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Hogwarts really was huge. But with all of this cold weather it just felt like a huge disappointment. Especially now that the grounds would only lead to frostbite and disease. And he had gone around just about every corridor what felt like a million times. Sigh. He didn't even realize that a familiar face had turned the corner until the boy called out to him. Oh? How'd he know this kid again? And how'd this kid know Zander...
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Oh wait. Hogsmeade. Ah. Yeah, that was the kid that didn't know about the Aparecium. Oooh. Zander mostly tried to block out that whole Bart and Austin thing, mostly because he didn't actually want to go through with the pranks. Not because he didn't think they were funny... Because he did... He just didn't want to disappoint Bentley. Ah Professor Bentley, only the most beautiful most amazing most lovely most-- NO. BRUSSELS SPROUTS.
Wow, Lux was right. Thinking about gross vegitables really did get his mind off of Beautiful Bentley. Ahem. Sort of. Anyways... "Oh, hi Austin." he said waving back to the kid. Now, he didn't want Austin to realize that he had been avoiding him... So how do you bring about casual conversation without revealing that much? "How have you been, buddy?" Good. That was a start.
"I've been good. Just got over a cold." There were so many questions that Austin wanted to ask this boy. Was Hogwarts always this creepy? Is it always this cold here? Did unicorns always run rampant through Hogsmeade? Was he avoiding poor Austin? But he just stuck with a simple
"How about you?"
There was so much going on at Hogwarts this year, that Austin was afraid to come back next term. He had heard stories from his parents, telling him the wondrous school that is Hogwarts. They told him about the ceiling in the Great Hall that looked like the night sky at dinner. His mother told him about the magnificent common room of the Ravenclaw Tower, while his dad would argue that Slytherins had the best location for their dorms. He used to agree with what his dad said, but now he couldn't see how Slytherins could stay warm in the cold dungeons.
Okay. Deep breath.
"Is Hogwarts always like this?" Hopefully Zander would understand what he meant.