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aussiegirl 
Unfortunately for this boy, Mia didn't take hints very well. She may be a little dim at times but she wasn't entirely stupid. She hadn't missed the tone in his voice, she just chose to ignore it.
Flopping down on the grass beside him, Mia peered over at the book he was reading and it may as well have been written in a different language because she could not understand a word of it.
So she lifted her gaze from the book to the haughty looking boy and a smile tugged at her lips. "Are you new at Hogwarts? Because I don't think I have seen you before."
No way. Could she really be that daft? Why did no one understand that he just wanted to study? Resigned to the fact that it wasn't likely to happen now, he closed his book and put it away in his bag.
"Yes. I just transferred here at the beginning of the term", he explained politely. He needed to get that stitched onto a shirt or something. "I'm Mr. Ives, by the way", he said, remembering his manners. He held out a hand for her to shake.