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Okay so 2 puffs... and one more for good measure as a particularly unkempt man passed him by. Robin gave him a wide berth as he went. No touching, please!
Not even accidental!
And just before he turned to run away he caught sight of Sam. Oh thank Merlin! His shoulders sagged a bit as he expelled a heavy sigh. And... she was running at him. OH NO. No touching! This place was freaking him out a bit! It seemed busier than usual.
"I've missed you as well. Presents? Oh..." He hadn't thought of that. Oh man. He was a terrible brother! A frown creased his features as he tugged his sleeve again. "You didn't need to do that. "
And Ast... Robin was unsure about this. Oh man, oh man! Spiraling was about to happen. Moving in quickly he gave Sam a short hug, more of a squeeze really. And then stepped back. "Yeah. Let's walk. I don't like it here."
And as an after thought... "Why didn't Dora come? " As loud and... bouncy as she could be, he liked her a lot.
"But I wanted to!" Sam beamed at her brother as she handed him the bag with a book and some loose parchment in it. "I got this out the library, and thought you might like it too." So she'd bought him a copy. And he really didn't need to worry about anything in return, since the other item in the bag was really just to help her out. "It's to say thank you. Couldn't have aced that essay without you...and I was kinda hoping you help with with that other one too. It's due week after next."
Pleeeease?
And a squeeze! Sam grinned. It wasn't a proper hug, but given how busy it was here and all, it was more than she could have hoped for. She tucked her arm through his, without really thinking about it, and started to lead them down towards the Shrieking Shack where it was quieter.
"She was here earlier, meeting up with her Aunt and Uncle, but I think she's snowed under with her studies and this IMPS stuff." She gave a small shrug. "Did'ya know they had to face dragons in the past? Mother dragons with eggs?" She couldn't imagine how angry they must have seemed. "And then another time there was a cockatrice let loose in a maze..."
There'd be nothing that bad this time round, right?
"How's things at yo-, er, home?"