Oops. She hadn't meant to startle him at all but she had done just that. The small mess of potatoes on the table and dropped spoon was proof of that. "What're you sorry for? I scared you," She laughed softly shaking her head. "Anyhow it's fine no harm done." Except to those poor potatoes he dropped. Picking up her goblet to took a drink of water before setting it down giving Oliver a few moments to finish cleaning up. "Oh yeah? What sort of workouts do you do?" Was it just running or something simple? That she did herself as well as some other exercises now to keep herself in better shape."I know how it is when you forget a meal, I do it all the time." Sadly there had been times where she went the entire day without eating because she had gotten herself so busy. Thankfully that wasn't the case anymore though.

Oliver laughed again and rubbed his face. "I don't know really? I just apologize for stuff sometimes." And he wanted to apologize again for apologizing for the first time but he refrained. Either way though, sorry Hady. "Thank you." He smiled and finished cleaning up the mess. Ooooo. He always loved when people asked him about working out because it was one of his biggest/only hobbies. "Well...I run every day, but I do some basic muscle workouts too just to help build..up...muscles." Obviously. Sorry. Ollie sighed at her last comment and shook his head at the thought. "We really should work on the eating thing..." He then looked down at his plate and shook his head. "And maybe I should eat a little less when I haven't eaten."

Sarah Oberlin made her way to the Slytherin House table, trying to avoid some of the older students who were throwing crumpled-up parchment sheets at each other for no apparent reason. Finding an empty spot at the table, she sat down and set her booksack down by her feet before examining the food on the table.

Mashed potatoes. Fried chicken. Corn. Pork chops. Sarah, who up until that point hadn't realized how hungry she was, quickly piled the food onto her plate and wasted no time in sinking her teeth into a piece of chicken. In no time at all, she'd finished off the food and then looked round to see if there was someone she could talk to.

A small grin played about her lips as she nodded in understanding. "Some people are like that, while others never ever apologize for anything." Her, well she was somewhere on the lower end of saying sorry. It was something she only said when she truly meant it and felt it was needed.

Picking up a carrot she nibbled on it. Running in the mornings had slowly become a part of her routine as well. Now she wasn't wonderful at it nor did she fully enjoy it yet but she was getting there. Dancing and the drums would still win out every time though. "That's cool. I'm not into full on workouts but I do a bit of running in the mornings now and I manage to get some yoga in there when I can." Mainly because Professor Ichihara had said to. Oliver's comment about working on the eating thing had her laughing but agreeing with him. "I have been. More healthier meals and I've been making a point in not skipping meals." It was easier now that she had more time on her hands.

Oliver nodded, understanding completely. He also knew people probably thought he never meant it when he said sorry because he said it so often, but he really always did mean it. He was just always sorry for things that happened, even if they were out of his control. He'd get that checked out one day. Maybe.

"That's really cool. I've never done yoga...because I don't know how to really." And he didn't really see the point? It was just a lot of stretching, wasn't it? He already did plenty of that before working out. "I do remember when I first started running with my friend Brian though. It was the worst feeling ever honestly." And now that he was used to it, it became his way of blowing off steam. Working out was great and all, but running was just different. It was kind of a way to run away from his problems without actually running away from his problems.

Grinning at her laugh, he decided Hady was a pretty nice person. Sure, she could still be sucky, though he doubted it, but at least she wasn't rude. Ollie couldn't figure out why in the world he had never spoken to her before. "Oh hey! That's really good. I'm proud of you." He wasn't sure why he'd said those words...but it was kind of true. He was a worrier and so if she was eating properly, he'd never have to worry about her...even if she was a stranger. "I'd been really good about eating my meals until...semi-recently," Oliver shrugged. No way was he gonna talk about Kali right now. Nope. "But I always make sure to have my daily dose of ice cream!" His addiction was real but he had no problem or shame about it.

Hady couldn't help but laugh right then. "A lot of people think they can't do yoga but it's really not that tough. I mostly focus on the mediating parts." Focus. Stretches. This was all going to be needed for her animagi training. "When I first started it was hard. I dance sometimes but that's because I enjoy it so running was a killer." Now she didn't mind it especially when she wasn't alone.

Well that was sweet of him. Being proud of her when he didn't fully know her all that well. "Well thanks! It's not so much I was a terrible eater but now I'm just a bit more conscious of things." Sweets were still a favorite but she had cut back big time on them. Hady raised an eyebrow questioningly. "Cause of OWLs? You're a fifth year right?" That's when she had trouble with meals. "Ice cream is wonderful!"

"I actually kind of forgot meditation was supposed to be a part of yoga, it just never looks like people are actually doing it." The few times Oliver had seen people doing yoga in the park back home and they just looked like the were stretching. Weren't your eyes supposed to be closed during meditation? Clearly Ollie needed to do some research on this, because if it was helpful to his workouts as well as to his brain, maybe it would be worth doing. "Oh, you dance? That's really cool. My sister used to sometimes still does dance. What kind of dancing do you do?" He had always wanted to get into dancing when Timila did it but for whatever reason, he didn't pick it up as quickly as her and then he eventually just gave up.

Ollie nodded, remembering how hard it had been for him to clean up his diet when he had started working out but aside from today, he was doing really well! "You're welcome!" He really was glad she was doing well. But the next question wasn't really all that expected. Oliver genuinely thought maybe Hady wouldn't ask why he had struggled. "Uuummm....not really. Though I really need to study for those more...." Which he kept telling himself but it was really never going to happen. "Actually my girlfriend broke up with me I'm December, so, yeah." He shrugged and offered her a small smile so Hady wouldn't feel awkward about him saying it and all. "It's my favorite!"

Most people did forget. She herself had forgotten this as well but having looked into the whole yoga thing she had learned a fair deal. Mediation was nice though, mind clearing and very relaxing. "It's honestly probably one of my favorite parts now. It really helps me relax and focus better." Comes in handy before tests and other big events. "Not as much as I did years ago. It's more for fun then anything else really but when I do it's mainly a form or hip hop or freestyle dance. I do what I'm in the mood for." Whatever felt right was what she did at the moment unlike her practiced dancing back when she was four. His sister? Hady went blank on that for a moment causing her to ask, "Who's your sister?" Chances were she knew but with everyone in the school it was sometimes tough to remember who was related to who.

This kid was to sweet and earned himself another smile from her. His manners were wonderful, any chance he could teach some others around here? Not really? Uh-oh. The second Oliver opened his mouth and said those words Hady got a sinking feeling in the pit of her stomach. She didn't know the boy well even if he was in her house but just his tone of voice told her something was off. And then he said that. A breakup. That's all it took for her to connect with him just then. The pain was there and she knew how it felt. "I know that feeling, I went through one myself not to long ago." In October actually. "Just do what you can to focus on other things, like OWLs. Make that a good distraction." Keeping busy helped. "I don't know many that would turn down ice cream," she laughed in agreement, taking another sip of water before starting on her turkey and cheese sandwich.

Yoga really was starting to sound cool and kind of interesting. And Oliver really almost always needed a way to clear his mind...and work on his temper, so he was starting to think yoga would be really great for him. "I think...I could probably use meditation...how did you learn how to do it?" Because Oliver breathed and thought things all the time but he was pretty sure it took more than that.

"Oh, so you don't wanna dance professionally or anything?" Which he still thought was cool. He could hardly move to a basic beat, let alone do actual hip-hop. And even though Tim really only did ballet, he couldn't imagine what actually doing those things was like. "My sister is Timila, or Timmy...or Tim. She's my twin. In Gryffindor." He wasn't sure if he was supposed to explain what she looked like too...but seeing as Timila almost always left an impression on people, he figured if Hady knew her, she wouldn't forget her name.

And then Hady was saying she had gone through a break up recently too and that made Ollie sad. She seemed so nice, and she was pretty, so why would someone break up with her? Granted, she could've broken up with the other person as well, but if she was sad about it, Oliver couldn't help but think it had been the other way around. "I was kind of blind-sided by mine. But I'm getting over it. Moving on." Moving on in a sense. Snogging other girls without any attachments was a form of moving on, was it not? "I'm really sorry you had to go through the same thing though. It really sucks." Oliver wanted to laugh when she said he should focus on his OWLs, though he held it back. No need to be rude. "OWLs kind of make me anxious if I focus on them too much, honestly. But I've been doing alright at keeping distracted lately." By snogging girls. It was much more fun than OWLs.

Hady stopped nibbling at her sandwich, setting it down on her plate for a minute. "Well Professor Myers usually has everyone do a small form of mediation before each class so I learned it there. It's basically just about completely clearing your mind and find a sense of quiet and relaxation." Some found this really difficult to do but if you were able to achieve it, it was nice.

"Nope. I enjoy dancing, sure but it's not my life." Just like music. It was a big part of her life as was the band but it wasn't her dream. The moment Oliver spoke his sisters name Hady knew who the girl was. Not that she knew her very well or personally even but she did know who the girl was. Zeke's friend, he had told her about the other girl years earlier when they had spoken about dancing. "Mm' I know who she is. I've heard she's quite the dancer." From a people actually.

Blind-sided. That's a calmer way of putting it. Letting out a small breath she nodded her head in understanding. That was how her had been. She hadn't realized there had been a problem. Things were getting better now for her though. "Moving on is good. It takes time and everyone has their own way in doing so." Some ways better then others. "It happens. I've learned from it some very important things and I've worked with what I've learned." She gave him a light smile. "As for OWLs just don't wait to long. Study a little at a time, especially things you're not as strong in."

Oliver finally went back to eating, realizing he had hardly touched his plate. He nodded some at what Hady was saying because he knew it to be true. He just...never took it too seriously, sadly. "Um...I've never actually done those meditations...my mind kind of always wanders off." He had tried it the first few classes and then got over it pretty quickly. This next class though, he was definitely going to take it seriously. He had to.

And then Hady told him she knew who Timila was but there wasn't much expression in her face when she said it, which made him very curious. "Is it a good think that you know of her? Just curious. Her likability varies." Obviously, he loved his twin sister but he didn't always like the things she'd say and do. Plus, it wasn't like he'd get too mad at Hady if she said knowing Tim was a bad though no promises, though.

He was trying his absolutely best not to let his mind wander back to all that Kali had done to him. For now, he was going to be a civil member of the Hogwarts society. Moping and letting his anger get the best of him would have to wait until he was alone. 'least his temper was lessening with time though. "Yeah, I've heard that. I'm just going to keep hoping my way speeds up though." Because even if he was snogging people, he still wasn't over Kaliyah. Hady was making sense in regards to the OWLs though. But ew. OWLs. "That's good advice, especially since my weak subjects are everything but Charms and Muggle Studies." Maybe he'd work in the muggle stuff department at the ministry. He knew enough anyway.

"I'm sure you're not the only one that doesn't actually do the mediation in that class," she answered with a soft laugh. Picking up her goblet she took another sip of water before setting it down. "It does require patience and some practice to be able to fully clear your mind but if you can get it down packed it's rather enjoyable." If he needed more pointers she had no problem trying to help him with it if he was serious about learning.

Hadleigh eyed Oliver for a moment, taking another carrot stick, biting into it then chewing and swallowing before she gave an answer. "I can't give an honest answer here. I don't know her well enough to, however I do know for a fact that she's good friends with my best friend and he likes her. Therefore I have to somewhat assume she can't be a bad person." If the bestie didn't have a problem with Timmy then the girl couldn't be all that horrible. Simple as that.

There wasn't much she could go on when it came to breakups exact that it hurt...and that people handled it differently. Time helped lessen that pain but not as she had hoped. What she had had to do was get to the root of the problem and admit that she had been wrong. "You do whatever works for you." Simple as that. "Working in a small group to study isn't a bad idea either." One or two others. Unless you were the type that did your best on your own.

Oliver laughed at Hady's comment just as he was about to swallow some food and began to choke. Well this was great. He coughed and coughed and instead of thinking about how to save himself, he kept thinking about how horrible it would be to die in the great hall in front of all of those people. He'd be mortified! Realizing just how bad that would be, he finally forced himself to cough very hard and was able to get himself to stop choking. Perhapshe had made a scene and his face felt very red, but at least he had survived.

Still trying to clear his throat, he mumbled out a sorry and sipped water. Once he could talk again he was just going to pretend like none of this happened. And while he had heard everything Hady had said, he was slowly starting to forget it. Oops. Something about meditation but that he could look up, and the thing about Timmy....from what he remembered wasn't bad.....

He had to at least remember the last part. Clearing his throat some more he mumbled out, "sorryjustneedaminute." Needless to say, Oliver was extremely embarrassed. His mum really did have a point when she said don't talk (or laugh) with your mouth full.

As so was talking Hady noticed right away that Oliver wasn't saying anything. Which was fine by her as she knew he was paying attention. Not to mention that he was eating. What she hadn't expected however was for the boy to begin laughing at what she had said. Laughter was good but not when it caused to cough and then choke!

Hadleigh paused for a brief moment giving the snake a chance to finish coughing. When he didn't she leaned over and lightly patted his back. "Easy there, are you alright?," she asked quietly concern etching her face. Whatever she had said hadn't of been that funny, had it?!

When he finally appeared to swallow the food and his coughing/choking fit stopped she eyed him for a long moment. "It's alright, take your time." Really. Drink some water. Take a few breaths. Whatever he needed to do was fine by her. Their talk could always wait.

While Oliver was over the choking thing and could actually breathe, he was still embarrassed. He offered Hady a small smile and shrugged. "I'm sorry about that." What kind of a lame-o choked on his food from laughing??? He couldn't even remember what he had been laughing at, honestly.

"We were talking about.....Timmy or something, right?" 'Lame lame lame lame lame.'

This kid and his sorry's. Hady couldn't help but actually laugh softly, shaking her head at him. "Don't apologize it's alright. I'm pretty sure you didn't choke on purpose." If he had then there might be a small problem cause really who would do something like that? She offered him a smile. See everything was good. No worries and moving on to the next topic now.

Picking up her goblet she took another sip of water. "Yeah, basically. I just said I didn't know her to well but she's friends with my bestie so I've heard about her a little bit." Nothing all to specific there. Hady wasn't about to go ahead saying things about someone she didn't know all that well.

A smallish, brown haired girl entered the great hall with her jaw hanging open in awe. Her mother had been right, this room was incredible! Hogwarts seemed to be one of the rare places where the actual experience lived up the the stories and expectations you'd built up in your head.

Too busy to notice where she was walking, Toni Wheeler headed toward the Slytherin table face turned up to the magical ceiling, only realizing she'd reached her destination when her shin connected with the bench with an audible crack.

"Dang it!" she exclaimed, American accent clear and echoing around the hall. Leaning forward she briskly rubbed the sore spot on her leg. That was sure to leave a bruise. 'Bad enough you're starting in the middle of term, now you have to go and make a first impression like that? Nice job Wheeler." she thought with a grimace.

Seating herself at the table and still grumbling about her throbbing shin, Toni reached for the nearest tasty treat and began loading her plate. As she chewed she mentally made a list of things to see around the castle. 'First stop, the lake.' she thought, smiling at the clear blue sky over head.

Glancing back down at her place she added, 'After food.'