M-hm, I'd like to linger

[[OOC: GRADUATES ONLY. WILL CLOSE THREAD WHEN/IF TWO PEOPLE RESPOND.]]

Jemma Tiquelle was sitting in a small café, in South Ealing, one of the lesser-known areas of London. Not many people went there. Jemma only went there because she didn't have much to be doing. She had made an excuse to go to the Order Meeting that weekend, but didn't actually have anything else planned for the weekend. So she had decided to visit the two tube stations in London which contained all five vowels, and get a souvenir from each. In her pocket, there was a 'MIND THE GAP - SOUTH EALING' keychain and a fridge magnet which had 'MANSION HOUSE' printed on it.

After she had drunk her hot chocolate and eaten her biscuits, she debated on getting another one. She checked her watch. She had time. It wasn't like she had anything else to do, but she didn't want to be around London after dark. It wasn't exactly the nicest city at night. Not for her, at least. If you were under thirty and you liked to go out clubbing, it was heaven. If you were over fifty, it was hell. She got a second coffee, and returned to her window seat. She had a lot of time to kill.

Jemma looked up. She thought she heard someone calling her name. Who would be here that I know, at this time? Odd... As her eyes glanced over the restaurant, she saw Matt entering. Ah, that makes sense. He's probably down for the Order meeting, too. "Yeah, Matt, it's me. Sit down, if you want." she replied, inviting him to join her. I need to talk to more people. Plus it's rude not to invite him to join. Especially as we're both in the Order, it would be awkward if I didn't. And we both teach at Hogwarts. I really should know him better, actually. I don't now him well at all. Jemma forced her random train of thoughts to stop. You can't talk to yourself all the time when someone else is here.

Jemma looked up. Shut up! She forced herself to concentrate on Matt. "Yeah, I'm fine. Just a bit...out of it, at the moment." she said, honestly. She wasn't with it, that was for sure. "Yeah, I'm needed a lot at the school, so it is hard for me to get out much. It is nice having a break from the millions of teenagers though, I can't deny." she admitted, only half telling the truth. "What about you, d'you manage to leave Hogwarts as often as you'd like?" she returned the question and focus onto him.

Jemma laughed in unison with Matt. It was true, it was like Hogwarts was impossible to escape or something! "Yeah, you can never escape. Jess has been getting annoyed at me for missing Order meetings due to work, a lot. I just can't get out though!" she agreed, wondering if Matt had been getting to many of the meetings. She didn't comment on Emmy missing him...she wished she had someone to miss her.

[[OOC: Totally didn't realise I was on Ben when I posted that last post! *headdesk*]]

Jemma chucked. "And Nick doesn't mind, does he?" she commented. How nice that would be, do be able to sneak out of class every once in a while. "I won't tell Majere, don't you worry." she confirmed. There was something odd about Majere, but she couldn't put her finger on it. She just had a feeling about him. Her feelings were usually right.

"That's too bad. The Order has always been such a great organisation. I wish I could be there more than I am." Jemma replied, disappointed. It sounded like the Order was going downhill, which was dreadful news to her. In the past, the Order had done so much for the Wizarding world in times of need. "What's been going on most recently? I seem out of the loop in news." she asked Matt, hating not knowing things.