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Originally Posted by Callie  "Jasper? Nice name. And you're welcome." Haddie's eyes danced quizzically when Davie commenting on her being Ravenclaw. "I am?" She shrugged. "I don't know, honestly. From what I saw at the opening dinner, thing, I thought I must have been Gryffindor, and the Sorting Hat made a mistake, or something." She held up a hand before Davie or Jasper could could correct her. "I know, I know, 'It doesn't make mistakes.'" She said it with exaggerated shake of the head, and somehow managed to sound like she was mimicking, or mocking, every single person that had told her that, individually.
She continued to watch Jasper sketch. She liked watching him sketch. He was good. But it also might have something to do with the first hints of an idea forming. Davie pulled her attention away, though. She studied him curiously for a moment. "No, American. Southern California. You can't tell?" That was odd. Was she picking up a British accent without realizing it? That was a thing, right? Before you're 13 or something, you have the ability still to adopt the accent of the place you move to, or something? Maybe Rachel would know. She'll have to remember to ask her later. "So, wizarding slang? Like muggle and such?" If there was wizard slang, she should probably get on that.
Eh, she'll probably pick it up naturally now, being here. "Jasper, do you do portraits? Like the ones in Hogwarts, that live?" She wasn't sure if that was the correct term for it, but the painted figures in those moved, talked, thought independently, so it seemed like they were alive to her. She only actually have understood why she was asking. Which ever idea was taking root, she wasn't aware of it yet, and acting more on instinct. "I might commission you for something in the future, if you're interested. It won't before a while though..." And definitely not until she was aware of what her mind was plotting.
She focused back on Davie, and closed her eyes momentarily, then shook her head. "No. Natalie's muggle, sadly. Everyone in my family is muggle except me. And my cousin, but that's because her Mum is one, I guess. She's first year too, and also in Ravenclaw. Ailsa? Or Elsa if you want to tease her." She looked between Jasper and Davie to see if they knew her yet. She was a lot more the classic Ravenclaw, so wouldn't be surprised if the house gravitated to her, or Rachel, more.
"The school's fantastic. I mean, how couldn't you love it here? We get to live in a castle and learn and play with magic. What's not to love? Sooo," she looked at Davie. "What about me, or what do you see about me that makes me a Ravenclaw?" It had been bugging her since he made that comment, and her curiosity was too strong now. She had to know. Also, "And what are chocolate frog cards?" Quote:
Originally Posted by Pucki Jasper had nodded in acknowledgement to Davie before he looked down to continue sketching.
Looking up from his sketch to Haddie he tilted his head to the side for a moment as he thought. "I can definitely do portraits... I haven't done a live one before, but what I read about them it's done with a spell once the portraits done... I could look into it," the Australian answered calmly, actually in thought now.
Making a 'living portrait'... now that sounded like a fun project to work on. He was going to have to try this, whether Haddie commissioned him for hers or not...
Jasper didn't mean to eavesdrop on the conversation between the other two, at least not the parts that weren't meant for him, but her commenting that she didn't believe that she belonged in Ravenclaw was something he could relate to.
"Thornton told me it's not just about wanting to study and wanting to be really good in classes," he gave his own comment, thinking about how the prefect had welcomed him before the feast had... gotten disturbed. "He said a lot of it's also about creativity."
That was how he probably got in. Through his love of art and music in general.
She hadn't... hadn't picked up on his joke about the strategic dumping of food vs. straight mashing it into someone's face, traditional food fight style? Bummer. "Wizarding slang, yes. I prefer creative injections, such as: 'Merlin's Beard!' or 'Gallopin' Gorgons,' or 'By George's Left Ear!'" The latter was a particular favorite unique to Davie. "We also have some idioms, like 'a common goblin' or 'the cat's among the pixies,' or... or... 'sent to the Centaur office.'" Yeah. Fun terms. Wasn't language neat?
David was pretty sure Haddie was a Muggleborn, and even Jasper too. Probably. WAIT. Maybe they could help him with his Muggle Studies! What luck he had run into these two by the pear tree. "Moving portraits," he contributed, "are neat. There's quite a few by the moving staircases." In case they wanted to check them out. He almost added that his mum had a portrait here, but... didn't. These people didn't know her, not at all. So he was completely scot-free from living up to their expectations about her! Or about him! AWESOME. He would need to make a note of this so he didn't forget... and now his fingers really were itching to grab his notebook again.
"I haven't met her yet," he mused in reply to Haddie, slowly picking up his notepad again, although he didn't open it just yet. Had she said her TWIN wasn't a wizard too?! "How cool," David murmured. "To be the only wizard in your family." He peeked at Jasper's awesome drawing as he said that. How cool would it be to be THAT good a drawer?! David wasn't bad, but he wasn't super creative either. "Niiiiiice," he complimented the kid. And yeah, he did agree with Thornton's definition of a 'Claw. "And, I think, independent thinking?" That was a nerdy way to put it, but, "Haddie, you noticed the distinction between strategically dumping food and just throwing it, in the food fight." He smiled again. "That struck me as a very literal, Ravenclaw-ish thing to say." Did she see now?
BUT GASP! The Muggleborn did not know what chocolate frog cards were! Instead of immediately answering, David reached into the pocket of his cargo shorts and pulled out an unopened chocolate frog box. THIS was the best way to explain what they were. "I'm afraid I only have one on me," he answered Haddie, "but you and Jasper are welcome to share it. The chocolate is great, but the card is the best part." So what was she waiting on? Open it!
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