News, just before the news (Open, open, open)

[Derek Ritcher]

"Mmm, how much longer are you going to be mad at me pet? I can hold you like this for a good while... and kiss you like that a good while longer.." He stood back up, holding Harley carefully as he set her back on her feet. "But," He whispered in her ear. "You are making a choice that's not going to be an easy outcome."

[Oryn Vance]

Oryn chuckled. "If you need to ask for it," he said, looking down at Drake, "Then it's only given in pity. Nothing to brag about there," he joked.

[Seniade Hawthorne]

Seniade looked down at Drake and took a step back, one hand on her hip and an eyebrow arched carefully. "Now if I recall correctly, you referred to me as the Queen of the Court the other night, Drake Bass." She smirked at him, enjoying the attention.

[Drake Bass]

'Shut it Vance - we don't want to go into your little secrets do we..' he teased his friend.
He rolled onto his back, looking up at Seniade, he grinned and winked at her.

'At last she acknowledges her true role in this world!' he extended his hand to her.

[Seniade Hawthorne]

"Mmmm perhaps it is you groveling before me that jogs my memory," She teased Drake, pushing him with her foot gently, her ponytail bouncing as she tilted her head to the side, looking down at him on the ground, reaching for her.

She shook her head at him and chuckled heartily as she raised an eyebrow and turned toward Oryn. "And what dirty little secrets are there to be heard here...?" Her mind briefly, for a nanosecond, flashed to her own and she pushed the sorrow that followed it away.

[Harley Johanson]

Harley looked him the eyes when he set her on her feet. "Do I look scared Derek?" she whispered to him. She sat down and looked up at him. Looking up at the window, she noticed 2 owls coming towards her. The first was the Daily Prophet's owl she gave it the payment, and it dropped a paper on the table beside her.

Though before she could grab the paper, her mother's owl had landed and pecked at her hand. "Now Lucy, that wasn't very nice," she said to the owl as she rustled it's feathers and untied it's message from the owl's leg.

She recognized the handwriting at once, her brother's. Pocketing the message, she grabbed the Prophet and untied it.

[Oryn Vance]

"Oh, I really don't know. I'd sort of like to hear what secrets he's speaking of, too, because I have no idea what he's talking about," he said, chuckling. "Isn't that right, Oh Groveling One?"

[Drake Bass]

'Well for a Go-To Man you are really not very bright, I had such hopes for us - but alas! They are not to be.' He rolled agilely to his feet. 'I would wager that Vance has many secrets - not all of them his own.' Drake chuckled and indicated a seat to Seniade.

'Pray join us as we break our fast?' Drake gave her his lop-sided grin, 'Or perhaps I should say prey..' he winked at Oryn and pulled out a chair for her.

[Seniade Hawthorne]

Sen could not resist that lopsided grin of Drake's; it was infectious. Briefly, she wondered if he was indeed a snake in another life. I'm prey now? First I'm a Queen, then a Princess, and now I'm prey. Boys, honestly, I wish he would just make up his mind. She sighed and smiled as she sat down in the proffered chair.

"Well, I suppose it couldn't hurt... as long as the Professors don't get bent out of shape about not sitting at my house's table..." Seniade looked around briefly but saw no teachers. It was still early.

[Drake Bass]

He saw her hesitance and didn't wonder for a moment whether it was her being loath to sit with him. His voice was a gravelly purr in her ear as her pushed her chair forward.

'I tend to find that Professors are easily dealt with and none like to loiter to long near our table anyway... We ARE Slytherin.' Drake gave her a wink and slipped into the chair beside her. 'What can I get for you?'

He summoned several plates into her vicinity and poured himself another coffee.

[Seniade Hawthorne]

"Oh my... maybe some juice and perhaps some fruit. I'm a vegetarian. And people say I'm picky. About a lot of things." She smiled at the ease Drake had when he sat down next to her. Seniade sipped at some juice and leaned her chin on her folded hands, occassionally looking over at Drake and then staring off into space.

[Oryn Vance]

As it was only Seniade who had joined them, Oryn decided to be a good wingman and keep from pulling the attention from his friend. In the meantime, he picked up the paper that Drake had set aside. Well, now, he thought, reading the relevant article on the first page.

[Flyte Vance]

Flyte wandered down to breakfast, her mind on the visit to her parents house that she was going to make that morning. She had recieved an owl early and now had the note with the address tucked into her pocket.

Maybe Seniade would come with me? Flyte loved her parents but really didn't want to deal with all the attention by herself. Having a friend there would seriously deflect. I'll ask her straight away.

Flyte looked around the table and couldn't see Sen anywhere. She sat down like a lump and stared at the roof, ignoring the few kids around her that tried to engage her in conversation.

Where the heck is Sen!

[Jasper Swift Kinney]

Aidan and Jasper slipped into the Great Hall gracefully, ready to perform their everyday eating show. Tall, proud and handsome they strolled across the room glancing around. Their ladies weren't there yet. However, there were others. Jasper raised one elegan eyebrow as he sensed a complicated mix of emotions from them, especially Harley.

"Harley, Ritcher, Vance, Bass" Aidan nodded at his house mates.

Jasper smiled at them then greeted Sen.

[Adia Tait]

It was in that moment that their ladies appeared inside of the Great Hall, both going to their respected lovers side. Frustration clearly etched on Adia's young paling face as she took her Husbands arm from being followed around by the horribly annoying Pixie. If it weren't for the fact that she was about to be engaged with her brother-in-law then she would be plotting murder right about now. "Morning"