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Wonderstruck
Adam gave Louisa an empathetic little grin. He understood where it was coming from. The stress of the OWLs and what it would mean if you didn't get the grade that you wanted to get on them. "Don't worry. It's just the stress of the OWLs. They are designed to make you freak out more than anything," Adam said with a little chuckle. It was true. They had to know that having so much ride on one test was bound to make more than one kid want to pull their hair out. "I would recommend gum to help with the situation. Gives you something to chew on other than your nails." Reaching into his jacket pocket Adam pulled out a pack of gum and handed it to Louisa.
When Louisa asked how things were going with him and Rubiey he let out a little sigh. "I'm not really sure," Adam said with a small shake of the head. "I know we were busy this summer but she hasn't returned any of my letters and I haven't even seen her around Hogwarts." Granted it was only the first week but still. Surely since they are in the same house they would have seen each other by now, right? "I'm just wondering if things are going to be able to work if we can never see each other, you know?" Adam gave a shrug of the shoulders. "How are things with you and Joao?" She was trying to be polite, so he should be too, right?
Gum? Louisa chuckled lightly at this, "
That's actually a brilliant idea. I think I should buy some when we go to Hogsmade." She nodded confirming, and accepting his pack of gum. She slid one out and gave it back to him, "
Thank you." Popping the gum into her mouth. As it dissolved in her mouth, Louisa pondered a bit and then smiled tasting the peppermint flavor, "
It's been a while since I chewed a gum." A muggle gum especially, "
I forgot how good it was." Yep, this was her new addiction.
Hearing about Rubiey made Louisa forget all the bitterness and furrow her eyebrows in concern. "
Really? I'm sorry to hear that, Adam." Not because she was worried about the girl rather than feeling sad for her best friend. She didn't want him to be perplexed... or worse, played with. She'd give the girl a piece of her mind if she was discovered to be playing with Adam's emotions. "
You didn't come across her in the common room, either?" Because THAT would be suspicious.
And there came Joao. Ahem. Shrugging her shoulders, Louisa spoke truthfully, "
I don't know. I mean I haven't seen him ever since school started." Internal pout and frown at this, "
I'm going to get worried if he doesn't contact me soon. Something must be keeping him away from me in school because when I was in Brazil, well after we had that small fight, we were just perfect." She looked up at Adam, half-regretting this slip up and half-expecting him to gloat. However, the Adam she knew wouldn't do this.