Maxwell nodded to Harvey and then watched Justin and Ariana in their little squabble. He was annoyed and tired of it. "You too, Harv.." He said to Harvey and walked off in search of Damon and Taylor.

Taylor giggled and looked at him, nodding, "I guess so." She twirled and laughed. Her eyes flickered in delight and her hair glimmered.

Well... all right, the nervousness was sort of unfounded. She didn't really know what she expected. Maybe she kind of thought that they would hate her and then smother her or something? Yeah, she knew she was crazy. Leave her alone!

"Hello again, Lex. And... it's nice to meet you, DJ." DJ sounded really cool when she said it. Like he was an actual deejay or something.

She watched a bit awkwardly as Lex and DJ scolded their cats and remembered her own. "Oh, you have cats, too? I didn't realize that they were so popular. It seemed like everyone had an owl."

She pulled out her own cat. "I'm glad I'm not the only one!"

Damon smiled, "I'm going to miss my time at Norris... But it's good to be going back. It's to bad Min can't be here." He sighed then saw Maxwell walking around, "Hey Max!"

And now she had someone else to join the fun little conversation. A girl she had met in Diagon Alley as well. There were so many people to be met in Diagon Alley and well she was glad she had followed her father to go shopping instead of staying home or she would never have met any of them. Yikes!

She gave a little chuckle when Brooke also called him DJ. He had been trying to get people to call him that and now he finally got his wish as two out of the three of them called him that.

Her eyes went wide when Leo started acting like a wild cat. Maybe he should have just let him out. When he did she sighed but then she heard Dylan warning him to stay away from the bird too.

She looked over at Brooke when she commented on the cat situation. "Yeah I think owls are pretty common but I don't like them all that much...they tend to fall into the prey category a bit too often for my liking." She said, gesturing down at the cats that were looking up at poor Archer. When she saw Felix take another step closer she frowned. "Hey, I said leave him alone."

Felix sighed at her second warning but he didn't really care all that much. The bird looked tasty and that was all that mattered. He got lower then pounced unto the cage, knocking it to the floor and letting the bird out. That's right...come to Felix...

Justin clenched his jaw and his fists, but stifled and stowe his anger, " Well, you do have a talent for bringing it about though don't you?...." he said much calmer.

Abby smiled when he leaned in to kiss her again. She wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him back. Yeah, she could safely say that THAT was an amazing kiss. She'd kissed a few guys in her life and to be fair, she had enjoyed most of them but this.. was just too good. It was perfect actually. she pulled away after a couple minutes, not because she wanted to.. "Now, I have a really hot boyfriend who is also an amazing kisser." Was she lucky or what? She smirked before planting another kiss on his lips.

"Twenty-five. She's young enough to know that these are the kind of outfits people wear nowadays, right? But she doesn't wear stuff like this so.. I guess she doesn't understand or doesn't care to understand." Abby shrugged. "I don't care either way. I just do what I like." She always did what she liked. She lived her life and people didn't like her or her ways, that was their problem. She didn't care. "Oh? Well, as long as I get compliments and kisses my way, I don't see why I won't be wearing outfits like this." She smirked, before reaching for his hand. Because she liked holding it. "A punk?" Abby snorted. "I think you look great anyway."

"Yeah, my parents are.. supportive. They always have been but.. with the way I've been behaving the past couple years.." Abby stopped. Neglecting her studies, partying all the time, spending way too much time with her friends.. yeah. They were kind of disappointed in her. Anyway. "We are a couple now. It's kind of exciting, isn't it?" A super hot couple but.. that sounded a little lame. She grinned when he said that she couldn't flirt with other boys. Heh. That was only fair though. Since he'd promised that he wouldn't flirt with other girls too. "Fine. I won't. But, what if they hit on me?"

Taylor nodded, "I agree." She looked up just in time to see her brother, "Hey bro!"

"yes i do and i have no problem bringing it up and you know that." she snapped at him

Maxwell walked up hearing Min's name but ignored it, it still hurt a little thinking of her. "Hey, guys.." he said happy to be away from the war zone behind him. "What's up?" he said with a smile.

Tay throw her arms around her brother and kissed his cheek, "Nothing much and you?"

For some reason Justin thought Ariana's comment was comical and began laughing aloud..... " You never did know when to quit did you?...." he joked.

Chace smirked at her. "And I have a hot girlfriend that's a great kisser. Didn't that work out well for the both of us?" Chace laughed softly. He felt like it had been ages since he had really, genuinely smiled and laughed with someone. Well...he smiled and laughed genuinely with Reid, but that was different. Never in his life had he met a girl that made him feel quite like this.

Uh...she was twenty-five? What the..? "At twenty five I would think someone would still be in tune to what draws a guy's attention, but maybe not." No offense to her cousin but, if she thought this was inappropriate then Chace couldn't help but imagine her chilling around with big sweaters pants that covered every inch of skin. Chace smiled. He did love that Abby was so independent and did what she wanted. It was refreshing to meet another person who felt the same way. Seriously what was so wrong with wearing or doing what you want if it makes you happy? Would her family or his family rather have them suffering through life, living like robots or something? "I think my parents' image of punk and mine are very different." Chace rolled his eyes slightly. "But if you think I look good in it, then I will continue to dress like a punk," Chace said, scrunching his face up in such a way to make himself look mockingly tough.

Chace nodded. He could tell that she didn't really want to talk about family. He couldn't blame her. He didn't particularly care for talking about his own either. Chace bit his lip slightly. Abby was incredibly attractive and he knew there was no way that he was going to be the only boy at this school to think so. "Well you are hot so I am sure guys are going to hit on you. Surely no one would be stupid enough to even look at you suggestively while I'm around since we're obviously together," Chace said with a smile, before giving her hand another squeeze. "But if anyone is too persistent you let me know and I'll take care of it." Yeah, if there was anything that Chace hated it was a guy that couldn't take no for an answer.

Damon smiled, "Yeah, nothing much..." He sighed and shook his head, his head mainly filled with the worry of graduating in two more terms and moving on from Hogwarts.

Taylor looked up at Damon and her worry showed as well, making her grip his shirt.

"of course not." she hissed at him before walking away to go find Max

So this was it. Seventh Year.

Walking onto the platform and with her own belongings already tucked away in the luggage compartment on the train and Walnut already sitting on his throne in the prefect's compartment, Kurumi made her way badgelessky down the platform and simply tried to take everything in. She didn't want to arrive at the platform as a student leader or anything. She just wanted to come as herself. As Kurumi Hollingberry, seventh year Hogwarts student. Nothing more. Just as she had been when she had first arrived. Things had both changed and not. She had both changed and not changed.

It was simply incredible to be here now and be able to look back on it all and...

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What in the kneazle....ALREADY?!

Spinning around on spot Kurumi spotted a small group of what appeared to be first years...with their pets now in carries and with a bird cage on the ground, opened, and a bird being let loose. Never a dull moment when Hogwarts was involved, right?

The now seventeen year old briskly made her way towards the group and promptly picked the cage back up, eyeing the feline out of the corner of her eye. She had ham and wasn't afraid to use Professor Williamson's secret method if needed. "You all should really have your pets in carriers...for their own safety," she said calmly and with a faint smile, but with obvious authority in her voice.

Maxwell hugged Taylor back. "Trying to get away from a bit of drama...ready to be back in my common room, though. I'll be happy to be back." He said knowing he missed Hogwarts, sometimes it felt more like home than his house did.

"Yeah, I am excited too." She smiled at him, laying her head on his chest despite Damon being there.

Damon looked down at Taylor, lightly rubbing her back, "Oh... Great, already with people arguing again?... I'm having flashbacks to the year before when you and I had started on it," He shook his head and looked back, "And Ariana's coming..."

" Wow, you walking away from an arguement?.... Someone mark this on a calender..." Justin joked as he watched her storm off.

Maxwell nodded and smiled. "It's gonna be a fun yeah, hopefully." and then laughed at what Damon said. "Good times right?" He said sarcastically. "Of course she's coming.." He said not wanting to hear her excuses for arguing with Justin.

Ariana waved Justin off and walked over to Max, Damon and Taylor [BSorry, ]Am I interrupting?[/B]

Taylor sighed, "No way away from drama is there?" She frowned and buried her head in Maxwell's chest. Tay looked at Ariana, "If you are going to be dramafilled then yes you are."

Damon looked at the three of them and sighed, not wanting to be rude or appear jealous to Taylor or Maxwell, "I guess we can't..." He nodded in agreement to Taylor's statement to Ariana, And do you really care if you are inturupting? He kept the thought to himself.