Gerrard Rayne: ::Just finishes slipping into his wolf suit, zipping it up the front, the zipper disappearing behind the fake fur and he smiles, squinting a bit to see out of the eyeholes, for which he'd found a nearly transparent silver to place over them to make them glint just a bit, a somewhat mischievous attitude coming over him and he waits to scare the stuffing out of Malfoy at the ball, brushing himself down and making sure that his suit is straight he turns to look at Zarek, his voice echoing a bit from inside the wolfs head:: Everything fitting alright?
Zarek Yeran: ::Emerges from behind the curtains to his bed, dressed in his tiger suit, cackling softly from inside:: Everything’s great. These costumes look so real. Malfoy is going to scream.
::The drapes remain tightly shut on the Hufflepuff tower since they were replaced two days ago and yet, through the open window, the excited babble and giggles of the fifth year girls drift out on the air interrupted briefly by the birthday song and then they return again full force as the girls dress for tonight::
Gerrard Rayne: ::Grins a bit and lets out a mock growl, raising his paws in the air and then breaks into laughter:: Oh, this is gonna be great!
Charisse Banning: ::One by one the giggles decrease until all that can be heard from the room is Chari humming a soft song to herself as she finishes dressing, giggling to herself for a minute::
Gerrard Rayne: ::Rustles through the top drawer of his dresser and finds what his looking for and snickers, clipping a bow-tie to the neck of his suit and turns towards the lightly reflective window and straightens it, grinning:: There we are..
Zarek Yeran: ::snickers at Gerrard, grinning slightly in his mask:: How much time do we have? ::lets out the best growl he can muster, jumping slightly at himself::
Gerrard Rayne: ::Laughs and chuckles:: About fifteen minutes actually..: ::Unzips the front of his suit for a second and straightens the clothes he's wearing underneath before zipping it up again and hops a couple of times:: There, much better...
Charisse Banning: ::Stands in front of her full-length mirror, wearing only the dress, make-up and jewelry of her costume and adjusts her hair, frowning for a minute as she looks quite a bit different than she normally does, though not in an entirely bad way::
Zarek Yeran: ::grins evilly, zipping the suit back up, standing on all fours again:: This is cool, it looks like i'm walking on four feet, but i'm really not. Really a nice bit of magic on that part
Gerrard Rayne: ::Chuckles a bit and watches him, nodding slightly:: Looks quite realistic...::Laughs:: Think Malfoy will survive tonight?
Zarek Yeran: ::grins, chuckling slightly:: I hope so. I still have one more Quidditch match to upset him in..
Gerrard Rayne: ::Grins, nodding:: Very true, wouldn't worry about that..with the start they had this year they'll be dreading this next game..
Zarek Yeran: hopefully hufflepuff beats them too, that'll put them out of the cup race
Charisse Banning: ::Settles onto her bed, slipping her shoes on and lacing them up as the remainder of the Hufflepuffs go down to the great hall, all in various costumes::
Gerrard Rayne: Hufflepuff should do just fine...with a new keeper and all of their players healthy i doubt Slytherin will have a big chance of beating them.. ::Glances at a clock sitting on a small table between their beds he waves a paw:: Five minutes til show time, we should get moving..
Zarek Yeran: ::nods, heading towards the door:: Lets go! We should go sit at slytherin table, or stand infront of Malfoy, when we get in the great hall..
Gerrard Rayne: ::Laughs a bit and strides towards the door, paws scraping softly against the floor:: Or sneak up on either side of him and stick our snouts in his face..
Zarek Yeran: ::grins, cackling softly:: lets sneak up, and put our snouts in Malfoy’s lap..
M0nkeyButt0n: ::Ponders for a moment as he steps out of the door and laughs, imagining the look on his face, laughing quite a bit harder now:: Oh i like that one...
Draco Malfoy: ::Malfoy stands in the Slytherin common room, dressed quite suitingly as a vampire, something that works well with his pale skin as he waits for Pansy to emerge, both determined to arrive last::
Zarek Yeran: ::nods, heading out the door, and down the steps, hiding behind the staircase, so they can wait for Malfoy to go into the great hall, before entering::
Gerrard Rayne: ::Slides down just after him, shuffling back under the staircase in the dark, snickering softly:: Come out come out wherever you are..
Zarek Yeran: ::pokes the wolf with his head:: Over here ::crawls back farther under the staircase, out of view::
Draco Malfoy: ::Once convinced that everyone has arrived, Malfoy and Pansy emerge from the dungeons and make their way to the Great Hall::
Zarek Yeran: Tell me when he goes in
Gerrard Rayne: ::Shuffles his feet, coming up just next to Zarek and nods slowly, lying on his stomach so he can see out from under the stairs but is hidden well enough within the shadows::
Draco Malfoy: ::The doors to the Great Hall open and the couple steps in, all eyes turning to them as they do::
Gerrard Rayne: ::Nudges Zarek with his leg and nods, whispering very softly:: They just walked in..
Zarek Yeran: ::nods, grinning slightly:: Give them a minute to get seated, then we'll go. Alright, lets go
Gerrard Rayne: ::Nods a bit and chuckles:: He usually sits at the front of the table...it should be wide enough, we can get in and under the table until we find him..
Draco Malfoy: ::They mingle among the Slytherins for a minute before taking a seat at the end of their table, in plain view of nearly everyone there::
Gerrard Rayne: ::Slides up onto all fours and trots out, keeping as silent as possible and against the wall up the doors of the great hall::
Zarek Yeran: ::crawls out from under the stairs, behind the wolf, stretching a bit, before heading up to the great hall, stalking next to the wolf:: When we get in, I'll go right, you go left. We'll meet by Malfoy, resting our heads on his lap
Gerrard Rayne: ::Grins a bit and nods, shuffling off to the left and only being noticed by one or two people who mention something like, "Oh neat.." before going back to what they were doing, sliding under the table he dodges waving feet: his eyes fixed firmly on Malfoy's at the end of the table::
Zarek Yeran: ::crawls along the wall, hiding behind tables as he goes along, sneaking under Malfoy’s table, catching Gerrard’s eye and nodding, crawling out, and lying under Pansy’s feet, unnoticed, waiting on Gerrard::
Gerrard Rayne: ::Slides up next to him, his paws planted right next to Malfoy’s feet and he grins, holding up three fingers as best he can and slowly nods three times, slowly raising his head and resting the snout of it on Malfoy's left leg::
Zarek Yeran: ::stands up quickly, placing half his head on Malfoy's right leg, staring up at him with his big yellow eyes::
Draco Malfoy: ::Sits there, dishing out his latest story about some muggle born or another and then looks down to his lap as he feels something on his legs and sits still, petrified and silent, rigid for a few long moments before screaming, the sound resembling that of a three year old girl and slips away from the table, running toward the door, yelling:: No! Not you! No!
Zarek Yeran: ::Gives the best, and very lifelike growl he can muster, halfheartedly chasing after Malfoy::
Gerrard Rayne: ::Smiles from within the mask, the magic of it doing something he hadn't expected and the lips of the wolf head move up, bearing teeth and scoots after Malfoy, chasing him out of the great hall::
Zarek Yeran: ::stops in the entrance of the great hall, grinning, looking over at Gerrard:: Should we take off the masks?
Draco Malfoy: ::Makes a straight line for the dungeons, not looking back until he's safely huddled under his bed, the laughter of hundreds of students haunting him::
Gerrard Rayne: ::Rolls over onto his back, consumed with laughter for a few moments before standing up in the door of the great hall next to Zarek::
Zarek Yeran: ::nods at Gerrard:: One...two..three
Gerrard Rayne: ::Undoes the zipper hidden just around his neck and pushes the mask backwards, a large grin plastered on his face::
Zarek Yeran: ::undoes the zipper of his costume, hopping out, and wandering over to an empty table, sitting down with a huge grin on his face::
Gerrard Rayne: ::Strides over to the table, still trying to subdue his laughter and plops into a spot next to Zarek:: Did you see the look on his face?
::The Hall erupts in a surge of cheers, the Slytherins noticeably silent in their shock and a large group of Gryffindors, Hufflepuffs, and Ravenclaws run up to congratulate them. After a few minutes, the group subsides and the Hall quiets into the ever present buzz of dozens of conversations::
Charisse Banning: ::Adjusts her wings and halo, taking one last look in the mirror and smiles as she hears the scream and laughter from the Great Hall, knowing that Gerrard and Zarek must have really scared Malfoy and takes a deep breath, taking one last look at herself before turning and walking down to the Great Hall::
Gerrard Rayne: ::Laughs softly and shakes his head, munching on a piece of fruit:: Ahh that was one to remember right there...i wish i had a camera..
Charisse Banning: ::The suits of armor stationed at the doors push them open with a loud bang and in the middle of the doorway stands Chari, dressed in her costume, the dress a little shorter, a little lower cut, hugging her curves a little closer, her shoes seem to be nothing but a sole with 3 inch heels with thin black lazes crossed back and fourth around her legs again and again until they reach her knees (think ballet slippers), her eyes are accentuated by the dark eye make-up she wears and the scarlet shade of lipstick completes the exotic look, her hair is half piled onto her head, the tips of it sticking every which way have been colored red as well as a few strands of the remainder of her hair that hangs straight down her back, her necklace and earrings are tarnished crosses hanging at skewed angles, not quite sideways, but also not straight::
Zarek Yeran: ::looks at Gerrard, then back at Charisse, his mouth hanging open rather noticably, before muttering: Wow..er..not much else to say. Just..wow..
Gerrard Rayne: ::Sets down a goblet full of red liquid and chuckles a bit, turning towards the door, his eyes scanning until they reach Charisse and he simply stares, unable or unwilling to say much at this point smiles as broadly as he can, before finally choking out:: Beautiful...
Zarek Yeran: ::stands up and waves Charisse over, making certain that she sees him and Gerrard, before sitting back down and nodding at Gerrard in agreement::
Charisse Banning: ::Smiles and blushes a bit, her eyes scanning the hall for a minute before making her way across it to Zarek and Gerrard's table and takes a seat across from them, chuckling softly as she spots Cedric and smiles at the two:: So, how did Malfoy take it? As well as expected? Tell me everything!
Gerrard Rayne: ::Smiles and stands up from his seat, chuckling softly, watching Charisse move across the room, shaking his head slowly as she comes up to them, bending in a short bow before sitting back in his seat and then laughs, grinning again:: Oh, i don't think he'll be back tonight...thats for sure..
Zarek Yeran: ::sits there at the table, A very large white tiger, with Zarek’s head sticking out of it, grinning at Charisse:: He took it better than expected. We walked up and well..put our heads in his lap, and he stood up, and ran screaming out of the great hall. Well..more like leapt up..but Yeah. Everyone cheered and came over to congratulate us and everything. ::looks at Charisse, grinning weakly:: You look Terrific. Great Costume!
Charisse Banning: ::Bows her head to Gerrard as he bows to her and then laughs softly and shakes her head:: I wish I had seen it... ::Smiles at Zarek, simply glowing for a few minutes:: Thank you! Your costume is great too. Both of yours are.
Gerrard Rayne: ::Nods an agreement, picking up his goblet again, rolling it between his hands and chuckles, a look of solemn seriousness taking over his features:: You do look incredible.. ::Grins a bit and looks down at himself, straightening out his fur and the bow-tie that he wears at his neck and chuckles:: You don't think it's too formal?
Charisse Banning: ::Blushes a bit and lowers her gaze to the table:: You guys really are nice... ::Smiles and shakes her head at Gerrard:: I like it.
Zarek Yeran: ::snickers at Gerrard, grinning broadly:: I don’t think anyone will care after the stunt we pulled. I doubt Malfoy saw your bowtie though..
Gerrard Rayne: ::His eyes wander for a moment and then he chuckles:: If we find Colin or his brother i'm sure they got a picture of it...they never miss an opportunity.. ::Snickers a bit and nods:: Thank you, and yeah your probably right.. ::Turns his gaze back to Charisse for a moment, staring over the top of the goblet he's holding in his hands and smiles:: It's true Charisse..
Zarek Yeran: ::Chuckles, glancing from Charisse to Gerrard, then over to the area where most of the Gryffindors are seated:: Colin just walked out of the great hall, holding his camera. We can talk to him tomorrow, and try to get copies ::Chuckles, looking at Charisse, grinning still:: We were being honest, after all..
Charisse Banning: ::Laughs softly and nods a bit:: I'm sure that he'll be more than happy to give us copies....::Smiles at each of them in turn, more and more color rising in her cheeks:: Well... thank you..
Zarek Yeran: ::smiles at Charisse, looking around the great hall once more:: Of course.
Gerrard Rayne: ::Bows his head a bit and smiles, draining the rest of the red liquid from his cup and sets it down on the table and glances around, his eyes going from costume to costume and he chuckles:: Look at that..Crabbe came as a troll!
Charisse Banning: ::Glances over to the Slytherin table, her eyes falling on Crabbe and shakes her head slowly, speaking softly:: No... he just tried to comb his hair...
Zarek Yeran: ::Looks over at the Slytherin table, shuddering slightly:: It seems he tried to do so, with a rather large amount of axel grease..
Gerrard Rayne: ::Frowns a bit and he stares for a moment longer before laughing again:: Are you sure thats not a troll costume?
Zarek Yeran: ::chuckles, grinning at Gerrard:: I dunno..thats a bit ugly..even by troll standards..
Gerrard Rayne: ::Laughs softly and nods a reluctant agreement:: I suppose your right..that is kind of insulting to the trolls..
Charisse Banning: ::Laughs softly and nods in agreement with Zarek:: He was probably too dumb to realize that this was a costume ball... ::Her tattered black wings fold realistically behind her::
Gerrard Rayne: ::Grins:: So very true..
Charisse Banning: ::Looks around the Hall for a while, frowning as she realizes that she's getting quite a few threatening looks from girls around who think she's either with Cedric, cheating on him, or out to steal every boy at Hogwarts::
Gerrard Rayne: ::Smiles and snaps his fingers:: Well how careless, Happy Birthday Charisse! Sixteen years old now!
Zarek Yeran: ::chuckles, still glancing at Charisse's costume every now and then, then frowning at her face:: Whats wrong Chari?
Charisse Banning: ::Returns her attention to Gerrard with a large smile:: Thank you! ::Shakes her head at Zarek:: Nothing at all.
Gerrard Rayne: ::Smiles and nods a bit, slapping the table with his palm:: I'm afraid you'll have to wait until later for your presents..so hopefully that wont bother you..
Zarek Yeran: ::nudges Gerrard under the table, and holds up three fingers, dropping one at a time, then stands up slowly::
Gerrard Rayne: ::Stands up from his spot at the table and grins, waving his arms like a director, following Zareks lead::
Charisse Banning: ::Smiles and nods slowly, shrugging a bit:: I'd be happy with none... ::Her eyes widen a bit as she looks up at the two, shaking her head and mouthing the word "No..."::
Gerrard Rayne: Happy Birthday to you! Happy birthday to yooooouu! Happy biiiiiirthday dear Charisssssseeeeee! Haaaaapppy Birthday to Yooouuuu!!!
Zarek Yeran: Happy Birthday to you! Happy birthday to yooooouu! Happy biiiiiirthday dear Charisssssseeeeee! Haaaaapppy Birthday to Yooouuuu!!!
Charisse Banning: ::Can't help but smile a little as she blushes furiously, her eyes trained on the table in front of her::
Gerrard Rayne: ::Fans out his hands and leans over, dropping his voice to a low bass:: Aaaand many mooooooooree!
Zarek Yeran: ::grins at Gerrard, then, beams at Charisse:: HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Gerrard Rayne: ::Claps his hands and smiles:: Happy Sixteenth!
Charisse Banning: ::Chuckles a bit nervously, looking up at the two with a classic "I'll get you" expression and manages to choke out:: Thank you...
::The bulk of the students in the hall although they can't react quick enough to sing, clap, with scattered, "Happy Birthdays!" among the crowd::
Zarek Yeran: ::looks around, grinning at all the people in the great hall, noticing that well over half of them are looking at their table, and clapping, smiling at Charisse then chuckles and Nudges Gerrard:: I think we are in a lot of trouble later..
Gerrard Rayne: ::Smiles and bows slightly, chuckling, still clapping his hands and then trails off, slipping back into his seat, staring at Charisse:: Your welcome of course, and i know you'd be happy with none..but that just wont do.. ::Snickers and grins at Zarek:: Oh, i think we'll live..
Charisse Banning: ::Smiles and looks around the great hall, a warm feeling forming inside her, one that she hasn't felt in a while and waves to various people, calling back “thank you”s and looks up at the two for a minute, shaking her head:: You know, as much as I absolutely hate it when you do that, it is nice of you... thank you...
Zarek Yeran: ::grins at Charisse, chuckling a bit:: We wouldn't do it for anyone else
Gerrard Rayne: ::Nods a bit and smiles:: It's true...besides..it's the least we can do..
Charisse Banning: ::Smiles and shakes her head a bit, shifting a bit as she feels eyes on her still:: It's more than I could ask for...
Gerrard Rayne: ::Chuckles a bit and smiles:: Besides its fun...
Charisse Banning: ::Smiles and looks at the two of them for a minute, so thankful to have them as friends:: It's so beautiful out tonight, would you mind if we went outside?
Gerrard Rayne: ::Shakes his head and smiles:: Not at all..
Zarek Yeran: ::shakes his head, grinning at Charisse:: Your the Birthday Girl
Charisse Banning: ::Smiles and nods a bit:: Thank you... ::Her wings unfold themselves as she goes to stand, and flutter a bit, lifting her up::
Gerrard Rayne: ::Smiles and chuckles softly standing from his spot at the table and stretches just slightly, watching Charisse:: Well isn't that cool...working wings...
Zarek Yeran: ::puts his tigers head back on, and nods at Charisse:: After you. Those wings are very cool..
Charisse Banning: ::Smiles and nods a bit, blushing slightly:: I found a spell... you don't think it's a little much, do you?
Gerrard Rayne: ::Looks down and straightens his bowtie, shaking his head:: Not at all..it's a very cool touch..
Charisse Banning: ::Smiles and turns, heading toward the door, down the hallway, and out into the cool, clear night::
Gerrard Rayne: ::Follows Charisse, his paws shuffling lightly against the floor and he whistles, stepping outside and taking a deep breath of the night air::
Zarek Yeran: ::follows Charisse out, standing on his two rear paws in the doorway, waving with his other two, telling everyone goodbye to a great deal of laughter, as he exits the great hall::
Charisse Banning: ::Smiles and walks off toward the tree they generally meet under, the moonlight reflecting off of her, giving her skin an unearthly glow and her hair an wings a beautiful shine::
Gerrard Rayne: ::Smiles and glances around, the night calm and cool as the three stride down towards their tree, standing on the left side of the tree he leans against it, staring down at the glassy water, barely a ripple disturbing the surface now, as it acts like a perfect mirror for the sky above::
Zarek Yeran: ::chuckles inside his mask, as he sits under the tree, gazing off into the night:: Its beautiful out here..::pulls off his mask, and props his head up against the tree with it::
Charisse Banning: ::Smiles as she walks to the edge of the lake and looks down at the reflection of a girl that so resembles her, and yet isn't and she turns to look at Gerrard and Zarek with a smile:: I wanted to thank you two for being such great friends... I don't know how I would have gotten through these past couple months without you...
Gerrard Rayne: Chuckles a bit and smiles, scuffing his paw lightly in the dirt and looks at her, his face and body mostly hidden by the shadow of the tree, making him just an outline:: Wouldn't have missed it for the world..
Zarek Yeran: ::beams at Charisse, sitting up from the tree, chuckling a bit:: I couldn't have gotten through the first week without you two. Thank you both..
Charisse Banning: ::Smiles and walks over to the tree, hugging Zarek first and then Gerrard:: You really are the best friends a girl could ask for....
Gerrard Rayne: ::Bows his head a bit and smiles at Zarek:: My pleasure..
Zarek Yeran: ::returns the hug, the hint of a smile in his voice:: And your by far the best friend that we could ask for.
Gerrard Rayne: ::Returns the hug for a moment and chuckles a bit, studying them both slowly:: Thank you both, for helping me when i first came here...don't think the first while here would have been so much fun or so easy without the both of you.. as well as now..
Charisse Banning: ::Smiles and nods, chuckling softly:: We were made for each other...
Zarek Yeran: ::nods In agreement to Charisse:: We really were. This has already been the best year ever, and we've only been here almost two months.
Gerrard Rayne: ::Grins and nods at both of them:: That we were...the trio of troublemakers
Charisse Banning: It has been... ::Sits on the ground, leaning back on her hands with her legs crossed at the ankle, and lets her head fall back, looking up at the stars, the wings folding behind her and falls silent for a long moment before speaking softly, half sighing and sounding rather far away:: I don't think there's anything else in the world more beautiful than a clear night sky....
Gerrard Rayne: ::Smiles and looks at Zarek:: Yeah it has...definetly one to remember ::Moves out from under the tree, taking a small hop over Charisse and plops down on the grass, cross legged at first and looks up at the stars::
Zarek Yeran: ::returns his gaze to the stars, lying back, next to Charisse, near the tree:: You know.. I have to agree. I could sit out here all night, and watch the stars.
Charisse Banning: ::Smiles and nods a bit, her face silhouetted against the reflection of the moon on the lake:: So could I... They're so simple... uncomplicated... perfect....
Gerrard Rayne: ::Smiles and lies back on the grass, his hands running through the blades of grass as he watches the stars and then he points, a little bit off to their right:: Orion’s out tonight.. Mm ::Nods slightly and smiles:: Too few things like that..
Charisse Banning: ::Follows Gerrard's finger at smiles at the constellation, something about it still warming her inside, though any significance is long gone and she sighs contentedly::
Gerrard Rayne: ::Smiles a bit, still watching the stars and then shifts slightly, shrugging in his suit and then unzips it, shimmying out of it as quickly and as quietly as he can as leaves in a semi-largish white heap next to him, under the suit he wears pitch black pants with orange and yellow threading, a button down shirt with what seems to be flames, though outlined in only single stitching around the bottom edge, cuffs, collar and up the back of the shirt and a long sleeve shirt under that, stretches a bit and places his hands behind his head, giving him a better view of the night sky::
Charisse Banning: ::Smiles as she gazes up at the clear sky, her face silhouetted by the reflection of the full moon upon the glassy surface of the lake, and her wings fold over her shoulders in a poor imitation of a jacket and she shivers just slightly, the air cool this time of year, especially considering what she's wearing. Shrugs off her wings, letting them lie flat on the ground and leans forward, untying her shoes and unwrapping the laces from around her legs, setting then next to her wings and stands up, walking over to the edge of the lake, dipping her feet into the warm water, causing ripples to disrupt the glassy surface::
Zarek Yeran: ::Zarek sits under the tree with Charisse and Gerrard, no longer in his tiger costume, but in a navy blue sleeveless shirt, and a pair of khaki pants, with a special pocket for his wand, looking over at Charisse and Gerrard, smiling before looking back at the stars::
Gerrard Rayne: ::Chuckles softly and smiles, watching her for a moment and speaks in a soft voice, but just loud enough to be heard through the calm night air:: Hows the water tonight?
Charisse Banning: ::Smiles and sits on the bank, letting the water wash over her feet and looks back at Gerrard and Zarek, her eyes glittering in the darkness:: Nice, actually...
Gerrard Rayne: Hmm...::Smiles and nods slowly, sitting up in his spot and chuckles softly walking down to the water, unbuttoning his shirt and tossing it on top of the mound that constitutes his costume and strides into the water, about ankle deep the bottom cuffs of his pants seeming to get wet, but when he moves back the water simply beads and rolls off, leaving them dry and he nods:: Ah it is nice...
Zarek Yeran: ::mutters a spell, waterproofing his shorts, before pulling his shirt, shoes and socks off, and stepping into the water along with Gerrard and Charisse:: This is nice. We should come swim one night, when we're all prepared for swimming, that is
Gerrard Rayne: ::Screams and covers his eyes, pointing at Zarek:: And you call me indecent!
Charisse Banning: ::Chuckles softly and turns her head away from Zarek, her eyes shut tightly:: My poor, poor eyes...
Zarek Yeran: ::snickers at Gerrard, looking at his shirtless torso:: But i'm all nice and tan ::winks at the two of them, though they dont see, because of their closed eyes:: At least I dont glow in the dark, like Gerrard.
Gerrard Rayne: ::Mutters and turns his head away, rubbing his eyes:: Blinded.. ::Boggles and and opens his eyes, and pulls his shirt out a little bit, peering down:: I dont see a shred of white on me...
Zarek Yeran: ::mock sniffs, grinning when they cant see him, wandering up to the shore, putting his shirt back on, and sitting with his feet in the water, grinning at them:: I'll just stay up here then.
Charisse Banning: ::Chuckles softly and shakes her head, looking up at Zarek:: I like Gerrard's tan... besides... what's wrong with glowing in the dark? Heaven knows I do...
Zarek Yeran: ::chuckles, looking at Charisse, shaking his head:: You look pretty tan to me.
Charisse Banning: ::Looks down at herself, pulling out the top of her dress a bit to look down at her stomach and shakes her head:: No... pretty white...
Gerrard Rayne: ::Laughs a bit and shakes his head:: I don't recall you being white...at all really...pretty well tanned as a matter of fact..but my eyes might be playing with me
Charisse Banning: ::Looks up at Gerrard for a minute, letting the top of her dress settle back into place and smiles slightly, wondering a minute before shrugging:: Well, thank you...
Zarek Yeran: ::chuckles, sitting in the sand, kicking his feet in the water::
Gerrard Rayne: ::Shrugs a bit and smiles, chuckling softly:: 'Tis the truth really...
Charisse Banning: ::Smiles and climbs to her feet, shaking the water off of them for a minute before walking back up to the tree, without the wings, it is now apparent that the back of her dress dips rather low as well::
Gerrard Rayne: ::Dips his fingers one at a time in the water, making several circles of ripples, his eyes trailing around for a moment, falling on her as she walks and then back to the water, scooping some up in his hand and letting it trickle down his arm and the rest of it dripping into the water, making tiny splashes and more ripples over the somewhat less glassy surface::
Zarek Yeran: ::grins, looking around, up at Charisse, then back at Gerrard, splashing him quickly, then muttering the waterproof charm for his shirt as well, before diving under water::
Gerrard Rayne: ::Looks down and chuckles as the water, beads and dribbles down his shirt and onto the sand and grins at the spot where Zarek dove under, laughing a bit:: Last year i took a bad step and fell in the water...after i learned the Impervius charm i waterproofed all of my clothes... ::Snickers softly:: Learned from that mistake rather quickly in all honesty...
Zarek Yeran: ::swims underneath Gerrard carefully, coming up behind him, long enough to mutter the bubble-head charm, then descending again, emerges from the water once more, with a gigantic bubble over his head, water rolling off his clothes quickly, before muttering the counter curse, causing the bubble to disappear, walking back up to shore::
Gerrard Rayne: ::Sits cross legged on the edge of the beach, his finger tracing lines in the fine sand, glancing up every now and then to see where Zarek has dissapeared off to::
Charisse Banning: ::The giant squid sticks a large tentacle out of the water and brings it down in a rather large splash, spraying water all over the two boys and Chari giggles from her spot as she takes a seat at the base of the tree::
Gerrard Rayne: ::Glances up just as the squid splashes them, his clothes remaining quite dry as the water simply beads and trickles down onto the sand but his head completely soaked, water dripping from his hair and down his face as he glares out at the lake:: Oh funny...veeeeery funny...
Zarek Yeran: ::chuckles, looking over at the squids tentacle, shaking his head:: He always picks interesting times for that..Good thing I waterproofed my clothes..I wish I would have remembered my hair. Good thing I keep it shortish..
Charisse Banning: ::Claps a hand over her mouth as she watches Gerrard and Zarek, attempting to stifle her giggles as not to attract attention, a few tears of laughter forming in her eyes::
Gerrard Rayne: ::Takes both his hands and runs them through his hair, ruffling it for a moment until it's once again standing on end and he slaps the water, splashing a bit out onto the lake before standing and turning towards the tree, his eyes quickly falling upon Charisse trying to withhold her laughter and he smirks, walking up towards the tree:: It's alright..you can laugh..it's actually pretty funny... ::Takes a seat next to Charisse and his hair still soaking wet he shakes his head a few times, spraying water everywhere:: Funny thing about water...has this habit of getting everywhere...::Rubs his fingers in both ears, tilting his head to get rid of the excess::
Zarek Yeran: ::nods at Gerrard, respiking his hair, laughing himself, before hopping over to sit next to Gerrard and Charisse:: We dont mind. That was actually quite funny.. ::chuckles a bit, grinning fondly:: Stupid squid
Charisse Banning: ::Shrinks away from the water, a few droplets clinging to her hair, making it look as though she has little stars in it and a few drops sit on her shoulders and then chuckles softly:: I like the squid...
Gerrard Rayne: ::Nods out towards the lake, snickering a bit:: It can be cool...just...not when its drenching innocent students...
Zarek Yeran: ::nods, chuckling a bit:: Me too, I was just playing. I've loved the squid since I rode on one of its tentacles during our first year, of course..getting Detetion from Snape.:: ::glowers darkly:: He always seems to be around when I dont need him..
Charisse Banning: It's just how he is, but ::Giggles in delight:: We got him back for everything... I don't think I'll ever forget that. I think one of the best parts were the rumors...
Gerrard Rayne: ::Ponders for a moment, looking at Zarek thoughtfully:: Do we really ever need him?
Zarek Yeran: ::chuckles, considering that for a moment, finally giving in:: Of course not. Though, I can Guarentee you, were I to be attacked, he would be nowhere around.. ::grins at Charisse, snickering softly:: That has to be the funniest thing We've ever done. Well, that and the Malfoy thing, of course..
Charisse Banning: ::Rolls her eyes a bit, muttering something about Potter::
Zarek Yeran: ::scratches his head in confusion:: What about Potter?
Gerrard Rayne: ::Grins:: It was definitely a classic thats for sure...something that i doubt will be forgotten any time soon by the students at this school..
Charisse Banning: ::Chuckles softly and looks up at Zarek, shaking her head:: Snape wouldn't be around if anyone needed him by choice... he's only there to help Potter because he has to.
Zarek Yeran: ::chuckles, grinning still:: We'll have to go in the hall of fame for one of the best pranks for Snapes..Students wont be forgetting that one for aloong time
Charisse Banning: ::Smiles proudly at the two and nods:: I think it may go down in Hogwarts history...
Gerrard Rayne: ::Nods at Charisse:: Most definitely...and well Snape wouldn’t dare argue with Dumbledore...but neither would most people....
Charisse Banning: ::Smiles just slightly as though to say "you'd be surprised..." and then shakes her head a bit:: Snape wouldn't...
Zarek Yeran: ::chuckles a bit, nodding slightly:: I'm surely glad to be on the good side. I wouldn't want to have to face Dumbledore ::gives a slight shudder at the thought::
Gerrard Rayne: ::Nods thoughtfully:: Thats a slightly more then terrifying thought...
Charisse Banning: ::Smiles and nods a bit, chuckling softly:: I don't think anyone would be, really... I mean, who knows what could happen to you?
Gerrard Rayne: ::Shakes his head and chuckles softly:: Something entirely unpleasent would be for sure...
Charisse Banning: ::Laughs softly and nods a bit:: Or something incredibly odd...
Zarek Yeran: ::nods, grinning at Gerrard:: Somthing very unnatural is for sure..
Charisse Banning: ::Smiles and looks from one of them to the other a few times, her smile ever widening and then she looks up at the sky for a few minutes, speaking softly:: You know, this is the best birthday I've ever had... thank you guys...
Gerrard Rayne: ::Chuckles softly and smiles, nudging Charisse in the arm gently:: It's a pleasure...really...to see you smile as much as you have today and i don't think i've seen a worried look in your eyes at all..it's quite rewarding to see you having a day like today..::Smiles again:: Only we'll work on making them happen more often...
Zarek Yeran: ::chuckles, smiling at Charisse broadly:: It really is the least we could do. Seeing you thrilled, is more than enough for us
Charisse Banning: ::Smiles another of her dazzling smiles, her eyes lighting up as she studies them each in turn:: Thank you... I feel so good today... like nothing bad could ever happen... It's a great feeling..
Gerrard Rayne: ::Turns his head and grins at Charisse:: And it's not quite over yet...::Glances at his watch and smiles:: You are the birthday girl of today for another fourty-five minutes...and you still have your presents to open...
Zarek Yeran: ::chuckles, nodding at grinning again, looking up at the sky for a minute, before answering:: I know the feeling. I feel like that every time we go on one of our adventures. Being with you two makes me feel great always
Gerrard Rayne: ::Nods an enthusiastic agreement with Zarek, smiling:: Absolutely...
Charisse Banning: ::Looks up at Gerrard for a minute, looking slightly confused for a minute and shakes her head a bit with a small smile:: But I opened all my presents this morning...
Zarek Yeran: ::nods at Zarek, before smiling at Charisse:: Oh, no you didn't.
Gerrard Rayne: ::Pats Charisse on the back and smiles, chuckling softly:: So what do you say birthday girl, up to opening your presents?
Charisse Banning: ::Nods a bit, looking up at him with a large smile:: Yes, I suppose... I wasn't expecting...
Gerrard Rayne: : ::Smiles and watches Charisse for a moment, nodding slowly:: I know...
Zarek Yeran: ::smiles at Charisse, nodding slightly:: We know you weren't..Why do you think we did it? Being predictable is no fun at all..
Gerrard Rayne: ::Chuckles softly:: Well...among other reasons...
Charisse Banning: ::Chuckles softly, nodding to Zarek:: True enough, I suppose...
Zarek Yeran: She knows that wasn't the only reason ::pokes Gerrard in the side:: That was one of the many though.
Charisse Banning: ::Smiles and shakes her head at the two, her curiosity beginning to get to her::
Gerrard Rayne: ::Covers his side with his free hand, nodding slowly at Zarek, smiling a bit:: I know...just saying..
Zarek Yeran: ::chuckles, looking at Charisse:: Ok, now close your eyes, and follow us ::mutters a few words, waving his wand, conjuring the leash-like object that Charisse used for him and Gerrard:: I wont run you into any walls, i Promise.
Charisse Banning: ::Laughs softly and nods a bit, climbing to her feet:: I suppose it's only fair... ::Stands quietly, her eyes closed tightly::;
Gerrard Rayne: ::Rubs his chin thoughtfully for a moment, glancing around:: Your presents...now what on earth did i do with them...::Shakes his head and stands, waving his wand at his extra clothes, sending them up to his room, concealing his wand once again, standing next to Zarek::
Zarek Yeran: ::chuckles at Gerrard:: Well, I let you put them up, so you lead the way.
Charisse Banning: ::Stands still, half listening as she hugs softly to herself, deciding that it'll be alright if she goes barefoot::
Gerrard Rayne: ::Raises an eyebrow and chuckles, nodding slowly and leads them down the lakeside, his feet padding softly against the grass, being careful he walks through a path lined by tree's until they come to a clearing shaped in a neat circle, the paths they take are clear of most all debris, leaving just the soft cool grass to walk on::
Charisse Banning: ::Follows slowly after them, trusting Zarek to not run her into anything, singing softly to herself all the way::
Gerrard Rayne: ::Stops in the center of the clearing and smiles, pointing to a spot in the middle:: Right there should be good...
Zarek Yeran: ::nods, looking at Gerrard, then at Charisse:: You can open your eyes now. ::waves his wand, causing the leash to disappear::
Charisse Banning: ::Stops slowly, her voice fading away and she opens her eyes slowly, smiling at the two of them::
Gerrard Rayne: ::Chuckles softly and smiles before a deep frown comes over his features:: Now where did i leave those presents...::Stalks around the clearing, passing a few of the tree's, accidentally stubbing his toe on one of the raised roots, taking a couple hops, holding his toe, a brightly wrapped package falls from the branches of the tree, hovering three feet or so above the ground and he laughs, smiling at Charisse and Zarek:: Well there's one...
Zarek Yeran: ::grins, handing the long, thin Package to Charisse:: Here you are..
Charisse Banning: ::Giggles softly at Gerrard, shaking her head for a minute, studying the present for just a second before glancing at Gerrard:: Are you alright? ::Smiles at Zarek, taking the package with a soft:: Thank you...
Gerrard Rayne: ::Points around at the rest of the tree's in the clearing and chuckles:: I think the rest of them are up in the tree's lining the clearing...should be six in all i think... ::Nods a bit, wiggling his toe's in his shoe:: Oh yeah...that toe has been through much worse.
Zarek Yeran: ::nods at Gerrard, looking around quickly:: That sounds about right ::looks back to Charisse, waiting for her to open her present::
Charisse Banning: ::Blinks a bit, her eyes widening as she looks at Gerrard, gaping for a minute:: Six? ::Shakes her head a bit and the looks down at the present in her hands, unwrapping it slowly::
Gerrard Rayne: ::Raises on hand and counts slowly on his fingers, muttering to himself as she unwraps her first present and then chuckles:: I think so...unless i counted wrong..
Zarek Yeran: ::chuckles, looking from Charisse, to the package in her hand:: Well, I know you like to fly, You see. I figured you would enjoy a Nimbus 2001, I hope you like it.
Charisse Banning: ::Gasps softly, running her fingers over the handle of the broom as it floats in front of her and then looks up at Zarek with a large smile, leaning over the broom to hug him:: Thank you so much! It's amazing!
Zarek Yeran: ::returns the hug, grinning slightly:: Its quite alright. Just knock on the trees, to get the rest of your presents..
Charisse Banning: ::Smiles and looks over her new Nimbus 2001 for a long moment before nodding a bit, complete delight shining on her face and the looks around at the other trees, raising an eyebrow before leaning over to knock lightly on the trunk of the tree nearest her::
Zarek Yeran: ::Jumps up, catching a small envelope as it flutters down, handing it to Charisse, grinning again:: This one was an idea we both agreed on, we think you'll like it.
Charisse Banning: ::Takes the envelope with a small smile and studies it for a minute with a raised eyebrow before opening it::
Gerrard Rayne: ::Leans up against the tree, nodding slowly and smiles watching her as she opens her presents::
Charisse Banning: ::Pulls out the piece of parchment inside of it and smiles, her eyes lighting up and she bounces a bit:: This is great!
Zarek Yeran: ::smiles, chuckling softly:: I'm glad you like it. Oh..and my last one, I didn't get wrapped, So give me a moment. ::hops off behind a tree, grabbing his last present, holding it behind his back as he wanders up::
Charisse Banning: ::Carefully folds the paper back up, slipping it inside the envelope::
Zarek Yeran: You mentioned that you would love to have this, a few days ago, in Hogsmeade. ::Pulls a Long, Silvery Formal dress, with spaghetti straps, with a long slit up the right side, coming to around her knee, handing it to her:: This is the one you liked, isn't it?
Charisse Banning: ::Her eyes widen a bit as she sees the dress, a small smile creeping across her face as she whispers:: Oh, Zarek... you didn't..
Gerrard Rayne: ::Grins a bit and chuckles, clapping his hands together softly:: Beautiful!
Charisse Banning: ::Takes the dress, holding it at arms length to look at it and then holds it up to herself, looking down and smiles, once again pulling Zarek into a hug:: Thank you!
Zarek Yeran: ::chuckles, smiling at Charisse, and returns the hug:: Of course I'm just glad you like it.
Charisse Banning: I absolutely love it.... ::Reaches up to hang the dress on a low branch and takes a step back, looking over it with a smile:: It's beautiful...
Zarek Yeran: ::looks at charisse, absolutely beaming, before wandering over to a nearby tree, leaning on it, nodding at Gerrard::
Gerrard Rayne: ::Chuckles softly and smiles:: Quite a trio to follow...but lets see what we have...::Steps away from the tree he was standing at and points out to three of them:: Whenever your ready...those are your three..
Charisse Banning: ::Stares at the dress for a moment longer before turning to smile at Gerrard and reaches out, lightly poking the first tree he indicated::
Gerrard Rayne: ::From the tree a leather bound book floats down amidst a few fluttering leaves, on the front cover of the black book in the bottom corner in gold embroidery is written, "Charisse Banning"::
Charisse Banning: ::Reaches out to catch the book, running her fingers lightly over the cover and the lettering, flipping slowly through the pages before turning to smile at Gerrard:: It's lovely... thank you!
Gerrard Rayne: ::Chuckles softly and smiles, bowing his head, motioning to the book:: Well it's not an ordinary book by any means...i noticed that you enjoy singing as kind of a hobby...so if you would...just hold it open and sing a few notes.. of anything...
Charisse Banning: ::Raises an eyebrow for a minute and opens the book, singing a few notes of a song her mother used to sing to her::
Gerrard Rayne: ::On the page of the book the notes begin to rise slowly among music bars as she sings them, following perfectly with every note change and strength of her voice, smiling:: Professor McGonagall helped me with the actual spell..but i thought you might find it useful..
Zarek Yeran: ::smiles at Gerrard and Charisse, grinning:: Oooh.. That is very nice..I've never seen that spell before. Great Idea Gerrard!
Charisse Banning: ::Stares at the page for a minute, a large smile coming across her face and she looks up at him:: It's brilliant! Thank you!
Gerrard Rayne: ::Smiles broadly and bows his head:: My pleasure Charisse...::Nods to Zarek:: Neither have i..but i had some inspiration..
Charisse Banning: ::Steps over and balances the book carefully on top of the Nimbus, making sure that they both float steadily before walking to the next tree, giving Gerrard a quick hug before tapping on the tree::
Gerrard Rayne: ::Returns the hug and smiles before looking up at the next tree, blushing a bit:: So i was on a roll with the book thing...and i couldn't help myself...with the help of Colin and some of my old photo's...::Another book more rectangular in shape is brown, the cover of it laced with a green vine design, in the corner the words, "The Trio" are written::
Charisse Banning: ::Smiles as she catches the book and leans against the tree, flipping though the pages, smiling at this picture and that, giggling softly at a few of them before looking up with a large smile:: It's perfect, Gerrard, thank you!
Gerrard Rayne: ::Smiles broadly and nods, chuckling softly:: I figured it's only fair to document our best and...well not so best moments through the years..no matter how embarassing.. ::Grins and smiles at Charisse:: I'm glad you like it!
Charisse Banning: ::Nods a bit and smiles, looking up at Gerrard:: I love it! ::Shakes her head a bit, chuckling softly as she flips through a few more pages:: I couldn't think of anything more suiting...
Zarek Yeran: ::chuckles, blushing a bit:: There is a particularly embarassing one of me in there somewhere. I like it though..
Gerrard Rayne: ::Laughs softly and smiles, grinning at her:: I'm sure we'll still add pages to it in the future.. ::Snickers at Zarek:: I'm not quite that mean..
Charisse Banning: ::Laughs softly, looking up at Zarek:: I'm sure there are embarrassing photos of all of us in here.. ::Chuckles softly, closing it and setting it lightly on top of the music book before smiling at Gerrard with a nod:: We definitely will... ::Walks over to the last tree, looking up at it for a minute before poking it lightly::
Gerrard Rayne: ::The tree simply sits for a moment and then something glints softly in the moon light, a silver bracelet floats down from between the branches, a plain looking chain at first glance but glows just slightly in the darker surroundings::
Charisse Banning: ::Her eyes widen a bit as she sees the bracelet and reaches up to catch it, holding it tenderly as she studies it, her back to Gerrard for the moment before she turns to face him, one of her stunning smiles crossing her face:: It's gorgeous... Thank you, so much... both of you! ::Pulls them both into a bit hug, giving each of them a light peck on the cheek, a few happy tears forming in the corners of her eyes:: You are the best friends a girl could ask for...
Gerrard Rayne: ::Smiles and blushes returning the hug, simply standing for a few moments and nods a bit:: Your the best friend a guy could ask for.. ::Smiles and leans his head back a bit, studying Charisse silently for a moment:: And you’re welcome..of course...you deserve it..
Zarek Yeran: ::nods in agreement with Gerrard, returning Charisse's hug:: You are the best friend that we could ever ask for. We're just glad to see you so happy.
Charisse Banning: ::Looks at each of them in turn, simply beaming at them as she's happier than she has been in a long. long time:: Well, I don't know about deserving it, but I certainly am happy...
