Louis chuckled when Lux reassured him. Was his expression THAT obvious?! "I trust you, m'lady," he assured her in return.

But before Lou could reply to Lux's comments about Bay having a good sense of humor and loving food, his nose had been nearly chewed off by the demonic, evil teacup. When the little Hufflepuff asked if he was okay, Louis nodded his head, eyes still a little watery.

"Yeah, I think I'll survive..." he muttered, rubbing his bright red nose a little, as if checking to see there were no broken bones or anything. "I think maybe that would be a little too mean to prank him with," he decided, referring to the teacup.

Mmmmm, did Lux say candy?
Louis grinned at the sight of the sugar quills in one of the stands, arranged by different flavour. Without even thinking about it, he grabbed a greedy handful and dumped them into the basket. He totally wasn't going to look weird in class devouring his quill. "It's not a prank, but we should probably get Bay some too," he suggested. "Which flavours do you think he'd like?"

It made Lux really happy to know that he trusted her, but now was not the right time for her to really think about it when poor Louis had been bitten. "You look like you have a clown nose. Are you sure you are okay?" These cups were definitely not to be considered for Bay, since it would be mean to have someone else get bitten on the nose, even if it was for a prank.

Raising her brow as Louis took a bunch of sugar quills and dumped them inside the basket, she thought that wasn't really a bad idea and dropped a whole bunch more in there for herself. "Well, what flavours do they have? I'm sure we can find some that Bay would like... as long as they aren't cucumber." He really did seem to hate cucumbers.

Louis laughed aloud when Lux pointed out he looked like he had a clown nose. "What a thing to say, m'lady!" he said between chuckles, all too amused with her simile. "I think I'll live..." Besides leaving teethmarks on his nose, the teacup hadn't really caused any serious damage on the boy.

Then Lux was asking what flavours there were for the sugar quills. "Let's see here..." He picked up a few quills, "They've got pumpkin, strawberry, marshmallow, green apple, bubblegum..." He suddenly made a face, "Vomit..." Ew. These were like Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans. But then his blue eyes lit up. "What if we got Bay a vomit-flavoured quill?" Bwahahaha the Gryffindor would never suspect the sugary treat to taste like something so vile!

It was a relief to see that Louis found humour in the situation and did not seem to be all that hurt. Honestly, it was for the best since they weren't exactly near the Healer at the moment if he needed medical assistance. "You are a brave Squire, Louis." A true Gryffindor showing his courage in the face of biting teacups.

Hmmm, interesting flavours. "haha Vomit." That was gross, but also funny at the same time. "Let's be nice and get him some marshmallow ones as well. He likes marshmallows." Grabbing some, she added those to the basket as well. "There."

Louis beamed at his Hufflepuff friend and bowed playfully as she called him brave. "You flatter me, m'lady. Thank you," he replied modestly.

The Gryffindor fangirl boy tried not to squeal when little Lux suggested they get marshmallow quills for Bay as consolation prize for pranking him with a vomit-flavoured one. AWWWWWW. Look at her being all concerned and caring toward her future husband! The boy could've just cried tears of joy. But he didn't, and instead he kept a pokerface.

"Marshmallow quills, yes," he muttered with a nod, snapping back to reality. "Sounds good." Louis examined their candy-filled basket for a moment before looking back up at his friend. "Anything else we should get?"

Giggle. Louis was so silly sometimes. "You are a very good Squire, brave Gryffindor." Beaming, she gave him a little curtsy because she could.

Okay, so now they had a whole bunch of sugar quills, but her appetite for candy was not totally satisfied. "Do they have anymore candy here?" You know, real candy... not the fake joke stuff.

Lou grinned when Lux very adorably gave him a little curtsy like the proper little Lady she was. When she asked if there was any more candy in the shop, the boy's expression turned a little more thoughtful, and his blue eyes roamed over all the products on the shelves. HMM.

"Well, they have hiccough sweets," he said as he grabbed a bag of the little candies, examining it for a moment before adding, "But it causes severe coughing and hiccups for at least fifteen minutes..." Riiight, maybe that wasn't the best candy to be snacking on. Lou had a feeling most of the candy at Zonko's wasn't very trustworthy. "Well, now that we've got something to prank Bay with, would you like to go to Honeyduke's and get some real candy?" he suggested, raising an eyebrow at the Lady.

Lux went very thoughtful now. They had a whole bunch of sugar quills for them each, and Bay's prank sorted. Hiccuping sweets did not sound appealing for snacking purposes, and she was not sure she could be trusted to go to Honeydukes again without spending all of her money.

Besides, she was getting a little thirsty. "Want to head over to The Three Broomsticks first? I could do with a butterbeer." Amazing stuff, that was.

How in the name of Merlin was Adeline suppose to help him up? She was about as frail as he was at their recent old age. If not more. Oh Adeline it was no use. He pushed she off. "Just leave me alone to die." His raspy voice got loud and angry. He crossed his arms over his chest and just laid there. Grumbling to no one really. Where the little young kids could just start throwing stink pellets at him.

Now there was a hand reaching out. I'm coming Elizabeth! "are you an angel?" Was he in haven? As he used her hand to stand on his on feet. "I uh. I tripped over my own feet. I think." He didn't exactly remember how he ended up on the floor.

“Butterbeer sounds perfect right about now,” Louis said with a smile as Lady Lux suggested they stop by The Three Broomsticks. Now that they had selected everything they needed to both prank Bay and secretly enjoy a snack during class, Louis made his way to the line to pay. Once it was his turn, the boy pulled out just the right amount of money from his pocket and paid, receiving in exchange two Zonko’s shopping bags filled to the brim with sugar quills and other treats. He handed Lux her bag and then offered his arm for her to take. “Ready for a butterbeer, m’lady?” he asked with a smile, leading the way out of the shop in the company of his favourite little Hufflepuff.

Helping the man/boy to his feet Emerald shook her with a small giggle. "Me an angel? No, not at all just the shopkeeper." If she had been an angel did this person think she was a guardian angel of him or the shop?

Deciding to stop dwelling on something she didn't even understand well enough Emerald asked again as they man explained how he had ended up on the shop floor by tripping over his feet. "Are you all right? Do you need anything?"]

HOGSMEADE!!!! Bart was finally here! Being a third year had it's advantages and this was one of them. He hated not going last term, but since it was only third years and higher he had to wait and wait he did, but now.. Now he got to fully explore. Not that he had never been there before, he had with Luc, but he was here alone. No parents, no professors. Just him!

So where does one go when given the chance? Zonko's of course! He was doing well with his own potion making this term. The indoor fireworks, the memory loss brownies, but it was always fun to have extra supplies. So in he went to look around. There had to be something here he could use on the girls. He had the plan on how to sneak to the girls dorm, he just needed the best prank to pull on them.

Hmm there had to be something in here that would work.

AHH first time on a field trip! First time at Hogsmeade! First time at Zoko's! So many firsts for Zander today. This was BEYOND exciting. The Gryffindor was having a lot of trouble trying to hide is excitement. His eyes DOUBLED, no TRIPLED in size when he got a look at all the cool things inside. Woah, invisible ink, fun pranks, this place had it all. Forget honeydukes! Zander was gonna stay in here THE WHOLE TIME!

Or most of it anyway.

The third year ran up and down the isles in excitement. He'd have to find something super cool that he and Kevin could use on Peeves for revenge. It'd be awesome. That annoying ghost would have to pay for pillow attacking the pair. No one messes with a Gryffindor. Except other Gryffindors. Because that tends to happen a lot. But yes, back to the point RUNNING IN THE ISLES SO MANY COOL TOYS AND TRICKS. AND WOAAAH.

BAAAAAMMM! KNOCKOUT!

Zander was too busy running around like an idiot, that he forgot to look where he was going... and might have... accidentally... sort of... Bumped into an unsuspecting standerbyer. Oops.

Zonko's Joke Shop. The one shop he had been looking forward to his entire life. His parents never let him come to Hogsmeade when he was younger because they felt that the 'going to Hogsmeade when you're a Hogwarts student' was an experience he had to have. They were right of course, but coming here sooner would have been better for him.

Upon entering, Austin found that it was better than he thought. There were pranks to be bought, and toys zooming overhead. It was really a sight to behold. Even if there were crazy older kids running into each other. It was mad chaos, and that's how he liked it. But he only really liked it when he was the one starting it. Walking into the mess just made him feel like he had missed out on something fun, and if Austin wasn't having fun, nobody has fun.

He sighed and walked around, his eyes widened in wonder.

[spoiler=Dorm mate!!]
What was he going to get.. Hmm he really wanted to do something that he could switch their shampoo or make them get pimples. Nothing too harmful just fun for him. Though his potions probably would work better than anything he could find in a joke store. As he thought about this more.

Just about to turn and see what else was in the other aisles Bart found himself knocked into a shelf and the items falling to the floor. His brown eyes widened as he looked to see what happened, but soon started laughing. His dorm mate ran into him, but it was funny.

"Dude watch where you're going." He still was laughing when he looked around. Hopefully the shopkeeper wouldn't be too upset over the mess. Seeing another boy walk down the aisle they were in Bart quickly figured they might be able to blame him if needed. "Sup" He nodded, if they got him talking then they could point fingers once the shopkeep came looking.

Austin nodded at the man's 'hello'. He wasn't sure why this person was talking to him. It could have had something to do with the new mess on the floor, which had nothing to do with Austin, but he was sure he didn't have to defend himself to anyone.

He walked up to the strange person, a smile across his face. "Having fun I see?" As far as Austin could tell, it didn't see like there was much fun here, although the mess did seem a bit bigger closer up. He picked up a vile from a nearby table, turning it in his fingers. It was some sort of potion that made the drinker laugh for hours on end. What use was there in that? After a while it might get annoying, but it seemed to be more annoying to the people around, so it wasn't exactly useful for his 'bag of tricks'. It wasn't an actual bag, of course, although he had considered getting one. But he did have a mental bag full of fun things to do, and that was something he'd never reveal.

Zander got himself up from the ground, still a little disoriented from that bump in. Again, whoops. He hadn't even registered WHO he had bumped into. "Oops, sorry mate," he replied with a chuckle, looking around at the mess he had managed to make. At least he was laughing and not YELLING at Zander like Zahra had. And SHE was the one who had ran into HIM. Hmph.

And then once he looked up at the boy, he realized exactly who he was talking to! This guy was in the same dorm room, right? Yeah, totally seen him in the dorms. Yet, Zander couldn't come up with the name right away.... "Haven't had much of a chance to talk to you lately, how have you been?" he asked, and then added "Bart," as an after thought. Yes. Bart. That was definitely the name.

Then Zander noticed the other lad making his way through the isle. He looked at Bart and totally saw that mischievous glint in his eye. What in Merlin's name was that boy thinking? "Hi," Zander addressed the boy who was now starting to make his way over. Having fun? Yeah, you know how us Gryffindors roll," he smiled. Fun was like the house mantra. Pft Bravery? Nah, fun. Although this mess and the whole bumping fiasco wasn't really what Zander would classify as fun...

He looked at the boy, he seemed like a first year. The third year grinned and glanced at his dorm mate. Yep this was going to be fun. "Of course we are having fun. It's a joke shop that's the point to have fun, right?" He was ready for some good fun too. Looking around he didn't see a shopkeeper around, so that was good. Maybe it was their day off from being quick to respond to shelves falling over.

Looking back at Zander, "Nah we haven't. I've kept to the potions lab a lot this term. Perfected some great things." He had so many things on his prank to do list he wasn't sure he'd get through them all. "I was hoping to find something here to help out with one I want to do against the girls." Maybe Zander would want to help out.

He looked back at the younger kid, "You a squeal?" He couldn't have someone running the professors, especially Culloden. His mother would be sure to find out if Culloden knew what he was up to.

He wasn't here mainly for himself. Jun was mainly here because Kataro has asked him to get some things for him. Apparently them both had been having trouble with people at their schools. Well, Kataro was having trouble with their annoying cousin Andy. Jun had his own list to take care of and it was somehow getting bigger. So he was here. Maybe he'd get something for himself too. He'll probably even try it on Connor first to see if it works or is super effective either way.

Speaking of which.

Where was Connor?

Was the little kitten going to be late? He better not be. Sure, it had been only a few minutes since Jun arrived but the other boy should be here soon. More like right now.

Connor walked into the shop. he was running a little late, mehh he hoped Jun wasn't annoyed. He took a look around the shop, Jun was there already of course. Did he wanna buy anything? He wasn't sure. Maybe.

"Hey, sorry i'm late. I couldn't find my shoes anywhere, They were under Jeremiah's bed for some weird reason." He made a face, his dorm mate probably pushed them under the bed.

Looking at some weird object, Jun tilted his head and tried to figure out what it was. Making a face, he gave up on it and walked away. Maybe something more simple was around? Like a tricky wand or something. Hearing someone speak, Jun didn't turn around. But when they mentioned Jeremiah's name, he knew exactly who it was. "Snicker doodle, you'll have to buy me dinner now," He smirked turning towards Connor. At least he wasn't really late.

"He sounds like a real grouch. Should've been homeschooled if you ask me," Like all those other people he met that were and came here.

Austin looked at the two boys, a curious look in his eyes. What was it about these two? They seemed on edge? No... no that wasn't it. They seemed... mischievous. That's what it was. They walked around like there was some secret they knew. As if something was about to explode, and they were the cause. These were definitely Austin's type of people.

"What most people realize, is that Ravenclaws are the source of all fun." He said with a smirk. He wasn't exactly sure if that was true, for as the year went on, it seemed that the majority of the Ravenclaws wanted to keep up on their studies. Hardly any of them wanted to slack off, or miss an assignment or two. Apparently it was some huge deal... or something.

If what the new boy was saying was true, then the first boy was Bart. Austin was actually a bit offended at the question. Squeal? Him? Never. He wasn't a pansy-Hufflepuff-teacher's pet kind of person. He loved all kinds of mischief. "Depends, what's in it for me?" He really didn't want anything. He just wanted to help out, be a part of the fun, make a name for himself. Whether it was 'class clown', or the Ravenclaw who lost all of their house points in one year. People needed to know Austin Moore was at Hogwarts.

Zander returned Bart's look and nodded in agreement. Yeah .Totally having fun. Yeah totally joke shops are fun. Yeah. Except... Zander had just got there? And all he had done was bump into Bart. So there wasn't any real fun happening. Unless this was the fun? Oooh were they going to mess with the firstie (at least, he LOOKED like a firstie). HA RAVENCLAWS, THE SOURCE OF ALL FUN!? Okay, yes definitely a firstie. "Ravenclaws?" he asked curiously.

Nah, they're just a bunch of bookworms. This kids definitely new around here. "Nah, you see Gryffindors are the source of ALL fun, Hufflepuffs tag along in the fun, Slytherins occasionally tag along with the fun, and Ravenclaws read about the fun a week later when it hits the Aparecium," Yeah that's generally how things worked right?

Then, Zander turned his attention back to his Gryffindor dormmate. Prank? Against the girls? Does girls mean Zahra? Because of so, then Zander wanted in. But if not... He wasn't too sure. The third year was still lingering in his "shy" phase and pranks were super adventurous and dangerous and possibly house points risking? But his mother had said he needed to get more involved? And technically pranks were getting involved? So, what the heck! He'd do it! "Boys against girls? .... I'm in," he said. Hopefully Bart would let him join. He really needed some help in the whole mischief department, though he was getting off to a good start after the whole pillow fight incident with Kevin.

Now back to the new kid/ possibly firstie. PFT what's in it for him!? Actually... Zander had no clue what they were even talking about. So yes. He'd let Bart answer that one.

Connor grinned and rolled his eyes a little 'Snicker Doodle' Huh? Interesting. He'd have to come up with one for Jun, like Sugar Biscuit or something. "Oh? I do? I guess I'll buy you dinner, but i'm not buying desert." He picked up something random in the shop, investigating it, carefully, who knew it might blow up in his hands?

"Eghh, he's just kinda lazy. And anti-social and there's that whole pizza thing.." Maybe he was just green skin and a trash can away from being Oscar the Grouch.

Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?

Nope. Jun wasn't buying dessert. It came with the dinner, Snicker Doodle! Gosh, did he know nothing?!

"Why nooooot? It's supposed to be part of the date. Do I need to convince you with kisses????" Even Jun couldn't help but snort at his own comment. The only other guy he joked around like this with was Louis. He missed his husband. Jun'll have to pay him a visit somewhere soon. Or owl him. Whichever worked better. Maybe send him a little gift from here to send a message. That worked too.

"Oh, yeah, I know. Should probably throw a bucket of water with ice in it on him one day. Might shake him out of that, finally," because sounded like that boy needed it. Then Connor and Jun may feed him a tiny piece of pizza afterwards.