Text Cut: Alec
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Originally Posted by
hermionesclone
Uh oh. From the look on Pao's face, it seemed like he had done something really, really bad. Like embarrassed the little boy. You know, like his Dad did when he asked about Rilez... in front of other people! That was not cool, Dad, not cool. Feeling slightly guilty, Alec grimaced and sat down in the empty seat that Pao had cleared away for him. "Sorry, mate!" Really he was. He'd give away his sweets and everything.
... Well this was... exciting! It actually was! Although, Alec secretly hoped that it wouldn't be too hard because, well, he didn't want to seem dumb in front of Pao. That's not the way to go. "Awesome!" he whispered, taking the piece of paper and grinning at the boy, "Thanks mate!" Please don't make this hard, please don't make this hard...
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CLUES! The little smart dude had put in clues for the older boy! This... helped, slightly. Even if his brain seemed to turn to mush at the sight of the jumbled letters. And his cryptogram for his fellow Hufflepuff? "Here you go!" he whispered, sliding his piece of parchment across to Pao.
So... that had to make sense, yeah? Right. It made sense to him but... that probably wasn't saying much since he was the one who knew what the message read. "Erm... sorry it's so long!"
Pao mouthed, "
It's okay," to Alec. But all the same, he hoped the cool older boy wouldn't be loud the whole time they were working. They could get in trouble! "
You're welcome! And... woah, yours is long!" Shouldn't the third year be the one having to solve the longer puzzle? This was backwards.
He shook his head, but nevertheless set to work. He first substituted all the clues he was given.
He gave me quite a bit to work with, actually. He scribbled what he knew underneath the original message.
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Alj, tlmq, V mnvdy oje'fq sfvwwvldm lm Xevkkvmgn ldk ld ltlrvdb beo!
Pao,/ mat _,/ _ / t _ _ _ _ / _ o _'_ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ a _ t / at / Q _ _ _ _ _ t _ _ / a _ _ / a _ / ama _ _ _ _ / _ _ _!
Okay. Easy part done. Now it was time for the hard part--the rest of it!