Albus sighed heavily as he made his way up the main street of Hogsmeade which was now considered 'neutral territory'. Though the title meant both sides of the war were welcomed onto this little strip of land, for Albus, it was still considered something of great risk to be out of designated safe areas. He wouldn't have thought about leaving the others, but he felt suffocated being cooped up in the same place day after day while the older ones were out fighting. Albus took another deep breath as he reached the entrance of the three broomsticks. Taking the handle, he pulled open the door revealing the bustling inside of the popular tavern. Albus smiled slightly as he entered finding an empty table closest to the door. It was nice to know that somethings didn't change no matter the state of the outside atmosphere. 

With what seemed like nary a care in the world, Colleen kicked a small rock that skipped across the stone before her, as she walked through Gordric's Hollow. Sitting and listening to plans and all of the technical details had finally drove her to seek some common ground in the increasingly familiar town. This could be considered a head clearing break and she will justify it as such when confronted about it. For now, her attention was honed in on kicking the rock further and further with each swing of her leg. After catching up with it, she kicked it particular vigor and it shot off into a bush. "And she shoots, and scores. The crowd goes wild," she murmured to herself, mimicking the sounds of a cheering crowd. 

Hanging around Hogsmeade had become a frequent occurrence for Alex these days, something kept dragging him back. The reason behind it was mostly the need to check up on everyone who still owned a shop there and make sure nothing terrible happened to the people who stuck around Hogsmeade. As he was standing outside The Hog's Head, he felt someone approaching him.