Originally Posted by Steelsheen

Okay so there was some giggling. Should he have expected that? Maybe, but it wasn’t in a way that it was mocking, at least not to his half-deaf ears.

Now that got the smile to return “I hope so, being my final year and all it would be awesome if it was memorable” not that at any point in his time at Hogwarts was boring or anything. Hardly. But he couldn’t shake the feeling that this was his last hurrah, like the last bid farewell to childhood before the inevitable transition to adulthood. “Well….there will be some changes this term though--” recalling Tate’s closing speech and the news he’s read on the Daily Prophet comes to mind “--We’re having a new Headmistress at Hogwarts--she used to teach there before, so its not like she’s completely unaccustomed to how we do things… but yeah, I’m already thinking things will be a little different, some changes here and there. You may not notice it much, since you’re new and all but…. yeah….” There was a small corner of his brain that was antsy when it came to changes, possibly rooted to his OCD-ish nature, or some other childhood memory. Shrugging off the thought he gave a brave smile at the new girl “…Change is a wonderful thing right?”

Wait what? She knows about the Giant Squid? Brave smile still plastered on his face, Vickers shifted his eyes away for a split second. In all his stay at Hogwarts, he’s only met the Giant Squid ONCE, and it was when it started whacking a few students as it interrupted a joint COMC-HOM class. So suffice it to say Vickers’ opinion of the Giant Squid wasn’t as favorable as some Hogwartians, despite having a soft spot for creatures. Eyes now back to Lottie “Do you want it to?” he replied then added “You can wave at him through the water, and maybe he would wave back. But if he doesn’t-- don’t feel bad, He only comes out occassionally.” Sounded encouraging enough innit?