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Holy flaming salamanders. Who knew that a simple 'hey' could cause so much...something. Derf wouldn't label it as drama, but there certainly was a palatable tension in the compartment that he had not intended. Though he also knew it was coming and he received that confirmation as soon as Natalie's mooncalf-like eyes landed on his badge. Thanks, Daisy.
It was a lesson he had learned last term, one in that sometimes there just was no right move. It was something he often felt from Natalie...that no matter what he did, he lost. That day in the Alley, he had let her bask in her accomplishment. Just her. No one else. It was her moment and the smile she had worn on her face the entire time was telling - he hadn't wished to rob her of it and he knew Natalie would have only been disappointed that her news was not the only good news. So instead, here was the blow. Just delayed. No winning.
So there was more hair ruffling as she looked away but...there wasn't really anything he could do right now. And maybe that was the frustrating bit about it.
"Yeah, uh, thanks. Daisy," he mumbled sheepishly, hand once again finding itself in his hair for a very VERY aggressive few moments of ruffling.
Anna's, well, her proclamation made this next bit of Head Boy duties a little awkward. "But we still need your leadership and presence, Anna. Especially tonight," Derf offered upon clearing his throat and trying to, you know, step into this role with some sort of stride. And...had Maxton just taken Natalie's cookie? Yikes. Y I K E S.
"Thanks, Stasya," he smiled anxiously. Really, he just wanted to get this started so he could get out of this compartment. Seemed like most wanted to do that anyway so it was really beneficial to everyone. So with the arrivals of Bel, Juniper, and finally Abey (it still hurt a little seeing him, if the Hufflepuff was being honest) it felt like it was time. "Chloe put them all together for everyone," he explained to Abey while he fiddled with the ends of his own scarf. "And I have chocolate frogs for everyone too. Just, you know, don't mind the wrapping. I kinda had to open them all to slip in your own chocolate frog cards and then resealed them." And his charms work on that had been a bit sloppy.
Meeting starting now? Yes.
"Okay so...let's get started. Um....so tonight is big. Start of Term feast and all. So once we get to Hogsmeade station we all gotta be alert and on our toes, yeah? I'll be helping the groundskeeper with the first years and Chloe will be leading things to the carriages. So what we need the rest of you to do is stagger your carriage rides a bit. So...Abe----Abra and Natalie, you guys ride in the first few and then lead that group up to the castle and the Great Hall. Maxton and Stasya, you guys next. Daisy and Jackson, you guys lead the third wave. And I'll join Chloe once things are done at the docks to finish things off. Just, you know, make sure no one accidentally gets lost or gets too spooked by the thestrals...if they can see them....cause they are just misunderstood creatures and not really bad omens or threatening or nothing bad... or, you know, anything else that may happen." It was Hogwarts, after all. "Quidditch captains, be an extra set of eyes, yeah? Something seems amok, find one of us and stuff. Once we're all at the feast, it's time to focus on your houses and all....so make sure first years and transfers know who you are and help them find your common room and all that after the feast. Chloe and I are planning a sort of...tea party in the prefects bathroom for everyone, but she'll tell you more about that."
And then his baby blues looked towards Chloe while he finally tucked into his own cookies.
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