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TakemetotheBurrow · 05-21-2014, 11:36 PM

SPOILER!!: Dima and Toby!

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Originally Posted by lemon

Bartholomew? Huh. Dima wondered if getting the giant squid's attention could be as simple as calling his name, but they'd already tried so many things to no avail. "Have you met him before?" 'Cause if this guy had, then he'd know how to get him to surface! And then they'd have met a SQUID.

He shook the boys hand.... regularly. Er... were you supposed to shake them a certain way? Like Maddie, for instance, looked like she was gonna rip his arm off. Maybe it just seemed that way to Dima and his weird and gentle insides... but Merlin. He was glad she never shook his hand.

"I know it's nice! Aunt Cela is my favorite." She was also the loudest, but Dima didn't mention that part. It was pretty obvious by that reverse howler how she was, right? And he would have passed Maddie's comment off as one of polite acknowledgement if he hadn't made eye contact while speaking. But the sad look on her face was hard to miss for him, given how easily he picked up on those kinds of things. "Didn't you get a letter too?"

If she had, hopefully it had been delivered by a family owl instead of by the post office, 'cause they'd have probably been fed right. Did they starve their owls in Diagon Alley or something? Dima watched the Toby guy feed him, lucky that SOMEONE thought to keep food on them.

A knut would have probably been better, little owl. Just saying.

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Originally Posted by Felixir

That was a mighty firm handshake from little Maddie. Tobias had the grace to look impressed, but hopefully not TOO impressed. Didn't want to seem like he was being condescending, after all, when he only wanted to make new friends and help the younger kids feel welcome here.

Toby shook his head at the question about food. "Nope, only crackers today." Which implied, of course, that on other days he would have different food, which was entirely true. "You learn to carry around food with you in this place. It's so big, some people find they work up an appetite just from trying to find a certain room."

He didn't know if it was best to try not to notice the sad look on Maddie's face or not, because he knew for certain that he HATED people pointing out if he was upset, but was that the same for everything else? Toby wasn't sure. He looked uncertainly between the pair, and briefly considered telling a certain little anecdote, before deciding completely against it. For reasons. Instead, he focused on the squid.

"I've not met him personally, no," Toby revealed, glancing past the Ravenclaw pair and out over the surface of the lake. "But in my second year Professor Airey got him to help people swim out of the lake, so I know he's nice. We were flying up there," he added in explanation, pointing up at the sky above the lake. "For an Astronomy class activity."

And............ hmmmm. Talk of Airey was giving Toby ideas.

"Do you two like exploring, then? Trying out new things and all that?"

Maddie didn't really notice Dima's reaction to her handshake cause she was too busy trying to see if this Toby guy respected her cause of how STRONG and POWERFUL she was cause CLEARLY he could tell all that from her handshake. He did a good job giving the reaction she wanted TOO so he got a smile. YUP, she was awesome at handshakes. She could teach Dima if he wanted!

Maddie could tell Dima knew she wasn't okay and that made her upset because he wasn't supposed to be able to do that. Her dad had always insisted she be strong but clearly she wasn't strong enough if she couldn't even hide the twinge of jealousy she'd been feeling. NOT that she cared what her dad thought. "Mine wasn't like that." Her letter wasn't even really a letter, just a line of text. She hadn't even expected THAT so she couldn't really complain. Instead Maddie shrugged, locking eyes with her ally and then the older boy. She was FINE.

...But if she WASN'T fine, food would have helped. Too bad the boy only had crackers. She'd keep what he said about carrying food around with you in mind for the future, though. "Thanks for the tip." MHM!

And as Toby explained why he knew the squid was friendly, Maddie's thoughts raced. Mention of flying had her wondering when she'd be able to do that again and she wanted to ask the boy if he KNEW anything about it but she wasn't sure it was a good idea. Before she could think on it for TOO long, the boy was asking them something.

"Yeah, sure. Who DOESN'T?" She nudged Dima gently and smiled a little and then looked up to the Toby guy again. "Why do you ask?"

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TakemetotheBurrow Grindylow Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Boston Posts: 14,485 Hogwarts RPG Name: Everleigh Evans Ravenclaw Fifth Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Luca Benetti Hufflepuff Graduated x12 x7	elephant-astic•wanderlust•stay in the ninedaaays the original Taco Belle•look at the flowers✿ SPOILER!!: Dima and Toby! Quote: Originally Posted by lemon Bartholomew? Huh. Dima wondered if getting the giant squid's attention could be as simple as calling his name, but they'd already tried so many things to no avail. "Have you met him before?" 'Cause if this guy had, then he'd know how to get him to surface! And then they'd have met a SQUID. He shook the boys hand.... regularly. Er... were you supposed to shake them a certain way? Like Maddie, for instance, looked like she was gonna rip his arm off. Maybe it just seemed that way to Dima and his weird and gentle insides... but Merlin. He was glad she never shook his hand. "I know it's nice! Aunt Cela is my favorite." She was also the loudest, but Dima didn't mention that part. It was pretty obvious by that reverse howler how she was, right? And he would have passed Maddie's comment off as one of polite acknowledgement if he hadn't made eye contact while speaking. But the sad look on her face was hard to miss for him, given how easily he picked up on those kinds of things. "Didn't you get a letter too?" If she had, hopefully it had been delivered by a family owl instead of by the post office, 'cause they'd have probably been fed right. Did they starve their owls in Diagon Alley or something? Dima watched the Toby guy feed him, lucky that SOMEONE thought to keep food on them. A knut would have probably been better, little owl. Just saying. Quote: Originally Posted by Felixir That was a mighty firm handshake from little Maddie. Tobias had the grace to look impressed, but hopefully not TOO impressed. Didn't want to seem like he was being condescending, after all, when he only wanted to make new friends and help the younger kids feel welcome here. Toby shook his head at the question about food. "Nope, only crackers today." Which implied, of course, that on other days he would have different food, which was entirely true. "You learn to carry around food with you in this place. It's so big, some people find they work up an appetite just from trying to find a certain room." He didn't know if it was best to try not to notice the sad look on Maddie's face or not, because he knew for certain that he HATED people pointing out if he was upset, but was that the same for everything else? Toby wasn't sure. He looked uncertainly between the pair, and briefly considered telling a certain little anecdote, before deciding completely against it. For reasons. Instead, he focused on the squid. "I've not met him personally, no," Toby revealed, glancing past the Ravenclaw pair and out over the surface of the lake. "But in my second year Professor Airey got him to help people swim out of the lake, so I know he's nice. We were flying up there," he added in explanation, pointing up at the sky above the lake. "For an Astronomy class activity." And............ hmmmm. Talk of Airey was giving Toby ideas. "Do you two like exploring, then? Trying out new things and all that?" Maddie didn't really notice Dima's reaction to her handshake cause she was too busy trying to see if this Toby guy respected her cause of how STRONG and POWERFUL she was cause CLEARLY he could tell all that from her handshake. He did a good job giving the reaction she wanted TOO so he got a smile. YUP, she was awesome at handshakes. She could teach Dima if he wanted! Maddie could tell Dima knew she wasn't okay and that made her upset because he wasn't supposed to be able to do that. Her dad had always insisted she be strong but clearly she wasn't strong enough if she couldn't even hide the twinge of jealousy she'd been feeling. NOT that she cared what her dad thought. "Mine wasn't like that." Her letter wasn't even really a letter, just a line of text. She hadn't even expected THAT so she couldn't really complain. Instead Maddie shrugged, locking eyes with her ally and then the older boy. She was FINE. ...But if she WASN'T fine, food would have helped. Too bad the boy only had crackers. She'd keep what he said about carrying food around with you in mind for the future, though. "Thanks for the tip." MHM! And as Toby explained why he knew the squid was friendly, Maddie's thoughts raced. Mention of flying had her wondering when she'd be able to do that again and she wanted to ask the boy if he KNEW anything about it but she wasn't sure it was a good idea. Before she could think on it for TOO long, the boy was asking them something. "Yeah, sure. Who DOESN'T?" She nudged Dima gently and smiled a little and then looked up to the Toby guy again. "Why do you ask?" __________________