Insomniacs Unite ((anyone))

[Caiest Hamilton S5]

Caiest looked at the clock it was two thirty in the morning and she still couldn't sleep. She wondered if she should go to Madame Pomfrey about it. She hadn't been able to sleep in two weeks. She knew that Insomnia could be a sign of a serious underlying illness. At least that's what she'd been told by one of her friends. Deciding that getting a sleeping potion sounded like a good idea Caiest got up and crawled to the edge of her bed where she kept all of her clothes. She grabbed a black baby doll t-shirt and her favorite pair of black baggy jeans that had zippers all over them slipped them on and crept silently to the girls dorm door. After making sure she hadn't woken anyone up she slipped out of the dorm then out of the common room. Once outside of common room she breathed a sigh of relief. She generally had free reign from here the only thing she had to watch out for was that stupid cat of Filchs.

Walking along Caiest kept her eyes and ears open for any sign of anyone else walking along. She was fairly sure if she ran into Filch she wouldn't get into trouble as she was just going to get a sleeping potion from Madame Pomfrey. Surely he couldn't punish a student for that. Still to be on the safe side she kept to the shadows and listened for any unfamiliar sounds.

She must've been on auto pilot for she'd been walking for ten minutes before she realized she was going in the wrong direction. Instead of heading to the Hospital Wing she found herself standing in front of the room of requirement. Shrugging she decided sleep wasn't so necessary after all. She could always sleep tomorrow. Closing her eyes she imagined what she needed and walked back and forth three times in front of the room until a door appeared. Smiling she opened the door. She loved this room at nights no one to bother her or hear her play. She walked over to the electric guitar that had appeared there complete with amp and several chairs so she could sit wherever she pleased.

Grabbing the guitar which looked almost exactly like the one she had at home she chose a seat in the middle of the room. She closed her eyes as she began to play. She didn't know why but she preferred to play without looking at the guitar. It was as if her fingers knew exactly what to do playing her favorite song from her favorite muggle band perfectly. She played and played until she decided to rest for a bit. Setting the guitar down Caiest opened her eyes only to notice someone standing there. "Can I help you?" She asked none to friendly. She really didn't like being snuck up upon.

[Thomas Lightfellow G7]

Thomas had been wondering the halls since eleven with no worries of Ms. Norris. Thomas had almost perfectly trained his frog to lead it away from where Thomas was. His frog still messed up one time a few months ago Ms. Norris didn't want to chase his frog and almost saw Thomas. Thomas didn't feel like going to sleep today he would save that for the afternoon in the calm sun it was more peaceful that way.

Thomas had already played a game of running down the moving stairs. It was his own made up game that you had ran down as many stairs as you can before you’re on a stair that moves. After that he went to the library and saw if he wanted to read any books but all the good ones were gone. So he thought he would do more training with some new spells in the room of requirement. He found this room when he was in his second year at hogwarts. He was walking the castle and was thinking about home when this door appeared and inside it looked just like his house. It's been three months since his last visit here.

He made it to the wall where the room should have been but there was already a door, so someone had to be in there. He pushed open the door praying it wasn't some slytherin or even worse somehow a professor. When the door was open all he could hear was music coming from an electric guitar. There was a girl around his age sitting in a chair playing and she wasn't that bad at it. He closed the door trying not to disturb her and he stood in the back listening to her play.

When she stopped playing and opened her eyes he felt a little uneasy know she would be shocked he was even there. Then she started to speak in a serious tone. "I was just enjoying the music. You’re quite good if I can say so." He said smiling. "Sorry how rude of me I'm Thomas, I enjoy listening to music, not getting any sleep and sneaking around the school at night." He said trying to get a laugh or at lest a smile out of her.

[Caiest Hamilton S5]

Caiest looked the boy up and down. He looked to be about her age. He was probably in a different house as she'd never seen him in her common room before. Though he could be in her house as she never set foot in the common room unless absolutely necessary. She was seventy five percent sure he wasn't in her house. If she had to guess what house he was in it would be either hufflepuff or gryffindor. He was too nice to be slytherin.

He introduced himself as Thomas then stated his likes. She supposed he was trying to be funny. She didn't laugh. Interacting with people wasn't high on her priorities list. In fact it wasn't on her list at all. Still she supposed she should at least talk a little bit to the boy so he didn't think her like a Slytherin. "I'm Caiest and if you ever come into a room where I'm playing make some noise or something I don't like being snuck up upon." She said putting the guitar back on it's stand. "You can sit down you know. I don't bite hard."

[Thomas Lightfellow G7]

He was glad when she said he could sit down. "That’s what I like to hear." He smiled and looked around then found another chair, so he grabbed it moved it a little closer to where Caiest was and sat down. "Well I didn't make any noise because I didn't want you to mess up." He looked around the room with all the amps. "You’ve got some imagines, I would have just thought up a table and a few dummies to jinx and mess around with." He said thinking about how the room would look if he got here first.

Then it hit him what time it was then he asked himself why she was still awake. So instead of asking himself and thinking up why he just asked her. "I thought everyone would be asleep, why are you still up or is it none of my business?” He said hoping she wouldn't get mad or anything.

[Caiest Hamilton S5]

Caiest gave him a small smile as he complimented her on her imagination. "This? It's nothing I've come up with much better. This is just how I like it when I want to play guitar. Music soothes the soul and all that crap." She said imagining two cups of coffee. She sat one down on the table next to Thomas. It was very late and most people needed the caffine to stay awake. Caiest then walked over to where she had been sitting before and conjured up some cream and sugar. "Would you like some cream and sugar as well?" She asked not sure if he would even accept the coffee.

Caiest looked at Thomas when he asked her why she was still up. "Well it really isn't your buisness but since you seem like an okay person I'll tell you. I'm an insomniac it's as plain and simple as that. Now if you don't mind my asking why are you up?" She took another sip of coffee before picking up the guitar. "I hope you don't mind my playing." She said not really caring if he minded. She played the rift from a popular wizarding band while waiting for his answer.

[Thomas Lightfellow G7]

He saw her smile and he felt a lot better even if it was a small smile. He watched the two coffee cups appear then she asked if he wanted anything with them. "No thanks I'll take it plain." He didn't drink coffee much but it wasn't that bad. He toke a few sips then listen to her reason why she was still awake. Then he thought to himself. ” Funny how wizards and muggles both can't cure the same things." He smiled as he thought to himself.

Then she asked why he was still up and before he had time to answer she asked to play her guitar and listen. "Sure you can I don't mind." His answer was a few seconds too late she had already started playing. "Well I'm awake because this castle is more fun at night. Anyway I don't have any classes this afternoon, so I was planning to spend the day sleeping in the shade." He said with all hopes it wouldn't rain.

"It's more peaceful that way, with a nice breeze. Don’t you think?" He said. He was getting a little hungry so he closed his eyes and on the table next to him appears a piece of pizza. "I’ve been dieing for one of these since if got to hogwarts. House elves don't know how to make a good pizza." He smiled as he picked it up from the plate and bit a piece off.

[daf]

Dafydd woke up for what must have been the billionth time that night and looked at his watch. 2:15am.I'm never going to be able to sleep.

After rolling around a few times he came to a conclusion: no sleep for him.

Stepping out of bed he quietly opened the dorm room door and made his way into the common room. No one was in there except a house elf restocking the fireplace with logs.

Quietly as he could he moved out of the common room, deciding there was no time to explore Hogwarts like the present.

After 10 minutes of walking around he heard the faint sound of a guitar. Following the noise, he came upon a door. Daf stood outside for a few minutes, just listening. When the music came to a stop he listened to the voices from inside, making sure they weren't teachers.

The music started up again. Daf knocked, and then opened the door, waiting for one of the rooms occupants to realize he was there.

[Caiest Hamilton S5]

Caiest stopped playing as she realized Thomas was talking. She ended up missing the first half of what he was saying but she ended up figuring it out. She set the guitar down once again deciding it probably seemed extremely rude to be playing while there was company. She didn't mean to seem rude she just didn't know how to socialize very well. The only people she even considered friends were Dana and Cassandra and even now she wasn't sure if they could exactly be called friends. Sure she talked to them but for the most part she kept to herself. She opened her mouth to explain to Thomas that she wasn't trying to be rude but decided against it. There was no use trying to explaing something she really couldn't explain. Instead she picked up her coffee and downed the rest of it.

"I agree." She said setting the empty cup down. "The castle really is more fun at night. This time of night I generally have free reign of the place. Although I wouldn't know about sleeping in a cool breeze in the afternoon."

She was just about to pick up the guitar again and offer it to Thomas to see if he'd like to play when a knock and a sudden appearance of another student interrupted her. "Well it looks like tonight's turning out to be an insomniac's meeting." She said making a motion to wave the newcomer in. She really didn't want Filch to come in and punish them all and the more the newcomer stayed out there the bigger the chance of that happening.

[Thomas Lightfellow G7]

Thomas couldn't help but it with the knock on the door and seeing a young student there. He closed his eyes and imagined a huge Professor Snape doll at talked. The doll appeared right in front of the boy. "What are you doing here child? I do not take kindly to being snuck up a pone." The doll used Snapes voice perfectly. Then he realized someone might come when they heard the noise.

So he closed his eyes and imagined Snape disappearing which wasn't hard to do he daydreamed that in potions class all day long. He smiled at Caiest then got up and walked to the door. "Hello welcome to the insomniacs club, come on in." He smiled at the boy. "Also I'm sorry about the Snape doll he's the mascot of the club." He smiled and laughed a little but being quite. "The man who keeps us all wake, Professor Snape.”

[daf]

Daf waited until the girl saw him. As she waved him in, a life size doll of Professor Snape appeared out of nowhere and talked. After it said a line or two it disappeared as fast as it came.

A boy got up out of his chair and walked over to the door, welcoming him to what seemed to be 'The Insomniac Club', and apologizing about the Snape doll, making a joke about how it was the mascot of they're club.What an odd club

Daf laughed at the boys attempt at a joke. "No problem mate." said Daf as he laughed. "So...I shall assume you two don't mind me joining you then? My name's Daf by the way." Daf looked around the room and spotted the tea cups. "Quite an impressive room you've got here. So what are you up to, having a tea party?"

[Caiest Hamilton S5]

Caiest couldn't help but smile when Thomas conjured up a Snape doll let him talk before making him disappear. Then him announcing Snape as the club mascot the person keeping them all awake was too much she had to laugh. She liked Thomas he was fun to hang around and she couldn't say that about many people. She smiled over at Thomas. "While this really isn't a club choosing Snape for a mascot is really ingenious. Lord knows he does keep us up during class." She said getting up from her seat and starting to stretch.

The newcomer said something about assuming he was welcome. "You shouldn't assume anything. But if you mean you can stay on account of we won't kick you out you're correct." She said sitting down on the ground to some back stretches. "As for what we're doing we aren't having a tea party it's coffee. Also if you haven't noticed there are muggle guitars and amps here as well. Tea parties generally don't consist of coffee and guitars. At least not where I'm from." She said finishing up her stretch and walking back over to her chair. "My name is Caiest by the way and this." She gestured to where Thomas was. "Is Thomas."

[daf]

Daf waited until the girl, Caiest, finished introducing themselves, and answering his question. Daf was slightly annoyed by the fact that Caiest had taken a playful joke so seriously.Well..she certainly is a bit...odd Daf walked into the room, and sat down on one of the chairs. "It was only a joke. You don't have to get all up in arms about it."

Looking around the room again, Daf's eyes landed on the guitar. "So which one of you plays?"

[Thomas Lightfellow G7]

He was glad to she her smiling even better she started to laugh which he was waiting for. Then she got up from the chair and started talking to the kid the way she did to him. He walked over next to Caiest and smiled "Don't mind her, she’s tough on the outside but she’s a teddy bear on the inside and inside of that she’s the toughest person around." He laughed hoping she wouldn't be to mad at him.

"She is right thou, this isn't some tea party.” He smiled then closed his eyes a small tables with a teacup appeared next to the boy. "But it could be." He laughed then toke his old seat.

[daf]

((Ha ha. Oh my. It doesn't make much sense to me..but...*gives thumbs up*...))

Daf laughed as Thomas conjured up a table, set and ready for tea. Taking the teacup, Daf though of it with tea and sugar inside it, and a spoon to mix it.

Taking a sip, he put on his best posh accent, crossed his legs, and raised his pinky in the air. "Oh dear, the weather has been horrible this year. My garden is nearly brown with drought."

[Caiest Hamilton S5]

Caiest scowled at Daff. "I know it was a joke I didn't get up in arms about it, and I play." She turned to Thomas. "And I am not a teddy bear on the inside I'm more of a cat person then a bear person." She said crossing her arms. She knew what Thomas said was meant to be a joke and it was actually true. She really did give off a mean exterior and she was pretty nice to those few people she actually liked but she didn't like it when someone she'd just met figured her out that quickly. She had worked hard over the years fading into the shadows and giving nothing away. She gave a small shrug letting the matter go perhaps he was just extremely good at getting people.

She did manage a smile though as a table with tea cups appeared. She even laughed slightly as Daf did a ridiculous impersonation of a woman at the tea party. Part of her wanted to join in the making fun but she didn't like tea so she chose to stay where she was. Picking up the guitar once again she looked at Thomas then at Daf. "Do either of you want to play?"

[Thomas Lightfellow G7]

The impression was a little weird for Thomas it sounded like one of his aunts. He toke a few more sips of coffee then looked at Caiest as she asked if Def or him play. "I could play but it would be really bad.” He said laughing he never was any good at music. He sat back in his chair finally getting really comfortable. He looked over at daf then smiled. "So why are you still awake? I'm still awake because I’m going to go to sleep later." He sat up when he realized he was closing his eyes a little.

"Caiest, the queen and founder of the club." He looked over at her and decided not to say anything. "Will tell you if she deems you fit." He said in a formal voice.

[Caiest Hamilton S5]

Caiest conjured up three surge sodas. They were her favorite muggle sodas. She handed one to Thomas then got up and handed one to Daf. "You two look like you might need these. It's a Surge soda a muggle drink. It has over the legal limit of caffine one drink of this and you'll be more awake then you were when you first got up." She said walking back and opening her own. After a few sips she felt much better. She loved caffine although she had to watch how much she had. The last time she hadn't watched her caffine intake she ended up on a caffine high to end all caffine highs. She had been up for two days and acted all sorts of crazy. Her friend Dana wouldn't let her forget it either she even had pictures.

She looked over at Daf when Thomas asked him why he was up. She had to respect Thomas he said whatever was on her mind. She would've never asked anyone anything although she had to admit she was curious. After all it was very rare anyone else was up with her. It was even more rare that there were two people up. She was also happy that Thomas hadn't taken it upon himself to tell why she was up. "I'm up because I'm an insomniac." She said giving Daf the same answer she had given Thomas when he had asked her before. "Anyway I'm bored. I'd play my guitar but I'm uncomfortable playing anything in front of people so lets play a game. Have you two heard of truth or dare?" She asked a mischevious glint in her eyes.

[Thomas Lightfellow G7]

Thomas laughed "I know that game very well." He just smiled thinking of the times he played it. He only really played it with muggles and to Thomas it was much safer that way. He smiled then saw the look in Caiest eyes He really didn't like the look that she had but Thomas wasn't one to chicken out of a game so he just acted cool about it. Def hadn't said anything yet about playing.

"Well if we're going to play, who goes first?" He smiled with all hopes it wouldn't be him. Most of the times he had played were fun but some other times they were very, very bad.

[Caiest Hamilton S5]

"Well that's one person in what about you Daf would you like to play? I promise not to be too horribly mean." She said playfully. Maybe it was the surge but she suddenly felt extremely happy giddy almost and she almost didn't care. Leaning back in her chair she waited for Daf's answer. She really hoped it would be yes he wanted to play. She'd been really bored lately and this game was a solve all for boredom. Of course she wasn't very good at playing since she'd never played very much but she was okay. And she never backed down from a dare in fact dare was her favorite thing to chose. She still wasn't sure whether it was because she was stubborn or didn't want to spill everything to near strangers.

"Well If Daf agrees to play I'll start I guess since it's my idea. That is unless Daf would like to start then he can." She said drinking more of the Surge. She had to remember to go to muggle london some time and stock up on these for the summer.

[daf]

Daf took a sip of the soda Caiest had given him."I don't know why I'm up. Couldn't sleep really. Its a nice night out too. Wouldn't want to waste it sleeping."

Daf listened to Caiest and Thomas talk. They wanted to play truth or dare, and Daf had the deciding vote.This could end badly..on the other hand, it could be fun

"I'm in. You start." Daf smiled a mischievous smile and waited for the first Truth or Dare,