Together again;

"I suppose you couldn't...what was I thinking?" he said slapping his hand to his forhead in a joking manner. "You where a few years a head of me I remember." he said. "I remember seeing you around but never actually talking to you..." he said chuckling. "Then I left for a while after school and basically cut off all ties with Hogwarts. I kinda...liked you since my Third Year..." he said chuckling. "I just was so happy when I saw you again...See Jemma, I really like you!"

Jemma nodded, they must have only been a few years apart in school. Still, she couldn't remember him. Then again, people didn't really socialise much outside of their years. "What house were you in?" she asked him, to see if it would help her to jog her memory. Jemma silently cast a charm to calm down her blushing, as she'd been pink for quite some time now. Her face started to return to it's original colour, though it would take a while.

Dane smiled as her face changed colour. "Silently hiding your happiness are you?" he said. "I was a Gryffindor!" he said. "And yourself?" he asked smiling at her. He was doing this, this was much different than what he usually does. For once he was making someone turn red out of fatuation, not cause they were out of breath from laughing. He took another drink of his wine and smacked his lips, "I still say the 80 year old stuff is better..." he said looking at his glass. "I tried 30 year old scotch once...tasted like old wood..." he said laughing.

[[OOC: Jemma did mention she was head of Hufflepuff in TLC, btw - has Dane forgotten already? Tut tut tut . You can edit, if you want.]]

With Dane's first words, Jemma's face started going back to the pink it had previously been. Dammit. Why can't I stop blushing? Stupid, stupid self. "Gryffindor? Cool. I was in Hufflepuff." she told Dane. Gryffindor. Just like him. Ah, I'm comparing the two already! I'm thinking of Dane...like...that! I can't deny it...can I? I can try! I can and I shall!

"Old wine is nice, I must admit." she agreed. She hadn't drunk much wine at Hogwarts. Now she wasn't surrounded by teenagers all the time, she could drink without feeling guilty! "I haven't tried a wide variety of scotch, though." she added.

OoC:Dane isn't thinking the obvious. Her being head of Puffers might just be a coincident

Dane smiled at her and nodded at her saying of her being in Hufflepuff. "Hufflepuff was actually what I wanted to be in" he sighed. "I had heard great things about Hufflepuff. But I was sent in Gryffindor like the rest of my family." he said. "I've never told anyone except you..." he added taking a drink of his wine. "Well if you like I have a fine collection of drinks at my house..." he said to her. "Scotch is a little hard to get used to actually. If you live on wine and all the other stuff Scotch is like....well a punch to the gut. " he said laughing. "I've had so much scotch this wine is like water..." he said trying not to brag.

[[OOC: Ahh okies .]]

He actually wanted to be in Hufflepuff? That's unusual. Most people seem to look down on Hufflepuffs, though I have no idea why. Hufflepuff is such a great house to be in. "I really loved Hufflepuff. Loads of people seem to think it's not as good as the other houses, but it totally is." she replied, not really commenting on the last comment. I'm the only person he's ever told. Ever! Wow. I wonder why he told me that. Maybe just because I'm a Hufflepuff, so wouldn't think badly of him for preferring Hufflepuff over Gryffindor.

A fine collection of drinks at his house? What is he implying by that? "I used to have Scotch and such, back when I was younger, but in the more recent years it's mainly been wines, firewhiskey, the usual. No Scotch. Still, it couldn't hurt to go back and drink a wider variety of drinks." she told Dane. Now that she wasn't working at Hogwarts, Jemma was taking a less serious approach to everything in life, so it seemed. Is he trying to impress me with amounts of alcohol he can consume? It actually is like I'm a teenager again! Still, having wine act like water... No, you are not a teenager anymore, Jemma Louisa Tiquelle. Jemma laughed alone with Dane, hiding her thoughts. She was good at it, she'd had many years of practise, after all.

OoC:Ahohoho looks like Danes making a "bad" impression better fix that up a little bit.

Dane would move away from the topic of drinks as he didn't want to seem like a person who drinks alot. In fact her rarely did drink, although he does have an occasional small glass of scotch every few days or so. But no more than any average person would. He noticed Jemma had become a bit more...easygoing than before. Could it have been her loss of job at Hogwarts? Or was it just her, as in her personality change just out of the blue. It had happened before, many times. He smiled at her and took a drink of his wine, he put the glass down and looked back up at her. It was so hard trying to change the topic, it was all Jemma's presence really. He was different around her, and quite clumsier as well although he was still pretty coordinated.

"Well, anyway...." he said trying to think of something to say. "Wonderful weather huh?" he said and in his mind he was kicking himself for it. The weather? Really Dane!!! He gave her an apologetic grin, and opened his mouth to say something but closed it. He really couldn't think of a damned thing to say. All he could think of were...jokes...but he was sure she wouldn't want to hear any jokes coming from him. What if she didn't laugh and he made a fool of himself, he shook his head slightly and looked at her. 'Sorry, it's just a little hard to start a topic to talk about. But on the other hand, you look incredibly radiant tonight!!" he said to her.

[[OOC: Nah, it's not that bad. It's just now she's out of work, she's kinda un-maturing, like going back to how she was when she was younger - no job, no kid, etc. I make references to her feeling like she's young again a fair bit atm.]]

Jemma noticed that Dane changed the topic away from alcohol, though she wasn't quite sure why. Well, he's avoiding that topic. I wonder why. He doesn't seem like he's a real drinker or anything. Maybe there's just not much to talk about with alcohol. That's probably why. I mean, there isn't much to say. I don't drink much. At least not now, I did a bit when I was younger, but everyone did back in the day!

Jemma laughed as Dane brought up the weather. People only bring up the weather if they're lost for words, feeling awkward, or something. Or just are feeling...NO don't go down that route! Uhm, what did Dane say? Oh wait, he's complimenting me. How do I respond without being annoying or arrogant? "Yeah, it is hard to think of what to say. Thanks, though. I'm assuming radiant is a good thing! You look very handsome tonight, if I may add." she complimented him in return. Yes, good move.

OoC:lol I'm just too stupid to pick up the hints

Jemma seemed relaxed, was she reverting to her old younger days? No matter, Dane never really left his teenage days. He'd always been adventurous and outgoing, he never stopped. "Thank you, I know I do!" he said jokingly. Nice, Dane...really nice....he was getting corny again! The thing he said he didn't want to do, he needed to think of something to say fast. "Jemma, wanna dance?" he asked bowing to her.

[[OOC: Nah, you're not stupid. Nobody would pick it up, it's just subtle things I slip in. I pointed it out b/c most people wouldn't pick it out, lol xD. How does Dane know it though? He shouldn't do, it should just be inside Jemma's head...for the moment . Oh, and slow/fast dance? You pick, as Dane is the one who asked.]]

Jemma smiled. Dane isn't the most modest person in the world...but maybe that's why I like him. JEMMA! Don't do this to yourself. Jemma nodded, her face going a bit pink, as Dane asked her to dance. It was the bow that really made her face change colour. He had to bow, didn't he. Now I won't be able to stop blushing for the entire dance. "Yeah, I would." she replied, getting up as she accepted his offer.