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Ethan was sitting on his bed in the Ravenclaw 7th year dorm with his books spread out around him. He was trying to decide which subject to study next. One of his dreams, apart from being a Quidditch player on a professional level, was to be a Professor at Hogwarts. His head of house and Professors were aware of this, but that didn't make his decision on what to teach any easier. He leaned towards muggle studies, especially because he was a muggle born and was able to be a good resource for the subject. It would also be amazing to teach Defense Against the Dark Arts one day, but that was a hard job to get.

He placed his head in his hand and ruffled through his hair with his fingers. There was so much to do before graduation, there were so many decisions to make and so many choices laid out before him. He knew a scout was coming to their next Quidditch match. Was anyone else nervous about that? Was his closest friend, Sean even thinking about it?

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Having just gotten done flying around the Qudditch field for a couple hours he decided to return back to the Common room so he could do some studying. He knew his final exams this year were going to be tough and he was going to need to focus much more than he did in his fifth year for the OWLS. He took a sharp dive to the field and, dropped off his club with some other students who were practicing. He took off on his broomstick flying around the castle now, not caring if a teacher spotted him. Flying by the Headmaster’s office he took his wand out and pointed it at the windows and flicked his wand, flowers sprouted all over the windows. He did the same to the windows beneath that were of his dorm room, he was sure he had seen his friend through the window as he casted the charm. Laughing he pocketed his wand and did a quick spin as he made his way down to the courtyards. He came to a halt as he approached the ground and put his feet out and started walking as he carried his broomstick rested on his shoulder making his way up the stairs to the fifth floor.

He made his way finally into the Ravenclaw common room and up the stairs to the seventh year dorm rooms, he walked over to his bed and looked across over to his best friend Ethan sitting on his bed apparently studying. He gave a roar of laughter at the windows covered in pink color daises and gave a huge grin to Ethan as he kicked off his shoes and put his broomstick away, before casting a shrinking charm on it, into his chest. He jumped onto his bed and took out a few books from some of the different subjects like he had seen Ethan doing. ”I think those flowers fit you man. Trying to study I see” said Sean as he grinned at Ethan and leaned back waiting to hear what he his comeback would be. He enjoyed pulling pranks on people, and his best friends were always going to be his prime target. ”I did the Headmaster’s window too, so in case I disappear you know why” said Sean as he picked up his Herbology book and give a little eye roll, he was starting to get tired of the subject now.

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Ethan nearly jumped five feet in the air when he heard Seans loud laughter. "Geez man, you scared me!" he exclaimed. He placed a hand over his heart to steady the wild beating that comes with being scared out of your wits, and looked back to the window where Sean was looking and saw the daisies. Had he done that while practicing something? That was embarrassing. Ethan watched as Sean kicked off his shoes and put his broom away. "Sean, you were flying and you didn't invite me?" he laughed. Ethan of all people understood that sometimes you needed to just go fly by yourself, clear your head and get you motivation back. There was nothing like the freedom of soaring through the air with nothing but a broomstick. And, of course, your clothes.

Ethan snickered as Sean complimented the flowers, "No, no, man. I think they're for you!" Ethan joked. He flicked his wand and opened the window, then caused the daisies to arrange into a bundle in front of Ethan, he clasped the newly made bouquet and tossed it to Sean, "for being such a good beater." Ethan laughed. The two Ravenclaws always had a healthy banter between them. If it wasn't for Sean, Ronan and James, Ethan would never have gotten into quidditch. He owed his best friends big for that.

Ethan raised an eyebrow, "Oh good, I was worried I had accidentally made those flowers. Good to know it was you." He laughed even harder when he mentioned doing it to the Headmasters window, that man was pure terror in human form. Ethan shuddered, "dude, don't joke about stuff like that. He'd probably serve you to me for dinner as a sick joke." Ethan was still smiling however, not actually worried about Sean being turned into a roast.

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He gave a little grin to his buddy Ethan when he brought up flying without inviting him; giving a little chuckle he just shook his head. ”You would slow me down” said Sean as he picked up his advanced charms book, charms was his best subject overall in his entire years of Hogwarts. Got an Outstanding for Charms in the OWLs…I need to pass the NEWTs with an Outstanding as well thought Sean as he tossed the book in front of him along with an Herbology book and an Transfiguration one as well. He gave another roar of laughter when he looked over to seeing Ethan handing him a bouquet of flowers, he just gave a huge grin to him. Standing up he took the flowers from his friend and gave a big bow to him and laughed before throwing the flowers on the bed beside him. He took a sit back on his bed and gave another grin. I am an excellent beater thought Sean wanting to give him a pat on his back. ”Ahh I’m a perfect beater, and don’t forget it” said Sean as he picked up another few text books of other subjects.

He knew if the Headmaster found out it was him he would probably get a lecture of about how a Head Boy does not behave like this. He gave a little snort as he started to laugh about the thought of being roasted alive by the Headmaster. ”The guy would probably just cut my head off and stick it on the wall, hard to imagine the guy was a Ravenclaw” said Sean, he thought of the Headmaster as a snake and was always certain the man had been a former Slytherin but was shocked when he read the guys auto-biography and states he was born and raised Ravenclaw like his entire family. Guy is still a snake thought Sean he didn’t trust his new Transfiguration Professor or Headmaster Reynolds one bit. He opened up his Charms book and started looking at some of the more advanced charms he had not really tried yet, the stuff look complicated but he was interested in a challenge. ” Hey so what are you apparently studying over there, Transfiguration trying to impress the new Professor?” said Sean giving a little laugh and looking over to Ethan’s bed to see what he was studying among all the books he had out.

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Ethan laughed, true the boys had equal skills when it came to Quidditch, and they could joke about who was better, but Ethan knew they were basically matched in talent. Ethan and Sean had so much in common, sometimes it freaked Ethan out. They both played Quidditch, and they both were in the prefect program. Not too mention, they both found the same girl, Cordelia, to be cute. That was a topic that could get a little testy with the boys, so Ethan didn't bring it up often. "Well, it is best to fly alone every once in a while, for sure."

As Sean accepted the flowers and bowed, Ethan couldn't help but chuckle. The guy was a class A class clown, and Ethan loved it. Ethan nodded, "Oh, I won't. Trust me, as captain I'd rather die than lose you as a beater!" The thought almost gave Ethan a heart attack, imagining the team without his most beloved and talented beater/best friend beside him. It wasn't a pretty sight, that was for sure. Even Ethan could admit that a chaser was dead without a good beater.

Ethan made a grossed out face, with his tongue out of his mouth, "Blech, seriously dude? A head mounted on the wall? That's disgusting." Ethan couldn't imagine Headmaster Burty Burt being a Ravenclaw either, the idea seemed entirely unreal. "Imagine him hanging out with us in the dormitory as a young dude... just... wow." The thought made Ethan shiver, he never wanted to imagine that again.

Ethan sighed at the mention of his homework, "well, I just finished working on our potions essay, and was trying to decide what to do next. Why, are you working on Transfiguration?" he asked, leaning towards his friends open book, it was Charms. Ethan shrugged, "Eh, what's a new professor to us seventh years, anyway? It's not like we have to deal with him for much longer. That guy seriously gives me the creeps though." He shuddered.

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He responded back with chuckle and a smile to his friend for the comment as saying he would rather die first before losing Sean as a beater for the team. He was good at being a beater, and did a good job of keep the bludgers away from his teammates, and always seemed to aim them right towards the other ones, especially Slytherins. He gave a laugh to his friend’s face he made about his comment of the Headmaster just cutting his head off and hanging it on the wall. The Headmaster was no nice old man at all; he did come off nice to most students however it seemed. He did have to give it to the man he was smart, knew Transfiguration well and was pretty much an okay Professor to them. He gave a slight shudder like Ethan when he mentioned a younger Reynolds chilling with them in the dorm room. The thought was just weird; he couldn’t picture the man as a young Ravenclaw, or even young student just old and ancient looking. ”However, most the students seem to think he is such a great guy.. said Sean he stopped before finishing the sentence. He was going to mention that Rose Weasley had felt the Headmaster was a nice man as well, but he felt the need not to mention his conversation the day before with Rose.

Crap I forgot all about the potions essay thought Sean hitting himself on the head with his hand, as he had completely spaced on the assignment. He grabbed a potions book and looked at what the essay was suppose to be about and just rolled his eyes a little. He liked potions, but didn’t absolutely enjoy it at all, only got the good grades to get by in class to become an Auror one day hopefully. ”I forgot all about that damn essay, well it’s going to be a long day now”said Sean he gave a little sigh, but he wasn’t going to let more homework get him down at all. His eyes turned back to Ethan as he spoke about the new Transfiguration Professor. It was true they would not have to deal with the Professor for much longer at all, but he still creped out Sean enough. He remembered seeing the man at the White Tomb of Dumbeldore, acting strangely crouching over it like he was almost talking to it. ”Gives me the creeps to, he can transform into a Snake, and he’s Slytherin Head of House, and not to mention what me and Rose saw him doing by the white tomb” the words escaped Sean’s mouth before he knew what he was saying. Bloody hell Nava, here it comes thought Sean waiting for his friends soon to be eager questions about what he was doing with Rose. Sean had told his best bud earlier before that he was crushing on the Weasley girl. He just looked over at Ethan with a weak sort of smile, and waited for his response.

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Sean shrugged, "well, honestly, I mostly just think he's creepy because that's how you had assessed him. That was enough to convince me." Maybe Ethan was a little too trusting of his friends, but Sean would never make a move to deceive Ethan. At least not without revealing that it was all a prank later. Ethan could tell though that Sean really didn't have a high opinion of the Headmaster. After Seans feelings being made known to him, Ethan started to notice little things as well until finally Ethan was just as creeped out as Sean was. Just thinking about it was giving Ethan the heebe-jeebies.

Ethan couldn't help but laugh at Seans forgetting of the essay, "smooth man, you can take a look at mine for reference if you need some brain boosting or muse," he offered. Ethan would never cheat and would never let Sean copy his work, but copying an Essay would be too obvious to do anyway and there was nothing wrong with helping each other out when the moment called for it.

Ethan raised an eyebrow at the mention of the snake animagus feature on the new professor, "thaaaaaaaaaat is about the most terrifying thing I've heard all day. Why do you tell me these things?" he laughed, though it was broken up and breathy. As if he was nervous. At the mention of Rose and the Tomb Ethan perked up. Now that sounded like a good story. "When were you and Rose creeping on tombs, and what happened anyway?" he asked, leaning his elbows onto his knees to listen more attentively. Ethan knew about Seans starting crush on Rose, but found it a little weird. Rose was like a sister to Ethan, and took him in first out of everyone in their house and taught him little things about the Wizarding World he needed to know. She was his go-to wizard slang girl, back in the day. He couldn't see her as anything more than a friend. But, Sean could, it seemed.

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He gave a little grin to his best bud when he mentioned he saw the Headmaster as creepy as well because Sean had convinced him. He never lied to his friends, told them the truth especially if it was someone who creped him out. Considering who his grandfather and family was it took a lot to scare him or have another person creep him out. However the Headmaster and the new Transfiguration Professor seemed to be able to do that very easily to him, without any actual effort on their part. Which isn’t good considering Ian use to perform rituals on me thought Sean giving a slight shudder to the picture of his grandfather standing above him, chanting strange words his wand on him, or even the time he decided to use the unforgivable curses on him at the age of four. To strength me up thought Sean, it was the old man’s excuse he had given later on to his parents and Sean’s aunt. He looked back up when Ethan offered for Sean to look at his completed essay for some brain boost. Getting up he took the essay from Ethan with a small smile and started reading it. He didn’t get his good grades from copying people merely by just studying a lot but he had been distracted lately.

Taking a quill out of his bag he jotted a few thoughts down from Ethan’s essay for him to use in his essay, and some other ones that came to his mind. ”Thanks man, you’re a life saver”said Sean tossing the essay back over to his best bud. He gave a small laugh as he eased back onto his bed laying on the pillows up against the wall at, Ethan’s laughter and comment over Professor Stone being a snake angmai. His face grew to a big grin and looked over at Ethan and he laughed when he asked him about Rose and him, creeping on tombs. He knew she was like a sister to Ethan, so he didn’t have to worry about them going after the same girl at least this time. However; Sean never went for relationships, maybe a one night stand in the Divination tower but that’s it or quick make out session under the stands of the Qudditich field. ”We were down at the White Tomb, just talking. Part of me starting to develop a crush on her and I mean an actual crush dude”said Sean giving a smile and waiting for Ethan’s response.

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"What are friends for?"Ethan shrugged at the thanks that Sean gave him. He knew that Sean wouldn't copy the paper, just get a few ideas. Nothing wrong with that. He caught the paper as Ethan tossed it back to him, but just tossed it aside onto his bed. Ethan leaned forward on his elbows and opened another school book. Ethan dropped his jaw and turned swiftly back to face Sean at the mention of a crush. An actual crush. Ethan was almost positive that Sean was pulling his leg. There was no way that he could have a crush on someone, for real. Was there?

"Man, you better not be messing with me," Ethan started with a big smile. He had never been the kind of guy for one night stands and all that rubbish, he always liked serious relationships and for things to be long lasting. He was old fashioned that way. He smiled even wider at Sean, "and what does she think?" he felt a flip in his stomach. If Sean got an actual girlfriend, that would mean he wouldn't have his off and on flings with Cordelia. Ethan sighed and sat up straight.

"Aaaand does this mean I can ask Cordelia out?" He looked at his best buddy with pleading eyes. Of course Sean never told Ethan that he couldn't ask her out. But Ethan wasn't going to ask her while she was making with Sean every other week. That just seemed uncool. And gross. And just... no.

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He gave a little grin over at Ethan at his what are friends for comment. He closed the potions book he was going to use to work on the essay. Getting up from his bed he opened his chest by the foot of his bed and started going through different books he had. Finally he pulled out a different potions book, not a text book but one more on the theory of potion making. This should give some different viewpoints thought Sean as he flopped back on to his bed and put the book down by his parchment pad. When it came to homework for Sean he always tried to go beyond what was actually needed or try to add more info into what he could get from the regular textbook the Professor asked for. ”You know I completely hate essays” groaned Sean slightly with a small laugh.

His face instantly went and blushed red something he never did around girls really, but when he was around his best friends he couldn’t hide stuff from them. Knowing Ethan was going to ask questions now he sighed and move his book and start of essay a little ways from him. He wasn’t kidding with him at all, part of him really did feel a real crush for Rose and not just a crush of him trying to get to his dorm room. However; he had no idea if she felt the same way for him but maybe his best little buddy who was seem to already think about asking Cordelia out. ”I’m serious this isn’t just one night stand crush…but I’m not sure on her, you’re like a brother to her help me out” said Sean giving a little laugh and grin to him.

Of course he was! thought Sean instantly when Ethan looked over at him and asked if it meant he could finally ask Cordelia out. He had known his best buddy had a thing for her but, Sean had past flings with her and still had some with her currently. Out of all the friends he knew Ethan was one for not wanting to go and date the same girls, disrespectful and gross. He gave a little smile over to his friend who was almost begging. ”Of course dude go ahead, but I mean good luck after me there’s no competition what so ever” exclaimed Sean with a roar of laughter as leaned over to his potions book.

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Ethan laughed as Sean complained about the essay. True, Sean had never been a big fan of them, but Ethan never had minded. Doing the research needed for an essay had really given him a lot of info about the wizarding world, Ethan needed that. Especially in their first few years. Sean had always made fun of Ethan for being such a book worm, but never in a rude way. Just in a best friend kind of way. "I know man, just think of it as... like a learning experience?" Ethan laughed again. Isn't that exactly what essays were supposed to be in the first place?

Ethan couldn't believe that Sean was blushing, actually blushing! Ethans eyes widened as he leaned in closer to Sean, "Dude, are you ill? Do you need to go to the hospital wing?" he chuckled. Then he listened to Sean talk about Rose a little more. "True... Rose and I are really close. What do you want me to do? Find out how she feels about you?" Ethan chuckled, then he stopped. He actually could get that information out of Rose if he tried hard enough. It was pretty easy, getting Rose to talk with him. Though, if she didn't want to say something she wouldn't. That girl was stubborn. Seans grin was different than ones Ethan had seen before. It was so... honest. Honest about Rose.

When Sean gave a little smile and gave Ethan permission, Ethan felt his heart skip a beat, "Oh, thanks man! I mean, cool." he tried to act all calm but his excitement was building up. He was glad to know that Sean and Cordie would be done with their... whatever it was. Then he cocked an eyebrow at Sean when he finally got the joke, "Hey... wait a second!" he laughed too and shook his head. "Thanks for the luck," he winked, "I'll need it."