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AmbiguouslyMe 
"That is true," he said with a laugh. The Universe was indeed full of mysteries. The Ravenclaw had been in much better spirits the past few weeks, and anyone who had seen him in both, say, January, and now, would notice how remarkable a change it was.
As Thornton watched, his eyebrows knitting together in confusion until he saw what was in Damien's hand. AS it registered, he looked up, expression soft and maybe a bit confused. "Your bubble.." he trailed off, looking back at the object. Of course he recognized it. His eyes lifting again, he looked at the older boy. "You want me to have it? But.. " That was one of Damien's favorite things. Surely, he didn't mean for Thornton to keep it always.
Reaching out, though, he took it from the Gryffindor and held it in his hand.
"Why?"
It was good to see Thornton look so well, and speak so lightly for once, it warmed up Damien's heart. The two weren't the closest of friends, but during the past few years he had become very fond of the moody Ravenclaw. Was it weird that he reminded Damien of himself? They did both seem to take things very much to heart, after all. Oh, and the eyeballs, Thornton didn't look like he slept much ether.
The key difference was Thornton's reserve and Damien's lack of it.
A difference that made this decision an easy one.
Damien smiled again, this one was warmer, but there was a hint of melancholy too that he couldn't hide. "Yeah, no one in the school who would put it to better use." He lightly said, clapping the Ravenclaw on the back.
"Why?" Ravenclaws, bless them, they needed to know everything, didn't they? He loved that about them, as much as he loved the Hufflepuffs for their belief in friendship, the Slytherins for their loyalty, and the Pride for that dangerous taste for risk. Merlin, he was going to miss Hogwarts something bad. "Because.... Everyone needs a little lightness, a touch of the weird and the absurd, y'know?" He grinned, eyes shifting from the bubble marker to Thornton's surprised features. "I think... This... makes sense, you keeping it."
There he was, teaching himself to say goodbye, and here he thought he hated endings.