Hogsmeade
"Hogsmeade?"
"Yep wanna come with us? We should all go together before any of us gets any dates!" Skeppy said enthusiastically.
"He's been saying that since we started going last year." Eret told Wilbur, as he rolled his eyes. "You'll need a parent permission slip though."
Wilbur hummed. He wondered if he could send his father the slip. Obviously he couldn't send it his mother, but maybe to his aunt...but she'd probably be too busy. Though he wasn't sure if Apollo would even be able to get his hands on the slip either.
Noticing the other boy being conflicted, George offered. "I can ask Hecate if she could send him the letter. She told me I can ask her for 2 favors every year. And I hardly have any to ask to be honest."
"Thanks George, you're the best." Wilbur smiled gratefully at his friend.
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"Honeydukes is the best shop ever!" Skeppy grinned as he dragged his roommates into the colorful shop.
"Well, I can beg to differ." Eret shrugged.
"What? What can be better than this?" Skeppy tasted a free sample that was on display. "Mmm chocolate!"
"It smells so good." Wilbur commented as he took a deep breath.
"You've a sweet tooth songbird?" Once again, a familiar voice said from behind them. It was Schlatt and his gang. Again.
"Hey Schlatt! I don't know actually I mean I can't really taste so..." Wilbur greeted the other boy. He seemed to get closer to Schlatt after the other boy's persistent conversations. And Schlatt had gotten a lot nicer to the group ever since Wilbur joined.
"You can't taste?" Skeppy's eyebrows shot up in surprise.
"Yeah, hypogeusia, I can taste a bit though."
"I see..." Schlatt seemed to be taking note of that information.
"Schlatt stop hanging out with these losers, we need to meet up with Alex." Minx glared at the group before dragging Schlatt away with her. "Colorblind, can't taste, addicted to the color pink, addicted to hedgehogs and Skeppy. It's hurting my f*ckin ego."
"I like turquoise." Eret muttered.
"Now now play nice Minx. See you later songbird!" Schlatt shot her a warning look before smiling at Wilbur.
"Man! I thought it would get better after Schlatt got nicer but there's still Minx and the other minions." Connor complained.
"Just ignore them, as much as I want to continue to complain about them, I'm really hungry." Skeppy said as he continued to browse the shelves.
As they were paying for their goods, someone called out to them, or rather George. "George!" Dream waved as he walked towards the group. "Can I join you guys?"
"Nah, you're too annoying." George said jokingly with a smile. Dream made a fake wounded action. "Ugh- guys I think my heart got shot." Before putting an arm around his best friend.
"Please. Feel free to join and make us third wheel you both." Connor shrugged. "As usual."
"Shall we go to the three broomsticks?" Eret asked before George and Dream could respond.
"The three broomsticks? Is that another quidditch shop?" Wilbur asked curiously.
"No, it does sound like one, but it's a pub." Eret explained. "It's very popular, even the teachers go there sometimes."
"I think it'll be a good place to rest a bit, we've been walking for awhile." Connor said. The others nodded in agreement. The group went to the three broomsticks while chatting with each other.
"What a nice place." Wilbur commented as the group took a seat at the corner of the pub. "It's very cozy."
"Right? We come here most of the time when we go to hogmeade." Skeppy told him.
"By the way George, where are you going for winter break?" Dream asked his best friend. "Are you meeting those muggles again?"
"Yeah, Corpse and Rae. Haven't seen them in awhile so I'm looking forward to it." George replied.
"Hmm...too bad we can't hang out though." Dream sighed disappointedly. "I'd rather hang out with you than spending all that time going to pureblooded parties."
"Sapnap will be there to accompany you you big baby." George nudged the other boy. "It won't be that bad."
"Please, we're in my fourth year already. Sapnap and I will both have to suffer through all those marriage proposals." Dream rolled his eyes. "Skeppy you too." Skeppy in turn made a face.
All of a sudden, two familiar newcomers entered the pub which went unnoticed by the group except for George. "Is that Karl and Sapnap?"
The others turned their heads. Dream whistled. "They seem pretty close." He grinned.
"Huh, another pairing. Nice I guess I'll have to 7th wheel now." Skeppy muttered.
"You speak as if you aren't another pairing." Connor rolled his eyes. "Eret and I are stuck 9th and 10th wheeling."
"You're dating someone?" Wilbur asked in surprise.
Skeppy's face turned bright red. "No! I'm not dating anyone yet."
"Key word, yet." Eret grinned. "You seem to stare a lot at that Hufflepuff prefect...what's his name? Darryl?"
"Oh yeah, Bad right? He seems nice." George snickered, joining in at teasing the blushing boy.
Skeppy spluttered, face red as a tomato. "No I don't! Anyways aren't you curious why Karl and Sapnap is here?"
"Stop trying to change the subject." Connor smirked. Nevertheless the group turned to observe the pair again. The two didn't seem to notice the group, surprisingly by how loud they were being, the two seemed to be off in their own world.
"Ah young love." Connor sighed, pretending to wistfully say. "Beautiful is it not?"
Eret nodded in agreement, patting Connor's back. "Truly." He said closing his eyes for effect.
"If I was young again..." Skeppy said looking as if he was thinking.
"Ignore them they always do this." George rolled his eyes before Wilbur could ask. "Stop it you Drama Queens."
Skeppy gasped in offense. "We are not Drama Queens! We are magical Drama Queens!" He pointed at the wand in his bag.
"Whatever." George rolled his eyes in amusement.
"Oh hey guys, you're here too?" Karl and Sapnap seemed to notice them after Skeppy's proclamation.
"Yep just chilling as friends." Skeppy said. "Can't say the same thing bout' both of you." Connor and George both snickered under their breathe.
Sapnap and Karl both turned red. "We we-weren't doing anything like that! We just decided to hang out with each other that's all!" Sapnap tried to explain while Karl nodded quickly.
"Riiightt." The rest of the group shared a look with each other.
"Well I don't think you guys should mind us in your 'totally not' date" Connor wiggled his eyebrows at the rest. "I mean personally I think you guys should go to Madam Puddifoot's Tea Shop instead of here but I mean we all have our preferences."
George and Dream laughed in sync, thinking that it was the reddest they've seen their friends.