"It's exactly what I call it." He was slightly defensive about it, since technically it was the truth. She had needed someone to look after her and that was exactly what he had done, and he had done so out of the goodness of heart. As she reached out once again, brushing her thumb to his lip Dash couldn't help but think.Think about past things that had been said quite frequently.

"Its settled then." Not because she was hungry, but because the amount of students. Ugh. "We'll go to my house and you'll bake me a cake - chocolate preferably, and then i'll give you a slice of that." It sounded good to him.

"I don't think you needed to worry about me dancing on the street," She said, perfectly straight face. "I was too busy dancing on something else." As he very well knew. And he'd wanted cake then too. Or she had. Or they both had. Or something.

Recurring theme.

Its settled? Althea placed her hands flat on the table top and looked at Dash. "Oh will I now?" Ordering her about? Hmmmmmm? Not that she was actually against a little cake but he could at least ASK instead of TELL. "You'd think by now you'd know better than to make demands of me, Dash." She'd make him pay for that. It would be fun.

But she did want to get going. She stood up and put her coat on. "So what are you waiting for? You can do the honours, since you want cake so bad." As in, he could apparate them.

Apparently she'd managed to get rid of the awkwardness in the conversation somehow. Stella could tell that Matt seemed like he was dropping it, at least, which made her relax. That combined with the fact it seemed like the very people who had inadvertently created the problem seemed to be leaving, or at least getting ready to. It really was difficult to tell in the dimness of the room, so she turned her attention fully to her boyfriend. At least she could see him well enough, at the same table, and she also figured that was as good an excuse as any for nobody else having noticed them. She was there to spend time with Matt, anyhow. Time when they didn't have to deal with stressful things, which really had been scarce lately with school getting more time-consuming. Being at WADA really was harder than she'd thought, but she still was enjoying it. She just also enjoyed getting to spend time with Matt, and there weren't any paint wars or anything anymore. Half the time she got home and just wanted to sleep, and she sighed a little as he'd agreed with her statement that they'd changed. Even though the other half of the comment brought a smile to her face. "You really remember that?," she asked. Fourteen-year-old her, just visiting her sister and unwittingly starting on the path that had gotten her here. It was odd to think about, especially as she wondered if things would have turned out differently if she hadn't met him before that last horrible term at Beauxbatons. She hoped not, because she was much to happy where she was now. WADA stress and everything. And she returned his smile as he'd assured her he wasn't going anywhere, almost as if he'd been able to tell she had been thinking sad thoughts. "I never will either. Not without you," she replied.

At least the rest of their conversation was amsuing. Even though it still seemed centered on reading minds, literally or figuratively. "We still share ideas when it's important," she argued lightly. "When have I ever kept something important from you?" She couldn't think of anything she'd kept from him, at least not since they'd started dating. Hiding the fact she'd transferred to Hogwarts three years ago didn't count. Not by that definition. She chose not to respond to his statement about her disbelief that people really remembered her, too. Not verbally, at least, as she'd given him yet another smile. He was probably right, anyway. She just hadn't seen anyone yet to actually test the idea, besides here in the Hog's Head. It wasn't really important if people remembered her anyhow. She didn't think she was famous, after all, even if she was studying to be an actress. She was just herself, and here to enjoy the day with Matt. "It really would have been," she agreed. "Or we could have walked around London. But coming here is just nicer. Closer to being back in Hogwarts, almost." Although she had a feeling Max would have rather they'd stayed behind and taken him for a walk. The dog would just have to wait until they decided to head back home.

Oh…. so it was a fake mustache. Wait why was Vivi wearing a fake mustache? Then she mentioned something about it being a disguise. It was then that he realized that Gideon’s deerstalker hat was a disguise, as was the Selina with her bowler hat. Err.... suddenly the homie get-up felt a bit out of place.

Until Kurumi came along and she looked perfectly normal. Hah! At least he’s not the odd-man out.

Between all the younger Lions suddenly joining their table and names being thrown about between Vivi, Gideon and Selina Vickers was quite confused. He picked up on Sherlock and Watson—popular Muggle literature characters, but everything else was a blur of names—Mary?... uh the one with the lambs? And who’s Lestrade and why was he being called this? And what is a munchkin?

Of course between seeing MLE representation and eying a young brunette called by Selina as a little spy Vickers has just about blown a fuse with all the currently senseless info overload. He doesn’t even really know why he’s here other than almost being mistaken for Milton by Vivi. He was just about to turn his head and ask his one and only fellow Claw when it was immobilized by Vivi’s elbow turning it into an arm rest.

Ah but now explanations! Which means more info! But hey at least these made sense.

An entrapment party for an inanimate object Quidditch equipment Mortimer… is that why MLE was here? But then again Simon did say that he wasn’t really there on official business. Right. Nothing is official until he gets to haul someone back to HQ right? Gotta keep that quota up after all…

Although he had questions about just how the party and the entrapping will go. Gideon had already verbalized a few of his own concerns but most specially ”How would we know that whoever stole Mortimer, would bring it along to this party? Would that person be daring enough to bring an item that can implicate himself or herself so clearly?”

Oh he remembered. Very well in fact. And if there was ever a moment when he didn't remember and wanted too he could simply ask Althea for the memory that he had given her.

"You'd think by now you'd know better then the actually think i'd make things easy for you." No. He demanded, because he could and she should be HAPPY to complete his demands. He shrugged his jacket back on and stood up before grabbing her hand. "In other words; I win." Dash smirked and before anyone could blink an eye they were gone.

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"Good." Auggie watched the flamingo go on its way and felt Tori grab his arm once more. Had she completely lost it when it came to her ridiculous shoes? It had always been a wonder to him how she or any girl for that matter had been able to walk in them but shouldn't they be like a bike, once you learn how you always know?

He sighed over dramatically as he let her lock her arm into his. "Whatever you say Princess. One question, did you happen to know how to ride a bike?" Smirk.

*POP*

"Who wants to bother to ride a bike?" Tori picked up their pre-apparition conversation as though the wizarding form of transportation were nothing. She wrenched open the door to the pub and hobbled on in, making her way over to a table instead of the bar.

Taryn wasn't yet 17, after all. "What's riding a bike have to do with anything anyway?" Yeah, August, huh? Your Muggleborn is showing.

Ugh. Apparating so much after only just mastering it still took alot out of Auggie but since Tori wasn't putting any effort into their travels of course she was just fine when they appeared at their destination. "Plenty of people ride bikes, but apparently not you. You were too busy falling down in those stilts." He gestured to her shoes as he rolled his neck in hopes to release some of his exhaustion.

"Oh nothing." He said in response to her questioning, he had basically already said it with his comment before. As she walked to the table he went to the bar and ordered two butterbeers, one for each of them and returned to the table, full and well ready for Tori to pester him as to why he, an of age man, hadn't ordered a Firewhiskey.

Taryn was more than half way to Hogsmeade when Tori's patronus appeared. She didn't have very far to go and besides, she'd been walking FAST because she was sooo excited to see her BFF. It had been too long and there had been too many THINGS going on recently. A girl needed her bestie, ya know. The blonde flipped her hair off of her shoulder only to have it fall in place again as she tugged the door open. Her hair was definitely longer than it had been the last time she'd seen her BFF but she knew that Tori would approve. Plus, it wasn't blue anymore.

"Tori!" She immediately spotted the red head, and started toward the table, making little wrinkled nose faces at the... decor. Ew. "Hello!" She was about to pull Tori's hair and giggle and tell her to stand up to give her a HUG when she spotted someone ELSE come to the table, just before she had. BLINK BLINK. It was AUGUST. What was HE doing here? Had she missed something? Tori didn't say ANYTHING about August coming too. It was a good thing that Taryn definitely looked super super cute today or else BFF would have some explaining to do. A big grin on her face, Taryn blushed deeply even as she hurried forward to the boy and threw her arms around his neck. "You're HERE." HERE. And not looking at her with those sad eyes he'd had the last time he was there. EEK. She might've happy!squealed a little bit. Yeah, she'd totally done that.

Oh and HI BFF.

"Darn tootin' I was," Tori snorted, scooping up her butterbeer and taking a long, thirsty sip. Ahh, that was some good stuff, it was. Why didn't those dumb Frenchies jump on the wagon and start making butterbeer too? Sooooo good.

She didn't even have time to bother Auggie with a) complimenting his training ie in bringing her a drink nor b) his lack of a manly, "I'm 17 Now," firewhiskey or c) his randomness, when up popped her BFF.

"TARYN!" she squealed, hopping up for a hugggggg. But guess who Taryn went for first instead?

That August Goldstein. GEEZ. Can't a ginger catch a break??! "Uh HELLO bestie, save the PDA til Puddifoot's! Goshhhhhhh!"

She was really happy they were getting along though. Ish. So far. She was happy TARYN was happy, at least, because that meant her plan to reunite Augustaryn was going right!!!!! So instead of saying much else, Tori just wobbled on her heels and used a hand against the table to keep her balance.

Paulie Foster was finally, FINALLY seeing his girlfriend. Yeah, ya see.. the last time he saw her was before he left for basic training and she left for school, which means the last time was at the end of AUGUST. The month, August - just for clarification. And that was much, much too long.

With his hair now cropped super short and his body filling out his clothes a little more, the eighteen-year-old swung the Hog's Head door open and took a few steps as his eyes swept across the floor. WHERE, WHERE, WHEREEEEEEEE? Where was sh-

There.

The flash of red hair wasn't hard to miss. He beamed. "VICTORIA BUNBURY, IN THE FLESH!" Paulie yelled all the way across the pub, not giving a thought to the attention he brought to himself for he was too preoccupied rushing and snaking around people to get to the redhead. He said 'in the flesh' 'cause all these months all he had was one little moving photograph of Tori blowing him a kiss. Sigh.

But not now! Today they were to be REUNITEDDDD!

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Paulie Foster was finally, FINALLY seeing his girlfriend. Yeah, ya see.. the last time he saw her was before he left for basic training and she left for school, which means the last time was at the end of AUGUST. The month, August - just for clarification. And that was much, much too long.

With his hair now cropped super short and his body filling out his clothes a little more, the eighteen-year-old swung the Hog's Head door open and took a few steps as his eyes swept across the floor. WHERE, WHERE, WHEREEEEEEEE? Where was sh-

There.

The flash of red hair wasn't hard to miss. He beamed. "VICTORIA BUNBURY, IN THE FLESH!" Paulie yelled all the way across the pub, not giving a thought to the attention he brought to himself for he was too preoccupied rushing and snaking around people to get to the redhead. He said 'in the flesh' 'cause all these months all he had was one little moving photograph of Tori blowing him a kiss. Sigh.

But not now! Today they were to be REUNITEDDDD!

Tori would recognize that voice ANYWHERE, even if its speaker did have MUCH shorter hair and a MUCH more muscular build than the last time she'd seen him.

"PAAAAAAULLLLLLIEEEEEEE FOSTERRRR!" she shouted right back, hopping up from her seat and launching herself at him, since hug!clinging to Paulie was safer than trying to walk in those blasted heels of hers. She smothered the side of his cheek and possibly his lips and nose and other cheek with kisses. Tori just wanted to hug her lemonade knight and never let go.

...was it just her or was he taller too?

August had no more than sat down the butterbeers he had gotten for himself and Tori when Taryn entered the quiet pub and freaked out seeing her best friend and then launched herself at him. "Hey Taryn, I know I really am here, here." He said grinning widely as he hugged her back. It was good to be with her like this again where things weren't weird and they were basically back together, oddly enough with their match-maker present once more.

He finished the hug and pulled away, without a kiss deciding if he was going to do that today it woul be at Puddifoot's. When he did so he was going to tease Tori for being overlooked but she was currently trying to devour the face of his former fellow Gryffindor.

"Hey Paulie, it's good to see you." he said staring, awkwardly at the two, his hand still on Taryn's lower back.

Taryn was grinning and it was by far the biggest grin she'd had on her face in a WHILE. Probably since she'd told Milton about the magazine. That had been time for smiles and this DEFINITELY was too. Eeeeee. What a lovely surprise. She definitely had the best BESTIE ever! Speaking of said bestie, after hugs with August, she looked over at the girl, she'd vaguely heard her say something about PDA earlier BEFORE Paulie got there and now she was slobbering all over him. Uh huh.

It was sort of weird and Taryn really didn't want to see them snogging. She hadn't known August would be here today but truth be told, she was more exicted to see him than she was to see Tori, especially since she had a feeling she wasn't going to be seeing much of Tori's face today unless it was attached to Paulie's. Hehe. So she didn't feel bad. Tori was likely thinking the same thing anyway, though judging by her BFF's shoes, she'd clearly known that Paulie would be here.

Still grinning, Taryn turned and hugged August AGAIN because he was there and tangible and she COULD. She wasn't bothered by the kissing. She and August had always had their own pace and it certainly didn't match up to Paulie and Tori's full speed ahead. "I'm so glad you're here!" In case he couldn't tell, you know? "I missed you." She almost didn't want to let him go. Technically he was an adult now, were there laws against kidnapping adults?

Ehh. Probably. So she just hugged him some more. Hehe.

The next second, Paulie was enveloped by Tori and blinded by her hair as kisses were planted on basically every surface of his face. He grinned widely all the while and squeezed his arms around her. Seriously, if he were any happier, his heart would totally BURST or something. When his princess finally did ease up on the PDA, Paulie - with his face still damp with fresh kisses - pulled back just enough so that he could look at his lovely girlfriend now. "Sheesh, you're gorgeous," he said, and whistled as he eyed her up from head to toe. Uhh yah, Tori was always gorgeous. But she looked a little older after half a year, and he just liked when she wore dresses. Especially short, tight dresses. He smiled and planted a kiss on her lips. "I missed ya, Princess." A lot. A LOT, A LOT. Did boot camps and training facilities not understand the words 'exploding lemonade' or 'significant other visitation day'?!? Apparently not.

It was only when August spoke up that Paulie was pulled from his Tori Tunnelvision. Well, surely the other pair wouldn't hold it against him for forgetting their presence while he reunited with his lovey. "Hey, August! Likewiiise." His eyes shifted to Taryn, and he greeted her with the same smile. "Taryn, how are ya?" They looked older, too. Well.. Of course they all WERE a little bit older, but it was just one thing to be older and another to look that way. Or so supposed Paulie.

Tori never wanted to let go of Paulie, even if it meant that she was staring more at his chest than his face. She was okay with that, cuz... well, he had a handsome chest too. "I missed you too!" she squeaked, finally tilting her head up to stare into his prettyful face for a bit. She needed to absorb every bit of this new!Paulie for as long as she had him.

"Awww," she beamed at her knight, "I missed your saying all the right things at all the right times." Teehe. Not nearly enough people a) called her Princess and b) gave her the compliments she so rightly deserved. See why everything was better with Paulie around? "You're not so bad yourself, studpilot." Tori dabbed his nose with her pinkie and then turned her gaze to Taryn.

Hmm well it looked like Taryn was clinging to Auggie just as much as she was clinging to Paulie, so Tori didn't feel too bad about neglecting her bestie for a bit. They could like see each other anytime over the summer and school year, but Paulie could only get passes every now and then. So it was all good.

"Are you guys heading to Puddifoot's?" she asked curiously, not sure if she wanted to go to the exaaaaaact same place. Also, the less walking the better.