#11 Dinner

Levi pushed his plate away as he faced the others around him. "Yeah.. I think I'm done." He whispered as he drank his final cup of water before clearing up his plate. He knew that the House Elves also did the cleaning up post dinner and knew they worked quite hard. He unlike some of the other students tried to help them out by ensuring that his plate was clean and everything was easily cleaned. He knew magic did most of the work but still wanted to make sure he did his little part to help. 

Looking over to Reena and the others, he smiled softly as he nodded softly and slowly stood up. " I'm heading back to the common room if anyone wants to come. Just try not to lose us any more points. We're kinda in the lead aye." He said with a cheeky smile on his face as he left the Great Hall and made his way to the Common Room. 

Jaxen was left feeling disappointed when the food disappeared from the table. He'd been able to at least eat some more of what was on his plate, but he hadn't finished. At least there would be more food waiting in the common room- maybe he could grab some snacks and run before his housemates got too involved in the celebrations.

Leaving the table, he hurried out of the hall in hope that he might reach the common room before King and the rest of the Quidditch players did. He was all for a bit of house spirit, but he also just wanted to go to bed and put the day behind him...

Soon he would be going home for the holidays, that was something he could look forward to.

Joe sighed in relief when she reassured him that he had not spit notably.
He tilted his head slightly when she confirmed that she was indeed Toby’s sister. So Emmy did have a twin?

Either way, he beamed at her after that.
“That‘s great! Toby’s my best friend. Did you know I was spending Christmas with your family? Ryan too, he’s our other best friend but I think he’s up in the Common Room already.“ Once Joe had started telling Martha about it, he somehow couldn’t stop.

“So Toby and Emmy both play Quidditch, do you? I mean, I know you don’t play on our House team, but do you like to play?“

He beamed even more brightly, if possible, when she congratulated him.
“Thanks! I‘ve had loads of fun.“

Joe looked somewhat wistfully when the food disappeared from his plate but he had actually managed to eat enough.

“Ugh. I guess that’s that. Time to face those stairs.“, he groaned at the thought of having to climb all the way to the Ravenclaw tower.

Amara rolled her eyes at Levi's assumption of what Ravenclaw's win meant for them, figuring he was certainly not one who knew what he was talking about regarding the sport. She appreciated Ravenclaw's victory on a personal level, and would have pitied them if they'd lost to Hufflepuff, but no it didn't do Slytherin any favors apart from presenting a worthy opponent.

She caught Elizabeth wrinkling her nose at the term "Goss", and tried to make eye contact to roll her eyes again as a show of mutual dislike for such nonsense. It's what she assumed Elisabeths's reason was for that reaction.

Reena's hesitation was noticed, but Amara didn't mind. It was smart to think before answering, even if th younger girl should know better than to consider not answering Amara Seabrook of all people. She nodded at the semi-confirmation she received, taking a moment to think about if she should proceed. She sniffed arrogantly when asked why she wanted to know, shaking her head as she sipped her pumpkin juice.

'Curiosity,' Amara said, nudging aside her finished plate. 'Sallow is influential -- close to royalty, they say. Have you met him? I believe his sister is in your class?' She shrugged to let Reena know her response to that was optional.

She breathed tightly through her teeth when Levi had the audacity to interrupt. Amara shot him a warning glare, then glanced around the table again while he occupied Reena. Their conversation about the ball and whatever was boring and unimportant, much to her continued annoyance. 

Something Lindsey said caught her attention, though. 'Hoping who was okay in the end?' Amara asked while blatantly ignoring Sinead.

Aware of Levi leaving the table, Amara nodded at his comment about joining him in the common room. Even though dinner was over, she didn't budge from the table yet -- still focused on Reena.

'We should talk,' she said, a clear invitation of higher social status if ever there was one. Seabrook made it no secret how selective she was of who even breathed near her. 'Perhaps you'll join me in the common room? I think you have potential, and I could help. If you're interested, of course.'

Amara still wanted to hear a response to her question, so Lindsey was also permitted to join them though was less notably requested. 

And with a nod, Amara rose to leave the hall. She strode away from the Slytherin table and towards the familiar path to the dungeons. Tryouts were cancelled, which wasn't ideal but she'd have time to schedule something else over the holidays. Assuming Samantha and that first year were still interested.

Lindsey was finishing up the meal when is disappeared and shrugged as she swallowed the last bite of her own food. As she began to gather her things, he looked up at Amara as she asked her question. Lindsey didn't have a chance to answer when Amara stood and walked away. As if it wasn't obvious, Lindsey concern was for the person who was knocked out during the game that she had been absent for. Lindsey knew Amara could careless, but she did and that was just who Lindsey was.

Standing up, she followed other fellow Slytherin's through the Great Halls and towards the dungeons.