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Zoe smiled and took her things to the till and paid. "I'm ready. Jareth will be happy to be allowed to sleep I think." She giggled a bit. "Oh I think Toru's just out side?"

Sauvage nodded absently "Sounds nice," she said dreamily. They had already begun walking and she had to lift her head from Fade's shoulder (because no one can walk like that). Chase was probably happy for the upgrade in available space. And it took no time at all before they were entering the hop of their destination.

"Does anysing inspire you 'ere?" She asked as they ducked their heads beneath some hanging monkey ornaments meant to grab at passersby.

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Callista also paid for her sketchbook, nibs, and inks and then went out, looking for Toru.

As she scanned the narrow street, she thought she saw someone who looked familiar. But no--it absolutely couldn't be. Not here.

Or could it?

Fade’s eyes were probably shimmering as they took in the joke shops merchandise. Even from the doorway there were just so many things to absorb. Sauvage’s question brought him back to reality, and he grinned. “I’ll say.” He waved at Magnus and Paddy when he spotted them, and pulled Sauvage toward them. “Hey guys. Refreshing the collection Mags?” Both the boys had a collective stash of random trouble-making goodies in their dorm room hidden under their beds. But it had been a while since Fade had a chance to visit this particular shop and probably needed to purchase a few things to replace what he had used. “Don’t buy it all, let me pay for some of it OK?” He nudged the other boy with an elbow before spotting a display of Weasleys' Wildfire Whiz-bangs and going to investigate it with an “Ooohh! These are the good ones!”

Magnus and Paddy entered Zonkos and started to look around when Fade and Sauvage entered. "I knew I'd find you 'ere Fade. "You mean I can't just buy the shop out? No fair. We need to get back up to hi-jinks though so I guess I'll let you 'ave some things."

Zoe spotted Toru just outside of the quill shop (at least I think that's where Toru is.) "Found them," she said hopefully loud enough for Callista to hear, though her other friend did look preoccupied.

Blade and Nimah arrived at the Three broomsticks and both placed their orders. He was wondering if he was on a date or not but decided it wasn't since they had just had a kiss. He still felt awkward but was pleased at the things he'd already managed to get while in Hogsmede. "Wanna check out Spintwitches Sporting Needs afterwards?"

Sauvage waved at Magnus and Paddy, moving aside to let the boys talk about their wild pranks. She spoke to Paddy: "Do you like ze pranks as well, Paddy?" She could not tell if that would surprise her or not. Paddy always seemed like one of those people that dabbled in just about everything.

"Maybe I'll get to visit more of Scotland this summer. Though I'm not sure yet", Elizabeth replied to Zoe (). Shrugging lightly, she smiled half-heartedly. "It's good to know you you think differently. I have rarely spoken with anyone about this...", she added. Zoe's encouragement was somewhat motivating, but yet Elizabeth wondered where she got that courage from. "I might reach out to him. I should have talked to him at the Defense against the Dark Arts lesson." She laughed a bit. "No worries. Given his behaviour against you and some friends, it's fine. Just don't tell him.", she said amused.

Suddenly Callista () called over to them and Elizabeth nodded. "I think so.", she replied and left the shop with them. Suddenly, Callista stopped on the street. "Is something off, Callista?", she asked.

"I started with landscapes. Mostly what I saw at my home.", Lorcan replied to Toru (). He gave Toru's question a little thought before answering. "Well, to be honest, I rarely thought about Merpeople. Never met one...though I do live on an island. Maybe the Irish waters are too cold. I've read about their singing, though. It is said they have a beautiful voice", he said, being the musician he was.

(OOC : That's cool! I love his little wave xd )

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Callista blinked. "I think I see someone I know, Elizabeth," she said, "but that can't be her. She's at Durmstrang."

She waved to Toru. "Hey there Toru-chan! Ready to go?"

Elizabeth looked over the narrow street, trying to make out a certain person, but to her, it was just a big crowd. "maybe they have holidays right now?", she assumed, glancing over the people in Callista's direction. She had no idea of Juliana Malfoy. Well, yes, she had heard Callista talking about her, but the Covingtons weren't acquainted with the Malfoys...for reasons. Just now, Elizabeth realised something and looked at the crowd again. How could she have missed her? " Do you mean the blonde girl over there?", she asked quietly.

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The blonde girl turned and walked into a shop.

"Yes," said Callista. "She looks like my best friend. And that dress looks familiar. But I also think she'd have let me know she was going to be here..."

((sorry so delayed. I've been super busy))

Magnus happily started shopping for joke supplies. Maybe he should play a prank on his friends too? He was considering what prank with diligence. After all, pranking was a serious art.

“Oh, ye’ll find I think differently about a lot of things,” Zoe said. “I know I’m what most would call quirky.” She was completely un-phased about it though.
She smiled. “I bet it’d be nice to have someone else who understands along with ye.” “Oh I will nee tell him,” she assured her with a little giggle. It was nice chatting like this.

Zoe bit her lip. “Maybe she has the same dress?” the girl suggested to Callista.

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"...I made that dress," Callista replied after a moment. "Unless somebody saw it and copied it..."

She shrugged, then led the way into Madam Puddifoot's. The back room was already set up for their party. "Wow, Madam P has really outdone herself this time!"

"Ye did?" Zoe asked. "Nice dress." When she saw the party area it looked amazing. She set her stuff and Jareth far away from the food and out of the way. "This is really nice." She wondered how much this cost.

((poked you a comment))

(and everyone else) (OOC: Sorry for the short post - RL is being a pain in the rear today and not letting me get much out of my characters :P)

"I'm not really into playing pranks although I've nothing against anyone else doing them," Paddy admitted with a smile, "with this feisty Crup, I can get into enough trouble without needing to play pranks too."

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"Sure," Niamh replied, still feeling a little unable to make conversation following that kiss, "as long as you don't expect me to want to buy Quidditch supplies or anything - being on a broom terrifies me." I would be willing look round Quidditch supplies if it meant spending more time in your company, she thought - hopeful she hadn't said that out loud.

(( ~ I think now is a good spot for me to jump over to the Yacht party. Just cuz I'm the WORST at keeping up with multiple things XD ))

((OOC: See ya over there! Hope you don't mind I added this for some closure.)) Fade suddenly remembered her had something to go do back at the castle, Sauvage decided to go with him seeing as how they had been talking about going for a walk anyway. She waved goodbye to Paddy and Magnus as she and Fade headed out the door hand in hand with Chase perched casually on Fade's shoulder.

(no worries)

Magnus finished with getting his stuff and paid for it. "Where you wanna go now? See you two later," he said as Fade and Sauvage left.

"No," Blade replied, "I'm actually wanting a tent. Camping in this weather would be nice. I actually detest Quidditch. But you don't like flying? That's a shame I love flying." Strictly speaking he wasn't lying. But the camping was a bit less for fun.

They listened to Lorcan talk, but also noticed the girls leaving the shop to head to the party. "I-It looks like the party w-will s-start soon. W-Would w-we be able t-to talk later, Lorcan? The Ravenclaw was intriguing and they had plenty in common to talk about. He always seemed by himself and since Toru had spent being by themselves last year, they wanted others to be included. If they wanted of course. With a small wave them moved to catch up to the others at Madame P's. The smell of tea leaves was pleasant and almost relaxing to the smaller Hufflepuff and they too a few deep breaths to soak it all in.

(Ooc: Sorry for being delayed. I was at a convention and lost track of time.)

Zoe waved as Toru arrived. "Hey, ye wanna see beside me? It looks wonderful doesn't it?"

Lorcan nodded. "No worries. It's not that we'll never see each other again. Have fun at your tea party!", he said and grinned. His attention shifted to the selection of sketchbooks again. He was humming a melody and seemed to be in his own little world while he was browsing the books.

Elizabeth seemed a bit worried. Callista would not like it if someone stole her idea. She was about to suggest going over and compliment the girl on her dress, carefully asking where she got it from...but then realized it was actually none of her business. So, she went to Madame Puddifoot's with Callista, Zoe and Toru. "It looks delightful.", she expressed at the decoration...and actually felt a little bit underdressed now. But she shrug it off. This was Hogwarts after all. She was still in school and who would be brave enough to judge her? She noticed how Toru was sniffing the tea and smiled. The scent of the tea was becalming and Elizabeth wondered what the food selection had to offer.