Charms and Muggle Talk?

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We walked the rest of the way to the library, arm in arm and in a much more cheerful disposition. Irina didn't knew exactly why, but she felt very comfortable with Lucian, it's like he already knew a part of her that no one else did, despite the fact that they didn't had talked about it yet, it's a secret they are both keeping...at least was what she thought and felt at that moment. Although, she knew her instincts could be wrong and her senses could be deceiving her, but… she was pretty sure they weren't. She doesn't even cared about the ink that, for sure, was still smeared on her face!

"That is not a stupid reason Lucian! I'm glad you want to learn more about the muggle world because of a friend?..." She said the last word in a teasing tone glaring at him with an amused expression. Lucian kept ask her about a lot of things and Irina was afraid to not be able to follow them all, he seemed to noticed that and apologized to her. The dark-haired girl gave a soft laugh before replying to her friend, "You don't need to apologize, you're a very curious person don't you? That or is a really important friend!" She said with a smirk glancing at him, "Music...music I think its the same has at the magical world, all kinds of styles and for all tastes and different moods! I like indie music for example, but also rock, some pop and r&b...I can let you hear some later if you want! They have a looot of sports you know? they have..." She lower her voice now, they were finally entering the library and walking towards one of the wooden tables next to one of the tall windows, sitting down on their chairs, she kept talking in an almost whisper, "they have football, basketball...this one are my favorites! Then there's..." she kept talking for awhile about all kinds of sports she knew about, school was an issue with what she really couldn't help Lucian, since she had homeschooling all her life until Hogwarts, she also explained to him the best she could about phones and television..."...And then they watch those movies into spacious rooms with big screens and amazing sound systems! I love going to the movies with my parents, seeing all those moving pictures and eating sweet and salty popcorn!" she was smiling widely with a glint of true happiness in her eyes while talking about her favorite things about the muggle world, that was also half of her world! "You need to go there one day! We can arrange something during Christmas brake if you want? You can also bring your friend obviously!" she said putting her elbow on the table and resting her chin in her hand while looking at Lucian with a mischievous expression and a cheeky smile playing on her lips.

@Lucian Mornstern

Interacting with:
@Irina Sousa

Mentioned:
@Rebecca Loops
@Violet Grace
@Colin McCoire

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“That is not a stupid reason Lucian! I'm glad you want to learn more about the muggle world because of a friend?…” I saw a teasing smirk on her lips as she teased, oh, if she knew. “You don't need to apologise, you're a very curious person, aren’t you? That, or it is a really important friend,” I blushed and turned my head away.

“Maybe,” I mumbled. Then she mentioned music! “Yeah! I would love to hear the music! And about sports! Are there any like quidditch?” I asked, wincing when some people glared at me for getting louder. I cleared my throat and tried to quieten down. “You will maybe have to show me football some time. Maybe we could have a game between us first year Snakes… and second years too, for Colin’s sake,” I joked, considerably quieter now. I listened to her talk about a couple of other things, me interjecting a lot now we have come to the “technology” side of learning!

“Moving screens? Like- like photos? But it tells a massive story! That sounds awesome!” that was awesome! Glass screen that played “films” and the talk of popcorn. The muggle world sounds so cool!

“We can arrange something during christmas break, if you want? You can also bring your friend, obviously!” I blushed a little, that friend may already be going!

“Yeah! Of- of course!” I answered, that did sound like fun! “What picture would be on? What magic can make a picture into a movie? Could they make the picture of me mum and dad walking down the aisle into a movie? I thought Muggles couldn't do magic!” I ranted, getting hyped. It would be so fun! Walking around the Muggle world with Irina and maybe some other of our friends! Loops? Violet, no matter how annoying she is haha. Colin? “What is your favourite movie?” I asked before stopping to actually take a breath.

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She couldn't avoid her growing smile when Lucian said he would love to hear music with her, she mentally started do enlist some songs she wants to share with him...when he asked if there was any muggle sport that looked like quidditch she laughed softly, remembering that they were at the library, "No...there's nothing like quidditch there! I love quidditch by the way, I want to be a chaser someday!" She said, "what about you? Are you a fan of quidditch?" she asked curious noticing the boy's enthusiasm with that subject. “You will maybe have to show me football some time. Maybe we could have a game between us first year Snakes… and second years too, for Colin’s sake,” She actually liked that idea, imagining Colin, Jannette and Loops running after the ball and score in their own goal, since they were all also pure-bloods, she figured they wouldn't know anything about the sport either, Me and Vee would kill at that game!, she thought with a smirk.

She continued to explain to Lucian the new muggle's technology, "Smartphones, to be honest, are really useful you know? They can communicate much faster with each other than we can using owls! They also use something called the 'internet', that allows them to share any kind of contents, like films, music, photos, videos... anything, really!" As she spoke, she was taking her Charms book and notebook out of her bag and placing them on the table, getting her things ready to start doing her homework. Placing her hands on top of her book, she had a different glint on her eyes when she told him about movie theaters and films, seeing that he was also excited about everything she was telling, she decided to invite him and his friend to go watch a movie at Christmas break, second thought it would be actually super fun to went there with the Snek Squad too, she took a mental note to talk about this idea with them next time.

“Yeah! Of- of course!”, Was Lucian's response to her invitation, she felt happy and a little proud that she had managed to convince a born wizard to accompany her to a movie. “What picture would be on? What magic can make a picture into a movie? Could they make the picture of me mum and dad walking down the aisle into a movie? I thought Muggles couldn't do magic! What is your favorite movie?” It was amazing, really, to see his excitement about somethings that were so normal to her. Also, she couldn't stop notice how sweet it was that the first thing he remembered was his parents walking down the aisle, "I don't know what movie would be at the theater...perhaps something about Christmas I suppose!" She said with a shrug and smiling at him, "It’s not magic, it’s what they can do with their machines! It's about reproducing photo sequences at great speed, so that your eyes see them as if they were in motion! My favourite movie is ‘The NeverEnding Story’, it’s an old movie, but has a great story and a lot of magic and magical creatures! Muggles also have a lot of imagination!” She said with a small laugh.

Suddenly she remembered about the time, glancing at her watch she realized time had pass real fast has they have been talking…”we should focus on our homework too! Beside keep talking!” She said with a timid smile, she was really enjoying their conversation about all those things, but…they need to do some work too “How about you, what do you like to do in your free time?” She asked him while setting her quill and ink on the table.

Interacting with: @Lucian Mornstern
Mentioning: @Colin McCoire | @Violet Grace | @Rebecca Loops | @Jannette Applebottom

Interacting with:
_{@Irina Sousa}



“I want to be a chaser someday!" she said, "What about you? Are you a fan of quidditch?”

I nodded enthusiastically, “Yes! I want to be a beater!” it may have been an unfair advantage but oh well. My grin slipped. “Well… I would have… if- if I wasn’t terrified of heights that is… I- I’ve always wanted to be a beater. Make a legacy for myself at Hogwarts! But that will never happen,” my mood slipped a little as I said that. My failure hinders my passion. “I love watching it though!”

I frowned when she mentioned ‘smart phones’ and the ‘internet’. “Huh. Interesting. I will have to ask about that during Christmas break,” I mused. Maybe I can get one! Then, during the summer holidays, it will be so much quicker to talk to the Snek Squad, and my other friends. “Do you have a ‘smart phone’? And the ‘internet’? Oh! Is the ‘internet’ how you get your moving picture stories?!”

Ha. I’m a genius!

I watched her get her stuff out of her bag and remembered we were going to talk about Charms homework.

Yay. Well, I’m just saying that I am not in Ravenclaw for a bloody reason!

Then she went off on a rant about how these movies were made. Despite the initial thought of Merlin, how boring?, I felt myself drinking in the knowledge, and how she looked when explaining.

I felt my face go warm and so looked around to see if I could find some parchment to write on.

“Never ending story? Surely a story has to end, Ree. It can't go on for- forever! It needs to have an ending! Muggles aren’t going to be watching that one movie for the entirety of their mundane lives!” how the bloody hell can it never end? Honestly, Muggles!

“We should focus on our homework too! Besides keeping talking,” she said. I pouted a little but nodded, I was enjoying just our talk. Homework and I didn’t get along.

I used to hand in good pieces of work to the old hag but apparently they were never good enough! Either my handwriting was atrocious or I rambled too much or it just genuinely wasn't good. In the end… she decided the best way to make me learn was to make sure I remembered what would happen if she found my homework bad again. She knew she had to get my parents approval for corporal punishment seeing as I was their kid. She asked dad knowing he approved off that stuff seeing as it was done to him and his siblings as a child and it ‘worked’.

Yeah, I never forgot, and neither did she. Everytime homework was due. I knew it was gonna happen every due date! It was never good enough for her! She didn’t do it to any of the other kids, well, not that I knew of. After my accidental magic moment, word of my being sh*t scared about flying and brooms got around like fiendfyre. Well, you can guess how due dates went after that.

I heard something and snapped out of my daze, my vision coming back from its blur as I zoned out.

“-in your free time?” I snapped my attention back to her and stared at her for ages; trying to clear the fog from my brain and speak! Or even think for that matter.

“W- what?” was all I spluttered out in embarrassment, I went ruby red.

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When the main subject was about quidditch, Irina couldn't hide her excitement, she had always been a fan of the sport, was part of her best memories the moments when she went with her father to see her favourite games. One of her dreams was becoming a chaser at the Holyhead Harpies team. So she felt really happy when she saw Lucian share her enthusiasm about the sport, “Yes! I want to be a beater!”. She was now grinning at the boy, "Really?! Maybe we can play together at the Slytherin's team one day!!" she said excited with idea. But soon her smile faded at the same time she saw the boy's expression fell into a more serious one, “Well… I would have… if- if I wasn’t terrified of heights that is… I- I’ve always wanted to be a beater. Make a legacy for myself at Hogwarts! But that will never happen,”.

"Oh no, don't say that! I'm sure I can help you..." she said trying to cheer up the boy again, "You will be a beater!! You will not just stand by and watch others play!" she finished in a tone of promise. In her mind she was already making a plan about how to make him lose his fear of highs... although she would probably need the Snek Squad help for that! For now she would just keep talking about the other things he had ask her.

Even if Lucian came from a wizard-born family he seemed to really felt curious about the muggles' technology, “Do you have a ‘smart phone’? And the ‘internet’? Oh! Is the ‘internet’ how you get your moving picture stories?!” he asked one question after another eager to know about everything. "Yes I have a smartphone that unfortunately is forbidden at Hogwarts!" she replied making a funny face, "The 'internet' is like an invisible web that connects everyone's devices, you see? So that way they can send all of those contents between them" She stopped then, to look at the dark-haired boy, to see if he was following what she was explaining to him. Hard to know however, if anything that she was saying would make any sense to her friend.

Talking about films and cinema, he had asked her about her favorite movie, she thought for a while because she had so many! From disney's movies to Tim Burton's...to all that had monsters, fantasy and adventure! Was when she remembered a really old one, one she used to see with her grandparents during Christmas break, The NeverEnding Story.

“Never ending story? Surely a story has to end, Ree. It can't go on for- forever! It needs to have an ending! Muggles aren’t going to be watching that one movie for the entirety of their mundane lives!”

Of their mundane lives...something about the tone he said it got her attention, but she choose to ignore it since he genuinely seemed to believe that the title of the movie had a literal meaning to it. She could not stop her laugh and tears to form from it. Looking around if she hadn't disturbed other students she tried to muffle her giggles, “It’s not literal silly!” She said with a kind voice and smile, “It’s just the title, the film does have an end!”

She was now grabbing her quill and gently dipping it in the bottle of ink, ready to start writing the questions for her Charms’ homework. She looked at him waiting for his answer to her question about what does he likes to do at his free time, but Lucian seemed to got lost in his thoughts…was she being that boring? Perhaps she had misunderstood his interest about all of that muggle stuff…she felt her cheeks getting warmer with embarrassment. His gaze was now locked with hers and she was trying to read through his expression, trying to understand what was happening with him, what was he thinking…

“W- what?” he asked in a low voice, seeming to snap from a previous trance, “I…I was asking…” she looked down at her piece of parchment cleaning her throat, “I was asking about what do you like to do…” quitting from pretending to start to write something, she looked back to the boy again, “at…at your free time” she finished with a timid smile.

@Lucian Mornstern

Interacting with:
@Irina Sousa

I got a little happy when Ree was adamant about curing me from my fear of flying. Even if that quickly went away and got replaced by sweat dripping fear at the thought of being back on one of them, it was nice and made me feel all tingly inside because she hadn’t made fun of me. “You will not just stand by and watch others play!” I hope my blush didn’t show too much at how assertive she was.

I went so red and warm as Irina started laughing at me for what I said about the movie. How dare she? I didn’t know! I thought it was literally a never ending story which would be impossible! I carried on feeling warm as she looked around to see if she was too loud. I crossed my arms defensively and glared at the table.

Thats when my mind swirled.

“I…I was asking…” she looked down at her piece of parchment, cleaning her throat, “I was asking about what do you like to do…” she looked at me, deciding to stop pretending to write. “at…at your free time” she finished with a what-seemed-to-be-timid smile.

Hmm. What do I like to do in my free time?

“Well… I love reading about Defense against the Dark Arts — possibly one of the only books I will willingly read. I’ve been to countless quidditch games with my family before, we could maybe go one time? What- what team do you support? I’m Ballycastle Bats all the way!” I asked, there were so many things I could say but I don’t want to talk for ages.

“I don’t know when we play next but I will definitely ask if you can come along too!” grinning widely, I filed that away. “Also love a game of Gobstones! Have you played before? Bet I could thrash you!” I teased with a smirk, fiddling with my own quill to keep my hands busy.

I looked at her and a small smile - not a smirk nor a grin - graced my lips. The way she was looking at me was nothing special, but it was the way she was looking. Heat rose to my cheeks and l looked down bashfully gathering myself before looking back at her.

"What do you like to do?" I bet there are loads of Muggle things she does. "I’m really excited for Christmas! Where would we meet up? I could use the Floo Network and come to your house," I was already envisioning what we could get up to without Prefects breathing down our necks!

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She was sensing that something she had said had caused Lucian to be lost in his own thoughts. Whether her earlier words brought back any memory for him or if she wasn't saying anything interesting and was just being annoying, she couldn't tell...so probably it was time to "turn the tables" and ask him about what does he like to do. Not only to save her from that awkward moment, when they kept just staring at each other, but truth be told, she was also curious about the boy.

He seemed to thought for a moment before reply to her question. He said he liked Defense Against the Dark Arts and that brought a bigger smile to her lips. At least that they had in common, "D.A.D.A. is also my favorite subject! I love all about it and professor Orion is just an amazing teacher!" She said with a soft voice trying to contain her enthusiasm.

Lucian continued to talk about quidditch, he asked if she wanted to go with him watch a game. At his question, she felt her heart escape a bit, accompanied with a weird feeling... Something new to her. Something that she couldn't quite understand...anyway... "Yeah! I would love too!" she said feeling her cheeks getting warmer. Why was she feeling so shy all of a sudden? "I support the Holyhead Harpies! Call it cliché if you want, but I've the dream to be one of their chasers one day!" She answered sheepishly smiling.

"Gobstones? Yes!! I love Gobstones!" She uttered, maybe a little louder then what she should! She glanced around again, to make sure no one had listened. A Hufflepuff girl at least was looking her way. A book opened in her hands while she was standing closer to one of the bookshelves. The blond-haired girl seemed to be older, however she just winked at her and smiled before went back to her reading. Irina giggled a little, before lock her eyes again on Lucian's, "You could bet what you want...you're going to lose!" she responded to his teasing with her own smirk, "Just say when and where!" she added lifting one of her eyebrows in a daring expression.

He was looking again at her with that strange expression, like he was there but...something else was occupying his mind. She felt something in her stomach...like a weird pressure...and her heart beat a little bit faster with the intensity of Lucian's stare. She felt relieved when he looked away, she let out the breath she hadn't realized she'd been holding. What the hell was happening to her? Is she getting sick? Maybe it was still the effects of that week's full moon...

"I...I love to read...and to draw and paint! I...I brought my easel and my painting and draw sets from home!" She said cheerfully, "At Christmas we could meet at my house yes! I'm sure mum and dad wouldn't mind!" Her smile increased with the idea of spending time with Lucian out of Hogwarts. She never had someone, beside her cousin Rita, with who to share and enjoy her favorite thing, "What would you like to go see first? A movie? A football game?" She asked excited, "Perhaps we can play quidditch at my backyard and I can help you fly again!" She finished with a kind smile and a glint of happiness in her eyes.

@Lucian Mornstern

Interacting With:
@Irina Sousa

Mentioned:
@Colin McCoire

Note:

S L Y T H E R I N

This day couldnt get better!

“You like Defense Against the Dark Arts too?” I asked excitedly.

“I love all about it and professor Orion is just an amazing teacher!” I watched her gush about Professor Orion and thought it was pretty cute.

“I’ve been to countless quidditch games with my family before, we could maybe go one time?” I suggested hesitantly, my heart beating out my chest. If she said yes then… well, I would be owling mum and dad as fast as I could!

"Yeah! I would love too!" I saw her cheeks get red but honestly, I think mine were too.

I gave a toothy grin, “Aw brill! Honestly, it will be sooo fun! I can’t wait! We will have to see who is playing!” I still needed to know who she supported. “So? Who do you support?”

“I support the Holyhead Harpies!” she answered and I stared at her. Wrong team luv! I was crying on the inside! They weren’t good! They lost their last game to Wigtown Wanderers! You’re just pressed that they beat Ballycastle Bats last month by a very big margin

“Call it cliché if you want, but I've the dream to be one of their chasers one day!" she added with a sheepish grin. I smiled at that, I couldn't stay frustrated long when she was looking like that.

“Who cares if it is cliches, if that's your dream then… then work for it! Join the Slytherin Quidditch team!” I encouraged. “Hey, when’s your birthday?” maybe I could get her tickets to Holyhead. Maybe she can meet the team? Or just get her merchandise.

“Awesome! We need to play sometime!” I announced, brushing some hair out of my face and playing with my glasses. I followed her line of sight to a Hufflepuff staring. I narrowed my eyes but she had winked at Irina. As I moved back to look at our table, I startled slightly as Ree was staring at me.

“Hi?” I said with a chuckle.

“You could bet what you want...you're going to lose!” ooh, I do love a good challenge. A smirk had grown on her face and so I gave her a bigger one as she told me to set a time and place.

Quickly looking down, my heightened hearing heard as she let out a breath. I went red as I realised she knew I had been staring at her. “Sorry,” I mumbled in embarrassment, but she ploughed on to talk about her interests.

Reading. Drawing. Painting.

That’s where her scent comes from then! She smells like pencil crayon and paper, the smell of paint occasionally wafts in but she also smelt of… the woods? Or at least wood itself. I always chalked that down to her drawing hobby (she must use pencils), but honestly… Colin has that same smell about him. Lingering.

To tell you the truth… while they both have their own scent… they do have their similarities. It’s like they have…

How do I explain this? It’s like they are rubbing off their scent on each other.

They smell alike slightly.

But that must mean they are together a lot….

Panic zigzagged across my whole body, pain, jealousy and anger surging through my heart and breaking it a little.

Were Irina and Colin dating? Or at least nearly dating.

I thought Colin was head over heels for Clair?

Evidently not

“At Christmas we could meet at my house, yes! I'm sure mum and dad wouldn't mind!” I was brought out of my depressing thoughts as she moved past her hobbies.

I managed a weak smile, “Awesome! I can’t wait! We can have so much fun. Do you have any pets? Magical or not,” I added as an afterthought. “I can’t wait to meet your parents. I can already tell they’re awesome!” careful Luci, she’s already taken

But maybe she isn’t! There is always a chance.

Right?

“What would you like to go see first? A movie? A football game? Perhaps we can play quidditch in my backyard and I can help you fly again!" my heart dropped.

I’m really not being dramatic when I say the thought of flying again makes me want to throw up. The thought of flying always makes me think if falling. Then the thought of falling always brings me back to a nightmare I had for weeks.

What if I didn't show any accidental magic then? What if I went splat? I swallowed hard and tried to wane off the oncoming panic at the thought of soaring high in the sky…

Down and the colours blur by faster and faster, all spiralling out of control! I’m getting dizzier and my stomach is rolling… I can see the ground getting closer. My mouth won’t move. Stuck. 20 seconds and I will be flatter than a pumpkin pastry! Suddenly-

I jumped slightly as Irina started shaking my shoulder and I stared at her with panic swirling behind my watery brown eyes. I took in a gulp of air and looked around, gathering my bearings from my space out.

“Uhm, er— ab- about your question- I think that- that you can choose? Maybe? Urm— excuse me for a moment,” I stood up shakily and loudly. “I’m- I’m poppin off loo. Shan’t be long luv!” and then scurried out with a red face and wet eyes.

Way to go you bloody imbecile

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She was still holding her quill with ink over her piece of parchment. She got distracted with their conversation again, it was so much interesting then Charms assignment! But when she looked down, an ink stain had formed on the parchment, Oh...damn it... she thought a little annoyed with her clumsiness, while putting her quill down on the table and wrapping her started homework into a ball.

“Hey, when’s your birthday?” She heard Lucian ask her. It sounded like a random question…why would he want to know her birthday? Is he one of those people who choose friends and foes by their zodiac signs? Or…are they that close already so he wanted to buy her a gift? At this thought she felt her cheeks getting warm again… “hum…my birthday is at February 16th! How about yours?” She felt a little panicked, she had to memorize that date, but she's terrible with birthdays… with a cell phone it's much easier!

“Also love a game of Gobstones! Have you played before? Bet I could thrash you!” He was now looking at her a with playful smile. She couldn't hide her enthusiasm about the tricky wizard game...maybe she had expressed it to loud! Anyway, what bothered her more was the teasing behind his words. How dare he? He's no idea how good she is at playing it! “You could bet what you want...you're going to lose!” Obviously she had responded to his challenge with a new one. If he's that cocky he would need to prove his true value! She was so immersed in her thoughts of mild indignation that she didn't realize she'd been watching him. Just woke up from her challenging stare when he chuckle and said "Hi"! Oh...how embarrassing! She thought turning pink, covering her cheeks with her hands and looking down at the table. Remembering that she had nowhere else to write, she used the excuse to pull a new piece of parchment from her bag, so she could hide a little better how nervous she was.

“Sorry,” She heard him say in a soft voice. She looked up at him again, confused with his apologies, "Sorry for what?" she asked quietly. Why would he say sorry to her? Then she cleared her throat and decided to continue to talk about her interests, hopefully that would make that brief moment of awkwardness go away.

Inevitably, with that date so close, they had to talk about Christmas! It was one of her favorite holidays. She loved everything about it! The decorations, the shared gifts, the union between families and friends...so she was extremely happy for making plans for it with Lucian. She would also invite some other friends to come over her house too during their school break.

“Awesome! I can’t wait! We can have so much fun. Do you have any pets? Magical or not, I can’t wait to meet your parents. I can already tell they’re awesome!” Her happiness increased widely at hearing his words. "Yes!! It will be super fun, I promise! Will be the best Christmas break ever!! No, I don't have a pet yet! But I want to buy a spider!" she said with a glint in her eyes. But her smile had shorted lived. Lucian's expression changed dramatically and hers became concerned. He seemed to get drowned in...panic? anguish?His breathing quickened, he was livid and his dark brown eyes seemed to hold back tears. What I said? She mentally reviewed their entire conversation, there was nothing she could relate to his reaction. What did I said wrong? She felt anxious and concerned. Was she this selfish and self centered, that she couldn't notice or found what had she said that clearly disturbed him?

Seeing that he was not returning from his thoughts by himself, she decided to hesitantly reach his shoulder and shake it softly, "Lucian...Lucian? Are you feeling alright?" she called to him in a calm, low voice. He gave a small jump at her touch, looking at her with a startled expression. He seemed to be lost and confuse for an instant, “Uhm, er— ab- about your question- I think that- that you can choose? Maybe? Urm— excuse me for a moment,” he said, rising abruptly from his seat “I’m- I’m poppin off loo. Shan’t be long luv!” and then he left...and she didn't knew how to feel about it. She couldn't figured out what happened. Most certainly was her fault...but what? Then...he called her luv? She felt that strange sensation again...that tightness in her belly that spread some warm feeling all over her. What's wrong with me? This has been one of the most strangest days of her life...this disassociation of feelings and events were giving her a hard time to understand everything that happened...

Trying to clear her mind, she finally opened her Charms book and looked at its pages. She was seeing the letters but she wasn't able to read one word. She felt anxious and worried...should she stay there waiting for him, or she should leave? Will he want to return and see her there? She looked at his things still on the table...Will he come back? Is he alright? Obviously not...should I go after him? I thing he needs time..."Hufff...what should I do?" she sighed, propping her elbows on the table and covering her face with her hands, "idiot!"

@Lucian Mornstern