West glanced to his side when Theo joined him and grinned. Hehe. HEh.

"Sure is."

He picked up the empty goblet in front of him and filled it with water, y'know, all casual like.... buuuut he didn't drink it. In a rush he splashed the contents of the cup over the front of Theo's pants.


"OOPS YOU SPILLED WATER ON YOUR PANTS!" West said dramatically, a twinkle in his eye.

Oh hey! Ethan! Adi's grin faded a bit as his fellow third year rested his head against the table. "You okay, dude? I see you didn't turn up at the Hufflepuff table for the feast.'' Hehe. "And I suppose you've started calling your House Slytherin and not Smithereen.'' That never got old and every time Adi thought about it, he laughed.

Anyone ever thought things would be awkward him and Sophie? Well, they'd be wrong. Very wrong. These two had a good friendship going. Adi dropped onto the bench next to her. He knew immediately what could cause the bad mood. "So close yet so far,'' he muttered. Well, he'd been rooting for Gryffindor all the way (after it was obvious Hufflepuff couldn't even get close to winning) but he felt for the Snakes. They had almost gotten there. "There's always next term,'' the Hufflepuff added cheerfully. No doubt the Snakes would out up just a good fight as they had this term and who knows, maybe this time they'd win. "Same here. It was awesome. If stuff had changed with the weather it would have been better though.'' Adi hated being stuck indoors.

New friend Simon! Adi could see he too was feeling it because of Gryffindor's win. Could the Puffer help with a distraction? "Simon!'' He returned the wave. "It's going great. You plan on having more Go Kart races over the summer?'' Hehe. The two had tied the one they had at the Student Leader event.

There was Agatha. "Hi, wife.'' Adi grinned, remembering that History of Magic lesson. He could tell by the look on her face that even she was annoyed about Slytherin's loss. But she would be able to tell he was kidding around. Right? He had the impression she didn't like him. And why was that dude (Grayson) looking at him like that? O_o "Uh, Hi?'' Adi said.

They were alive. Lived through the horror of Chorts in their back yard. Beat the odds. Survived...blah, blah, blaaah.

Beverly should have been glad no massive Chort VS Wizard war broke out and that the snow had all of a sudden melted, but what was the point of being trapped inside? Fighting their way out would have been worth their temporary prison. How the hell was she suppose to train to capture dragons if things mysteriously solved themselves?

Either way, it was better to live and fight another day. Hogwarts was not a drama-free place. Ha! No.

All that wasn't the reason she wasn't wearing a smile on her face. It was the fact that there were more stones in the Gryffindor hourglass than in Slytherins'. It sucked bubotuber pus. They worked SO hard and, at some point, she had REALLY thought the cup was theirs. But no. It wasn't and Beverly Wayne wasn't good at sportsmanship. No, no. She was terrible at it and she wasn't afraid of showing it.

Unfortunately that was Jeremiah's house. >__>

She'd go talk to him after she internally sulked a bit. Making her way toward the Slytherin table she shot a timid grin at Cassia. She seemed like a cool person, pity they hadn't interacted much. Then there was Derry, whom she had something to give. If anyone could kick but it was her.

Oh, and look it there! A non-Slytherin. Aditya. He got a wave, maybe even a ghost of a smile. Then Lute Boy Ethan, he got a small grin a nod. Was Cutty Mordaunt with him? Not that she's missed him or anything. Pfft.

Newell was next. She got a firm nod. Beverly no longer felt like thumping her on the face, but that could always change, yeah? Heck yeah. And Agatha was there. SHE stood in Beverly's good side, they were even going horse riding this summer. She got a grin and a cool not from the fourth year. Beverly couldn't forget about her so-call body guard. Grayson got a playful thump on his arm as a greeting. Sup, dude. Don't flake, it's Beverly.

Last but not least, there was West Odessa, and if he saw her he'd be rewarded with a tiny grin and wave of her hand. Her eyes went back to Derry. She had stuff. For them. First she'd take a seat. Being social drained her lots, and yes, waving and grinning and stuff was considered being social to the Wayne. It took effort, m'kay.

Zoe made her way to the table and took a seat. She'd be very happy to get home and maybe try talking her parents into taking them somewhere warm. At least she had Greece to look forward to for the field trip. Five years down....two left to go. She was almost afraid to see what next year was going to bring them. Quidditch again hopefully? Merlin she hoped so, she wanted at least one more year to play before she had to go on to do...something, she had no idea what, and since she'd be starting her NEWT years, she definitely had to figure that out.

Józsua headed straight for the Slytherin table having written a few words of gratitude to his peers in the memory book. He had to take a few deep breaths to get his emotions in check on the way..

Taking his place, he was forcing himself to keep it together; he could be strong on the outside, even if he was falling apart inside. He cast smiles, coupled with nods of greeting to his few friends, not wanting to intrude on their conversations.... everyone had stuff going on. He didn't want to be a nuisance. He felt strangely detached from things.. like he was watching the whole scene in the third person..

Now to wait for the speech... This was so hard.

Cassia Addi Ascanius Cat Bev Józsua
 

Cassia got a smile and a thumbs up as she sat down, and Derry filled her goblet with water. "I can't wait." she said to Addi, taking a sip. "Kinda dreading what I'm gonna find when I get there though." Home that is... what with Osiris being sick last time she heard about the horse... Don't think about that... Derry had reverted to the blatant ignoring of anything negative that she sometimes switched to when the alternative was rubbish, so she was just carrying on with her life... AS IF EVERYTHING WAS HAPPY. Which is was going to be. Yep.



Ascanius got an eyeroll and a little grin when he showed off his face to Addi. Derry loved him dearly, she really did, but he was a ridiculous human being. Just so long as he read her entry and at least got a tiny bit feelsy... cause she was a writer. It always made her happy to make people feelsy. Hehehe.



"Cat!" The girl got a HUGE squish and a big smile from Derry. Everyone was being so affectionate... it was kind of lovely, it just sucked that people were so reluctant to leave. They were still all going to be friends after this place, okay? OKAY? Okay. They better be. Derry needed it. "You. Are. The. Best." As soon as they were offered, Derry grabbed one of the sweet treats and shoved it in her face. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. "So you're gonna send us regular Moretti food care packages, right?" Because they obviously needed it if they were going to survive outside of Hogwarts...



Derry was sipping her water and looking round the room, when she noticed a pair of eyes on her. A tired pair maybe... or something. She offered Beverly a smile and a little thumbs up, then swiped another cannoli from Cat's box, levitating it over to the girl with a wink. She liked her, the girl had spirit.



"Oi, Józsua, who spat in your cornflakes this morning?" she said, offering a grin. "You know you're allowed to come and talk to us, right?" But actually... she had something for him. She'd been baking like a maniac yesterday... just so she could offer things around. She was going to keep most of it for the train but... "Here." She slid the little box of pizza shortbread across the table with a softer smile. She knew he was dreading the future... it sucked.

He liked making girls giggle. It was a testiment to his charm of which he had tons. He pratically oozed it. This jaw wasn't just for chewing, y'know? It DID things to people. Smirk.

"M'gonna take that as a general you're real attractive, Scan. S'that 'bout right, gorgeous?" He winked in her direction.

And Snaps got a little brow action too. 'Cause he knew secretly she was all about his face. At least she had told him so when he was being really dramatic about it one night. Some name calling about him being a princess might have been exchanged.

OH. And he was being hugged.

He tried not to make any faces about the hugging 'cause she was being mindful of his face, but he was going to take whatever it was she had made. As a way to say thanks without really hugging Cat back, yeah?

She was awful pretty, though. He did appreciate all she had going on. Ahem.

And West and Theo got nods in their general direction.

Even guy liner in the corner got a kind of smile.

He was still looking elsewhere when West did the THING. Feeling a massive splash into his lap, Theodore stood up quickly and almost pulled the whole bench up with him. Good job there was no food on it yet otherwise that would also be in his lap!

"Wh....?!" He sort of raised his arms mid-air with his mouth wide open, and THEN he got the joke. "Seven years we went without bringing that up and NOW - on my big exit - boom. Cheers for that." He was half serious, but mostly amused. Theo sat back down and let out a chuckle before pulling out his wand to sort out the mess. See, he could do that now unlike before.

Just give him a minute to remember how...

.....

Big pausing here.

West + Ascanius
 

*rearranging a bit*
 

Adelaide was glad when Sophie finally smiled. She was probably down about the decoration. Addi had nothing to say about it. She'd been out for part of the term and was not into working for another part. Heck. The last few months were the only time she put forth even the slightest bit of effort.

"Thanks. You guy's 'll get 'em next year." She had faith her snakes.



Addi frowned a bit. Right. Derry had no idea what had been going on at home. The last she knew her horse was sick. Fingers crossed everything was all right. And if it wasn't she'd apparate right over to give her ginger twin giant hugs. "It'll be all right." Gotta stay positive.



Adelaide suppressed an eye roll. Oh Ascanius. She was gonna miss that charm and that ego. Who would've thought just two years ago comments like that from him just made her blush like crazy. My how things have changed.

"Of course. I'd be crazy if I didn't think you were attractive." Which was true. He was very attractive. All of the male slytherin seventh years were and she was not afraid to admit it to herself. Out loud though, she was slightly hesitant. Unless it was brought up in conversation.



And there was a Cat with a cannoli as usual. She gave her dormmate a big hug. Man she was going to miss these people. "Hey Cat." Watching Cat hug everyone reminded Addi she needed to do that before they all left. Even if she had to tackle them at King's Cross.



West got a smile as he joined them. And look at that. Theo not far behind. "Hey West, Theo." She giggled as West poured water on Theo. Oh gosh. Did she mention she was gonna miss them? Not out loud but she'd definitely thought it about a million times by this point of the feast...and food hadn't even been served yet.



Addi giggled at Derry's attempt to get Józsua to join them. She was glad things were good between them. She motioned to the seat open right across from her next to Cassia. "Come on sour puss. We don't bite." Well she wouldn't. She couldn't speak for the rest of them. She didn't know what they were into.

What............ was with that grin? Was he in a happy-go-lucky mood? Why? WHY. That excited about going home? Probably. HE was, if they really were getting out of--

Or not.

Grayson tilted his head as he watched the boy. Was he OKAY? "MAN, I hope so. I'm STARVING." So hurry up with the speech, please? "And didn't you get enough sleep last night?" Last minute homework was not an excuse he could use anymore. Unless he stayed up to PACK.

Ah, the age old question. How were they meant to get out of the castle, indeed. The fourth year shrugged before saying, "Merlin knows. All I know is that I don't want to be staying here for the holidays." The food, he could stay for. But summer classes? No. That was worse than the idea of salad.



Oh right! How could he forget? Simon lived in AUSTRALIA. "Are you telling me you're going from wintery weather in Hogwarts to winter in Australia?" Grayson shook his head. "I feel sorry for you, mate. It won't snow there, right?" And more importantly: COULD the guy still visit beaches? It was important and all.

The idea of the banners changing a different colour brought a smirk to the fourth year's face as well. "Green's a MUCH better colour," House preference and all. "I wish! That's exactly what this feast needs, after the freaking weird weather we've been having." Brilliant plan, Holden, brilliant!

And a good question, too. "I wanna say magic and that the snow outside is melting too and that we're getting out of here." That was his way of saying that he really didn't know.



Was Agatha in a bad mood?

Good. GOOD.

It only made Grayson smirk as he rested both elbows on the table and his chin in the palms of his hands. "And why not? You don't like my eyebrows?" Uh huh. They were talking about eyebrows. "It's an art, you know. The wiggling." Was it? Who in the name of Merlin even knew. It was just fun to annoy her.

Speaking of, "What's got your wand in a knot, Hapgood?"



New person.

"'Sup," he said, giving the guy a nod, "The name's Grayson. Grayson Whitlock." Learn it, kid, it'll be useful for the future. "You don't usually sit here, do you?" Because Grayson hadn't seen the guy sitting here be--



THUMP!

"Ow!" Jeez, he was sitting here being nice and social for ONCE in his sucky life and someone decided to--

"'Sup, Beverly, why you trying to take out your bodyguard?" HMMMMM? And that didn't HURT, by the way. 'Course not. PSH. Try and work on your punches, Wayne. "You looking forward to the summer?" Summer. SUMMER. He had waited ALL YEAR to be able to use that word and NO amount of snow was going to stop him from doing so.

Someone was CLEARLY in a bad mood. Why was she always like this around the others? wondered Simon for some of the times he'd spent with Agatha had been rather pleasant but awkward too. He gave her a small smile when she began speaking about the Gryffindors. "I know they came out of nowhere but we'll win next year. And possibly the year after that, right?" he said, trying his best to cheer her up just a little bit so that her bad mood wouldn't spoil the feast.

Simon watched as Agatha pointed her index finger at Grayson. What was even going on there? he thought as he glanced at Ethan, Adi, and Sophie, trying to see if they knew anything. The Australian was just completely clueless. Maybe it was better off to leave alone whatever bad blood Grayson and Agatha had in between them.

However Ethan simply shrugged in return. Seriously? His mate just shrugged? Well Simon was probably overreacting about the whole situation. Agatha could be very strange at times. She was basically an unsolvable puzzle with horrid mood swings. Merlin, what was she going to be like in a couple of years? Simon was sure that they'd all have to duck to get away. He nodded at Ethan's exclamation. "Yeah... Unfortunately the Gryffindors won and all and so its red," he said with a frown. At Ethan's instruction, Simon nodded. He pulled out his notebook and began taking notes. Then as if on cue after Ethan too noticed that Lolita was gone, she arrived. "She's here now. Wondered where she was before, mate," he said, lowering his voice. "I don't think it was just 'brushing' her hair." Simon had a feeling that he'd always have to keep one eye on his Arithmancy Professor. He was sad about that because he thought that she was a really cool person. Perhaps she just had really bad timing?

Simon grinned at Jonas. Yes, the year had gone by way too quickly. Way too quickly. But perhaps the next few years would slow down. He knew that statement would be a fallacy; however, he could keep holding on to something, right? He had to keep holding on to that. "Where are you from?" There was no time like the present to get to know someone new!

He turned to Adi and grinned. "I wish. That Go-Kart race was a blast. Who knows? Maybe Diagon Alley will have a carnival or something on where we can go Go-Kart racing?" said Simon with a nod. Despite being content with tying with his new friend, Simon still had a competitive streak in him. He was ready to win it. No matter what.

Then Simon turned back to see Grayson addressing him. He frowned at the mention of winter. Yep, it would be winter in Australia. At the mention of snow, Simon shook his head really quickly. "Yeah, yeah, I'll just be used to eternal winters," he snorted. Literally the boy was escaping one winter to head to another one. He shrugged his shoulders and continued. "Hopefully not, we rarely get snow but who knows? Maybe we'll get it over there." Perhaps if that was the case, he could see if he could stay in the States with some family from his Dad's side. But he didn't know his Dad's family too well. They had always been so distant. "But maybe I could go up North to catch a little sun. It'll be up in the 20Cs up there," he added.

A smirk played on Simon's lips too and he nodded, leaning in towards his mates. "I know a Ravenclaw who'll get us fireworks. A Hufflepuff who'll want in and a Gryffindor to tear it all down. Stage it correctly and folks, we could have the Cup in our hands," he said with a wicked grin. Whether the boy was joking or not was up to debate. He wasn't but he was playing it off like he was.

Right. So Grayson didn't know. Simon nodded and watched as Grayson addressed Agatha. His blue eyes widened when he realized what was going on there.

OH. OHH. OHHH. OHHHHHH.

He knew what was going on here now. So Grayson wasn't actually flirting with Agatha, was he? He was just trying to provoke her? Maybe he enjoyed provoking her? Was that some type of flirting and should he take notes? The blue-eyed boy blinked and then just shook his head.

Euh...

Seriously?

Like, was he THAT transparent?

Smiles. He was smiling. Y'know.. acting normal... yet Derry AND Addi (who he barely knew), could SEE the cracks.

Inwardly cursing himself for being the CRAPPEST Slytherin EVER to have graced these halls, he smiled slightly to try and cover his misery. No--actually, this was good. If Derry had gone all.. 'ooh, are you okay..' 'ooh let me hug it away', he probably would have started crying and never stopped. This. THIS he could handle. He could keep it together if things were kept light-hearted.

And 'Sourpuss..' He glanced at Addi.. “Biting's not always bad.” A little shrug and a little smile.. but his tone was quieter even than his usual mild mannered way of speaking.

Derry was being sweet now.... and he looked down at the box and--*deep breath*--he was fine, yea.. fine. He reached for Derry's hand as she slid the box towards him, raising his eyes to hers and squeezing her hand gently. He knew what was in the box without even opening it. “..Thanks, Derry.” He said softly, his eyes fixed on her ...And he wasn't referring to only the shortbread.

West and Theo too!
 

Cat hugged Derry a little big longer because she was returning the hug and that always made hugs a million times better. Although hugs did have to end and sweet treats like chocolate chip cannoli were a good, very good reason. She was entirely pleased and made sure that she saved another for Derry to have too. "Of course I will! If you want me to. You'll send me shortbread too, right?" They could totally keep in touch with their frequent food exchange.

AwwwwwwwwWWWwWWww! Ascanius suffered through her hug. That was sweet of him. She made sure he got as many cannoli as he wanted before she moved on to Ade. Then she grinned when she spotted West and Theo. They needed hugs too. Well, definitely West did, but Cat wasn't sure how Theo would appreciate it. She wiggled over to them both and hugged West first, "Hi boys!"

West spotted Beverly and grinned back. She got a salute in return rather than a wave though. Chin up and stuff yeah?

West grinned at Theo.

"You don't regret it do you? I mean... it brought us together." He shoulder bumped his best mate. HE certainly didn't regret Theo peeing his pants that day, or West subsequently spilling water on his own pants to cover for him. Sure, they'd met before then, in Diagon Alley, and West had happily eaten a whole lot of Theo's chocolate, but best friendship started with pants wetting.

And now Theo could fix that up with magic.

.... in theory.

West COULD help but did Theo really want his wand pointed at his crotch? Did he trust him that much? Buahaha.

West's attention was caught by Mari, blushing and carrying on as she often did around him. He tipped his head to one side in slight surprise. Autograph? She wanted his autograph?

"Does that mean you won't be bothering us at rehearsals then, Mari?" West asked, giving her a big grin. An actual fan! How could he not be fond of her at the end of the day?

Buuut yes of course he'd sign it. Of course. He held his hand out for the parchment and quill. Give it over. Yep.

"Sup, Adds." West said, hearing her greeting. She'd been a bit awol lately he knew, and that sucked, but he was glad to see her here at the feast now. She got a big smile. They had to have chats didn't they? About future plans and whatnot?

And then West was getting very welcome Cat squishes. Those were always welcome though, as much as her food was. West had big plans involving Cat's food. One day she'd be a famous restaurateur and he would be a famous Quidditch player/wrockstar and eat at her restaurants and sign an exclusive endorsement deal which would involve her testing all her treats on him. Perfect, obviously.

He squished her back. "You always smell like food." High compliment from him by the way. Better than perfume. Sniff sniff. Cannoli?

Her smile turned real at the sight of her dormmates. Funny how certain people can do that. Oh, look the boys were here, too. Cassia smiled at the entire sight. They were all good, weren't they? She was going to miss those face a lot. Not that she wasn't going to see them ever. She intended to bug them and stuffs. Did they think they were getting rid of her that easily? They thought wrong.

Oh, and cannoli box was here. Cassia just reached out and fished one out and shoved it into her mouth. She didn't trust her voice. She didn't know what to say either. She might cry and then she would look stupid and lame. So she was just gonna sit here and chew. Yummy. She beamed at Cat appreciatively.

Oops, she swallowed that cannoli fast. Better get another one to busy herself or her mouth more like it. But before she got to do that she heard her name being called from across the table. The one and only Grayson. The blond flashed a closed-mouth smile. Just anything was stuck to here teeth. "Hey, you," See, she didn't lose her voice or anything. And it was easier talking to Grayson because he was one of the people returning here. She could half forget about the fact that this was the last time she was going to sit here with those people. "Nothing much, you excited about summer? Any plans?" Might as well ask about him before they somehow got to the topic of her leaving. She supposed that was going to be mentioned eventually, though. Better be ready for it.

Adelaide gave him a smile as he joined the group. She laughed lightly at his comment. "Good point." What? She had to admit the boy was right.



Cat gave good hugs. Addi would make her hug rounds later. She was already seated and the boys were all already getting bombarded. She'd have plenty of time before they got to King's Cross later. That reminded her...she was supposed to meet her mum at King's Cross. Right. Now was not the time to think about that. Nope. Back to the feast.



Adelaides returned West's smile. It was nice to see that smile especially since she'd been in and out so much this term. Not spending much time in the common room didn't help much either. "You ready for the great big world out there?" Simple enough question.



Adelaide shot Cassia a glance. The head girl was awful quiet. She gave her a soft smile and a nod. Her smile grew bigger when she saw her dormmate reach for a cannoli. That did look good. But did she really want to spoil her appetite? Yes. Addi reached in and grabbed one too. Mmmm. Delicious.

For Addi/Sarah or anyone else who wants to grab us!
 

This was it, the year was coming to a close and with all the things that had happened to make Connor unhappy, something did come out of it to make him happy. Things with Addi seemed to have just kinda clicked last minute and he was happy they had, she would be in London.. maybe, and they'd have the summer together.

But Connor headed to the Slytherin table to see his girlfriend, hopefully she wouldn't be too busy celebrating graduation with her fellow 7th years. They were all going their different ways so he didn't wanna get in the way of that if she was. But still it would be nice to see her, maybe plan to sit together on the train? If not there was always Vinnie and Jun.

But looking for a head of red hair, Connor figured she wouldn't be too hard to find.

@Emms
Where was Jonas from?
"Its a small town," he said. "If you blink you'll miss it" .
Which was the truth. If you blinked you would miss it.

Adelaide was halfway through that Moretti cannoli when she spotted a red robe among a sea of green. Of course it was Connor. She couldn't help but smile as she waved a bit motioning him over. He made her happy. Honestly she wondered how her friends were going to react. Derry was the only one that knew. She especially wondered about Cat cuz she was sure her dormmate had probably been informed of the whole Elodie thing.

"Hey Connor. Get tired of the other lions already?"

*pokes Agatha with a stick*
 

Connor saw the smile on his face and was good and happy to take credit for it. He was happy to find someone that was happy just to see him. So naturally he returned the smile and walked close. "Hey, I wouldn't say I'm tired of the as much as most of my friends are in other houses." He kissed her cheek without even thinking if that would be something she might feel weird about in public, here, in the Great Hall. Not like they weren't all about to leave anyway, right?

.... hello and what was this? West raised one eyebrow but managed not to comment. His expressssssion said a great many things, however.

"Ready enough, Adds." Paaaaause. "And you?" HMmmmmm Adelaide? HMMMM?

"Fair enough." Addi only had the few friends outside of her own house so her sitting here and not wandering was just natural. Until she travelled to go talk to Jun. She couldn't help but blush as he kissed her cheek. Well, now all of her friends knew for sure. Now for reactions...not that she cared very much.

Addi looked back over at West and just raised an eyebrow at his expression. You may not be saying anything but I know what you're thinking Odessa.

He got a nod from her. "Ready as I'll ever be. I'm nervous about seeing my mum again. She left my dad ya know and wants to see me agian. And quidditch stuff. Four teams are giving me tryouts...well they were. I haven't been able to keep in touch because of the awful weather." Darn weather messing with everything. That was a bit of a catch-up for him there.

Connor saw the face, Hmmm what was that about? Hmmmm? He didn't really know West but he knew of West so yeah, this was a little weird, but he would just act normal. Like Han Solo said 'Fly Casual' though, no one was flying. "Hi" He muttered toward West.

Yuppppp fair enough was right, they were his house but sometimes Connor felt like a really lame Gryffindor. "So, I thought i would come and see what you're up to. I can go if you wanted to just hang out with friends, I was kinda hoping you'd wanna sit on the train together." Unless she had plans, no need to mess it up if she wanted to sit with Derry, He could always hang with Jun or Vinnie.