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Atlas was not the athletic one of the Flamsteed twins, though he did always accompany Aries reluctantly on whatever adventure his brother had scheduled for the day AND he knew how to climb a tree (or up to the roof)...so contact sports were not something that typically he engaged in. Unless robotics battles counted in which case he was practically a seasoned professional at THAT. But there were no robots here and The Hoods™ had ensured that any joy the first year may have had in building those was GONE when they destroyed Auntie June's boyfriend's classroom area.
Speaking of that man, he was apparently saying things again...but Atlas was too concerned with the Ravenclaw he currently had his arms around to be listening. Sorry but not sorry...this was sort of the first time he had been able to be openly affectionate without fear of repercussions with Quinn since...well...since they had been waiting in line to be Sorted, basically. And it had been during this whole gap period that Atlas had realized that he was, in fact, somewhat of a physically affectionate person - at least with anyone other than his brother and sister. What he had not entirely anticipated were the tears, both the ones soaking his shoulder and his own that had started streaming down his face oh-so-inconsiderately. "....m-m-my dad is here...I-I-I know he is...d-d-dad is coming..." he mumbled incoherently. Hardly any sort of words of comfort to anyone but himself, Aries, and Andromeda...but it felt GOOD saying it too. "...h-h-h-he is going to g-get you out of here...all o-of us..."
Well, not SINGLE handedly. Atlas had realistic expectations on his dad.
Rubbing his own nose on Quinn's shoulder (uh...sorry about that mess), Atlas saw and HEARD Aries going over to ask the liar-liar-formerly-pants-on-fire Kinsay James for a hug. "You're not supposed to ask such things! You're just s-s-supposed to let them happen!" he shouted at his brother before his own insides twisted a bit. Because...betrayal? Did he still feel betrayal for Aries liking Kinsay and considering her his girlfriend? He supposed the betrayal was LESS so now since she HAD apologized for it AND had made amends by announcing loudly that Atlas had, in fact, NOT peed in the tank in Charms class contrary to her previous accusation. Somehow Atlas felt like her admitting to being wrong was a punishment in itself...but he still felt bitter. And Aries liking her made Atlas anxious because... well ... what if someday Aries picked some girl over him and abandoned him? Could he retract his earlier shouting? Could he and Kinsay not hug, maybe?
CLEARLY there was no more time for thinking about totally normal and rational teenager things as there came the absolutely horrifying sound of spells exploding against one another...and then came the laughter...and then the taunting...and Atlas's arms loosened from around Quinn to fall to his sides instead where he instinctively reached for his wand.
Also...Aries needed to come back over here...now. Please.
And here was Atlas only capable of producing the simplest of Shield Charms, rather proficient with Accio, and the most confidence with cleaning spells. Every other time this term he had tried to duel or otherwise go on the offensive, especially in Defense Against the Dark Arts, his wand had backfired as though protesting against Atlas' intent. How could he contribute ANYTHING under those conditions!?
...maybe those people slip on an impeccably clean floor? Might be able to knock some of them out if they whacked their heads hard enough.
"C-Can we...escape through the w-windows?" he asked faintly to no one in particular. "Accio...accio brooms from the grounds a-a-and fly away? " Assuming there were any brooms left on the grounds at this point. Hard to know what things looked like outside right now...but all the flashing lights were not entirely eliciting positive emotions. "O-Or...turn that rug into a flying rug and...fly away?"
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