[Corridors] Suddenly I see

[Max Hennerdale]

Maxi sighed, his cheerup ploy wasnt working as well as he'd hoped. What about going for the ploy that would make Bray just forget it completly, like make him mad or something? Maxi smirked, he couldnt help what came into his head, trying to hide the smile on his face cause he was sure as hell Bray wouldnt like the thought, let alone the action. ((ooc: A random Msn conversation made me think of this haha)) Finally coming back to the real world, Maxi tried to remember what he had just said, but his thoughts had completley overtook and he couldnt remember, so he just said, "I know"

"You, my friend" Maxi said simply, "Are worrying too much." Maxi sighed and looked back down to him, "The ministry wont arrest you for this, they'll probably slap your wrist and send you on your way, its not like it will earn you a one way ticket to azkaban you know. Stop worrying, Bray"

"What do you think I'd do?" Maxi laughed, "Walk in there and say, 'Hi Ms. Locke, do you remember Bradyn attacking you?' Come on, im smoother than that," He laughed, "Look at this face, smooth, hair, smooth. I have a personality to match too." He was trying to get a laugh out of Bray, though he doubted he was going to, "Im sure Fay would love being stuffed in a closet, give me a hungry werewolf anyday over an angry Fay" Though as the word werewolf came out, he winced, bringing back painful memories as his brow furrowed.

"No, I know its not." Maxi said, smiling down at Bray. He removed his hand, the frown from Bray sort of suggested Bray didnt really like, no scrap like, trust Max to touch him, even on his shoulder. What, did he think Max was going to jump on him and force Bray into a kiss or something? Maxi frowned too, though not really knowing why. He turned back to the table and walked over, sitting on it once more and picking up his butterbeer. Taking his time to answer as though choosing his words carefully, "Im sure we didnt come here to talk of mine and Ash's problems." He said simply. He swirled the liquid round in the goblet and looked at Bray and with a sigh he said, "Though if you really want to know, no. They arent" Looking over the top of Brays head, he said, "And no matter how much we, I, Ash... Whatever, tries, or tried. I dont think they ever will be."

Talking about Ash was really something Maxi did not want to do, so quickly ended that discussion there and then, it wasnt like there was anything Bray could say to it anyway. "Bray, Im involved now" Maxi told him, "You came to me with this therefor you involved me in it. I wouldnt walk up to her and go, Hey, remember Bray, he attacked you. Remember?" Maxi sighed, "I would be a bit more subtle"

[Bradyn Reed]

Bradyn crossed his arms in front of his chest and looked down at the floor. After a few moments of silence, he started laughing quietly. "I guess I am worrying a bit too much about this. I'm starting to sound like some old hag."

Bray leaned his head back against the wall. "I don't know! But I don't really see how you could suggest that lightly without plainly saying 'Hey, there's some crazy bastard on the loose, he's stunning people. Did he get you'? Any way you say it, I'm not going to sound like a good person. And suggesting it makes it sound like there's some psychopath kid out there." He laughed a bit and rubbed his temples. "But maybe I just have an overactive imagination."

Rolling his eyes a bit, he stood back up and walked over to the desk, leaning against it. Of course, mention Ash one time and Max shuts up instantly. "Did you really expect them to be any other way?" He said quietly, watching Max play with his butterbeer. "The kid broke down right in front of me, something a normal Ashton would never do. You broke him, and it'll take a while to fix him... but you're right, I don't want to talk about that."

Bray jumped up onto the desk next to Max and sighed a little. "Alright, alright.. I get it." He smiled a bit, since talking about Ashton reminded him of the other part of the story.

Perking up substantially, Bray turned towards him and fixed Max with a grin. "Oh, he's a little gossip for you, that you might be interested in. Did you know that Fay's dating a Gryffindor? And she hasn't told me, yes me, about him!" He said this rather bitterly, since he was still a bit mad at her for this. "I had to find out from outside sources, the kids name is Scott Brooks. You know him?"

[Max Hennerdale]

"Natural to worry Bray" He said with a shrug, "Makes you human, all im saying is dont worry too much"

Maxi laughed, he couldnt help it. Bray just had a way with words, even when it was serious, that made Max crack up, "Of course I wouldnt say that you numpty!" Maxi grinned, "I wouldnt even say anything about you." He was a Gryffindor, known more for brawns than brain, but that didnt mean Max had no brains, he wasnt about to sell his friend out to the highest bidder, "Just, dont do anything..." Maxi furrowed his brow again, "Stupid until I find out, okay?"

"Of course not" Max said stubbornly, he knew he hadnt expected anything more, but talking about his problem when Max was trying to help with Bray's problem, well combining the two was probably not a good thing. "Geez, thanks Bray." Maxi said dryly, "As if I needed reminded of what I did, its not like im proud of it you know, but even Im not perfect."
Maxi stood up and put the glass down on the table, walking over to the window at the back of the classtoom he looked out of it. Max didnt need reminding of what he did, he was trying to fix it but having Bray telling him how bad he was, didnt exactly help the matter. Looking down he said slowly and quietly, "I never meant to hurt him, but things happen, Im trying to put right what I did wrong, but hearing people tell me I did this and I did that, blah blah blah doesnt help. I dont mean to snap, its just a touchy subject"

Though forgetting all this, Maxi choked and looked around, "What!?" He almost yelled, "Scott Brooks? Your joking?" Maxi's eyes were wide with shock, of all the people Max thought Fay would end up with, he never imagined Scott, in fact he always thought Bray and Fay would get it together, clearly he was wrong. "Wouldnt say I know him personally, probably never shared more than a few words with him, but I know who he is and I never thought he would be Fay's cup of tea. Call me stereotypicial but I thought she would end up with someone like you, if not you yourself"

[Bradyn Reed]

Bradyn grinned a bit at Maxi. "Ah, I guess I'm over dramatizing it. But I still don't see how you could saying without mentioning some kind of person that would be a metaphor of me." He couldn't help but smile a bit at him being some sort of ominous sign hanging over Hogsmeade, or him becoming a legend that mums told their kids, like the boogie monster. Ah, Bray definitely had too much imagination. Plus, even if she remembered he'd make sure it all got hushed over.

Bray frowned at Max. "Sorry, I didn't mean to bring up the sensitive subject. And I really know where you're coming from, but really, can you complain? He's one of my best mates, but then again, so are you and I really try not to say anything.. but sometimes I can't avoid it." He watched Maxi walk away to stare out the window, which probably meant that he was too upset to hide his emotions and didn't want them to be seen. "I guess, I just couldn't keep silent about it forever, and Ashton is more likely to hit me if I talk to him about it than you are!"

Looking up, he caught Maxi's reaction and burst out laughing. Once he managed to quiet his laughter into little random fits of giggles he looked back up at Maxi. "Oh I know." Bray said in an extremely girly voice while snapping his fingers in a z-formation. "They are so not right for each other, mmhmm."

Once he got over his little girl gossiper fit, he leaned back on his arms and stared at Maxi. "So, you know him? And you really think that?" He decided not to comment on Maxi's little 'Bradyn Reed and Felicity Locke should so be together' idea, since that would practically be incestuous in his mind. "What's he like? Who is he? Should I meet this boy and scare him off?"