joke's on you!~?! - Lyra :D

[WILFORD BAILEY HAYWARD]

Lyra certainly had an effect on Will and he wasn't about to let her down on where she wanted to go, after all it had been a month since their last date almost. At least it seemed like that, but he asked her where she had wanted to go today. Of all places, she chose Zonko's joke shop just because of the many pranks she could probably pull with many of the things they had. Of course, he'd rather have gone to the Weasley's joke shop for their usual prank kits, today he was wearing a casual white shirt with blue jeans. Not having decided to wear the Hufflepuff vest at least today, but he had on a black leather wind-breaker since it was pretty windy outside. Will was waiting on Lyra today as he brushed some of his brown hair out of the way of his eyes.

Even the sky-blue eyes looked up to the sky with intrigue as the clouds that rolled over-head showed no signs of being rain clouds at least. A relief that usually was nice once and a while to know that there wouldn't be any bad weather at all today, but he was not really waiting on Lyra as much as he was noticing he was a little late instead himself. It could have been weird for him to be late, but even his own description of being late was off by just a minute. If he was half an hour late, he figured he might as well not even show up, and he doubted Lyra would have enjoyed being stood up when he had decided to go along with her idea in the first place. Not wanting to seem impatient at all, he soon just started to count the many clouds in the sky.

After all, Will didn't mind waiting for her, but even if she was just a little late, he wasn't going to bring it up. Since once again, this was her idea and he could have gone in the store to look around already but didn't want to break it in until he was with her. Will never did good in shops by himself since he was almost pressured to buy something by the owners or some assistant that ran it. Unfortunately, some had pushed too far, and he had ended up blasting them back away from him with a strong stupefy spell since they were getting on his nerves. Luckily he made it out of the store, before they could do anything in return to him.

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[LYRA KARA THORNTON]

lyra was late. she knew she was, and she was rushing as fast as she darn well could. she hadn't meant to be late, when she'd gotten out of the shower she'd had plenty of time. but then of course, being a girl, she'd taken most of the time to figure out what to wear! she never realised how many clothes she had until it came to something important like a date. okay so sure this wasn't like really formal or anything, but this was still a date.. with her boyfriend.. so she wanted to look nice.

disgregarding her favoured jeans she went for a dress. it was warm out - a nice warm afternoon in october - and so she picked out, after time, a just above the knee lengthed white dress, slipping it on quickly and trying to pick some shoes to match. it didn't take too long to find some comfortable pale blue heels to slip on, and so she grabbed her bag, stuffed her purse and such into it and headed for the door. she'd left her long hair down and drying into tumbling curls down to near the small of her back. she needed to get it cut soon, but right now she couldn't bear too. she'd left the make-up minimal, just some of her favoured strawberry flavoured lip gloss and some mascara. she hoped will didn't mind the lipgloss flavour, well if they kissed that was.

she hurried out of the castle, meeting only a few people on the way and rolling her eyes as someone wolf whistled. yeah they would wouldn't they - typical boys. she didn't take long to reach hogsmead and she headed along to the joke shop with a small smile. she was glad will hadn't seemed to mind coming here - she hadn't been to zonko's in ages and she felt it might be fun anyway, something different than sitting in a teashop or something. she wasn't actually that much of a romantistist, she wasn't one of those really girlie girls who loved pink and wanted everything to be all flowers and chocolates and love and yeah.

she saw will standing outside the shop and her smile stretched into a grin. she hurried toward him happily. "hey, " she said lightly, moving toward him and pausing just infront of him, moving her head to look up at him, grey eyes light and happy to see him. "i'm sorry i'm late, you weren't waiting long were you?" she asked, biting her lip slightly in worry that he might be annoyed at her for that.

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[WILFORD BAILEY HAYWARD]

Will wasn't going to give up waiting, no in fact, he was going to just stand here until the end of the world struck at midnight for her, as he didn't want to seem like the impatient. Even having tapped his foots a few times, but he didn't know what was up with the many current topics of the day. Starting to look at his watch, as he had liked to keep one on him, but it mainly showed the wizarding hours, not the usual ones. Starting to almost get the feeling she was going to stand him up instead, but with all the getting ready he knew she normally did it wasn't that surprising. Unable to stand still now until he heard a familiar voice.

Those footsteps of hers had him turning around to glance towards her direction even as he continued to make his way towards the entrance of the joke shop. "Oh know, I wasn't waiting long, I was a little late myself, but I'm usually considering myself late even if I'm a minute late...it's just the way I am," he said softly to her. Grinning that she had made it, he walked up to her and kissed her softly. Then as he pulled away, knew that their lives wouldn't change much, despite Lyra being on the quidditch team. Once more he nodded towards her and then looking towards the door again he was going to have to open it for her.

After all it would be the right thing to do since he wasn't sure what else they'd do besides end up going in now, "Well, ladies first," he said to Lyra after he kissed her softly. Doing what he said he would as he then moved behind the door, opening it so she could enter it before him, holding it open like a gentleman.

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[LYRA KARA THORNTON]

lyra smiled as he turned and made his way toward her, meeting him halfway and gazing up at him softly. "Oh know, I wasn't waiting long, I was a little late myself, but I'm usually considering myself late even if I'm a minute late...it's just the way I am," she immediatly felt contrite and looked at him appologetically, feeling bad for being late. "in that case you must consider me being really really late... i am sorry.." she said, biting her lower lip for a moment. "i'm just one of those people who'll take ages to get ready.." she half smiled and kissed him back gently, glad he didn't seem genuinely irritated by her.

she pulled away when he did and she glanced up at him. "Well, ladies first," she grinned lightly and moved after him toward the door, slipping inside after he held it open. "thank you," she said gently, pausing just inside to wait for him and going to reach for his hand. "better not get lost now .. " she teased gently and gazed at him, going to link their fingers gently and stand just out of the way of the door.

it was quite crowded - as lyra had expected from zonko's, and she'd rather not get carried away from will by the throng of people, so she hung back out the way with him for a few moments. there was no rush anyway, they both had time to brouse in their own time and so lyra glanced at will. " so ... what did you want to look at first?" she asked lightly, seeing as jokes and the shops that provided such excellent prank material like this place was her forte.

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[WILFORD BAILEY HAYWARD]

Will knew fully well that Lyra was going to enjoy going to this shop and indeed it was crowded when they entered the store. Will thought it was cute that Lyra was apologizing for being late since he really didn't care after all. "I don't mind that you were late, I was just joking Lyra, I would have waited all day and night for you,"he admitted towards her. Maybe he was a fool for saying so, but it was definitely always worth the wait when it came to Lyra, but he figured he should at least open up a little to her own desires too. Right now, he was happening to do that, since apparently she loved this store they were now visiting.

Unless of course there was some manner of events that made him turn completely around and leave the store without any consideration for her. The only thing that would really set him off if any of the Slytherins that made fun of him were here to torture him in the ways they only could. Unable to think of stuff like that, he shook his head softly as he looked around the store trying to think of something Lyra would like to look at. "I'm clueless when it comes to this stuff, why don't you show me around?" he asked to her, realizing this was her domain, not Wills.

Will's domain had been in the castle when he was on prefect duty, but right now he felt like wasn't really worth anything to her at the moment. Yet, at the same time, he was fine with it considering he would actually jump off a cliff for Lyra.

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[LYRA KARA THORNTON]

"I don't mind that you were late, I was just joking Lyra, I would have waited all day and night for you," lyra glanced at will and blushed lightly, smiling softly at him. she knew he wasn't always that great at admitting things like how he felt, he was shy and sometimes kept to himself - she did't mind, it made times like now when he gave her indication of how he felt that bit more heart-warming to her. she shook her head lightly and gazed at him. "i would never make you wait all night for me... and i will never stand you up, ever. i may be a little late on occasion but blame it on my hair... but i would never want to miss a chance to spend time with you, 'kay?" she said honestly, smiling gently at him.

glancing at will she noticed he seemed a little hesitant or nervous and lyra wondered why. sure his domain was really the castle, and he might feel a little out of depth here but though there were pranksters here they didn't cause trouble..much. okay, so admittedly the odd slytherin or two tried to start something but people were usually alright in here, and besides, like lyra would let anyone try and pick on her and will. she made to squeeze his hand gently in reassurance. "stick with me babe and you'll be fine." she grinned lightly, wanting to help him relax and not have to worry about watching his back.

"I'm clueless when it comes to this stuff, why don't you show me around?" lyra grinned lightly and looked at will. "of course.. one grand tour coming up. i'll start you off with the small stuff, break ya in easy..." she teased lightly, lightly going to head toward a nearby shelf and going to tug his hand gently in encouragement to follow. the shelf housed a few mundance, simple things such as stink bombs and other generic pranks like that. "okay so i never touch stink bombs...they're just...gross." she rolled her eyes lightly and glanced at him with a small smile.

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[WILFORD BAILEY HAYWARD]

Will was glad that she had admitted that to him as he visibly relaxed, and then when she mentioned something about no one laying a hand on him. That had done some major relaxation to occur seeing as how he had never been in a joke shop before, and had been nervous since he entered too. Visibly shaking as was his usual problem while being nervous, and scratching the side of his arm. Even if it wasn't visible by this point, his eyes roamed over the store for any stray Slytherins that may want to try to mess with him. Will honestly saw no reason for them to do so, since he was a pureblood.

Will had been known to hang out with Louis Weasley, which had cause for concern over his well-being at times, and then he looked to where she was taking him. Stink-bombs, what a strange name, but he figured it was all in good fun. "Stay away from stink bombs, are they really that bad?" he asked her politely, raising an eyebrow. "Oh, I know you'll never stand me up, mainly because I know you're dedicated, and this is the first real relationship I've ever had,"he said and what he meant by real relationship was his first one ever. There had been a few times when he would have imagined making up someone, but he didn't recall those past events.

Looking over her shoulder at the many stink bombs within the store, he continued on while she was indeed giving him the grand tour as many other students were using items on the store at other students there. It was amusing to see someone's face get puffed up from a ring they had just bought to prevent them from attending classes. The store did have a select variety of stuff it liked to sell as he would let lyra take him wherever.[/blockquote][/blockquote][/blockquote][/justify]

[LYRA KARA THORNTON]

lyra saw will visibly relax and she smiled slightly, going to nudge him lightly with her shoulder. "hey .. were you that nervous?" she asked gently. "there's no need to be, honest.." she stretched slightly to kiss his cheek gently and looked at him. "we can go somewhere else if you'd like?" she asked, not minding in the slightest if he wanted to go somewhere else - to grab a drink or to another store or something.

"Stay away from stink bombs, are they really that bad?" lyra looked at will as they looked at the shelf and commented on them, nodding. "yeah...they're just awful..." she rolled her eyes and shaked her head. "Oh, I know you'll never stand me up, mainly because I know you're dedicated, and this is the first real relationship I've ever had," lyra glanced at will, pausing in the process of thinking where to take her next. "well..mainly because i really like you.." she correctly lightly with a grin.

"really?" lyra was surprised, will was a great guy, and she was loving every minute of their relationship; she felt lucky to be with him, and she was surprised that noone else had had that chance. "well i can easily say this is the best realtionship i've been in." she smiled lightly. she'd never really had a long relationship before, having just had a fling here or there with people she'd now consider friends - well best friends in regards to bradley but still.

tugging on his hand gently, sending a grin his way she made to head away from the stink bombs and toward some shelves a little way away. the place had emptied some what, as some people were heading off to lunch and such. they could have lunch later or something if they would like, she honestly didn't mind. "extendable ears.." she introduced. "pretty useful for hearing things from the other side of the door...down the corridor.." she grinned lightly with a small shrug.

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[WILFORD BAILEY HAYWARD]

Will glanced up at the ceiling for a moment as if considering what the had said about going to a different store. In fact, he was just fine with staying here with her, after all, there wasn't much else to do today. There really wasn't anywhere else he wanted to visit either as he tried coming up with many other thoughts about the other places he wanted to see. Truth was, Will usually visited this part of town a lot, but he had never stepped foot into this store until now. Even if it was foreign to him, he was enjoying just being with Lyra at the time. There would be no way of dragging him out of the store now with her at his side.

"Sorry, but I don't think I want to leave now. This place has all the essentials to pull off some good pranks against those slytherins that did me wrong," he admitted to her. Sure, he was picked on a lot, but if Lyra wasn't around it was more likely to happen, than not. Especially when he was normally on pre-fect duty, and he forgot that she hadn't been chosen as one of the champions. Gently taking her hand and kissing the back of it in the midst of the crowd that was around them, it was a rather bold move although he knew she'd appreciate it at least. Thinking there wasn't anything wrong with actually committing everything to love right there. Nodding his head in her direction again, he soon gave her a thumbs up.

It was his way of telling her he was fine. "Don't worry Lyra, I'm fine, and am enjoying being here with you, no matter what I won't ever be disappointed with where you bring me, it's awesome!" he said to her, in an exclamation hoping she didn't think him too foolish for admitting that right away like that.

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[LYRA KARA THORNTON]

"Sorry, but I don't think I want to leave now. This place has all the essentials to pull off some good pranks against those slytherins that did me wrong," lyra grinned lightly and nodded. " ooh you wanna prank some slytherins? right then.." she grinned lightly and made to move away from this shelf and over to one covered with fanged frisbes. oh these were always excellent fun for people you didn't like - with a well aimed throw it wasn't hard to have the frisbees close to taking someone's fingers off. "fanged frisbees... if you've got a good throw they'd be great. buy a couple, stay hidden and they won't know where they're coming from.. the frisbee's will keep them occupied for a while. you could even throw a hex their way if you felt like it. " she grinned lightly with a smile.

lyra was tempted to pick one up and demonstrate, but she figured it would definetly be a bad idea in the shop with all these people about. as she felt will take her hand and press his lips to it, she looked at him and smiled, blushing slightly. she could feel a couple of people looking their way, and she was sure she heard the annoying murmer of theresa kelsey's voice say "urgh, hufflepuffs in love...gross." but she ignored the sixth year slytherin and everyone else, just grinning at will. hey she was a sucker for romance.

"Don't worry Lyra, I'm fine, and am enjoying being here with you, no matter what I won't ever be disappointed with where you bring me, it's awesome!" lyra smiled lightly. "i'm glad..." she said softly. "and see, now i want to test that theory.." she teased then shook her head. "i'm only joking, i would never test you." she quickly added, knowing that some girls would indeed try to test their boyfriends, often going to stupid extremes. but lyra had never and would never do that, why did you have to test people? you'd learn if you'd had a bad judgedment call, or you wouldn't - simple as really. besides, she trusted will, and she wouldn't have minded if he didn't like somewhere she took him - couples didn't agree on everything, and she was only too happy to go places he wanted to go too.

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[WILFORD BAILEY HAYWARD]

Will wasn't sure what to think when people around them were staring at them for a moment, but he just grinned stupidly like he normally did. One of his signature moves was just fitting in with everyone, which he was doing rather fine for now. Even as he let his eyes close gently for a moment, and then watched her describe a set of fanged frisbees to him. Wow there was so much going on at this store, he didn't know what was up and what was down anymore. Looking at all the different merchandise around him, unsure of what he wanted to try first, and noticed the extendable ears. Even as he looked up to the ceiling again in thought, contemplating the many actions of the people around them.

Suddenly in the background he heard a wolf whistle from a couple of Gryffindors hanging out there at the joke shop. One he recognized as Ivan, and the other was the famed James Potter, the hell were they doing here too? Did everyone decide to come to the joke shop at the same time. Ignoring their comments, he was blushing deeply by this point. Even as he heard the mutterings of a Slytherin, Will honestly didn't mind her, after all she seemed more decent compared to all of the other Slytherins in general. Having heard about her getting in a duel with one of the few scary Slytherins though and had ended up in a bit of a fix. Shrugging his shoulders, he turned back to Lyra.

"Well, I'm surprised a lot of people react like that when they don't know half of what they're missing. Even so, I like the sound of those fanged frisbees, what else is there around here that's not as harmful?" he asked her softly nudging her arm playfully to tell her to move along.

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[LYRA KARA THORNTON]

when lyra heard a wolf whistle she blushed and looked over at the two gyffindors. she knew them reasonably well - ivan and james - but she never really spoke to them. she glanced at will and grinned almost sheepishly. well...it was safe to say everyone within a 100mile radius was now watching her and will. oh lyra didn't really care, but it was still kinda awkward to be standing in the limelight, and she was sure will probably felt the same.

"Well, I'm surprised a lot of people react like that when they don't know half of what they're missing. Even so, I like the sound of those fanged frisbees, what else is there around here that's not as harmful?" lyra grinned lightly and looked at will. "yeeep..they have no idea what they're missing..." she said, gazing at him softly and squeezed his hand gently. it was true, they didn't. will was a great guy once you got past the shyness. he was cute, he was fun and he could take a joke and he made her laugh and he was considerate. and hey .. he was a good kisser. those other girls had to be jelous.

not dangerous..hmmm .. lyra looked about, feeling his nudge and grinning. "yeah let's move away from this lot.." she said, going to lead him away toward a less crowded corner where there was an array of random objects on the shelves that lyra didn't personally know. she glanced around as the corner emptied, kinda glad... now she could at least breath without someone else stealing the air from her. it had been that damn crowded. but now her and will weren't pressured by lots of people she relaxed a little. crowds never really had been her forte and she glanced at will with a small smile.


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[WILFORD BAILEY HAYWARD]

Will noticed the many other patrons of the joke shop focusing on them but he paid them no mind as his focus was Lyra. Those two Gryffindors, Will knew them to be quite the pranksters in that house, but he never saw them bashing in any Slytherins faces for making fun of them. Either way, they were a couple of swell guys, but he wondered if Lyra was best friends with either of them. It was amusing to him to see how she would react if they indeed run into someone they knew from Hufflepuff, not that was likely to happen in the first place. Then again, it was usually a small world in the first place. With the many attacks on Hogwarts already having started, it was hard to stay safe this year he figured.

Will just smiled at Lyra as she said that to him, glad she was fine with him being comfortable there now, after all he'd rather not move to a different store just to end up the same way. "Well, the Gryffindors aren't so bad compared to Slytherin honestly, not that I'm trying to bring houses into this, but I don't think I've ever had a problem with Gryffindor at all," he said to her, wondering if there was even one Gryffindor in that house with an evil bone in his body. Surely, there had to be someone with a dark side, but most Gryffindors were loyal to the end usually when they were placed in that house.

Walking over to where Lyra dragged him, he yawned slightly, but not cause he was bored, just wanting to get away from the other crowd. Of course, Louis had gotten up at midnight again and he had followed him to the kitchen to get another snack. Seemed to be a common thing to do these days, "Oh, that's fine, by the way what do these do?" he asked, picking up some dung bombs, but he knew fully well what they were capable of..just didn't know their name. A few Slytherins had thrown some at him, yet they didn't tell him the name so he docked fifteen points from them, five for each student. Funny enough that it had to happen that way.

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[LYRA KARA THORNTON]

"Well, the Gryffindors aren't so bad compared to Slytherin honestly, not that I'm trying to bring houses into this, but I don't think I've ever had a problem with Gryffindor at all," lyra smiled slightly and nodded at will. "no same here... i've never met a nasty gryffindor...whereas slytherin..." lyra sighed slightly. "well i've met very few decent slytherins, let's put it like that." she said, frowning slightly. in fact the only real slytherin she'd really ever befriended was albus potter, and not even his friends - theia and scorpius - had ever made any good impression on lyra.

perhaps lyra was being too harsh or judgemental. but the thing you had to know about lyra was that she wasn't all that trusting. sure, she was friendly and she'd give you a chance, but if you betrayed her that was it - she didn't take second chances, they were always dissapointments. maybe that was one of her flaws but she couldn't help it. since her parents death her trust in people seemed to have evaporated, leaving behind enough in order for her to branch out when she met people, but should they abuse the trust then that was it. she didn't mean to, it was a self-preservation thing. but hey, once you had her trust she was loyal to you to the end - like with will, she'd always have his back, and she was even more so protective now that she'd figured perhaps he was getting picked on a little. not cool. if she saw someone doing it, there'd be wishing they hadn't.

she glanced at will and caught his yawn, grinning slightly. "you been sneaking hot chocolate from the house elves at midnight again?" she teased lightly, guessing he must be a little tired if that was the case. she'd have to do that again sometime - sneak to the kitchens at midnight, perhaps with will or perhaps not. it'd been a great way to just relax and chill out before heading to bed. lucky that the hufflepuff common room was so close to the kitchens. "Oh, that's fine, by the way what do these do?

lyra glanced to where will was looking. "oh .. they're dung bombs. they're magical stink bombs that gives off a putrid odour." lyra wrinkled her nose slightly. " but they leave your hands real dirty... " she shook her head, having thrown a few in her times and prefering cleaner weapons than these to chuck. that was when she heard the murmers of a low voice or two and she glanced about, frowning at a close group of slytherins who kept glancing their way. she didn't like the look of any of them, watching as they muttered and shifted something between their hands. guessing that they were about to try out some new zonko's produce on lyra and will, she turned to face them slightly and narrowed her eyes, giving them a 'don't you dare' look that must have had them reconcidering, for they half turned away and stopped glancing their way. huh, good. lyra shook her head slightly and turned back to will, flashing him a small smile. no slytherins were going to ruin their date, nu uh.

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[WILFORD BAILEY HAYWARD]

Will was just considering the effects of having time on his hands to actually just be with Lyra for the time being. Nothing really came to mind for him to do right no as he was pre-occupied with looking around the store. Most of it seemed rather new to him, after all he was the one who didn't come here as often as Lyra. With the ruckus of the champions going at Hogwarts and having already seen two of them today it was obvious that they definitely were well-known already. Many flocks of girls/guys always flocked around them just because they happened to be made champion. Even if their ego's were being stroked by their many adoring fans.

Surely, this was something new to him, but he nodded in return to Lyra, "Yeah, at least this store isn't crowded like most would be. No, only when Louis accidentally wakes me up to get a midnight snack, since he has a habit of being a little noisy at times despite what he says...I can hear him from a mile away. Sure, he likes causing trouble like that, but that's what friends are for," he responded to Lyra, looking at the many other people just enjoying their time at the shop. The crowd looked like it was dwindling down a little though as he finally nodded to her again.

"Yeah those are icky I agree, aren't there more special items that can make you sick if you don't want to go to class or something? I'll have to remember them and see if anyone's using them when they're using it to skip classes," he mused professionaly.

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[LYRA KARA THORNTON]

lyra glanced over at the two gryffindor boys and gave a small grin. she knew them both as ivan and james, and she was pretty good friends with them both - being a bit of a prankster herself, she'd got in on a couple of pranks with them before. they were good guys, she was sure will would have had to tell them off sometime or another for their pranks perhaps, even if they were years above and a different house.

"Yeah, at least this store isn't crowded like most would be. No, only when Louis accidentally wakes me up to get a midnight snack, since he has a habit of being a little noisy at times despite what he says...I can hear him from a mile away. Sure, he likes causing trouble like that, but that's what friends are for," lyra glanced at will and nodded lightly. "yeah it's getting quiet..good thing too." she smiled lightly. "oooh so louis has a habit of heading out for midnight snacks too?" she asked half wonderingly, smiling lightly. she didn't know that louis tended to take to wandering at night like lyra did - and will it seemed.

"Yeah those are icky I agree, aren't there more special items that can make you sick if you don't want to go to class or something? I'll have to remember them and see if anyone's using them when they're using it to skip classes," lyra looked at will again as he spoke and thought for a few moments. "uhh those are the weasley's produce i think .. mosebleed nougart ... Fainting Fancies, Fever Fudge aand Puking Pastilles. so if you see anyone fainting, has a feaver, puking ooor having a nosebleed - it's possibly because of them. " she said grinning lightly. "not that i've ever usef them... i mean, why on earth would you purposefully make yourself sick.." she pulled a face and shook her head, glancing at will. "hey, did you want to perhaps grab lunch after this?" she asked, gazing at him gently.

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[WILFORD BAILEY HAYWARD]

Will was just standing there, gazing off into space when he was looking at the other side of the wall, in a daze or haze almost at the same time. It was just the slight amount of curiosity that went into his eyes as soon as he noticed the many things going up on the wall now. Even when he attempted to look away from the many desirable objects around him, he couldn't focus on just one. Will wanted to buy something from here, despite Lyra's protests if she tried to stop him. Surely, she wouldn't since she was a prankster herself, however, it was time to set the facts straight. With all those dung bombs going around, he had to get one himself.

Finally giving in he found some of those extendable ears, and was going to use them for when he wanted to eavesdrop on anyone's conversations. Right now, he was sure there something else he was missing even as he head Lyra talking to him about leaving and nodded at the fact that the Weasley's always had the best stuff around. Even if they owned the joke shops around most of England, it was amusing they were still in business after all that happened. Will had heard their jokes were the best that had been pulled on the school when that tyrant Professor Umbridge had been a teacher at Hogwarts.

Right before the start of the Second Wizarding War, even if there were many casualties, the side of good still won, but that didn't stop the unease he felt during the school year already since the attack on Hugo Weasley. Having learned about it from Louis, but he paid it no mind at the moment. Too entirely focused on his purchase as when he finally got the items, he returned to Lyra's side, "Hey, I just got some extendable ears, and I normally don't just go out at midnight, only if I happen to hear Louis sneaking down. That's usually when I can't get to sleep, you just happened to be out on a night I actually had prefect duty, beautiful," he commented, blushing even deeper.

Scuffing his foot a little at how forward he had been while saying that, thinking he was rather shy to have even brought it up. Thinking about leaving and nodded his head, "Yeah, let's go get something to eat, where would you like to go?" he spoke to her as he took her hand in his again, well his free hand anyways.

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[LYRA KARA THORNTON]

lyra smiled as will dissapeared for a second, guessing he was off buying produce. she herself was pretty well stocked with pranking items right now, so she simply broused the items for sale with a small smile, waiting for will to return whenever he was done. she wandered along the rack, looking at all the items - some new, some old. some of them she had no idea how they would work, but they seemed pretty clever, adn she knew she'd have to come back sometime and buy a couple of try them out or something.

lyra glanced up as she heard will return, catching his "Hey, I just got some extendable ears, and I normally don't just go out at midnight, only if I happen to hear Louis sneaking down. That's usually when I can't get to sleep, you just happened to be out on a night I actually had prefect duty, beautiful," she blushed as red as he did but grinned, peering at him from beneath her lashes almost shyly. "well i'm glad that i was out on a night that you were doing your prefect duty.." she said gently, smiling. " and have fun with the ears, they're useful." she grinned ligtly, blush fading. she'd never been called beautiful before, and she felt kinda..touched? she didn't know the word but she felt a glow of happiness. oh man, she was really falling for this boy wasn't she.

she smiled and took his hand gently, going to interlink their fingers and glancing at him. she could tell he was embarrased and she nudged him lightly, flashing him a grin. "Yeah, let's go get something to eat, where would you like to go?" she shook her head and looked at him. " you pick where, i already dragged yoou in here." she teased lightly, looking at him.

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[WILFORD BAILEY HAYWARD]

Will was already weighing the options of where they could go even as he looked back at Lyra, but right now he was more focused on the other students once more as they looked his way. Holding Lyra's hand in his own, he felt slightly more powerful than normal. It was like a beast had grown inside him and he was able to do stuff he had never done before just due to her touch giving him this imaginary strength. Looking up at the ceiling for a moment as he heard Lyra speaking to him again, this time focusing on her to hear her words.

"well i'm glad that i was out on a night that you were doing your prefect duty.." she said gently, smiling. " and have fun with the ears, they're useful."

"Well, I'm glad you were there on the quidditch pitch as well, I mean, none of this would probably be happening now unless I happened to catch you going out for a midnight snack like Louis usually does," he mocked her silently. Then he gripped her hand as he looked left and right, deciding where to go as he tugged on her hand wanting to surprise her. It wasn't going to be too obvious, but the only place he really wanted to head to was the three broomsticks, if that was the inn nearby. Having heard they have pretty good food there despite being an Inn, but normally Inns had food right?

Even if you were just there to browse the many other patrons, and it was a meeting place, so even a snack would be considered food to him. " you pick where, i already dragged yoou in here." "Well, I was thinking the three broomsticks, after all that's the most common meeting place without getting too common after all. Sure, a lot of students go there, but I think that they have just as good food as they do at Hogwarts, which is saying a lot," he said to Lyra, kissing her lips before they headed out along with the many wolf whistles that followed.

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[LYRA KARA THORNTON]

"Well, I'm glad you were there on the quidditch pitch as well, I mean, none of this would probably be happening now unless I happened to catch you going out for a midnight snack like Louis usually does," lyra grinned lightly and looked at him, raising an eyebrow. "oh i'm sure we'd have bumped into each other regardless sometime or another." she said, implying without saying that.. maybe fate was behind this a little, and that she would have been sure to run into him anyway.. and this to come for it. well, she thought that this would have happened however they'd met - he was just .. well would it be cliche to say what she'd always been looking for? "but i'm glad it was sooner rather than later."

she added lightly, perhaps a little sad that this hadn't happened a year or two earlier so they'd have longer at hogwarts together, but hey - what they had would surely survive their distance, and it wasn't like she was going to dissapear of the face of the earth. no way.
as he tugged her hand she grinned lightly and followed him toward the exit, lightly weaving through the throng of people and keeping attached to will so they didn't loose each other.

"Well, I was thinking the three broomsticks, after all that's the most common meeting place without getting too common after all. Sure, a lot of students go there, but I think that they have just as good food as they do at Hogwarts, which is saying a lot," she smiled, kissing him back lightly and rolling her eyes at the wolf whistles as she pulled back and looked at him. "sounds like a plan." she said, eager to go, grinning lightly and nodding. "leeeet's go." she said, squeezing his hand gently and going to move off with him, eager to get into the warmth of the three broomsticks and grab a drink.


( ooc , this is lyra's outfit )