Lakeside Picnic? I Think Yes.

[Rhys Graves]

Rhys made his way down the from castle to the lake front, a bag slung over his shoulder, and a skip in his step. It was the day after the incident with the Ravenclaw boy, and Rhys had only just managed to calm himself down from it. Inside, he was still furious at the boy. But he was trying his best now to dwell on it, as Francis had told him to. He smiled at he thought of the girl. She had made quite the lasting impression on Rhys, and as he now made his way towards to lake, he scouted ahead to make sure that she hadn't beaten him there. It was finally the weekend, which meant no classes and everyone could enjoy themselves. Rhys had thought up a plan to say a thankyou to Francis for defending him again the Ravenclaw boy, and even though they had planned on going to the lake yesterday, he though that today had worked out better. Reaching the lake, he walked along the outskirts for a bit until he found a spot he liked, and plopped his bag down. It wasn't a particularly sunny day, but it wasn't cold or miserable either. It was the kind of weather to wear proper clothing, which was why Rhys had his jeans and a jacket on, but it wasn't too cold that you couldnt be outside and enjoy the weather.

Unzipping his bag, he withdrew the picnic blanket that he had brought from home when he had arrived at Hogwarts, and spread it out over the grass. Rhys had been quite busy this morning, and that was evident as he reached into his bag and withdrew a bottle of pumpkin juice, and two cups. He also pulled out two sandwiches, some chicken wrapped in foil, and some cookies. He had been busy raiding the school kitchens all morning as it seemed. He left the last surprise in his bag for the moment. Setting it all out, he knew that Franny would be here any second. He thought that today was indeed a lovely day for a picnic and company. "You've outdone yourself this time." he said to himself as he admired his own handiwork.

 

[Francesca Grimm]

Francesca Grimm had been trying to do her hair for far too long. While never a girl to be preoccupied with her looks, she always liked her hair to be nice. However, it was not working for her today, and she simply pulled it across her face plaited and tied, before throwing on a white polka dotted dress. She was not going to class today as she had none, therefore she could get away with not sporting her Slytherin robes. She loved people knowing what house she was in, as she was very proud of her house and thought that it was the best, but she was going to be hanging out with Rhys today, and wanted to look nice for her friend. Especially after yesterday - that was a total mood exterminator. She had written to her big brother about it, and he agreed. That nasty Ravenclaw was definitely not someone she wanted to be friends with - buttheads never made good friends. The Slytherin was grateful that she knew what the boy was like before she tried to befriend him. His views were completely against her own, and her grandmother would slap her silly if she thought that Franny was spending time with such people.

Fortunately, the weather was as good as yesterday, and so Francesca was looking forward to going to the lake. She secretly hoped that they would swim too - even though she neglected to realise the possibility until she was already across the lawn. That was no matter - she could swim in the dress as long as she removed her shoes. Franny grinned as she saw Rhys setting up a blanket. She loved doing stuff like that with her grandparents, cousins and siblings - she hoped this would be similar, as she had no family at the school and was far too proud to admit that she actually missed them. She spied the cookies, and told herself that she would try to leave some for Rhys, he had brought them here, so he deserved to eat some of them before she swallowed them all and became the size of a hippogriff. Franny snorted when she heard Rhys speaking to himself, and nudged him in the ribs with her elbow. "You're not going crazy now are you, Rhys?" she asked, giggling. She circled around the blanket, and sat down beside the sandwiches. "But I totally agree - this is so cool!"
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