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Scratching another day off the calendar had progressed into underlining and drawing circles around the date in which he got to go home. And by the time the Gryffindor boy realized the balcony no longer belonged to him in its entirety, the number had been encircled so many times it was barely visible. An unfortunate discovery considering it'd been a gift from his grandfather; a terrible gift, make no mistake, but one could not expect much from a man pushing ninety-five.
He looked up sideways at the new arrival. Valerie Gray was immediate competition for the first spot--after Kyle Baker, of course--but Levi had perfectly polished manners he could put into practice. Especially considering this would be the first time he found himself alone with one of the Ilvermorny competitors. "Hello." See? Manners. He supplied a smile to match. "Personal variety." The next task could wait for a while, for all he cared. Levi set the calendar down on the floor next to him. "Counting down the days I've left until I get to go home, actually. It's good to see you, Valerie."
The excessive circling was noted and marked simply by a inquisitive raise of one of her pale brows. She could infer a few things from his confirmation but the Wampus felt no real urge to pry further. Not yet at least. Understanding personal motivations would come at a later time and possibly after she assessed whether or not Levi Kenning was of the variety of person that she could stand to spend more than ten minutes with in private.
Or now since he had offered said information to her freely.
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Hello," she echoed as her eyes softened slightly despite the glimmer of jealousy lingering around their edges. "
Is it?" He question was marked with a transparent tone of surprise. "
That is not a sentiment I am accustomed to hearing recently," she observed unapologetically. She supposed the polite thing would to be to thank him or offer up a similar set of words in response, but Valerie was rather done with deception for now. It merely caused her blood to boil again.