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Ivy Nienna 
Laughing genuinely, Ivory brushed a strand of hair back out of her eyes. "Sorry, it wasn't my intention to traumatize." Trees. Killer trees.
Eyes dancing in mirth, she nodded her head. Swords and shields that sounded about right. "You don't know it but this was actually my plan all along, to recruit you into my band of Nature fearing vigilantes." Yes, it had all been a ploy. "Not for vengence mind you. Nooooo, for the children. The poor first years and second years wandering the grounds alone without protection against tripping roots and falling leaves. " Hand to her heart in faux pity, she even quivered her lower lip as only a girl can for maximum effect. "Think of the children."
The lip quiver though is what did her in. Laughing and giggling, Ivory straightened up not the least bit dizzy anymore and a bunch of leaves and one bump to show for it all. And of course a dedication in a book.
Giving him a quirky grin at his shame faced look, she reached over and in an uncharacteristic move (at least for her) she patted him on the arm. "Oh no rush. You have years. Years to scour dictionaries for synonyms for killer nature antics." Smiling she stepped away from the trees and back onto the path not a wobbly moment in sight.
"Sounds like a plan." Continuing the conversation and moving away from the trees. Inclining her head down the path, she looked at him with a questioningly crooked smile. To walk or not to walk.
Braeden's eyebrows rose at Ivory's confession - which he took very seriously, despite the fact that she was obviously only joking. "Nature-fearing vigilantes?" he repeated, amazed. "Do we have secret meetings twice every week and keep a secret code when talking to each other?" he asked with one of those goofy grins of his. He always wanted to be part of a secret, mysterious society! And now he had just randomly joined one without realizing!
Awesome.
"Y'know, you almost had me going all teary-eyed for a second there," said Braeden with a chuckle after Ivory gave her speech about the children, watching as she began to laugh so merrily. "Ever considered acting? If so, please do let me know because I would like to have a movie to go along with my book, and I'd definitely cast you as protagonist."
He beamed as she assured him he had time to write the book he had promised her a dedicatory in, and followed her back onto the deserted path walled by endless lines of trees. Killer trees. The Whomping Willow's secret agents of doom.
"So," started Braeden suddenly, "Aside from being attacked by trees and leading a band of nature-fearing vigilantes, what else does a fourth year Ravenclaw's time at Hogwarts consist of?" he asked with a smile, figuring that at least now that they were out of danger, he could at least get to know the leader of this new secret society he just joined a little better.