Emma walked out towards the lake, wearing only a red polka dot bikini, covered with white short shorts. She had a silver belly ring in, and her brown wavy hair pulled back into a french braid. It was the first Saturday of Spring, and it was already in the 80's and every step she took got faster until she finally approached the lake.

Putting down her towel on a smooth area near the lake, she quickly took off her sandals, before walking into the lake. It was the perfect temperature, and her sunglasses kept her from getting blinded by the sun. Looking up on the hill, she saw someone walking towards the lake. Pushing her sunglasses up ontop of her forehead, she waved to the person, while trying to figure out who it was.

Jojo waved back to Em, grinning as she knew that Em didn't recognize her yet. "Hey Emma!" she yelled at her.
Jo was wearing her hair back in a loose ponytail, with a few strands of hair escaping into her face. She wore a small jean mini skirt over her bikini, which was dark brown with auburn polka dots, matching her hair perfectly.
As she got nearer, Jo noticed a silver glint near Em's belly button that she hadn't noticed before. "Em! Oh my gosh! When did you... never mind..." Jo sighed, but then grinned.
The day was perfect, and she couldn't wait to dive into the water.

Em waved at Jo as she came down. "Come on in! It's warm!" she said with a grin. She then noticed Jo looking at her belly button ring. "Jo, I have had it since I was like 11." she said with a roll of her eyes as she walked towards her friend. FInally she was right in front of Jo. Quickly she grabbed for her friend's hands and pulled her in to the water.

Jojo grinned as she stepped into the water, warm, just like Emma had said. Suddenly she frowned a little, then burst out laughing.
"You know you still have your shorts on?" she said, indicating Em's now soaked white shorts.
"And... I still have my skirt on..." Jo glanced down at her drenched jean mini skirt, then shrugged. "Oh well."
Jojo quickly pulled down her skirt, throwing it on top of Em's towel on dry ground, and with another grin at Em, dived into the warm depths of the lake.

Emma looked down, it was true she had forgotten to take her shorts off. "Crap.." she said as she quickly pulled them off, and threw them over onto her towel which was now pretty wet from having several wet things on it. Seeing Jo dive into the water, Emma went in after her, and quickly caught up to her. After several long seconds being underwater, Emma pushed off and went up, finally breaking into the air.

Sabrina was glas it was finally getting warmer. She liked skating with Khia but swimming was so much better. Sabrina's parents had tried to enter her into a national swimming competition but she refused, and decided not to swim for sport, but for enjoyment.
She grinned as she spotted her sunglasses, and her favorite puple towel, extra large for two.
She just loved this towel, but she wasn't expecting anyone,
it was just for pecautionary purposes.
She quickly changed to her purple string bikini and she tied her red hair up in a hight ponytail as she walked around the dorm. Finally she grabbed her towel, her radio, and her snacks and stuffed them into her beach bag, all the items were reduced and the bag was only a few inches wide. It went on a string that wrapped around her wrist like a hair tie.

She slipped on her sandals and walked out to the lake.
She didn't expect to see anyone there yet, but when she saw Emma at the suirface she waved. "Hey em!" she smiled and layed her bag on the ground beside Emma's things. She waved her wand and said, "Engorgio." and her bag grew in size. She pulled out her towel and repeated the spell for the towel, the glasses, the radio and a bag of chips. She popped a chip into her mouth, slipped off her sandals and turned on the radio to kiss 95.1 and hummed to An old beatles tune playiing as she walked towards the edge. She yelled, "JIRONAMO!" and splashed into th lake. She opened her eyes to see Jojo under the water and waved. She wasn't sure if Jojo could see her though.

Cassie had been laying on her bed, pondering her life..well really its problems. She sighed softly staring up at the ceiling and turning onto her side. She looked at he picture wall and let out another soft sigh. The pictures haunted her and she caught a glimpse of her friends swimming in the lake. She put on her bathing suit and grabbed a towel. She took one look at her dorm and strutted out. Through the common room, she got a few wolf whistles which were immedatly silenced by her glares. She walked ot ot her lake, laid out her towel and dove in. "hi" she said grinning.

Sabrina came up for air and saw Cassie there.
"Hey cass! How are ya'?" she began to swim the backstroke around Cassie.

"I like your swimsuit by the way." she pointed out. As Sabrina swam around she thoguht about the days at home. She didn't have many people that lived near ehr that liked to go for a swim.

Cassie looked down at her suit, it was a simple silver bikini. "Aw thanks...your purple suit to. I gotta say I love the color change" she said poking her friend teasily. Cassie swam towards Emma and leaped onto her back giggling. "ELlo Emmma! ELlo Jo!" she said waving to her friends from Emma's back and smirking playfully at everyone.

"Hey Sab!" Emma said waving to Sabrina who quickly did a cannon ball into the lake. Turning her back, and ducking, she tried to not get hit by the large splash but was unsuccesfull. Turning around, she saw Cassie talking to Sabrina and began to wonder when Cassie had gotten there. "Hey Cass..ouch." she exclaimed, feeling Cassie jump on her back. Quickly gaining her balance, she straightened her back and walked around with Cassie up there. "So what's up?" she asked all of the girls.

Jojo, having her eyes open underwater, saw Sabrina dive in after Emma went up, and wave to her.
Jojo smiled and waved back, unable to manage a full grin since that would let water in her mouth.

Soon, Jo also resurfaced, just in time to hear Cassie say hello to them.
"Hey!" she called back.

*Upon arriving at the school ellie walked onto the grounds. She knew from her fellow family members that upon arrival at the school you were supposed to be sorted, but ellie did not wish to do so. She wanted to explore and get to know the school instead. She had heard about the glory and wonders of the school from her parents, who had met at this school. She could not wait to see the castle and surrounding of the castle that she had heard stories about for years. As she walked off of the train, she seperated from the other children around her, and moved closer to the brushes towards the side ol the path. She made a quick dash, and slided under the bush gentaly, and controlling herself. She watched the eother students walk by, and once they were all gone Ellie went in the opposite direction that they were heading. She found a ginormous lake.*

Dana Lynn walked out of the castle and looked around at the grounds. It was a very warm day and she had put on her swim suit under her clothes so she could go swimming at the lake. She started walking hurriedly towards the lake every step making her wish she was already in the lake because of the sun bearing down on her neck and back. When she finally made it she saw that she was not alone. She smiled when she saw Emma, Sabrina, Cassie and another girl she had not met yet. "Hi everyone! Mind if I join you for a swim?"

*Afterr seeing the ginormous (so a word) lake ellie wanted to see if she could find the giant squid. She had heard her parents say that it lived in the lake, but she didnt believe them. She had to see the squid for herself to believe it was real. She knew that anything was possible at hogwarts, but she wanted to discover all of the wonders she had heard about. She wanted to see that they were real because without seeing she did not believe. Ellie realized that she was getting really hot, and it was sunny out. She wanted to go swimming, but she did not have a bathing suit. Ellie wanted to swim badly, so she just started to walk into the water. She was wearing muggle clothes, since she had not changed on the train. As she walked into the water she could feel her clothes getting soaked, and she could feel the cool water come up onto her skin, It felt really good with the hotness outside. One Ellie was completely soaked, she held her breath and went under water. She started swimming looking for the giant squid underwater with her eyes open. *

Emma finally got enough having Cass on her back, so she leaned back and let Cassie fall off. Looking back up, she saw Dana Lynn join the little groupie that had formed since Emma had gotten there. "Hey Dana! What's up?" she asked, as she waded over towards Dana, splashing some water up into her friends body. She then heard a slight splash, and looked over to see someone walking into the lake with muggle clothes.

Dana Lynn shivered at the shock of the water that Emma had splashed on her and ran up to the edge of the lake and threw some water back on her to get her back. " You think you can splash water on me and get away with it? Ha! You are mistaken!" Dana smiled and plopped down on the grass looking out at the lake, "I was wondering if I could join you all for a little swim?" As she said this she noticed someone on the other side of the lake walk down to the edge and walk out into the water with muggle clothes on. Dana gave the mystery person an intrigued look and kept watching as they disappeared. Dana looked around at the others, "I wonder whats going on? Do you think we should go and check on them?"

Cassie squeled as Dana, splashing Ema splashed her in the process for she had not removed herself from Emma's back. She jumped off and splashed Dana sticking her tongue out at the girl. Suddenly a very odd girl went into the water with muggle clothes. She watched eyebrow cocked then turned to Dana. "Erm...what is she doing or rather who is she" she said with a small smirk on her face.

"Sure you can swim with us." she said to Dana, while her eyes quickly switched to watching the other girl. Walking several feet in the girl's direction, Emma stopped in looked back..."Maybe we should just let her be, and if she comes over, then we can introduce ourselves." she said, walking back to the others.

As Dana Lynn was watching the place where the mystery person had dove into the water she felt another wave of water hit her and looked back to see that it had been Cassie this time. Dana stuck her tongue out at her and grinned, "I will get you back later when you least expect it Cassie!" And then started listening to Emma say they should wait for the mystery person to come and introduce themselves. " I guess your right Emma, but lets keep an eye on them just in case! You never know if they might need our help!"

Emma grinned, before shouting. "Last one to touch the bottom, has to get dunked." she said, before diving back under the water and swimming off towards the bottom. She swam past the fish, the plants and everything else that was in the lake. They were in the shallow part, so the bottom was probably only 10-15 feet deep, unlike other parts of the lake which the depth was unknown.

Dana Lynn quickly took off her top and shorts that she was wearing revealing her swim suit on underneath. She threw her clothes in a pile on the bank and went and wadded into the water and jumped up a little and dove into the water. The water felt so refreshing, she was very glad that she came to the lake for a swim today. When she came up for air she grinned at the others still on shore. "YAY! I don't get dunked! Ha!"

Jojo, grinning, quietly watched the exchange between Emma and Dana, ignoring the strange girl in muggle clothes.

When Emma yelled out, Jo quickly dived down into the shallow water, easily touching the bottom and floating back up to the top.
"I don't get dunked either!" she called, laughing.

Emma had touched the bottom right before Jo. She then quickly pushed off the bottom, and shot back up to the top. Breaking through the water, she through her head back and yelled.."I'm not getting dunked." she then heard Jo say something similar. Looking around she noticed Cassie had not returned. "Cass, I am afraid you are getting dunked." she called out.

Casssie upon hearing she had to get dunked toof offf under the water and hid by the willow tree. However the branches were green and her hair was red. However Cassie thought that her disguise was perfect and she smiled giggly madly as she did. She swept her hair into the ponytail so it wil hide it better.

Emma turned around to hear someone get out of the water and run somewhere. "Oh come on Cass..dont be a coward." she said, grinning as she saw a flash of red hair go behind the willow tree. Getting out of the water, she quickly walked over to her towel and dried off, before going over to the willow tree and climbing up the front of it. She then sat in the tree above Cassie, waiting to pounce.

Henry was walking around hogwarts grounds and decided to go by the lake. Henry saw Cassie, Emma, and some other people in the water. "What the hell!" Henry said to himself when they saw them in the water. Henry walked closer and looked at Cassie. "Why the [Censored Word] are you swimming in the lake?! Do you know how cold it is out?" Henry took a thing out of his pocket. that looked like a bomb. But it was really a water heater. Henry threw the ball into the lake to make it warmer. He waited for a minute. The lake then began to catch on fire, with the other people in it. Henry knew Glacius wouldn't be nearly as good enough to save them.

Luckily, Henry had a saftey plan. He had a letter in his pocket for saftey issues (like now). It also had a thing on it that decets where the person who sent it is for up to 40 hours from when it was sent. Henry whisteld to call his owl hedwig. She came less than a minute later. "Send it to the headmaster." Henry said to hedwig.

Emma watched from the tree the she was sitting in above Cassie who was standing below as Henry set fire to the lake. This wouldnt last. Within 2 seconds the small little fire that wasnt near any of her friends died out, leaving the lake warm. "Cannonball!" she screamed at the top of her lungs. Taking the tire that she and Jo had tied up there a long time ago. She sat down in it, and swung from the tree, reaching for Cassie as she went.

Right when she got over the water, she jumped out of the tire and into the water.

Henry noticed tha the fire had stopped, and Henry was happy and shocked. Henry looked at Hedwig and said, "Never mind don't send it!" Henry took the letter from Hedwig and put it back in his pocket. Henry then said again to the girls, "Why the hell are you in the lake?! It's way too cold out." Henry stuck his foot in the lake. It was freezing and Henry didn't dare to go in the water.

Casie raised an eyebrow as Emma reached for her and allowed herself to be dunked. Revenge would come later anyways. She climbed out of the water and onto the tire swinging, making it go as high as she could, then throwing her self off of it into the lake. "Whatcha talking about Henry...its not to cold"

Emma looked at Henry, not even worrying about the fact that Cassie was re-swinging into the water and her splash would land right on Emma. "Henry, it was always warm. Now it's just warmer." she said, liking the fact that the lake was now around a 90 degrees temperature.

Henry stuck his foot into the lake again and said, "Oh. Ya You're right it is really warm." Henry backed up, ran and chumped onto the tire swing. He swung really high up and jumped off. He landed right onto Cassie. "Oh Sory Cassie." And he got off of her and swam a little with his two very good friends, and enjoyed the good time.

Emma relaxed in the water, floating for a little bit. Thats when thoughts started to creep in her head, thoughts that she didnt want to worry about. "Cassie, love, I think we should go exploring." she said walking over to her friend with a smile, eventhough her eyes were more like pleading, or begging Cassie to say yes. That would mean that she would then have something to keep her busy.

"I think we should go exploring in the lake underwater. There's proably some secret passages in this lake.I bet there is, knowing hogwarts. Wanna go exploring?" Henry swam off of the lake and went back on shore, he wanted to take a short brake.

10 minitues later

Henry dove back into the lake and swim back to his friends. "What do you say? Wanna explore in the lake?" Henry loved to go exploring, especially when they found interesting stuff.

Sabrina heard them say someone was getting dunked if they didn';t touch bottom.
"Have you all forgotten about me?' she asked and swam down and touch ed the bottom of the shallow end of the lake, then came back up for air.

"I'm not gettign dunked but I feel sad that u left me out..." she fake pouted and splashed Henry.
"Henry, you dolt..." she giggled as she water was on fire, then it wasn't then he said it was cold, then he said it wasn't and and then he jumped in.

Sabrina had also ntoiced the other girl and she swam oevr to her and looked at her.
"Hey, you ok?" she asked sweetly.

Cassie came up for air and grinnede at Emma. "Dearest Emma...when have I ever resisted a chance for adventure..drama...danger" she said dramaticly then erupting into giggles. She shook a stran of hair out of her eyes and dived down kicking her feet playfully as she did.

Henry looked at Sabrina. "Don't worry we didn't forget about you." He lied because he kind of did, he just didn't want to tell her that. Henry relised that Cassie was excited when Henry said something about adventure. He looked at her happily. "Ok Cassie let's go on an adventure then. Follow me." Henry then began to swim under water to see if she would follow.

OOC; to go underwater for a really long time without.... DYING you would need gily weed. i hsve some in my bag

BIC; Sabrina heard them talking of adventure behind her and she yelled over to them.
"hey cass, give henry some of the gillyweed in my bag before he gets strangled by some grindylows..." she laughed and ppinted to her bag. Then she looked at the girl and said, "Are you ok?"
after a few moments of silence she said, "just don't go too deep in, or the squid will get ya'" she laughed and swam over to the rest of the group.

OOC; to go underwater for a really long time without.... DYING you would need gily weed. i hsve some in my bag

BIC; Sabrina heard them talking of adventure behind her and she yelled over to them.
"hey cass, give henry some of the gillyweed in my bag before he gets strangled by some grindylows..." she laughed and ppinted to her bag. Then she looked at the girl and said, "Are you ok?"
after a few moments of silence she said, "just don't go too deep in, or the squid will get ya'" she laughed and swam over to the rest of the group.

Emma just kind of looked at Henry, who was claiming that he came up with the adventure idea. There was nothing more that bothered her in life than cheating. Biting her lip to keep any retorts inside, she managed to smile. Luckily, Sabrina changed the subject to gillyweed. "No thankyou." she said politely, "That stuff does not work right with metamorphagus's. I'll stick with the bubblehead charm.".

Raising her wand, she conjoured the bubblehead charm and dove under the water, waiting for the others.

OOC: Sabrina you just double posted and said, the exact same thing in each post.

BIC: Henry relised that no one was coming, so he swam back up. "Hey you guys coming?" Henry heard them talking about Gillyweedd. Henry took some of the gillyweed and used it on himself. He also casted a bubblehead charm, just to be safer. "Come on Sabrina!" Henry dove into the water and followed Emma.