Jasmine had to laugh when Cris joked about her choice if attire. "I have about seven layers on, but who's counting?". Then things started to get interesting. People began to arrive at the lake to skate and the numbers quickly grew larger. Jasmine watched as Cris began to talk to a number of classmates. Most she had seen around, but some she did not know.

Cris intoduced himself and Jasmine to a pair of Ravenclaws that she had seen in class and around the Common Room. "Hi, I'm Jasmine", she said to them both. She started to realize just how limited her circle if friends was. She really needed to get out more.

When Cris held out his hand, Jasmine took it and they skated on. Then, there was someone that Cris wanted her to meet. He introduced her to Tessa. Ahhhhh, Sander's girlfriend. it was amazing that they had not crossed paths sooner. "Hi Tessa. It's nice to meet you. I've heard a lot about you." Jasmine chuckled at Tessa's statement. She was not lacking for confidence, that was for sure.

It was cold. Lake-freezing cold. But Benjy was Benjy, which meant he was wearing his usual year-round attire of...shorts. He was wearing plenty of layers up top though, with his favourite red slouchy beanie to keep his ears warm. Funny, Vesper hadn't acquired that one yet...it probably wouldn't be too long if the weather stayed like this though.

With a grin, he made his way to the lake. Whoa, it was busy! Apparently he wasn't the only one who decided a skate would be the best way to make the most of the frozen lake. "Hey peeps!" he greeted generally, with a special beam at Vesper. Maybe he'd get to hold her hand properly today? It seemed like a perfect excuse. Oh, and that red blob was a Professor Flamsteed? "...and, hi to you Professor," he added quickly.

Right, time to transfigure some skates, and get on the ice!

One moment, Ves was laughing, flailing, and encouraging their Astronomy Professor to get his skates on in a hurry...and in the next, she was nearly knocked back on her bum. Something had hit her legs...or someone, rather...?

Kyroh.

Oh, gosh.

Kneeling down beside the younger Ravenclaw on the ice, she pulled her wand, carefully shrinking the skates to fit his feet. Shrinking Charm. Yay for charms. "He didn't know your shoe size, obviously. And you're an awesome kid. Who doesn't know your name?" Vesper grinned at Kyroh. Boosting egos. She had mastered the art. "...and on the off chance that this could've been a dream...Why would you be dreaming about Professor Flamsteed in a big, red snow suit?" Hmm? Answer her that, young Kyroh. "Relax! We've got your back...and some adult supervision." See? There was a professor present...

Nevermind that said professor was...childlike. That didn't matter in the least.

"You wanna race with Marcus?" She wasn't offering to hold his hand again, okay? Ves wasn't trying to make Kyroh seem like a baby. Gosh...

Getting back on her feet (and skates), she beamed towards both Marcus and Cat. Cat was like their unofficial cheerleader in the group. Super happy and fun...with awesome food to be offered up if it was needed. Hadn't she mentioned hot chocolate after this adventure? Awwyesh!

"I'm waiting on someone else but you guys go ahead!" A Hufflepuff somebody, thank you very much.


...Heh.

"Ravenclaws. What can you do?" That should've explained all eccentricities. Really. They were an interesting bunch.

Yay for being a Ravenclaw!


...and had Nigel Barrington...just busted his bum?

"Do you need someone to hold your hand, Nigel?" Yep, Ves was laughing at her fellow Ravenclaw. Openly, too. Didn't matter too much that she was either. Payback, Barrington. Yes, that's exactly what it was. Payback for what exactly, well...there wasn't anything currently...but he'd do something that warranted it soon enough.

During their next band practice, she predicted.


Of course, when Lottie appeared, Vesper ignored everyone and everything to glide forward and fling herself at the Hufflepuff. See, Kyroh...not all Hufflepuffs were creepy. Ves nuzzled her face. "I'm so glad you came!" She was. True story!

LOOK AT HER SMILE. SHE WASN'T LYING.

Also...huh? Had Lottie just said something nice to Nigel? Or...actually acknowledged his presence?...........Erm, what?

The Ravenclaw backed off and gave her friend a curious look. That was different. Awesome, she guessed...but yea, different.

........."Are you getting on the ice with us?" HMM?


Oh, she spotted a Benjy over Lottie's shoulder.

He got a wave!...Just a wave for right now because Ves was with Lottie and that was urgent and important. All those things.

Hey, Benjy!

Wave, wave.

He was still jogging in place, sort of, but his mobility was rather limited due to his suit. He resembled a giant red marshmallow, you know? Marshmallows...he could actually go for some right now. Even had some red ones come to think of it. They were cinnamon flavored. Went stellar in a nice warm mug of hot chocolate....

Distracted, he completely forgot about jogging in place and the chilly breeze over the lake began to gently burn his cheeks and lips. Had he remembered to pack chapstick somewhere in this suit of his?

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"Professor!" Vesper flailed and glided over to the man, beaming at him stupidly. His snowsuit was adorable, actually...though, she couldn't see much of his face. Poor Lottie. Her Hufflepuff friend!girl probably wouldn't like that too much. Hmmmmm.

"Meh, everything important is protected." Mhm. Namely her hands and head. What else really mattered? Nothing. Exactly. "Do you need a minute to get skates on, sir?" Merlin, she was beyond excited about getting him on the ice.

Ves moved in a small circle, her arms waving around.

Fuuuuuun times!

Ah, he was feeling embarrassed already. Gliding like that on a pair of skates wasn't something he could do. Falling with style, not that he COULD do. But he was going to try and put that off for the time being. You know, strike up casual and somewhat forced conversation with his students. "What about your nose, Miss Bayliss?" he questioned. He would have bopped it were it appropriate, but he just pointed instead. "Hate to have Jack Frost nipping at your nose and have it turn black and fall off."

Ah. Skates. Yeah. He didn't actually own a pair of those so...

"Just need to get my wand out and transfigure my snow boots," he chuckled as he lazily patted down the various pockets to pretend to look for it. He knew where it was. Just buying himself some time. Heh.


...


Awkward.

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When Airey showed up, Mo was already shoving himself out on the ice, wobbly-like, making his way toward those already gathered on the ice. "We won't stay out long, Professor. It's been so stuffy all stuck up inside the castle." He held out a hand to Vesper, inviting her to link up with him and Cat (and Kyroh?) to make a skate-snake.

Like Mr. Branxton had done just now.

"Stellar transfiguration work there, Mr. Branxton," he saluted the Ravenclaw. It was also, er, encouraging to see that the seventh year was struggling on his skates. Maybe the professor wouldn't be the first to fall down after all! "Of course of course. I too share the sentiment of what some may refer to as cabin fever." Although it was rather amusing to apply the term to a place as massive as Hogwarts, which made him chuckle a bit. "But the moment you feel any sort of pins and needles sensation or itching on your skin you march right back towards that castle."

That was a royal you (was that even a thing? Like the royal 'we'?), by the way. Meaning it applied to everyone present.

Ah, and Mr. Scabior was here as well. Airey nodded his head towards the boy in greeting as Miss Bayliss tended to his oversized skates before his gaze shifted around the Black Lake. Seemed like he wouldn't be able to do any research out here either. Merlin when would these winter storm clouds go AWAY?!

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Yeah, they were all going to go skating. Though the idea of having a doughnut on his buns did not sound appealing at all. Just falling sounded less shameful. Or freeze to death from what Flameo said. It was true Nigel did not own anything that would be considered winter wear. He hated the cold and tried to be places it did not ever get cold. But he had a wand and has some clothing that made him not freeze to death . Job well done in Nigel's book. Though Flameo looked like he was about to go to Antarctica. "I see you are snow suited up Professor and i don't have a winter wardrobe"

Well time to get to the skating. Nigel walked onto the ice with his skates on and tried the skating thing. Well what do you know. He fell down and it hurt. Besides his pain. Kyroh did ask the important question. Dreaming vs Reality. Always a fascinating thing to think about when bored.

Anyway, Nigel with his bum on the ice was to be expected after all. Maybe he would just watch the awkwardness and comedy gold that was Mo making a skate line thing. The possibilities of that going wrong are endless.

"A suit for every occasion, Mr. Barrington," he winked at the prefect. Wait...WHAT?

While he was pleased that the Ravenclaw had broken the ice, figuratively at least, with being the first to fall...the astronomer was seriously disappointed that he had not taken proper precautions to keep himself warm. No clothing for winter weather? Good Merlin. "An easy fix," he nodded as he removed his wand - still not transfiguring his boots just yet - and pointed it at Mr. Barrington to transfigure his clothing into something more suitable for the current climate.

You're welcome.

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"Hello Professor!" She greeted the man with a big smile, laughing just a little bit at how he was dressed and jogging around to keep himself warm. It was dreadfully cold out, but somehow Flamsteed's actions were nothing but comical. "I was thinking of making hot chocolate when I go back inside, should I bring some to you as well?" She wouldn't mind at all.

Big ol' grin for you, Miss Moretti. "Definitely. I'll bring my marshmallow collection." He wouldn't be opposed to any baked goods too, just sayin'.

He noticed Mr. Strand, Miss Hedge, and Miss Guidry as well, but they seemed engrossed in their own conversation and he was too busy mentally drooling over baked goods and hot chocolate to interrupt.

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It was very cold, you know? But...



...exercise keeps you warm.

And it was true. The black lake was frozen. And it was slightly depressing to look at it and knowing what it looks like in spring and summer. A little sad, this was. Airey Flamsteed would be frozen too, if it wasn't for his outfit. "Skating, Professor? I reckon the adrenaline would keep you warmer than exercising." You know, because she could see him falling a lot for some reason... and the adrenaline that came from preventing that could help him.

He was partly on the ice now, by the way. Still sort of on the bank where there was a thick padding of snow so his boots couldn't slip up on the icy surface of the lake. His boots SHOULD prevent him from slipping....

"Attempting, Number One," he chuckled as he looked down at his boots. He really couldn't put off the transfiguration process much longer now, could he? He wasn't too sure about the adrenaline keeping him warm. Only so much blood pumping and excitement to be accomplished from falling.

Lifting up his right foot, he gave the boot a tap and transfigured it into a skate. He then, foolishly mind you, set it down and lifted the left to repeat the process...but his balance was complete rubbish and he ended up flailing his arms and leaning forward to try and not fall. The sudden shift in position gave him enough momentum to move forward slight and, seeing as he had been standing on a slight slant, propelled him forward and zoom across the ice while balancing only on his one leg.

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With a grin, he made his way to the lake. Whoa, it was busy! Apparently he wasn't the only one who decided a skate would be the best way to make the most of the frozen lake. "Hey peeps!" he greeted generally, with a special beam at Vesper. Maybe he'd get to hold her hand properly today? It seemed like a perfect excuse. Oh, and that red blob was a Professor Flamsteed? "...and, hi to you Professor," he added quickly.

"Heeeeeeeeeeeeelloooooooooo WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAH!" he flailed as he glided past Mr. Barton.

BREAKS BREAKS! WHERE WERE THE BLOODY BREAKS ON THESE THINGS?!

He didn't have time to think on this much more, however, as the tip of his one skate collided with an uneven surface. The astronomer then went swan diving forward and belly flopped onto the ground.


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...



ouch.

Cris stood in between Tessa and Jasmine as both girls introduced themselves and began talking. Cris smiled. He knew that Jasmine and Tessa would get along really good together. The Strand men, really knew how to pick their ladies. He glanced over to see who else had joined them on the ice and wasn't surprised that more students had come out for a chance to be outdoors having some fun for a change.

"Hey ladies, look at that Professor Flamsteed is out here with the others too. Let's go and join them, " Cris suggested to both Jasmine and Tessa and skated over to join the snake line, glancing back to see whether they were following him.

"Ahoy there! Mind if we join you," Cris asked as he skated along with the others. He noticed Nigel take a fall and would have gone over to assist him up but figured that the boy would take offense to being helped out in front of all the ladies here. So Cris skated by, throwing him a sympthatic look as he did so.

Cris could see another Hufflepuff girl (Lottie) talking with Vesper. He hated to admit that he didn't even know her name. Bad Cris. Not knowing the names of your fellow housemates. But Cris figured he still had time to find out. If not this term, than maybe the next.

He had heard Mo challenge Kyroh to a race and suspected he was doing that to draw the boy's attention away from his fear of falling. However, Cris had a nasty suspicion, that the younger Ravenclaw wouldn't say no to a race. Heck! it was rare for someone to say no to a challenge like that. That would definitely be an interesting race and from the looks of it, they already had an 'official" cheerleader (Caterina)

Then another Ravenclaw (Benjy) joined the group and Cris smiled at him in greeting not knowing his name either. Shake of head again.

Then he skated over to Professor Flamsteed who was in the process of transfiguring his shoes into skates. "Hello Professor Flamsteed, it's good to see you here. Nice snow suit you have on," Cris grinned over at their Astronomy Professor just as the man lost his footing, took off on the ice and then .....OOOPS!!....bit the dust the ice. Cris had to admit that the swan dive and belly flop was pretty spectaculer. Maybe an 8 out of 10.

Cris bit his lip, struggling to keep himself from laughing out loud. He quickly skated over to where the Professor had landed and offered him his hand. "Need a boost up, Professor?" Cris looked innocently at the man as he tried to keep a straight face. No it wouldn't be good to be caught laughing at his Professor.

He was still clinging to Vespers legs, making no attempt at all to take Mo's outstretched hand. Kyroh liked Mo. He really did because Mo was his friend. He was just still trying to determine if all of this was a dream or not. Not a dream? Dream? Would dream Marcus transform into a Troll or something?

"I'm not that cold." The first year mumbled, slightly embarrassed. Now his helper probably thought he was crazy or something. He just...hadn't seen him arrive okay?

"I don't know how to." The boy said taking a glance back on his feet. Could he just stay like this and skate on his knees?





Kyroh watched as Vesper bent down and re-sized his skates, not EVEN surprised anymore. Y'know cause he was so used to magic now. Magic school, magic could do EVERYTHING.

Plus he was more focused on her words that what she was doing. The Cris guy ALMOST knew his shoe size Vesper. ALMOST. And who knew peoples shoe sizes!?!?

....But then Vesper called him awesome. He was awesome? Really? A hesitant smile tugged at his lips. If a seventh year who played in a band thought he was awesome then it had to be true. So maybe that was why Cris knew his name?Now Kyroh almost felt bad for running away.

"....'Cause the big red snowsuit would keep him safe and he wouldn't get hurt." THAT would be why he'd dream Flamsteed up in the snowsuit. Though Vesper and Marcus and Cat weren't in big snowsuits. As for racing with Marcus? Kyroh's head shook from side to side. "I don't know how to race in these things."He didn't even know how to WALK in them? It didn't look like normal walking.

As another girl approached the lake, Kyroh was forced to let go of his friend as she glided off. "Hullo!!" Kyroh said with a smile and a wave to the new girl as he crawled forward. He was coming over! Just....took a while with crawling.

Once he got there Kyroh grabbed onto Vesper's leg again and wobbly pulled himself up.

LOOK! HE WAS STANDING! That meant he could skate and everything! He could move and-nearly falling right back down Kyroh wrapped his arms around Vesper and snuggled against her back.

Yeah. Okay. He was not letting go again.





OH NO! Nigel down!!!

Though the Prefect did look that bothered by it, so falling couldn't be THAT bad right? "Nigel your bum might freeze you have to stand up!!"



It was a good thing that Flamsteed was there because now at least Nigel's bum wouldn't get cold! Though the man should have helped make some pants for the guy in the shorts. Kyroh watched as the red-marshmallow Professor stepped onto the oak and started skating and-

.....

... "PROFESSOR I DON'T THINK THAT'S HOW YOU SKATE!" The first year called out.



Oh. That kid. Cris. He looked kind of sad. Kyroh frowned. He GUESSED he hadn't been very nice to him. If the kid did know his name because he was just awesome, then Kyroh maybe...had over reacted? Still holding on to Vesper, Kyroh waved trying to get the attention of Cris and the Jasmine girl. "Um.....thank you for the skates mister. Sorry I didn't thank you before. You kind of scared me." Yeah....yeah....He even waved at Jasmine. "You can skate with us." Yeah. They both could. He was sorry!

More and More people were showing up and had seen him fall. Even some from his House. Benjy and Jasmine was it? Crazy stuff. You know if he was not so care free. He might be embarrassed. But no, being sarcastic worked just as well most of the time when they were laughing at you. He expected Vesper to laugh and Lottie to laugh. He definitely not expecting what Lottie just said.

"Uh, yeah. Thanks"

Any help to get his bum off the ice would be fantastic. Just saying.


See.....Vesper was laughing at him. Openly and loudly. And she was making fun of him on top of it.Just like he expected. What had he done to her.....on second thought forget about that. Band practice was an insane place and what happens there, stays there. So....yeah

"No, I will fall on my own. Thank you very much "

Nigel was use to falling down from extreme sports and surfing. So no bother to him and it was just a step in the process.



See that is the attitude to have. A suit for every occasion. It made your wardrobe an awesome and amazing place. Just think of all the suits. Uh what easy fix..what was he going to do. Nigel would not close his eyes. He wanted to see.

"Awesome. This snow suit is awesome. Thanks Professor"

He was warmer now and the suit did remind Nigel that he had to try snowboarding in the future.




Well the obvious had to be stated eventually and who better than a first year claw to say it.

"I think my bum will freeze even if a i stand up. Though with this awesome new suit. I don't think so anymore."

Thank Merlin, Dima was not here. He would probably try and copy what he did for the fun of it.

Arista made a huge grin, "Yay! Thank you!!" Hearing the next thing the older girl said she made another grin and added, "That would be so much fun!! I came out to build a snowman but then it got colder and I didn't bring gloves.." And she needed those her hands felt like ice cubes.

"Nice to meet you Amelia. I am Arista." With her introduction came her signature curtsy and a smile. After the intro she followed the older girl through the snow.

Cris smiled down at Kyroh. "It's alright. You don't have to apologize, Kyroh. I'm sorry from approaching you the way I did and scaring you. I keep forgetting that not everyone knows me,"...well almost everyone, but Cris wasn't counting.

"I'm glad that Vesper was able to get the skates to fit you," Cris glanced down at Kyroh's feet. Yep! Vesper had done a great job on reducing the skates down to size. "[B]Jasmine and I would be happy to skate along with you/B]," Cris nodded at Kyroh as he turned to glance at Jasmine.

She wouldn't mind right?

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Arista made a huge grin, "Yay! Thank you!!" Hearing the next thing the older girl said she made another grin and added, "That would be so much fun!! I came out to build a snowman but then it got colder and I didn't bring gloves.." And she needed those her hands felt like ice cubes.

"Nice to meet you Amelia. I am Arista." With her introduction came her signature curtsy and a smile. After the intro she followed the older girl through the snow.

This girl clearly fit her house didn't she? She hadn't brought gloves and had gone to build snowpeople. "Well you clearly fit as a Gryffidnor then?" Amelia grinned at the girl.

"I mean, I wouldn't test getting my fingers all cold..." she chuckled. "If you want I could cast a warming charm on your gloves once you get them? So your gloves don't say get all crusty with the snow and freeze onto your skin?" She offered with a smile.

And then she heard Arista telling her her name. "I love that name!" Maybe she was a tad too excited there.

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Of course, when Lottie appeared, Vesper ignored everyone and everything to glide forward and fling herself at the Hufflepuff. See, Kyroh...not all Hufflepuffs were creepy. Ves nuzzled her face. "I'm so glad you came!" She was. True story!

LOOK AT HER SMILE. SHE WASN'T LYING.

Also...huh? Had Lottie just said something nice to Nigel? Or...actually acknowledged his presence?...........Erm, what?

The Ravenclaw backed off and gave her friend a curious look. That was different. Awesome, she guessed...but yea, different.

........."Are you getting on the ice with us?" HMM?

Well, it was a very fortunate thing she had decided not to transfigure her boots into skates before this, though surely she wouldn't have fallen because she embraced her Ravenclaw friend as she came towards her. "Of course!" She could not miss seeing this frozen lake for herself, you know? Could not.

It was still sad to look at it, but her friend's energy was rather contagious, so she smiled as big as possible and nodded, "As soon as I help someone up from the ground..." meaning... yes, Nigel.

And no, no curious looks needed, Ves, maybe the cold was getting to the sixth year. Don't worry, we're not sending Nigel off with the merpeople or anything.

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More and More people were showing up and had seen him fall. Even some from his House. Benjy and Jasmine was it? Crazy stuff. You know if he was not so care free. He might be embarrassed. But no, being sarcastic worked just as well most of the time when they were laughing at you. He expected Vesper to laugh and Lottie to laugh. He definitely not expecting what Lottie just said.

"Uh, yeah. Thanks"

Any help to get his bum off the ice would be fantastic. Just saying.

There we go. Lottie didn't even laugh. But she had her reasons not to, anyway.

And so, the Hogwartian extended her hand to the seventh year. "Go on. No tricks." He could take it and help himself up. It's not like she was touching him, anyway, because thank Merlin for gloves. It was all good, really.

Now, if he fell again, then he was on his own. She had skates to get into. Or rather, boots to turn into skates.

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He was partly on the ice now, by the way. Still sort of on the bank where there was a thick padding of snow so his boots couldn't slip up on the icy surface of the lake. His boots SHOULD prevent him from slipping....

"Attempting, Number One," he chuckled as he looked down at his boots. He really couldn't put off the transfiguration process much longer now, could he? He wasn't too sure about the adrenaline keeping him warm. Only so much blood pumping and excitement to be accomplished from falling.

Lifting up his right foot, he gave the boot a tap and transfigured it into a skate. He then, foolishly mind you, set it down and lifted the left to repeat the process...but his balance was complete rubbish and he ended up flailing his arms and leaning forward to try and not fall. The sudden shift in position gave him enough momentum to move forward slight and, seeing as he had been standing on a slight slant, propelled him forward and zoom across the ice while balancing only on his one leg.

BEAMING, ALWAYS BEAMING. That 'Number One' addition was GOLDEN. Like Gryffindors.

Attempting. Well, in that case..., "Live long and... good luck." Which he obviously failed to have. And Lottie couldn't help but raise her eyebrows as the man transfigured his boots while standing. Well, then. That was awkward. "At least that couldn't hurt much, what with the snowsuit and all." She said, more to herself than anyone else.

Her prediction had come true. How remarkably disappointing.

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As another girl approached the lake, Kyroh was forced to let go of his friend as she glided off. "Hullo!!" Kyroh said with a smile and a wave to the new girl as he crawled forward. He was coming over! Just....took a while with crawling.

Once he got there Kyroh grabbed onto Vesper's leg again and wobbly pulled himself up.

LOOK! HE WAS STANDING! That meant he could skate and everything! He could move and-nearly falling right back down Kyroh wrapped his arms around Vesper and snuggled against her back.

Yeah. Okay. He was not letting go again.

Hmmmmmmmmmmm.

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

Blue eyes went to the boy attached to Vesper, and she inspected him. Why... was he so familiar? OH WAIT A MINUTE! He was that dreadful Scabior kid from that dreadful lesson about superheroes because... what even?? She didn't even get ONE chocolate frog back then. Had they kept him hidden in the Room of Requirement or something?

She really missed Scabior, though. [/random]

Still. He was attached to Vesper and his voice wasn't like that one Toussaint, so... she smiled back, "Hi there!" That's it.

Zander was sweating. But also shivering. But also hot. But also cold. SO CONFLICTED! There was so much going on in his head. And now Lux thought he was going insane?! MAYBE HE WAS GOING ISANE. No. Hot flashes? What the heck are those?! Can't a boy just be really hot in the middle of a really cold Great lake? CAN'T HE JUST BE. CAN'T HE!? "No, nope, uh, no, I'm A-okay! I'm peachy. I'm cool. I'm doing alright." he said trying to reassure her. But mostly trying to reassure himself. Why was he all nervous. WHYYYY. Zander shook his head to the other question. Nope. He did not need to see a healer. Or any doctor. Unless it was a looooove doctor. NO, HE IS NOT IN LOVE. Especially not with the herbology Professor. Nope. That would be absolutely ridiculous. Ha. As if. HA.

Okay maybe a little. Clothes back on? Yes! YES WONDERFUL IDEA, LUX! Maybe SHE should be in Ravenclaw. Zander reached back out for his jumper again. This time he pulled it on all the way. Ah. That felt a little better. AND NOW SHE WAS ASKING QUESTIONS AGAIN. WHY LUX WHYYYY!?!? Zander felt the claustrophobic feeling come back again. This time he opted not to remove anymore clothes, but instead found himself tugging at his collar. Why was it suddenly so tight? Was it always this tight? Maybe he should buy a size up next time. He is a growing boy. A growing boy who is also feeling very hot now! AH. "Yeah... I-I'd rather not say..... I don't uh, I don't think I want her to find out." That was normal right?.... Yeah. Thankfully Lux was backing off a bit. That was a good sign? Right? Right? Man. Love is hard.

Nope. Zander definitely did not agree. The butterflies were the WORST part of the whole thing! "The butterflies are okay... But the STABBIES they are NOT okay," Would she know what a stabby was? That was like the evolutionary form of the butterfly. And those ones hurt. Then Lux was giggling. WHY WAS SHE GIGGLING!? This is NOT funny matter. He is hopelessly in love and stabbies and hot and also cold and no this is not funny okay. This serious. Hmph. Girls. Then when Lux spoke again, she spoke a sudden stroke of absolute... GENIUS! Dang, the sorting hat really must've gotten it wrong for this one. "YES YES YES! THAT IS BEAUTIFUL LUX THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT I WANT! I WANT TO GET OVER HER!!!" But.... how?

Then as Lux went on to talk more about her fear of ghosts, Zander had a hard time paying attention. He couldn't stop thinking of Bentley now. And of being all hot and nervous. And now all cold. He just could not think about this other trivial stuff like ghosts okay? This was a serious matter going on! Then she went on about the centaurs. Man this girl could talk. Maybe the sorting hat didn't have time to put her in Ravenclaw because her thoughts were just as talkative. Hm. Maybe. Anyways Zander did like Lux and felt super rude for not focusing more on what the girl had to say, BUT HE NEEDED A DISTRACTION AND STAT.

AH, SHE LOVES MACARONI!? PERFECT! Zander wasted no time pulling out his two tubs of macaroni. He practically SHOVED them in her face. "Yeah! There's cheese and everything. I promise you'll love them. I worked extra hard. I didn't even get any in my hair or anything," like he had with the pizza in muggle studies. He felt the need to slip that disclaimer in there. Incase. Anyways, "I made these for the Ancient Runes homework! So one was made with Kenaz fire and one was just made regular in the kitchens. So I think you have to eat them and guess the difference slash tell me which one you think I made with what! You think you're up for it? I hope you are. They are really really good I swear!" He gave his most innocent smile as he brought the first tub towards her. That one was the second batch he made just regular in the kitchens. Hopefully she wouldn't realize that he was using the macaroni as a way of distraction. Because... he totally was and he definitely was not subtle about it... Oops.

Heh. Love does crazy things.

Arista gave a grin it was not her fault she would have sworn she brought them they just disappeared. "I would hope so...The Sorting Hat said so and everything!! Though wouldn't it just be hilarious if it did!!" She loved it.

The first year looked at her and smiled, "I would have sworn that I had them they were just gone." Her mouth formed an O, "YOU CAN DO THAT!!!" That was super cool!! "Then I should definitely go by the...." Um what House was she in. Lets go for.. "Ravenclaw Common Room?" She hoped that was right. "Next time I want to go outside. AND THEN YOU CAN COME WITH ME!!" She giggled.

"Why thank you, I love yours too! Amelia its so Princessey!" Not as much as hers but still.

Derry had, somehow, got wind of something going on down at the lake. She didn't really want to go close to it, but her friends were there and she didn't like to miss stuff... so, reluctantly, she wandered down there, wrapped up warm in about ten jumpers.

...

Oh... oh... People were skating.

On the lake.

On top of it.

ABOVE ALL THAT WATER.

Were they insane..?

Derry just stood there, kinda frozen, watching... Yes, it was amusing when people fell over, but every time someone hit the ice she felt like it was all going to crack and fall through and... no. Nope. Nuh uh. Derry knew her phobia of lakes and stuff was a tiny bit ridiculous, but right about now it seemed totally rational. Just a huge monster ready to swallow you up if you annoyed it. She didn't see why it was any more ridiculous than being scared of an angry dragon.

But she wasn't going to bother her friends with it, cause they were having fun, so after waving at people, she plonked herself on the floor a little way from the lake's edge and opened her bag, retrieving one of the flasks full of steaming hot chocolate. She'd brought a few of these, enough to go around if anyone wanted some... She kind of signalled at the hot drink, gave people a thumbs up, and settled in to be amused.

Of course, the first thing Benjy noticed upon sitting down to transfigure his trainers in to skates was Nigel falling over. Benjy gave a little wince, knowing that his dormmate might be sporting a bit of a bruise tomorrow. "Nice of you to check the ice is nice and solid for us all there, Nigel!" he shouted over jovially. So kind of the prefect indeed. Was someone going to help him up though? He looked kind of stuck and damp down there. Benjy would, but a current lack of skates was problematic.
And then he got Vesper waves, and he beamed. Proper BEAMED. It was as if all the awkward thoughts he'd had recently were floating out of him, and he just wanted to get on the ice and have fun and spend time with her. His stupidity over the last few weeks were hopefully forgotten.

Of course, he'd let Lottie have her time first. Band mates and besties first and all that.

...and someone else was smiling at him. Benjy waved back in greeting...Hi new person over there! Once he had he skates sorted, he should probably go say hi. He could do some male bonding on ice, right? He couldn't be any worse at it than he was off the ice, that was for certain.
Benjy was just turning his attention to his shoes, when the red sleeping-bag-like figure of Professor Flamsteed went past. It was one of those moments where time stood still...and Benjy briefly thought about trying to cast a cushioning spell, but couldn't help but stare at the Professor's flailing figure as he went sailing past.

Kyroh summed it up, really. That definitely wasn't how to ice skate.

"Are you okay...Professor?" Benjy asked from his vantage point. it would be a bit of bummer if he'd broken a bone so soon. Though...he did have plenty of padding in that suit, so hopefully all was good and well inside.

...and whilst he was waiting for an answer, Benjy finally managed to transfigure himself a pair of ice skate. Awesome. Now, to take to the ice. He hadn't skated in this way for quite a long time, but he'd done a fair bit of roller skating as a kid before he'd settled on the skateboard, so he should be okay, right?

He assumed so, and stepped confidently on to the lake. Gryffindor!side ftw?!

Adelaide had taken some time to make sure she had bundled herself up properly. She had been dying to ice skate ever since it got cold out but the lake never seemed to freeze completely over. And now voila! It was. She pulled on her hat and hurried down to the lake.

When she got there she couldn't help but smile at all of the people already out on the ice. And was that Flamsteed? Yep. There was a reason he was her favorite professor. Addi got there just as he flopped down onto the ice. She giggled slightly, covering her mouth so the man wouldn't see.

Then she spotted Derry sitting off on the side. She waved at her bestie before donning her skates and skating over to join the others. "Hey guys." Big smiles and waves from Miss Adams to everyone.

Jasmine, Tessa and Cris were talking when Cris decided to join a line of skaters. Jasmine turned to Tessa and shrugged her shoulders as if to say "If you can't beat em, join em". She skated out and managed to catch on at the end of the line.

Jasmine continued to follow Cris as they skated around the lake. When he pulled up to talk to the younger Ravenclaw boy, Jasmine did too. When the boy waved at her, Jasmine smiled. When he said that they could skate together, she smiled even more. "Thank you. We would love to skate with you." Clearly the boy seemed to be less afraid of the scary sixth years. Jasmine was glad of that.

The cold was very impressive if it had turned this whole lake to a block of ice. Cat had been considering trying a twirl now that she'd had her footing and things started coming back to her, but she wasn't quite sure she was ready just yet. She didn't mind a fall, but she didn't want to hurt herself and miss out on the rest of the fun with everyone else around. Maybe she could get Mo to spot her.

As she was thinking, she heard her name and looked up, grinning. "Hi Lottie!" She wiggled her fingers in a wave to the girl. "Are you going to skate with us?"

What... what? Professor says what? HUH? "You have a marshmallow collection?" COOL. A weird thing to collect, but yeah, still very cool.

Just away from where Airey had been standing, Cat noted that Derry had appeared out of nowhere, though she didn't seem to be getting too close to the ice and seemed quite content right where she was. Cat waved to her. "HI DERRY!"

And look! Another! "Hi Ade!" She was joining them? Awesome. The more the merrier.

He was not totally convincing her that he was okay. Raising her brow, Lux shook her head. What was wrong with this boy? And if he didn't put his clothes back on soon, he WOULD be seeing the Healer because that kind of thing made you ill! Adding wet to the equation didn't help matters either.

Aaaah, finally he was listening to sense and starting to put things back on. Though he was taking his sweet time about it. Head shake. Boys really were very weird sometimes. "Well, she doesn't have to find out about it. Is she older than you?" If he liked a girl in Sixth or Seventh Year, he might feel embarrassed and ashamed about it. "There is nothing wrong with having a relationship with someone a little older than you. I mean Bay is three years older than me." Maybe this would make Zander feel a little better about himself.

Or not.

He wasn't digging the butterflies or wanting the like this girl. "I have no idea what on earth stabbies are?" They sounded painful, so it was a good thing that she never experienced them. Butterflies were really nice though, she loved them. BUT MOVING ON. She needed to be a good friend and help Zander out with moving on from his crush. "Maybe you could try to avoid her as much as possible even if you want to see her. And whenever she comes to mind, try to block it out. Maybe think of something you don't really like?" She had no idea here, she was only thirteen and hadn't ever needed to get over someone.

Lux couldn't help but get the feeling that Zander wasn't paying attention to what she was saying about the ghosts and Centaurs. Maybe she was blabbering on about them, or maybe he was still distracted by his problems. Whatever it was, she didn't take it personally. The Centaur thing was interesting to her, but might not be to everyone else. Besides, there was macaroni and cheese to be eaten. Eyes widening, she eyed the tubs that he had practically shoved into her face. Oooh, his Ancient Runes homework. That made a lot of sense to her. Snort. It was a good thing that he hadn't gotten any of his hair into the food because that would have been really gross.

Taking the first tub he held out to her, she started to dig in. "Mmmm, this really IS good. I so could eat all of it." And then the other tub too before guessing which one was made with the Rune. There was food here, she needed to eat all of it.

Cris was having the time of his life, skating along on the ice with Jasmine, Kyroh, Mo, another fellow, Ravenclaw (Benjy), Caterina, Professor Flamsteed, and a few other students he recognized but didn't know personally, (Lottie), (Derry.)

Then hey! he saw someone whom he did know and recognize walk out to the lake too.

"Hey Addi. Glad to see you here. Couldn't resist the frozen lake, huh?," he waved over to the girl. Cris turned to Jasmine. "That's Addi. I met her when I was out running a couple of weeks ago....and no...you have no reason to be jealous of her," he smiled at her, giving her hand an assuring squeeze.

Zander had managed to get his first jumper back on with little difficulty. So now it was time for the second jumper he had thrown off... Actually... Come to think of it.... He had discarded a bunch of his clothes. He tried forcing a smile as he layered them back on. He was starting to feel sick. This was getting worse and worse every minute. And at this point Lux was starting to look at him like he was going insane. Which he probably was. If this is what love did to a person then Zander wanted no part in it. Nope. No serving of love here thanks, but we'll take the potatoes.

Is she older than you!?! At this Zander's eyes shot wide open. MAYBE SHE REALLY DID SEE THE DOODLE! This is getting really serious. ABORT MISSION. ABORT FOR REAL. ABORT. CODE RED. CODE RED. Bay?! OH RIGHT. He's only a third year. Oh. She probably meant older... Like a couple years... Not a whole giant gap in the double digits. Oh. Zander visibly eased back up. Phew. That could've gone wrong. Real fast. Zander blushed a little as he admitted that she was right. "Yeah she's older... " WAIT. "By like a few years," Ah. Good cover. He'd pretend she was a fifth year or something. He knew a couple of those... Didn't he? "And I know you and Bay but... I'm not looking for a relationship right now..... and I... Yeah." Hopefully that'd be enough to keep her quiet.

She didn't know what the stabbies were? Well, that's a relief. For her anyways. Because they are A-W-F-U-L. "You don't want to know." He nodded carefully. The stabbies were worse than the flutteries. WAY worse. He'd know. He got them every time he talked to his herbology angel Professor Bentley. Every. Single. Time. Then Lux continued talking. She really did talk a whole lot in such a dire situation. Wait? She was actually making a lot of sense. Avoid her? As much as it would pain him to do so... He'd have to. It'd be for the best. The greater good, if you will. Greater good being his professional future. And hers too. Yeah. For the best. Then her next suggestion, thinking of something he doesn't like? "Would Brussels Sprouts work?" Or Broccoli. Or any vegetable. Ew. YUCK!

Lux was actually good with relationship advice. Or in this case... Anti-relationship advice? Or maybe Zander just thought so because he was completely lost about it himself. So Lux seemed to know what she was talking about. Either way, he'd definitely end up asking her if she had any advice for when he was actually ready to date and all... Which wouldn't be for a while. Probably not until he was married. Yeah. Good plan. Girls are icky. Except Bentley. Bentley is perfect-- AH NO BRUSSELS SPROUTS!

Ahem. Anyways.

AH SHE WAS EATING THE FOOD! THANK GOODNESS! That seemed to stop her from going on any further! His plan to distract was actually working. Hallelujah! He watched with a satisfied grin as Lux seemed to enjoy his gooey cheesy creation. Yes, macaroni was indeed a pretty fantastic choice. "GREAT! Now EAT THIS ONE!" Zander didn't even wait for her to finish the first tub before shoving the second one into her face. This one was the Kenaz one. He had absolutely no idea of what the difference in taste would be like. Hopefully it didn't make it yucky or something. He did not need to think of Brussels Sprouts when he ate macaroni. Ew. The horror.

"Soooooo, what do you think?" And more importantly which one did she think was made from what. Also importantly, be distracted Lux. Be hypnotized by this gooey macaroni and do not think about Zander's crush. MUAHA. But yeah, just eat the food please.

Ah yes. Just like landing on a pillow. The only good part about his current position was that the hot water bottle was being pressed snugly against his chest and that felt nice and warm. Reminded him of something else, which was even more pleasant. But he couldn't stay like this with his nose all but pressed against the ice - which thankfully it wasn't and had a small gap between his skin and the surface so there was no sticking action going down - and he rolled on to his back with both legs sticking straight up in the air.

"Bloody hell," he muttered to himself and his one untransfigured boot. Seriously, bloody brilliant there Flamsteed. You can figuratively skate circles around quantum mechanics, but can't transfigure yourself a pair of skates safely.

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Then he skated over to Professor Flamsteed who was in the process of transfiguring his shoes into skates. "Hello Professor Flamsteed, it's good to see you here. Nice snow suit you have on," Cris grinned over at their Astronomy Professor just as the man lost his footing, took off on the ice and then .....OOOPS!!....bit the dust the ice. Cris had to admit that the swan dive and belly flop was pretty spectaculer. Maybe an 8 out of 10.

Cris bit his lip, struggling to keep himself from laughing out loud. He quickly skated over to where the Professor had landed and offered him his hand. "Need a boost up, Professor?" Cris looked innocently at the man as he tried to keep a straight face. No it wouldn't be good to be caught laughing at his Professor.

"No no, I'll be fine on my own," he replied while wiggling his legs in the air just a bit. Breaking in the snow suit pants and.............stuff. Yep.

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It was a good thing that Flamsteed was there because now at least Nigel's bum wouldn't get cold! Though the man should have helped make some pants for the guy in the shorts. Kyroh watched as the red-marshmallow Professor stepped onto the oak and started skating and-

.....

... "PROFESSOR I DON'T THINK THAT'S HOW YOU SKATE!" The first year called out.

"Very astute observation, Mr. Scabior," the astronomer teased as he gave his wand a wave and finally transfigured the other boot and whacked his skates together twice. Which was also incredibly stupid as some of the slush from the one skate fell on to his face.

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See that is the attitude to have. A suit for every occasion. It made your wardrobe an awesome and amazing place. Just think of all the suits. Uh what easy fix..what was he going to do. Nigel would not close his eyes. He wanted to see.

"Awesome. This snow suit is awesome. Thanks Professor"

He was warmer now and the suit did remind Nigel that he had to try snowboarding in the future.

Legs back down flat on the ice now, the astronomer sat up and began to attempt to get back on his feet. Easier said than done...but at least he hadn't done the splits yet.

"Enjoy it while you can, Mr. Barrington. Unless you were not particularly attached to your other ensemble and would rather not reverse the spell." Which, when one considered how he apparently had no real winter clothing, didn't seem like such a bad idea.

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BEAMING, ALWAYS BEAMING. That 'Number One' addition was GOLDEN. Like Gryffindors.

Attempting. Well, in that case..., "Live long and... good luck." Which he obviously failed to have. And Lottie couldn't help but raise her eyebrows as the man transfigured his boots while standing. Well, then. That was awkward. "At least that couldn't hurt much, what with the snowsuit and all." She said, more to herself than anyone else.

Her prediction had come true. How remarkably disappointing.

Prosper would have been a better way to finish that sentence, Miss Wisteria. Prosper was a good word, you know? Especially the whole 'flourish physically' definition which was precisely what he needed right now as he somehow managed to stand back up. Not straight by any stretch of the imagination. He was hunched over at approximately a 45 degree angle with both arms reaching forwards at slight angles as well to help him keep his balance.

Oh hey, look at that. If he leaned forward ever so slightly he could sort of glide forward...half an inch or so.

"Didn't feel a thing," he grinned at her. "Care to invest in one yourself, Miss Wisteria?"

Only joking. Although he did seem to have a thing for transfiguring students' clothes. Fox suits in diagon alley...snowsuits just now...handful of other instances...

...

Anyway.

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Benjy was just turning his attention to his shoes, when the red sleeping-bag-like figure of Professor Flamsteed went past. It was one of those moments where time stood still...and Benjy briefly thought about trying to cast a cushioning spell, but couldn't help but stare at the Professor's flailing figure as he went sailing past.

Kyroh summed it up, really. That definitely wasn't how to ice skate.

"Are you okay...Professor?" Benjy asked from his vantage point. it would be a bit of bummer if he'd broken a bone so soon. Though...he did have plenty of padding in that suit, so hopefully all was good and well inside.

...and whilst he was waiting for an answer, Benjy finally managed to transfigure himself a pair of ice skate. Awesome. Now, to take to the ice. He hadn't skated in this way for quite a long time, but he'd done a fair bit of roller skating as a kid before he'd settled on the skateboard, so he should be okay, right?

He assumed so, and stepped confidently on to the lake. Gryffindor!side ftw?!

Alright...he was pretty sure he had enough balance now that he could try to take some baby steps. Right foot first....itty bitty hardly even a step being taken noooooooooow....

"Perfectly alright, Mr. Barton," he nodded. He would have added a dismissive, but appreciative, hand wave were he not concerned about face planting again. "You should be more concerned about yourself, however," he said while waving his finger dramatically at the Ravenclaw's BARE legs. Sweet solstice why was it always the Ravenclaws? If the boy were a Gryffindor he would have assumed it was some sort of macho 'the cold never bothered me anyway' moment of trying to prove a point of some sort, but that was not the case here. Was it?

Wand still clutched in his one hand, he pointed it towards the young man and gave it a wave to give himself a proper pair of trousers. Okay, so apparently this was some sort of hobby? Aaaaaaaawkward.

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But she wasn't going to bother her friends with it, cause they were having fun, so after waving at people, she plonked herself on the floor a little way from the lake's edge and opened her bag, retrieving one of the flasks full of steaming hot chocolate. She'd brought a few of these, enough to go around if anyone wanted some... She kind of signalled at the hot drink, gave people a thumbs up, and settled in to be amused.

Ah look! Miss Ferrier had come down as well and giving her a thumbs up back. He appreciated the encouragement after face planting like that...which he sort of came close to doing again but managed to recover his balance before doing so.

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Then she spotted Derry sitting off on the side. She waved at her bestie before donning her skates and skating over to join the others. "Hey guys." Big smiles and waves from Miss Adams to everyone.

And he couldn't risk another wave, so Miss Adams received a big ol' grin from him instead.

Brownies?

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What... what? Professor says what? HUH? "You have a marshmallow collection?" COOL. A weird thing to collect, but yeah, still very cool.

Baby steps baby steps babysteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeps....

Okay, so he had moved about, what, three inches now from where he had been initially. PROGRESS!

"Not a collection collection in the sense that I keep marshmallows in a display case held in their spot by means of a tiny pin like they are butterflies," he clarified. Just in case students thought he was odd enough to collect that sort of thing. Got enough eyes as it was with his rock, mecha, and tie collections. His new love for marshmallows had come in thanks to Miss Emmons and Mr. Barrington and them teaching him how to make a proper s'more. "Found a sweets shop in London that sells a variety of flavors. They are very pleasant in hot chocolate."


WOAH! Okay...talking and trying to skate at the same time was difficult. Merlin he felt like that muggle deer (Barbie was it?) taking it's first steps. Very unfortunate too, since he would have love to get into that racing action.

ALAS!

This was not as awkward as it should be. But it was making his head spin in circles for no reason. Trick or no Trick. Well he was skeptical. But whatever. Nigel took the offered hand and with Lotus' help, he was up on his two feet and ready to fall some more in the future.

"Thanks"

At least he did not fall with all the pizzazz that Flamsteed did. It takes someone special to do that

Well even more people were coming and seeing him on the ice. All his dorm-mates were here now for the laugh or to make awesome sarcastic comments.

"Prefect's duty. Make sure the ice does not break, so nobody will fall in"

And with no Bartholomew to save you. It was probably too cold for him to be out right now. Another reason not to like the cold. The only thing good about winter is like summer. It was acceptable to make a fire whenever you want.

He most certainly will. It was comfortable and the coloring was down right awesome. He gave a thumbs up to the fallen Professor.

Was somebody going to help him up now..........Ah looks like he was getting up on his own effort. Good Job Professor. Show us students it is possible in that giant snow suit of yours.

Watching Zander continue to put his clothes back on made Lux feel a little better though she wouldn't be totally relieved until he was totally dressed again. If he got sick, she would feel that it was her fault because he was with her at the time. She didn't want to risk getting into trouble with Healer Tillstorm.

The wide eyed expression on his face made her SNORT. Gosh, he was so adorable even though he probably didn't realize it. But it was true; he didn't need to be embarrassed or shy about liking an older girl. Nod. If he didn't want a relationship now, it was totally understandable. Not everyone developed at the same rate and some people needed more time to be ready for dating. At least he was totally agreeing to her suggestions for getting over this girl. Heh. Maybe she was better at this anti-relationship advice than she had thought. "Totally think of gross vegetables." Brussel sprouts were gross!! "The stabbies will stop soon, I am sure." Positive thinking and all that! ^_________^

In the middle of eating the first tub of macaroni, Lux was surprised when the other one was shoved into her face. She wanted to finish EVERYTHING because of hunger and yummy food. Pout. Shrugging it off, she started trying the new macaroni dish. It was just as good as the first one, which made her totally happy. "They are both totally yummy. Was the second one made using the Rune?" She had no idea, but it was a guess.

Zander was actually kind of relieved that Lux wasn't really poking at who was the who anymore. It made him feel way more at ease. With this being said, it also got rid of that itchy hot claustrophobic feeling. To the point where the cold was actually having an impact on him once again. Zander finally let out a small squeal in panic when he realized how cold it actually was. With that he made a grab for all his discarded clothes, including the robes, and starting pulling them all on one at a time. "Achoo!" He let out a small sneeze and then blushed in complete embarrassment. He could not be getting sick right now. He'd definitely go in for some hot chocolate when this was all over.

"I hope so." Zander nodded as Lux tried to reassure him about the stabbies. He didn't really think they'd go away that soon. But he was hoping that by the end of term, he'd find a way to get away from them. He'd just have to find a way to keep thinking of the vegetables. "But-but what if I talk to her?" He asked carefully. He couldn't let slip of who the her was exactly. "You know... in lessons." Yeah. Students were at the lessons too. "What do I do then?" He always got all panicky and weird around Beautiful Bentley. How would he subside those feelings? He couldn't talk about vegetables with her. Then she'd think he was weird. And he didn't want that. No way. She probably thought his behavior was all weird to begin with. No need to make it worse by bringing up vegetables.

Zander waited carefully, watching his distraction take place. YAY! It was really working. LIKE FOR REAL! She was eating it and everything! And she didn't even question it. He watched the girl taking fork-fulls of macaroni shells. When she said they were really yummy, he couldn't help but proudly grin. Of course they were really yummy! He hadn't gotten them in his hair! Then his mouth dropped in total awe when she made the correct guess! MAYBE LUX WAS A RAVENCLAW! "WOW, YOU GOT IT RIGHT!" He couldn't contain his excitement. That meant he must've done something right! "How'd yah know?" He asked curiously. He hadn't had a chance to eat them himself yet... He wanted to make sure they were actually edible before taking a bite for himself. Hehe. "Did they taste any different?" He always assumed that the one with the rune would taste a little more rustic, but eh. Who knows?