Magnus backed off as soon as Frey commented. "Sorry," he said looking down. He really had no idea why he was feeling so shy, it wasn't like him at all. "I'll do me best, Ms Freya." He saw the other two arrive. He'd met Harper before but not had much interaction with her and didn't know the boy at all. "'Ello,' he said quietly.

[img align=left]https://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b174/theatticbox/harperhogsmeade.png[/img]"Well, they really are very lovely," she said to Freya. She took a few moments to look over the paintings again and almost got lost in them before she heard Magnus speak quietly. She turned and smiled, "Hello, Magnus!"

"Yeah..." he replied to Freya. "Just er..." He blushed and said in a barely audible whisper, "its just your so pretty--like unicorn pretty. Majestic, and you like art and nature..." Was it just him, or was he rambling?

Magnus suddenly remembered the boy. "Sorry about the...er...incident earlier...restaurant-guy." He smiled to Harper. "Ow's it going?"

[img align=left]https://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b174/theatticbox/harperhogsmeade.png[/img]"Pretty well, thanks," she replied to Magnus. "You having a good time? It's so great to be able to get out of the castle, even if it is freezing out here!"

Harper dropped her bags of nuts when she overheard Aquilino ask for a portrait. Her face turned beet red. She didn't turn around to make eye contact with him or with Gaia.

[img align=left]https://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b174/theatticbox/harperhogsmeade.png[/img]"What? Oh, thanks." She took the nuts from Aquilino, the initial shock wearing off. Her face was still quite red, but she tried to act like she wasn't blushing. She turned to Freya. "Um, well... I like to read, and Herbology is fascinating to me. Is that okay? Or do you need more?"

[img align=left] http://i.imgur.com/uRjPGZH.png [/img]Freya started working right away. Her hand moved really fast... were her eyes closed? "Yes that works quite well. I can see what you two have in common." Giving them both a smile Freya continued working as she proper the drawing on the easel and began adding colors; greens, blues, splash of red, browns, was that an owl?, whites, and yellows. Her work was precise and quite... magical. ()

[img align=left]https://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b174/theatticbox/harperhogsmeade.png[/img]Harper stood still while Freya painted. She was amazed at the speed that the centaur painted. She tried not to watch too closely to the painting itself, as she felt a little insecure. She could distinctly see daisies, however. And were those roses?

She chanced glancing over at Aquilino out the corner of her eye. She blushed a deeper red again.

[img align=left] http://i.imgur.com/L3MuqZF.png [/img]Aquilino looked at Harper and smiled shyly and then starred in awe at the painting "Is that a full garden?" He couldn't believe the detail in the work.

He nodded and thanked the mistletoe-d man.
"Yeah its nice ta get out o' the castle."
Feeling even shyer with the flirting between Aquilino and Mary, Magnus whispered a "see ya later, to Gaia" and then silently wandered off while they were all distracted. Eventually he found the jewerly vendor.

(OOC: I'm laughing so hard at what you wrote, I can barely write a sensible response :P)

Paddy felt a complete prat for not spotting the broomsticks clearly visible just down the street, but there was something about Marcello that she couldn't quite figure out. Handing the treats over to him, she noticed he was blushing.... surely it wasn't her that he'd been staring at in Las Palmas? "Erm sure," she replied as Snowden eagerly took the treats from his hand, "I could do with a paw to pick a decent new broomstick." She cringed as she said 'paw' - it was force of habit from talking to her friends at Hogwarts and she really hoped he hadn't noticed her say that.

Paddy laughed, feeling a little more relaxed, "I haven't a clue on the broom brands if I'm honest. I'm just after something that's better than the CleanSweep Five I was learning on last term." As Snowden bounced around their feet, Paddy hoped she wouldn't trip over the pup's tail and land flat on her face like she did last time she was at Hogsmeade.

"Ullo," Magnus said, "Seems I got a lot of women ta buy for so was 'oping you could 'elp me. First one would me for me friend Paddy, she's a werewolf... if that might change anything."

"Thanks so much for the little guy. Ill try my best to take good care of him." She smiled, handing the woman a few coins. "I'll sure to be back again if I need anything." She waved while walking back through the door. She felt her hair move with the wind as the cold air came rushing through the door.

She stepped out into the snow feeling it crunch under her black winter boots. She shivered, watching the skies for her companion. After not seeing him for a few moments she decided he must be out enjoying the freedom on this cold clear morning. She turned to see a wooden sign on a nearby building, the image of a mortal and pestle. She decided to head into the potion shop and see if they had any new supplies.