He could totally ace his Potions OWL at the end of the year. Puh-leaaaaseeee. The boy felt as if he was on top of the world and it was reflected in his walk. He felt like Toby Maguire in Spider Man 3 movie where Peter Parker confidently struts his stuff down the NYC streets; however, Noah wasn’t pointing his fingers as he people passed by. Nope- that was too much for now. Maybe later he’d add it in? But anyway- back to how Noah was feeling. Elated was a great word to describe it but it didn’t encapsulate the whole bubbly feeling. Invincible? Yeah! Closer. He slowed down his steps as he rounded the corner. Wasn’t he supposed to start giggling now? He paused, analyzing his thoughts.

Merlin. Was the position even working? He didn’t feel like giggling... but then again, maybe the potion needed some time to settle and be absorbed into his system. Yep. That was totally it. Made sense to him. He nodded confidently, resuming his confident swagger when he realized that he was on the WRONG floor. Oops he had made a wrong turn. He had wanted to head over to the kitchens to grab a snack cause he was feeling a wee bit peckish! Well. Time to turn around and start heading back....

Nina was quite frustrated. For a large number of reasons, actually! The main one (and the only one she was pretending to be concerned with) being that she was still having issues with her patronus. Never mind the fact that her wand stopped working all together! Her thoughts on being trapped inside of the castle were still something she hadn't sat down to sift through yet. On one hand, she was incredibly distraught because Calyx had made elaborate Christmas plans for them... But there was also some sense of relief in that being stuck in the castle over the holiday would allow for more time spent with her friends before graduation. Graduation, ironically, was yet another one of the reasons Nina Castillo was frustrated.

In any case, the Slytherin was making her way down the corridor with much on her mind. While she wasn't paying much attention to those around her, she wasn't completely oblivious to their presence and did make it a point to give judgmental eyes to the Gryffindor (Noah) who was practically prancing down the hallway. Honestly!? Was no one else concerned?

Noah was PRACTICALLY in his own world as he skipped down the hallway and then he saw HER. A beautiful goddess. Nina, wasn't it? He had heard her speak in a couple of classes and she just seemed so regal. The boy wasn't infatuated or head over heels in love - no, he had a girlfriend who he adored- however, he was in awe of Miss Nina. In awe indeed. He headed over to her and called out. "Miss Nina!" he cried, waving his hand, excited to see her.

Why was he excited? Was he ready to confess how majestic he thought she was? Or was he about to put his foot in his mouth? Who knew? But he assumed based on how he was feeling- all his thoughts would just fall out.

This time there was no filter to protect him.

......... Uh. "Hi?" She gave the younger student a look up and down. Did he need something? Because Nina wasn't particularly in the mood to talk. He, however, looked quite the opposite. She braced herself for a moment, before asking a question she would surely regret. "Can I help you?"

Because honestly, it looked as if he had to tell her something very important. He was very eager, did he know? She made a mental note to ask Calyx about him.

"Hi. I need your help. What's a great date idea?" he began and then all of a sudden everything just fell out of his mouth. Word vomit happened. "Iaskedthisgirlout.Notsureifit'sagreatidea.Wellshea skedmeoutandireallylikeheranditssuperconfusinganda llandi'mramblingiknow...idon'tknowiftheLakeistoocl ichéorifIshooldwaitforHogsmeade.butyou'reagirl-i'd figureyou'dknowbest y'know..?" He took a deep breath, not realizing that he had admitted all of that. "She'swonderfulshe'sKimmie.WellhernameisKimmie.ButI thinkmybestfriend,Aboli,mightbeslightlyjealouscaus eigetthatvibesoithinkshemaylikemebutithinki'mtotal lywrong too..."

Help. Awesome older student, yeah?

If more questions were asked, the boy would be spilling more tea.

................. He was on the receiving end of a look. Why in the name of Circe did he think she would help him with this? She wasn't an advice column! She didn't even know him like that. Honestly, she was just about to roll her eyes and walk away when he began spewing words without any sort of solicitation.

Um first of all, she hadn't asked for any of this! Secondly, what was he saying??

She EYED him. "Stop! You're speaking far too quickly. It doesn't even sound like english!" Honestly. WHY. "Are you okay?!?" He was clearly under an influence. What it was, she wasn't sure. But she didn't want to have to deal with this right now.

Why was she giving him such a LOOOK? He took a step back.. Maybe... Maybe he was being a little too friendly and invading her personal space. Poor girl. "Oh sorry.... I... You probably didn't want all of this..." He awkwardly ran a hand through his hair until he heard her comment. It didn't sound like English? His eyes widened. Had he slipped back into his native language all of a sudden. OH MERLIN. Talk about embarrassing. No wonder she couldn't understand him at all. He took an over exaggerated deep breath to calm himself. Maybe that would help with the speaking way, way too quickly thing? Maybe? He didn't know. But to her next question.. Was he alright?

Errrr... "Honestly? I thought so but based on your looks I don't think so... I don't know why I'm blabbering or rambling when I get nervous - I usually spill but I don't feel nervous right now. I just kind of word vomitted for no reason?" He frowned, not knowing how to explain what was going through him.

He was absolutely being far too friendly and most definitely invading her personal space. Yes. Spot on. "No I didn't," she agreed with him. Not to be rude, but if he wanted the truth that was it. She watched him with mild concern though because something seemed to be....

Off.

As he continued (rambling even more, for the record), she furrowed her brows. She hardly cared for his explanation at this point, but there was something else that had captured her curiosities. "Did you take something?" Or was this his usual state?