Tree House
 

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On the very edge of the forest is a massive tree that houses a wooden fort high up in its branches. A rope ladder hangs down from the lowest level for easy access.
From the Outside it looks to be small. Big enough to fit only four. maybe five at time. but once you come in through the latched door you'll find that the inside has been expanded. Wooden Benches stretch across the perimeter of the the indoors, each with a window you can open up to let the light filter in. Tables are placed at random around the inside, with small stools placed around each of them, just in case you wanted one more place to do all the Homework your Professor's are gonna pile up on you.

Oh is that a Shuffleboard Court painted into the floor, off to the side!!?? Yes it is! Use the Shuffleboard sticks, and pucks ONLY FOR SHUFFLEBOARD!

Just above you is a balcony that will overlook the rest of the inside. Two small couches sit up here for you to lounge, chit-chat, and NOT SNOG your significant other on.

Any damage caught being done to the Tree House will result in serious Consequence. Don't mess with Mr.Kirby.

Ariella
 

Abby was just exploring when she stopped and found herself in front of a treehouse what fun she hoped that she would meet some new people soon

Lux
 

Bay had sent a note for Lux to meet him here, she had mentioned so many times how much she loved the tree house and because he's never been here before he could see why she loved it so much. wow he mouthed as he sat down on one of the seats. "why haven't I come here yet?" he wondered, this place was awesome.

Yeah Bay might feel silly that he was a 16 year old boy in a treehouse but this treehouse but all the other tree houses to shame.

As Lux climbed up the ladder to the tree house, she heard Bay talking to himself. He tended to do that at times, and she found it both funny and cute.

"I think it's because you were an old man then," she teased as she reached the top of the ladder and stepped onto the platform. It was awesome to be back here again, and she was happy to be here with Bay. "Hello, stranger," she said as she went to join him.

Hearing Lux tell him that he was an old man then made him laugh "yeah i guess thats true" he said while moving over in his seat to make room for her. "so hows everything going for you so far?" he asked her as he was just happy to hang out with her, it made him feel normal.

"did you hear about the Quidditch thing?" he suddenly asked her, it was all everyone was talking about. "It must have been some threat for them to cancel it" he said with a sad face, he loved his Quidditch and now that he didn't have any sports to try out for he thought it was best for him to work on his studies instead this year, he was glad that he didn't have to do any tests this year but he wasn't looking forward to his las year. NEWT's. ughhhhh….

It was good that Bay could laugh about the whole ageing thing now, because Lux knew how much he had hated it at the time. Sitting down beside him, she gave him a hug. "Everything is going good for me. How is it going for you?" She was definitely still excited to be back at Hogwarts again, and she had really missed the tree house. Plus hanging out with Bay always made her happier!

Ugh, Quidditch.

"I think it's crazy and I miss Quidditch already. Now I won't get to see you play again." Pout. She had liked cheering Bay on, but now it wasn't possible.

Sees Baylux. For Zoe and Anyone Else xD
 

Cris climbed up to the treehouse. The only reason he knew about it was through Sander. Sander had mentioned the times he had spent up here with Tessa and Cris decided to check out this place for himself. When he reached the top he noticed that both Bay and Lux were already in it. Not wanting to disturb their privacy, he discreetly moved to the other side of the tree house, perched his arms over the side and looked out.

Sander was right. The scenery was definitely beautiful.

Hugging her back he was glad that everything was going great for her. "its going good for me as well, its good to be back." he leaned against there.

"Yeah mee to but I'm actually liking the little break, last year was a bit crazy with being old and having quiddittch last year too…" maybe they should have cancelled it last year to, didn't want all the old people breaking their hips and other bones. Laughing his head turned as he saw what he thought was Cris.. so to figure out if it was him or not he yelled "Cris…." seeing if it would get this person's attention or not.

Yes, everyone was excited to be back at Hogwarts again. "I bet you are super glad that you don't have any tests this term." She knew how hard the OWLs and NEWTs were, and she was proud that he had done so well on his tests at the end of last term. This was something she had to look forward to in a few years. Oh joy.

"Yeah, that's true. I hope they do another sport here instead. Like Quadpot or something." It could be fun, she supposed. Obviously she had never played it before, as she had never played Quidditch.

Hearing Bay yell out for Cris suddenly, Lux started. She had not been expecting that. Looking around her, she spotted her friend. Clearly he had been trying to give them privacy, which was very kind of him. "Hey there, Cris!"

Both Bay and Demelza
 

Enjoying the scenery, Cris didn't even realize that Bay or Lux had even noticed his presence, when he heard his name called out. Quickly turning his head, he raised his hand in a wave and was about to say hello when he heard someone climbing up the ladder to the treehouse. He moved a little away from it to make room for whomever it was.

Surreptitiously looking at her from the corner of his eye, he saw an older girl climb up, look around and then twirl around. He quickly turned around to hide a smile. It was because he did so, that he didn't notice the girl walking back towards him, until she bumped right into him and grabbed his arm.



Well hello there. Cris grabbed hold of the girl's arm to help steady her. "No...no. There's no need to apologize. Are you alright? I'm sorry. I should have moved out of your way. I know when I twirl around, I need a lot...oh...um," Cris paused in mid sentence when he belatedly realized he had revealed his secret....his secret love of dancing.

So he just grinned sheepishly at the girl not realizing he was still holding her arm.

Demelza
 

If Cris was one to swallow loudly, his gulp would have been heard clear across the lake, but since he was a somewhat discreet swallower, his gulp was only heard and felt by himself. Which was actually a great feat since the moment he felt the girl squeeze his arm, albeit just a little, a lump formed in his throat.

He had to admit he liked the touch of the girl's hand on his arm but not one to shout out that declaration to anyone who would be willing to here, he kept that thought to himself.

He returned the smile when the girl smiled at him. Add beautiful smile to pretty face, Cris made a mental note to himself. He waved off her apology with another smile. "I'm just glad that you're alright. I'm just glad you weren't hurt. Wait, did I just repeat myself?" Cris paused to ask upon realization that he had done exactly that.

Shaking his head, he grinned as he stuck out his hand. "Let's try this again, shall we? Hello Demelza, I'm Cristoffer but you can call me Cris. I'm a transfer from Durmstrang? What about you? Have you always been at Hogwarts?"

Arista was told by one of the older students about a tree house and she knew she would have to be go and check it out. Because an adventure would surely be happening there! She walked on down to the tree house and saw a young girl probably a first year too... Making friends.. Yes??

"Hey!!" she said as she walked over to her. "I'm Arista." she added when she reached her with a small curtsy. "Do you happen to be a first year?"

Abby smiled at Arista and said "Hi Arista yes i do happen to be a first year, I am Abby"

Demelza
 

Was she blushing? Cris forced himself not to stare. She was even more pretty when she did that. Then Cris wondered whether he ever looked that good when he blushed. He made a mental note to ask Jasmine when he next saw her.

"So far I like being here. It's a lot different from Durmstrang that's for sure. My brother, Sander, attended Hogwarts last term and he had lots of good things to say about this place, so naturally I was intrigued enough that I told my parents I wanted to transfer here too," Cris explained to Demelza.

Wait she was from the Wizarding Academy of Dramatic Arts? Now that was something Cris could believe. Demelza had that artistic flair about her. She had that certain je ne sais quoiness about her. His interest piqued he cocked his head as he asked her, "So which did you like the best? The acting, singing or dancing?" He wanted to reveal to her that he liked to sing and dance too, but since he had only just met her, Cris decided that was too much information to share with a stranger.

...and it wasn't like he danced ballet or anything like that. He was more of a hip hop dancer and more often than not he incorporated his martial arts moves in the dance as well.

Then she mentioned something that was very familiar to him, immediately recalling the day Sander returned home for Christmas, greying, wrinkled and often tired. "So you were also affected by that aging illness? So was Sander. He's my brother. He and his girlfriend, Tessa were both infected. Was it really that bad?" Cris inquired.

Melek climbed up into the tree house with her kneazle, Elouan, in her book bag. She, of course, gave the kneazle some breathing air and hadnt closed the top. The kneazle gave an annoyed hiss, not liking being in the bag but Mel didnt care. She had wanted to bring Elouan to the tree house. Melek finally got to the top and made sure that it was safe before taking Elouan out of her bag. She smiled until the kneazle bolted in the direction of a boy who was reading. Mel shouted at the kneazle, "STOP, ELOUAN!" Melek sighed and chased after the kneazle. To her dismay, Elouan hopped onto the boy's head. Mel stopped in front of the boy and tried to reach for Elouan. To the boy, she distractedly said, "So sorry... She is mad at me... I didnt mean for her to jump on your head."

Lux, Cris and new girl.
 

Everything was just better now that he was with Lux "yeah I don't think I'd be able to deal if I had to do tests three years in a row, i'd probably die of stress" he said jokingly but deep down he knew it was true. No one would be able to handle that at all. nope no one.

Putting his arm around her he started to relax more as he saw Cris look back at them and say hello "hey what are you doing" as he gave a big yawn. Oh wait Cris had some girl with him, one he hasn't met before… wait a minute Bay totally thought that Cris would end up with Jasmine.

Looking down at Lux he gave her a look that said "what about jasmine" because Cris and this girls seemed to have chemistry. hopefully Lux would know what his look meant.

Mention of Cris and Demelza
 

Lux was really happy to be with Bay, but she did not like the mention of death. No more talking of him dying even if it was jokingly. Not after last term. "I would not let that happen." Nope, never if she had her say in it. Last term had been stressful enough wiith the whole ageing thing and Professor Hadley placing a coffin in her classroom.

Smiling as she leaned into him, she noticed Cris interacting with Demelza. This was very interesting seeing as he appeared to like Jasmine. What was going on? Why was he being flirty with another girl? Hearing Bay yawn, Lux shook her head. "You are ALWAYS tired." It wasn't even just when he was an old man; even when he was back to normal, he still yawned a lot.

Oh well, at least she and Bay seemed to be on the same wavelength when it came to Cris and Jasmine. After returning his look, she decided to do something about it. "Hey, Cris. So how is JASMINE doing?"

Hint hint. Don't forget about the other girl, Cris.

Jun/Baek!
 

Well...

*gulp*

Paloma looked up to the tree house, then back to the little road she took to get there. She could always go back, right? Like not even try to get there, because it looked interestingly small and sort of not-safe.

But there was no time to chicken out of this! She took the rope ladder and started to climb slowly, just making sure her ballerinas wouldn't be damaged, nor she would fall out of there, and well...make her first trip up to the Hospital Wing during her first month at Hogwarts.

She just hoped that Jun would hurry up!

Jun had avoided all eye contact with the Black Lake. He didn't want to try and get close just yet. Maybe in a few more weeks when it gets colder and he didn't have to go in. Y'know, gotta be on the safe side of things. At least this one thing. He hurried his long legs towards the treehouse, where he had to meet Pal at. Reaching the rope ladder, Jun turned his black cap backwards and climbed. At least this was somewhat useful in getting his body fit for his rehearsals. Humming to himself, the boy reached the top in no time and smiled at Pal.

"I'm not too late, am I?"

Connor was lost in his book. The scene in Mirkwood forest with all the spiders, it terrified him when he was little but now he loved it, the adventure..the bravery of Bilbo Baggins, who reminded himself of well...himself. Maybe he just needed a little shove to find his bravery too? He hoped so. Maybe one day he could go on adventures..

Then out of the blue a little creature was on his head, he looked up at a girl, saying sorry for this unique event. Merlin, this was was weird. "Oh...well i wouldn't think you did.." He said and laughed in a bit of a friendly way. He didn't want her to think he was offended accidents happened after all. "Why is she mad at you? I'm Connor by the way, I'd shake your hand but i'm trying to sit still do you can catch her." He said and smiled at her, he tried to smile at everyone, it was nice and it would make them feel nice.