Jude always kept his promises. One of them he had made to Bella and so, here they were stepping into the Room of Requirement where there was a long more privacy and less chances of them being disturbed. In his hand, he clutched his Gobstones set which had been a gift from his parents for his eleventh birthday. He rarely let anyone else use this set but Bella was one of those rare exceptions.

"I definitely could use another one of those practice sessions with the professionals,'' the Hufflepuff admitted. "There's still so much to learn, and I think I haven't even scratched the surface of it all as yet." Though he hadn't yet decided if he wanted to play professionally after graduation, Jude still wanted to make the best of his Under 17 experiences.

"You've improved though, Bella, and I'm proud of you." His friend certainly would have a great Gobstones career if she chose to go further.

Stepping into the Room of Requirement alongside Jude she appreciated that he had been thoughtful and chosen a room where they would most likely not be disturbed. After her embarrassing moment in Professor Carton's class Bella was glad for an hour or two away from the whisperers. Realizing that Jude had said something that she hadn't heard at all, she tried to smooth it over, guessing blindly that it had to do with gobstones. "Is your gobstones set one of those expensive gold ones?" she wondered with a gesture to the set in her friend's hand.

Forcing on a smile at the compliment she mumbled. "Thanks Jude, you're getting better and better with each match too. Do you think one of us has a chance to win the gobstones tournament?"

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Stepping into the Room of Requirement alongside Jude she appreciated that he had been thoughtful and chosen a room where they would most likely not be disturbed. After her embarrassing moment in Professor Carton's class Bella was glad for an hour or two away from the whisperers. Realizing that Jude had said something that she hadn't heard at all, she tried to smooth it over, guessing blindly that it had to do with gobstones. "Is your gobstones set one of those expensive gold ones?" she wondered with a gesture to the set in her friend's hand.

Forcing on a smile at the compliment she mumbled. "Thanks Jude, you're getting better and better with each match too. Do you think one of us has a chance to win the gobstones tournament?"

Okay, so Bella didn’t comment on his words about the professional practice which was fine. Jude suspected that his friend too was anticipating another one of those sessions sometime in the near future. Naturally, he glanced down at the set in his hand. “Yes. My parents got this for me when I turned eleven. They knew I had an aptitude for the game. My previous set was so battered and bruised so I guess they figured I would make good use of this.” The Hufflepuff grinned. “I don’t let just anyone use this set.” See Bells, you were special.

Jude inclined his head. “You’re welcome but are you okay?” It hadn’t been missed that Bella seemed somewhat off. “I try,’’ was the modest reply as he sat cross legged on the floor at one end of a large table. He began to unpack the set. “Of course.” Jude had won the Player of the Match award twice and he hadn’t even been expecting it. “The important thing is to keep focusing on improving your game. I mean, even after you become a seasoned player, Bells, there will always be something new to learn.”

Bella couldn't stop herself from making big eyes in awe as Jude showed her his golden gobstones set that he had gotten when he had turned eleven. It felt special that he wanted them to play with it. "Do you take extra good care of this gobstones set, so it doesn't end up bruised and battered like the other one?" She wondered. Knowing Jude he probably had a whole maintenance kit just for his gobstones.

'Are you okay?' Sitting down on the floor next to Jude with her legs crossed bought Bella some time to come up with an answer. She chose the truth since it was just them there and she trusted Jude."I'm not totally okay, no. Everyone is talking about me, and how I called Professor Carton for Marchand and making fun of me for it. It was all over the Great Hall at lunch. I don't like being teased." Especially when Bella had apologized for the mistake and Prof Carton hadn't taken too big of an offense.

Inclining her head slightly and nodding she said trying to perk up. "Yes, nobody can ever be perfect, not even at gobstones. So what should we practice today? Strategy?"

A girls night was so needed and Kinsay Cassandra James had been itching for one ever since the epic Halloween Fashion Show that she, Nerina, and Christianna pulled off oh-so-beautifully. The trio Hogwarts never knew it needed. These things were so important. Hogwarts was very, very lucky to have them. Mhm.

Having had some extra time in her day, Kins made her way to the Room of Requirement a little early to get things set up. Already in a cute pyjama set and a silky robe, she paced up and down the corridor three times, before the room appeared, and when it did, it was equipped with everything they could possibly need: snacks aplenty, endless towers of fluffy pillows, and the fuuuuuuzziest blankets known to wizardkind. She was so good at this stuff.

Oh, and fairy lights - those were a must.

Already unable to keep her smile at bay, she grabbed a large pillow and set it down so that she could lay on top of it, stretching her legs out behind her. She had brought along some fun magazines specifically for their quizzes and horoscopes, but seeing as she was the first one, she thought she'd have a quick read of the fashion pages.

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Bella couldn't stop herself from making big eyes in awe as Jude showed her his golden gobstones set that he had gotten when he had turned eleven. It felt special that he wanted them to play with it. "Do you take extra good care of this gobstones set, so it doesn't end up bruised and battered like the other one?" She wondered. Knowing Jude he probably had a whole maintenance kit just for his gobstones.

'Are you okay?' Sitting down on the floor next to Jude with her legs crossed bought Bella some time to come up with an answer. She chose the truth since it was just them there and she trusted Jude."I'm not totally okay, no. Everyone is talking about me, and how I called Professor Carton for Marchand and making fun of me for it. It was all over the Great Hall at lunch. I don't like being teased." Especially when Bella had apologized for the mistake and Prof Carton hadn't taken too big of an offense.

Inclining her head slightly and nodding she said trying to perk up. "Yes, nobody can ever be perfect, not even at gobstones. So what should we practice today? Strategy?"

"I try,’’ Jude remarked honestly. In truth, he tried his best to care anything that belonged to him. And that just didn’t apply to material things; friendships and other relationships were given equal importance, sometimes even if not more. “Mom’s handy with Charms that can remove scratches and that sort of thing so she helps me keep it in order.”

Despite his own whirlwind of emotions bagging at him, all of it due to him worrying about Evan and him drifting apart, Jude was prepared to give Bella his full attention. OH. THAT’s what's bothering her. “You made a mistake. We all do. Honestly? We’ve had so many professors that sometimes it’s difficult to keep up.” His lips twitched.

“The best thing to do is to ignore the remarks. Once you accept the mistake, when anyone uses it against against you then it won’t sting as much.” Jude reached across to pat Bella’s arm. “It’s fine to feel bad but don’t let it consume you.” The Hufflepuff set up seven marbles in the circle. “How about we practice aim? We can practice using the Classic version.” Which basically involved them competing to knock seven Gobstones out of the circle before each other.

”Well, those are just the cutest pajamas I’ve ever seen and I’m counting my own in the running, so that’s saying something.” Nerina had gone for bold, which wouldn’t surprise the girls, she was sure. Her cheetah print pajamas with purple trim that matched her fuzzy purple slippers had been a head turning choice as she’d pranced through the corridors on her way here, but she never minded the attention. ”This set-up is perfect, Kins. You outdid yourself.”

The fifth year dropped the tote bag full of makeup and WHiM magazines she’d brought and settled next to her friend, offering a grin. She was looking forward to this.

A few moments after the arrival of Nerina, a very flustered Christianna came bursting into the Room of Requirement to meet with the other halves of their AMAZING trio! "KIZZY! You just left without me?! I was right behind you!" The teen being ever the dramatic as she tried to catch her breath.

Dressed in of COURSE pink pajamas, the fifteen year old went for a very cute aesthetic wearing a matching silky lace trimmed pink top and short pajama set with an oversized cream coloured cardigan, her pink locks styled into very lovely pigtails that sat on top of her hair held by light pink fuzzy scrunchies and matching fuzzy light pink slippers. Holding a rucksack that included Eric's nail kit set, that he SO generously let her borrow (and NOT because she was his favourite sister) for some fun mani-pedi's, FRIENDSHIP BRACELETS, and a cute little polarid camera to make some memories with!

Taking a look around the decorated Room of Requirement with stars in her eyes almost immediately forgetting about being abandoned back in their dorm."WHOA....This came out SO CUTE!" Plopping beside her besties with the biggest grin on her lips, "SLEEPOVER!"

Hearing Nerina's voice, Kinsay rolled over to greet her friend with a big smile. "Flattery will get you absolutely everywhere, Ms. Moretti," she giggled as she reached for her friends hand, tugggging her to join on the pillows. "I'm so—"

But what she was so, she did not get to say because in that very moment, the girls were graced with Christianna's very loud and very pink presence! Ducking her head sheepishly, Kinsay offered her friend an apologetic look. "Oops?" It was difficult to tell with Christianna. Sometimes she took forever to get ready - not that Kinsay minded, but she wanted to make sure they claimed the room before anyone else did. It was quite a sought after commodity, after all.

And though she wanted to begin sleepover activities by sorting through all the goodies the girls had brought along, there was something very, very important and hiiiiighly pressing on Kinsay's mind. And a curious Kinsay could never resist herself. So.

She looked over at Nerina and then back to Christianna before leaning in close. "Okay, so, first thing's first - We're dying to know details..." It was okay that she was saying this on behalf of both of them, right? Maybe she should've checked first. "What's going on between you, Adam, Moose, and Christian!?!" And for the sake of storytelling and being a good audience member, Kinsay James got herself all cozied up, ready for the juicy details.

Nerina couldn’t help the laugh that bubbled out of her when Christi arrived. She swore her pink haired friend could make any moment dramatic if she put her mind to it, a trait the brunette loved about her. ”You sure the room is pink enough for you, Christianna?” The Ravenclaw grinned and then settled back on the pillows, getting properly comfy.

Ah yes, the gossip. It was completely okay that Kinsay had included her because Nerina pretty much always wanted the scoop, especially if it was from an insider. ”Don’t forget about Gid.” She wiggled her eyebrows. Somewhere in the back of her mind she was aware that he probably wouldn’t want to be included in the drama surrounding the other boys and Christianna, and she knew he wasn’t directly, but it felt wrong leaving him out.

Trying to get into the room of requirement? It might seem difficult on a normal day, but lately it seems the room doesn't wish to open or when it does it doesn't want to let you back out. Either side you are on the door seemed to have only appeared halfway and stopped not letting anyone in or out.

Leanne was in desperate need of some R&R, with the castle seemingly crumbling in various places. She knew that the castle was centuries old, but it had withstood SO MUCH and like at least two major wizarding battles. Unless there was some other force at play here?

Headed to the room of requirement for the monthly yoga and meditation session, with nothing more than her water bottle (the room provided everything else - music, mats, etc), the charms professor did her usual pacing three times. Only this time, the room didn't open? Was someone else in there? Had she forgotten their time slot? They'd been using the room monthly now for quite some time so surely whoever was in there would have known that? She pressed an ear to where the would-be door listening for some sort of movement.

The students and Kazmi should be along shortly and what would she tell them? Could they host an impromptu meditation session in the corridor? Maybe she wasn't thinking clearly when imagining the room and yet ..... yet....

Health and Wellness meetings!

These were Aria’s absolute favourites!

She practically flew down the seventh floor corridor as she headed for the Room of Requirement. Already she spotted Healer Mancini from a distance, and when the Slytherin came within good proximity, she skidded to a halt.

“Gooood afternoon! Can’t wait to get started!’’ Cue an excited grin on her part. But at that moment, she realised that Mancini hadn’t gotten into the Room as yet. “Something wrong?”Was that concern on the woman’s face? Something else?

Leanne heard her before she saw her which was a good thing to allow her plenty of time to make sure she moved in case the Slytherin didn't halt in time. "Miss McLeod, hello.... Uh sort of but maybe should just be a little patient."

She fixed her gaze back on where the door should be. Where it'd been hundreds of times before. "Perhaps ... I just hope noone is stuck on the inside." she murmured more to herself, already mentally relating it to being stuck in one of those muggle elevator things.

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Leanne heard her before she saw her which was a good thing to allow her plenty of time to make sure she moved in case the Slytherin didn't halt in time. "Miss McLeod, hello.... Uh sort of but maybe should just be a little patient."

She fixed her gaze back on where the door should be. Where it'd been hundreds of times before. "Perhaps ... I just hope noone is stuck on the inside." she murmured more to herself, already mentally relating it to being stuck in one of those muggle elevator things.

It was rather considerate that Healer Mancini got out of the way, even if Aria did manage to avoid any collision. She beamed at the woman just because but her shrewd mind was already racing. Another issue with the Castle? That was very disturbing if it was indeed the case. Her beam faltered and was replaced with a frown. Imagine being stuck in there…

“Would you like me to try? Getting the door to appear, I mean.” Perhaps Healer Mancini was tired and hadn’t really focused on the task.

Celyn wasn't sure why she thought today's Health and Wellness meeting was outside, but she waited around for a full ten minutes before realizing no one was coming and remembering that the meeting was in the Room of Requirement. And being a Ravenclaw, she had just come from the seventh floor. Why was seventh year so much?

She sprinted back into the castle, knowing that she would be late, and all the way back up seven flights of stairs - which honestly should count as her health and wellness for the day! She was fairly out of breath when she finally arrived and spotted Professor Mancini and Aria standing in the corridor.

"Did I miss the meeting?" she asked, panting slightly as she tried to catch her breath.