Ice cream and a new friend PV Finished

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—— ✰ ——Interacting with: @Rose Pearce—— ✧ ——Date: 20.08.25—— ✰
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He laughs with her through her teasing. Pistachios may be the enemy, but he could see that his opinion was objectively funny. «Oh, you are free to name all of them, don’t mind me!» he jokes back before he laughs it off. In a competition where they took turns naming berries he would certainly lose, and as a slightly sore loser it would be fun for no one. He nods along with her explanation. It made perfect sense, and all of it resonated. When he got the question in return he ruffled his hair with a quirky grin. «All of what you said but also I always find them stable, you know? Like, they vary in intensity of flavor, and before they are matured they are a bit tart, but despite that it is always a nice flavor. He hesitates a bit at the end, unsure if his words made sense. He finally decides to underline the opinion with a nod.

As they spoke of Hogwarts and the specific houses and subjects he rejoiced. This was what he longed for ever since getting his letter! Sharing knowledge and understanding with his peers and classmates. Upon her comment of him creating disasters he barks a laugh. «There will be no disasters from me, thank you! …but I may cause a bit of chaos still»He stated with a bit of a smirk. If he deemed laughter necessary to a moment he would gladly be the cause.

»A riddle, like what?» He looked unsure between them before laughing outright of the comment Rose made of her brother. «I could never! If I were a Ravenclaw I would probably end up sleeping in the hallway more than in the dorm.» He laughed at the idea. He did not know how one entered the Hufflepuff common room, as his mother had refused to tell him. If he were to be a Hufflepuff he would find out soon enough, and if not she did not want to give her son more possibilities to make mischief.

The conversation turned to their families and Max nodded along. Of course they both had parents scattered through the Alley shopping. He saw the opportunity to steer the conversation back to ice cream, and he ran with it. «Have you decided what exact one you're going to get?» The queue was shortening just as he spoke and he eagerly followed. «I’m thinking a Berry Blue Popsicle, but that Berry Delight looks mighty good too! It was as good as their turn to order and Max began bouncing on his feet in anticipation.

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Rose nodded eagerly at Max's statement about blueberry. There were two blueberry fans having a normal random conversation about blueberry properties which could be laughable from an external point of view. But Rose was agreeing with him.

Regarding Rose's remark about him creating a disaster Max simply stated he would make a bit of chaos but no more. Rose didn't know if he were really being serious as being a turbulent kid or just joking to get into her teasing. Either one or another Rose laughed picturing in her head how that would go.
"Then I hope if that day comes I won't be around you at that time. I don't wan to be taken for responsible as well of your little disaster!" Rose said narrowing her eyes at the last word she said slower yet on a teasing tone. Her face relaxed as mischievous smile appeared on her lips.
"Although I would be curious of your little chaos." she laughed.

Then Max asked her about what kind of riddle it was to get in the Ravenclaw Common Room. Rose looked at him and shrugged her should as she had no idea since her brother had never wanted to tell her stating that if she were sorted into Ravenclaw she would find out by herself.

"I have no idea. My brother didn't want to tell me when I asked him." Rose rolled her eyes towards her brother "He said I will figure it out myself if I got into Ravenclaw." another shrugged before looking back at Max who stayed he would sleep in the hallway.

That made Rose laughing although she was hoping it wouldn't happen to herself if she were to be sorted into Ravenclaw.

"You would still have the opportunity to get in with others! So make sure to have a lot of friends and not to be alone while heading back to the Common Room if you were sorted into Ravenclaw." she chuckled at the idea quite a bit worrying she wouldn't have to do this if that were to be her house.

Still waiting but not too far anymore from the selling counter Max asked Rose whether she had decided what she was going to order. She nodded at his choices.

"Mmmh probably like you for the Berry Blue Popsicle althouhg I'm considering the Blueberry Milkshake." she put her hand on her chin thinking as she peeked out the queue trying to get a look of the other choices of the shop.
"But look the Crunchy Baby Cone! It looks really cute and yummy!" she said smiling while pointing at it for Max's information.
Then she tuned towards him a inch of disappointment on her face.
"But it's not blueberry taste."

Rose had to decide quickly as they were next to be served. Indeed without realisation the queue had moved quite fast and they were now the next to be served.

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Interacting with:	@Rose Pearce
Dialogue:	#225700
Date:	20.08.25 ——
Words:	548

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The comment about not being present for his disaster made him snort loud enough to almost startle himself. On reflex his hand came up to cover his nose, as if to stop the sound after it had already escaped. «No disasters, I promise!» His open laugh changed into a bit of a sly grin «Just laughter yet to be had» He nodded as if to underline his statement.

The conversation flowed well, and Max found himself more curious than expected when they talked about entering the different common rooms. He could barely remember being told that Gryffindors had to say a password of some kind. That sounded like challenge enough for him. How he were to even begin to digest a riddle was beyond him. The comment about sleeping in the corridor suddenly seemed less like a joke and more like a real possibility as he considered his options. He was pretty confident he would be sorted into Hufflepuff. But what if he wasn’t? Seven years of waiting for others to come around and let him in sounded exhausting. After a bit of hesitation he finally spoke up. «Well, if we both by some chance end up in Ravenclaw, I hope you would let me in!» The tone very much implied that he was making a joke, but some nerves still showed themselves in the way he carried himself.

Moving ever closer to the counter, he glanced over on both options spoken of. The Blueberry milkshake looked delicious, but his pockets were empty enough as it was. He considered the Crunchy Baby Cone for a moment though. It looked appealing enough. It was basically begging to be bought and eaten. But in the end he nodded in agreement. «Yeah, it has to be blueberry!» It was blueberry he wanted, and so blueberry he would get!

As the line shortened he waited patiently as Rose and her brother ordered. Patiently was perhaps an exaggeration. He was basically tripping over his own two feet trying to not push his way forwards. Finally it was his turn. «One Berry Blue Popsicle please!» He was almost drooling by the time the treat was passed over the counter and he offered the money. Oh, what a treat!

He stepped aside to let the next person step up and turned to his new friend. He stared at the popsicle for a moment with a content smile on his face. Biting off a bit he closed his eyes to truly enjoy the taste. Fruity, sweet and the taste of blueberry exploded across his palette. How was this not everyone’s favorite? He couldn’t fathom it. Opening his eyes once more he nodded approvingly. «It’s just right!»

As they had waited in line and made their purchase, the shadows around them had stretched and changed. A quick glance at their surroundings made this clear. Suddenly feeling a bit guilty for being gone for far longer than he had planned, Max ruffled his hair absentmindedly. «I think I should head back…» He paused for a moment, not really wanting to say goodbye just yet. But then he seemed to brighten up. «But I’ll see ya at Hogwarts in a few days, yeah?» With that comment and a wide grin, he ran off as he waved goodbye for now.

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