SPOILER!!: Wiley
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Originally Posted by
emjay
Wiley paused to consider this girl's explanation, trying to better understand what she meant. "Ohhh," he nodded in understanding as he peered at the flobberworms again. "I get it. Maybe they are jealous. Or maybe they just don't know what they're missing." Which was why he thought he could add a little excitement into their boring little lives. Like a flobberworm party. With tiny little party hats. The thought of it made him chuckle to himself.
Wiley gave an enthusiastic, affirmative nod to the question of whether or not people could ride winged horses. "Yeah! My family has some. I learned how to ride them, it's really fun!" He assumed that this girl never had ridden on a winged horse considering her surprise. "Cool! I've never ridden on a donkey. Or a camel." Those seemed really cool too though. He'd have to ask his parents if they could go do that next summer maybe. He pursed his lips slightly in thought, wondering if they indeed make you sea sick or if they were similar to riding a horse, even if they didn't fly. "I wonder how that could be... because you're not on the sea, they're land animals." It was a weird thought.
Wiley grinned at the girl when she told him her name, having forgotten that bit about introducing himself. Where were his manners? Though to be fair, he was used to most people already knowing him. "My name's Wiley."
Was it strange that Aurora was all of a sudden feeling a little sorry for the poor Flobberworms? Maybe he was right, they couldn’t feel jealousy because they didn’t know anything outside of their little enclosure.
“True! Maybe they think that they are the leaders of the world and instead of them being in an enclosure, they think that we are their servants who have to live outside their walls and bring them food every day?” That reminded her of a cat. Just maybe Flobberworms had a superiority complex.
Well now she was jealous. Riding on a winged horse sounded like it could be the most fun she’d ever had.
“Did it fly too?” her eyes lit open. She could only imagine floating around like she was on a magic carpet.
“My mums took us to a magical zoo before but they didn’t have any winged horses. I’ve been to a muggle zoo too. They had zebras there and they are a bit like horses.” It was amazing that Aurora had any voice left whenever she was speaking to someone, she could talk for England. Maybe she should join the magical debate club, although she absolutely shied away from conflict.
He made a good point. Why
did it make you seasick?
“I think it’s just one of those silly expressions adults say sometimes.” They did come up with some odd sayings after all.
“Maybe it’s the swaying side to side which makes you feel like you’re on a boat?” Which to the eleven-year-old sounded like it would be quite fun but nevertheless her Ma had won that argument.
The boys name was Wiley. She would make a mental note of that in her brain for future reference.