Meeting New Friends, Reuniting With Old Ones.

This thread for Aylee Walters, and anyone else who wants to join!

Wade softly patted the ground beneath him as he tried to take some mud off his shoes. He'd been out with Professor Vega helping her collect some flobberworms for future classes and such, and his shoes had been basically dipped in mud. As he was about to continue walking, he caught someone out of the corner of his eye and wondered if it was okay to approach them, but then upon realizing it was Aylee he decided to go up to her.

"Hello Aylee," he greeted her, "How's it going?"

Aylee was sitting down, eating a small sandwich and flipping through one of her textbooks. She liked to flip through them when she had free time, as she thought that they were very interesting. That day, she was reading her copy of 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them'.
As she flipped a page, Aylee heard someone call her name. She looked up to see Wade. She had met him only once before so she didn't know him that well. She was even more surprised that he managed to remember her name.
"H-hi," she said slowly. "I-I'm fine... you?"

A bit confused by the girl's stuttering, he answered her question. "I'm great, just...you know, helping Professor Vega out." he motioned towards his shoes, "It's pretty gross. I don't know how she does it." Glancing at the book she was reading, he recognized it immediately. "Ah, that book was fun. I didn't even know some of those creatures existed."

Aurelia had been wandering through the grounds of Hogwarts absentmindedly; the weather outside was simply breathtaking and she had been searching for a proper place to study, preferably under a tree with some shade from the blistering sun. Her brief search brought her to the Clock Tower Courtyard, where she found her gaze landing upon a particularly inviting evergreen tree--the sunlight filtered through the canopy of leaves, illuminating the shade underneath with some light, while also keeping extraneous light from entering the vicinity. Her azure eyes brightened at the sight and, just as she was about to wander over and make herself comfortable, she also noticed two familiar figures--Aylee and Wade.

Without a moment of hesitation, she immediately changed her course, heading towards them instead of the evergreen tree. After all, she could always find some other time to study, but she didn't always have a chance to make new friends. With a smile on her scarlet lips, she raced over, giving both of them a small wave as she approached them. "Hey Aylee! Hey Wade!" exclaimed Aurelia somewhat breathlessly, as she tied her long mahogany hair back into a ponytail.

Turning around at the sound of his name, Wade saw Aurelia approaching them. "Hey Aurelia." She looked busy trying to put her hair into a ponytail, so he waited patiently until she was with them to ask her how she was doing.
"How have you been?" he asked, making way for her to sit next to Aylee if she wanted to.

After pulling the elastic through her hair and giving her ponytail a quick pat, she flashed Wade a quick smile and decided to take a seat and make herself comfortable. "I've been good, thanks!" she answered brightly, "I actually came out here hoping to find some shade to study, but then I noticed you two. I must say that I find your company much more enjoyable than that of a tree," she quipped, smiling at both of them. "Anyway, how have you guys been?" asked Aurelia, having not seen either of them for quite some time.

Aylee was about to answer to Wade's remark about the creatures when she saw Aurelia heading towards them. She just flashed a smile towards Aurelia and looked back down to the book. She quickly finished her sandwich and listened to Wade and Aurelia talk. She preferred not talking at all if she was going to stutter again.
Then she heard Aurelia ask how they have been.
"F-fine," Aylee answered slowly, looking up.

Sydney burst into the room. She was breathing heavily and her face was a light shade of pink. “Dang!” She saw there were other people here and she shied back slowly. “Sorry. Didn’t mean to interrupt. Hey, Lee.” She said when she saw her best friend. “Malfoy. Lia.” She slowly slid down onto the ground as she tried to catch her breath. “Dang poltergeist. He messed up my hair.” She said as she pulled feathers out of her hair.

"Hey Syd," he said as Sydeny joined them. Turning to Aurelia to answer her question, he said, "I've been great."
Unsure of what else to say or do, he turned around and asked Aylee, "So, you're taking Professor Vega's class, aren't you? Who are you working with on the term project?"

Sydney quickly moved over to them and sat down in the semi circle they had formed. She continued to pick feathers out of her as she mumbled about getting revenge and something about screaming and a video camera. “So, Whatcha guys up to?” She didn’t mean to interrupt their little gathering. She had just had to find a place to hide.

Aylee giggled at the sight of Sydney with feathers in her hair.
"Hey Syd," she said, feeling calmer that her friend had joined them.
Then she heard Wade ask about the term project. Aylee turned to him and quickly tried to remember.
"I t-think it was... James and Lucy." she answered.
Slowly, she put away her book back in her bag which was sitting beside her.

"Nothing much." Wade replied to Sydney's question. Unsure of why she had feathers on her, he gave her a strange look and then decided to ignore it. It wasn't his business anyway.
"Oh, Lucy and James will be great to work with. Have you had the chance to work with both of them yet?" he asked Aylee.

"No," Aylee shook her head. "I hope it's soon, though... the deadline is 6th April..."
She had thought about owling them but she didn't want to bother either of them.
"W-who are you working with?" she then asked slowly, looking at Wade, then Aurelia, then at Sydney.

Rebecca had somehow wandered towards the Clock Tower Courtyard. Of course, she had no idea what it was called but as soon as she heard people talking, she couldn't resist the opportunity to make new friends. So she walked in, finding four people, two Ravenclaws and two Slytherins, talking together.
"Hi," she said, smiling brightly. "I'm Rebecca. Can I sit here?"

Sydney finally finished picking the feathers out of her hair and she said, “I hate that stupid ghost. He threw feathers at me and stuff. He’s so mean.” She started to pout when a girl came in. She said her name was Rebecca. “Sure. I’m Sydney by the way. Nice to meet you.” She smiled and moved over to make room for the new girl.

"Of course he is," Aylee said to Sydney slowly. "That's what poltergeists are for..."
She looked up as a Gryffindor girl appeared and introduced herself as Rebecca. Aylee followed the same suit as Sydney and moved so the girl could sit down. She smiled at the girl.
"H-hi," Aylee replied. "I'm Aylee."

"I actually don't know." Wade admitted as he looked at Aylee. "I heard something about the project, but I haven't check it myself." It was when another girl walked up that he turned to look at the others.
"Yeah, yeah." he said as he backed away slowly to give them all space. Suddenly he realized they were all girls, and he wished Shah was there.

"I'm Wade Malfoy." he said after hearing Sydney introduce herself. "Nice to meet you, Rebecca."

Rebecca smiled as the others made space for her. She sat down and looked at them, now seeing their faces clearly. She looked at all of them in turn as they introduced themselves. She had never met Sydney, Aylee or Wade before but the Slytherin girl she was sure she saw before.
"Hey," Rebecca said to the Slytherin girl, finally understanding where she had saw her. "You're in my Astronomy class! Aurelia, right?"

Sydney hadn’t realized when she moved over to make room she ended up really close to Wade. She nervously coughed and scooted over a little bit, creating a little bit of space between them. She blushed and smiled at him before quickly looking away. She smiled at Rebecca and eyed her outfit. “Cute shoes.” She said without thinking. They were cute and she always wanted a pair like them.

Sévérine approached the group. She didn't see a need to be shy, the worst they could do was say no!

"Hello people that I sort of know, can I join you guys?" she asked, tucking her hair behind her ear.

Sydney looked up "hey ser. Sure"

"Thanks, Syd," Severine returned. When was the last time someone called her Ser? Severine pondered this quickly as she sat down. "What you up to?" Severine asked the group lazily.

Wade realized that he was now surrounded by girls, and he wasn't very comfortable since the only one he really knew was Aurelia and he had only stopped by to greet Aylee. Deciding it was best for him to go, he said goodbye to every one of them and walked towards the Dungeons.

Sydney watched as Wade quickly left the group and she felt sad for some reason. She knew it wrong, considering he was with Shah. But she couldn’t help it. “Wade can be such a buzz kill.” She laughed jokingly to the others. She was secretly missing James and wanted him to come back soon. “Has anyone seen James lately?” She asked quietly.

Aylee gave Wade a small wave as if to say goodbye and sighed to herself as Sydney spoke. She just shrugged and stared at the ground.
"I'm bored," she finally declared. "Who wants to play a game?"