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Originally Posted by sarahlooo 
Natalie set the quill down when her name was at the top of the paper, neatly scrawled underneath Derf's less-neatly scrawled name. Honestly, she couldn't remember if the professor had asked them to do anything else because all of her attention was on Derf and what she could do to make him feel better.
She moved her hand now free of a quill to hug his arm, too and then peered her baby blue eyes up at him after he questioned her. She paused... because he had never questioned their hugs and snuggle-sitting before. But rather than deterring her, it just reassured her thoughts that Derf was certainly broken.
"Because you're sad and I don't know what else to do," she replied in a whisper, her cheek now resting on his shoulder. She had a feeling they might not get much out of this lesson.
Derf felt his chest constrict a bit painfully and, for the first time in a while, did not know what t say. There was not even an urge to mumble or stumble over his words like he typically did when flustered. Although flustered was not an accurate term really...Derf wasn't sure WHAT he was. Mum had told him that while she was a professor, head of house, and deputy headmistress at Hogwarts, staff had done their best to try and maintain a sense of normalcy during times of crisis...which was meant to help but it really just made him MORE uneasy. Pretending that things were all fine and dandy when someone had POSSESSED Sam and could have KILLED three people....LITERALLY JUST DAYS AGO. Derf always knew he was sensitive, it was what made his empathy with creatures what it was, but he may go rabid crup on a muggle the next time someone told him "it was okay" or "you need to get over it."
Somehow managing to offer Natalie a small smile, Derf rested his head atop hers. "Thanks."
Smoothing a crease in their parchment just at the librarian moved things along, the Hufflepuff began transcribing the question being asked since...that was what they were supposed to do, right? "Nebulae," he ended up whispering to Natalie. "I like that plural form better and is sounds more official-ish." As long as she didn't mine...which he could cross out the word on their parchment since he had already written "What do you know about nebulae?" on it.
"They are nurseries for stars," Derf began. "And...like loads of nurseries, they have unique designs and colors." Not that he could see them properly but he had heard Abey describe them loads of times. "Loads of them look like animals...like...there is the Horsehead nebula, Owl nebula, Red Spider nebula, Crab nebula, Manatee nebula, Tarantula nebula, Eagle nebula...WHERE those Pillars of Creation are found and stuff..."
Eagle. Eagle nebula. Pillars of Creation. Red blood eagle.
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Derf's eyes became a bit unfocused as the cogs began spinning. They were ALL in danger.
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