Zack had nothing much to do rather than just wandering around the corridors of Hogwarts. He came to the corridor leading to the courtyard but still he wasn't sure how he reached there.

He wondered if he still remembered to go back to the common room. The ways leading to the common room was real confusing sometimes. What if he just couldn’t find a way back and had to sleep here in the corridor. He would die of cold maybe or maybe not. How knew unless anyone slept there.

That thought made him excited to try the whether he could survive it. Tired of walking he got to a stop and stood there starting out the corridor. Maybe he could just sit there for some time.

It wasn’t crowded or anything. So he wouldn't get kicked of the passers. So he sat there examining the corridor.

Savannah walk down The Corridor to the Courtyard.She saw a boy just sitting there.Hey my name is Savannah but call me van.Would you like to chat she asked.

"Lots of people are good, though," Vivi shrugged. She'd been quite good on her team at Beauxbatons, but it was becoming apparent that Quidditch was much more a thing here at Hogwarts. Quite good at one school was middle of the pack at another.

Good thing she'd never been mad enough to fancy herself professional level.

"You were good too. For what it's worth. Erm... good luck?" And she'd leave Ashby alone, UNLESS they both made the team, at which time... threats could happen later.

Gwen just found it funny that the kid thought she was an artist. Suppressing a smirk, the fifth year looked back at her sketch. After drawing a few more lines on the nearly empty piece of parchment, the fifth year heard him say something. Raising her eyes from the sketchbook, Gwendolyn drew her attention back to the other student. When did she start drawing? ‘Umm...’ Four... maybe five years ago? No, it had to be longer than that. Seven years, maybe? It was odd, but Gwen couldn’t remember. Even as a kid, she used to draw... Nevermind how bad the sketch would look in the end. ‘I don’t know exactly’, she finally said. ‘Do you draw too?’

Hmm. Why did he look so surprised when she told him she was a Ravenclaw? You would think that she would have gotten used to all the people thinking she was a Slytherin by now. Oh well...

Gwen continued to scribble something on the page of the notebook, glimpsing from time to time at the part of the courtyard in front of her. ‘Fifth’, she said curtly, not minding to look back at Messer. Please don’t be one of the people who always like to point out that I’ll be taking OWLs this year, the Ravenclaw thought. ‘How about you?’, Gwendolyn asked the Hufflepuff, hoping that he wouldn’t mention the OWLs.

Messer seems can't take his eyes from this older girl drawing even though its still unfinished but he still amazed by this girl talent. The he heard Gwen answered his question. Wow. That's very young. No wonder she's pretty good at this. "No. I don't draw." he told Gwen. "I'm really horrible at it." He can't even draw a straight line! That's how horrible he's in drawing.

Eep! Fifth year? She's old. But he's not going to say that. It seems girls never appreciate it when you called them old. "Ohh. That's cool! You surely know more cooler spells then?" Since she's a fifth year and all. "I'm a third year."

There were a lot of things that Selina liked about her boyfriend. The fact that he dealt with her was probably one of the biggest things that she liked about him. However, today he did something else that she liked about him- he was randomly adorable. When she had gotten back to the Common Room that night after a particularly sad practice for OBVIOUS reasons, he had left a cookie and a note on her favorite chair in the Common Room. It had a small note about meeting him in the corridor near the Courtyard. On the bottom of the note was a small little PS that said something about making her day better. The note itself already did.

So with a small smile etched on her face, she walked down to the Corridor in the moon light. They had about an hour before they had to be back in the Common Room for curfew, but until then she was so excited to have one on one time with him.

Finally, she was down in the corridor, but there was no sign of her boyfriend. So she sat down and waited for him to arrive as she took out her pony tail that was still left over from practice. That Merlin awful practice.

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There were a lot of things that Selina liked about her boyfriend. The fact that he dealt with her was probably one of the biggest things that she liked about him. However, today he did something else that she liked about him- he was randomly adorable. When she had gotten back to the Common Room that night after a particularly sad practice for OBVIOUS reasons, he had left a cookie and a note on her favorite chair in the Common Room. It had a small note about meeting him in the corridor near the Courtyard. On the bottom of the note was a small little PS that said something about making her day better. The note itself already did.

So with a small smile etched on her face, she walked down to the Corridor in the moon light. They had about an hour before they had to be back in the Common Room for curfew, but until then she was so excited to have one on one time with him.

Finally, she was down in the corridor, but there was no sign of her boyfriend. So she sat down and waited for him to arrive as she took out her pony tail that was still left over from practice. That Merlin awful practice.

When he had originally planned his herbology project to work towards cheering up Selina, even Gideon hadn't known just how she would need something quite as much as she appeared to today. Practice was just...frustrating to say the least so when he had escaped from the locker room, he had hurried to set his plan into place, leaving cookie and note in the common room for her while he swiped the surprise from his dorm . He almost headed right down but caught her as she read his note and waited until she was gone for a bit before following

When he arrived in the meeting spot, Selina was seated down, apparently waiting for him. "Hey," Gideon greeted with a smile, the potted gift hidden behind his back with both arms there holding it. The seventh year acting completely normal about his stance however as he casually stood there.

Selina turned around when she heard the voice of her boyfriend beckon her from behind. Once she saw him with his curls sitting promptly on the top of his head and a smile etched on his face, a smile of her own crept up on her face. This whole impromptu meeting just made her feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Even after almost three years of dating, her boyfriend never made it feel stale. There was always something new about their relationship and that was why they worked so well together. But at the same time they were comfortable. He really was wonderful.

So with a slight blush on her face, she said, "Hey yourself." Chewing on her bottom lip slightly, she asked, "So, Mr. Mysterious, what are we doing out here? Any clues? Or no?" Honestly, she was liking the mystery.

As Gideon watched the smile grow on his companion's face, he gave a soft sigh of relief. At least her mood hadn't totally been spoiled today. Either that or he was already cheering her up just be being there and them being alone for one of their rare moments together. Either way, it was good to see Selina smile once more. He hated to see her so upset with how things turned out. especially in all things quidditch which was no doubt why the events today had gotten her bothered.

"Well Miss Watson...that would depend," he remarked leaving it open-ended at first as he watched for a reaction, his charge still secure behind him. "Do ye need clues or would ye rather just guess?"

Miss Watson? The nickname made her smirk. Did he really want to go down that road with her? Because she would gladly call him his companion nickname to her own. After all, she had done so earlier at practice without even blinking. It was a rather fun nickname if she said so herself, which she did. So with a cheeky grin, she said, "Well, Mary, I'm not Sherlock.. so I suppose I'd like some clues. I can't get it all by myself." She was not nearly that good. She just wore the dashingly attractive bowler hat, WHICH she loved.

And then she waited for some kind of response from him. All the while donning a devilish grin, her previous upset left behind with the antics of her boyfriend.

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Miss Watson? The nickname made her smirk. Did he really want to go down that road with her? Because she would gladly call him his companion nickname to her own. After all, she had done so earlier at practice without even blinking. It was a rather fun nickname if she said so herself, which she did. So with a cheeky grin, she said, "Well, Mary, I'm not Sherlock.. so I suppose I'd like some clues. I can't get it all by myself." She was not nearly that good. She just wore the dashingly attractive bowler hat, WHICH she loved.

And then she waited for some kind of response from him. All the while donning a devilish grin, her previous upset left behind with the antics of her boyfriend.

He knew he was asking for it by using her Holmesian nickname but he'd just have to deal with it. The point of this exercise to cheer up his girlfriend...right? So he was pulling out any stops, an ever so slight flinch when she used his own nickname once more, and it seemed to do be working out just fine as told by the grin already gracing her face. And he wasn't even done yet.

"Well, m'lady...whats red and white...and no longer behind my back?" he asked, slowly manuevering his cargo out from behind himself so that just when he reached the last part, the flower arrangement was out in front of him to go along with his words.

She pursed her eyebrows together in confusion when he gave his little clue. His clue was extremely vague and she still was not exactly clear as to what he had behind his back. "Wait, what do you mean red and whi- oh my goodness." It was beautiful.

What he held in his hand was a beautiful boucay of flowers that fit her and parts of their relationship so well. The primary flower in the pot was the daisy, which made her smile in spite of herself. Every time that he had ever gotten her flowers they had been daisies. For obvious reasons. Then there was the order of the pot. The pot was red and gold, which stood for her love of Gryffindor. Inside the flowers was a snitch sticking out and a set of goal posts sticking out as well, which marked her love for Quidditch. It was beautiful.

She chewed on her bottom lip to bite back her smile, "It's amazing, Gid. Why?" What was it for?

Gideon was quite pleased with the reaction he got out of Selina when she saw what he had revealed, even more so then the reaction to his meer presence she had given. It was so good to see her smile and obviously happy and he was glad he could be the one to help her feel that way. What were boyfriends for after all...right.

"Well to be honest...it started out as a project for the herbology task force," he said not about to hide it had been partly done for a school thing. That would be lying or leaving out the truth and he wouldn't do that to her. Didn't make it any less special seeing as he had created it with Selina specifically in mind; the colors, choice of flowers and quidditch ephimera were proof of that. "But with ye being stressed with the start of the season and all, I figured ye could use a little cheering up."

Back at Hogwarts..

A break from the school was exactly what this Ravenclaw needed, and Christmas with his family along with skiing in the Swiss Alps provided the perfect distraction. A talk with his best friend had helped sort out some of his emotions and he felt he had come to some sort of conclusion about how to proceed.. or at least thought he did. There were still a few things left to be handled. And he decided to make it a point to accomplish that as soon as possible.. he hated having things unresolved.

At any rate, Ethan was actually glad to be back. With a much lighter mood than the one he left with, the fifteen year old walked into the castle and through the corridor to head into the Great Hall. He was starving.. why that dumb train didn't have anything other than sweets was beyond him. And, Merlin.. was it drafty in this castle.. He reached up and subconsciously rubbed the back of his neck.. no scarf? He hadn't worn his house scarf on the train? Ethan took a seat on one of the benches and reached into his messenger bag to search for his scarf. It was just too flippin' cold in here and it was a long walk to the common room.

BACK!

Elliot Mitchell Morganzo was BACK! Watch out, Hogwarts! Refreshed and SO ready for school...well, as much as someone CAN be...hmph. She had her blonde hair tied back because the wind was just so..wwiiiiiiindy. It was annoying. She was bundled up, her cloak wrapped tightly around her, her scarf around her head to protect her precious ears...her neck could stand it...for now. She had no idea where her earmuffs had ran off to, though. Those would have been handy.

She hummed a bit to herself, wondering if she should go try to find Maxwell? Or go snuggle up with a good book in the common room? Hmph. She didn't know...

But wait...

She spotted him...and a smirk set on her face..."Ethan...well, fancy seeing YOU here..." she said, as if seeing him there was the weirdest thing in the entire world...which it wasn't, but hey, Elliot had something to needed to 'chat' with him about.

FOUND IT!

Ethan grinned slightly as he spotted that familiar blue and bronze and pulled the scarf from his messenger bag. He had just began wrapping it around his neck as a familiar voice caused him to turn his head. "Hey, Elliot.." he said upon sight of her, flashing the girl a grin. Yep, he was in a pretty good mood.

"So.. how was your break? I trust you had a good Christmas.." Of course she did, that he was sure of. Her family was quite wealthy as far as he knew.. she probably got everything she wanted.

Oh. A project. Well, it was honestly the thought that counted and being that Gideon had decided, in the middle of his class, that he would do a project for HER... well, that was really sweet of him. That was ANOTHER thing she really liked about him. He was always thinking of her... even after three years, which was a big deal. In fact, they had been going out for a REALLY long time and most people their age did not make it this long. He was different though.. he made her different.

So as she held the pot in her hand she could feel that her face was nearly bursting with a smile. She REALLY needed this after such a long day of practice with some of the most interesting Gryffindors she had ever had the pleasure to know. Although, lately their interestingness had been wearing on her last nerve. That was why people on the team should not date fellow teammates. Her and Gideon were the exception of course.

"Its beautiful, Gid. And I really do appreciate it... all of it." And she did.

Elliot nodded in his direction, and grinned back. "I bet your wondering, hey, why is Empress Elliot honoring me with that beautiful face of hers..." she rolled her eyes and sighed. He seemed to be in a nice mood, anyways.

Oh..Christmas. She shrugged. "It was decent. I got everything I asked for...Maxwell was nice..." She cleared her throat. Not mentioning that her father had gone BONKERS and ruined a perfectly good holiday...she planted a smirk on her face. Ethan was just an acquaintance, right now, after all. "And yours?" she asked...hmm. And she could see why the girls were swooning over him...

Suppressing an amused snort, Ethan's grin turned somewhat smirky. "Why yes, Empress, I was just wondering that exact thing... You must be practicing the art of Legilimency." Wink.. chuckle..

Ethan nodded as they exchanged pleasantries.. eyes glazing over at the mention of her boyfriend as he remembered a recent conversation with the bloke.. meh. Pulling himself out of that thought, he offered the girl a pleasant smile as he thought about his break. "It was really good, thanks.. quite relaxing." Yes, that was a good word for it. "Got in a bit of skiing, too." Mhmm, good holiday..

Gideon watched as Selina accepted the pot from his own hands, the gift passing hands from creator to receiver and inadvertadly finishing the assignment for the task force. Make a gift and give it to someone to cheer them up. The redhead apparently wasn't aware of it, he couldn't remember if she was even signed up for it, so what she didn't know, wouldn't bother her...right? Not that the seventh year was really concerned about it at the moment. all that mattered was it had pleased Selina.

"Glad ye do and glad ye like," he said leaning in over the plant to kiss her softly. "Oh...and they're charmed to last a bit longer then normal." No point in them dying on her before the quidditch season ended after all. He had added the charm as an after thought as he stumbled upon it while studying. Knowing how Selina could get and how the team was behaving so far, she would no doubt need the boost whenever the stress level hit the roof so it had made sense to cover it.

She enjoyed that smirk. It meant she amused him. hehehe. Elliot liked amusing people. And no, she was NOT flirting..she was just being herself. Plus, she didn't even like Ethan like that..no...especially not with Cora..having a crush on him and stuff. "That's my naaame," she said with an eye roll. "Oh, yes, I'm quite accomplished," she said, her eyes alight with a bit of fire...hehehe. She stared at him intently.

Oh? He skied? "I've never been skiing...much too afraid..." she shrugged. She leaned against pillar and crossed her arms over her chest..she needed to find the RIGHT moment..it had to be right...she was going to be blunt, as usual..but it needed to be AT THE RIGHT TIME.

Hmmmph. If she was playing her cards right, and saying the right things..her time would be coming very soon...

Oh.. a staring contest..? Ethan could do that. He narrowed his eyes a bit and held her stare.. before rolling his eyes and chuckling a bit.

Never skied? That was somewhat surprising.. "Really? The Empress afraid of something.. ? Sounds like a bit of useful information." Or useless.. he didn't know, but still gave her a little smirk. "Seriously though.. you should try it sometime.. Quite exhilarating." He let out a long exhale at the thought.

Leaning his arm along the back of the bench, Ethan started drumming his fingers on the top of it. He tilted his head slightly as he looked at Elliot. She was just.. standing there.. like she had something else to say.. or thinking about something. She seemed to be hesitating.. or at least he thought. He could be an intuitive Ravenclaw.. sometimes. He watched her for a moment before breaking the silence. "So.. what's up? Don't tell me there's trouble in paradise.." Not that he really thought she'd come to him to discuss that.. She did have a few girlfriends for that sort of thing.

So they stared...you know, just casually staring at each other...really, it was awkward or weird of ANYTHING..just...having...an undeclared staring contest...hehehe...

and he looked away! She blinked, and threw her head back in laughter. "I won. I totally won." Yep. Empress for the wwiiiiiin!

She rolled her eyes. "Yep, there you go. Future means of blackmailing me," she snorted, tucking some of her hair behind her ears so that the wind didn't blooooww it everywhere! Exhilarating...eh...she crinkled her nose. "Eh...I think I'll pass..." she wasn't much a dare devil. About that kind of stuff, anyways.

Trouble in paradise? What the heck did he mean? she shook her head, smirking slightly, her cheeks flushed. Hehehehe. It was now..OR NEVER. "Eh..not much...just..a friend of mine...so you see, she has this crush. ON a guy....and I know that the guy likes her back...because I have eyes and can TOTALLY tell...and, well, I'm fairly certain that the guy..." she had to stop herself from laughing..."..is you."

QWQHKHFHRK SHE COULDN'T HELP. She started cracking up laughing, now...oh Ethan!

She had just outed with it! She didn't feeeeel like being all secretive....hmm!

Ethan simply shrugged at Elliot's apathy towards skiing. She didn't know what she was missing.. He wondered if she even liked getting on a broom.. different, but in a similar way.

Yep, he knew it.. she had some sort of secret to spill. But this sounded like girly gossip. Why was she telling this to him, sounded more like something she'd share with one of her dorm-mates. Ethan raised an eyebrow and vaguely listened until.. the guy is you. Now that was some interesting information.. The boy leaned back into the bench, slight smirk apparent on his face. A few names tossed around in his head as he wondered who this girl might be.. though he had his guesses.. but WHY WAS SHE LAUGHING?

A small frown appeared on the boy's face as he watched her for a moment, waiting for her to stop. Finally he said, "And just why is that so funny?" Was it really inconceivable that someone could have a crush on him? He certainly didn't think so.. in fact he had his theories about all the blushing going on around him. Ethan softened his expression and a hint of a smirk fell onto his lips. "Okay.. who's this friend?"

Once her laughter finally subsided....she looked at him smugly. "Nothing. I just know...who it is...and ..." she started chuckling again. She was clearly enjoying herself..big time. "I mean, I'm fairly certain I have more than one friend crushing on you...but.." she rolled her eyes, still smirking to herself...

"Well, my dear friend Cora has...a crush on you. I'm sure. I'm not that oblivious, you know, and I hope you aren't, either, Ethan," she raised an eyebrow at him...had he noticed?! That everytime Cora got near him...she got all tongue tied, more nervous than usual, and....she noticed Ethan did, too. "And, my dear Ethan, I know that YOU seem to get a bit flustered around HER as welll...so..I must know, you know, for the sake of Cora's..emotions..whether you feel the same way." She had it ALL out in the open, now. There, Ethan..

Happy?

And no, no mention of Hannah was needed.