Joseph and Alicia had officially gotten talking on the way back to their common room, both excited about the hundred points that they got. After proper introductions and about fifteen minutes of chatter, whilst standing chatting outside the entrance of the common room it was clear that they had a lot in common. Finally it was time to enter he guessed as they had been told to go back. As they both entered the common room fell silent, everyone was sitting in there and they all stared at them. They looked at the faces of the people and smiled slightly then continued to enter. The minute that they came close the whole common room exploded with claps and cheers. "Woah that was awesome, tell us what happened!" someone called. "Yeah how'd you manage that?" another screamed above the clapping. "Was it true they had "guyns? a third yelled. Joe looked at Leecie who was grinning broadly and laughed, he didn't feel like explaining it again. "200 points… wow for one thing that's amazing!" Jessi screamed. He walked past everyone leaving Alicia to talk about it if she wanted. He went to sit down with his sister who was grinning broadly. "Wow, my own flesh and blood got 100 points and took down two muggle with a gun" she said sounding impressed. "Hey Leecie helped" he replied. "Well she did most of it…" he said but Beth shook her head "God this is so like you just accept my compliment for once." She shook her head again and rolled her eyes. "Okay okay, just don't look at me like that" he replied sighing. "Well I'm proud of you my ickle baby Joey" she hugged him tightly and smiled, he returned the hug then looked at Jessi who gave him a look of disgust and he shut his eyes then got up. "Well I'll leave you guys to it." He smiled then left, going over to the exit and leaving.
"Joe Joe Joe." He turned around to see Hallie running after him, she seemed to be quite upset. He had been walking along blankly towards the owlery. "What's wrong?" He asked worriedly, "m-m-m-me… a-a-a-a-n-and…" she burst into tears and latched onto him wailing into his shirt. "Hey its okay… you and Herms had another fight?" he asked curiously, she nodded sniffing and trying to hide her face in his shirt, Hallie wasn't the kind of girl who liked people seeing her in this kind of state, but as he had known her since they were like three years old. "What about?" he asked curiously, though he guessed it had something to do with his drinking. "He… he keeps dicing me for the frigging pub in Hogsmeade." She burst back into tears grasping his shirt tightly. "Please shhh, I'm sure he doesn't mean it." He hugged her even tighter then lifted her head up. "Come on its not like he doesn't love you or anything, you wouldn't believe the amount of times he's told me that he would die a virgin to be with you forever." She giggled, "come on now that's it, smile you know ya wanna." He hugged her again then wiped the tears from her cheek and kissed her gently on the cheek. "Now repeat after me." He half commanded, "My name is Hallie, and I am going out with the best boyfriend there is. I will not cry because I know he loves me and always will" he smiled waiting for her it to repeat him, she did a small smile appeared on her face and she hugged him tightly gripping so tightly around his waist. "Thank you joey, thank you so so so much." She gave him a kiss on the cheek back and continued to hug him. "Hey its no problem, I can't have my two best friends upset, that's one not cool and two, not cool." He laughed and lifted her up. "Now lets take you back to your common room and go find him." He carried her like a baby which whilst could be degrading in some circumstances would have to be one of the nicest things he could have done, even she had to admit that it was the nicest thing that he could have done.
As they reached the gryffindor common room she looked up at him and smiled. "You're a great guy as well, you know you didn't have to do this for me…right?" She asked curiously. "Of course I knew that, but seeing as though you and Herms are my two best friends there is no way in hell that I am going to leave you two upset at each other." He smiled and put her down. "Now you two go and be good." He hugged her again and kissed her forehead. "Goodluck," he grinned. "Thanks Joey I will."