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Post by Dawnmist on Jun 9, 2015 20:53:11 GMT
He pulled a face as he turned to head away, glancing over his shoulder to reply. "Spare me the details. I just ate."
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Post by Copper on Jun 9, 2015 20:58:38 GMT
"Nothing like that!" Ricardo insisted, flushing scarlet. "I was teaching him how to fly, is all."
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Post by Dawnmist on Jun 9, 2015 21:07:08 GMT
"Oh, sure," he snorted as a final response before he headed back past the Hufflepuff table. His gaze searched the hall for Bianca's familiar face, sweeping over the Slytherin table in the vague hope that she was down for breakfast.
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Post by Copper on Jun 9, 2015 21:09:11 GMT
Bianca was seated at the table, applying lipstick in front of a compact mirror. Still, she frowned, wiping at invisible flaw in the dark red makeup.
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Post by Dawnmist on Jun 9, 2015 21:11:32 GMT
He spotted her and made his way over, the familiar butterflies returning to his stomach as he approached. "Uh, hey," he said at last when he reached the table.
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Post by Copper on Jun 9, 2015 21:15:21 GMT
Bianca looked up, raising her eyebrows. "Oh, Leo. What brings you here so early?" She reached out, straightening his crooked tie with a carefully calculated smile.
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Post by Dawnmist on Jun 9, 2015 21:17:14 GMT
He felt colour flood his cheeks. "I- uhh... Oh, Tessa wrote! Here," he retrieved his own letter from his pocket, unfolding it clumsily and handing it to her. "We think the owl must have dropped some, because only four actually got here."
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Post by Copper on Jun 9, 2015 21:21:06 GMT
"Nothing for me?" Bianca's eyes narrowed, her voice suddenly chilling as she began to mutter to herself. "No, no. Mrs. Russe's owl never drops anything. He's too well-trained. The chances of that happening are too low. Oho, she'd better have a decent explanation for this. I've been writing to her every day for the past month! This is outrageous."
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Post by Dawnmist on Jun 9, 2015 21:41:26 GMT
"Well nothing came for Xander, or Jane either," he stammered. "I bet there's a perfectly good reason for it. I mean she's just had major surgery, and I'm sure she wouldn't leave you out on purpose."
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Post by Copper on Jun 9, 2015 21:54:55 GMT
Bianca glanced at him, a frosty sort of smile beginning to twitch at the corner of her lips. "You're right," she said as she put down her bag. "I won't send anything. I'll wait until she comes back, and I'm sure I can convince her to tell me what happened."
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Post by Dawnmist on Jun 9, 2015 22:04:58 GMT
"Oh, uhh... Well, okay," he sounded uncertain, but couldn't find it within himself to contradict her. "So, uhm, what's the deal when she comes back? Do we get her presents, or throw a party or something? I mean, this is pretty big, right?"
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Post by Copper on Jun 9, 2015 22:09:50 GMT
"Oh, a party would be wonderful," Bianca giggled, the beginnings of a plan forming in her head. "We could create a theme park in the Room. Rollercoasters and the like."
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Post by Dawnmist on Jun 9, 2015 22:15:25 GMT
Leo's eyes lit up. "Yeah! Just us, and Nic, Giovanni, Ricardo, Cora, Xander and Jane. Like old times." He sounded somewhat wistful as he spoke, missing the times before everything had become so horribly complicated.
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Post by Copper on Jun 9, 2015 22:25:38 GMT
"Ricardo might want to invite Vincent, too," Bianca added. "I cannot wait."
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Post by Dawnmist on Jun 9, 2015 22:29:56 GMT
"Is it fair for him to invite Vincent?" Leo asked, suddenly uncomfortable. "I mean, it's her party and I don't think she's even spoken to him before." In truth, his words were motivated purely by his own selfishness. He resented Vincent somewhat for taking up so much of Ricardo's time. Leo hated himself for the ugly thoughts, but he hated being ignored by his own brother more. "We, uh, we don't want her to feel uncomfortable."
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Post by Copper on Jun 9, 2015 22:37:54 GMT
"Alright, then. The kid can stand to be without Ricardo for a few hours, right?" Bianca shrugged, snapping her compact mirror closed.
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Post by Dawnmist on Jun 9, 2015 22:45:48 GMT
Relieved, he nodded. "Great! I'll let everyone know then." There was a pause before he spoke again. "How's studying going? The OWLs are pretty close now, aren't they?"
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Post by Copper on Jun 9, 2015 22:49:48 GMT
She sighed. "Yeah, it totally sucks. I hate having to study so much. The Quidditch team actually made me stop attending practice to make me study! Can you believe that?"
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Post by Dawnmist on Jun 9, 2015 23:02:59 GMT
He laughed. "You might be grateful for it by results day. I bet you'll do really well though. And it'll all be over before you know it."
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Post by Copper on Jun 9, 2015 23:04:39 GMT
"I hope so. If I do poorly, it's not like anyone's going to be surprised anyway. I'm just bad as school," she sighed with a wave of her hand. "I'm good at other things, though. Just not academically."
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