baby let the games begin

Right? I wouldn’t have thought of palm trees for a good long while, personally, even if a vacation does sound mighty nice. And oh, sweetie. You won’t lose cool points but it does definitely help me gauge your relative innocence. It’s decidedly a sex thing. A kink, really, where someone wants to be taken to the edge of orgasm and then have it shut down before they arrive and then start all over again - I personally don’t get it but it’s a thing! 

I’ll take a vacation when I’m dead. Kidding. I actually would love to hit up somewhere that isn’t just another World Cup this summer, it’s been a while since I went anywhere that was completely and totally for fun. I travel a lot, but most of it’s service trips. Hey! Not being into weird shit doesn’t make me completely innocent, thank you very much. Isn’t a girl just allowed to like sex a normal amount? 

Dora: Maybe lol. We'll have to see, planning on a gym legacy might have to wait till Quidditch season is over. But yeah, you NEED to get that fear into Jimmy Dubois lmao he's one of the ones who requires it.

Dora: I'm not that into wallowing. It just wastes the time that I could be figuring out how to make sure we win next. It's a little sad because I was so hoping for that perfect season but hey, there's always next year for that if I spend this year making sure we're unbeatable.

Dora: Thanks though. I appreciate it a lot.

Mary Kate: Lol but after Quidditch season is Quidditch OFF-SEASON, when you have to train more than ever because you're worried about your dumb team getting out of shape if they're left without enough supervision :-p

Mary Kate: I got my perfect season ripped away from me game one, so I get it. Although I wouldn't count on even a winning record at this point, my team and I have it out for you in that last match :-p

Ally: I think a portal to another world would be very fascinating, I'm almost disappointed I haven't found a single portal in Hogwarts yet. What sorts of things do you think would go in a fruit bowl? Like corn? How funny would that look in place of the bananas? Oh, those! I don't know if there are any in the castle, I've only read about them but I heard Hagrid had lessons on them!

Gani: So that was sarcasm too? You're a conundrum, MK.

Ruby: Flowers are a good gift even when not for an occasion like Valentines though! People should remember that Valentines is not the only time you can show people you love them!! And the forest isn't dangerous! Its just... under-explored and mysterious!

Noa: Somebody else, sure. You already gave yourself away, Hood. I'll know it was you lol and seriously? You threatening me with a tickle fight? Long as you're ready to lose.

Noa: Ha! Like you could throw one further than me under any circumstance.

MK: Nuh uh! I bet there are plenty of people you've annoyed enough to want to see whether you're flammable or not around here! Sure, why not? I'm full of surprises! 😛 And winning spirit lol so prepared to go down.

Not killing people specifically! They drown like… birds that are trying to eat their fish and other things… What? We’re totally the fun house! Hey, we’re not toddlers! If anything, I’d say Gryffindors are more like toddlers, you guys are always getting into trouble.

Okay, slightly more legit -- do they at least eat the birds, or do they just let them float around in their lake like, being dead and freaking out first years? Ummmm you guys are the nice house, fun is never going to be the first word I think of when I think of Hufflepuff. Especially since you guys have Will and Cassie, they’re amazing but kind of the world’s biggest buzzkills sometimes. Just more proof that Gryffindors have more fun. Why do you think we get in trouble? Because we’re having too much fun. Fun house for sure.

Evie: I hoppen to be a vv god sexret keeper 😊 noooo ptblem

Evie: Celeberating! Not that I plyrd in teh gme but 🤷‍♀️ GOOOO RVAENCLWAAAA!

Mary Kate: LOL even better, maybe I'll drunk text YOU so that if I say anything stupid it never falls on the wrong ears.

Archie: BUT IF I GET A TROLL I CAN DEFINITELY DROP IT SO THAT SOUNDS LIKE THE GOAL! THANKS FOR THE PEP TALK MK! I NEEDED IT!

Gani: I'm glad you can acknowledge it! And I appreciate you calling yourself out but it'll take some time to forgive you for the random, hurtful, and accusatory tangent you took out on me. I hope whatever exterior issues are stressing you out go away soon so you stop being like this.

Okay, so there was this time the door asked “What kind of tree can you hold in your hand?” and I gestured to my pants and said ‘my great big oak!’ and it ignored me! Never mind the fact that it makes technically more sense than their answer ‘a palm’, or at least I think so. Or, oh, ‘what is always coming but never arrives?’ ‘Edging’ totally works as an answer but oh well. And perfect! I’ll leave my secondary sorting in your very capable, very pretty hands. 

Okay, it’s not like people who grew up in the United Kingdom have a ton of experience with palm trees anyway, where do they thing we go to school, Jamaica? Okay, am I about to lose cool points if I tell you I don’t actually know what edging is? I just started thinking about like emo kid edgelords and that doesn’t seem like the appropriate answer here...

Dora: Me too! Alright, our Room of Requirement Gym will have floors with a bit of a spring to it and treadmills for sure, and so will the official Hogwarts gym if I have something to say about it. Even if they don't make it till after we graduate, it'll be worth it knowing it makes a difference to future kids, right? And honestly! Lazy people aren't cute, they aren't endearing. Anyone bragging about how little they do immediately is a turn off for me ngl.

Mary Kate: Agreed. Who knows, maybe if your name gets tacked onto it you'll even be allowed to come back and visit it. MOOD. It's why it's my goal in life to make Jimmy Dubois fear for his spot on the team at all times.

I’m not! It’s just hard to get if you don’t speak the language, that’s really it. I mean… they like drowning things, but there’s a lot of rationale for why they like to do that. Either way, Merfolk are misunderstood. Haha, I can more than keep up with you, MK, trust me. I’m a Hufflepuff, we’re like, the super fun house. It’s a lot of squishing noises, which is weird to try and translate to English. Or to any human language.

Rationale for killing other people? Now this I’ve got to hear. Unless they’re doing it for food I don’t know if I’m going to be able to get on board with the life-ending agenda. The fun house? Oh buddy, that is not what the rest of the school thinks of you guys. Hyper, maybe. Nice, sweet, a little bit like toddlers that we have to protect and take care of... but fun? Gryffindor’s got that in the bag. Or I’d maybe even give it to Slytherin, honestly, depending on what mood they’re in that day. 

Noa: I still feel pain! You do realize that, right? Unless you got a spell for like fire that tickles or something

Noa: Hey... can gnomes get drunk? Because that could also make de-gnoming interesting. Brilliant or mad, you decide.

MK: Uh... Oops? You should probably learn the spell for that just in case someone else lights you up one day. I'll just settle for like... actually tickling you instead for now or something instead of flames.

Ally: Oh, that would be wonderful, wouldn't it! And if we could put fruit back into the fruit bowl so we could replace what the paint people gave us! it would be remarkable! Elots of what? I'm sorry, I don't follow.

Ruby: YAY! Flowers are just always nice to have! But I haven't decided if I want to make crowns, just put them in a vase, give them to someone. I guess we'll have to see what we find!