SnitchSeeker.com - View Single Post

Felixir · 08-05-2014, 11:46 PM

A bunch of familiar people had either already been here by the time Toby arrived, or were just showing up now. Every now and then Tobias caught sight of someone he knew or recognised just by sight, or someone would give him a cursory but nonetheless friendly greeting, and the Hufflepuff returned the favour every time with a wave and a smile. Hi. Hi guys. Hey there. Helloooooooo.

Quote:

Originally Posted by OwlEcho63

There was that boy, Toby. "Hi, Toby!" she said to him. This was such a great time to meet new people!

This kid, who addressed him by name, was an enthusiastic one. There seemed to be a lot of those in Hufflepuff house, though that wasn't much of a surprise. The fourth year raised a hand in greeting to the younger kid and grinned.

"Hey there..." Uhhhmmm... "... I'm sorry, I don't remember your name. What is it again?" Had they met? Probably, it tended to make no difference when Toby tried to remember things about people. "I'm dead awful with names."

Deciding not to let that make things awkward, Toby went on. "Looking forward to your summer?"

Quote:

Originally Posted by ScarletCharm104

Marigold gave Toby the slightest of elbow nudges back as she twisted in her chair to look him in the eye. He was probably feeling some of this, too, right? He was friends with loads of graduating people, which made her feel bad that she hadn't really ever spoken with half the seventh years. She made a mental note to try harder next term.

"I'm just thinking, y'know," she said, pauses for a minuscule moment before blurting out most of her feelings. "It's just, I guess, I want people to graduate and leave, right, because that's what they want but I also want to stay in contact with them. And I don't know so many people who are leaving that might have turned out to be my bestest friends if I had met them. And I'll never get to meet them, really, now." She took a deep breath and fidgeted.

Mmmmmmmmhm. Mhmm mhmm mhmm.

As Mari spoke, Toby nodded along with her, and waited until she was finished before she spoke.

"I know," he said. "I've had a lot of friends who ended up graduating. I'm really close to Ella, and she graduated last term. But I'm still real close to her; you can still stay in contact with people even if they leave. It doesn't have to be one or the other, y'know?"

Toby gave a little smile, and glanced over towards the Ravenclaw table. "I know Soph's finding it difficult, with Cat and Mo both leaving last year, and I know the feeling..." The Hufflepuff trailed off, and turned to look at Marigold again, still smiling. "Just, y'know, keep in touch and stuff with them. It's not as good as being at school with them but... s'a part of life, right? Soon we'll all be out of school and we can see who we want as much as we want. S'just a waiting game 'til then."

Did that make sense? He hoped it did. Toby understood what it was like. Even the bit about how there were people he could have got to know even better. Like Cat and Mo... though when it came to them it was actually Sophie that he was mostly thinking of. He wasn't entirely sure how she'd cope without them here... probably the same way he'd coped without Ella? Huh.

He didn't realise it, but he was already tapping away again.

08-05-2014, 11:46 PM	#31 (permalink)
Felixir Book Club Mod Alley Proprietor Banshee Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Posts: 50,150 Hogwarts RPG Name: Charlie Upstead Gryffindor Fifth Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Aurelio Kaiser Slytherin Third Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Alexei Petrov Slytherin First Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Yves Flamel Slytherin Sixth Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Achilles Zacharias Ravenclaw Third Year Diagon Alley Proprietor: Ezekiel Ransom-Kruus Ollivanders x12 x12	basically hellos for eveyone that's said hello or who he knows or... anyone really :3 Lovely™ \| Captain Hurted \| Ariana's Bane \| Resident Antagonist \| Unparalleled Delight A bunch of familiar people had either already been here by the time Toby arrived, or were just showing up now. Every now and then Tobias caught sight of someone he knew or recognised just by sight, or someone would give him a cursory but nonetheless friendly greeting, and the Hufflepuff returned the favour every time with a wave and a smile. Hi. Hi guys. Hey there. Helloooooooo. Quote: Originally Posted by OwlEcho63 There was that boy, Toby. "Hi, Toby!" she said to him. This was such a great time to meet new people! This kid, who addressed him by name, was an enthusiastic one. There seemed to be a lot of those in Hufflepuff house, though that wasn't much of a surprise. The fourth year raised a hand in greeting to the younger kid and grinned. "Hey there..." Uhhhmmm... "... I'm sorry, I don't remember your name. What is it again?" Had they met? Probably, it tended to make no difference when Toby tried to remember things about people. "I'm dead awful with names." Deciding not to let that make things awkward, Toby went on. "Looking forward to your summer?" Quote: Originally Posted by ScarletCharm104 Marigold gave Toby the slightest of elbow nudges back as she twisted in her chair to look him in the eye. He was probably feeling some of this, too, right? He was friends with loads of graduating people, which made her feel bad that she hadn't really ever spoken with half the seventh years. She made a mental note to try harder next term. "I'm just thinking, y'know," she said, pauses for a minuscule moment before blurting out most of her feelings. "It's just, I guess, I want people to graduate and leave, right, because that's what they want but I also want to stay in contact with them. And I don't know so many people who are leaving that might have turned out to be my bestest friends if I had met them. And I'll never get to meet them, really, now." She took a deep breath and fidgeted. Mmmmmmmmhm. Mhmm mhmm mhmm. As Mari spoke, Toby nodded along with her, and waited until she was finished before she spoke. "I know," he said. "I've had a lot of friends who ended up graduating. I'm really close to Ella, and she graduated last term. But I'm still real close to her; you can still stay in contact with people even if they leave. It doesn't have to be one or the other, y'know?" Toby gave a little smile, and glanced over towards the Ravenclaw table. "I know Soph's finding it difficult, with Cat and Mo both leaving last year, and I know the feeling..." The Hufflepuff trailed off, and turned to look at Marigold again, still smiling. "Just, y'know, keep in touch and stuff with them. It's not as good as being at school with them but... s'a part of life, right? Soon we'll all be out of school and we can see who we want as much as we want. S'just a waiting game 'til then." Did that make sense? He hoped it did. Toby understood what it was like. Even the bit about how there were people he could have got to know even better. Like Cat and Mo... though when it came to them it was actually Sophie that he was mostly thinking of. He wasn't entirely sure how she'd cope without them here... probably the same way he'd coped without Ella? Huh. He didn't realise it, but he was already tapping away again. __________________ Days of Potter 2023:___________________________ Which Bertie Botts Flavour Are You? You are Chocolate!