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Hogwarts RPG Name:
Amelia "Mia" Adair
Slytherin Sixth Year
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Leigh Upstead
Hufflepuff Fifth Year  x11
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NO ONE LISTENED TO SOPHIE BROWN.
Underage kids were still coming. And Cutty was GOING to come, but Murdoch was being a controlling pain in the butt and took away a fully capable asset to their team. Annoying, that was, and Sophie wanted to get mouthy and say something about how she didn't have the right to keep the Slytherins from coming with them and that it seemed entirely selfish on her part - but other people actually voiced their opinions and... Sophie was impressed. It was easier when others spoke their minds instead of her anyway - less blood on her hands. As long as people got put in their place.
A smile graced her features when Culloden joined their group, then, and she wanted to beckon him over to her so she would be standing in between him and Dakest, but... she WAS an adult and she was supposed to be putting on a fearless, brave facade for the world, not cower in between two fatherly figures who she knew would look out for her. And Dakest was talking in the next moment anyway, giving orders and directions and-- DAKEST SAY WHAT? He was PAIRING THEM UP? And she was getting paired with... of course. One of the underage kids. Which meant, of course, that now she wasn't just responsible for herself. She couldn't just protect herself and efficiently prove herself to everyone by keeping herself safe. No, now she had to put a younger Hufflepuff boy before herself. Which meant she could get hurt or killed while defending the younger boy who was now her partner, as she'd have to be looking out for TWO of them instead of just covering her own back.
She. Was. Livid.
But she didn't show it on her face - in fact, her expression remained stoic and expressionless as Dakest gave his orders, though her eyes did briefly flicker over to meet Henric's before locking back onto the man standing beside her. She was close to frustrated tears, though, as Dakest gave further directions on the buddy system and their plan of action-- and then a new presence beside her took her attention away from the professor, and up at the potions master beside her. He was... going to be sticking with them? With her and Henric? It looked that way, and Sophie grinned and gave the man a quick impulsive hug around the middle before letting go when Henric introduced himself to her. Yes, of course Soph already knew who the boy was, but she offered him a half-hearted smile in response to his words anyway. "Yeah, I know who you are." The kid wasn't bad to look at, not at all, so of course he'd caught her eye once or twice. Ahem. And as she was only 5'2", the boy had quite a few inches on her in height, but that didn't stop her from feeling a sense of dread that she was partnered with him. She didn't know for certain if he was skilled enough to take care of himself. She wanted to trust, but she just didn't know. At least he was big(ger than her) and had that working for him. Maybe he'd turn out to be a valuable asset, who knew? He looked strong. Maybe she could climb on his back and they could act as one unit and shoot spells from all sides instead of being two separate vulnerable bodies.
...There was no way she was going to voice that suggestion, though. Didn't know the boy well enough to suggest a piggyback ride, and she also couldn't even trust him to be fast. She'd never seen him run before either. At least for herself, she knew she was wicked speedy, small, and agile. When it came down to it, the only person - aside from Dakest and Culloden - she felt she could trust would be herself. But... that didn't stop her from having high hopes that Henric would impress her, especially with his bandaged arm. Pleeeeeeease, Mister Attractive Hufflepuff Boy, BE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF.
Who knew, maybe even friendship could come of this?
Before she could say anything more to anyone, the spiders were making their presence known in the entrance hall, and she could hear those putting the daydream charm into action. Cole and Dakest were leading them, then, and Sophie wiggled her way in between both Henric and Culloden, staying as close to both of them as possible, at least for the time being. The presence of her mentor made her feel empowered, but she kept a tight grip on her wand and a nervous gaze on Henric and his arm, silently praying to Merlin that they'd get out of this in one piece.
And then they were off.
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