Chapter Four:
"And that students, is why you should never carry sausages around a vicious troll. With that, let us eat." Said Dumbledore as the food began appearing onto the tables.
Francesca was sitting next to Sirius, who was piling all kinds of food onto his plate. Royce was sitting nearest to Remus as was James, who was too preoccupied with staring at Lily to pay him much attention. Gertie and Peter were also sitting at the table, Peter sitting on the other side of Sirius and Gertie also sitting next to James.
"Wow, you sure do eat a lot Sirius, my family would love you!", exclaimed Francesca who also had a rather filling amount of food on her plate.
Remus on the other hand, was nervously picking at a small portion of food on his plate while trying to speak to Royce.
"Er, have you tried the pie, it's really good."
"Oh, yea, it is."
An awkward silence followed, before Royce spilled a goblet of pumpkin juice all over her thoroughly scuffed shoes. After doing so, Royce turned a lovely shade of crimson.
"Oh, dear... here, let me help you with that..." said Remus as he handed her a napkin.
"Oh, thanks, stupid of me..." muttered Royce as she bent over to mop up her shoes.
The conversation on the other side of the table was not much better. Gertie was gorging herself with a disgusting amount of blood pudding, which was all over her mouth and shirt. She leaned over and breathed in James's face.
"Mmm, dis is good, you try some yet?" she managed to say with her mouth full of pudding.
"Er, no, I'm not too hungry..." he said as he pushed away his food, any sign of an appetite now gone.
The only two people at the table who seemed to be able to carry on any sort of conversation without any awkward silences, embarrassment, and or spilling of food were Sirius and Francesca, who were once again shamelessly flirting. They continued to do so, until Gertie became interested in their conversation and decided to join in. This of course quickly ended the conversation.
"Uh, well, I'm suddenly full..." said Francesca as she pushed away her plate of food, which was quickly devoured by Gertie.
"Yea, same here. Walk you to the common room?" said Sirius standing up and holding out his arm.
Francesca stood up and took it, then the two of them made their way up the stairs.
"Hey... would you like to see something cool?" asked Sirius
"Depends, what is it?"
"A passageway...wanna take a look?"
"Sure..."
The two of them then darted down a hallway and walked over to a statue of a cherubic looking little girl holding a toad.
"Mildred" said Sirius.
Once the words were uttered, the statue moved, revealing a flight of stairs. The two of them then walked down the stairs and into a small tunnel.
"Here it is."
"Interesting, I've never heard of this one, where do these smaller tunnels lead?"
"Oh, these lead to the upstairs divination wing... it can be convenient if you're running late or trying to get away from Filch."
"Even better."
Both Sirius and Francesca looked up at each other, smiling, then leaned close together and began to kis...
Back in the great hall, Gertie was still gorging herself with food and Peter was watching her lovingly. After Gertie had began to pick at her plate of food, Royce had decided to leave.
"Oh, Royce...can I walk with you to er the common room...?" said Remus beginning to stand up.
"Yes—if you want to..."
Remus stood up and the two of them began to walk up the stairs and to the common room. Once again, there was a bit of an uncomfortable silence, seeing as both of them were quite shy.
"So, um, you're a prefect this year?" asked Remus as they made their way down a hallway.
"Yes, you are too, right?"
"Yea, my friends are looking forward to it more than I am... new opportunity for breaking rules, heh."
"Sounds a lot like Francesca..."
The two of them then chatted about their classes and friends until they reached the common room. After muttering the password (toadmunk) they entered.
"Well, uh... see you then..." muttered Royce as she began to walk up the stairs.
"Alright... bye..." said Remus as he made his way into the fifth year boy's room.
All in all, the first night back was not bad at all...
"And that students, is why you should never carry sausages around a vicious troll. With that, let us eat." Said Dumbledore as the food began appearing onto the tables.
Francesca was sitting next to Sirius, who was piling all kinds of food onto his plate. Royce was sitting nearest to Remus as was James, who was too preoccupied with staring at Lily to pay him much attention. Gertie and Peter were also sitting at the table, Peter sitting on the other side of Sirius and Gertie also sitting next to James.
"Wow, you sure do eat a lot Sirius, my family would love you!", exclaimed Francesca who also had a rather filling amount of food on her plate.
Remus on the other hand, was nervously picking at a small portion of food on his plate while trying to speak to Royce.
"Er, have you tried the pie, it's really good."
"Oh, yea, it is."
An awkward silence followed, before Royce spilled a goblet of pumpkin juice all over her thoroughly scuffed shoes. After doing so, Royce turned a lovely shade of crimson.
"Oh, dear... here, let me help you with that..." said Remus as he handed her a napkin.
"Oh, thanks, stupid of me..." muttered Royce as she bent over to mop up her shoes.
The conversation on the other side of the table was not much better. Gertie was gorging herself with a disgusting amount of blood pudding, which was all over her mouth and shirt. She leaned over and breathed in James's face.
"Mmm, dis is good, you try some yet?" she managed to say with her mouth full of pudding.
"Er, no, I'm not too hungry..." he said as he pushed away his food, any sign of an appetite now gone.
The only two people at the table who seemed to be able to carry on any sort of conversation without any awkward silences, embarrassment, and or spilling of food were Sirius and Francesca, who were once again shamelessly flirting. They continued to do so, until Gertie became interested in their conversation and decided to join in. This of course quickly ended the conversation.
"Uh, well, I'm suddenly full..." said Francesca as she pushed away her plate of food, which was quickly devoured by Gertie.
"Yea, same here. Walk you to the common room?" said Sirius standing up and holding out his arm.
Francesca stood up and took it, then the two of them made their way up the stairs.
"Hey... would you like to see something cool?" asked Sirius
"Depends, what is it?"
"A passageway...wanna take a look?"
"Sure..."
The two of them then darted down a hallway and walked over to a statue of a cherubic looking little girl holding a toad.
"Mildred" said Sirius.
Once the words were uttered, the statue moved, revealing a flight of stairs. The two of them then walked down the stairs and into a small tunnel.
"Here it is."
"Interesting, I've never heard of this one, where do these smaller tunnels lead?"
"Oh, these lead to the upstairs divination wing... it can be convenient if you're running late or trying to get away from Filch."
"Even better."
Both Sirius and Francesca looked up at each other, smiling, then leaned close together and began to kis...
Back in the great hall, Gertie was still gorging herself with food and Peter was watching her lovingly. After Gertie had began to pick at her plate of food, Royce had decided to leave.
"Oh, Royce...can I walk with you to er the common room...?" said Remus beginning to stand up.
"Yes—if you want to..."
Remus stood up and the two of them began to walk up the stairs and to the common room. Once again, there was a bit of an uncomfortable silence, seeing as both of them were quite shy.
"So, um, you're a prefect this year?" asked Remus as they made their way down a hallway.
"Yes, you are too, right?"
"Yea, my friends are looking forward to it more than I am... new opportunity for breaking rules, heh."
"Sounds a lot like Francesca..."
The two of them then chatted about their classes and friends until they reached the common room. After muttering the password (toadmunk) they entered.
"Well, uh... see you then..." muttered Royce as she began to walk up the stairs.
"Alright... bye..." said Remus as he made his way into the fifth year boy's room.
All in all, the first night back was not bad at all...