Karina normally would look about herself, keeping watch for anything suspicious, but she felt herself relax as she started talking with Mischa. She was still facing the majority of the room of course, so she could see if anyone else approached, but she was paying less attention to her surroundings and more attention to the boy in front of her than usual. "Yes, at least we managed to complete it," she agreed with a grim smile. It would certainly have been awful if they had failed. Not only would she have to explain to her fellow schoolmates and Headmaster, but she would feel like she had failed the honor of being chosen for this competition. She sighed painfully, just thinking about the shame made her hurt somehow. It was more likely just thinking about the next competition though. She gave another nod in agreement though she didn't know if Mischa caught it as he seemed to be looking all around The Three Broomsticks. The prospect of the next task might be better if she knew she would be partnered with her boyfriend.... or, more and more preferably, his best friend.
Cha was a really good task partner, and Karina found herself regarding the figure across the table with a hint of praise in her navy eyes. He was smart, and could definitely keep his cool under pressure. Not only that, but he knew when to get things done and when not to dawdle. She hoped they would be partnered again later in the competition; not only because he would be a good ally, but because she didn't have to worry about anything around him and could focus on the task at hand.
She found herself thinking more and more about Mischa lately, something Karina told herself was just an after effect of being paired in the first task. Somewhere, the Swede knew this wasn't entirely true but for the sake of the competition, no need for dramatics here, and her relationships of all types, she had convinced herself otherwise. But not really, as was proved by the fact that she was staring again. Karina quickly dropped her gaze back down to her plate, her hair flopping forward again to be accompanied by an under-the-breath curse in Swedish.
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