#9 - Go the Distance

Caine hadn't wasted much time running to his common room to grab his coat. It was a warm thing, gifted from his mother, so it wasn't magical in nature. Just grey. A simple grey, warm coat that fit him well and warmed his arms and torso. It even had a hat! 

That didn't stop him from wearing his Hufflepuff beanie under the hat or wrapping the Gryffindor scarf around his neck. He was a mix and match House at this point but it didn't bother him in the slightest. Nah, he was still... surprised by how he had come by the Gryffindor scarf. 

Shocked, even. Or didn't know what to think about it anyway. 

Tugging on his boots and slipping from the common room, Caine stuffed another Chocolate Galleon into his mouth, savoring the thing as he made his way through the halls, up the stairs, and out the doors. 

Cold air met him with a fury! He glanced up at the snow and smiled, spreading out his gloved hands to catch some of the falling flakes in his palms. He knew it was snowing. The Great Hall's ceiling had shown the weather outside but he'd not expected it all the same. Snow always took his breath away. He remembered snow before he came to Hogwarts and it wasn't always the best. 

But here it was nice. 

He strode onward, across the grounds and toward the lake, well aware of the temperature drop as he neared the boat house and slipped inside with a sigh. He still liked it here - even if he had no idea what to do. There were the mineral rocks and bats... they could smack some minerals into the lake... or they could go skating. Or both. Definitely both. 

While he waited for Evan, he reached over, picking up one of the bats and weighing it in his hand. He was a Seeker, not a Beater but he wondered if he could smack the rock hard enough to make it fly. That was the game, anyway, wasn't it? Levitate and smack? 

While waiting for Evan he pulled out his wand and focused on a rock. 

"Wingardium leviosa!" He called, followed by a swing of the bat to hopefully knock the mineral stone where it was supposed to go. 

[OOC: Eating Chocolate Galleon]