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Well.
That was unexpected.
Either Valerie Gray was a perfectly accomplished liar or she really had chosen to go with a truth here, however blunt it might be. And it was. "Sure." His response was quick enough, though he struggled for a moment to keep his dark brows from shooting up. "Unless I should have a reason not to be pleased to see you, in which case I encourage you to share it, if you'd like."
If truths were to be so easily handed, then she might as well.
Casually, Levi flicked his wand near the area around him and cast a cushioning charm on the floor. His smile was small, but relatively genuine and there was, unsurprisingly for anyone who knew him, some curiosity there as well. He allowed the books to neatly drop back on the floor and manually began to mark the pages where he'd left off--or where he would have left off, had he actually started. "Would you like to sit, Valerie?"
Which indeed, Levi Kenning. Which
indeed.
Not knowing yet what caliber of person he was, the swiftness to his reply raised suspicion. "
You would have to tell me that," she replied with a nonchalant shrug. Her hands slid themselves into her pants pocket as she considered the Hogwarts boy further. She had
heard rumors of his performance during the first task (it was difficult not to seeing as this particular champion appeared to have quite the fan following) and her interest had perked upon hearing that he too had applied a daydream charm to his pseudo No-Maj as well. It was alluring, to say the least, to find someone else of the same mind as herself. "
I know not your opinion of my actions in the stands after our portkeys out of the task," she added bitterly. Not in regards to the opinions of others but in reflection of the task itself.
His next actions were curious to say the least and her instincts were pushing her to believe that he was luring her into a false sense of security. However, unknowingly like himself, she was curious. "
Not particularly," she answered honestly despite bending at the knees moments later and bringing herself to sit on folded legs beside him.