The librarian clad in his red sleeping wear along with a light blue cap headed down to the lake for charms class. With a big story book tucked under his right arm he shivered a little in the chilly air as headed into the light of the fire. Stepping up next to his friend he said quietly. "Good evening Sophia. I hope it won't get too chilly tonight."

Choosing tent for himself Leobald plopped himself down on the cushion in front of the tent entrance waiting for the lesson to start.

There was one thing that Daichi didn't like about a camping class. And that was that there was always a crackling fire. His mind kept hoping there wouldn't be one.

Holding his bag and a yellow colored cushion in his hand, Daichi found his way to do Lake. He was dressed in his pajama pants but had a thick sweater over it just in case things got cold. Even from far away he saw the blazing orange fire in the middle of a couple of tents. He COULD turn around and leave , but a little voice that sounded like Kurumi pushed him forward. He wanted to get over his fear, and this would be a perfect oppertunity.

Taking a deep breath, the Prefect walked towards Professor the moment he spotted her, his gaze avoiding the fire. "H-h-h-hello prof-prof..." This was the best he could say so he quickly bowed his head to her and the librarian and with his own cushion he sat as far away from the fire as possible.

He'd rather freeze than sit close to it! Baby steps to over come his fear!

He opened his bag and pulled out a duck printed blanket from it and placed it on his lap.

Jory made his way down to the Lake. He was glad he had one one of his sweaters, it was cold. Under the sweater he was wearing his favourite light blue pajama with a group of Superheroes on the pajama top.

"Hello Professor. Hi there, Mr. Kitridge,'' the boy said when he reached the spot where lots of tents were set up. This was going to be fun! "Hiya, Daichi!'' he added when he noticed the Slytherin Prefect- sitting a good distance away from the fire. "Er, why are you sitting so far back?''

Jory decided he would sit on the grass, so he made himself comfortable, a bit closer to the fire to the left of his prefect friend so they could still talk.

Alyssa arrived at the lake and smiled to see the crackling fire that was burning in the center surrounded by a circle of tents. This just totally reminded her of the times her family went outdoor camping at Yellowstone National Park back home.

Alyssa walked up to Professor Bellaire and greeted her. "Hello Professor. You have a nice fire going here." Alyssa complimented the Professor before she noticed the School Librarian was also present. "Hello Mr. Kitridge." Alyssa smiled at him wondering why he was joining their class today.

'Guess we'll find out soon enough.' Alyssa thought to herself even as she walked over to one of the tents and sat on the cushion that had been placed in front of it.

She waited with eager anticipation for the class to start.

When he heard a familiar voice call his name, the Slytherin slowly and slightly wide eyed that he wasn't aware off to his friend. He watched as Jory sat beside him and as he asked a question, Daichi did not answer at first.

Instead , his gaze went towards the fire for a moment and he shivered visibly but not from the cold. "I just..." he took a deep sigh as he looked down at his blanket covered lap. "i don't like f-fire" he stuttered and immediately he felt his cheeks blazing red. Don't like it was an understatement, he was terrified of it! He wanted to cry and run away but he was fighting it. Really holding it in so he gave the Hufflepuff a smile.

A weak smile.

Minerva walked into class not looking as cheerful as she normally did. Looking around she saw some of her classmates, but not the person she was looking for. "Hi professor, how are you today?" Minerva then turned and found an empty place and waited for class to begin.

She hadn't even noticed the librarian here.. Wasn't he part of their class last term when they were doing hair. How did she miss seeing him. Feeling bad she didn't say hello, Minerva gave a small smile before looking back at the ground and waiting.

Charms.

He was here.

Or... nearly. Alec jogged up towards the campfire that had been set up, a grin spread across his face. Campfires were awesome and usually reminded him of two things: a) S'MORES and b) the campfires he used to have with his father in their backyard. So... yeah. The fifteen year old was REALLY happy about coming to this class. Really.

His jog slowed down to that of a brisk walk as the Hufflepuff neared closer towards the campfire... area. And... there weren't many people there yet. Awesome. "Erm... hello, Professor!" And the librarian was here too? "Erm... hello Mr Kitridge? Yeah! Hello!" GRIN and wave!

Alec turned and walked over towards a tent and a cushion, grinning at each of the people there as he went by. There was Lyssie and Jory and... oh! The Slytherin Prefect Dude didn't look too great. And neither did Minnie, actually. Resisting the urge to hug the two of them, Alec gave them a grin and a wave before continuing his walk towards a tent. He sat down and squishes around a bit, getting himself into a comfortable sitting position.

There. He was ready to... charms about.

Ethan was a little bit excited for this Charms class, which was rather unusual for him as Charms was far from his favorite. But today's lesson was apparently about a charm he already knew how to do, so he expected himself to be quite the expert.

Walking in to the class area, he gave a nod in greeting to the adults present. "Hello, Professor.. Mr. Kitridge.." Then he turned to look for a seat. His eyes glanced at all the faces until he saw one familiar. Smiling a bit bigger, he made his way over to Minerva and claimed the tent next to hers. "Hey.." he started as he sat in the cushion, then his smile faltered as he noticed she didn't look all that happy. "Doing alright?" Maybe she was just tired or something trivial, he hoped.. but she could talk to him later if it was something more.

By this point and time, Sierra was just had one, main important event on her mind.

She was in GRADUATION MODE.

Anything she did from here on out was just 'wrapping up her Hogwarts Years' as far as she was concerned. She chose a cushion and stood beside it. "Hello, Professor Bellaire," she said. "May we sit down?" ...because she'd always taught them to WAIT to be seated. Then she noticed the Librarian was there, too. "Mr. Kitridge," she said with a nod.

So what was this all about, hmm?

Milton looooooved camping, which was strange because he hadn't stepped foot in a tent until a year ago. But, thanks to his best friend, he was now well integrated into the muggle way of camping and he enjoyed it.

When he got there, he gave the professor and the librarian an unprofessional "hey," and found an empty tent before flopping down onto the cushion in front of it. Oooh, comfy.

With the summer getting closer Lex was actually happy to hear that they'd be having class by the lake. It wasn't like there was some kind of unbearable heat or anything but at the same time a change in scenery would have been nice. The term was wearing her down. Change was much appreciated.

"Hello Professor." She said, getting to the spot that the class would be--NEAT! Tents and bonfires!

She plopped down on one of the cushions and got right to making herself comfortable. Oh! And there was the librarian! "Hello to you too Mr. Kitridge!"

Charms.

Ella enjoyed this class mostly because the look on Sophie's face during these lessons was priceless. The blonde kind of loved that her best friend wanted to be the Charms queen and she'd help make that happen any way she could. Part of that was being knowledgeable about the subject, yeah? Yeah. Besides, Charms was just plain cool.

Approaching the tents and fire, the fourth year grinned. CAMPING! How cool. Oh and greetings were in order, yeah? "Hello Professor! Hello Mr. Kitridge!" BEAM! This was going to be fun.

Oh and there were lots of familiar faces around already, huh? The people she knew got smiles and waves and the ones she didn't know as well just got little smiles because Ella didn't want to freak anyone out by being all BEAM-Y and such. She was obviously being considerate. Obviously.

Spotting a certain hair ruffling badger, the blonde grinned and headed towards him. "Hey Alec." BEAM! And she plopped down on a cushion near his, ready to see what they'd be doing.

His very OWN TENT? WHAT WAS THIS MAGIC? Mo skittered from one tent to another in excitement before finally pulling up a cushion in front of one that looked just like it wanted to be his.

He wanted a sleeping bag too. And a campfire. Were there smores? Mo was an excellent camper, after all. "Hey, Professor! Nice day, innit?"

Sophia smiled as Leo joined her by the camp fire. Lovely he'd made it. She was wondering if the man would perhaps have something else to do, but no, here he was.

"Very good, you made it. Well I'm prepared for the cold. This fire should keep us nice and toasty."

"Hello Miss Greinggoth. Yes you may and I'll just give you two points for actually asking." At least the girl had learned something before leaving Hogwarts. She had become that much more of a woman.

Oh woah woah woah woah...umm no..definitely not happening. Sophia walked over to where Milton was sitting and pulled the boy up by his collar."We're not in a classroom but you're going to do that again Mr.Shacklebolt..and you'll do it properly too." You just didn't get away with 'heying' Sophia Bellaire.



Professor Bellaire stopped in mid-hello to the student and raised her eyebrows at him. She honestly wasn't expecting that but then after Mr.Shacklebolt she definitely shouldn't be surprised.

"I think you meant to say 'isn't it' Mr.Branxton."

After dealing with the vagabonds, Sophia turned to look at everyone who'd already gotten there. "Hello everyone, just make yourself comfortable we'll begin momentarily."

They Were CAMPING!?

Ariana was SO excited! it was possibly one of her favorite things to do since last summer, when she went on her first camping trip and she was just she was thrilled to see.. SHE HAD HER OWN TENT! AWESOME!

Waving to a few of her friends as she approached the lesson, she went and sat on the ground putting the cushion on her lap next to Minnie and then dressed the professor "Helloo professor!" yes she was in a good mood oh, was that the librarian? he got a nod and a waaaveee

LetsGoCamping!

Charms at night?!?!?!

It's awesome how it is held at night however, the downside to this is that, don't people get too sleepy at night? But nonetheless, the idea of this camping out is terrific. Walking her way over to the destination, she felt the cold breeze of the air even with a cardigan on. Well, pajama clothes usually have a thinner cloth than most clothes.

Coooold.

Making her way to the lake, she saw a couple of students and professors were already sitting by a camp fire. She smiled and walked fast towards the site. Upon approaching she grinned at Professor Bellaire, of course, "Good evening professor" she greeted. "Mr. Kitridge" another grin to their school librarian. She saw some Slytherins in the place, Sierra, Daichi and Ariana.

She did sat near the fire, only because it was really chilly tonight. AND well, it was too dark without it. After sitting down she fixed her neck pillow and tried being comfortable.

She was not going to admit she was sleepy. Nope.

Okay, maybe Melanie was just a little bit tired. And a little bit sleepy. And a little yawn-y as well. But in her defense, the professor had said the attire was sleepwear and Melanie was very into pajamas. Kinda. Her pikachu hood was up and seemed to cover her face when she looked down. And she had her new teddy bear in her arms as she snuggled it. Yes. She was very comfortable. And her shoes were nice and warm too.

Really, was it a smart idea to have a lesson outside? At night? In pajamas? Yes. Melanie liked to think it was. Humming a little tune under her breath, she shuffled over to where the class was being held and raised a hand, which could barely be seen because of her hoodie, and smiled at the professor. "Good evening professor," Melanie said happily, before she noticed the librarian there as well. "And good evening to you too, sir," she added.

Then she sat herself down in front of a tent and snuggled her teddy bear some more. Soba was very good at that - being snuggled.

Alice had never gone camping, seeing as she lived with old and wrinkly people who refused to do anything fun. Ever. Sitting around a fire, dressed in her pajamas and bunny slippers, with her classmates was the closest she'd get to it. But if she ever did go camping, she wouldn't want to sit on some weird cushion. So she made a point of sitting on the ground in front of a tent, next to Melanie's and an empty one, and pulling the thing onto her lap. "Hullo, Professor Bellaire, Mr. Kitridge."

Staff members in pajamas. You didn't see that everyday. Alice was taking mental pictures of this, definitely.

Okay, class at night... that was cool. Even if it was charms class, which meant no dragons. But it was still cool to be out of the castle at night. Of course a huge grin spread across his face when he saw the silhouettes of all the tents against the fire. They were camping in Charms class? He didn't know why, but this was awesome. of course, he should have been away of that since he was in his pjs. and had his pillow and blanket.

Anyways, Grin on his face he greeted the Charms Lady, "Good evening, Ma'am," and then quickly found himself an empty tent. Sitting Indian style on the cushion, he just wished he had all his Scouts stuff.

Eliza practically ran all the way to lake. Except she didn't really, because she didn't much care for running, and people would have seen her being perhaps a bit overly excited about camping. Plus she was a little older now and people would think she was crazy if they saw a thirteen year old completely giddy over the idea of camping. Especially a girl. And a Ravenclaw. It just didn't seem to make a lot of sense.

But OH MY GOSH THIS IS GOING TO BE SO AWESOME ILOVECAMPINGOMGOMG!!!!!! She was fighting back the strong urge to grin from ear to ear as she approached the campsite. She had brought her cutest pajamas, because, well everyone would be seeing them for a change. She'd packed a hairbrush, toothbrush and paste, her sketchbook, slippers to change into, and an extra blanket rolled up tight in her bag. She had crammed a hoodie into it as well, but decided to hold onto it for now, since she figured she'd be needing to put it on sooner rather than later and really didn't want to have to dig it out.

As she saw everyone else was already plopped down on their cushions outside of their tents, she eyed the cushion next to Ethan's tent. This is going to be great! Like camping in the Great Hall last year! Except more fun and comfortable and cozy and it smells much nicer since it's by the lake. In her excitement she nearly forgot to address the professor, but just nearly. "Good evening Professor Bellaire! This is a great spot!" She turned and noticed the librarian sitting by a tent as well, which at first struck her as a bit odd, but when she remembered he'd helped out on their last lesson of last term she decided it wasn't so odd. For all she knew the Professor and the Librarian were dating. There seemed to be some of that co-worker stuff going around lately, like how Airey was going on a date with Elwood. At any rate, she said hello. "Good evening to you too, Mr. Kitridge!" She had almost asked if he was camping out with them too, but of course he was, since he'd clearly claimed a tent already. She'd always liked him, though she couldn't really recall ever speaking with him, but he'd always seemed especially nice so she was glad he was there. Maybe we'll even get to make s'mores! Maybe he'll sharpen the sticks like my Dad does when we go camping. ....Er, well no actually Bellaire would probably do that and leave Kitridge to the marshmallows, she joked to herself. Professor Bellaire had always seemed a pretty assertive woman and the Librarian was so nice, Eliza was pretty sure he would do whatever the Professor wanted. She smirked a little at the thought.

"Hey Ethan, is this okay?" she gestured to the tent next to his and only half waited before she began lowering onto the cushion. Doubtful he minds, but it's always nicer to ask. She looked around and saw Daichi was there too. He came even though there is a very literal camp fire going on? Good for him! she thought before she gave him a happy little wave from her tent space.

Nerida quietly...Or tried to be quiet as she ran down to the lake. She hoped she wasn't late. Everyone else was already plopped down on their cushions outside of their tents. She quickly cast her eyes around. Ooh look Ella. She knew that person! She walked over and sat down onto the cushion tent set next to Ella that wasn't already taken by the boy. After sitting down she said "Good evening Professor Bellaire!" and then looked towards Mr.Kitridge, "Good evening to you too, Mr. Kitridge!" She smiled as she addressed each.

"Hey Ella, is it okay if I sit next to you?" Well...Hopefully it was, if it wasn't though and she was saving it for someone. Than Nerida would gladly move. Doubtful she would mind though, but it's always nicer to ask. She looked around and saw Daichi was there too. Had he come even though there was fire? Good for him she gave a him a small wave.

Oooo, tents! Sky wasn't one for camping, but it beat seating in a stuffy room in the castle. "Hello, Professor Bellaire, nice night, isn't it?" she said, once she got close enough to be heard. And, wait a minute. Wasn't that the librarian? What was he doing here? Was he curious about Charms too? "Hello, Mr. Kitridge." Spotting a purple tent, she hurried over to it and sat on the cushion in front, laying her blanket across her lap.

Oakey hustled down to the Lake for Charms class, he found it odd that Professor Bellaire would hold a class outside. He quickly claimed a nearby tent that was beside where Ariana sat down. He didn't bother with the cushion Bellaire gave him because the feel of grass was a cushion enough for him. "Ariana." Oakey gave her nod, "Good Evening Professor Bellaire, Mr.Kit"... Oakey paused for a moment to swat a mosquito that just bit him. Mosquito season just began hadn't it? Great, now they were really going to get the feel that they were camping.

As the light, spring wind whistled through the air and as light faded off of Hogwarts Grounds, Renesmee Talya Dixon headed towards what she could make out as a whole camp of tents. This was where she had remembered her charms lesson would be today and she knew being late fro charm was a big no, no, especially after what had happened to her the last time she had been late. The red head moved her small feet just a little faster wanting to never be late again.

Reaching the tents at last, the Hufflepuff Captain gazed at her surroundings. What caught her eye first was the brightness of the orange and yellow flames before her. It was warm and pleasant and it just made the young Dixon want to shnuggle up with anybody she could find, but that was out of the question because it was not exactly normal to go shnuggle up with some random stranger.

Instead of doing that Nessie looked at the lake, then looked at the tents and finally looked at Professor Bellaire and Mr Kitridge too. She gave them each a polite nod that followed with a greeting. "Good evening Professor and Mr Kitridge." With that done she chose a tent and plonked herself down on a comfy cushion.