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Felixir · 07-10-2015, 04:59 AM

SPOILER!!: both of you laughing at us I see XD

Toby wasn't quite sure what kind of reaction he had been expecting, but when Dakest started laughing, he knew that this wasn't it.

He looked at the professor, blinking, utterly confused, trying to work out what was so funny. Dakest's words didn't really shed much light on the matter, though at the comment about the patronus, Toby couldn't help but feel like maybe he was being mocked. Which hurt, if it were true. IF it were true. If.

It was a conflicting set of feelings. Because the fact of the matter was that even though the automatic response to being laughed at was to feel hurt, Toby's brain had a way of trying to block that sort of thing out and find a positive spin, where possible. It was a skill that got more difficult as he grew older, but was still very much there. This time, Toby zeroed in on the fact that laughing meant happiness and if he'd made someone laugh, even by accident or if they were laughing at him, that was a good thing, because he'd made them happy. Whatever it was that was funny, Toby didn't believe (or didn't want to believe; for him they were the same thing) that Dakest would ever really be mean, so that, at least, was okay.

Toby was just considering laughing along too, when the clap on the back got his attention, and the statement about 'potential' caught him off guard once more. Toby watched as Dakest walked away, then quickly hurried to catch up with him. He thought about saying 'It's my potential and I'll deny if I want to,' but very quickly pushed that random thought away. This was srs bizniz. "Denying my potential never hurt me before," was what Toby said instead, but then faltered. "... I don't think so, anyway." Or had it? Merlin only knew.

When Professor Dakest stopped, Toby did too, and automatically he started to bite at his fingernails again, hardly realising he was doing it.

"I..." he said, then paused, stalling for a moment longer as he looked out over the grounds, the glanced in the direction of Javy's office. Sometimes it was hard to say what he wanted, and he'd learnt not to really do that, with the odd exception. Still, it had been a direct question, hadn't it? Toby refocused his attention back on Dakest. "I... well, yeah, I do. Yeah, I mean..." It took a lot of mental energy to keep from trying to go back in the other direction again. This was the truth, sooooo... "Yeah."

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Felixir Banshee Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Posts: 50,229 Hogwarts RPG Name: Charlie Upstead Gryffindor Seventh Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Aurelio Kaiser Slytherin Fifth Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Alexei Petrov Slytherin Third Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Typhon Prince Slytherin Fifth Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Achilles Zacharias Ravenclaw Fifth Year x12 x12	Lovely™ \| Captain Hurted \| Ariana's Bane \| Resident Antagonist \| Unparalleled Delight SPOILER!!: both of you laughing at us I see XD Quote: Originally Posted by Tazenhani There were several things that one should not do as a Professor, around or in the presence of students. Laughing at a student, was one of those things. Problem was, he couldn't help it. Toby's expression, the words that came from him and kept coming from him. It had him laughing, leaning against the stable wall, and laughing. Not necessarily at the boy, but at the way he was being utterly ridiculous. The lack of logic. It wasn't the same thing, was it? *"I said I couldn't do it, Toby. Not I didn't know* what it was, or can't recognize it." Shaking his head, he pushed away from the wall. "But if you want to think that way, then by that logic, since you can't do a patronus, then neither can I." Still chuckling, Sabel gave the kid a solid clap on the back, starting down towards the doors. It was as clear of a gesture to follow him as anything else. "Don't deny yourself potential because someone else doesn't have it. Otherwise, you may as well be invisible." Stopping at the doors to the creature housing, Sabel's laughter subsided. He tucked his hands in his pockets, considering with more ~~maturity~~ seriousness, Toby's words. He spared a long look at the kid. "I know I don't have to, but I wouldn't offer, if I didn't want to help. But more importantly than that, the question is do you want my help."** The kid had said he did at the beginning, but now, once again, he was flip-flopping. Sabel wanted a flat, firm answer. Perhaps it was too much to ask, but this was as much 'training' as any wand work or incantations as they would do. If Toby wanted to survive, he had to start being confident and sure of the words that came out of his mouth. Toby wasn't quite sure what kind of reaction he had been expecting, but when Dakest started laughing, he knew that this wasn't it. He looked at the professor, blinking, utterly confused, trying to work out what was so funny. Dakest's words didn't really shed much light on the matter, though at the comment about the patronus, Toby couldn't help but feel like maybe he was being mocked. Which hurt, if it were true. IF it were true. If. It was a conflicting set of feelings. Because the fact of the matter was that even though the automatic response to being laughed at was to feel hurt, Toby's brain had a way of trying to block that sort of thing out and find a positive spin, where possible. It was a skill that got more difficult as he grew older, but was still very much there. This time, Toby zeroed in on the fact that laughing meant happiness and if he'd made someone laugh, even by accident or if they were laughing at him, that was a good thing, because he'd made them happy. Whatever it was that was funny, Toby didn't believe (or didn't want to believe; for him they were the same thing) that Dakest would ever really be mean, so that, at least, was okay. Toby was just considering laughing along too, when the clap on the back got his attention, and the statement about 'potential' caught him off guard once more. Toby watched as Dakest walked away, then quickly hurried to catch up with him. He thought about saying 'It's my potential and I'll deny if I want to,' but very quickly pushed that random thought away. This was srs bizniz. "Denying my potential never hurt me before," was what Toby said instead, but then faltered. "... I don't think so, anyway." Or had it? Merlin only knew. When Professor Dakest stopped, Toby did too, and automatically he started to bite at his fingernails again, hardly realising he was doing it. "I..." he said, then paused, stalling for a moment longer as he looked out over the grounds, the glanced in the direction of Javy's office. Sometimes it was hard to say what he wanted, and he'd learnt not to really do that, with the odd exception. Still, it had been a direct question, hadn't it? Toby refocused his attention back on Dakest. "I... well, yeah, I do. Yeah, I mean..." It took a lot of mental energy to keep from trying to go back in the other direction again. This was the truth, sooooo... "Yeah." __________________ Days of Potter 2023:___________________________ Which Bertie Botts Flavour Are You? You are Chocolate!