HOKAY, this break was over. Working in a group was turning out to be good because with the OTHERs getting stuff done it was sorta turning out to spur Toby on too. Probably partly because he DIDN'T WANNA LET ZANDER DOWN HERE or be the weak link or whatever. It would suck to be the only person in the group to not get their reading but Toby thought that knowing he was the person behind that would be MORE THAN HE COULD BEAR. He picked up his quill again and twirled it between his fingers, glancing at the parchment of the other two.

"Looking goooood so fa-..." Uhh... Soph? What? ... Toby squinted at the Ravenclaw for a moment.................... but then just shrugged. This was NORMAL Soph stuff. She was somethin' else. Toby just GRINNED to himself and shook his head and BOUNCED SOME MORE. Couldn't help it. Laughter and happiness was CONTAGIOUS okay. He may also have attempted to exchange a look with Zander but really probably looked like he was grinning manically at him. Oop.

Okay. BACK TO WORK.



Toby still wasn't sure just how he was supposed to interpret the mental or spiritual cycles from the physical ones, given the information with each letter, but hopefully he could wing it a little bit here. And hopefully Zander would understand.

"Sooooo, Zander Adair, here's what I have for you," Toby began, turning in his chair to face the Gryffindor prefect and straightening his parchment (pointless, really, because he immediately began fidgeting with it again). "So, mental transit first. Ages zero to four it says about there being some distance in relationships, needing to make the effort to express feelings. Then, ages five was a period of change and progress, like a breakthrough, and leadership and stuff. Age six and seven... Merlin... strain and high emotions, BUT eagerness to learn and gain knowledge. Makes sense for the mental transit. Then ages eight to fifteen-" Which... Zander would be fifteen now, right? No... sixteen. He'd had his birthday this year, Toby remembered Soph telling him. "-it starts looking up. You had a super active mind and unconventional thoughts. Ambition, advancement, and success." Which was ACCURATE, right? 'Cause he'd was a prefect and everything. "Ages sixteen to twenty, you're inspired and helpful, wanting new adventures and experiences like love affairs, and it's a good time for money. And finally, ages twenty-one to twenty-five, it's time to let go of the past and accept change and embrace more new exciting opportunities, but it also says you could be erratic and unpredictable - I know the feeling, bro - which you need to learn to control so you can avoid chaos. And then explosive growth, and need for self-discipline, but it looks like those years are gonna be good to you, dude."

WHEW. Okay, and that was just ONE of the transits. Hold the phone, Zander Mathew Adair, because you still have ONE MORE THINGY to go. But less letters this time, thank Merlin.

"AaaaAAAAND finally, your spiritual transit. For ages zero to one you had the one about a period of change and progress and everything, which makes sense 'cause first year of life is probably a big progress from before being born and all. Then for ages two to five it mentions watching your health, I dunno if that means anything to you, and working on expressing your feelings again." Was Zander the kind of person not to share feelings? Had Toby found a kindred spirit in him? "Age six, and more change and leadership. Lots of progress for your spiritual transit in those early years. After that, ages seven to fifteen, was a more emotional time with ups and downs and stuff, accident prone-" Could you be spiritually accident-prone? "-and insecurity, BUT a chance for success." Once again, it made sense, 'cause prefect. "Then, at last, ages sixteen to twenty-four, there's a time of understanding and insight, y'know? An opportunity for more personal growth. Says here something about this being a time where you'll meet the best and the worst, but you'll be cool if you're cautious and aware of your surroundings and stuff." That last part confused Toby a little, but EH. No big. "And that's it."

AAAAAAAAAND BREATHE. Toby looked up, more WILD GRINNING and bouncing. He'd been speaking at like a gazillion miles an hour, but most of that was written down too, so it was aaaaaaaall good. He was done then. MORE TIME FOR BOUNCING.