Puppy Love?! PV Trix DeLuca Closed

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Simon noticed that the student was staring directly at his face, and Simon wondered if he had something there. He wiped at his face. "Uh, is there anything there?" he said awkwardly.
Simon laughed at their introduction. "Oh, I hope you do, or else this will become awkward really quick!" He clasped his hands together and grinned. "Take any you want." he said, taking out his large stash and shielding it from others with his arm. He couldn't get caught now!
When Trix reached for the candy, he felt their fingers brush slightly, but that was enough to send tingles. His cheeks turned a bit pink, but he tried his best to ignore it. There was no time to get awkward and flustered.
Simon licked his lollipop, feeling it sizzle like Pop Rocks. "Thanks! Food tastes much better when stolen." He laughed to himself quietly. "I'm just kidding."
Trix chose the acid-y lollipop and Simon was going to warn them against it, but too late, they popped the entire thing in their mouth. Simon giggled as Trix scrunched up her face and said "Ooh, so SOUR!". She looked so cute! "Aww. I was gonna warn you!" He laughed more when they started to swallow a lot. "That is the most sour candy i have ever tasted, hands down."
Simon shrugged at their question. "I know enough. There are four houses- Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, Slytherin, and Gryffindor. They are sorted on personality traits and a talking hat decides where you go. You don't change houses, ever. I really hope i'm in Gryffindor- the brave- or Ravenclaw- the wise. Hufflepuff- the loyal, i think?- doesn't sound like it fits me all that well. Well, I mean, I am loyal, but still. And Slytherins? Eh, i prefer not to be in that house."
Now it was time for him to ask Trix a question. "Are you a Muggle-born? I'm half-blood, so i can't really judge." he assured them and gave them a pat on the shoulder.

Trix blushed a vivid pink. the boy had noticed that they were staring at him. 'No, umm theres notihing.." The embarrassment rose in them, but soon disipated when the wix heard the boy laugh. Feeling as if the crisis was averted, Trix laughed as well. They couldnt put into words why, but they wanted the boy to stay and talk longer. Trix was going to do everything they could to stay in the boys presence. He made them feel... weird. But in a good way.

Not wanting to give away thir feelings, Trix nodded as they licked, carefully now, at the sour lolipop. "I usually like sour, but I wasnt expecting that much!" They laughed as their face scrunched up again. Smiling asthe boy explained the houses.

"Oh! I think any of the houses would be wonderful. But why do you not want to be in Slytherin?" They waited for the boy to answer then weighed in themself. "I think I want to be in Hufflepuff. I like to think I'm pretty loyal! It also sounds the nicest." They giggled and licked again at the lolipop. It still was suer sour. Nothing like the american candy Warheads, which were their favorite sour candy. It was quickly growing on them. The flavor was really nice when in moderation. Even the slightest lick made their eyes water.

They nodded when Simon asked the question about them being Muggle-born, though they were a bit confused as to why someone would judge them on their background. "Yeah, I just learned about all of this! Its amazing, truly. I think the best part so far has been being around so much magic in Diagon Alley, when me and my parents went to get my school things. We were all blown away by everything! I particularly liked the pet shop! Mum and dad said if I do good this year, I may be able to get an animal next year when we go to get my things!" Their head was spinning with all the new experiences. This boy had grown up with magic, and could tell them so much, but they were afraid to seem too annoying, so they kept in their questions for now.

However, the questions still ended up coming out a few moments later. "What is it like living with magic all this time? Have you ever ridden a broomstick? I saw them at Diagon Alley too! I can't wait to try it!" They jabbered on, clearly excited.

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@Simon Corbin

Simon grinned. "I love sour candy! They kind of overdid it though. Hey, when we get to the castle, wanna see how much sour candies we can fit into our mouths?" That was a cool and common way to bond, right? He hoped that they'd say yes- he wanted to hang out with them. Trix seemed like a good person and Simon needed more good people in his life.

"Uh, I've heard some things. From my dad and other people. I have no idea if it's true but i'm not here to find out."
Simon thought of himself being stuck in a room with sweaty buff people and shivered. That was probably not what it looked like, but they weren't going to risk it. They popped the lollipop into his mouth and screeched a bit. "Agh! I forgot about that acid taste!!" They wiped at their mouth.

Simon's eyes lit up when Trix mentioned pets. "Lucky! My mom never mentioned pets. What kind of pet do you plan on getting? I want a cat, they are soo precious!!" Simon gushed, thinking of the time where they fostered a little white kitten named Xue. Simon begged his mum to keep the precious bean, but no avail!! Simon was still a bit bitter about it. "And maybe next year we can go to Diagon Alley and get new robes together! That would be awesome!" He was getting too excited, but he didn't care.

When Trixie mentioned brooms, Simon cringed, remembering a fond memory. "I sure have. My dad had this broom and it was so beautiful, I loved it! I decided to take it for a spin one day, but i was six years old and had no experience. I did well at first, but than i crashed straight into the shed. Straight through it! There was a Simon-shaped hole for years before my mum threw it out. I had so many splinters and my dad made sure to hide the broom."
Simon grinned before changing the subject. "Wanna see a cool trick?" he said before staring directly at them, twitching his face until his eyes and eyebrows were identical to theirs. "Props to my dad for teaching me this. I can't do full faces yet though- i need more practice and a few years." You have nice eyes, he considered adding, but he didn't. That would be creepy.

Trix's heart flipped in their chest. His smile was so... charming. It made them feel like they were lighter than air. Trix smiled back at Simon. "Oh yeah! But maybe less sour than these lolipops. I can get us some Warheads!" They giggled, already composing the letter to their mum.

Dear mum,
Please send as many Warheads and this owl can carry! I made a friend named Simon and we need them for a game!

Realizing they were just smiling stupidly to themself, they snapped back to the here and now. "Hey, how does the owl know where to go? Like what if mum and dad went to my grandparents for the weekend? How does the owl know where to go?"

Trying to understand, Trix nodded. They guessed that Simon didnt want to talk about it more, and they started feeling that maybe Slytherin might be a bad house after all. They would have to look into it themselves; it wasnt fair to judge anyone before you met them. They chuckled at Simons scrunched up face and their outburst. "It is a lot isn't it." They licked at the lolipop again and their tongue tingled with the sour taste. it was so sour it caused a reaction that lead to them shivering. They laughed again, enjoying the sensation.

Trix squeeled in delight. "I want a kitten, too! When I get him or her you can come and play with them, too! I've always wanted a kitty, but mum said I was too young. I was so excited when she said I could have a kitty next year! But the deal was that I needed to save up for it. It might take a little while, but I'm determined! I want to save up enough for the kitty and a cute collar."

Trix's mouth fell open as the boy told his story. "Thats wicked! And you were okay? I know it would have been worth it to me. Did the splinters hurt too bad?" They had so many questions, which was starting to be common at this point. This whole world was so new and exciting that Trix couldnt help it - they squirmed in their seat with excitement and let out a high pitched squeak of happiness.

Feeling a bit embarrassed from the outburst, Trix once again blushed, turning their pale skin into a light crimson. But then they saw what Simon's facial features looked like. At first, they were confused, were they looking in a mirror? No. That wasnt it. They turned their head to the side and realized that Simon had somehow transplanted their features onto his face. They jumped backwards with a startled yell, then recovered and laughed. "How'd you do that?" They reached out to touch his face, then stopped themself and dropped their hand, embarrassed once again. 'Wow, this boy makes me so nervous...' They thought it was the coolest trick they had ever seen. "Can your dad teach me I can only change my eye color." They looked at Simon with anticipation.

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@Simon Corbin

Simon's face hurt from smiling as they imagined themselves stuffing their mouths with sour candy, laughing and swishing water in their mouths afterwards, hoping to regain their taste. Simon quietly prayed that they'd be in the same house. "Warheads? I love those? I got some for Christmas once and i loved them! I can't say they're my favorite, but they are on the top ten!" When he'd gotten them. he'd eaten them all at once and almost threw up. Worth it!

Huh. Simon never really though about that before. "Maybe they have some kind of GPS brain. I have no idea, to be honest. I wish i knew. Maybe they're trained to do that. Maybe they've flown all over London and they're just used to it. Maybe they get help from others who live there. I wish i knew." He'd have to ask his mum about it later.

Simon's eyes watered. "Yep, too much. I'm gonna have no teeth by the time we leave this train." If his mum were there, she would have told him off for buying so much candy. But she wasn't, and Simon felt a pang of homesickness. "I miss my mum already. She's so nice, you should meet her someday!" Simon smiled at the thought of taking Trix to their house. That would be the best!

"My mum said that too! Maybe if we both get cats, they could play together. That would be soooo cute! I can't even put into words how much i love cats. I'm glad you like them too. If you hated cats i would have to disown you as a friend." Who in their right mind hated cats? Well, his friend Sam did, which sucked for them. Cats were beautiful.

Simon cringed again. "Pal, you have no idea how much they hurt. It was thrilling at first but quickly became terrifying. But honestly, i'm glad i did that. I wish i could ride one more often."
Seeing their excitement, Simon decided to fill Trix in on more details. "My dad healed it using his wand. They all just came out. And guess what? We might learn that at school." Now Simon was excited. He couldn't wipe that dumb grin off his face. He might have been embarrassed about being here before, but seeing how optimistic Trix was made him almost as excited.
Simon shrugged. "Practice," he said casually, even as Trix held their hand up to his face and made him feel as if he was on fire. In a good way, if that made sense. How was he supposed to maintain her composure if they kept being so... well, cute?
"I'll definitely show you how. If we're in the same house, which i hope, we could have daily lessons even!"He morphed his face back to its original state and pointed his nose up into the air proudly. "I'm wondering- do you have any siblings who share the same ability, if you have any?" he asked Trix. He safely dodged the part about his dad- he didn't want to talk about what happened to him.

Trix was exstatic that this boy seemed to like the same things as them. They giggled at Simon's reply, nodding emphatically. "YES! I know right!? Warheads are my third favorite candy, but I've never tried wizard candy before. This soup pop is the first candy I've tried! And I love it!" Trix bounced in their seat, excited by the prospect of sharing their love of candy with Simon, they could tell he was into the same type of things they were.

Trix marvled at the idea of owls flying across the world, delivering mail, sometimes to places they've never been. It blew them away thinking about the logistics of it. But the owls somehow made the deliveries. How is that even possible?!

Trix smiled. "I'd love to meet your mum, but only if you meet my mum, too! She is the best cook in our city! You have to try her chicken and rice!" Trix giggled and grinned at the idea of Simon coming to their house, hoping that they would become good enough friends that that would actually happen. Inwardly they made a wish they would be in the same house, not caring what house they got into as long as Simon was in it, too.

Trix jumped to their feet and put their hands up to their chin, breaking out into a happy dance. "Yes yes yes! Let's both get kitties and they can play together while we study! We can raise them together to be best friends!" Giggling they ploped down into their seat again and looked at the candy pile, mouth watering for another piece. Then a candy caught their eye, it was a pentagon shape with gilded words saying"Chocolate Frog". Trix gasped. "Ohh can I try that chocolate frog? What does it do?" They picked up the package and shook it lightly. From within the package they heard a small croak. Without waiting for Simons okay, they opened the package. A frog, made of pure chocolate, jumped out onto their lap. They jumped and let out a small shriek. It jumped again and they shrieked in delight, trying to catch it. They caught up to it right as it went to jump, scooping it up with just one hand. "Is it really chocolate? If I bite into it, its just going to be chocolate right?" They frog croaked once again, and Trix, curious as could be, sniffed at the confection creature. It smelled like sweet, creamy chocolate. Suddenly the frog stopped moving and they nibbled on one of its legs. Now that it wasnt moving anymore, it wasnt as disturbing to nibble on it.

Trix thought about it for a minute. "I bet it would be fun now that you're bigger and smarter. I know I want to try riding a broom soom! I really want to know what else is in this world. This is like a wish come true!" They couldn't help but think that meeting Simon was the best part about the whole thing, a friend they could actually keep. They seemed like they were similar, and this time Trix wasn't already labeled as the weird one.

"I sure hope we are in the same house." They said matter-of-factly, mirroring their thoughts from earlier. It would be wonderful already knowing someone in their house. And he was also in their year, so they would be in the same classes, too! The imagined the two of them, studying in a giant library, wearing the same uniform and having fun flicing ink at each other.

Trix shook their head. "Nope! It's just me and me mum and dad. And they're muggles. I am the only one. But it cant be that special here in the magical world. not when people can make things move by themselves and hover in place! What about you, do you have brothers or sisters?"

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@Simon Corbin

"Oh, you've never tried wizard candy? Here!" Simon handed them all of his candy. "Here. You can have this." Trix deserved the candy more than they did! Also they were cute. And they had never tried the candies before. Did he mention they were cute? Cause they are.

Simon felt a bit bad that he didn't have a proper answer to Trix's question, but they could wait. "Maybe I can ask the professors! If they mind, of course." He wouldn't wanna annoy the professors with odd questions.

Admittidly, Simon didn't like rice, but he didn't wanna mention that. That would ruin the moment. Instead, he said, "I can't wait to!" That wasn't a lie. Simon would love to visit Trix at their house! He wanted to ask Trix what their house looked like, but he figured that would be odd. "I hope our moms like each other, though. My mom likes everyone, but sometimes she can get irritated."

Simon couldn't help but dance a little too! Simon would think it was childish on a normal day, but now Simon understood. He didn't have the heart to tell them to stop getting so excited over something that wasn't even happening yet. Also, saying it out loud would disappoint him. He really did want to visit them at their house. "I would love that! They could grow old together."
"Honestly, I have no idea what it does, but of course you can have some!" Simon said, even though Trix was already helping themselves.
Fortunately for the two of them, they would soon find out when something brown and small jumped out. A cockroach! Ahhh!
"OH MY GOD! KILL IT!" Simon yelled as Trix squealed in joy and tried to catch it, whilst Simon tried to stay as far away from the thing as possible.
Upon closer inspection, Simon figured out that it was just a frog, and blushed scarlet. "Uhhh. Sorry you had to witness that. I thought it was a bug. My bad."
Simon cleared his throat and said, "Oh, uh, anyways, it looks like it's edible. Tell me how it tastes!"

Simon smiled, lost in a daydream of him riding a broom over a crowd of cheering people. Amongst them was Trix, and he tossed some confetti towards them, which they tried to catch gleefully. Ah, that sounded like the life...
"I would love that," Simon said dreamily. "As long as you're watching."
Then he blinked. "Uh. Wait. WhatdidIsay?"

Simon smiled a bit. "Me too, Trix. Me too. " That would be great. And even if they got stuck in Slytherin, he'd wanna join.
Okay. Maybe he wouldn't wanna go that far. But still!

"My dad was a wizard, my mom is a muggle." Bit of a shock when she found out. "And no. I, uh, just live with my mom. And maybe a cat if i get lucky." Simon said nervously. Family was a bit of a touchy subject for him. "I kind of wish i had an older sibling. Don't you?"

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Being bombarded with treats was not something Trix came to expect, but it was a nice thing to happen. Their eyes went wide and they gratefully took the candy."Wow, really? All of this?!" Looking through the haul, they took out a colorful box filled with... jelly beans? "'Every flavor beans?' Like everything?" They tore open the container and popped a bean in their mouth. It hadn't crossed their mind that there would be bad flavors, so when the taste of rotten eggs erupted in their mouth, they almost gagged, spitting it out and throwing it across the compartment. "Eww! That's disgusting! Pleeeeh!'" But then they giggled, delighted by the new and novel experience. "How delightful! That was just terrible!'" They laughed again and tried another, hoping for a good flavor this time.

The cat talk got Trix very excited, as images of the two of them in a magical castle, both with kitties that liked to play with each other as much as they liked being with Simon. Smiling they daydreamed about what it would be like to have another friend that could also do magic in their house, perhaps it might be too much for their parents. At the same time, they had learned that they weren't allowed to do magic outside of Hogwarts, but would it overwhelm their parents? And of course, Simon would have to bring their parents to meet theirs; would they like each other? Trix hoped they would. "'Maybe our families could do something together? There's a cool theatre in my town that plays all the best movies! We could go there." They wondered which movies would be out for them to see, a year from now.

Laughing at Simon's outburst from the frog, they stuffed the whole thing in their mouth. It was a lot of chocolate, but Trix loved chocolate, so they enjoyed the overwhelmingly sweet taste. They Chewed for a minute and then swallowed, chocolate around their mouth. "It's so good! Here you try one!'" They tossed another chocolate frog to Simon with a smile. "It's gotta be the best chocolate I've ever had! Do you think the flavor is enhanced by the magic?" Pondering their questions, they opened another candy.

"'Fizzing Whizzbees... What do these do?" Before Simon could answer they popped one in their mouth. "Its sherbet flavored! Oh, I feel funny!" Suddenly they started to float up from their seat. "Woah! I'm floating!" They awkwardly flailed in the air before plopping back down in their seat. They let out a delighted giggle and dropped another in their mouth, offering another to Simon.

Trix blushed at Simon's words. "Maybe we can fly together? I'd love to go on an adventure with you." Their cheeks were hot, but they felt that Simon might be feeling the same way they were. He was really cute, Trix had never felt so nervous and excited at the same time. They smiled at Simon, imagining a broom ride over the Scottish countryside. But then their fantasy came crashing down. "Oh, wait... I don't have a broom..." The amount of disappointment that flooded Trix's mind was dizzying. "Do you have a broom? Can you ride with two people?" They certainly hoped so, they would much rather be holding onto Simon as they flew across the sky. The thought made them blush harder.

Seeing Simon kind of tense up when he mentioned his family, Trix decided to drop the family talk. "I think I want to be in Hufflepuff. It sounds like a nice house. Loyalty and friendship and all. What about you?" They hoped he would say Hufflepuff too, then they could do everything together. This made her heart jump for joy. They tried another every flavor bean, grinning when they found it was toasted marshmallows. "Oh, they do have good flavors! Dare to try one?" They handed the box to Simon. "I dare you!" A mischievous smile across their face.

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