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Wes shrugged and sat back in his armchair. He was not his parents favorite, they did not have one, or at least all of their children were told that. “Nah. I don’t think I’m their favorite. And yeah, we’re pretty close. It’s been weird being here and not seeing them daily. Could be worse I guess. Do you not talk to your sisters here?” It was foreign to him to not speak to his family, especially if they were right there to hang out with. Every family was different, at least he had been told that.
When Skylar spoke about the Ministry of Magic departments her mother and father worked in, Wes chuckled. “I won’t lie. I don’t what that is at all.”
As for her uncle, Wes only knew a little about Azkaban. “Yeah… I didn’t want to hurt your feelings or anything. I feel like it would be hard to have my uncle in prison.” He then laughed. “Again, I wasn’t the one scared to come in here.” He finally finished his hot chocolate and placed the mug on the table.
The boy really did not know much about Azkaban except that it was a prison. “So… can he get out of there eventually? Or is he in there for the rest of his life?”
@Skylar Astor
When Skylar spoke about the Ministry of Magic departments her mother and father worked in, Wes chuckled. “I won’t lie. I don’t what that is at all.”
As for her uncle, Wes only knew a little about Azkaban. “Yeah… I didn’t want to hurt your feelings or anything. I feel like it would be hard to have my uncle in prison.” He then laughed. “Again, I wasn’t the one scared to come in here.” He finally finished his hot chocolate and placed the mug on the table.
The boy really did not know much about Azkaban except that it was a prison. “So… can he get out of there eventually? Or is he in there for the rest of his life?”
@Skylar Astor
Cocoa and Candlelight | PV
| Outfit: Reducio  | Wc: Reducio 301 |
Skylar avoided his eye contact as he asked if she would not talk to her sisters here. She didn’t want to be exaggerated or too dramatic, but every encounter she had with her sister never ended in a good way. “I walked past them a few times, and they did talk to me.”
She paused a bit, thinking. “I’d made a few friends after I had just started trying to fit in at Hogwarts.”
Her eyes fumed with anger and frustration, but she was still gazing far away. “They are in Hufflepuff. I mean… my friend. Then, my sister said to me why do I have to find friends only in Hufflepuff, why don’t I find someone from Slytherin. It would suit me better. Something like that.”
She smiled, but sighed with her upset expression. “It’s like they keep reminding me that I am a black sheep and don’t belong to that house. Well… guess what. I am really a Slytherin, so I stole their invisible ring and a fake permission form to Hogsmeade.”
Skylar laughed and looked at Wes to calm herself down. “Sorry, hope you didn’t think of me like some kind of evil. Didn’t you?”
After the boy explained he didn’t want to hurt her feelings by talking about her uncle, she gently smiled at him to confirm her thought. “That’s fair. I didn’t mind at all because I didn’t really know my uncle. So, I am just as curious as you too.”
Wes seemed more relieved with her answer, and he continued to ask more about her uncle. “I don’t know how long his sentence is, but I don’t think he can ever get out. I heard it’s really scary there. Someone who actually succeeds in escaping, there were only people from the war era, I guess.”
@Wes Morrow
| “To be misunderstood is not to be broken. It is to be rare.” | Poison Resistance / Statistically Relevant (wisdom) |
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┊ Sta: 6┊Eva: 6┊Str: 4┊Wis: 10┊Arc: 8┊Acc: 6┊ |
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Wes noticed her look away when he asked if Skylar talked to her sisters or not. It was a very sore subject, he thought, more than just what he originally be just her parents. “Well you have friends from Ravenclaw and Gryffindor too.” He said in response to what Skylar’s sisters had said about who she chose to interact with.
The boy’s eyes did widen a little when she said she had stolen from her own sisters. It was not the worst thing in the world, but he was still surprised. “Are you going to give it back to them at some point?” Wes asked, “it could make your relationship worse if they found out.”
He then looked away for a second and then gave her a kind smile when he looked back. “Nah. Not evil. A little crazy, but I don’t think that has to do with your sisters.” Wes was joking there, the smile still on his face. “Plus, now that you’re here you can be yourself. You don’t really have to worry about what they think right?”
Wes then looked at the clock in the room, noticing the time, “Oh, time flew huh? We’ve been in here a lot longer than I thought.” Despite stating that, he did not get up just yet.
@Skylar Astor
The boy’s eyes did widen a little when she said she had stolen from her own sisters. It was not the worst thing in the world, but he was still surprised. “Are you going to give it back to them at some point?” Wes asked, “it could make your relationship worse if they found out.”
He then looked away for a second and then gave her a kind smile when he looked back. “Nah. Not evil. A little crazy, but I don’t think that has to do with your sisters.” Wes was joking there, the smile still on his face. “Plus, now that you’re here you can be yourself. You don’t really have to worry about what they think right?”
Wes then looked at the clock in the room, noticing the time, “Oh, time flew huh? We’ve been in here a lot longer than I thought.” Despite stating that, he did not get up just yet.
@Skylar Astor
Cocoa and Candlelight | PV
| Outfit: Reducio | Wc: Reducio 226 |
Looking at Wes, she gave him a big smile. It was heart-warming to hear him consider her a friend again. “I’m glad I made more friends, and… not only just Hufflepuff.” She lowered her chin with a small grin on her lips, lost in her thoughts a bit before gazing at the fireplace.
The way Wes was interested in her story, enough to care about her relationship with her sisters, made her let out a chuckle pleasingly. “I’m not gonna give it back because they are in their third year now, so probably don’t have to use it anymore.”
She let out a long sigh as she added. “They already found out I stole it. That’s why I stayed here on holiday.”
As the boy called her crazy, that surprised her. No one ever described her with that word before, but she wasn’t mad at him. She found it quite funny instead. She nodded. “Yeah, I don’t care what they think of me anymore. Only my friend could interrupt my mind.” She shrugged.
Noticing that the boy looked at the clock, she read him right away. A tug of her lips already appeared in her face before Wes stated about the time. “I was enjoying myself, and forgot about it too.”
She then glanced up at the portrait, smiled again. “And, Duke still not coming back.”
@Wes Morrow
| “To be misunderstood is not to be broken. It is to be rare.” | Poison Resistance / Statistically Relevant (wisdom) |
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┊ Sta: 6┊Eva: 6┊Str: 4┊Wis: 10┊Arc: 8┊Acc: 6┊ |
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“Oh, was this a punishment then? Staying, I mean.” Wes said with an arched brow. “Surely not right? Your parents must miss you, at least a bit.” It was genuine, what he said, he really thought that they had to had missed her even if it was just a bit. “Part of me wishes I would’ve went home, but I’m happy I stayed. Next year I should though.” The boy sighed and then laughed, thinking of the warm Australian climate in this time of year. “A nice swim that wouldn’t make my teeth chatter would be nice. Or just playing some video games.”
Wes then arched a brow at her question. He ran the name through his head a few times before he realized what she was talking about. “Who?” He asked with a puzzled look on his face, but then it clicked and he laughed. “Oh. The Duke… yeah I don’t know. Honestly I don’t know what his name is. He didn’t exactly want to speak to me the first time I was in here either.”
A few seconds later the boy stood up from his chair and stretched. “I think I need to get going. I don’t want to be late for curfew again.”
@Skylar Astor
Wes then arched a brow at her question. He ran the name through his head a few times before he realized what she was talking about. “Who?” He asked with a puzzled look on his face, but then it clicked and he laughed. “Oh. The Duke… yeah I don’t know. Honestly I don’t know what his name is. He didn’t exactly want to speak to me the first time I was in here either.”
A few seconds later the boy stood up from his chair and stretched. “I think I need to get going. I don’t want to be late for curfew again.”
@Skylar Astor
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Skylar shook her head side to side. “I’m not punishing myself. I just don’t want to go there and pretend I was sorry for what I had done because I don’t.” Her tone was honest, but upset at the same time. “If they missed me a bit, they must have sent some letter to me by now. Yet, I get none since I arrived here except from my aunt.” She shrugged.
However, she felt thankful that Wes was staying too, and it made her Holiday feel lighter and more enjoyable than she thought. “I’m glad you stayed here this year and… ” She avoided his eye contact to hide her genuine face. “Thank you for bringing me here today. It was fun, and the chocolate was delicious.”
As the boy sighed, thinking about some place he missed, Skylar was only curious about one thing. What is the video game? She didn’t know much about Muggle stuff, but whatever it was, she hoped it wasn’t some kind of field sport, and Wes could teach her that game someday.
Skylar picked up a few things, cookies and marshmallows. She then stood up from the armchair, walking on her way to the door. She turned her back to see the overall picture of the room before she looked at the boy once more. “Thank you again for today, and good night.” Her smile was brighter and gentler than the time she was coming in. Slowly, she stepped out and went away.
@Wes Morrow
| “To be misunderstood is not to be broken. It is to be rare.” | Poison Resistance / Statistically Relevant (wisdom) |
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┊ Sta: 6┊Eva: 6┊Str: 4┊Wis: 10┊Arc: 8┊Acc: 6┊ |
Cocoa and Candlelight | PV
Wes walked with her to the door, a smile on his face when Skylar told him that she was happy he stayed. "Me too. And I'm happy you stayed too." With a shrug, he looked around the room, thinking that it was possible that it really would not be here after the break. A room like this was not one to keep to yourself, so he was happy to share it. "And I'm happy that I could bring you here, and not just because now I know I'm not crazy and it's real!" Wes followed this with a laugh, opening the door for her.
About that time, the old man in the portrait returned and bowed to the girl. "Have a good evening, my Lady. I apologize if the boy did not show great manners." Wes did not respond to this, at least verbally. Where he did not think Skylar could see it, Wes looked back at the man in the portrait and made a rude gesture with his hands, causing the man to huff and look away.
Wes rolled his eyes as if he played it off, the smile on his face, but Skylar could notice that his hair shimmered with a bit of red. The boy had not told her, honeslty he never really told anyone about his abilities, but it was sometimes evident that he was Metamorphagus. However, when Wes turned back to her, the bit of anger faded, and his hair flashed back to its natural sandy brown color.
"Thanks for coming. Honestly, I didn't know if you would." Wes chuckled out a laugh and scratched the back of his head whilst holding the door open with his other hand, letting her leave first.
@Skylar Astor
About that time, the old man in the portrait returned and bowed to the girl. "Have a good evening, my Lady. I apologize if the boy did not show great manners." Wes did not respond to this, at least verbally. Where he did not think Skylar could see it, Wes looked back at the man in the portrait and made a rude gesture with his hands, causing the man to huff and look away.
Wes rolled his eyes as if he played it off, the smile on his face, but Skylar could notice that his hair shimmered with a bit of red. The boy had not told her, honeslty he never really told anyone about his abilities, but it was sometimes evident that he was Metamorphagus. However, when Wes turned back to her, the bit of anger faded, and his hair flashed back to its natural sandy brown color.
"Thanks for coming. Honestly, I didn't know if you would." Wes chuckled out a laugh and scratched the back of his head whilst holding the door open with his other hand, letting her leave first.
@Skylar Astor