Archie was already holding out his camera for the person to take, making the perhaps premature assumption that they'd say yes. As the girl turned around, however, Archie clutched it back in tightly to his chest. "Oh. You." He shook his head lightly. "It doesn't matter." Rude Girl would probably purposely cut his head out of the shot or something, and he only had limited film. Uncle O had said he'd send more went they'd got the first ones developed.

He hung the camera back around his neck, and was about to head closer to the willow and leave Rude Girl to whatever she had been doing when he paused. He was curious. "You came then? To the weird magic place." Was she still so upset about it now she was here?

Any ther subjects he was good at? What? Chance wasn't necessarily book smart. He was more... common sense smart. The only subjects Chance was remotely decent at was Potions and Herbology. And Potions wasn't amazing either. "Well, Potions is something I have a natural talent at. Don't really love it though." Chance said shrugging. "What about you?"

Chance laughed at the memory of being pushed. His hands had gone to shield his head and he had practically fallen through the wall. It was the oddest sensation. His body was tensed up ready for impact, but yet there was none. "My neighbor. He apparently saw signs of me being a wizard at a young age and had kept an eye out for me. I thought of him as my second father since I never knew my father. But, anyways, he had taken me to the train station since my mom had to play it off like I was going to boarding school, since her husband thought it was nonsense when an owl flew through his window." Long story.

Unicorns? What? Chance had to ask. "What?"

With her homework finished for the evening Hadleigh choose to go exploring and she knew just what she wanted to find too. The Whomping Willow! Her father had told her stories about it all the time when she was smaller and now that she was here at Hogwarts she was going to find it.

How hard could it be really to find a moving tree?

Walking along the grounds for a few minutes, the sun shining down upon her Hady tucked a loose strand of hair back behind her ear as she squinted to see something in the distance. There up ahead! It was the tree! Smiling slightly to herself she continued closer until she was just a few feet away (a safe distance to not be harmed).

Stopping she lifted her head up and looked the tree over. If it had a mind of it's own did that mean it could communicate with her? Tilting her head slightly she kept an eye on the tree while also taking notice of the others around her as well.

Potions. Adi nodded. "I'm good at that too. It's my second favourite, actually.'' Pause. He was okay at other subjects but sort of rubbish at others. "I'm great at Muggle Studies too but I don't suppose that counts since I'm half blood. I hate Divination from since first year but last term it sort of grew on me. It's my third favourite but I'm not one bit good at it.'' How weird was that?

Adi laughed at an image of poor Chance sprawled on the Platform after he had been pushed through. "Didn't injure yourself, did you?'' Somehow he doubted it. The dude also seemed to have a complicated family story there. "You an only child?'' The Puffer was curious.

He laughed again in response to the Unicorns. "She loves them. This one guy insulted them back when we were coming in the carriage at the beginning of the term and she stomped his toes.'' Very passionate about unicorns was his AJ.

"Oh. You."

She mockingly echoed his words. The feeling was very much mutual though, so she sounded just as irritated and disappointed as him. She'd thought it might have been someone interesting. But alas, no, it was just the rude boy from the bookshop. Life wasn't fair. These things were sent to try her. But she was going to deal with this like an adult. Yep. Totes.

Her eyes dropped to the camera around his neck and for a moment she was genuinely curious. Was he an aspiring photographer? Was he any good? Would he take photos of her? Not that she voiced any of those questions. Maggie just looked back up, clearly confused, when he spoke next. "What?" As in...that strange tree over there?

The weird magic place. Oh. Wait. "Well, they reaaaaallly wanted me to come here so..."

Chance picked at the grass as the wind shifted his hair, and as always, a big grin was plastered on his lips. "Good! We have at least something in common!" Chance said to his comment about Potions. Now Divinations... was a different story. "Im not on the same page with you as Divinations though. Ugh. Divinations is a disaster in my head. Only a few people can actually do it! I feel like you ave to have the gift, and since only a few people do... What good does that do me?" Chance nodded and looked over at Adi.

"Injure myself? Pfft. Never!' Chance said but remembered skinning his knee on the concrete. His first injury on magic soil. But would he tell anyone that? Nope!

Unicorns. That's cute. "Well, Ill be sure never to say anything bad about unicorns in from of her." Chance said laughing. "That's cute." Chance sad in reference to Adi getting all googly eyed over her when he mentioned her.

There wasn't a particular reason why Kevin was making his way towards the Whomping Willow. He just wanted to walk around and think. There were a lot of confusing things going on and he need some fresh air to clear his mind. First, his Head of House had actually gotten through to him and his head hurt from thinking about his self judging. He knew he was right that he had to change, or at least transform his negative energy in to something positive but... he sighed. You know how difficult that was? He was just used to being rude and annoying. He sat down on the grass and looked at the tree in the distance. At least Culloden had agreed to help him out as well, something he honestly hadn't thought would happen, seeing as they didn't get along very well.

He leaned back and held his hands behind his head as he used them as a pillow. Things were good concidering that he was still a bit confused...and tired. Maybe he could take a short nap? So he closed his eyes.

Eden had gone for her daily run around grounds, and NOW she was all cleaned up, belly full, and ready to relax. And maybe think about doing homework, yes? Yes. She smiled as she felt cool, outside air brush against her cheeks--OH MY IT WAS UUUHHMAZING.

The brunette had a red velvet cupcake, the ones Jun had made her, and since she had a lot(and wasn't keen on sharing these), she was still making her way through them. She licked some of the icing off the top before biting into it--IT WAS SOOO GOOD. Like UGH. Why was food the most amazing thing--and she noticed the tree up above her..it was big. And it seemed to be swaying relaxedly right now. She heard that the tree moved..and even HIT people. What kind of school plants a student-hitting tree, eh? And people said DURMSTRANG was a dark school?! There were NO murderous trees there.

PLUNK.

Eden was not looking where she was going at all. Maybe she had tripped over a body.

A human body.

A boy.

But her half-eaten cupcake was now in the grass, and she had tripped over a BLOODY student and her cheeks were red and UGH UGH UGH. She was embarrassed. And her cupcake was ruined. Sadness all around! "Hey--I'm s-sorry! " she cried, and she blinked a lot and pulled her legs off of him as she got in a kneeling position to look for the cupppppycake....sad, dirty cupcake.

A small smile appeared on his face as he slowly drifted in to sleep. It was a habit he actually didn't know. When he was awake he would use a tough look and a smirk on his face but when he was falling asleep his expressions would change.

His smile vanished however when he felt a sharp pain on his side and the Gryffindor gasped. He rolled to his side , clutching it with his hands and turned his head to find who had kicked him.

.........A girl....... He glared at her but upon realising that she was still on him his cheeks blushed and he pushed her off. He sat upright on his knees as well and looked at her as she seemed to be searching for something. The boy looked around as well and spotted a half eaten cupcake nearby them. Was she looking for that?

Instead of giving the cake back to her, not that she would eat it ..she wouldn't right? ewww, Kevin reached for it and threw it further away.

"Watch where you're going next time!" he shot at her . Yeah, he was still working on the whole being nice thing.

Eden looked horrified. He had YELLED at her. Her lower lip kind of trembled, but she didn't let herself cry. NOPE. She just stared at him with her big, blue eyes and.....sighed. "I know--sorry--I was busy looking at the tree! it moves on its own, right? I've never seen that before--" She said as she winced a little.

Now WHERE was her cupcake? She then saw him THROW it--oh. Rude. Her features changed and she suddenly stood up, hands on her HIPS. "Um. EXCUSE me!" She cried, and she almost kicked dirt on him. But that would be WAY too mean, yeah? "That was RUDE. AND you're littering--" she went to go get the cupcake and put it back in the paper bag so that she could dispose of it PROPERLY.

She didn't realize the tree had begun to SWAY as she got closer, and she suddenly YELPED and ran away quickly, back by the BOY--and she tripped and fell on her butt, next to him. The Willow...was quiet again.

"Seems the tree doesn't like company EITHER--" she mumbled to herself, brushing herself off..

Well, at least she apologized so he'd cut her some slack. He wasn't in the mood to annoy anyone on purpose anyways...which was really strange concidering that he always was. Her little anger fit was funny though cause her whole posture didn't seem threatening at all. He only had to stand up as well , get closer and glare at her. But again, he didn't do that. Sitting on the ground was much more comfortable but he did smirk at her.

"Whatever" he shrugged his shoulders as he watched her march off in the direction of where he had thrown the cupcake. He hadn't intentionally thrown it at the Whomping Willow so when he saw the tree sway at the older girl he looked shocked for a moment.

Yes he was rude, yes he pretended like nothing cared him but if someone got really hurt then that was not cool. He was about to tell her to watch out when she already ran back and tripped...again. "....You really are the accident prone type aren't you?" he chuckled. "And i thought Ravenclaws were supposed to be the smart onces...you just acted like a Gryffindor" the whole...running head first to the tree thing, yeah Gryffindor. And yes, he knew that she was a Ravenclaw because he had seen her a few times in classes......her super blue eyes were kinda hard to miss anyways.

Archie pretended to fiddle with his camera as she muttered his words back at him. Of all the many many people at Hogwarts, why did it have to be Rude Girl standing looking at the Whomping Willow when he wanted photos?

Sigh.

"Photos of me in front of the willow. They don't matter right now," he clarified. He wasn't going to hand his camera over to her any time soon. "I'll ask Silas when we go to feed the squid." Maybe they could even take one together? His mum would probably like to see he was settling in and making friends.

Maggie though. Well, Archie wasn't sure what she was. Not quiet an enemy. But definitely rude. And here. Why was that? He'd have been willing to bet his pocket money that she wouldn't be given her reaction back in Diagon Alley.

"Shouting and stropping and tantrums and ordering people about didn't have the desired effect then?"

"Do you ever stop smiling?'' Adi asked with a grin of his own. Smiley people were awesome! They brought this positive with them wherever they went. Adi wondered if that happened with him around too. "I'm quite sure I have not an ounce of the gift,'' he continued, now on his back and staring up at the clouds as they moved about at a snail's pace. "Those who have it are lucky.''

The Hufflepuff laughed. "Save by the magic in your blood, huh?'' Maybe Chance got injured, maybe he didn't. Who knew?

"Wise decision, my new Lion friend,'' Adi said. "You'd probably get worse than stomped toes.'' Hehe. Cute? "What's cute?'' he asked curiously.

"No. Never!' Chance said, another grin springing on his face. "Sometimes I wish that I wasnt so smiley, but then again, Im pretty awesome so since smiley is awesome.... it seems fit."

Chance nodded. "Yes. Lucky. Sure." He said. He didnt really think so. Not really, the visions came at all differeent times and sometimes they werent so friendly. So no, Chance didnt think they were lucky.

Chance grin came back to his face. "Exactly! I knew I liked you. We gonna make great mates! We understand each other."

Eden PFFFTed at his little 'whatever' display and wanted to chew him out some more but..she refrained from doing so and just...threw her long amount of hair over her shoulder...and HUFFed and PUFFed a bit. HMPH.

But he just SMIRKED at her and she was MORE enraged--or, she would have been, had he not called her a GRYFFINDOR. But he also suggested that her intelligence was less than par--NOT THE POINT. "Why THANK you, kind sir--" she said, putting a hand over her chest and looking quite flattered. "I am very much--well--I think I would fit WAY better in YOUR house--" because yes, Eden paid attention too!

"But I--I don't know. I don't feel very smart most times." SHe was doing very well in all the classes so far. SHOCKER. Eden blinked a few times. "I'm Eden, by the way. Eden McGee." Highly Irish name for a girl with a minor Irish accent--unless she was very emotional. Then it spilled out of her HORRIBLY.

"And you are?" She didn't know if she liked this kid yet or not. Hmph. Was he nice? Rude? Mean? Nice? WHOKNEW. Eden hated being too quick to judge.

Vinnie made her way down to the grounds, she had no idea where to go or what to do. She just felt like going for a walk. Soon she'd be wrapped up in coat, hat and scarf because it would be so freezing. So now the brunette was enjoying walking around in just a college jacket. It was cozy and nice.

Even though the november air was quite fresh it didnt feel to bad on her skin. Especially not after what they had gotten used to last term. But in a few weeks there would be nooooo way to go out without your winter attire. The trees were swaying in the wind softly....

...wait....how had she gotten to the whomping willow?! Of course the girl had thought about going away more than once after Jun broke up with her, the risk of seeing him was too high. But not right now, she didnt even have anything on her.

Winter was quickly encroaching on the school and with it being Scotland the weather often turned quicker than expected. Layla had decided that she would go out into the grounds that morning to soak up the last of the autumn sun before it disappeared for good. It wasn’t warm but it certainly wasn’t freezing cold and so the fifteen-year-old had chosen to wear skinnies and a vest top with her burgundy leather jacket loosely shoved on over the top. She didn’t know what she would do once she got there but it was the sort of weather that was perfect for going for a jog.

And so she did, jogging at a leisurely pace along the pathway until she came to a halt at the whomping willow. She’d never liked the sound of the tree and had yet to approach it until today. The blonde glanced up at its branches and took the sight in. She thought it a little dangerous to have on the school grounds but apparently it was accepted by whoever came to assess these schools. She assumed Ofsted didn’t exist in the muggle world.

Her eyes formed a line down the trunk until she spotted someone stood near the tree, a safe enough distance away to not get thwomped one by its evil possessed branches. She approached her as a smile formed on the Blonde’s face. “You have the same idea as me?” she asked finally appearing by the Slytherin’s side. “This sunlight ain’t goin’ to last much longer..” Winter had never been her favourite season.

Only once so far? "Your bound to get lost loads more time before the year is over." That wasn't a bad thing in her eyes though. That way you always ended up finding new things, or shortcuts toy our classes. It could be dead useful. Another lion that looked like her huh? "You must have met my sister. I'm a triplet actually. Angel, who is also a lion, shares the same face as me. Then there is Abby who is in the Ravenclaw house. She's not identical to us." No way, no shape, no how.

That smile the Leo just gave her said everything that AJ needed to know. He was down for some adventure, and this made her adrenaline shoot through the roof.

Good question little Leo. "I think if we both charge at it at the same time it will be confused." She may or may not have thought this through before. "You have to be alert though because all of the branches will hit you." In other words, don't go get all bloodied up on my watch.

Her reactions were pretty amusing, it was like, she was mad at him but at the same time tried to be classy. And then her whole personality seemed to change and she was actually...thanking him...and calling him sir. Okaaay officially freaked out.

The third year raised an eyebrow as he looked at the Ravenclaw. "You..i was.." he sighed loudly. "You really don't understand i just made fun of you did you?" He just totally insulted her intelligence! She was a Ravenclaw , she was supposed to be offended by his insult but no, she actually took it as a compliment. Well, that he called her a Gryffindor that is.

And people called him weird....

"And why do you think you belong in my house?" he asked cause he was a bit curious why a Ravenclaw would say something like that. "And my name is ...." he wanted to say Kevin but ended up saying "Your Highness" with a smirk.

What?

"Nah. Keep being a smiley face." LOL. "We're awesome. People like us when we're always this cheerful plus we even annoy some people with out happiness. Either way it's a win-win situation for us.'' Yep. That's how Adi saw it.

"Sure, we are.'' Adi was enthusiastic about that. He seemed to be good at making friends with Gryffindors and he didn't mind that. He got along quite excellently with them.

Weird.

He wanted photos of HIMSELF? "Why would you want photos of you?" Like, why? Photos of HER, sure, everyone could appreciate those but photos of HIM? Eh. His next words confused her a lot, though. Somehow he had a habit of doing that. Maggie hated it. "I don't caaaaare." Not who Silas was (was that a boy or a girl? what kind of name was that?), nor why or how they were going to feed the squid (so it was real?).

...

Excuse me what. "I don't do....all those things." She'd wanted to list them but had forgotten some of them already.

Eden of her fickle ideas of people. She was always loyal to friends..but her ideas of OTHER changes with the wind. Right now, she was on a 'this guy is funny in a mean way, but I kind of like him' kick. A second ago, she hated him.

Cupcakes were serious business.

Oh. He had been..making fun of her? Eden tilted her head to the side in the most INNOCENT of ways and just...frowned. "What? I didn't hear an insult." And she had no clue what he was talking about? Being called a lion was AWESOME. "You're a lion. Why would you insult someone using something that you ARE?" she asked, straight-up....WHAT. "Makes no sense at all." None, and she leaned back on her elbows and peered at the other folks walkin' around and whatnot.

SNORT.

"That ain't your name. I wasn't born yesterday--I'm at least fifteen-" she rolled her eyes and glanced at him. "Your name is...K something. Kyle, maybe." Let's go with Kyle. "You look like a Kyle." She squinted at his face. Yep. He had Kyle written ALL over it.

He got a looooong sigh. "Because I am just not STUDIOUS or WISE like the rest of the flock." HEH. FLOCK? GEddddit? "And I don't enjoy school--I do like books, though." Maybe liking books was like...a 'claw thing. But wait--Connor liked books, too, he even WROTE one, for Merlin's sake?

What was the problem of having photos of himself? It wasn't like he was going to stare at them all day. Some of the best ones might make it on to his noticeboard though. "To show my family what I've been up to," he answered with a frown. "And to look back and remember the adventures I'm having." Wasn't that what photos were generally for? "Benjy told me all about the Whomping Willow, so here I am. He said he tried skipping with it once. I just want to get up close"

He should...stop talking. That was way more information than Rude Girl here should get. Especially when she had whinged at him that she didn't care.

Hmph.

"Only some of them then?" He knew she did the ordering around, for starters. "What's the point if you're so stubborn about not getting anything from being here?"

Vinnie was standing in front of the whomping willow and watched it the branches move around. It was surprsing that no one had gotten beaten up them recently. One wrong move and you could be seriously injured. Thankfully the spot to sneak out was behind it and if you kept your distance it was rather safe. Well as safe as sneaking out could be. Maybe she should have brought some of her stuff with her. But where would she go?

Tightening her scarf around her neck the brunette shivered a little. Luckily it was just a short wind blowing by. That tree would create a storm one day....when she read about it in history books it had played a big role in happenings before, so it wasnt that unlikely.

She was just about to make her way further down the pathway as someone came to a halt next to her. Turning her head to see who it was a grin spread on her face.“If you were taking a walk then yes.“ What a nice coincidence, it always put a smile on her face when she saw Layla randomly. That girl just got her. "I am not really a big fan of winter,so i gotta enjoy whats left."

Hell yes I am awesome! Chance's grin grew. Something he didnt think would happen. "Yes, I can picture right now a few people that get ****** about my qabnormal smileyness." Yes he just made up a word. And yes, he was awesome.

Chance's hand pulled at the grass blades. "I'll tell you what though. It's harder than it looks to make friends around here so I am glad that it was easy to make friends with you." Chance nodded and pulled some more blades out.

"And youre lucky you got a girlfriend! Im chasing after one but I just found out shes not supposed to date til shes 15. IF she will even give me a chance." Chance said shrugging. Beezey was the first girl he had ever liked and it was kicking his butt to have to chase after her. He enjoyed the run though.