SPOILER!!: all good things must come to an end :(
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Lockhartian 
Truth be told, he was kind of flattered that Kurumi had mentioned him to her father, and slightly saddened by the fact that he hadn't done the same, though, it was rather obvious that someone had baked Treyen some cupcakes over the course of the year, because during the summer, back in his grandparents' house, he'd complained to the elf that he didn't know how to make proper cupcakes.
Only once, though. He was banned from the kitchen after that.
"Good to know," that it was all good stuff, of course. He wouldn't have wanted otherwise.
Right. He should remember that life before Hogwarts was not a very easy one on Kurumi. But still. She shouldn't change that particular eye color. Er, wait...especially who? Yes, who was the one she mentioned before Lexi and Salander? Him? That was nice to hear, "It's nothing, really, but just remember that the people back home wouldn't understand," Muggles. Some didn't understand. And, well, some Wizards didn't understand either, but at least Treyen, Lexi and Salander did.
What she was doing with her robes actually distracted him, but as he looked towards the stack of Daily Prophet papers, he found the book he'd been holding.
How long had he been in the library?
"Quality over quantity," he smiled widely, "That's why it only takes ONE of your cupcakes to make me happy," he didn't need a bunch of them, only one.
He needed to keep better track of his time, though, "Kurumi, I...kind of have to get going...but do you need help with all this?" he said, gesturing to the newspaper and some of the books.
Phew. That certainly could have been more awkward than it already was. There was no denying it that she was, and would always be, Daddy’s Little Princess, but that didn’t change the fact that her father could be downright embarrassing. She had heard through the mandrake patch that he had actually tried to buy sweets from Sugarplums by using pictures of herself instead of galleons. She was very glad she had not been around to see that. It also made her very much afraid of what he was doing to the office at the Daily Prophet. Hopefully he wasn’t causing too much trouble…
She did manage to smile at Treyen despite her nose wrinkling a bit. She would rather like not to be around when her father met Treyen, if she could help it. It would only embarrass her more. He had been awkward enough around Adam and that had magnified tenfold when he learned that Adam and her were a couple. Had also caused him to nearly owl the boy what Kurumi could only imagine was a small army of Howlers when he heard that Adam was leaving her. Thankfully, her older brothers had been around to stop that.
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It’s just hard when it is your own family,” she said as her smile faded just a bit. “
That why I am doing this research really. Of course, I want to know father better…but I think the answers I am really looking for are those regarding mother…” she trailed off into that thought for a moment.
She looked like a baby deer in headlights again at his comment about her cupcakes. “
T-T-Then I shouldn’t make you several dozen for your birthday?” she asked almost a little disappointed. She had been hoping to make a cupcake tower to be honest.
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Oh! I’m sorry to have taken up so much of your time. I-I-I can handle putting all this away...you have already helped me so much...,” she squeaked as she began bowing her head over and over again. “
Y-Y-You must have a lot of things to take care of with your Prefect duties. There are a few first years in Hufflepuff who seem to have a knack for getting into trouble.” A few more bows. She suppose it was a bit selfish of her to have had him help her with all this mess. “
Thank you for all your help. I…I really appreciate it…”
Could her cheeks be any more pink?