The Bunz was torn, suddenly, torn and frozen. She was torn between speaking to the Board of Governors and disciplining the students; torn between ignoring the splash!fight going on there and the injured girl suffering as a result of it; and frozen at the sight of her House ghost swooping in all unexpected-like.

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She quickly sat up, looking to the lovely woman. "Headmistress! I am so sorry! I was just..." overcome with dizziness, her eyes rolled, and she closed her eyes, laying back down. "I saw that they seemed to be getting in trouble, and I wanted to help them not be in trouble because I don't want people to get in trouble. People should be nice to everyone," she rambled, her eyes still closed against the throbbing pain in the back of her head.

But, eventually, Bunz made the right decision, and click-clacked over to the poor injured girl with a frown. She bent down and awkwardly patted the girl's shoulder, her hand shaking because of the ghost's proximity. Why did her greatest fear ALWAYS have to show up at the WORST of TIMES?

"Are you okay?" she asked the girl quietly. "Try to sit up if you can... keep your eyes closed, that can help..." But yes, the poor thing really did seem confused if she thought everyone should be nice to everyone....

Annie shot a glare at the girl who was responsible for all this. "See what your muddy footprints caused?" she addressed the Hufflepuff (Alexa). "Your OWN HOUSEMATE nearly DIED." But, once again, the Bunz had been proven RIGHT.

Logan had thought about heading down to the kitchens and seeing the House Elves; they fascinated him and the thought of a snack was rather tempting. However, Ness, Harlan, and Mason wouldn't be there and their company was needed.

They weren't in the Common Room, so he was heading up to see if they were hanging out somewhere else.

Reaching the Entrance Hall, he spotted a small group of people assembled. One of these people was a girl who was lying on the floor. She also looked a lot like Sutton.

Slightly worried now, he approached. "Sutton? Are you okay?" He didn't pay attention to the other people and hoped his friend was okay.

Still laying in the floor, her eyes pressed tight, Sutton softly shook her head side to side to say that she shouldn't sit up, but then she heard a familiar voice that filled her with warm fuzzies and brought back some sense to her confused and throbbing head.

Her eyes fluttering back open, she searched the worried faces around her and found him, "Logan?"

Yep, she was dead. Otherwise, why would Logan conveniently show up next to her just when she needed him?

Wait, the Headmistress had said ALMOST died, so she wasn't actually dead. Logan was just... convenient. Yes... that was... making no sense in her head right now, but nothing did.

"I think I'm fine, Headmistress, really." She said with a smile as she made another attempt to sit up. Turning to the other Hufflepuff girls standing there, she asked, "Do you want me to help?" And then, losing her balance... while still sitting somehow, she fell over, right into Logan.

With a weak attempt at a smile and laugh through her dizziness, "See, Logan, this is why you always have to be here when I fall... so you can catch me..." Her eyes began to flutter closed again as the room swam.

Laura looked at the ghost, seriously couldn't he see that the Headmistress was already there. "I am just doing what the Headmistress has asked me too do." Laura said truthfully, seriously was he going to let her explain, but then the Headmistress came over herself.

Laura looked at the Headmistress and smiled. "Headmistress, I know this is an important day for you." Laura smiled. "If you want I can take Sutton to the hospital wing and I can take Alexa with me so that she can explain to the healer what has happened." Laura smiled at the Headmistress, she was sure that the Headmistress would want to get on with the tour and Laura was feeling like she had caused all this, well maybe next time she would check her feet before she came into the great hall again, though at least she had already cleaned the muddy footprints she had caused.

Laura smiled at Sutton. "Are you okay?" Laura asked, she was still looking at Alexa wondering if the girl would see sence and clean up her footprints, she just was going to wait to see if the Headmistress agreed that she should be taken to the hospital wing.

Alexa looked at the girl as she acted as if she couldn't get up and then couldn't help but smile as she thought she was dead from seeing the ghost. "Your alive, you just fell on someones footprints." Yes she said someones and looked at Laura, she was not the only one with muddy feet here and she was not the only one that had caused this mess, even though the other girl thought she could get away with only cleaning a few and blaming the rest on Alexa.

Looking at the ghost she turned, this was not just her fault, Laura started all of this by running in the Entrance Hall, at least when she followed she didn't run it was more of a skip. Then the headmistress was back and looking at her for blame again, "Headmistress these are not just my footprints, Laura made them as well." she was not taking all the blame, she would take some, but still not all. Then that awful Laura started talking again and Alexa went white, "I am not going to that Healer, she is...." mean, evil, nuts, hates children.. Alexa could have went on, but it wasn't worth it. She got up and ripped the mop out of Laura's hands nice and hard hitting her legs again with the end. "I'll mop this bloody floor and get BOTH our footprints, you can take her to the healer." There was no way she was going to that woman, she would rather sit in detention or mop the entire school the go to see that woman.

"WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE"

Came the gleeful tones of Peeves as he slid down the banister of the grand staircase leading into the Entrance Hall. And as he got to the end of it, he launched himself up into the air and floated above a group of students and the new Headmistress.

"Ooooooh what do we have here?" He cackled as he did a somersault in mid air and then hung upside down looking at the people below.

What mischief could he get up to?

Oh and look, there was Fatty Friar! Peeves swooped down and hovered in front of the ghost. "Oh my. Oh my, the puffy puffers are in trouble again."

With another evil sounding cackle, Peeves did a back flip, picked up the bucket of soapy water and up ended it onto the young Hufflepuff girl's
(Bazinga) head.

Having heard rumors about special visitors in the castle, the Grey Lady floated through the halls following the rumor trail until finally she floated through the right wall and came up behind the group of guests. And just in time as well, the dreaded Peeves was causing his usual issues.

With a cock of her left eyebrow, she floated a little ways from the now soaked Hufflepuffs almost as if she was afraid to get wet...unlikely since she was a ghost.

"Peeves!" she said in a very stern voice, "Why don't you go chase rats in the dungeons or something and leave our esteemed guests alone." she said as she motioned towards the group of important guests before glaring at him with a look of pure hatred.

"Oh, Cassandra. I'm not making a spectacle of her... I gave my god daughter a little attention. I'm not all over her... Plus my son isn't around." Ian looked around and the ghosts were coming out. "Friar! Peeves!" Then he smirked, "My Lady," he said and bowed to her. "I've missed you most..." He waggled his eyebrows.

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Wait, the Headmistress had said ALMOST died, so she wasn't actually dead. Logan was just... convenient. Yes... that was... making no sense in her head right now, but nothing did.

"I think I'm fine, Headmistress, really." She said with a smile as she made another attempt to sit up. Turning to the other Hufflepuff girls standing there, she asked, "Do you want me to help?" And then, losing her balance... while still sitting somehow, she fell over, right into Logan.

The Headmistress was really NOT interested in seeing the little... goofy romance story the two Hufflepuffs were acting out here, so once the girl seemed to be talking okay, she shook her head and stalked off. "Well, as long as you think you're fine..."

She would continue to ignore the girls.

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Laura looked at the Headmistress and smiled. "Headmistress, I know this is an important day for you." Laura smiled. "If you want I can take Sutton to the hospital wing and I can take Alexa with me so that she can explain to the healer what has happened." Laura smiled at the Headmistress, she was sure that the Headmistress would want to get on with the tour and Laura was feeling like she had caused all this, well maybe next time she would check her feet before she came into the great hall again, though at least she had already cleaned the muddy footprints she had caused.

Oh, did she??? Hmm. It wasn't that important a day, it was just that Anastasia had THINGS to DO. Like now. She didn't have time to hide from address the ghosts today EITHER.

"Thank you for offering to do that, but you really only need to see the Healer if she," the redhead gestured toward Sutton, "wants to go. Otherwise... just get this mess cleaned up."

She shot a smirk toward the girl who had been dunked by Peeves and trotted up the steps to the waiting Governors.






"Mr. Amoroso, Mrs. Branxton," she put a hand on each of theirs' backs, "let's get started, shall we? Mr. Lagerty and Ms...... Lainey can catch up later."

Alexa was watching everyone when she saw another ghost come in. Stopping and dropping the mop she couldn't believe how many ghost just came in and out. Was this normal? Puffy, puffer?? That's what he called this Hufflepuff house. It was an odd name, wasn't it. She continued to watch until she saw him take the bucket and dump it on her head. She stood there frozen for a few seconds, but then couldn't help the giggles from coming out. Seriously, who couldn't see the humor in all of this. Then she looked at the floor all the water on it, "and I got in trouble for a few footprints, now this mess could cause some serious accidents. Doesn't he need to clean up his mess?" she said towards the cackling ghost. "Who are you anyway? Why do ghost just fly around here? Are you stuck here or do you just like to be here?" She pulled the bucket off her head just in time to see another ghost appear.

Listening to the lady she looked back at the ghost who dumped water on her, "Your name is Peeves? Where did that name come from?" Her curiosity taking over from the ghost and forgetting about bossy Laura and then she noticed the Headmistress leaving. Well then...people just seemed weird, were all people like this... being at home with her parents all the time didn't give her much chance to see if people reacted so emotionally at one point then totally normal the next. Turning her attention back to the three ghost she looked at the nice one she had met at the feast, "Friar sir... shouldn't Peeves clean up all this water since he is the one that dumped it on the floor. If someone could fall on my little footprints, and her big footprints" pointing at bossy Laura, "They will sure get hurt worse from Peeves bucket of water." it seemed appropriate if she had to clean her mess he needed to clean his, right...

Opening her eyes once again, she saw there were more ghosts there now. She hadn't seen ANY ghosts since she'd been at Hogwarts, and now there were THREE all in one place? And the angry girl was yelling again, and the bossy girl wanted to take her to the healer...?

Sutton was so confused.

Looking up at Logan for a second with a slightly pleading look, she turned back to Headmistress with a smile. "I'll be okay!" she said brightly. "If I need to go to the healer, it would seem I am more than looked after. We're Hufflepuffs! That means we stick together... look out for each other, CARE about each other, right," Sutton continued, giving a very pointed look to the two girls, one of whom was now very wet and talking to the ghosts. Turning her attention on the other grown-ups, she gave an apologetic look and said, "I'm very sorry to have delayed you all! I hope you enjoy your tour!"

Then, after a bright smile to the Fat Friar to hopefully instill some hope back into the house for him, Sutton then turned back to Logan and held out her hand. In a quiet voice, she asked, "Do you think you can help me up.... just incase?" If she was honest, she was still a little dizzy, but hopefully that would go away in a little bit.

Laura looked up just in time to see Alexa get a bucket of water thrown on her and she had to hide her giggles because otherwise the Headmistress wouldn't be happy with her. "Right you are Headmistress." Laura smiled. "I'll make sure this place gets cleaned up."

"Peeves." Laura pointed her hands at the ghost. "I know your a ghost an all but you should put the bucket back where you got it from, because someone might be looking for it." Laura wasn't in the moods for arguing. "And come on Alexa." Laura turned to her. "We need to get this floor cleaned, and stop splashing water on my legs." Laura was getting angry with this girl now.

Laughing uncontrollably Peeves continued to fly around the heads of the puffy puffers. "Shouldn't Peeves clean up the water..." he mocked as he flew through the whiny puffy kid (Bazinga).

Still circling he continued to taunt the students. "Fatty there isn't going to help you out. I wouldn't waste my time on him if I were you, he's to fat to do anything."

Swooping down on the obnoxious puffy puffer (Harry174) he pointed his finger back at her. "PUFFER! I know you are an idiot and all, but you should put that mop where your mouth is." With that he took the mop and put the wet end of it in the puffy ones face.

Zooming away he left the mop hanging on her head.

"Very well, Headmistress Truebridge, lead the way." he told her and then added "Where are we going first? Not the Great Hall, we were there during the feast."

Alexa was not getting upset with this ghost, who did he think he was mocking her. She wanted to throw water at him, but did it really matter being that he was a ghost. Could ghost get wet? Would they even feel it go through them? She went to open her mouth but the darn thing started again.

She watched as the mop went on top of bossy Laura's head. She couldn't hold in her laughter, okay maybe this ghost wasn't such an annoying thing after all. At least he treated everyone with the same annoyance, bu then he was gone. "Really leaving us with your mess. At least we stayed and didn't run away." she yelled after him, but thought he did have the better plan maybe next time a mean adult started on her she would just run away. Maybe... this ghost could teach her somethings about this castle.

Shaking her head she decided to worry about that later, looking back at Laura she still laughed, "Well then now that your clean and the adults are gone, think we could just use our wands and get this over with so we can get out of this stupid room and away from each other." she wanted nothing more then be far away from Laura.

Normally Logan would be very curious about the ghosts that were assembling among them, but at the moment Sutton was the focus of his attention. It was important that she was okay, and the fact that she was talking to him was a good thing, right?

Nodding at her question, he held his hands out for her so that he could help her to her feet. Hopefully the healer wouldn't be needed.

As the grown-ups left, Sutton took Logan's hands and stood up. Though a little dizzy, she seemed okay. Surely she would be fine in a little bit. Tired of this RIDICULOUS argument, Sutton walked over, took the mop from Laura, and set about mopping up the footprints, which took all of about a minute.

Obviously these girls had never been Muggles.

Without a word, she handed the mop back to Laura, grabbed Logan's hand, and headed to the Common Room.

Laura was walking alone, she was having loads of fun today, being good was actually quite rewarding and she was starting to be really enjoy reading, she was going to go to the Library soon and take out a book, she hadn't done that before but maybe now was the time, she was really annoyed though that people were saying she was going soft, she wasn't going soft she was just growing up.

Today was booooring. There was nothing to do really! It was almost enough to make the 11 year old miss classes--and that was saying a lot. No one was supposed to miss classes, those required learning and sitting still and all those other things that she wasn't very fond of.

With a heavy sigh she dragged herself into the entrance hall and thought of heading up to the common room. She might as well had seeing as there was nothing to--

HEY!!!

"You're that stupid girl from the train aren't you?" She said to the hufflepuff that had already entered the hall. Yup. She would never forget her. Stupid people who cried over love were very hard to forget.

Laura was just minding her own business when she bumped into someone. "Watch where your going." Laura sighed, seriously these little students today where the worst of the lot, Laura looked down at the little girl that was standing next to her now. "I'm not a stupid girl." Laura sighed, she was going to stay calm she was turning other a new leaf.

Laura decided she was going to be friendly. "I know what it's like being small, I used to call people Gaints, because they were so tall, but I'm starting to grow now." Laura smiled at the girl. "Anyway I'm Laura Hyde." Laura hadn't told the girl her name yet had she.

Oof!

Seriously?! Hadn't she just shouted a statement? Surely that would have made it obvious that she was standing right there and didn't want to be run into. Gosh, leave it to the older students to just ignore what was infront of them and not even care.

"I was watching where I was going, that's how I saw you." Stupid, stupid, stupid, older kid. No wonder she didn't like them very much!

Well the girl seemed to calm down after a bit so she did too-- WHAAA??? "I am not little!" She protested indignantly after hearing the patronizing undertone. "In fact I grew two whole centimetres before coming here and I'm suuuure I've grown more!" Hmph! In her mind Lex was big, very big and unafraid of anything! "I'm Alexa." She muttered in response, yeah, she would be civil because the girl was being civil.

Laura looked at Lex and smiled. "I now it's hard to be short." Laura sighed, she had hated her first year here. "But it doesn't mean you can run into people." Laura patted Alexa head. "Anyway it's nice to meet you Alexa." Laura was just being friendly like she always trying to be, she just hoped that this girl was friendly too, because you could never tell with firstie how they would react to things.

-______-

Was this girl listening to anything that Lex had just said. "I said I'm not short." She repeated...almost patiently as she looked up at the girl. Maintain the smile Lex. All she had to do was keep calm. The only reason she was in here was so she could make her way up to her common room and enjoy a few chocolate frogs.

She had been saving them for dinner but after the day she'd had she figured she could have just one...only one...yeah...no more than one...

Really? "I already told you, I didn't run into you, you ran into me. Merlin are all you older students so stupid?" She wouldn't even return the social compliment because so far she didn't find it a pleasure to meet this girl.

Laura looked at the girl. "And I already told you, that you did run into me." Laura was trying to keep calm, this girl had first run into her then called her stupid and was now trying to blame her. "I know your small but surely you could just appologise and we can get on with our lives." Laura smiled at Lexi, she was being nice here and this girl was just being a pain, why was it whenever she tried to be nice there was always someone trying to get her angry. "And you should respect us not call us stupid." Laura was sure other people wouldn't like to be called stupid.

Why. Was. She. Smiling. So. MUCH.

Merlin, if there was one thing Lex hated it was a patronizing smile. It just gave her the impression that she wasn't being taken seriously. Someone had to start taking her seriously in this school! Honestly, why did they all think they could dismiss her or do whatever they wanted without caring?! She was a person too!

HUH??

"I'm not gonna apologize to you! I was standing right here when you ran into me! And for the last time stop calling me small." At least she didn't yell the last part. See? She could calm down too.

WHAAAAAAAT?!

Until she heard that. "I'm not gonna respect people like you, being older doesn't mean you automatically get my respect! Therefore I can call you stupid if I want to and you in particular are VERY stupid because you were crying over a boy." So there! Stupid, stupid.