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Lottiepot 
Terry thought that turtle suited him, not because he was particularly good at swimming or loved the sea but it just did. And when you had heard yourself be called that many times over, it was impregnated on your brain. "I'm just Terry Radley, my mum didn't give me a middle name. Tilly's got one, the same one as my mother, Jane" But seeing as he had no idea who his father was and Erica refused to ever mention it, Terry had no one to be named after. It didn't bother him though, he had no interest in discovering the other side of his family, it had been his mum and uncle who brought him up and therefore it would be only them who he considered as family. He was quite mature sometimes for a 12 year old, occasionally wiser beyond his years.
The boy made a note to always find Bliss when he needed help as she had been a very nice person to him, not that others hadn't of course, everyone he had met had been incredibly nice to him. "I'd love to be your friend too" he nodded enthusiastically. "Yes but she had to leave a couple of years ago." Which sucked because sometimes she got to bring exciting things home he'd never seen in the flesh before. They had something in common, that was a definite positive. "That's really cool" he beamed. "Maybe we can be partners in Care of Magical Creatures and Potions?" he asked hopefully. He didn't know how good he was at Potions yet, it wasn't something he had much experience of.
Bliss thought about her family, they all had quite long names and they all had at least one middle name. Even her Dad, who didn't particularly like middle names, had one.
"I think your name's great as it is," Bliss said truthfully, flashing Terry a smile. It was true, some names were better left on their own and Terry's was one of them. Bliss liked having Hope Mae as her middle names, somehow it made her feel younger. Younger than she felt, with all this Laura drama, she was being forced to grow up faster than she should be to understand her cousin's problem. Bliss really wanted to feel young again, but there was no going back now.
It was official. She had a new friend! GIGGLE!BEAM! She felt like hopping up and down with happiness.
"Yay!" She exclaimed and grinned at her friend Terry. Bliss counted in her head. One. Two.
"Sarah graduated two years ago, so that's when she got the rescue centre. But of course my Gran had it before her," she said thoughtfully. The time had really flown, it felt like only yesterday that Sarah had returned home and told them that she got the rescue centre.
"It is," Bliss agreed and nodded.
"Oh," Bliss said and thought. Last year no one had asked to be her partner in any subjects.
"That'd be great, Terry!" She said and beamed brightly at him.