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Alfie Emma gave a jump as Braeden gave a jump, still the easily surprised Alfie on the inside. And Alfie was very jumpy. After she had given the involuntary jump, her eyes widened, quickly realizing that this wasn't something Emma Malfoy would do. Emma was very forward and secure in her movements! She didn't hesitate! And so Alfie did her best Emma impression, standing with her feet firmly on the ground, struggling for a moment with furrowed brows as she tried to figure out what to do with her arms. First they were at her sides, and then one had was up at her chin in interest, before she finally decided to simply cross her arms determinedly.
Just as she had gotten the Emma-stance down perfectly, she was being lifted off her feet! Alfie Emma repressed a squeak as she was lifted by the boy who was...technically her boyfriend, and gave a weak hug in response. "H-Hey Braeden," she found her voice with a clear of her throat, getting used to this new voice as she found her feet (or Emma's) on the ground once more. Thank Merlin! "I mean...Brae," she quickly corrected herself, knowing that Emma called her boyfriend by that nickname. Oh this was soooo weird! "Uh..." she muttered as Braeden asked what brought her here. "Just...you know, wandering around." Yeah, that would work. "You?" This wasn't so bad, she could do this!
It was then that Alfie Emma gave a very Alfie-like soft smile, one that stretched across her expression in the most carefree of ways. But a hand quickly flew up to cover this, realizing that it wasn't something Emma would do. She quickly replaced it with a more Malfoy-like smirk, trying her best to duplicate it perfectly. Without realizing it, a nervous habit of Alfie's crept up on her; fidgeting. Emma's right hand was currently fidgeting with the chain of a locket, hanging just around her Slytherin-coloured tie.
Theodore... I mean, Braeden, clasped his hands behind his back before realizing he was doing this polyjuice business all wrong. Braeden wasn't socially awkward! He was one of the most personable people in the school. Theo had to force himself to nonchalantly leave his hands at his side, assuming a stance that oozed cool but probably made him look like a weirdo. "Just w-wandering around. You know me!" Theo awkwardly winked once more, making sure that he was still grinning. Ouch; the forced wink was slightly painful. He had done it too hard. Blinking back the tears accumulating in his left eye, he didn't notice the locket that Emma was fingering around his Slytherin tie. If he had, Theo might have gone nuts and broken his cover.
"Erm... do you wanna walk up to the castle?" He asked, not sure of what to do. "I haven't eaten in about an... an hour, so, you know..." Taking a hand, he rubbed his flat stomach through his flannel t-shirt, thinking that he finally got the hang of it. Brae adored food, so this was working well, right? Right?! Theo/Brae had been about to turn around and make his way up to the castle when he realized... didn't they hold hands? Emma and Brae held hands, and often, didn't they? Not wanting to seem pushy and un-Stonem-like, Theo held out his hand in Emma's direction, a soft look in his eyes.
It was so hard for him not to mix Dumble with Stonem!