Ron's very careful as he walks into the Great Hall, more careful than he usually ever is. (Normally he just runs straight to the table at a full-out sprint and starts digging in ( Read more... )

Anthony can't concentrate on anything, it seems, since he overheard Hannah talk in the Library with Susan. He struggles to pay attention in class and has hardly spoken a word to his housemates. As the Head Boy and Head Girl call the Prefect meeting off, he props his bag on his shoulder and glares at the back MacMillan's head - Hannah is sitting ( Read more... )

Ginny is strolling along the corridor, looking at the portraits moving on the wall and nibbling on a Cauldron Cake her brother gave her. There are so many paintings at Hogwarts she thinks she won't see them all before she leaves next year.

Victoria said snacks between meals are terrible for your figure - but this is so delicious! I wonder when we' ( Read more... )

Blaise is in the library, looking at all the wandering people. He sneers at the people who look worried as they chat with their friends.

Cripes, you'd think they've never seen snow before.

He looks over to the window.

Well, it is a lot of snow. And I doubt this school's ever had so much.He looks over when the doors to the library open and sees a ( Read more... )

Draco is walking down the corridor by himself with his head hung low. He just left the library. He tried to study, but all he could think of was Millicent and that mess that Pansy pulled. He sighs at the hopelessness of it all.

He can hear the sound of feet on the floor somewhere nearby, but he doesn't care. He doesn't even bother to look up.

I ( Read more... )

Ernie waits near the door to walk Lisa to her first class, in his book satchel there is a package wrapped in parchment paper. I hope Justin was right . . . He shifts nervously from one foot to the other as he waits for her to appear, ignoring the other Ravenclaws leaving for class.

Hermione sits in the Gryffindor common room. Harry has taken on the job of distracting Ron while she has taken it upon herself to brighten up the room a bit in lieu of a very special occasion. Hermione steps down from the chair she uses to hang a banner that Dean made above the fireplace. The banner reads: "Happy 17th Birthday, Ron!" On one of ( Read more... )

Susan sits in the library working on her Charms essay. She's not in the mood for the hustle and bustle of the common room tonight, and is hoping to revise in peace. She'zs making some notes from a book on charms she's just checked out when someone joins her table. Looking up, she sees it's Hannah, who appears to be quite upset about something ( Read more... )

Justin comes down from the dormitories, dressed in plain-clothes he put on after his evening bath. He's having to bathe about twice as much since he became Snape's apprentice, and he figures Snape could do with another bath or two a day himself. Shivering with revulsion at the thought of Snape bathing, he sits down tiredly on a sofa and picks up a ( Read more... )

Andrew, a thin boy with dark, curly hair and pale green eyes, is lying on a couch in the Gryffindor common room. He's reading a book that's much too thick to be easily held, and much too dusty to be interesting. He looks like he could stand a distraction or two.

Not like that's a hint or anything.