The Three Broomsticks

Samantha looked at the self she stoped at and saw that is had some get out of school stuff. She bought some and left the shop. Samantha decide to go and get some drinks at the pub. When she got there she didn't see anyone she knew, she got her drink and sat down at the table.

Davina was walking along the streets of Hogsmeade. She wasn't sure where to go. There was nothing she particularly needed to buy. Then again, a lot of the things that you bought in Hogsmeade weren't exactly necessities. She saw the local pub, and decided to stop off for a drink. She stepped inside, and went straight up to the bar.
She had a quick conversation with the local barman. Davina knew him quite well, and they usually had a quick catch-up chat when she dropped in on him. He got her a drink, and then she looked around the room. There were no free tables. She tried to see if there was anyone she recognized around, who wouldn't mind sharing a table.

(( my character is really shy, but is looking for alot of new friends.))


As samantha was sitting at the table she notticed that there was a girl at the counter that was looking for a table. She had not talked to her before but she had seen her in the hallways and at the dance.

[[OOC: Same, kinda. My character is shy but her parents are worried about her not having many friends, so she's trying to become more outgoing.]]

Davina looked around, and one girl caught her eye. She was a...second year? She couldn't remember exactly. She was a Hufflepuff, she knew that. She had seen her around Hogwarts generally. The DA! Of course. Now Davina remembered. She was the girl who went to the Hospital Wing at the end because of her reducto spell. She decided to go and talk to her. She needed new friends. Badly.

Samantha saw that that girl was headed straight for her so she put her drink down and waited for the girl to get there.

[[OOC: LOL me & Samantha are having a completely different RP to Danny & Mariana. I may split the topics if it get's too confusing.]]

Davina arrived at the girls table. Samantha. That was her name. Thank Merlin. If she didn't know her name she would feel like a complete idiot. Phew.
"Hi, I'm Davina," she began. She decided not to repeat the DA incident in case she didn't want to be reminded of it.
"Do you mind if I sit here?" she asked, cautiously. She knew that when she was in second year she would be completely scared of all the upper years. Still, Davina looked young for her age. She was a fifth year, but she could barely pass for a fourth year.

Samantha said "Hi, my name is Samantha." "I like your name." "Have a seat I don't mind." Samantha said hoping to make a new friend.

Davina sat down opposite her. Now this would be a great time to be outgoing, she thought. Conversation starters, conversation starters. Why could she never think of anything when she needed it? She inwardly sighed. Typical her.
"Thanks," she replied, when Samantha said that she liked her name. See, that was a great opener. Why couldn't she think of anything like that? She was doomed to be a loner, she thought. She couldn't give up though. She could go with the boring 'How-are-you?' scenerio, she guessed. Still, that was only, what two lines of conversation.
"Do you like being called Samantha or do you have any nicknames, like Sam or Sammy?" she asked, as she thought of a question. It wasn't a very good opener. It may only produce a one-word answer. It was still something though. Something was always better than nothing. Well, most of the time. It wasn't in some cases, but that was only when it was something bad. Asking if you had any nicknames wasn't bad. Was it? She hoped not.

[[OOC: Where are you and Mari at the moment? Should we stay in the same topic or should I split the topic into two, you with Mari and me with Samantha?]]

[[ you can split it if you want.]]

Samantha had never really thought of a nickname before. "Sam sounds good but I don't really have one." "Do you have a nickname?" Samantha hoped that she did not sound lame.

[[OOC: Topics split =)) We were RPing in two different locations so it made sense really. Ohh I'll probably sometimes call you Sam and sometimes Samantha, depending on what mood I'm in xD. I'm weird like that...]]

Davina thought about this for a moment. She had never really had a proper nickname. You couldn't really shorten Davina down to much. Some boys had called her 'Dave' when she was in third year, to annoy her. The boys were just jealous that Davina beat them in every test. She hated it, although she pretended to ignore it. The boys finally got bored of her not reacting in her fourth year, luckily for Davina.
"No, not really." she replied to Samantha. A short answer. Oops. Maybe she should say a bit more than that.
"You can't really shorten Davina much to anything." she explained. Well, that was something more. But, what could Samantha say in response to that? Quick, she needed to think of a question. She was never very good at being put on the spot like this. There was an awkward silence for a minute, while Davina was thinking.
"Um, so, how are you?" she asked. She had failed. Oh well. It was the typical conversation opener which showed that you had nothing better to say. Still, Samantha would respond, probably ask her back, she'd respond, and it would turn out in a conversation. Eventually. Probably. Hopefully.