Comforting or Clashing? PV Ana Closed

Ooh, a new friend!

That was Talia's immediate reaction to hearing a voice talking to her, and seeing the girl that it belonged to, who looked about her age and was quite stunning, what with her crisp Gryffindor robes and almost regal aura to her!

"Oh, hiya!" she cheered, already grinning happily at the news of company. "I'm Tal!" setting her parchment and quill and everything aside, she scrambled up to her feet, sticking out her hand enthusiastically for a high five. Talia felt that high fives were so much more friendly and encouraging when used in the proper manner, so that's just what she did. Went in for a high five!

The girl was just standing there, beaming, when she remembered she had questions to answer, and friends to make! "I think sitting on the ledge makes me feel big and tall, and, well, I'm not really normally big and tall," she said thoughtfully, looking down to the ground close beneath her.

"And uhm, I don't really think about falling too much," Tal added, a little glint of spunk in her hazel eyes.

Having noticed that her potential friend seemed a bit stressed, Talia figured it might be best to bring out her rather absurd arsonal of bird facts, in hopes it might cheer her up a bit! "Did you know that some owls have ear tufts that really aren't ears at all? They can actually tell you what mood they're in!"

If Anastasia had thought the girl was a bit whimsical when she had first seen her, that was doubled now. The girl seemed incredibly bubbly, and Anastasia couldn't help but feel protective of her. That feeling baffled the Gryffindor because in her world, people were really just used for a purpose and if you couldn't fend for yourself, that was your own problem. As the girl hopped down, Anastasia realized she towered half a foot above the Hufflepuff. That settled it. Anastasia was going to have to protect this tiny Hufflepuff at all costs. 

She couldn't help but smile at the girl's exuberance. Despite her previous foul mood, the Hufflepuff's attitude just seemed to make everything more sunshiney. "It's a pleasure to meet you, Tal," Anastasia said, high fiving the girl a bit awkwardly. High fives weren't exactly something that her parents encouraged, so she wasn't entirely comfortable doing one. "I'm Anastasia."

Anastasia nodded at the girl's rational. It didn't quite make sense to her since she was always one of the tallest people her age, but she just went with it. She supposed she understood a bit since she liked flying on her broom because it made her feel bigger, but she hadn't really thought of it like that. 

Seemingly out of nowhere, Tal began talking about owls and their ear tufts. Anastasia had never thought much about owls and their ears (or apparent lack thereof) but it was rather interesting to hear that their ears could tell what mood they were in. "Do they really?" she asked, her right eyebrow shooting up a bit. "How so?"

"Bigger pleasure to meet you!"

Tal smiled, a smile that was proud and friendly. Being so crazily empathetic, the girl had sensed a bit of unease with Anastasia, and had made it her mission to become the very best of friends. This mission Tal really wanted to achieve!

"Hi Anastasia!" she cheered, almost bouncing out of enthusiasm. It was quite a wonder, really, how such a small girl could have so much energy! But here Tal stood, overcome with joy from experiencing the tiniest little things, and entertained completely just by sharing a few words with who she hoped would become a good friend of hers.

"Mhm!" the girl nodded, confirming that the fact about owls was, in fact, true, and happy that Anastasia seemed interested. "Well, in the species of owls that do have ear tufts, the way they position themselves at different times can signal what sort of mood the bird is in at that moment! Kind of like a cat's tail, or a bunny's ears! Quite curious if you think about it, really!"

Tal was definitely the type to find an absurd and random fact in a book, and ponder over it for a while, just enthralled by any sort of wondrous thing!