 ~ Mrs. Steve Harrington ~ It be like that sometimes.
There were others right behind him, mostly older ones Jude noted. “Hey, Freddie! Where’s Aria?” Was Freddie’s cousin not a fan of de-gnoming gardens? “Hi, Raj!” For Bells, there was that huge smile because, hello! The best girl bud right there! “Bet I can toss a gnome farther than you,’’ he challenged quietly. Oh hey, Apollo. Nope, Jude wasn’t stealing your bestie. Don’t worry. The Puff then turned his attention to Carton and younger Housemate. “Hello, professor! Hi, Desiree!’’
Atlas’ question was a good one, and though Jude was more good with the stars, planets and Astronomy in general, he ventured an answer. “I think it’s because for a very long time, it was believed that gnomes buried minerals and treasures… though I don’t see how burying treasure is any different from pirates? Muggles probably figure that having a gnome figurine around would bring them treasures too.” Jude shrugged, his mind quite focused on the correlation between gnomes and pirates. That was why his wave was somewhat a distracted one in cousin Hady’s direction. But those thoughts had to be put to rest for now. Hernande was getting started!
This young man was quite familiar with the process of de-gnoming a garden but welcomed the refresher. Not to mention the demonstration. Yet again, he almost felt sorry for the creature and he chanced a glance at Hady to read her expression. Hernandez’s reassurance about their safety surely helped but when you were an empath, it was difficult to not feel sorry for any living thing.
And so they were given the go ahead to get started. Jude didn’t have to wait long before one particularly fat gnome came scampering into the mix. He was unsurprised when it actually went straight for his foot. “Oh, no you don’t!’’ Jude hopped out of its way before gingerly bending to reach for its ankle. He thought the gnome was pretty nimble for its size and made up his mind not to underestimate it. And yes, he was determined more than ever to eventually grab it, no matter how difficult this gnome was making it! |