#5 Breakfast

'Quidditch!' He repeated loudly, startled by the sudden man-handling of his shoulders. Or was it woman-handling? Let's not be sexist. It was man-handling. Lucky turned to face Sophia, his face beaming with joy. It was an exciting time for anyone who loved the sport. In a few days, matches would be starting and the team ranks would start to be filled. He reached for a couple pieces of toast while she spoke, beginning to load some scrambled eggs onto each piece.

'There's no way you wouldn't be on the team, mate.' How could she think otherwise? If Lucky hadn't been captain, Sophia Rhynhart was the only other option. Nobody knew strategy or plays as well as she did. Lucky wasn't bad with them, but he was more of a skilled, brute force than anything else. This is why he needed Sophia. 'It sounds brilliant, doesn't it? I can see Seabrook's face now.' Lucky snickered, smashing his toast together to make a sandwich.

He munched away on it, taking the time to browse the Daily Prophet that landed in front of them. He motioned at some of the articles, trying to get Sophia's attention. What was this news about the Auror? Was it another good guy gone bad? That seemed to happen a lot these days. If there was one thing everyone could count on, it was Luckett Langford remaining a decent human being. Well, for the most part. His intentions were normally, mostly good.

Lucky's eyes darted up the second Kat Maples showed up. He grinned at her. She was a looker, wasn't she? Kat had an exotic beauty to her, which most guys would easily fall for. But Luckett Langford didn't fall for anyone -- they fell for him. Well, that's how it usually worked. Lucky exchanged a look with Sophia, who caught the Slytherin's misinformation. He couldn't help but chuckle, but became confused. 'Uh.' He stammered in response, watching as Sophia jetted.

Why did she end up leaving breakfast so suddenly? He shrugged it off. Maybe she was late for something. He turned back to Kat, giving her his full attention. 'I'll meet you over there in a few minutes.' She was already gone, leaving Lucky to finish his sandwich. He wanted to talk more strategy with Sophia, but she apparently had other things to take care of. Maybe some other time. He took his last bite when the food disappeared from the tables. Time to go.

He strolled over toward the dining hall entry, spotting the Slytherin standing nearby. 'You wanted to see me?' Lucky grinned, after tacking on another word. 'Alone.' He wondered what this was about. Maybe she was going rogue and would leak all of Amara Seabrook's plans as captain. That was a stretch, but a hopeful reasoning. Maybe it wasn't even anything like that, maybe she just wanted to spend free time with Lucky. Who wouldn't? He was the greatest.

Lindsey had managed to put a few rolls in her pockets for class and as the food disappeared, she stood up and chuckled at Hanna as she spoke to her Hufflepuff friend. She looked at Avery as she spoke about not being able to and wasn't able to ask what she meant before she left. Why not? Lindsey would have to ask. This was her friend and she was also very curious.

It seemed that Hanna and the hufflepuff knew each other pretty well, so Lindsey waved to them both and headed towards the back of the great all. Giving a wave to Katherine as she passed by, she quickly headed down the stairs that lead to the dungeon and was gone into the dim, dark halls below.

Lindsey honestly could not wait to be outside, but this needed to be done first. She needed to finish this class and she also needed to pay as much attention as possible so that she could get a good grade in class. She was already doing well in her others classes, she couldn't allow her other classes to slip because her mind was not one what it needed to be on.

Tiana needed to keep her cool. Nyx was already trying to stir the pot! If she were to react in the way that Nyx wanted, she could upset Jade and that was the last thing that she wanted. She inhaled a deep breath and exhaled through her nose, taking a small sip of hot cocoa from a mug she filled a minute before. “Yeah, Lucky was brilliant in the chambers. Who knew he had it in him?” she asked, giving the tiniest of shrugs. She wasn't going to knock the Hufflepuff's skills or make his wins anything less than. He really did give her a tough couple of matches!

“The question is, are you going to be woman enough to acknowledge Lucky's strengths when he knocks you off your broomstick?” she replied with a passive aggressive giggle at the lip of her mug, taking another drink of her hot beverage. She didn't think Nyx was capable of such actions. She and Amara Seabrook were identical in that way. They were full of themselves, unable to accept defeat and concede when appropriate. Tiana looked to Jade as she let the question linger, hoping that her best friend wasn't upset, but she seemed to be just fine.

She decided to ignore the comments Nyx made about Professor Hathmore and the incident last night. It was a can of worms that Tiana had no interest opening. At least not now and not in the presence of Jade. She didn't want to make things anymore awkward than they already were.. especially after Katherine Maples showed up. You could feel the discontent radiating off the Gryffindor Quidditch Captain in waves. The last time Tiana interacted with Nyx and Kat, they were ganging up on her with Amara. So she minded her business, ignoring the Slytherin.

When Jade extended the offer of doing breakfast together again, except next time having Nyx at the Gryffindor table, Tiana whined a little.. but it was hardly audible. If she was listening hard enough, only Jade could hear it. But after a second thought, the idea had its perks! Nyx would have to sit with the likes of Jacob and Ronan too, and Tiana knew her boys were rough around the edges, especially when hungry. So Tiana agreed, knowing it would be entertaining.

“Yeah, you're more than welcome to sit with us next time!” Tiana said with a little too much excitement, grinning from ear to ear. Tiana beamed at her friend, hoping to show a sincere expression, but if Jade knew Tiana at all, she had to have known there was a motive. When the food started to disappear, Tiana stood and motioned for Jade to come along. “Thank you for having us,” she said a little less enthusiastic than before, before heading out of the Great Hall.. hopefully with her best friend behind her. Tiana was off to make plans for Gryffindor's tryouts!

'Good with pranks?' Lucky shook his head, wagging a finger at her. 'No, no, sweetness. I'm brilliant with them.' He beamed with pride, adjusting the collar of his Hufflepuff robes. Now, even though Ruby Farrowbrooke could rightfully claim starting the food fight a couple nights back, it was he who pushed her to do so. He always had a thumb on most practical jokes -- was usually involved in some way. He couldn't claim the glitter gag though. That wasn't his.

Kat started to ramble about friendships and other feminine frivolities. Why did girls get hung up on the silliest of things? Normally, Sophia Rhynhart was an ideal sidekick for something like this, but after her reaction to the Slytherin prefect, he didn't think it'd be a great idea. 'Let's put a pin in accomplices for right now.' He didn't give a reason, but he figured why add anyone else? They could do it themselves. Too many cooks in the kitchen always spoils the broth.

'I'll mull over some more plausible ideas and get back to you.' He tapped at his chin with his index finger, visibly thinking over some antics. 'But I like the way you think. I didn't take you for a prankster.' Lucky flashed her a grin, his white teeth visible in all their vibrant glory. Lucky started to walk off in the opposite direction, before turning around to address Kat a final time. 'And I'm doing this with the promise of a massage.' He winked at her, making his departure.