#8 Dinner

Amelia looked over at Anjay as he came in and felt a little stab when he sat away from them. What was going on with everyone? Jacob, Anjay and Lucky were all mad? What the hell was the world coming to? Amelia had also been mad, but it had been over since this morning and she was rather done with it. As he spoke again about rolling around in the grass, she felt that there was a little more to it than that, but let out a sigh.

"Alright... Fine... I guess everyone can have an off day," She said, finishing off her Goblet and grabbing a few extra rolls to snack on in the common room. She wasn't that hungry anymore. Stuffing them in her bag, she looked at Jacob. "But whatever it was that happened to you... Just remember, you would likely be acting the same way wanting to know and we would trust you and tell you what happened in the end." She kept her eyes on him before she stood up and left.

Reena smiled when Lindsey agreed to help her with her hair. It surely would do her good tospend some time with her friend after the day she had had to calm a little before the event.
Not that she nkew exactly what was coming for them but nobody seemed to knwo and the older students ever so smugly kept it secret from them.

Finishing her soup Reena got up herself and grabbed a piece of bread for the way. She then got her bag and put it over her shoulder.
After saying a quick "See ya" to Tom she beckoned Lindsey to lead the way so they could goto their dorm together.

[Exit]

"There have been students out of bed. More than usual, it would seem." Elizabeth answered, taking a small polite bite of food afterwards. Besides that, perhaps Filch wanted to make sure none of the leaving students stopped by the trophy room on the way to get changed or get to the Frivolity.

She glanced at the leaving fourth years before glancing in the same direction that Amara was. Sallow was from an older wizarding family, so she was familiar with the name if not the face. It was a bit abstract to her, so she shrugged. "I will make a note of that."

She wondered which boys should stay on her list. She had not considered that they would want to go out with other girls before. What if there was someone her parents wanted her to marry, but the boy preferred another girl, like Amara, or even if he would prefer a boy like Shores? This was much more complicated than she thought it would be.

Food vanished from the tables. Delicious desserts appeared in its place, tempting various students into lingering whereas others were too tired to bother - especially after a busy day of practice for Slytherins and Gryffindors. Most of the staff had already left the hall, though lingering 4th years rushed to head off to the ballroom at the urging of older students.

Jamie wasn't really paying attention to anyone at dinner and once it disappeared, he saw dessert appear. Looking at everything, he decided to grabbed a few different things and headed to the Ravenclaw Tower. He was just tired, likely from all the ingredient hunting today and going into the Lake. Jamie was joined by some older students who were off to get to the event in the ballroom that he had never even seen, but he wasn't paying attention to them.

"Hey, Freya." His face brightened when she arrived. It was nice to have a familiar face sit with him for dinner. "My orientation went well. McGonagall had a small tour planned for us in the Prefect Room. It was a total sight for sore eyes -- not my style of decor, but was very lavish." He shrugged, spooning some more soup. "Still, I can see it being the place to wind down after a long night of patrolling. A night like tonight, I wager."

The fourth years in the hall seemed extra chatty tonight with Founder's Frivolity on the docket. It was an event that would likely draw mischief and trouble from some students, and Kaspian was mentally preparing himself to be the one to put an end to whatever would happen tonight. To think that nothing would happen would be dense. There was also Filch's warning about the Trophy Room. Kaspian was determined to have his first night alongside Xcalyn be a success.

"Are you ready for your tryout?" He watched Freya ladle some soup into her bowl. He must've given her the idea, and that brought a smile to his mouth. It was a good night for soup. It felt chilly enough that even a small bowl would warm someone right up. "That's still tonight, right?" He took a generous drink from his cup. "You'll do brilliantly, I think. Nyx seemed to take a liking to your company this morning too, which can only help."

Kaspian nodded politely at the first years when they shyly joined the table. Ryan Barrow and Jonathan King were their names. Kettles already had their faces memorized at this point. He knew the first from the common room but the second from Quidditch tryouts. For a moment he considered engaging in conversation with the boys, but Nyx and Mathias' arrival took his attention. Kaspian smiled at the pair and shuffled his setting to make some room for them.

"Well and yourself?" Kaspian glanced at Nyx when he asked the question, but he already knew her answer. She spent the afternoon with her boyfriend and couldn't imagine her having had a bad day. It felt polite to ask her in any case. "We were just having a chat about Freya's tryout. I was telling her how I think she'll be brilliant on a broomstick."

Dinner disappeared after the conversation went on, with dessert appearing in its stead. Kaspian wasn't in the mood for sweets and quietly stood to excuse himself. He didn't want to endure a sugar crash in the middle of his prefect duties and thought toffee pudding and banana pie would put him over the edge. It was going to be a big night for him and Anjay Xclayn, with it being their first night in the role, and he wanted it to go smoothly -- as smooth as possible.