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Originally Posted by
Mad Eye Touz
Aspen DID catch Egbert's basket, though he'd probably fallen off his perch. No doubt he'd gotten jostled. "I'm sorry," to everyone involved. She peeked into the basket to make sure her little bat was okay, and then held it out for her father to double check.
And also give him the big eyed 'IcantdothisIcantdothis' look. It wasn't a typical Aspen face, but on occasion...
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The LOOK to her father only intensified when what had to be a first year was HIDING from Aspen and her bat. Already scaring the younger students? Horrible. She was SURE her father should have left when she gave him the opportunity. "She's afraid of us, Pops."
Ok she was dramatic, she knew that. But bats were creepy. With their beady little eyes and their squeaky cries. Once her mom had succeeded in prying her hands off the hem of her skirt and calming her sisters down after that ru of death she took them on.
Harlow's brown cheeks flushed when she saw that he girl had noticed her freak out. Well the whole platform had noticed. She's not a subtle little girl. Harlow gave the girl a smile and a little curtsy so there weren't any hard feelings.
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Originally Posted by
Con_Stripes
True.
The kid had good powers of observation.
Leon smiled kindly but he was busy trying to comfort his own daughter. Still, he and Aspen and her bat meant no harm. And Egbert was contained.
He took the basket and checked Egbert, who looked a bit shaken but otherwise undeterred. He went back in his basket, and Leon kept hold of it.
"Try again, poppet. Remember the mass of the object is what makes it awkward, it doesn't matter so much about the weight." Which is why when she'd started learning the charm, she'd done so with a feather. "I'll hold Egbert and keep him safe." With infinite patience he stood and waited.
Her blush deepened when the girls very, extremely, tall father gave her a smile. She gave him a big smile and a proper curtsy.