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The almost-thirteen-year-old hardly noticed the change in her companion. She kept in staring right at the statue, making up reasons as to why the stone man was so deep in thought. And why he deserved to have a home at Hogwarts. She decided that she should just find out the man's name and find a book about him. That would be easier than picking between all the scenarios she was making up in her head.
She was distracted (thankfully) when the boy beside her spoke to her. She instantly turned toward him and BEAMED. "HI!" She bounced slightly on her feet. "I'm Lana! What were you thinking about just barely? I was thinking about who this guy is," she gestured to the statue, "And why he's here. Do you know?" BREATH.
Wow.

She was really, really excitable. It was nice to see someone so peppy and happy. Merlin, he'd encountered a lot of perky people at Hogwarts so far. And she spoke very quickly. He paused. Errr... Were girls always like this? The puzzled boy didn't have too much time to wonder that thought as she was waiting for him.
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Hi Lana. I'm Simon," he said and then paused. Now what
HAD he been thinking about? Lots and lots of things... But what specifically that he wished to share with this over-excitable stranger? "
I was wondering what he was thinking but I was also just very, very bored so it looked like fun to copy his stance." Now for her question, Simon wracked his brains. He had read somewhere in the many texts about Hogwarts about why Gregory the Smarmy ended up here. Oh right! The Battle of Hogwarts. "
Well Lana meet Gregory. Gregory meet Lana," he explained, introducing the girl to the statue. Yep, introductions. He didn't know what he was doing. He just went for it for once. It worked for Ethan and Zander. "
Well he, Greg, invented a potion that made the drinker think whomever he gave it to his best friend. I've read that this used to have be a secret passageway outside the school but the passageway sort of caved in and he's been relocated here."
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So what are you doing up here?"