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astrocat "Cool. I live in Sydney mostly, where my dad is in charge of... some company. I forgot which one. Your family has a bookstore? Epic! Then you get to be nearby books." Ashley secretly wondered what it was live to live in a village, but she was afraid to straight-up ask. "I like spells too. Especially healing spells. People get hurt at the beach all the time, so maybe if I become a lifeguard, I can actually heal them instead of... Y'know, broken necks, and all that other stuff. Sometimes I wonder why magic is a secret, but I think it's because people would hunt magic down if the knew. It's sad though." She shrugged. "Anyway, you've ridden a horse? I don't even know if it's legal to do that on the streets where I live. You probably need a permit. I've only been in cars." She liked Sophie. She was so interesting... and... not annoying. The wizarding world was so fascinating. Maybe if Ashley learned enough magic, she could figure out how to save muggles with magic without them noticing what was happening. It probably involved wiping memories. Which probably required a permit. Ashley refocused on the room. "Is being in a half-muggle family like being in a wizarding family? Because if you have magic, why not use it? Because even though there are muggles, they still have access to magic sorta."
Sophie wondered if Ashley meant Sydney, Australia. If so, that was way beyond cool. She had never left Europe before. "
Sydney like the one in Australia?" she asked. "
That's so cool. I wish I could go there. Don't laugh but I actually don't know how to swim that well." She flushed a bit. She didn't usually admit to things she didn't know how to do.
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Healing spells sound especially good. Is that what you want to be when you leave Hogwarts? A Healer? That sounds like a good job. Oh, I didn't ride any horses on the street, only in parks and things like that. And magic is amazing. My mum comes from a wizarding family so we mostly only use magic, but my dad has taught me a lot about Muggle stuff. I think he enjoys being in the wizarding world though. I think it's hard for him to keep magic a secret too."
Sophie wondered if she should ask Ashley to hang out sometime later. They couldn't spend time in the common room because they were in different houses, but maybe they could go to the courtyard sometime before it got really cold out.