Head tilty.

Coul tilted his head listening in on the conversations around him. Someone was talking about Oreos and chocolate, definitely his kind of girl. He grinned at the thought, trying to pick up some other conversations. Something about being in the stands and cheering for someone. He wasn't quite sure what they were referring to but supposed it was probably about Quidditch. Nothing else really fit. And.. something about swimming? Yeah, he had no clue. Maybe he ought to stop.

Still listening, he heard something about a train but it was definitely a lot closer to him than any of the other people. He waited a few moments for a response but didn't hear any. People we weird. And often times rude.

He turned his head slightly seeing a girl standing beside him. Had she said it? WHOOPS. Maybe he was the rude one. "Yeah, you did. Where'd you run off to?" 'Cause he never would have willingly left a pretty girl alone.

Nope.

Harvey walked upto the hot springs and he looked around for a place to sit, due to the fall ion temperature people were hanging out arid here. He soon he went, he saw Taylor and went upto her "hey Taylor good see you out and an about" he said to her

Taylor opened her eyes and looked at the stranger. She grimaced, "Sorry, do I know you?" Tay mentally facepalmed herself, "Of course, I know you... after all you do know my name..." Taylor sighed, "What is your name again and how the heck do we know each other?" She glanced at the boy and offered a sympathetic smile. Tay felt bad that she couldnt remember him but then again she hardly remembered anyone...

Oh. Right. That sort of HAD been a stupid question to ask him, although it did beg another in the Gryffindor wondering if he had had some sort of experience where he had actually come close to...erm...doing that...but asking was not going to help the situation any. "Right...of course..." she said rather hurriedly.

Mooooooooooooving on...

"You did?" Kurumi asked, somewhat surprised that Theo had has well. She wasn't entirely sure why, exactly, but he gave off the impression that he had grown up magically. Perhaps it was him mentioning that she use magic to dry her robes that had done it. Kurumi still tended to think the nonmagical way first when it came to this - which was often rather embarrassing depending on the company. "My father is pureblood, mother wasn't, but I was never told about any of this," meaning the wizarding world, "until my Hogwarts letter arrived."

Tryouts....right... awkward. Hopefully Theo hadn't seen that disaster of a tryout that Selina had made her attend. Kurumi used to be reckless on a broom - because Carter HAD told her to catch the snitch at all costs and she took that message to heart - but this time...she had nearly taken out the entire Gryffindor team before the team had even been selected.

At least now Selina was no longer pushing her to play Quidditch?

"Because of the program I want to go into. Romania has the best dragon breeding program and...I just can't pass it up," she said with a sad shrug. Maybe things wouldn't seem so daunting if she had her apparition license?

...and they were back to talking Quidditch and flying.....

"Not anymore," she grumbled softly, chewing on her lip nervously. "I...had a horrible Quidditch accident when I was playing Seeker...destroyed my broom and...I suppose shattered my confidence. Some people just were not meant to fly..." And if he HAD seen her tryout this term he would know that she was one of those people. "Well, you are now," she smiled. "I'll cheer for you from the stands, unless you are playing against Gryffindor that is."

Kurumi leaned back a bit in the water and was about to lower herself in a bit more - to her chest perhaps - when Theo started flailing about like a kneazle being shoved into a tub full of water. "Woah woah woooooah," she said as she waddled over to him and shoved both of her hands under the water until she found his under arms and slowly lifted him a bit so his chest was now out of the hot spring as well. "Relax...take some deep breaths...I've got you."

DUUUUUUHhhhhhhhhhhh... Theo shook his head slightly, but yeah, he let it go.

"Yeah... I'm the only wizard in my family." Well, there must be SOME sort of history in the Kinsley family, prehistorically maybe. "Even my twin brother is a muggle, and now he hates me cos of it." Theo let out a loud sigh, but then remembered the good stuff. He could FLY and do MAGIC and stuff. Much cooler, Casper was just jealous. "Oh.. I bet you were cross with them, then?" Cos if they'd told her, maybe Kurumi could have learned how to fly as a child. Though, Theo didn't learn either. And he was awesome, so...

Perhaps she genuinely did suck at flying.

DRAGON BREEDING? How absolutely flipping awesome. Kurumi needed to be one of Theo's best friends, and fast. "Dragon breeding? You're gonna leave to do that? That's so awesome. Stuff your besties, you gotta do it." And yes, he realized that he was being rather blunt about it....

Dragons, tho.

"Y-You did?" Theo gave her a look, as if he was sat down listening to a bed time story. He wanted the details but wasn't sure if it would make him even more nervous about matches. "What happened, did you fall off?" Or maybe it was a bludger. Theo could relate to BLUDGER experiences. He beamed at the mention of her cheering him on. That was kind. "Thanks, that'd be awesome!" Aurora was always his number one fan in the stands, it would be nice to add more to the club.

"You'll only weigh me down more!" Not that his comment was meant rudely at all. Theodore found it difficult to trust anybody from other houses. Prefect or NOT. Bad experiences. *shudder* His teeth suddenly started to chatter, which he decided to put down to it being cold even though they were in a hot spring. It wasn't fear, it just wasn't... Deciding to listen to his elders, Theo stopped panicking slightly and took one big deep breath.

"I know, how about you magic me into a mermaid?" His face suddenly lit up at the thought. Theo was pretty sure that it WAS possible...

OOC: Different Timelines, sorry got a forgetful memory. Forgot that there was already a RP here lol!



He nodded as he listened to Adam "Oh yeah.. yeah .. I have.. er.. done it bunch of times.. too" well a few times but what was the harm in making it seem a little bigger than it was. "Really? sounds really boring, we have more fun here than that " yup that was true completely. He was so glad that he didn't have to do that be all proper and stuff. He watched as Adam rubbed the back of his neck as he was about to reveal the reason behind her scar. He did not like the sound of this right now, he had no idea that Ameliah had this disorder. "Wow! this Nevva could end up hurting Ameliah really bad! Isn't there something that can be done about it?" he asked him wondering if there was. "Yeah I think everyone should know about it, not just ones that are close but everyone" yeah cause it wouldnt be known who could be her next victim.



Harvey frowned as she asked if she knew him, he couldn't believe what he was hearing she was actually asking him his name and how he knew her. What was wrong with Taylor "Taylor it's me Harvs, I am your friend, like-a-brother, housemate? come on Taylor this is not a nice game to be playing. Drop the act now, its not really funny you know." and he was not pleased about this game that she was playing, it had him worried and now he just wanted her to end the game. "Come on Taylor its enough now, you had your fun.. come on now" he said to her trying to get her to stop the game.

Adam chuckled. At least he wasn't the only one. Aaand so Harvey thought everyone should know... "No," Adam said shortly but patiently. "She has to get over it herself, and she won't want everyone knowing. It's bad enough I told you. Although, the only person she trusts at Hogwarts is Logan, so he knows." He sighed softly. "You can tell others. Mostly the usual crowd like Taylor and Ronnie and the others. If you aren't sure about someone, ask. But only those who are close, and don't let her know that you know."

Taylor grimaced, "Sorry... erm... Harvs... but I aint playing a game... I really am sorry." She winced, "I wish I could remember you because since you said we are friends, like-a-brother and housemates... I just cant remember." Tay started to have tears in her eyes. Taylor took a few deep breaths and looked at the boy again, "How did we met?" She rubbed her head a little and grimaced.

Harvey chuckled with Adam as they talked about being all macho with the tree. He was then surprised that Adam said no to warning people about Ameliah, ok so he and Logan knew but nobody else. So anyone could get hurt and think that it was Ameliah that was attacking them when it wasn't her at all, nice plan Adam!! Get everyone hurt cause she wants to keep it a secret, but he wouldn't tell anyone since she didn't want anyone to know. "Well let's not tell anyone just yet if we dont need to just cause she doesn't want people knowing. If she hurts someone then I will have no choice but to tell them, but only if that person is a close friend of ours." yeah like Taylor, Ronniie, Minnie the usual crowd. He had to make sure they understood it wasn't Ameliah doing it.



Harvey frowned as she she said she didnt know him, and that she wasnt playing a game. He just looked at Taylor in disbelief, he could not believe that this was the very girl he had hung out with not that long ago. She repeated what he had just said as if to confirm it, he nodded "Yeah that's what I said" he heard her say that she couldn't remember. He sat down next to her as he saw the tears in her eyes, either she was a very goof actress OR this was reality, that she didn't remember her own friend who was like a brother to her. She then asked how they met, that wasn't too hard "We met in our common room when you adopted sister Ameliah introduced herself to me and then she introduced you as well." he added the adopted part for good measure in case she wasn't faking it and she had in fact lost her memory.

Taylor looked at him, "Common room? Okay... my adopted sister?" For a few moments there was a confused look on her face and then her face lit up as it dawn on her, "Oh Ameliah!" Tay smiled lightly, "She was one of the first ones that I saw... Damon being the first since he was there when I woke... but I know Ameliah." Taylor nodded then winced as she placed a hand on her head. Tay was just happy that she recognized who he was talking about. She glanced at... the guy named Harvs and said, "I really am sorry that I dont remember you." Taylor grimaced and glanced down, obviously upset that she seemed to have upset him.

Adam nodded. "I know you think it's kinda stupid of her to not want to tell anyone, but it's a huge personal problem. You know how Am gets when she feels she can get over something herself." He chuckled. "But yes, only close people. Those are the only people lashed out on anyways."

"I went to see what was up with the train stopping and stuff." Curious Ravenclaw she was. "I never found out though? Did you? You never told me your name either. What is it?" Dora waited for a moment with seemingly all the time in the world for him to respond but really she was trying to guess his name.

John? Zack? Arnold? Micah?

Her eyes picked up on his towel too, and she looked from him to it and back at him, more overtly observant. "You gonna swim, huh? Can you let me know how hot the water is?" Like, was it steaming hot or just lukewarm? These were things young Dora needed to know.

Jocunda Sykes. Hm. That name sounded familiar, but Penelope didn't immediately remember what for. She did glance over at Kurumi and Theo for a moment when West pointed them out and then turned her attention back to him as he explained how he and his friend collected and sold them. That was neat. "I don't really collect them," she admitted, "but I'll definitely keep it in mind." In case one of her friends did, or if she randomly decided to start collecting them. You never knew. She smiled. "Thanks. You're cool too." He probably knew that though.

Really? He'd cheer for her? "I'll cheer for you too then." She nodded. She was already cheering for Asher, so she didn't mind adding another Slytherin to her list of people to cheer for. So long as they didn't play Gryffindor of course, just as his condition was for her. That was where the rivalry part came in, yes?

Oh? Hand shaking? Well, okay. Penelope took it in her own and gave it a firm shake. "Deal."

"Chocolate frog cards are the easiest way to learn History of Magic stuff." West said, with the distinct air of someone who liked the idea of cutting corners and not having to work TOO hard at studying stuff. He polished off his bit of frog and beamed at Loppy. Yeah! He WAS cool. He KNEW and stuff but it was good hearing her say it for some reason. Gryffindors did need to know about him. They did.

"What's your favourite position?" Quidditch, obviously. West took his hand back. It felt weird for some reason. It was just a hand though. Strange hand. He looked at it suspiciously. Didn't look cursed.

Minerva walked out to the hot springs. It was a cooler day, but she needed out of the castle for a moment. Pulling out her blanket from her bag she sat down and looked at the springs. Term seemed to flying, but it felt like Minerva hadn't been doing to much of anything. She hadn't hung out with to many people and she was just keeping to herself other then the few friends she had seen and spoke with. She thought about the three broom sticks and how much fun that was. She wanted to be with a big group again, but right now it was just her.

Looking out she tried to think of what she could do to help her group of friends be friends again and she couldn't find an answer. She hadn't even talked to many of them. They all seemed to be avoiding her, but she was the outcast now. Maxwell was friends with them first so it was only fair she thought. Shrugging she pulled out on of her books and began to try to find a color changing spell she had promised Alec she would look for.

Maxwell walked to the hot springs. He hadn't been here before. It was october and not too cold, but it was nice and warm here. His head was elsewhere. Between the way things had been going with Elliot and whatever secret Elizabeth had, when he last spoke to her. He wasn't really paying attention.

He took a little trip out of his own thoughts and spotted Min. He decided he could only avoid her so long. He walked over to her. "Hey...how've you been?" He asked with a smile, it was awkward, anyone could see that...

Minerva was enjoying her book when she heard someone coming up beside her, not paying any attention she kept reading and then she heard a voice speaking to her. She knew the voice. She could pretend she didn't hear her name and continue reading, but no he would probably just say it again. Rolling her eyes as she was still looking at her book so he couldn't see she then lifted her head and gave a small fake smile. "Oh hi Maxwell. I'm fantastic" okay that was stretching the truth probably a ton, but he didnt' need to know that at all. "How are you doing?"

Maxwell caught how she rolled her eyes and it hurt a little, but he didn't show it. He noted her smile was false, he knew her well enough to know when she was faking. "Hey..I've been okay...should i go cause i don't wanna bother you.." He said with a shrug.

Minerva sighed and closed her book. She really didn't want him to leave, but at the same time she didn't know why she was annoyed anymore when she saw him. Why could she just not forgive and move on. "No.. no, you don't have to leave. You can sit if you want." She really wasn't doing much and she was so confused about everything else, why not have Maxwell sit and talk maybe his life was a little more interesting then hers had been lately. "So what's new?"

Maxwell took a seat with her. "Okay.." He said taking a seat. "not a whole lot is new...Elizabeth has some secret that she won't tell me...and she hasn't told Dad either..so naturally i'm curious." He said with a shrug. "And...i went on a date with Elliot...please don't be mad at me...you said that we should see other people..." He said knowing he was about to get it.

Minerva smiled a bit when he sat down, well at least it was a start to mending their friendship at least. They use to be close friends before they dated, so why not be friends now. She frowned a bit, "Well that's not nice, why would she have a secret and not tell Jack? Jack is not someone I would think you would keep secrets from." She then thought of something, "Speaking of Jack did you return your grandmothers necklace back to him for safe keeping?" she wanted to make sure that wonderful piece of jewelry safe.

Then her eyes grew big in shock, but she put her eyes to the ground trying to figure out why they went so big. Was she upset that he went out with another girl, no why should she. He could date whomever he wanted, plus he already dated Ariana.. small growl at the thought of this... Was she hurt, maybe a little, but she shouldn't be. Was she happy for him.. not at all, she couldn't get her crush to even notice her and he not only got one girl to like him, but two other girls...another growl "Oh Umm.. well that's really good Maxwell. Did it go well I hope?" If it didn't she could laugh about it later in the privacy of her own room or something.

Maxwell shrugged. "I don't know, i think i convinced her to tell him...Dad hates secrets....i can't help but wonder what it is.." He said curiously. He shook his head to the second part. "No, i have it locked up safely in my common room.." He said with a sigh. He wouldn't tell her he locked it in there because he couldn't give it to his father, partly because he knew Jack told him to be careful in giving it to Min, but also because he hoped one day she might take it back...but he couldn't speak like that right now.

He saw her eyes go wide and was utterly shocked by her seeming fine with it...it seemed she was over him, but they weren't together so he wouldn't let it bother him. "Thanks...yeah it went great actually..." He said managing to keep a stupid smile from his face, he was sure she could honestly care less about his date. "So what about you? Anything new?" He asked

Minerva looked puzzled as to why Elizabeth would keep a secret from her husband. Was that a normal thing for adults to do? She never remembered her parents ever keeping anything from each other, but maybe she just never knew they did. "Well I hope she tells him, because that can't be very good for a marriage to keep secrets from each other, but who knows." Yeah in the last few weeks Minerva had figured out how much she didn't know about relationships and guys. The most frustrating part of that was there were no books to really help. "Well just don't let anything happen to it, I would feel horrible if something did." It was a very old family item and Minerva didn't want to be responsible for upsetting Jack.

She shrugged, what was new with her.. Nothing at all.. she was so lame. "Oh not to much, just staying busy with class. I managed to miss tryouts this year so no quidditch, but that's ok. The stands won't be to horrible and at least I know I won't have a bludger after me this term." she smiled a little not to show she was sad about not being on the team this term. She also didn't need him to know about her crush and how it would be nothing more. No Mr. can get whomever he wanted didn't need to know that. "So what did you do on your date?" She should be a good friend and ask, right..

Maxwell shrugged. "I don't know..but I think she'll tell him..." He said itching the back of his head. "Don't worry, Min I'll take care of it."

"Well, i'm glad you're adjusting well to being back..I'm glad you won't be getting hit with any bludgers.." He listened to what she said but couldn't believe she didn't have some dumb boy after her...the idea bothered him. "I took her on a bit of a picnic, i set up a table in the orchard and got some food from the kitchens.."

Harvey nodded as she started connecting the information, was she getting it now? was she remembering him? "Yes! Ameliah! you remember her right?" he asked her cause if she remembered her then she would remember him, but no she didn't remember her exactly.. she had seen her and been told everything. Harvey nodded some more as he listened "Its ok.. I guess it will come to you sometime. Hey its ok.. dont look so sad, at least you have remembered the others that were important to you, thats the main thing. Like Damon, your sister Ameliah" he smiled he was glad about that cause that was a good sign that one of these days she would remember him.. he then remembered something. He took out the drawing she had made him the previous week "Look you drew this for me with your own hands" he said showing it to her, at least she recognised her own drawing techniques right?



Harvey listened to Adam "No.. no I dont think its stupid of her not wanting to tell anyone, I just dont want people to get hurt cause they dont know" he said to him, he nodded "Yeah I know how she gets" he knew all of that after a whole year of being with her. He nodded "Ok.. oh well then I guess they do need to be told if they are the only people being lashed out on" yeah cause he didn't want people to be hurt really badly cause they had not been informed about this.