Sunlight always had that effect on you were having a nightmare of a hangover didn't it? It made you want to hide in the shade and cause a pain in the back of your head that could be classified as a course of torture. The pain was self inflicted so Dai had no real reason to complain but he did anyway. It was the way things were done. Everyone knew it was British tradition to moan about everything and anything. Dai pushed the dark shades he wore to block out the light up his nose. They kept slipping down every so often and it was beginning to get a little annoying. If it kept it there was a good chance they would be found on the floor somewhere snapped in two.

The entrance hall was empty as usually and the smell of teenagers hung in the air. Back in the day it would have smelled of food from the great hall and the potions from the dungeons. Not now it didn't it was more likely to smell of sick of some sort or the fug of to much aftershave and perfume. The smell to be honest made Dai a little bit sick not that he would admit if of course. He knew eating something would make him feel better but couldn't face it. The smell would make him feel sick and he would be sick if he ate anything just yet. he would go outside for a walk around and see if that helped in anyway. He doubted it would be it might take his mind off of things. Dai's footsteps echoed as he walked across the hall. He should have been heading to class instead of outside but he didn't feel up to it and he could always get the notes of someone who had been.

His hangover was in full effect, his routine of showering and all that hadn't helped. He needed pain killers of some sort either that or hair of the dog. No, having another drink would most definitely see him vomit in a style only described as spectacular. He also did not want to get his clothes in a mess. He may have only been wearing jeans and shirt and sneakers but he didn't want to have to change again and shower again. It was just to much hassle. he would avoid things that made him sick and wait until the hangover went away. It would be awhile yet as it was still in the i feel like i am dying stage. It would be at least an hour before he felt better and up to anything other than laying about.

Fresh air hit him like a bullet and made him feel just a little bit better. It was far better than going into the great hall and smelling fried food which would have made him hurl. Strong smells always had that effect on Dai and he was not ashamed to admit it. Plently of people were like that aswell. The only problem with going outside was the sunlight hence the shades he was wearing. It pierced your eyes and made your head feel like it would split into a thousand pieces. Dai walked down on the the many paths that lined the school grounds. He wasn't sure where he should head. Any where where it was quiet would be ideal.

Dai knew where the best spot would be, the lake. Everyone knew the lake was a good place and despite everyone knowing this you normally found that hardly anyone went down there. This was because it was always to cold to swim in unless the weather was unbearably hot. Which due to the school being where it was, was rare. The weather here ranged from mild to bitterly cold and that was about it. The only time you got egg frying hot was when there was a heat wave that had people in other parts of the country hidding inside all the time. Dai wondered where everyone was right now. He knew some people would be in class but it was the people who weren't in class that he was thinking about. The people who were outside laying about, those who were in empty classrooms getting up to whatever met their need for that moment in time.

It was as he reached the lake that he spotted one of those people he was thinking about and got an answer. One at least was laying by the lake. But why? That was the thought that popped into dai's mind. Were they like him and fighting off a hangover or were they just bored or was it something else? He could always ask and find out. As he got nearer still he say that this person was a female person. As to whom he was unsure. Names were not his strong point not that he would let on to that fact. his pride would not allow it. As a hufflepuff he was supposed to be humble shame it didn't seem to apply to him. Dai was almsot standing over her as he said "Hi"