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jujune29th "Oh, so there'll be plenty of things to see!" Sophie said looking at him as her eyes sparkled. She loved the outdoors. "I'm telling you, you're going to love it! It can even be fun to be around the Whomping Willow!" she giggled. It had indeed helped Hufflepuff a lot on Capture the flag! "Of course, we can never get too close from it if we don't want to get hit!"
'Inflicted on the unsuspecting'. Sophie giggled at his words. Then she remembered when her teachers freaked out at a couple of things she had done too. It made her giggle again. "Muggles can be so silly sometimes!" They truly amused her. "Your mum knows you're not dangerous now, right?" she asked smirking. She knew someone from Hogwarts always went to explain everything to the muggleborns' parents when they received their Hogwarts letter. When he said where he was from, she raised both of her eyebrows. "Oh, cool!"
She glanced at the fireplace for a few seconds then looked back at Ian. "What did you used to do before finding out you were a wizard? I mean, I'm sure you've never played quidditch, right?"
He eyed her just a little suspiciously. Here she was promising him grand adventures and she hardly knew him. Maybe she would get tired of him after a few hours or days. Perhaps she would find that he didn't like much of what he was seeing. Of course that was silliness. He hadn't seen it and perhaps it would be as much fun as exploring the things back home. His mouth dropped open when she mentioned the whomping willow. That was one of the things they were told not to get too close to. "How do you get near it without it smashing you to bits?" he asked.
As she giggled, he smiled. He wasn't used to making people laugh too much. She seemed to be enjoying his company. "Yes...they do seem to be. I do suppose though that most people fear the unknown or different. I know that when I was growing up, I didn't care for all the tourists walking around and making a mess of our town." Of course it wasn't the kindest thing to say, but it seemed appropriate. "What's quidditch?" he asked. It sounded like an odd thing, so it did pique his curiousity.