If you asked Elsian an hour ago he'd have told you that yes, he knew where he was going. And it would be true too! That is, if he had stayed in the north side of town.

As of now though, he was horribly, undeniably.....lost.

The worst part was he probably could have found his way back to his uncles by now if he wanted. But the problem with that was he didn't. Not at all, and he'd been tired of looking at the shops when a flyer had caught his eye. A carnival, probably like the one he'd gone to earlier that year and well, he'd had enough fun there with his friend, so surely it wouldn't be that bad by himself. It was in a part of town he didn't really know that well, a park he'd probably only seen once or twice on passing throughout the years but...Well, it beat having to go back early.

Honestly, this wouldn't have even happened if he'd had his phone to look up directions but no- he had to accidentally leave it behind when he came here. Genius move on his part. Truly. He sighed, hand brushing against the pocket of his jeans. At least he'd been smart enough to bring his wallet. Screw what his uncle said, it was always good to have muggle money on hand.


Beating himself up over it wasn't doing any good though. He might as well keep going.

That thought in mind he'd started to walk again, slipping around one of the groups mingling around the sidewalk only to almost yelp in alarm when someone grabbed him. Instinctively he raised his arm to try and push the other away, hand going to the others arm to shove, yell if he had to because he wasn't an idiot thank you very much. Yet found himself stopping short of shoving the other once he realized who it was.

"William?" he breathed, anger dropping into bewilderment. Part of him was relieved to see the other but...

"Y'know, you really have a bad habit of just grabbing people." he snarked, but the small smile on his face betrayed the fact he was poking fun at their first meeting. "You're lucky I didn't have a bag to hit you with."

"but no, no tourist here." he sighed brushing the bangs from his eyes, "but I'm equally if not more so lost than most of them," he admitted.

Was that a pun? It was too perfect not be be and had him giving the other a disbelieved scoff. He didn't think the Slytherin had it in him. Of course, this was the boy who'd gone stair surfing with him rather easily.

"Oh it grabbed my attention alright, literally." he said, stepping back to lean against a gate as some people pushed by them. "Is that just a habit of yours or am I special?" he snarked, "either way, don't blame me when you get hit with a bag of books."


He raised a brow at his friends offer, not really expecting it. "You sure?" he asked, head tilting in question as he played with the edges of some unruly hair trying to mutiny against the rest. Well, who was he to deny help? "well, I was trying to find a carnival I saw a flyer for. Obviously...I failed on that quest so far."

It was a pain and a half dealing with the constant urge to just reach into his pocket and look it up. Each time his fingers brushed his empty pocket a ugly reminder that he wasn't going to get back his phone any time soon unless he went back to the house. How his uncle had nabbed someone like his aunt Matilde was beyond him.


A sigh escaped him unbidden, just thinking about it was enough to make getting lost for the rest of the night sound like a fun adventure in comparison...If that wasn't such a dangerous thing to do alone for a kid he may actually do it.


"I can't remember the last time I was in this area. I don't even live here, I'm just stuck visiting for the weekend," he admitted, eyeing the other curiously, "I didn't expect to see you around here of all places. Do you live near here or something?"

He eyed the other with an amused look, giving him a small shove with his own shoulder when he moved next to him. "Big talk for someone who's done exactly that up till now," he sassed cheekily, not letting the others sass go by without his own back talk.

There was a pause as William seemed to mull something over. Elsian simply leaning back against the gate and watching as some more adults flittered across the street, walking about and laughing as the summer sky continued to darken slowly but surely. Ears perking up at Wills words he eyed him in thinly veiled disbelief. Running into the other had been surprise enough but now the other also apparently was going the same place? Talk about timing. It was almost too good to be true.

"You're kidding." he deadpanned, a wry smile quickly worming its way onto his face. "Talk about dumb luck."

That's all this could be after all! What were the odds. Neither of them even lived in this area and somehow they'd met up.

At his question he gave William a look as if he couldn't believe he'd asked something so stupid. As if he was about to deny the other. Especially when he was the one who actually knew where to go! "You know what? I'm not so sure-" he began teasingly, looking as if pondering whether or not he actually wanted the others help, "I was having so much fun being lost- of course you can come!" he laughed.

"I mean, apparently I was going the opposite direction so I think its safe to say I need a quest partner," he mused, "just in time to save me from misdirection. My hero~" he mocked teasingly, wiggling his fingers at the other dramatically.

He grinned at the others expression, taking in the way William seemed to go through a number of feelings before settling on amused. Or at least that's what he assumed the others feeling to be once the deadpan look turned into laughter.

As the slytherin seemed to mull something over in his head Elsi's gaze began to wander, flittering to the clusters and stranglers wandering the city and to the darkening sky. Truthfully it'd been a bit lonely, maybe even a bit uncomfortable to be wandering the streets alone as it got later. He'd never had trouble being on his own before but after going to Hogwarts he supposed that he'd gotten rather used to having other people his age around him, even if it was just in passing or in class.

Granted, even if he hadn't he supposed it was normal to be a bit uncomfortable in a place you didn't know alone. Especially in the dark.

Seeing William move in the corner of his vision green eyes flittered back to his friend. A small grin flying across his face as he opened his mouth to give witty remark towards the other only to snap shut in confusion when the other bowed, taking the hand that Elsi had yet to drop fully to his side. Quickly blinking out of his stupor he'd just been about to ask what exactly the Slytherin was doing, only to have the question die on his tongue at the others words. He gave a small squawk of indignation, barely being able to spit out a, "wha- milady!" before William was dragging him along.

Rather than pulling away though Elsian scowled playfully, quickening his pace so he wasn't being dragged along and rather walking side by side with the other. Tightening his own grip he shoved the others shoulders with his own in play, giving the other a mock snooty look. "I change my mind. You're not a hero at all, more like a brute. Dragging a delicate flower around like that."

He gently flicked the others arm with his free hand as if in retaliation, "you're lucky I'm too lazy to betray you for that slander sir."

Elsi laughed, a short, loud thing born out of a mix of surprise and mirth at the other boys words. Snickering he brought up his free hand to cover his mouth when giggles ran through him, unable to stop the mirth from showing at the awkward wink.

"Oh now I'm a sir," he gasped, hovering hand unable to cover up the way his smile stretched across his features. It had been truly magnificent to see the others awkwardness in full effect and it was because of that he deemed the show enough to not rib and tease the other to the depths of embarrassment.

For now at least.

The last of the giggles finally dwindling Elsian finally dropped his hand, finally able to take a shuddering breath after having practically suffocating on his laughter. Yet even calm, the smile still prevailed. At least, it had for the small moment they walked in comfortable silence. At his friends question the smile faltered at the corners of his lips, becoming a bit more dim as his eyes trailed to focus on the sidewalk before them and the soft tapping of their shoes against the concrete.


It was something that he honestly hadn't really thought about. Once he'd seen the flyer he'd just...decided it was better than aimlessly wandering the streets. It was a bit startling to realize, that sudden reality that he had no idea what he'd actually been hoping to do after finding the place. For a moment he didn't say anything, stuck in his head as he thought about what to say as the sound of distant traffic their steps.

"I-" he blinked, green eyes looking back up to stare ahead as a car passed by the relatively empty street they were on. "-I don't really know," he admitted.

"I didn't think past finding it," he gave the other a sheepish side glance, "maybe...buy a ticket?" he joked, though it felt flat even to his own ears.

Most likely, he would have just wandered around in an attempt to fill up the time by himself which in hindsight, sounded as unappealing as having to do Astronomy homework on a Saturday. Especially now that he had William to hang around with.

"Now though? I'm thinking going on the more sketchy rides sound a lot more fun not that I have someone to die with if it breaks~" he teased, half serious.