she exclaimed.

Then she came back to her senses when the boy told about games. "Oh, well...I thought you have some with you. I really don't have any at the moment. I just love playing games. Though I have this game in mind but I'm not sure if you're going to like it. Besides, it's not a quiet game, I mean this game could have a tendency for us to shout or something.", she said to the two.

At this very moment, Befelda doesn't like to play games anymore. What she wants was to talk to Alec and ask everything about him. She was really mesmerized with the boy's physical being. She couldn't help herself.

"Uh...but you know, we could play games some other time outside the school grounds 'cause you know, we might wake some students.", she quickly uttered. She was really getting agitated right now. Her heart was beating fast. Then she asked Alec, "Let's talk about you, about Quidditch. Since when did you become a Seeker? Is it hard to be one?", she asked. [B]"I once tried out for our Quidditch team before but... I failed. Seems like I still don't have what it takes to be on the team, and to be a Seeker."[B] Befelda's smiling face suddenly lessened as she remembered her try outs in Quidditch. She really wanted to be part of the team as a Seeker. Her Dad would have been proud if she made it, being the youngest Seeker in the history of Quidditch, next to the famous Auror Harry Potter. But still, she didn't make it.

"But, that's ok. I know there's a right time for me to become one. Besides, our house definitely have an awesome Seeker..."Not to mention soo cute and charming"...and you deserve it." she said welcoming back the big smile on her face staring at Alec.

Alec smiled at Awar. This meant a new nickname for a new friend. Awesome! "Awar it is then!" GRIN. ... Strange? "I'd say... it's unique. I mean... there aren't any other Awar's in the school, right?" So no one else could get her mixed up with... well... anyone else. As for him... Summers was just a weird surname and even if he did like summer, he still thought his surname was just a bit weird.

As for Befelda... he can call her anything he wanted to call her? That was awesome! Except... he wasn't exactly great with nicknames so... now he was stuck. "I'll call you... Befy? Or Bef? How's that?" He grinned as the girl stared at him. She was... probably thinking, right? Or just... well... wanted to look at him as he talked? Yeah. That sounded about right.

Oh so... they weren't best friends? Alec just blinked at this. From what he had seen of their interactions so far, it seemed like the two girls had been friends forever! "That's really awesome, you know," he said, grinning at the two girls. And who knows, this could mean that the two could become really close friends soon. It didn't really take long to be friends with someone, did it? Not at all!

... What was he doing?! The two girls... they were first years! Surely there were questions he should be asking them right? "Erm... so how are you two finding Hogwarts so far?" Good question? He'd like to think so! "And... and favourite classes? Not so great classes?" Yeah, he was just going to stop there for now. That was enough... for the time being.

Ah! Yeah, he really should have thought about games instead of thinking about... Quidditch. And his hair. And other things he wasn't going to mention to anybody ever. Right, Summers, time to be slightly funny now. "I have sweets... if that helps..." And with that, the young boy brought out a packet of sweets from his pocket, a cheesy grin spread across his face. ... Yeah, that was just lame. Oh the girl had a game in mind? One where they had to... shout? Alec liked games and he knew a lot of them but... he didn't really know which game Befy was talking about. "Yeah? What game is that?"

Oh? So... they could just sit and talk? That was good with Alec too! Especially since he didn't really know the two girls very well so... it was a good time to get to know one another, yeah? And... the questions started rolling. Alec just smiled at the girl's interest in the topic. "Erm... I... in my first year, actually. I've never played Quidditch before that but... well... yeah," Keefer obviously thought that he was the right person for the job and so did Nessie, it seemed. Was it hard? "It's... I mean... I'd say all the Quidditch positions are hard. A bit? What positions do you two play?" You know... if they did play Quidditch. How awkward would it be if they didn't?

... Very awkward.

And then Befy continued talking and... Alec felt a slight pang in his heart. Yeah... this made him feel slightly bad now. "Erm... don't give up, yeah?" he said, trying to sound as comforting as possible, "I mean... you could get in next year! That would be awesome!" GRIN.

The fourteen year old smiled some more as the girl continued to speak... and then complimented him. Yeah... he was going to have to get used to this, actually. "I... well thanks! Erm... that... means a lot to me, yeah." CUE REALLY BIG SMILE.

Unique? She shrugged and nodded. "I guess so, haha!" She already liked Alec. She could tell he was going to be a joy to be around with. She smiled big at her new friends.

"I absolutely love it here! It's brilliant! I started off really homesick at the beginning, but I've got a new family here now." She didn't hesitate. She's been constantly asked this question by all the other older kids she's met. "So far, my favorite class is Muggle Studies. It's loads of fun! And my worst at this moment is History of Magic. Not doing so well in that class." She looked down feeling a bit ashamed.

Awar shook her head vigorously, blushing, a bit embarassed. Her?? Playing Quidditch?? No, no, no, no. "I don't play Quidditch. I love to watch it, but I'm not so good at sports."

Belle was getting up from her sleeping bag and noticed Alec came in and Befelda and Awarlesta. Belle beamed and went over to go talk to them. She decided to have some interaction.

Belle heard they were all talking about quidditch. Belle remembered her quidditch days but that was many years ago from now. Being prefect was all that mattered. After she felt it was an appropriate time to let them know she was there, Belle coughed and said, "Hey guys what'cha up to? And how are you doing Befelda? Alec? and Awarlesta?" she smiled at all of them.

Awar noticed a new voice chime in. It was the prefect she just had met in the common room. She jumped up and hugged her. No idea why she just did. "Hey Belle!"

With Befelda still smiling, Alec asked her if he can call her Befy or Bef. She answered in no time, "Yeah, right. You can call me Bef...or Befy. Any of it will do.", she said jovially. Then added, "Awar and I just met. But who knows? We could be best of friends. I'm not really choosy. I just like making friends.", she exclaimed.

After a while, Alec asked them about Hogwarts and their favorite classes. Befelda's been soo wanting to answer these questions. We know that Befelda's really a bookworm and wants to study all the time. Well, not at this time at least. Befelda, still smiling sweetly at Alec, quickly gave the boy an answer. "Oh, I love Hogwarts. It's been my dream to be here since I was 5. My Dad's been here before. He was in Gryffindor though, my Mom was a Slytherin, and she was a Seeker too. Well, maybe that's the reason why I wanted to become a Seeker as well." Yes, it's been her dream. But it's not the right time.

Befelda got back to reality and continued her speech, "Well, let's see...I have a little too many favorite classes. First on my list is Potions. I LOVE brewing Potions. It just...oh I don't know, I feel like I could brew anything I wanted to. Then second is Defense Against the Dark Arts class. Learning these spells are really making me more determined. Then next on my list is of course, Quidditch! I always wanted to be a Seeker and my Mom Dad used to teach me back in our home in Surrey. They've even bought me a Firebolt! That was the coolest gift I had.", she said excitedly, her eyes were glittering. "Then the last on my list is the Muggle Studies. Well, I have muggle neighbors and they seem to be nice so I took the class to learn more about them and don't regret taking them. Muggles are brilliant!", she added.

"Least subjects? Ah...I'm not really sure if I hated them but I don't like Ancient Runes, Divination, Arithmancy and Herbology, well especially Arithmancy. I never liked numbers. I'm not good in history as well. And I'm not good when it comes to plants. It just....it blows my mind.", she said.

She thought she had said long enough about the subjects. She couldn't help herself not to babble sometimes. Then suddenly Alec took out a packet of sweets and offered them since he really has no games for them to play. Befelda love sweets especially the Bertie Bott's Every Flavored Beans. But it doesn't really matter what the name is, she just love eating them. She hastily grabbed some from the packet. "Great! I love sweets. That was so sweet of you, Alec." she made a deep stare straight to Alec's charming eyes. Her eyes were glittering like crystals.

When Alec told about his Quidditch story, Befelda was really amazed. He's been a Seeker all his time at Hogwarts! That was really impressive!, she murmured to herself. "Blimey, that was way impressive. Now I know why I didn't take the part this year." she quipped. But Alec bid her an encouragement not to give up. Of course she wouldn't, it's her dream. Then she again said, "Of course! maybe I could beat you someday, perhaps on the next school year.", she said jokingly, she's really determined to become a Seeker in their house one day, even if the boy said that everything were difficult. She would do her best to become one.

Conjuring a chair up, Fina settled into reading Volume 86 of Numerology and You, as she watched the students getting settled. Flipping another page, she frowned as she overhead the familiar voices of Seren and Annie from not too far away in the Hall and craned around to have a better look (and hopefully better hear).

Pres scooted over to the Hufflepuff sleeping area even though she wasn't sure if she was allowed. "Hey, cousin," she said softly plopping her bum down next to Awarlesta. "How's it going?" She couldn't really talk to Elliot until everyone else had fallen asleep. It might be awkward if someone heard their conversation about the problems each of them had in their seemingly perfect lives.

So she was going to chat with Awar until lights out. "Heard your brother landed that job at the Ministry." she beamed. She'd known he would, but she was proud of him just the same.

Awar pulled herself out of the group when she noticed her cousin come over. "Hey, Presley!" She smiled, "It's going good. I made loads of new friends today. What did you do today?"

"Oh I know! I'm so happy for him! I expect Mum to be too, but I haven't heard from her." Awar scooted closer to Presley and lowered her voice. "Manolo also told me he met a lady friend." She stifled a giggle.

Presley shrugged. "Oh, you know. Danced, studied, met some first year who quizzed me, talked politics, still don't have a boyfriend," She listed off everything that was going through her mind. This was a great time of day to get any kind of information out of Presley because she was too tired to care what she was telling people. So she blandly announced to her little cousin that she still was a loser who nobody wanted to date. This just kept getting better and better.

"I'm glad for him as well." she really was. Even if he was only doing it because they were short of money. It would be good for him to be able to get out of the house and have routine again. "Ooh!" This was getting good. Presley hadn't yet heard anything about a hot date for her cousin. "Does she work with him, or did he meet her somewhere else?" Because where he knew this girl from was vital to whether or not their grandparents approved the potential relationship.

Awar laughed as her cousin listed her day activites. "You know, I wonder why you don't have a boyfriend. You're so pretty and smart! I don't get why boys are so blind." She shook her head, sighing.

"He said he met her at the orientation, so I suspect she works there." Awar tapped her chin, trying to recall the details.